Fmr. Astronaut and NFL player Leland Melvin"s open letter to 45....must read!

[Tanuki]

https://boingboing.net/2017/09/23/lelandmelvin.html/amp

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To Donald Trump

I believe in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of this country even though at the time they were drafted, their tenets of life, liberty justice for all and eventual freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press and petition amendment ratified in Dec 1791, only applied to a select group of people and not ones that looked like me.  
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Donald Trump, your boorish and disgusting actions are not funny. They actually promote violence against women especially when your followers act out what you say.

I used to walk the grounds of UVA in Charlottesville, VA as a graduate student only to watch in horror as those same grounds became a battlefield being trod by Nazi and anti-Semitic worshippers armed with assault style weapons ready to fight to make America White again. (their words). You actually said there were nice people on both sides. People armed and ready to kill other Americans for the purpose of eradicating Blacks, Jews, Hispanics, Mexicans, Asians, Latinas and even the first real Americans, Native Americans to make America Great Again were “nice people”?

Comparing this to what you say in condemnation of an unarmed black man peacefully protesting by exercising his constitutional First Amendment rights by silently taking a knee is appalling, unnerving and reprehensible. "......(more at link)

[Tommy_Carcetti]

1. That's just not fair at all.

Pro athelete and astronaut?

He's simultaneously living both future careers of elementary school kids everywhere.

No wonder his dogs love him.

Smart dude, too.

[Upthevibe]

2. Thank you sir! (I think he was on CSPAN discussing his book not long ago)n/t

[jmowreader]

4. He got drafted, but never played a down

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leland_D._Melvin

He pulled a hamstring during the Detroit Lions' training camp and was cut, then joined the Cowboys and pulled it again.

Then he went back to school and eventually flew on two Shuttle missions.

Nice guy.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. When your backup career plan is astronaut...

....I'd say you've done pretty well for yourself.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. You Ain't Kidding, Tommy!!!

Talk about a plan for life after football!

[longship]

3. Two good doggies; one brilliant and kind, gentle guy.

R&