Back in 2015 when I wrote that having a vulgarian like Donald Trump serve as our national role model (for that is one of the crucial jobs of American Presidents) would spawn “a nation of assholes,” I was tragically correct (“I’m smart! I’m not dumb like everybody says, I’m smart, and I want respect!”). However, I did not foresee how aggressively others in high profile positions—Robert De Niro, Nancy Pelosi, The Squad, Madison Avenue, athletes, Hollywood, journalists, singers and so many more—would rush to assist Trump in soiling our national civility, manners and discourse.
The latest new low—I did not see us reaching this subterranean level —comes from former NFL linebacker and current podcaster Will Compton. He and fellow ex-NFL player Taylor Lewan recently interviewed to Donald Trump on their podcast, “Bussin’ with the Boys.” They asked the once and future President about his sporting participation, and Trump revealed that he had played a little football in his youth.
“I played football, too. I didn’t particularly like it. I played tight end,” Trump said. “I could catch the ball good, but I didn’t particularly like having some guy that was lifting weights all day long and came from a bad neighborhood … and he sees me.”
The two ex-jocks laughed at Trump’s characterization, which of course meant they are racists, since obviously the reference to “bad neighborhoods” was a coded anti-black message. At least this was the narrative the Axis media was certain to adopt, and sure enough, a Washington Post reporter inquired of the pair, “What is amusing about Trump’s remark?” because it had received “a lot of attention online.”
It had received attention online from Trump-deranged race-baiters who are desperately trying to save Kamala Harris from condign justice.
On the next installment of the podcast, Compton explained that Trump was admitting in a jocular way that he wasn’t tough enough to play football against players like Compton and was justifiably concerned that he would get his vertebrae crushed. Compton then said, “I’ll publicly tell you guys my comment. So Washington Post, here’s my comment about why I thought it was amusing.” Then he positioned his phone underneath his crossed legs and farted toward the camera. Then he requested that the Post “please cover my response when you write the article.”
Stay classy, Will Compton.
(Why do I bother?)
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Pointer: JutGory
Ethics Alarms 
Anyone who’s had the chance to watch football at the college or pro level would understand exactly why this was a funny anecdote.
Did you see the picture a couple months ago when I think it was Caitlyn Clark who posed with Aaron Judge. Holy David and Goliath, Batman!
Speaking of the damn Yankees, I very much dread what might end up as a Yankees/Dodgers Series. I’ll watch, but I don’t know that I can root for either one. From what’s available right now, I could certainly get behind the <s>Indi</s> … Guardians.
You know, I hate both teams, but after last year’s WS featuring two mediocre also-ran teams that just got hot in October, I look forward to a Series between the best teams in both leagues. With this play-off system,it’s not going to happen enough.
The network announcers are in absolute dread of a Subway Series. If the Dodgers and Yankees, get to the Series, the networks will have the two largest media markets at their disposal. A Subway Series would provide just metropolitan New York City. I’m pretty sure those network guys get bonuses depending on actual, after the fact ratings. And, of course, Cleveland eliminating the Yankees would be catastrophic, the Mets eliminating the Dodgers less so.
Go Yankees! 😀
I’ll be rooting for the Yankees in this Series for the first time since I was a kid and automatically cheered for the AL pennant winners (who were usually the Yankees). It’s time Aaron Judge was in a World Series, and the Dodgers (and LA generally) are the spawn of Satan.
https://babylonbee.com/news/millions-lose-faith-in-god-as-dodgers-yankees-move-on-to-world-series
Regarding Trump’s not being excited about being tackled by guys from tougher neighborhoods, people need to remember he was playing high school sports in the early to mid-1960s. People need to remember everything was segregated then. It’s extremely unlikely he would have been playing against any teams, other than Catholic schools, that had any black kids playing for them. The black kids were relegated to playing against other segregated all black schools. So, he was doubtless referring to white kids who were tougher and meaner than he was. So, there’s even a little humorous self-deprecation in the comment.
Not necessarily so in some communities. My dad and mom taught at Edmonson high in West Baltimore throughout the sixties. I remember going to see football games between City College( a prestige high school) and Edmonson a primarily black high school when they played at Kirk field near where I lived in the early 60’s. I have to believe that intramural sports in large cities routinely had schools of different racial makeups play each other.
If you look at images of the Donald as a young man he looks rather thin and wirey. I would almost bet that he was substantially smaller in high school.
In Miami, Florida, at that time, the high school sports were basically totally segregated.
But you’re right, Chris. Two white college classmates from Philly graduated from Overbrook high, Wilt Chamberlain’s high school alma mater. The white kids were on their way toward being run out of the school.
FYI, he attended New York Military Academy, sixty miles north of the city. A boarding school. They play in the prep school leagues. Again, I doubt there were many black kids on any of the teams he played for or against. A different world and a different time.
Agreed, I doubt seriously that he faced too many kids from the Bronx high schools. Baltimore was historically less segregated than many other cities. It has an interesting history in which free blacks flourished throughout the 18th and 19th century. I took a course on its history at the University of Baltimore in 1986 with Professor Randall Byrne. My understanding he was the foremost historian of Baltimore’s history.
I was born in 1956 and I cannot recall ever seeing segregated water fountains or issues on busses. My only experience with segregation was at private swim clubs in the county in the late 60’s and early 70’s. Every public school I ever knew was integrated without any issues.