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jaysunb

(11,856 posts)
Sat Oct 7, 2017, 01:06 PM Oct 2017

Emmitt Smith wonders why we expect so much from athletes like Cam Newton but not President Trump

In an interview with SI Now Live, Smith called the attacks “overkill” and believes that athletes are held to a higher standard than Pres. Donald Trump.

“It’s amazing we expect so much from our athletes but don’t expect the same from our president and chief,” Smith said. “These are mistakes, these are things that he may have thought was funny and someone took offense to it. Sensitivity levels are so high, for what reasons I don’t know.”

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/

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Emmitt Smith wonders why we expect so much from athletes like Cam Newton but not President Trump (Original Post) jaysunb Oct 2017 OP
Glad to hear some of the older athletes coming out to support DK504 Oct 2017 #1
Hes right. Snackshack Oct 2017 #2
Excellent point! 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 2017 #3
Go Emmitt! Tanuki Oct 2017 #4
Our country just taught every young man that it's fine to express those opinions. rogue emissary Oct 2017 #5
Athletes can be measured by objective means, points they earn in their games rock Oct 2017 #6
Trump is a white male aka default setting JustAnotherGen Oct 2017 #8
and anytime some white person decides to lecture on the the black community or other JI7 Oct 2017 #9
Yup. Although Obama WOULD have been held to it . Trump gets away with it for being a JI7 Oct 2017 #7
I couldn't agree more JonLP24 Oct 2017 #10

DK504

(3,847 posts)
1. Glad to hear some of the older athletes coming out to support
Sat Oct 7, 2017, 01:17 PM
Oct 2017

the younger. They had it worse than today.

Snackshack

(2,541 posts)
2. Hes right.
Sat Oct 7, 2017, 01:21 PM
Oct 2017

I have heard people make the comment. “I want POTUS to be the kind of guy I can sit down and have a beer with”. Never heard a fan say that about a baller.

rogue emissary

(3,216 posts)
5. Our country just taught every young man that it's fine to express those opinions.
Sat Oct 7, 2017, 02:56 PM
Oct 2017

Not only that but men that state that opinion will suffer no ill consequences for expressing them.

rock

(13,218 posts)
6. Athletes can be measured by objective means, points they earn in their games
Sat Oct 7, 2017, 04:02 PM
Oct 2017

Politician's are strictly measured by subjective means, judgement calls. Trump is at 32% approval.

JustAnotherGen

(33,739 posts)
8. Trump is a white male aka default setting
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 10:36 AM
Oct 2017

Some of those guys are thugs and they can get away with anything.

Trump is going to be a whipping boy for black America for generations to come. He's our whipping boy.

JI7

(90,768 posts)
9. and anytime some white person decides to lecture on the the black community or other
Fri Oct 27, 2017, 04:33 AM
Oct 2017

minority community throw the support that a MAJORITY of white people gave to trump in their faces.

JI7

(90,768 posts)
7. Yup. Although Obama WOULD have been held to it . Trump gets away with it for being a
Sat Oct 7, 2017, 05:54 PM
Oct 2017

Bigoted white male.

JonLP24

(29,354 posts)
10. I couldn't agree more
Fri Oct 27, 2017, 06:30 PM
Oct 2017

It always baffled me that athletes are held to higher standards to not only the President but the general public.

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