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1. It's too early. I'm just sick to my stomach. Not basically because the Republicans won or anything, but the disgusting tenure and tone and all of the comments that have been xenophobic, homophobic, racist, misogynistic.

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1. It's too early. I'm just sick to my stomach. Not basically because the Republicans won or anything, but the disgusting tenure and tone and all

2. We live in a country that ignored all of those values that we would hold our kids accountable for. They'd be grounded for years if they acted and said the things that have been said in that campaign by Donald Trump.

2. We live in a country that ignored all of those values that we would hold our kids accountable for. They'd be grounded for years if they acted and said the things that have been said in that campaign by

3. We live in a country that ignored all of those values that we would hold our kids accountable for. They'd be grounded for years if they acted and said the things that have been said in that campaign by Donald Trump.

3. We live in a country that ignored all of those values that we would hold our kids accountable for. They'd be grounded for years if they acted and said the things that have been said in that campaign by

4. And now we see that he's already backing off of immigration and Obamacare and other things, so was it a big fake, which makes you feel it's even more disgusting and cynical that somebody would use that to get the base that fired up. To get elected. 

4. And now we see that he's already backing off of immigration and Obamacare and other things, so was it a big fake, which makes you feel it's even more disgusting and cynical that somebody would use that to

5. And what gets lost in the process are African Americans, and Hispanics, and women, and the gay population, not to mention the eighth grade developmental stage exhibited by him when he made fun of the handicapped person. I mean, come on. That's what a seventh grade, eighth grade bully does.

5. And what gets lost in the process are African Americans, and Hispanics, and women, and the gay population, not to mention the eighth grade developmental stage exhibited by him when he made fun of the

6. He is in charge of our country. That's disgusting."

6. He is in charge of our country. That's disgusting."

7. He's angry at the media because they reported what he said and how he acted. That's ironic to me. It makes no sense. So that's my real fear, and that's what gives me so much pause and makes me feel so badly that the country is willing to be that intolerant and not understand the empathy that's necessary to understand other group's situations. 

7. He's angry at the media because they reported what he said and how he acted. That's ironic to me. It makes no sense. So that's my real fear, and that's what gives me so much pause and makes me feel so

8. I'm a rich white guy, and I'm sick to my stomach thinking about it. I can't imagine being a Muslim right now, or a woman, or an African American, a Hispanic, a handicapped person. How disenfranchised they might feel. And for anyone in those groups that voted for him, it's just beyond my comprehension how they ignore all of that.

8. I'm a rich white guy, and I'm sick to my stomach thinking about it. I can't imagine being a Muslim right now, or a woman, or an African American, a Hispanic, a handicapped person. How disenfranchised they

9. My final conclusion is, my big fear is --- we are Rome.

9. My final conclusion is, my big fear is --- we are Rome.

It’s remembrance and a bit of a celebration in some ways. It sounds odd because we’re not there yet, but it’s always important to remember what has passed and what is being experienced now by the black population. It’s a celebration of some of the good things that have happened, and a reminder that there’s a lot more work to do. But more than anything, I think if people take the time to think about it, I think it is our national sin.

It’s remembrance and a bit of a celebration in some ways. It sounds odd because we’re not there yet, but it’s always important to remember what has passed and what is being experienced now by the black

“It always intrigues me when people come out with, ‘I’m tired of talking about that,’ or ‘Do we have to talk about race again?’

“It always intrigues me when people come out with, ‘I’m tired of talking about that,’ or ‘Do we have to talk about race again?’

The answer is: You’re damn right we do because it’s always there, and it’s systemic in the sense of when you talk about opportunity.

The answer is: You’re damn right we do because it’s always there, and it’s systemic in the sense of when you talk about opportunity.

It’s not about, well, if you lace up your shoes and you work hard you can have the American dream. That’s a bunch of hogwash.

It’s not about, well, if you lace up your shoes and you work hard you can have the American dream. That’s a bunch of hogwash.

“If you were born white, you automatically have a monstrous advantage educationally, economically, culturally and within the society.

“If you were born white, you automatically have a monstrous advantage educationally, economically, culturally and within the society.

And all of the systemic road blocks that exist, whether it’s in the judicial sense, or the neighborhood sense with laws, zoning, education.

And all of the systemic road blocks that exist, whether it’s in the judicial sense, or the neighborhood sense with laws, zoning, education.

We have huge problems in that regard that are very complicated, but take leadership, time, and real concern to try to solve. It’s a tough one because people don’t really want to face it. It’s in our national discourse.

We have huge problems in that regard that are very complicated, but take leadership, time, and real concern to try to solve. It’s a tough one because people don’t really want to face it. It’s in our

“We have a president of the United States who spent four or five years disparaging and trying to illegitimize our president, and we know that was a big fake, but [he] still felt for some reason that it had to be done. I can still remember, a paraphrase close to a quote, ‘Investigators were sent to Hawaii and you cannot believe what they found.’ Well, that was a lie. If it’s being discussed and perpetrated at that level, then you have a national problem.”

“We have a president of the United States who spent four or five years disparaging and trying to illegitimize our president, and we know that was a big fake, but [he] still felt for some reason that it had to

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has made no secret of his distaste for President Donald Trump and those who have joined his new administration.  

Because of that, Popovich has often been asked to share his thoughts on the current political climate.

On Monday, just about 75 minutes before the Spurs and Pacers were to play a game of basketball, Popovich again launched into a lengthy criticism after receiving a question about how growing up in East Chicago and Merrillville influenced his outlook on life.  

The “stick to sports crowd” will likely take umbrage at Popovich’s remarks – again.

Of course, that won’t stop him from speaking his mind.   

“Sometimes when life moves along you’re presented with situations where you just find it necessary to speak because so many people seem to be afraid to, or are unwilling to face it and (instead) let things go and just worry about their own situation,” Popovich told reporters at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, per the Indianapolis Star. “Most of those people have had opportunities that the majority have not.

“So I think it’s important for people who’ve had opportunity to make sure that other people with opportunity know that they were very, very, very fortunate. That could have been having a couple of parents, where you were born, what your skin color is, what country you were born in. It’s all chance. You didn’t do that. You get no credit for that, for getting those opportunities. People have an easy time forgetting that.

“The situation now, I find a lot of people are in charge – or will be in charge shortly when they’re nominated – have very little clue about what many, many people have to go through to live in this world. Some days I feel like we’ve been invaded by another power and taken over (by people) who don’t feel the same. It’s a strange land.”

Popovich said he doesn’t “worry too much” about athletes and coaches who avoid the perilous waters of politics.

“Somebody (could) say: ‘Go coach your basketball team, go do this, go say you’re sorry, go run the football,’ whatever it might be. I think it’s important that we don’t forget.

“We all hope that President Trump is successful. We hope he does some good things for everybody. But he didn’t start the presidency by mollifying any groups that he disparaged. He didn’t say anything (conciliatory toward) black people, or Mexican people, Hispanic people, LGBT people, handicapped people. Acted like it never happened.

“So that willingness to do whatever’s necessary to get elected, to say and act the way he did, I thought was unacceptable and really disgusting. So I said it. And I think that even people who voted for him can see that, but for some reason they feel they can afford to forget about it.

“(Trump’s) personality and his inability to get over himself and form his words and his decisions – that’s what scares me.”

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