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In reply to the discussion: Patriots owner Robert Kraft will not accept a plea deal offered in the Florida day spa case [View all]BumRushDaShow
(170,693 posts)34. "history does not paint him as one who would bow to trump, it might be a warning."
What history have you been reading?
Since you linked to Wikipedia - here is one of the articles in their reference section -
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But what about being buddies with Trump? Kraft and Trump have been friends for a long time, before Trump even thought about one day being the leader of the free world. Trump was often shown on television sitting with Kraft in the owner's suite in Foxborough. So, how does Kraft reconcile his own politics in addition to living in his home state, which is staunchly Democrat and his friendship with Trump?
In fact, if the Cowboys are indeed America's Team, then the Patriots are now Trump's Team, even without the approval of Pats fans. The former owner of the New Jersey Generals has all but taken out billboards in New England bragging about how close he is to the Patriots' Big Three. Kraft's loyalty to Trump goes back to when his wife Myra died from cancer in 2011, shortly after the labor deal was done.
"When Myra died, Melania and Donald came up to the funeral in our synagogue, then they came for memorial week to visit with me," Kraft said. "Then he called me once a week for the whole year, the most depressing year of my life when I was down and out. He called me every week to see how I was doing, invited me to things, tried to lift my spirits. He was one of five or six people that were like that. I remember that."
That's why Kraft was at a pre-inauguration dinner with Trump. Seated nearby was Jets owner Woody Johnson, expected to be the ambassador to the United Kingdom. "To be honest, I think we have a real challenge, especially in the inner cities," Kraft said. "Working class people and lower income people, we have to help more. They've gotten hurt over the last decade a lot. We have to create jobs and a vibrant economy that helps those communities throughout America. I really believe and hope that the new administration is going to do that."
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/robert-kraft-opens-goodell-deflategate-donald-trump-article-1.2958959
But what about being buddies with Trump? Kraft and Trump have been friends for a long time, before Trump even thought about one day being the leader of the free world. Trump was often shown on television sitting with Kraft in the owner's suite in Foxborough. So, how does Kraft reconcile his own politics in addition to living in his home state, which is staunchly Democrat and his friendship with Trump?
In fact, if the Cowboys are indeed America's Team, then the Patriots are now Trump's Team, even without the approval of Pats fans. The former owner of the New Jersey Generals has all but taken out billboards in New England bragging about how close he is to the Patriots' Big Three. Kraft's loyalty to Trump goes back to when his wife Myra died from cancer in 2011, shortly after the labor deal was done.
"When Myra died, Melania and Donald came up to the funeral in our synagogue, then they came for memorial week to visit with me," Kraft said. "Then he called me once a week for the whole year, the most depressing year of my life when I was down and out. He called me every week to see how I was doing, invited me to things, tried to lift my spirits. He was one of five or six people that were like that. I remember that."
That's why Kraft was at a pre-inauguration dinner with Trump. Seated nearby was Jets owner Woody Johnson, expected to be the ambassador to the United Kingdom. "To be honest, I think we have a real challenge, especially in the inner cities," Kraft said. "Working class people and lower income people, we have to help more. They've gotten hurt over the last decade a lot. We have to create jobs and a vibrant economy that helps those communities throughout America. I really believe and hope that the new administration is going to do that."
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/robert-kraft-opens-goodell-deflategate-donald-trump-article-1.2958959
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Patriots owner Robert Kraft will not accept a plea deal offered in the Florida day spa case [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Mar 2019
OP
So the local prosecutors accidentally charged a billionaire sports pseudocelebrity w/ solicitation
RockRaven
Mar 2019
#6
Why would a prosecutor over-charge a famous billionaire on a bluff? Career suicidality?
RockRaven
Mar 2019
#11
He'll skate. The wealthy are never held accountable unless they harm other rich people.
Power 2 the People
Mar 2019
#13
"history does not paint him as one who would bow to trump, it might be a warning."
BumRushDaShow
Mar 2019
#34