The NFL Fought Donald Trump's Bullying 30 Years Ago and Won. Should It Do It Again?

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

The NFL Fought Donald Trump's Bullying 30 Years Ago and Won. Should It Do It Again?​

Back in the mid-1980s, people who worked with Donald Trump didn’t write anonymous op-eds for the New York Times to criticize his workplace habits. They sent letters right to the source.

“While others may be able to let your insensitive and denigrating comments pass, I no longer will,” wrote John Bassett, owner of the Tampa Bay Bandits — a United States Football League (USFL) team — in an August 16, 1984 letter to Trump. Bassett had begun his missive complimenting Trump, owner of the USFL’s New Jersey Generals, for his contributions to the fledgling league and stewardship of the Generals. Then he lights into the future 45th president of United States. “You are bigger, younger, and stronger than I, which means I’ll have no regrets whatsoever punching you right in the mouth the next time an instance occurs where you personally scorn me, or anyone else, who does not happen to salute and dance to your tune,” Bassett writes. “I really hope you don’t know you are doing it, but you are not only damaging yourself with your associates, but alienating them as well.”

Author Jeff Pearlman includes Bassett’s missive at the front of his engrossing, eerily relevant new book, Football For A Buck, which chronicles the life and death of the USFL, an upstart operation that offered pro football in the spring from 1983 through 1985. The USFL suspended operations after Trump led a charge to move the schedule to the fall and compete head-to-head with the mighty NFL.

According to Football For A Buck, Trump’s reportedly erratic and self-serving behavior in office, highlighted recently in Bob Woodward’s new book Fear and the Times op-ed from an unnamed senior administration official, was foreshadowed by his tenure in the USFL. He fudged facts, for example declaring that former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle told him that he wished Trump had bought the NFL’s Baltimore Colts. Rozelle testified in court that he never said such a thing: in fact, according to Pearlman’s reporting, Rozelle told Trump in a meeting “Mr. Trump, as long as I or my heirs are involved in the NFL, you will never be a franchise owner in the league.”​

 

[Wyatt earp]

FYI you need some personal content or the mods will lock it.


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[rightwinger]

Trump destroyed the USFL

Now he is destroying the US

 

[Claudette]

Trump destroyed the USFL

Now he is destroying the US

Well for a destroyed US we are doing pretty damned good.

Suck it up buttercup. Hitlery lost. Thank the Good Lord.

 

[Frankeneinstein]

The NFL Fought Donald Trump's Bullying 30 Years Ago and Won. Should It Do It Again?

Fake News

 

[Fang]

President Trump is doing a fantastic job! My 401K never looked better and yet another good raise within the past year and half! Tonight I'm gonna enjoy watching the NFL just like I did last Sunday. WINNING!!!

 

[BlackFlag]

They certainly shouldn't submit to the dotard but the much bigger issue for them is solving the CTE problem.

 

[Defiant1]

They certainly shouldn't submit to the dotard but the much bigger issue for them is solving the CTE problem.

How is "CTE" a big problem?

It's not contagious.

 

[Pogo]

Trump destroyed the USFL

Now he is destroying the US

Rump is gonna do for us what he did for the USFL. Won a lawsuit for a total of three dollars and seventy-six cents, at which point it collapsed like a trip on the Rump Shuttle to an Atlantic City casino.

Or as I like to put it, Rump will do for America what Borat did for Kazakhstan.

 

[Pogo]

Trump destroyed the USFL

Now he is destroying the US

Rump is gonna do for us what he did for the USFL. Won a lawsuit for a total of three dollars and seventy-six cents, at which point it collapsed like a trip on the Rump Shuttle to an Atlantic City casino.

Or as I like to put it in more personal style, Rump will do for America what Borat did for Kazakhstan.

 

[Frankeneinstein]

I see the lefties are running away from the fake news/bogus claim that the nfl won...You're welcome

 

[Pogo]

I see the lefties are running away from the fake news/bogus claim that the nfl won...You're welcome

Ah so THAT's your angle.

If you consider the NFL having to write an enormous check for damages, yes the NFL "lost":

​

--- that's damages of one (1) dollar, plus interest. Or in other words only $1,699,999,999 less than Rump was shooting for.

Yessiree Bob, that's the "(F)art of the Deal" right there.

 

[Meathead]

The NFL Fought Donald Trump's Bullying 30 Years Ago and Won. Should It Do It Again?​

Back in the mid-1980s, people who worked with Donald Trump didn’t write anonymous op-eds for the New York Times to criticize his workplace habits. They sent letters right to the source.

“While others may be able to let your insensitive and denigrating comments pass, I no longer will,” wrote John Bassett, owner of the Tampa Bay Bandits — a United States Football League (USFL) team — in an August 16, 1984 letter to Trump. Bassett had begun his missive complimenting Trump, owner of the USFL’s New Jersey Generals, for his contributions to the fledgling league and stewardship of the Generals. Then he lights into the future 45th president of United States. “You are bigger, younger, and stronger than I, which means I’ll have no regrets whatsoever punching you right in the mouth the next time an instance occurs where you personally scorn me, or anyone else, who does not happen to salute and dance to your tune,” Bassett writes. “I really hope you don’t know you are doing it, but you are not only damaging yourself with your associates, but alienating them as well.”

Author Jeff Pearlman includes Bassett’s missive at the front of his engrossing, eerily relevant new book, Football For A Buck, which chronicles the life and death of the USFL, an upstart operation that offered pro football in the spring from 1983 through 1985. The USFL suspended operations after Trump led a charge to move the schedule to the fall and compete head-to-head with the mighty NFL.

According to Football For A Buck, Trump’s reportedly erratic and self-serving behavior in office, highlighted recently in Bob Woodward’s new book Fear and the Times op-ed from an unnamed senior administration official, was foreshadowed by his tenure in the USFL. He fudged facts, for example declaring that former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle told him that he wished Trump had bought the NFL’s Baltimore Colts. Rozelle testified in court that he never said such a thing: in fact, according to Pearlman’s reporting, Rozelle told Trump in a meeting “Mr. Trump, as long as I or my heirs are involved in the NFL, you will never be a franchise owner in the league.”​

So, instead of becoming an NFL franchise owner, Trump became the president of the United States. The NFL really showed him, huh?

 

[rightwinger]

They certainly shouldn't submit to the dotard but the much bigger issue for them is solving the CTE problem.

How is "CTE" a big problem?

It's not contagious.

It could bring about the end of the NFL

 

[rightwinger]

I see the lefties are running away from the fake news/bogus claim that the nfl won...You're welcome

Ah so THAT's your angle.

If you consider the NFL having to write an enormous check for damages, yes the NFL "lost":

​

--- that's damages of one (1) dollar, plus interest. Or in other words only $1,699,999,999 less than Rump was shooting for.

Yessiree Bob, that's the "(F)art of the Deal" right there.

Trump was hoping to leverage a big settlement with the NFL allowing the NJ Generals into the league and screw the rest of the USFL

 

[Pogo]

The NFL Fought Donald Trump's Bullying 30 Years Ago and Won. Should It Do It Again?​

Back in the mid-1980s, people who worked with Donald Trump didn’t write anonymous op-eds for the New York Times to criticize his workplace habits. They sent letters right to the source.

“While others may be able to let your insensitive and denigrating comments pass, I no longer will,” wrote John Bassett, owner of the Tampa Bay Bandits — a United States Football League (USFL) team — in an August 16, 1984 letter to Trump. Bassett had begun his missive complimenting Trump, owner of the USFL’s New Jersey Generals, for his contributions to the fledgling league and stewardship of the Generals. Then he lights into the future 45th president of United States. “You are bigger, younger, and stronger than I, which means I’ll have no regrets whatsoever punching you right in the mouth the next time an instance occurs where you personally scorn me, or anyone else, who does not happen to salute and dance to your tune,” Bassett writes. “I really hope you don’t know you are doing it, but you are not only damaging yourself with your associates, but alienating them as well.”

Author Jeff Pearlman includes Bassett’s missive at the front of his engrossing, eerily relevant new book, Football For A Buck, which chronicles the life and death of the USFL, an upstart operation that offered pro football in the spring from 1983 through 1985. The USFL suspended operations after Trump led a charge to move the schedule to the fall and compete head-to-head with the mighty NFL.

According to Football For A Buck, Trump’s reportedly erratic and self-serving behavior in office, highlighted recently in Bob Woodward’s new book Fear and the Times op-ed from an unnamed senior administration official, was foreshadowed by his tenure in the USFL. He fudged facts, for example declaring that former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle told him that he wished Trump had bought the NFL’s Baltimore Colts. Rozelle testified in court that he never said such a thing: in fact, according to Pearlman’s reporting, Rozelle told Trump in a meeting “Mr. Trump, as long as I or my heirs are involved in the NFL, you will never be a franchise owner in the league.”​

So, instead of becoming an NFL franchise owner, Trump became the president of the United States. The NFL really showed him, huh?

Actually the NFL showed US. But apparently just-barely enough people weren't listening.

Not long after this $3.76 windfall, some other investors in Atlantic City made the same mistake. "Those who ignore history...."

 

[Pogo]

I see the lefties are running away from the fake news/bogus claim that the nfl won...You're welcome

Ah so THAT's your angle.

If you consider the NFL having to write an enormous check for damages, yes the NFL "lost":

​

--- that's damages of one (1) dollar, plus interest. Or in other words only $1,699,999,999 less than Rump was shooting for.

Yessiree Bob, that's the "(F)art of the Deal" right there.

Trump was hoping to leverage a big settlement with the NFL allowing the NJ Generals into the league and screw the rest of the USFL

---- or as Rump refers to that kind of plan........... "Wednesday".

 

[Meathead]

The NFL Fought Donald Trump's Bullying 30 Years Ago and Won. Should It Do It Again?​

Back in the mid-1980s, people who worked with Donald Trump didn’t write anonymous op-eds for the New York Times to criticize his workplace habits. They sent letters right to the source.

“While others may be able to let your insensitive and denigrating comments pass, I no longer will,” wrote John Bassett, owner of the Tampa Bay Bandits — a United States Football League (USFL) team — in an August 16, 1984 letter to Trump. Bassett had begun his missive complimenting Trump, owner of the USFL’s New Jersey Generals, for his contributions to the fledgling league and stewardship of the Generals. Then he lights into the future 45th president of United States. “You are bigger, younger, and stronger than I, which means I’ll have no regrets whatsoever punching you right in the mouth the next time an instance occurs where you personally scorn me, or anyone else, who does not happen to salute and dance to your tune,” Bassett writes. “I really hope you don’t know you are doing it, but you are not only damaging yourself with your associates, but alienating them as well.”

Author Jeff Pearlman includes Bassett’s missive at the front of his engrossing, eerily relevant new book, Football For A Buck, which chronicles the life and death of the USFL, an upstart operation that offered pro football in the spring from 1983 through 1985. The USFL suspended operations after Trump led a charge to move the schedule to the fall and compete head-to-head with the mighty NFL.

According to Football For A Buck, Trump’s reportedly erratic and self-serving behavior in office, highlighted recently in Bob Woodward’s new book Fear and the Times op-ed from an unnamed senior administration official, was foreshadowed by his tenure in the USFL. He fudged facts, for example declaring that former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle told him that he wished Trump had bought the NFL’s Baltimore Colts. Rozelle testified in court that he never said such a thing: in fact, according to Pearlman’s reporting, Rozelle told Trump in a meeting “Mr. Trump, as long as I or my heirs are involved in the NFL, you will never be a franchise owner in the league.”​

So, instead of becoming an NFL franchise owner, Trump became the president of the United States. The NFL really showed him, huh?

Actually the NFL showed US. But apparently just-barely enough people weren't listening.

Not long after this $3.76 windfall, some other investors in Atlantic City made the same mistake. "Those who ignore history...."

The NFL showed us that Trump has vanquished all before him. I get that it upsets you, but I think you are being pretty thin-skinned about it.

 

[Pogo]

The NFL Fought Donald Trump's Bullying 30 Years Ago and Won. Should It Do It Again?​

Back in the mid-1980s, people who worked with Donald Trump didn’t write anonymous op-eds for the New York Times to criticize his workplace habits. They sent letters right to the source.

“While others may be able to let your insensitive and denigrating comments pass, I no longer will,” wrote John Bassett, owner of the Tampa Bay Bandits — a United States Football League (USFL) team — in an August 16, 1984 letter to Trump. Bassett had begun his missive complimenting Trump, owner of the USFL’s New Jersey Generals, for his contributions to the fledgling league and stewardship of the Generals. Then he lights into the future 45th president of United States. “You are bigger, younger, and stronger than I, which means I’ll have no regrets whatsoever punching you right in the mouth the next time an instance occurs where you personally scorn me, or anyone else, who does not happen to salute and dance to your tune,” Bassett writes. “I really hope you don’t know you are doing it, but you are not only damaging yourself with your associates, but alienating them as well.”

Author Jeff Pearlman includes Bassett’s missive at the front of his engrossing, eerily relevant new book, Football For A Buck, which chronicles the life and death of the USFL, an upstart operation that offered pro football in the spring from 1983 through 1985. The USFL suspended operations after Trump led a charge to move the schedule to the fall and compete head-to-head with the mighty NFL.

According to Football For A Buck, Trump’s reportedly erratic and self-serving behavior in office, highlighted recently in Bob Woodward’s new book Fear and the Times op-ed from an unnamed senior administration official, was foreshadowed by his tenure in the USFL. He fudged facts, for example declaring that former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle told him that he wished Trump had bought the NFL’s Baltimore Colts. Rozelle testified in court that he never said such a thing: in fact, according to Pearlman’s reporting, Rozelle told Trump in a meeting “Mr. Trump, as long as I or my heirs are involved in the NFL, you will never be a franchise owner in the league.”​

So, instead of becoming an NFL franchise owner, Trump became the president of the United States. The NFL really showed him, huh?

Actually the NFL showed US. But apparently just-barely enough people weren't listening.

Not long after this $3.76 windfall, some other investors in Atlantic City made the same mistake. "Those who ignore history...."

The NFL showed us that Trump has vanquished all before him. I get that it upsets you, but I think you are being pretty thin-skinned about it.

Yessirree Bob, that check they had to write for one dollar plus interest sure put a dent in their sails. Completely wiped out the 1990, '91, '92, '93, '94, '95, '96, '97, '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08, '09, '10, '11, '12, '13, '14, '15, '16 and '17 seasons. I have like zero memories of any of those seasons myself, and there definitely weren't any super bowls. Definitely no super bowls. Course, People's Court at 6:30, People's Court.

Why they lost even biglier than the class action plaintiffs of Fraud University. You know, the one Rump vowed he'd never settle just before settling with the "Mexican" judge from Indiana Mexico (Indianans are rapists yanno) for 25 million just before the Electoral College would meet to decide if they were going to cast votes for a fraudmonger. Yep, the NFL lost biglier than that. Three dolla seventy six cents, hell I've never even seen that much money have you?

 

[Pogo]

The NFL Fought Donald Trump's Bullying 30 Years Ago and Won. Should It Do It Again?​

Back in the mid-1980s, people who worked with Donald Trump didn’t write anonymous op-eds for the New York Times to criticize his workplace habits. They sent letters right to the source.

“While others may be able to let your insensitive and denigrating comments pass, I no longer will,” wrote John Bassett, owner of the Tampa Bay Bandits — a United States Football League (USFL) team — in an August 16, 1984 letter to Trump. Bassett had begun his missive complimenting Trump, owner of the USFL’s New Jersey Generals, for his contributions to the fledgling league and stewardship of the Generals. Then he lights into the future 45th president of United States. “You are bigger, younger, and stronger than I, which means I’ll have no regrets whatsoever punching you right in the mouth the next time an instance occurs where you personally scorn me, or anyone else, who does not happen to salute and dance to your tune,” Bassett writes. “I really hope you don’t know you are doing it, but you are not only damaging yourself with your associates, but alienating them as well.”

Author Jeff Pearlman includes Bassett’s missive at the front of his engrossing, eerily relevant new book, Football For A Buck, which chronicles the life and death of the USFL, an upstart operation that offered pro football in the spring from 1983 through 1985. The USFL suspended operations after Trump led a charge to move the schedule to the fall and compete head-to-head with the mighty NFL.

According to Football For A Buck, Trump’s reportedly erratic and self-serving behavior in office, highlighted recently in Bob Woodward’s new book Fear and the Times op-ed from an unnamed senior administration official, was foreshadowed by his tenure in the USFL. He fudged facts, for example declaring that former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle told him that he wished Trump had bought the NFL’s Baltimore Colts. Rozelle testified in court that he never said such a thing: in fact, according to Pearlman’s reporting, Rozelle told Trump in a meeting “Mr. Trump, as long as I or my heirs are involved in the NFL, you will never be a franchise owner in the league.”​

So, instead of becoming an NFL franchise owner, Trump became the president of the United States. The NFL really showed him, huh?

Actually the NFL showed US. But apparently just-barely enough people weren't listening.

Not long after this $3.76 windfall, some other investors in Atlantic City made the same mistake. "Those who ignore history...."

The NFL showed us that Trump has vanquished all before him. I get that it upsets you, but I think you are being pretty thin-skinned about it.

Oh and do tell us how he "vanquished" Eastern Airlines by flying them into the ground and how he "vanquished" Atlantic City by ridding it of those pesky casinos and how he "vanquished" the Sharper Image by relieving them of the dubious decision to sell Rump Steaks, and how he "vanquished" Expedia with his Go Rump travel site and how he "vanquished" a vitamin company that made you send in your pee. I think we've already covered how he "vanquished" considerable personal saving with Fraud University and its motto "you don't sell products, benefits or solutions -- you sell feelings".

Feelings..... nothing more than feelings......

Feelings.... woe woe woe feelings....