Donald Trump amplifies racist attacks on Hispanic judge overseeing Trump University lawsuits, starts

[PearliePoo2]

Source: New York Daily News

Donald Trump has become obsessed with the Mexican heritage of the judge overseeing two Trump University lawsuits — and refuses to recognize his attacks on racism.

The Donald doubled down against U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel on Sunday, saying the Hispanic justice has "got bias" against him.

The presumptive GOP nominee even expanded his bigotry to other ethnicities — claiming he wouldn't get a fair trial from Muslim justices, either.

Asked on CBS's "Face the Nation" if a Muslim judge would treat Trump unfairly — since he has vowed to ban Muslims from entering America — the monster mogul said: "It's possible, yes. That would be possible, absolutely."

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/donald-trump-amplifies-racist-attacks-mexican-muslim-judges-article-1.2662144

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Just when you think he couldn't step in it any bigger, well...here he goes!
Carry on Donald!

[WhiteTara]

1. When does it become hate speech and warrants a visit

from the FBI?

[GulfCoast66]

13. Never

Hate speech it totally legal. Disgusting, but legal.

[WhiteTara]

15. I thought threatening a judge

had some consequences.

[elljay]

23. I don't believe Trump has threatened him with violence yet

Though I may have missed that. It is legal to insult him as much as Trump wants as long as he doesn't cross the line into threatening violence or meeting the legal standard for slander of a public figure (which is higher than that for regular folks like us.)

BTW, having freedom for hate speech is a good thing. I like to see the bigots out in the open so we know who they are.

[NutmegYankee]

32. It has to be a threat of violence (imminent lawless action).

Making threats like pursuing lawsuits or just disparaging the judge outside of court are protected speech. In the United States, there really is no such thing as "Illegal Hate Speech". The only bans are with direct threats of violence.

[Reter]

43. It does, but Trump didn't threaten him

Calling him biased and pointing out his "Mexican" heritage is far from a threat.

[jberryhill]

53. In what way has he threatened a judge with anything?

[Mz Pip]

2. Why stop at Muslims?

Might as well add women to the list, as well. Unfortunately, he can't just specify that his judge be an upper class white male conservative. It probably won't stop him from trying.

[elljay]

24. His sister is a judge

I wonder what she thinks of this.

[Mz Pip]

35. Okay

Maybe his sister might be okay to him. Though, if he bullied her when she was little she might take the opportunity for a bit of payback.

[PearliePoo2]

3. He's including Muslim judges now too!

Asked on CBS's "Face the Nation" if a Muslim judge would treat Trump unfairly — since he has vowed to ban Muslims from entering America — the monster mogul said: "It's possible, yes. That would be possible, absolutely."

[randr]

4. Trump knows this is the decisive issue that will disqualfy him.

[PearliePoo2]

8. That's what a lot of people are (and have been) suggesting.

He's intentionally self sabotaging.
What other answer could there be? Really?

He's been warned, advised and counseled, and yet he doubles, TRIPLES down!
Trashing judges for sport! Fun and games Donald!

[awoke_in_2003]

18. Count me in that camp...

it is the only thing that makes sense. He doesn't want to be president- he just wanted the publicity.

[elljay]

26. He is a narcissist

I encountered narcissists professionally as a prosecutor (pedophiles, for example). They really don't think like us. Try convincing a pedophile that the ten year old isn't really leading him on.... it doesn't work. Trump had (and still has) other ways to get out- he can easily say that the Republicans reneged on heir promises to "be fair". The fact that he isn't doing so leads me to think that his narcissism totally prevents him from rationally considering what he is doing. IMHO, that is a much scarier alternative.

[Skittles]

42. I agree with this assessment

I believe Trump is an extreme narcissist, and one scary dude.

[LiberalLovinLug]

30. I only wish that were the case

Because that would not only leave the GOP in limbo, if he finally made it impossible to run, (maybe at some point saying slavery is a good thing, or that women should not be able to vote, or some such too-far comment) but would be an interesting experiment as to how low the other top GOP brass will have sullied themselves with Trump endorsements, with the accumulation of each new over-the-top Trump rant. Like the classic Beatles movie The Magic Christian - to watch them jump into a turd filled pool to get a piece of the Trump pie, only to watch it get drained and they are standing there soaking wet with shit all over them. That even if they did turf him, (or he got himself turfed) there is not too many candidates left that the Democrats could not accuse of just last month or week, of singing Donald's praises. Maybe Mitt would run again? The popcorn smilies would be getting a lot of use on DU.

I think you may have been right at first. I can see how Trump could have at first entered for pure publicity. But he soon learned how malleable many on the right are, and how he could use his used-car salesman hoodwinking skills and inflammatory rhetoric with his celebrity status to get free airtime. And as one by one the field got smaller, he realized he could actually win this thing.

And even if he originally was not thinking he would ever win, now that he has a shot, I don't think Donald Trump would ever NOT grasp at the opportunity to be Boss #1 of the USA. No way he drops out now. He knows he has tapped into an anger that is fed by hate radio and TV where there is no trust at all anymore for Washington politicians, even traditional Republicans, and the more unstatesmanlike he is, the more it proves he is not one of those.

[Journeyman]

5. Better way to phrase the question: "Other than your sycophants, can anyone treat you fairly?". . .

[themonster]

6. christian

Aren't most crimes in this country are committed by Christians? Should we ban them too? Geez.

[PJMcK]

7. What is he doing?

Donald Trump's public statements about Judge Curiel leave me scratching my head trying to understand his plan. Only two things occur to me: 1) Mr. Trump has no self-control and just says anything that pops into his head, or 2) he's trying to goad the judge into making a public statement condemning Mr. Trump thereby causing a mistrial or at least removal of the judge from the case.

The first idea seems most likely to me. Mr. Trump has lived in an insulated bubble for so long and coupled with his lack of self-awareness, he's so used to getting his way that it never occurs to him that his actions will have consequences.

This judge has demonstrated strong character and respect for the rule of law. In order for the second idea to work, Mr. Trump has to have a long game plan which is something he hasn't exhibited in his campaign. Additionally, it seems unlikely that Judge Curiel could be suckered into such a plan.

[winstars]

9. Stop scratching your head. He is a nut job and there is NO PLAN....

[PJMcK]

10. But the scratching feels good (wink)

Guess I better get some Head and Shoulders.

Actually, winstars, I agree with you that he's a nut job. I do wonder what will happen in the Trump University lawsuit. It would be awesome if he loses the suit. His golf course in Miami just lost a major tournament because no major corporation would sponsor the event in association with Mr. Trump. The best part is that the tournament will be played in Mexico, instead! Then, Mr. Trump loses the election and has a complete psychotic break on live TV.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

28. It's no plan and your 1) no self-control

Trump is winging it. He had no plan other than to get lots of free publicity for the Trump name, hence Trump brand.

Based on observable evidence and behavior as well as an insider report, it went something like this: Trump has always wanted to be President. But now at his age he gave it a run thinking it is win-win; that he could get lots of publicity and might even win. But the latter was always a long shot.

We also see him begging for money from large donors and the RNC whereas before he and his supporters trumpeted that he would never do so.

So, Hair ConDon DrumpFührer has no real plan.

[PJMcK]

40. Good insights

Thanks, Bernardo.

[TeamPooka]

34. He's trying to create a reason to appeal the case after he loses big time. nt

[jberryhill]

54. He doesn't know

Your Option 1 is, IMHO, most accurate.

It is easy to imagine that Trump is some uber-genius with a sophisticated plan to troll the GOP. But, put simply, he's not that bright, and he would have to be one of the most fantastic actors of all time in order to pull this off.

The simple explanation is the likely one - he really is the person he presents himself to be.

[PJMcK]

56. Occam's Razor (n/t)

[Eugene]

11. By Trump's reasoning, only white male Christians would be qualified to judge a lawsuit against him.

And maybe not the Seventh Day Adventists or the Catholics at that.

[awoke_in_2003]

19. A Seventh Day Adventist...

might look at the "fruit salad of his life"

[TomCADem]

12. This Goes To Temperment. Doubling Down on the Stupid

Just like the sexist attacks on Hillary, Warren, Susana Martinez and Megyn Kelley. Trump's natural reaction is to double down on stupid and outrageous decisions, perhaps because he likes the attention he gets from making them.

[SujiwanKenobee]

14. Just a weird thought

I really wonder if Trump got into this as sort of a lark. Is it possible that he is not controlling himself at all because he wants to find an out that doesn't involve him quitting like a loser? Perhaps as a narcissist, he wants the temporary idolization from his sycophants then pulls something to get back to what he likes to--amass wealth as business person. I don't know who he would trust to run his businesses since he is supposedly so hands on. You can't be President and have your finger in so many personal pies. I don't know what actions from the outside would forcibly make a nominee quit and allow them to place the blame on them instead of himself for leaving. Or is this an impossibility?

[PearliePoo2]

16. Yeah..with his stable of lawyers, he might have them working on it as we speak.

"OK boys, figure out how I get out of this fucking election some way. Some technicality, anything..tell me what I have to do or say, but make it look like I'm the big WINNER when the smoke clears. Get on it NOW."
Possible scenario?

[MisterP]

20. what better for a malignant narcissist than a lark that turns out that it might get you history's

most powerful office?

[Thinkingabout]

52. Or videos praising the cuban dictator which has national health insurance but has $30.00 weekly wage

Or praising Sandinista.

[keithbvadu2]

17. Don't worry about the Donald.

He says Hispanics will vote for him.

By a yooooooge majority.

[nxylas]

21. Several pundits agree

It may seem counter-intuitive, but pundits are wise, and have knowledge not granted to us lesser mortals. My cab driver Manuel told me so.

[keithbvadu2]

37. My cab driver Billy Bob the nukular evangilical sceintist also has

great faith in the Donald.

[Cartoonist]

38. Go figure

[sarcasmo]

45. One issue voters.

[PSPS]

22. Technically speaking, isn't this contempt of court?

[Botany]

25. No

Not unless the court has ordered Trump not to talk about the case or the
actions by the court Trump is free to dig his own grave. However what will
sink Trump is the testimony and evidence that "trump u" was just a scam to
take people's money for a worthless real estate class.

But "trump u" is not Doanld's only scam.

[elljay]

27. Sink him with whom?

Not with his followers, because they know that the judge is a "lying Mexican" and nothing will change that except for the opposite statement from Trump. Not with Republicans because they vote Republican and because they still hate Hillary more. Not with us because we figured out he is an ass a very long time ago. I'm not sure any bad publicity will change his chances at all. This country certainly has some issues!

[Botany]

29. The testimony and evidence will sink Trump chances of winning the case that has been ...

... brought against him because of "Trump U," in the court that is hearing the case.
A good lawyer if given the chance will disembowel Donald if he takes the stand in
this case.


And yes among many of Tump's hardcore supporters they will not care about this
case at all because the bottom line is that they are pissed off that a black man is
POTUS and that "eats at their guts" 24/7.

[jberryhill]

55. No. Not at all. Not in the least

I'm always fascinated by the manifold restrictions on First Amendment speech that "liberals" on DU manage to cook up.

[PSPS]

58. Actually, it turns out you're wrong

I can't address your reference to the first amendment as that has nothing to do with my question. Perhaps you were replying to another post. In any case, Trump could be subject to sanction for indirect criminal contempt of court.

Comments that are rude, insulting or disrespectful made by a party to litigation about a presiding judge, either in or out of court, are subject to censure as constituting contempt of court.

[jberryhill]

59. I await the contempt order in this case then

...because there isn't going to be one.

[Equinox Moon]

31. He is one sick SOB

[TeamPooka]

33. I'll bet he told his dad all his teachers hated him too. nt

[Cartoonist]

36. Trump will win the trial

It probably won't even end before the election. He already has a couple of people who claim they benefited from Trump U.

Hillary won't be indicted for her illegalities either. This is America. The rich have power.

[dbackjon]

57. Since she has not done anything illegal

[Jeb Bartlet]

39. That's a pretty typical

view from a racist, they all think they would ever receive a fair trial because they project their own racist attitudes on others. Every time Trump opens his mouth he just cements the idea that he's not smart enough nor has the temperament to be President. He's too thin skinned and mindlessly reactionary to have his finger on the nuclear button. He is obviously in way over his head, it if weren't so tragic it would be laughable.

[smirkymonkey]

41. He's just a sick, racist pig.

When will people finally see through his crap?

[sarcasmo]

44. Kick

[sinkingfeeling]

46. As I said before, based on his logic, then no one can be

judged by someone of a different race or heirtage.

[Sunlei]

47. It's disgusting how some Republicans back their current front runner.

I want to know what the Republican racist "had" on people like last years popular Republican JEB!, to make him cry and quit.

Christie to make him quit, shut-up & stand next to him like a whipped puppy.

[niyad]

48. apparently he has the option of petitioning for another judge, but has not done so. hmmmm.

[niyad]

49. "and refuses to recognize his attacks ON racism. " ummmm, donnie boy isn't attacking racism,

he is being racist. shouldn't that read, "and refuses to recognize his attacks AS racist"???

[Elmergantry]

50. well what he said

Is not much different from the claims that a non-white cant expect a fair shake from an all white jury

[tonyt53]

51. Trump is going to blow a gasket in the next few weeks.

[Loki]

60. This is truly pathological.

He can't help himself. I really believe he has no concept of truth.

[Angry Dragon]

61. Trump is the best that the repubs have to offer