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Rutherford letter: Trump bus

Donald Trump needs to build a campaign bus with more ground clearance. He is throwing so many people under his campaign bus in order to get votes that his bus is in danger of getting hung up on the bodies. So far the bodies include nonwhites, females, Muslims, the disabled, union members and immigrants of color.

Curiously, it does seem as though he is leaving the U.S.- born, white-male mass-killers alone. He doesn’t seem concerned about the religious beliefs of this group, which comprise the vast majority of our mass killers.

He is also leaving the rich white guys alone. Maybe he figures it would be bad for his business to go after them.

It’s ironic that Trump, whose corporation is anti-union, is being supported by the blue-collar crowd who would not, in all probability, like to work for him in real life since he doesn’t want to pay them a living wage. Also, the women in his campaign crowds must not know about how he treats his female employees and women in general.

The military is safe as long as Donald’s family members, like him, don’t have to serve.

Bill Rutherford, Meridian

This story was originally published January 11, 2016 at 11:51 PM with the headline "Rutherford letter: Trump bus."

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