Excellent article, from a conservative site, about Trump supporters.
Can Donald Trump's Mockery of a Disabled Reporter be Defended?Leon H. Wolf
RedState
November 27, 2015
... Mocking a disabled person for their disability has been universally passé since at least the 1950s, and so some of his supporters have been out on twitter over the last couple of days offering various defenses for Trump's behavior on this video. It is important to note that Trump himself has (as far as I know) offered only this by way of "explanation" for his actions:
Defense 1. Trump didn't know Koveleski was disabled ...
So, to believe that Trump had no idea what Koveleski looked like or the particulars of his disability, you would have to believe a) that the entire written record of their numerous interactions is fabricated, and Koveleski in particular (the very person on whose word Trump is staking his 9/11 claims) is flat out lying b) that he said "the poor guy" when referring to Koveleski because... well, I have no idea what the "because" is even supposed to be on that one and c) Trump was able to pull off an imitation of Koveleski's specific physical deformity purely by chance ...
2. "The Media" mocked Trig Palin for having Down's Syndrome, so they are fair game.
... if Tom Brokaw insulted Dick Cheney, that would not give Rick Santorum free license to punch Jake Tapper in the face. That's more or less exactly the defense that is being raised by Trump supporters, though.
3. No one is above mockery ...
The problem comes when people are mocked, not for the things they've done, but for the physical conditions over which they have no control ...
Trump has demonstrated time and time again that he simply is not suited for the office either by temperament or by judgment ...
