Donald Trump criticised for mocking journalist's disability during campaign speech

[Turborama]

Source: The Independent

Donald Trump has been widely condemned for mocking a reporter’s disability during a campaign speech.

The Republican presidential frontrunner imitated The New York Times’ culture and investigative reporter, Serge Kovaleski, during a rally for supporters in South Carolina on Tuesday.

Mr Kovaleski suffers from arthrogryposis, a congenital condition affecting how his joints move.

The millionaire entrepreneur made several offensive gestures while defending a claim he made a few days earlier in which he said he had witnessed thousands of Muslims in New Jersey celebrating on the day of the 9/11 attacks.

Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/donald-trump-condemned-for-mocking-journalists-disability-during-campaign-speech-a6749346.html

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[SoapBox]

1. There is something mentally wrong with him

and it's getting worse.

I used to think it was just ego but it has gotten worse and worse...he needs a straight jacket.

[Turborama]

13. Could you explain your response, please?

Not sure where you're coming from with it.

[LovingA2andMI]

20. Welcome to DU

Enjoy the Stay....

[roguevalley]

29. given their remark, I hope its short

[LovingA2andMI]

42. It appears it was....

[busterbrown]

23. I guess I have a problem

as well...Freud = Sarcasm....Usually...

People think I’m a bit off and tell me... “Thank You Dr.Freud"

[PersonNumber503602]

25. Pffffff. Seriously?

If you're gonna be a dick, at least be straight forward with it.

[Trajan]

27. No ... You dont get it ...

You're naked as a jail bird in here ... You are laid bare, and soon shall be gone ...

Good bye and good riddance ...

[grasswire]

44. you were right

[Judi Lynn]

21. Why the viciousness? n/t

[Judi Lynn]

16. It's time he lost his spotlight. In a civilized world, this attack on a helpless man would do it. nt

[AngryOldDem]

19. All of this attention is just feeding his megalomania.

Just one more reason why the man is unfit to hold ANY office.

But it just keeps coming and coming and coming. Everything that comes out of this man's mouth seems to get a pass. I don't get it. Have we as a society sunk THIS low that THIS kind of man can be taken seriously?

[roguevalley]

30. in a roundabout way, he's serving the public good. He's making it

impossible to vote republican.

[1monster]

37. I agree. I've been saying for some time now that he is really off somehow and

it is getting worse by the day. Perhaps he has had a TIA (a tiny stroke) or something that has injured the part of the brain that regulates various behaviors and emotions.

If I were his family, I would be doing my best to see that he gets to a neurologist for a complete check up ASAP. It might be fixable.

[LiberalArkie]

38. He is a bully and always has been one. If a bully does not get knocked down

they will keep pushing and pushing. They either self-destruct or if knocked down like in a school yard fight they can usually pull out of it. But if they keep winning every fight, they just keep pushing the envelope. And being wealthy probably no one has ever said NO to him in his whole life. Considering the conservatives in the Republican are generally bullies themselves they are made for each other.

[Paper Roses]

2. Don't even know how to reply to this.

The donald's outrageous speech is beyond belief.

[elljay]

36. He Likes Attention

The man excels at self-promotion and publicity. I doubt he believes most of what he says, but he knows his audience and how to pander to them. If they didn't respond (and look at how his ratings have gone up since Paris), he wouldn't be saying these things. This is an indictment of Trump for playing to the base instincts of the populace, but equally of the populace for having those base instincts in the first place.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Kind of like when Limpballs made fun of Michael J. Fox

who has Parkinson's. These are just mean, bad, rotten, sociopathic people.

[RKP5637]

8. Exactly!!! n/t

[librarylu]

5. Can he be muzzled?

I really believe in freedom of speech - except in the case of The Donald.

[chillfactor]

6. what a waste of a human body....

what a disrespectful piece of ass Trump is...

[2naSalit]

28. My favorite "waste of..." saying

Goes like this: "He's a waste of good air that should be put to better use by endangered species."

[Judi Lynn]

32. He should be evicted from the space he occupies.

He hasn't paid his dues by acting like a human being.

He does a bad job even attempting to look like a human being.

[RKP5637]

7. Trump is a F'en loser in life. Take away his $$$$$'s and what's left, a steaming POS.

Plus, the guy is becoming more and more unhinged. It's so sad that so many Americans think that what he displays makes one presidential. Trump as the frontrunner is the best thing the democrats have going for them. We seriously doubt Trump could win a GE.

[roguevalley]

31. he's what you get when you stand behind paid bodyguards and

act like that. never having been beaten to a pulp for it, he mistakes his protection for manliness. Witness the many 'throw downs' of Justin Beiber. If they were just trounced by their victims even once, they would be better people. This fucker thinks he's tough because the meat heads around him prevent natural consequences for his actions.

[Major Hogwash]

9. Trump will go up 3 more points in the polls as a result.

The Republicans love to hate, they live for it.
And Trump represents hate better than Carson or Rubio.

They don't need foreign policies that are rational.
They don't need economic policies that might work.
They just want to support hatred to feed their anger!!

[damnedifIknow]

10. This animal should be in a cage

It's incredible that someone like this disgusting ball of dirt is running for the highest office in the land.

[EndElectoral]

11. Both Carson and him will not be the nominee. My guess is Rubio.

[Laffy Kat]

12. Psychopath. nt

[Grassy Knoll]

14. Nothing More Than A Court Jester

For the media kings, Thanks for playin, Donnie.

[LiberalElite]

15. Just when you think he can't go lower

he digs right down and does. Trump is miserable excuse for a human being - no, wait - correction: he's a YUUUUGE miserable excuse for a human being.

[AngryOldDem]

17. I have never seen a more repellent, repugnant excuse for a human being. Ever.

[roguevalley]

33. it must be a New York hotelier thing. Read Queen of Mean, the

story of Leona Helmsley and see that he's her and she was him in a dress.

[PSPS]

22. Not by his supporters, he wasn't. I presume his "popularity" rating went up.

[PersonNumber503602]

26. Maybe it's wishful thinking on my part, but I think I saw some shocked faces in the crowd...

Maybe even someone shaking their head. Probably just wishful though, as I think this idiot's numbers are going up in the polls. Ughh.

[Rozlee]

24. A truly sick individual.

And a sickening indictment on the character of his followers. That so many Americans admire such a demagogue is horrific. He's Hitler without the charisma. He's racist, homophobic and hates the handicapped. He wants segments of the population to wear visible ID on them. Heaven help us if his popularity ever was widespread instead of limited to his hateful base.

[roguevalley]

34. I believe he has to happen to actually prevent it from happening

in real life. He is the mirror in which the nation looks to wake up. Some won't but the majority will. He actually is doing a public service. He has no chance to win but he's taking them down with him. The estab. pugs are getting ready to take him down as a fascist but I think it will entrench him more on their side. He is going to kill their side.

[Rozlee]

43. I hope you're right. n/t

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

35. Remember when Palin used her canned outrage to pretend she was a defender of the disabled?

Naturally, she'll give her buddy Donald a pass, just as she did Rush and Nugent for their use of "retards"

[Aria36]

39. His supporters will eat this up.nt

[William Seger]

40. Probably. I think his supporters are mainly WWF fans.

If he whacks Jeb with a folding chair and throws him off the stage in the next debate, his supporters will go wild.

[greymattermom]

41. Perfect response

The whole press corps should show up in combover wigs. No harm done, just a little fun, right?