Drumpf is fiddling, Washington is burning, and TPM posts fluff.
Sheesh…
I loved Lady Gaga starting with This Land is our Land. Great, great, reference to the recent protests. I haven’t seen if trump mean-tweeted her a few hours ago at 3 am, but I half expect it.
I don’t know the numbers anymore, but something like 1 in 5 Americans are descended from German immigrants (including me). The Germans started coming early (1600s) and didn’t stop until the 1920s, when they were forced to. It’s hard to think how an ad about your immigrant forebears could possibly be considered political or controversial. Who do people think started breweries in the U.S.?
The AirBnB ad wasn’t just about Trump, they’ve had their own problems with owners discriminating against visitors.
Also, kind of bizarre that the Trumpers saw an ad featuring a German immigrant who comes to America, builds a multi-billion dollar company with no help from the government (indeed, in the face of strict government regulations), creating thousands of jobs, and their immediate reaction was that it was anti-Trump. Isn’t that the idealized Republican story of America? Like Trump’s own family?
An ad with an ending that apparently Fox could not handle.
Also, the company, 84 Lumber (https://www.84lumber.com/), is in the construction supply business. Not usually a haven of liberal thought. Good for them. I hope they open a location near me.
Not usually a haven for liberal thought but every contractor in this country uses immigrant labor. There is not one crew building anything in Dallas who speaks English - they speak Spanish. All of them.
All.