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by duke1965 on 03 January 2019 - 07:01

Wow. This couldn’t have been written more precisely

LeBron James calls President Trump a "Bum" and thinks that Obama was the best. His fans listen to him because he has a talent for basketball and buying big mansions. The letter writer below, a sports journalist, tells the truth and that truth applies to most celebrities on the left. A GREAT Letter to Lebron James from former Houston news reporter Hal Lundgren. It’s a must read, and definitely should be distributed. Post it, send it. Whatever. People really need to know these things.

August 6, 2018
Mr. Lebron James
The Los Angeles Lakers
2275 E. Mariposa Ave.
El Segundo, CA 90245

Dear Mr. James,
No one in my circles discusses French Modernist artists. That comforts me. Such a conversation would expose me as an illiterate on French Modernism, just as I am an illiterate on how to cook.

When I know nothing of subjects, my mouth stays closed. That's at least one difference in us. You are an economics illiterate. You prove it often. The dishonest "reporters” who cover you want to be your buddy. They won't embarrass you by being honest journalists and treating your words as economics illiteracy.

When you call Trump "a bum," none of them will tell you that statistics rank him as one of our best presidents for black Americans. His tax cuts and freeing us from absurd regulations have resulted in -- after only 18 months -- the lowest unemployment numbers ever for Hispanic and black Americans, and one of the lowest numbers for women.

DURING THOSE 18 MONTHS, TRUMP'S POLICIES CREATED ABOUT FOUR TIMES OF THE MANUFACTURING JOBS CREATED DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION’S LAST 18 MONTHS. Remember when Obama mistakenly told us "Our lost manufacturing jobs are not coming back.” Maybe manufacturing job growth depends on a president who knows what he's doing.

As a professional journalist, I cringe at some of Trump’s buffoonery, like repeating sentences and wearing us out with "great," “fantastic” and other empty adjectives. He is often coarse. He was not my candidate. But there’s no question his policies have helped many more minority Americans than Obama. It's not even close. Today, he’s working to free many black and Hispanic prisoners who, in his opinion, have been in prison too long for relatively minor offenses. Are you aware of that effort?

You need to look up Gross Domestic Product, adjusted for inflation, and learn what it means to everyday Americans. Learn what one GDP point means to employment, and see how Trump has kept the number climbing.

Your buddy Obama? In addition to being our worst foreign affairs president and worst military commander-in-chief, his economic numbers all deserved an "F." He is our ONLY eight-year president who failed to give us at least one 3% or higher year of adjusted GDP growth. EVERY other president achieved at least one year of 4.28% or higher growth. Aided by Vietnam spending, Johnson had an 8.48 year. The best peacetime year -- 7.83 -- belonged to Reagan. and Obama couldn't even score a 3!!! Look it up.

You say you would speak to Obama but not Trump? How tragically uninformed you are. Obama had BY FAR the worst debt accumulation record of all our presidents. His economic blunders added about $9 trillion to our debt. NO OTHER PRESIDENT EVEN CAME CLOSE. That indebtedness will fall to you and your children.

Poor families suffered most. Obama's awful job numbers forced a record number of people to take food stamps. Black household income under Obama fell steeply as black unemployment rose. Look that up, too.

But the worst part of what Trump inherited is that Obama, like Bush and Clinton before him, thought bribes and sweet talk were the best ways to deal with North Korea. As the North Koreans neared being able to wipe out Los Angeles with a nuclear-tipped missile, Trump became the first president to stand up boldly to the rogue nation. Notice North Korea, because of Trump, has stopped launching missiles over Japan? Notice North Korea has released political prisoners? Notice North Korea has begun to return remains of U.S. Service members? Absent sturdy spines, Clinton, Bush and Obama could not approach those major achievements.

Obama naively bribed the planet’s worst terrorist nation, Iran, with what was supposed to become a $150 billion handout. Did Obama not know many of those U.S. Tax dollars would help fund Hamas and Hezbollah terrorism? Of course he did. He just didn't care.

Remember the $800 billion of your and everyone else's tax dollars in his early stimulus for "shovel-ready jobs." Most of those tax dollars went to political cronies. He handed $500 million to Solyndra, a solar company run by boosters. The company soon went bankrupt. Our half-billion in tax money vanished with it.

Trump is often obnoxious, but people with courage can have that hangup. Obama always talked big, then feebly stood by when Putin infringed on Ukraine and annexed Crimea.

But Obama's most cowardly move came when he warned Assad not to cross "the red line" in Syria. When Obama’s warning was ignored, which Assad knew would happen, Obama did nothing. Does that make him a "bum?"

It makes me sad that you, as someone with a national voice would be so ignorant of economics, and also presidential decisions. I encourage you to do more reading and thinking as you watch the nation's GDP numbers rise and minority employment rise.

* Read about "Right To Try," which frees terminally ill people to sign a lawsuit waiver and take an experimental drug that might not be approved for many years. Democrats fought this sensible plan for years because it would cost them donations.
* Read about a Navy Obama left to Trump that struggled with about half its carrier aircraft unsafe to fly.
* Read about Trump's giving the VA the right to fire any employee who neglects or abuses a patient.
* Read about Trump's courage in challenging, actually demanding that, NATO partners to pay their fair share rather than keep mooching off the U.S.

You might also read the wisdom of two of the world’s brightest people, black intellectuals Dr. Thomas Sowell and Dr. Walter Williams. They have written many books. Sowell and Williams’ integrity, remarkable insights and
clarity of expression cause their common sense to soar off the page to readers.

Or, you could ignore vital Trump decisions and remain an illiterate on both presidential achievement and economics. If you disdain knowledge and keep calling Trump or any other U.S. president a bum, people will begin to wonder who's the real bum.

Sincerely,
Hal Lundgren


by joanro on 03 January 2019 - 16:01

Thank you, Duke.

Perhaps the ingnorant who call the POTUS insulting names such as " clown" (and therefore insulting 60 million Americans who voted for him)can open their eyes to their folly....but I won't hold my breath cause haters gonna hate.

mrdarcy (admin)

by mrdarcy on 03 January 2019 - 21:01

You wouldn't be meaning me there Joan as I call trumpity Trump king of the sweep overs a clown? hardly insulting, lol, he's the insult, lol,lol. By the way I didn't read Duke's post as nothing would change my opinion of the orange tan man, lmao, and I've got a whole list of nick names for him, some not for public viewing, lol. Not to worry though as I just don't pick on Trumpity, it's all politicians, can't stand any of them and no one gets my vote.

by joanro on 03 January 2019 - 22:01

And that is acceptable to call our president those insulting names, beause your freedom of speech for me but not for thee....and you are an administrator...there goes any respect I had for you. I thought you were above such childishness.

No lol lol lmao from me. You confirmed, haters gonna hate. Very disappointed in you.


mrdarcy (admin)

by mrdarcy on 04 January 2019 - 09:01

Joan calm the beans, trumpity your daddy or something??,lol. I think I can manage to survive without your so called respect, lol, don't get the freedom of speech comment but if you mean me and not you well that's crap, you can call him a clown all day won't bother me, this is OT where we can express ourselves, lol.. Don't see what being an administrator has to do with me calling Trumpity a clown, and I don't hate him, feel sorry for him but no hate here he's just not worth that strength of emotion, lol.

You asked " And that is acceptable to call our president those insulting names," yes it is for me as I'm only stating facts...fake tan? yes, sweep over hair ? hell yes!!! One of the biggest clowns in a sea of clowns? holy crap yes, lol.

Question Joan?? Had I been ripping the piss out of Obama would you have jumped to his defence? got a few nicknames for him too if you're interested, lol. Your disappointed in me,? lol, that's a shame, I'm a bit disappointed in you too but probably shouldn't be kinda knew my turn would come to be your target.
 


mrdarcy (admin)

by mrdarcy on 04 January 2019 - 18:01

Duke was the illiterate on Trumpity Trump aimed at me? if so you are wrong. Illiterate on politics? yes you're right, I know very little on that subject nor do I want to, hence the reason I do not talk/debate politics. I do know about the clown in charge, even your letter/post above mentions the word BUFFOON, lol., yes that's a good description of sweep over man and all his ilk.

Mountain Lion

by Mountain Lion on 04 January 2019 - 20:01

If someone wants to discuss Obama, feel free to do it on the Jackass thread. LOL

I think it would be right at home over there.

mrdarcy (admin)

by mrdarcy on 04 January 2019 - 20:01

How did I guess you would have a comment ML. Good idea though, we could discuss Obama, Trumpity Trump, or any other clown in the jackass thread, lol,lol.

Mountain Lion

by Mountain Lion on 04 January 2019 - 21:01

I had a lot of comments, I just didn't post them... LOL

But please keep in mind when it comes to politicians, “No one is completely worthless. They can always serve as a bad example.”

Mountain Lion

by Mountain Lion on 04 January 2019 - 21:01

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