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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 11:41 AM Jan 2018

Ben Shapiro defends Trump 's---hole' remark: 'Some countries are really crappy'

BY MAX GREENWOOD - 01/12/18 10:17 AM EST




Conservative columnist Ben Shapiro said on Friday that "some countries are really crappy," after President Trump reportedly demanded to know why the U.S. grants entry to immigrants from "shithole countries."

But Shapiro also said that Trump should not have made the reported remarks, especially in front of lawmakers not allied with him.

"There are a lot of reasons people seem offended this morning. One is the idea that Trump said some countries are 'bleep-holes,'" Shapiro said on "Fox & Friends." "To be fair to the president, some countries are really crappy."

Shapiro, the editor-in-chief of the conservative Daily Wire, referenced countries, like North Korea and Haiti, as examples, pointing to the latter's relatively short life expectancy and low GDP per capita.

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Ben Shapiro defends Trump 's---hole' remark: 'Some countries are really crappy' (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2018 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Jan 2018 #1
Shapiro's a lout. A parasite. Eyeball_Kid Jan 2018 #2
To be fair, ben shapiro is obviously another bigoted racist on fox news still_one Jan 2018 #3
he is't bigoted and he is not on fox news burnbaby Jan 2018 #12
bullshit. If he is defending trump on this, he is defending racism. Being soft-spoken has nothing still_one Jan 2018 #13
you can speak your burnbaby Jan 2018 #15
He is a right wing asshole who was an editor at large for Breitbart News and other right wing still_one Jan 2018 #16
I just watched a video of him on fox news ChubbyStar Jan 2018 #18
Dear Lord burnbaby Jan 2018 #19
Nobody said he worked for fox, they said he was on fox, as in appeared on that network. ChubbyStar Jan 2018 #20
no I'm good nt burnbaby Jan 2018 #21
LOL! ChubbyStar Jan 2018 #22
lol burnbaby Jan 2018 #23
So happy you know how to lose with dignity ChubbyStar Jan 2018 #24
Ben Shapiro, from any reasonable perspective, is a right-wing tool. VOX Jan 2018 #25
fuck him and fox 'news' spanone Jan 2018 #4
Authoritarian countries like Russia most crappy indeed delisen Jan 2018 #5
To be fair, some people are plainly shitholes themselves Blue_Adept Jan 2018 #6
Yeah, this on under Trump. CanonRay Jan 2018 #7
The point isn't how great or crappy they are Renew Deal Jan 2018 #8
Is there is a more punchable whinny voiced prick? If so please let me know. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2018 #9
No, Trump said in not to subtle words, he wants white people not minorities to come to the US Johonny Jan 2018 #10
the important thing is he didn't acknowledge Trumps walk back, but assumes it was really said BoneyardDem Jan 2018 #11
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE LANGUAGE USED TCJ70 Jan 2018 #14
Shit-heads come in all colors! quartz007 Jan 2018 #26
+1000000000000000 TubbersUK Jan 2018 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author moondust Jan 2018 #17
Yeah, the deplorables love him cuz he louis-t Jan 2018 #28

Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Eyeball_Kid

(7,440 posts)
2. Shapiro's a lout. A parasite.
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 11:44 AM
Jan 2018

He insults the PEOPLE of other countries while ignoring the political and economic realities in which they live. He's a pig.

 

burnbaby

(685 posts)
12. he is't bigoted and he is not on fox news
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 12:27 PM
Jan 2018

He backs up his beliefs with facts. I find him very interesting to listen to. Soft spoken, lets people speak and then chimes in. I've never seen him interrupt anyone or make fun of anyone

still_one

(92,525 posts)
13. bullshit. If he is defending trump on this, he is defending racism. Being soft-spoken has nothing
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 12:55 PM
Jan 2018

to do with whether a person is a bigot or a racist

His first statement defending trumps denial, which multiple witnesses including the Washington Post have refuted speaks volumes

You want to defend this jerk?

He is also a Muslim bigot just like Alan Dershowitz, (who is also soft spoken), and before you jump to any conclusions about me, I am Jewish, and as far as I am concerned, both of these jerks are an embarrassment to the Jewish community


 

burnbaby

(685 posts)
15. you can speak your
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 12:58 PM
Jan 2018

mind without having to qualify your DNA. Alan has shocked me, but I like Ben. I have that right and I have never heard him spew muslim bigotry

still_one

(92,525 posts)
16. He is a right wing asshole who was an editor at large for Breitbart News and other right wing
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 01:16 PM
Jan 2018

forums.

https://www.amazon.com/People-Vs-Barack-Obama-Administration/dp/1476765138

I also never implied who you should or should not admire, I was stating my view




 

burnbaby

(685 posts)
19. Dear Lord
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 02:48 PM
Jan 2018

he doesn't work for fox news he works for the daily something and has multiple speaking engagements

ChubbyStar

(3,191 posts)
20. Nobody said he worked for fox, they said he was on fox, as in appeared on that network.
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 03:03 PM
Jan 2018

Which he was. Want to try again?

VOX

(22,976 posts)
25. Ben Shapiro, from any reasonable perspective, is a right-wing tool.
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 03:22 PM
Jan 2018

And his “facts” are questionable. Here are a few titles penned by Shapiro. I’m sure they’re loaded with “facts”:
Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America's Youth (ISBN 0-78526148-6). WND Books: 2004.
Porn Generation: How Social Liberalism Is Corrupting Our Future (ISBN 0-89526016-6). Regnery: 2005.
Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left Took Over Your TV (ISBN 0-06209210-3). Harper Collins: 2011.
Bullies: How the Left's Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences America (ISBN 1-47671001-5). Threshold Editions: 2013.
The People vs. Barack Obama: The Criminal Case Against the Obama Administration (ISBN 1-47676513-8). Threshold Editions: 2014.

Blue_Adept

(6,402 posts)
6. To be fair, some people are plainly shitholes themselves
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 11:47 AM
Jan 2018

Trump's proven that he is, Shapiro can join him.

Renew Deal

(81,900 posts)
8. The point isn't how great or crappy they are
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 11:48 AM
Jan 2018

The point is that the president shouldn't be referring to our friends, partners, allies, neighbors, etc. in this way.

Johonny

(20,962 posts)
10. No, Trump said in not to subtle words, he wants white people not minorities to come to the US
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 12:24 PM
Jan 2018

the condition of the home country isn't in question. It's the whiteness of the preferred people that speaks volumes. Ben is a racist too so no doubt he agrees. What a racist.

 

BoneyardDem

(1,202 posts)
11. the important thing is he didn't acknowledge Trumps walk back, but assumes it was really said
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 12:26 PM
Jan 2018

Everything else is white noise to me.

TCJ70

(4,387 posts)
14. IT'S NOT ABOUT THE LANGUAGE USED
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 12:57 PM
Jan 2018

It's about the president suggesting that when it comes to immigration black/brown people need not apply...but white people should come on in. The shithole comment isn't the worst part.

 

quartz007

(1,216 posts)
26. Shit-heads come in all colors!
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 03:36 PM
Jan 2018

I was once married once to a shit-head from Sweden.
She was as white and blonde as they come.

TubbersUK

(1,439 posts)
27. +1000000000000000
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 03:43 PM
Jan 2018

That's the crux of it.

Trump stated a preference for immigrants from Northern Europe.

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