A couple of weeks ago, I stated the black pastor

Should ask Trump:

For years you have told Americans you doubted that President Obama was born in the United States. Black Amrrica was deeply offended by these statements. Are you now willing to state that President Obama was born in the United States of America and is the legitimate President of this nation?

I have forever felt that Trump should have to answer for his divisive crap. In what led to our falling out on this board, Sam Spade both attacked the relevance of the question and completely refused to answer any questions I posed to him. He simply stated I was being trite and the question did not matter.

Well it finally happened, and Trump responded in the worst possible way, heaping lies to explain his playing of he race card, at his hotel, which was rented with other people's money from his campaign, where he advertised and tried to take the cameramen, but not the press, on a tour. In one short thirty minutes he demonstrated the self serving, lying manipulative thug that he is.

And from the firestorm that ensued, we learned that birtherism is in fact a fundamentally important issue to African Americans and millions of others.

So I am linking to the conversation with Sam Spade on this. Changing the subject, refusing to answer questions, and belittling the questioners are the tactics he displayed in this exchange. Inherent in the exchange was the notion that lying and contempt for the questioner are ok. It was all so Trumpian in nature.

I hope that yesterday's firestorm engulfs Donald Trump. It most certainly should. Mr. Spade is wrong. The question is not trite - it is essential. And Mr. Trump owes the nation two things. A long detailed apology explaining that he was wrong to have built his campaign by playing the race card and his immediadite withdrawal from the race to stop the bleeding he has created.

As for Mr. Spade, I continue my personal boycott of him. I see some decent posts by him, and that is a good thing. Unlike Mr. trump, Mr. Spade does have redeeming qualities.

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Posted: 09/17/2016 at 08:23AM

A couple of weeks ago, I stated the black pastor -- cswilliam 09/17/2016 08:23AM

I don't think he cares about your vote or the black vote ** -- knuckledragger 09/17/2016 11:12AM

No doubt about it. But do you? ** -- buffdad 09/17/2016 2:51PM

Re: No doubt about it. But do you? -- knuckledragger 09/19/2016 11:33AM

I have to wonder... what is it about the deplorables? -- buffdad 09/19/2016 5:04PM

A white man's fancy pants thinking.... -- SamSpade 09/17/2016 09:53AM

Re: A white man's fancy pants thinking. -- Buffs4Ever 09/17/2016 3:16PM

I doubt he cares ** -- buffdad 09/17/2016 6:44PM

And you think Trump can fix all those ills?!.... ** -- Gateway 09/17/2016 2:34PM

Perhaps it is because it is beyond the conciousness -- buffdad 09/17/2016 10:50AM

That must be it... -- SamSpade 09/18/2016 11:02AM

Re: That must be it... -- Gateway 09/18/2016 10:11PM

He WAS a racist as a businessman ** -- buffdad 09/19/2016 12:08PM

Check where you get your information -- buffdad 09/18/2016 3:02PM

I'd suggest you do the same, Trump was 26..... -- SamSpade 09/19/2016 07:59AM

Is Fortune a left wing rag? -- buffdad 09/19/2016 10:49AM

Is The Atlantic a right wing rag?. -- SamSpade 09/19/2016 11:53AM

The fact is that the "law and order" -- buffdad 09/19/2016 12:07PM

You are a piece of work, it more important to you to assess blame -- SamSpade 09/19/2016 12:15PM

And you are using bad opinions based on -- buffdad 09/19/2016 12:35PM

Fact: -- SamSpade 09/19/2016 12:41PM

OK, is that a result of what? -- buffdad 09/19/2016 1:06PM

You know very well what has been proven. ** -- SamSpade 09/19/2016 1:39PM

Sure do -- buffdad 09/19/2016 2:05PM

Re: Sure do -- SamSpade 09/19/2016 3:16PM

YES! And so the question IS -- buffdad 09/19/2016 4:18PM

A couple of weeks ago, I stated the black pastor

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