Here is the unedited transcript:
Arlington National CemeteryArlington, Virginia 11:57 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, thank you. Thank you, Mr.
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Here is the part in contention:
And I just want to tell you, I know you’re a little younger than I am, but, you know, I’ve adopted the attitude of the great Negro — at the time, pitcher in the Negro Leagues — went on to become a great pitcher in the pros — in the Major League Baseball after Jackie Robinson. His name was Satchel Paige.
And Satchel Paige, on his 47th birthday, pitched a win against Chicago. (Laughs.) And all the press went in and said, “Satch, it’s amazing — 47 years old. No one’s ever, ever pitched a win at age 47. How do you feel about being 47?” He said, “Boys, that’s not how I look at it.” They said, “How do you look at it, Satch?” He said, “I look at it this way: How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were?”
Here is the context: Satchel Paige played for the Negro leagues, he was known as the “great negro” at the time. Those are historical facts. Negro was once the “politically correct” term. It wasn’t a slur. Today it is more contentious and when used out of context today it is usually intended as a slur. It isn’t like ****** which is always a slur.
Manufactured faux rage gets old, and yes, if Trump did it, the left would be all over it. Being a racist requires a bit more than a few words.