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jaysunb

(11,856 posts) Sat Oct 7, 2017, 02:06 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

Reply to jaysunb (Original post)

Sat Oct 7, 2017, 02:17 PM

Oct 2017

the younger. They had it worse than today.

Snackshack

(2,554 posts)

2. Hes right.

Reply to jaysunb (Original post)

Sat Oct 7, 2017, 02:21 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.

50 Shades Of Blue

(11,186 posts)

3. Excellent point!

Reply to jaysunb (Original post)

Sat Oct 7, 2017, 02:28 PM

Oct 2017

Tanuki

(15,938 posts)

4. Go Emmitt!

Reply to jaysunb (Original post)

Sat Oct 7, 2017, 02:47 PM

Oct 2017

rogue emissary

(3,290 posts)

5. Our country just taught every young man that it's fine to express those opinions.

Reply to jaysunb (Original post)

Sat Oct 7, 2017, 03:56 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

Reply to jaysunb (Original post)

Sat Oct 7, 2017, 05:02 PM

Oct 2017

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

JustAnotherGen

(35,678 posts)

8. Trump is a white male aka default setting

Reply to rock (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 9, 2017, 11:36 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

(92,332 posts)

9. and anytime some white person decides to lecture on the the black community or other

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #8)

Fri Oct 27, 2017, 05:33 AM

Oct 2017

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

JI7

(92,332 posts)

7. Yup. Although Obama WOULD have been held to it . Trump gets away with it for being a

Reply to jaysunb (Original post)

Sat Oct 7, 2017, 06:54 PM

Oct 2017

Bigoted white male.

JonLP24

(29,699 posts)

10. I couldn't agree more

Reply to jaysunb (Original post)

Fri Oct 27, 2017, 07:30 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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