{"id":131367,"date":"2016-08-27T19:10:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-27T19:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/08\/27\/donald-trump-wouldnt-know-a-sensitive-reaction-if-it-bit-his-nose-off.html"},"modified":"2016-08-29T23:07:49","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T05:07:49","slug":"donald-trump-wouldnt-know-a-sensitive-reaction-if-it-bit-his-nose-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/08\/27\/donald-trump-wouldnt-know-a-sensitive-reaction-if-it-bit-his-nose-off.html","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump wouldn't know a sensitive reaction if it bit his nose off"},"content":{"rendered":"

Donald Trump wouldn't know a sensitive reaction if it bit his nose off.<\/b><\/p>\n

Dear Donald: <\/p>\n

When someone has been senselessly killed as a bystander in a violent altercation, here are a couple of ways you, as a political candidate, might consider responding:<\/p>\n

1. Express sympathy.<\/i><\/p>\n

While "thoughts and prayers" kind of messages can be considered crass or meaningless if action (by those in a position to act) doesn't follow, it's still an appropriate social response to lead with.<\/p>\n

2. Suggest that this kind of violence must not be tolerated and that you have a plan to avert future, further violence.<\/i><\/p>\n

That can seem exploitative if not handled well, but certainly conveys the idea that you will back up words with actions, even if unspecific ones.<\/p>\n

What you shouldn't<\/i> do is the following:<\/p>\n

3. Assert that such violence proves<\/i> you are right, and that therefore people will (not should, not might, not reasonably ought to, but will) vote for<\/i> you.<\/p>\n

Believe it or not, Donald, not everything is about you.<\/i> Really. It's not about you<\/i> being right. It's not about people voting for you.<\/i> It's about an awful occurrence that resulted in an untimely death of a woman and is symptomatic of a much larger problem.<\/p>\n

Clapping yourself on the back for your being "right" echoes the same sort of self-focused buffoonery you engaged in after the Nice attack. And it demonstrates once again your lack of temperament (and mouth control) to be President of the United States.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nTalking Points Memo reports: NBA star Dwayne Wade’s cousin Nykea Aldridge was fatally shot Friday pushing a child in a stroller in a Chicago. Less than 24 hours later, Donald Trump said her death was evidence that African-Americans will vote for him in November. The tweet Saturday morning is just the latest tone deaf comment …\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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