Trump fixates on Arnold Palmer as ‘all man’ in showers during profane rally; The Washington Post, October 19, 2024

 

Marianne LeVine

 and 

Isaac Arnsdorf, The Washington Post; Trump fixates on Arnold Palmer as ‘all man’ in showers during profane rally

[Kip Currier: Read and/or listen to the words of Donald Trump himself at the Latrobe, Pennsylvania rally on October 19th. Then ask yourself:

• Is this a person who has the character to lead this country and the free world?
• Is this a leader who has the moral compass and the core values to stand for every American?
• Is this a human being who is a good role model for children AND adults?
• Is this someone who has the sound judgment and ethical decision-making capabilities to hold the nuclear codes and be the Commander in Chief for America's brave and selfless military forces?

The media -- The New York Times, Fox News, The Hill, etc. -- MUST stop sane-washing and character-washing. Report and convey what is actually being said by Donald Trump, not what you are interpreting him as saying. Democracy is at stake.]

[Excerpt]

"LATROBE, Pa. — Seventeen days from the election, here in arguably the most decisive swing state, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spent the first 10 minutes of his speech without mentioning politics.

Instead, [Donald Trump] delivered a long tribute to Arnold Palmer, the late golfer who was born here and is the namesake of the airport where Trump was speaking. Trump’s soliloquy about Palmer included an account of how other athletes reacted to seeing him in the showers.

“Arnold Palmer was all man. And I say that in all due respect to women and I love women. But this guy, this guy, this is a guy that was all man. This man was strong and tough. And I refused to say it, but when he took showers with the other pros, they came out of there, they said, ‘Oh my God, that’s unbelievable,’” Trump said...

When he finally focused on his opponent in the presidential race, Trump turned vulgar.

“You’re a [vulgarity censored by Kip Currier, so Blogger doesn't remove this post if a reader posts a complaint about the actual expletive voiced by Donald Trump] vice president,” he said to cheers. Some in the crowd shouted out, echoing the profanity.

Trump acknowledged the indiscretion while explaining he had received a letter from evangelical leader Franklin Graham encouraging him to refrain from swearing.

“You can’t put the same emphasis,” he said. “So tonight I broke my rule.”

At another point, as Trump criticized the Biden administration, he said: 

“Everything they touch turns to —”"

“S---!” the crowd responded."