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0rganism

(23,991 posts) Tue Nov 14, 2017, 09:44 AM Nov 2017

sports - Trump "convinced" Xi to let the UCLA basketball players off the hook

the three players who got arrested for shoplifting while the team toured in China, including LeAngelo Ball. apparently shoplifting carries a 3-10 year sentence in China. they're heading home soon.

something smells very fishy to me about this whole incident. no accident that the Ball daddy has a reality show imho. i fully expect there will be bigly gratitude shown to Trump now, and much talk of what a great negotiator he is. nice PR for Shitler - gets in with the Ball show, and pumps his racist base at the same time.

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sports - Trump "convinced" Xi to let the UCLA basketball players off the hook (Original Post) 0rganism Nov 2017 OP

What have they learned from this experience Not Ruth Nov 2017 #1

That being rich means you can get away with anything. cwydro Nov 2017 #11

That's good that he can negotiate a deal for a few kids that stole some sunglasses. kentuck Nov 2017 #2

Louis vuitton sunglasses are about 600 dollars a pair elehhhhna Nov 2017 #5

Th story is they stole from THREE stores. cwydro Nov 2017 #12

Well he's finally allegedly accomplished something elehhhhna Nov 2017 #3

Kabuki Theater, me thinks Achilleaze Nov 2017 #4

agree, some very slick Kabuki happening here 0rganism Nov 2017 #6

Maybe this is the "big announcement"... LakeVermilion Nov 2017 #7

What was China going to do ? DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2017 #8

apparently, hold onto them for a week to use as bargaining chips 0rganism Nov 2017 #9

They embarrassed themselves and their college. I hope they are remorseful. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2017 #15

the disposition may seem routine, but the propaganda is not 0rganism Nov 2017 #17

I would have liked to have seen 3-6 months of community service, building homes, that sort of thing Not Ruth Nov 2017 #10

Me too. cwydro Nov 2017 #13

An enterprising reporter would seek out exboyfil Nov 2017 #14

Trump got nothing meaningful... Adrahil Nov 2017 #16

Not Ruth

(3,613 posts)

1. What have they learned from this experience

Reply to 0rganism (Original post)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 09:47 AM

Nov 2017

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

11. That being rich means you can get away with anything.

Reply to Not Ruth (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 10:06 AM

Nov 2017

what is wrong with these kids.

So much opportunity...

kentuck

(111,111 posts)

2. That's good that he can negotiate a deal for a few kids that stole some sunglasses.

Reply to 0rganism (Original post)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 09:47 AM

Nov 2017

He didn't do much else.

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)

5. Louis vuitton sunglasses are about 600 dollars a pair

Reply to kentuck (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 09:52 AM

Nov 2017

Those guys are frickin idiots

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

12. Th story is they stole from THREE stores.

Reply to kentuck (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 10:20 AM

Nov 2017

All high dollar upscale.

But nothing will happen to them.

Their character is clear now...so good luck to them in their lives. Ugh.

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)

3. Well he's finally allegedly accomplished something

Reply to 0rganism (Original post)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 09:49 AM

Nov 2017

Although those guys are idiots

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

4. Kabuki Theater, me thinks

Reply to 0rganism (Original post)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 09:51 AM

Nov 2017

Chiiiina-US Collusion. Nab some suckers. Hold 'em. make "deal." Then make bigly, superlative flag-waving self-ADORATION twEEt of republican Comrade Casino*s "power" as the kabuki-shopwankers are "freed."

* republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

0rganism

(23,991 posts)

6. agree, some very slick Kabuki happening here

Reply to Achilleaze (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 09:53 AM

Nov 2017

the marketing is strong with this one

LakeVermilion

(1,047 posts)

7. Maybe this is the "big announcement"...

Reply to 0rganism (Original post)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 09:53 AM

Nov 2017

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,719 posts)

8. What was China going to do ?

Reply to 0rganism (Original post)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 09:56 AM

Nov 2017

Sentence them to slave labor ?

0rganism

(23,991 posts)

9. apparently, hold onto them for a week to use as bargaining chips

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #8)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 09:58 AM

Nov 2017

i wonder how much we paid for this charade

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,719 posts)

15. They embarrassed themselves and their college. I hope they are remorseful.

Reply to 0rganism (Reply #9)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 11:41 AM

Nov 2017

But the disposition of their case seem routine.

0rganism

(23,991 posts)

17. the disposition may seem routine, but the propaganda is not

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #15)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 12:14 PM

Nov 2017

just wait for the Trump-humping on the "Ball in the Family" show

Not Ruth

(3,613 posts)

10. I would have liked to have seen 3-6 months of community service, building homes, that sort of thing

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #8)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 09:59 AM

Nov 2017

Should be a need for that in rural China

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

13. Me too.

Reply to Not Ruth (Reply #10)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 10:22 AM

Nov 2017

But nothing happens to our precious sports stars.

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)

14. An enterprising reporter would seek out

Reply to 0rganism (Original post)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 10:42 AM

Nov 2017

other Americans and those from other countries who also were accused/convicted of theft and determine how their cases played out. I suspect that the State Department (the one that Trump is gutting) intervened to some degree in those cases. That should be the story here.

Trump is not going overseas to negotiate every case in the future, and the UCLA basketball players are no more important than any other American in China.

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)

16. Trump got nothing meaningful...

Reply to 0rganism (Original post)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 11:42 AM

Nov 2017

So they throw him this bone. They know how to play that mango moron.

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