My late father was born and raised in Latrobe, PA. For that reason I watched to see if there were any relatives I knew.

[debm55]

Mr. Palmer and my father knew each other. They both came from poor families. As a youngster I knew him as a gentle, talented man. We would have our family reunions at the club--swim, play and eat. at no cost to our large extended family. . Everyone in the area knew Arnie and the work and money he put in the community. We were shocked when he died. I didn't know if he was a Republican or Democrat. And you know, it didn't matter because he was a good man. He basically built up the Latrobe area with the money he made. I watched the rally Trump made about Arnie's private part and I was and am sick to my stomach.My face was hot from the embarrassment of watching that asshole make a mockery of that soul. For him and his assholes to share that story if it was true or not was a shame. You disrespected a man who has no way to defend himself from you scum and your scum followers. I hope to be around when you crock. You have one foot in the grave now and I will be glad when the other foot is in. Oh the three Steelers you introduced are no longer playing all were let go for being a "cancer" on the team. and for abuse of a wife or girlfriend.

[debm55]

1. I am sorry for being upset

[livetohike]

4. Don't be. Anyone with ties to the area understands

how you feel.

[nolabear]

5. Girl, you have every right.

I lived in Pittsburgh a long time back. I knew Latrobe. I truly liked the folks there though many were conservative. But decent conservative. It’s horrible what that monster has infected so many with. I hope your people are okay.

[debm55]

8. My dad died last September and there are very few of us left. If Arnie was a Republican it was a totally different type

not the ass lickers they are now

[Dulcinea]

14. No reason to be sorry!

My late father was from Adamsburg. He grew up in Westmoreland Co., did his undergrad at St. Vincent, & worked in the Rolling Rock brewery when it was in Latrobe. I still have family in Jeannette, Greensburg, & Mt. Pleasant. Dolt 45 is a dirtbag who deserves to lose, and SOON.

[3Hotdogs]

19. Rolling Rock -- the "Little Green Grenades" or Little Green Giants.

We use'ta start our Fridays at the shore with as many cases as we could fit in the trunk of Johnny's Buick.....

[happybird]

28. I used to have a friend who grew up near Latrobe

Every time she’d go up to visit family, she’d return with flats and flats of the little Rolling Rocks. A whole back seat full. We all loved those little suckers!

[Lulu KC]

27. No need to be sorry

How could you not be?

[livetohike]

2. Thank you for telling it like it is debm55. He goes

to Latrobe and denigrates Arnie Palmer in front of the home crowd! Sickening. Also, Antonio and LeVeon…everyone in the crowd knows their history. I think Trump is trying to lose, but I don’t know why. He is such an asshole. Jagoff.

[Deminpenn]

7. AB was a great receiver, but he is mentally

unstable, bat s--- crazy even. Lev Bell sat out an entire season rather than play because he was insulted to take millions of dollars paid to players on a franchise tag.

[debm55]

9. I thought AB abused his girlfriend/s too. I know it was Tomlin called him a "cancer " in the Steeler's clubhouse. But

trash trump called him up to the podium.

[Deminpenn]

30. I believe so, but AB has done a lot of other stuff, too.

I want to say the final straw with AB was him putting a locker room video up on social media. Tomlin just had enough after that.

[MotownPgh]

11. The home crowd laughed and

chuckled and cheered everything trump said.

[livetohike]

12. They're sick. I grew up in Monroeville. Still have family

in Westmoreland county.

[Dulcinea]

15. Same here!

Gateway HS class of 1983.

[debm55]

21. Went to Norwin Class of 1973 Now live in Jefferson Hills.

[livetohike]

31. Gateway High class of 70! My Mom lived in our

family home until she passed in 2018. I’m in SC now.

[MotownPgh]

32. I was born in the Mon Valley!

South hills now. Westmoreland County has taken a hard right turn sadly.

[livetohike]

33. Do you know what made me really sad? I read

an article that said the “Mon Valley Steelworkers Union” said to support Trump! My Dad retired from the ET works in Braddock (44 years) and was a union steward and delegate to the national conventions for many years. A Democrat his whole life. This is sickening.

[MotownPgh]

36. I could go on and on. These dummies

are truly the ones that would have jumped on the Hitler train. No doubt how that happened now.

And sane people have pointed out that their parents would be turning in their graves to no avail! These descendants of the steel workers are just trash now.

[livetohike]

37. I could too. I really hope he gets a loud and negative

welcome at tonight’s Steelers game. Jagoff.

[MotownPgh]

38. I'm predicting they will cheer wildly since there

are majority white men (trump's voting bloc) at the Steelers games. Don't hold out much hope that I'll be wrong.

[livetohike]

40. My only hope is that those white guys voting block

read about yesterday’s rally and that AB and Le’Veon were there. Not to mention the dissing of Arnold Palmer. Tonight the Steelers are honoring the 1975 Super Bowl winning team. Legends. Maybe Trump will diss them next 🙄.

[MotownPgh]

41. The older dems have rerired from

attending in person or have passed away. The current attendees are right in trumps sweet spot.

[John1956PA]

42. I thought likewise. AB and Le'Veon are in disfavor here. n/t

[debm55]

44. I got that too. I am from Duquesne.PA Moved to North Huntington after 8th grade. doesn't the Mon Valley Steelworks only

include Clairton Works as that is the only mill open in the Mon Valley.?

[PittBlue]

48. I grew up in Mt. Pleasant in Westmoreland County.

The area used to be a beautiful blue…then Richard Mellon Scaife bought up every local paper and would not allow a picture of a Democrat on the front page of his papers. It is a very ugly red area now.

[debm55]

13. Wasn;t that horrible about what trump said.

[Random Boomer]

20. A large majority of the people in Trump's rallies aren't local

Trump fans follow him around, like Deadheads, and travel long distances to attend his rallies. So don't assume that all that laughter and cheering was from Latrobe residents.

[MotownPgh]

34. Latrobe is red and Westmoreland

County is red red red. They love them some Trump!

[rsdsharp]

3. Palmer was a guest on the Tonight Show many years ago. Carson made a joke about Arnie's wife playing with his putter.

Palmer was so offended that he got up and walked off the show. I don’t think he would have liked Trump’s comments.

[debm55]

6. No he would not tolerate trump" s little story at all. And to see and hear an honest, kind and gentle man being

trashed by the white trash guy and his white trash followers makes me sad.

[debm55]

10. Kick

[John1956PA]

45. I remember hearing a different version of that interview with the Palmers.

In the 1960s and 1970s there swirled urban legends as to what has been said in some exchanges between Johnny Carson and his guests. Those urban legends held that Carson made quick repartees to double entendre openings proferred by his guests. I do not want to repeat the urban legends which I heard because they may not be true.

[marble falls]

16. Rolling Rock Beer. Sorry.

[debm55]

49. It is no longer made in Latrobe area. Sorry.

[marble falls]

50. Sorry for the loss of jobs/not sorry for the loss of Rolling Rock. It's turned into the swill ironic hipsters can ...

... gag down cheaply.

[Botany]

17. A family I know came from Youngstown, Ohio and one person in that family was a golf pro in ...

… that area and I heard stories that Arnold was friends with and I was told that even when
Palmer was one of the biggest stars in America and around the world he was very nice and
always classy. He would call his country club golf pro friend and ask if it was OK to get a meal
or shoot a round of golf and what time was good for him.

Thank you for your story about your late father and Arnie!

Btw Is Trump trying to lose by 30 million?

[John1956PA]

43. Similarly, I was told by a golf journalist that Mr. Palmer was a gentleman. n/t

[LoisB]

18. That was disgusting. I hope people in the area were also disgusted enough to not vote for the orange ass-wipe.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

22. See my post. I had the privilege to meet him at Latrobe Airport in 1986.

My late Grandfather lived in nearby Greensburg, PA.

tRump is a despicable asshole. How dare he?

[asm128]

23. Per Wiki

"Palmer was a Republican and donated money to Pat Toomey, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and George W. Bush. He was approached on multiple occasions by the Republican Party encouraging him to run for political office, but he declined on each occasion".

Can't really say that a person who donated to Rick Santorum and Bush was a "good man".

[debm55]

26. he was good to myself and my cousins. I am 69 years old. I had no idea what a Dem or a Repub was years ago.So trump is

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okay with discussing the penis size of a dead man. Sorry he was a good man.He didn't deserve it

[MotownPgh]

35. Yes he was republican. One of the

mean old school ones. Ask about his black friends! When you know you know

[LakeArenal]

25. Eventually we will all be slapped in the face by trump.

He’s just so despicable.

[thomski64]

29. ..I too am looking forward to the demise..

..of this skid mark on boxers
of humanity. I'm staying hydrated
for the day I can visit his grave...

[Martin Eden]

39. Every day a man went to the newsstand; bought a paper; glanced at the front page; then threw the paper away in disgust

Finally one day the newsstand guy asked him why he did that. The man replied he was checking to see if someome had died.

But sir, obituaries are in the back of the paper.

When this sonofabitch dies, it will be on the front page!!!

[Ruby the Liberal]

46. I can't imagine the gut check

Thank you for sharing those fond memories. My dad (also deceased now), grew up not far from Latrobe and was a lifelong fan of Mr Palmer. He was also a huge fan of iced tea with strong lemonade.

[debm55]

47. Thank you. I think some people think the political climate was how it is now. It wasn't. Presidental campaign did not

start until Labor Day and ended at the election. I don't ever remember the fights . Your party won-your party lost fine. Get on with life. My exteneded family were Democrats. You know never discuss politics or religion in public. things changed when Reagan took over.

[OAITW r.2.0]

51. What a great story to share. My Aunt and my Mom loved to play the game.

They considered themselves part of Arnie's Army.