Two of the most narcissistic people I have ever seen are Donald Trump and LaVar Ball. So it is funny to see these two going at it. Ball refused to give credit to Trump for getting his son out of China and Trump then said he should have left them in jail. Neither is on the right side. The truth is that the three UCLA players got off easy not because of Trump but because Xi wants to play Trump. Throughout his visit to China, Trump was treated like royalty. There were deals sign so that Trump can claim credit for getting concessions from China. In reality, those deals are either not binding or were already agreed to before Trump showed up. Add those to releasing the players and let Trump take credit for it, Xi will be looking for something in return later. Don't expect any Trump announcement of China being a currency manipulator or something similar to that in the future.
While the players apologized, LaVar doesn't seem to think the whole thing is a big deal. Stealing, in a foreign country at that, is not a big deal? There were supposedly recordings of the incidents. Even if there were not, in Chinese courts they were certainly were going to be convicted. Jail sentences would have been years. So it is a big deal. I think UCLA should suspended them for the whole season. They got off easy already by not spending a year or more in a Chinese prison. I am sure there are Americans in Chinese jail right now who do not get to come home because they were not playing for UCLA. I believe anything less than a whole season suspension would be wrong.
Thanksgiving is coming up, so I think there should be a chain of giving thanks. Harvey Weinstein should than Kevin Spacey who in turn should thank Louis C.K. who in turn should than Roy Moore who in turn should thank Al Franken. Al Franken should thank Trump for attacking him. After all, people who live in glass houses should not throw stones. So Trump is actually take some heat off Franken. On that note, happy Thanksgiving, everybody!
Sunday, November 19, 2017
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I doubt there will be much punishment from UCLA towards the players. These type of lapses in judgment should not be taken lightly. Maybe Ball's attitude that it's not a big deal is what's wrong with our country. I assume that Trump bailing them out was a publicity stunt, thinking that he would get a ton of praise for saving these young black men. You are right that there are probably other US citizens in China right now who didn't have the name or status to be bailed out by the POTUS.
ReplyDeleteLooks like your favorite show, DWTS has the finale tonight? I am still sticking with my choice and I've heard he has done very well. But you never know how the voting will turn out.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
-LBOAYM
Trump shows his morality today. After trashing Franken, he is backing Moore. There are of course a lot of people in Alabama who is still backing Moore. One guy said that Mary was a teenager and Joseph was thirty something when Jesus was born. I guess he never read the bible about Virgin Mary! Another guy said that he believes Moore more than Jesus. Great christian, isn't he?
DeleteDerek Fisher's son won as expected. It is kind of unfair to have a young Broadway star who was a former gymnast in the competition. Len even thought he was the best male celebrity ever.
Happy Thanksgiving!