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Sunday, October 14, 2018

The Trump Taunt


We know Trump does not like the NFL and we know why.  (He purchased a USFL team and then filed suit against the NFL.  He lost and the USFL went bust.)  Here is another reason Trump could have for hating the NFL:  He would not survive the rules for good sportsmanship if he played for the NFL, specifically the rules regarding taunting.

Taunting of an opponent is a foul under N.F.L. playing rules and will be called by the game officials (15-yard penalty).  In addition, the taunting player will be fined and can be disqualified from play. Any flagrant acts or remarks that deride, mock, bait or embarrass an opponent are considered taunting.

Whoa!  Can Trump get through a speech without taunting? 

Most recently he has criticized and mocked Dr. Ford.  He has criticized John McCain, the fed, Jeff Sessions, a reporter with disabilities, a female news reporter, NATO, Obama, Hillary, New York Times, Washington Post, LeBron James, the FCC, the EPA, the EU, Jim Acosta, CNN, MSNBC, etc., etc.  The Times has documented 487 people and organizations Trump has derided, mocked or sought to embarrass on Twitter alone, not counting his public speeches.

If Trump played for the NFL he would have been fined to bankruptcy and disqualified from play.  Sad that we have a higher standard for the conduct of professional athletes than we do for the President of the United States.

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