Dear Mr. Trump,
If you want to be taken seriously as a candidate, you must stop this Reality TV-style buffoonery. Harping on the silly birther issue was a repeat of the trumped up (hmmm... interesting word!) lies of the Swift-Boat slurs. Everyone (including you) who was using the birther slur knew full-well that there was no real issue, just a club to (1) beat President Obama over the head, (2) exploit the always just-below-the-surface xenophobia of the confused and frightened 40% of the electorate, and (3) distract people from the real issues. So we can conclude first that you are an opportunistic provocateur.
Now you blatantly accuse the President of having only gotten into the Ivy League through Affirmative Action. So we can add opportunistic racist to your list of vices: (1) Nego suppositum: I do not accept your unsubstantiated presumption that Affirmative Action is unfair or misguided; (2) This is particularly galling after 8 years of mis-rule by a "legacy admission" to my Alma Mater and a draft-dodger; (3) The end-product of his education has made President Obama an incredibly intelligent, perceptive and capable leader, inspired by not only his education, but also his Christian Faith.
Stop it now.
Rev. Steven A. Armstrong, M.A. Hum., M.Div., M.A.
Yale College '76
If you want to be taken seriously as a candidate, you must stop this Reality TV-style buffoonery. Harping on the silly birther issue was a repeat of the trumped up (hmmm... interesting word!) lies of the Swift-Boat slurs. Everyone (including you) who was using the birther slur knew full-well that there was no real issue, just a club to (1) beat President Obama over the head, (2) exploit the always just-below-the-surface xenophobia of the confused and frightened 40% of the electorate, and (3) distract people from the real issues. So we can conclude first that you are an opportunistic provocateur.
Now you blatantly accuse the President of having only gotten into the Ivy League through Affirmative Action. So we can add opportunistic racist to your list of vices: (1) Nego suppositum: I do not accept your unsubstantiated presumption that Affirmative Action is unfair or misguided; (2) This is particularly galling after 8 years of mis-rule by a "legacy admission" to my Alma Mater and a draft-dodger; (3) The end-product of his education has made President Obama an incredibly intelligent, perceptive and capable leader, inspired by not only his education, but also his Christian Faith.
Stop it now.
Rev. Steven A. Armstrong, M.A. Hum., M.Div., M.A.
Yale College '76
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