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NBA Stars Call for an End to Violence at the 2016 ESPYS


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character of someone in public life, look to see if they have a passion, one that began before they were in office, and that they have consistently held on to throughout their career. Hillary's passion is kids and families. Donald Trump has a passion too: It's himself.


Hillary, it's accomplishments. She delivers. As Senator, after 9/11, she battled


Republicans to care for the first responders who saved victims of that of


sanctions against Iran to pave the way for a diplomatic breakthrough that curtailed a dangerous nuclear weapons program. She stood up against thugs and dictators and was a key part of the Obama national security team that decided to go to the ends of the earth to wipe out Osama bin Laden.


Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and, LeBron James BY YESHA CALLAHAN


opening of Wednesday night’s ESPY Awards to call for an end to violence.


LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony spoke about the recent police killings of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, as well the Dallas sniper killing of five police officers.


“We can’t ignore the reality of the current state of America,” Anthony said. “The events of the past week have put a spotlight on the injustice, distrust and anger that plague so many of us. The system is broken. The problems are not new, the violence is not new and the racial divide definitely is not new. But the urgency to create change is at an all-time high.”


he has a family member who is a cop, Castile and Sterling’s reality is also their reality. Paul also mentioned past athletes who took a social justice stand.


like Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali,


Paul continued to say that although NBA stars came together for the


community. “We all feel helpless and frustrated


little girl we heard from on Monday who feared her parents would be deported? She trusts Hillary to keep them together. And remember the Mothers of the Movement we heard from last night? They trust Hillary to keep other mothers' sons and daughters safe.


by the violence. We do. But that’s not acceptable,” James said. “It’s time to look in the mirror and ask ourselves, ‘What are we doing to create change?’ Let’s use this moment as call to action for all professional athletes to educate ourselves, explore these issues, speak up, use our influence and renounce all violence.”


importantly, go back to our communities, invest our time, our resources, and help rebuild


Help change them. We all have to do better.”


profiling and how it must come to an end.


And Wade spoke about racial


Tommy Smith, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jim Brown, Billie Jean King, Arthur Ashe and countless others, they set a model for what athletes should stand for, so we choose to follow in their footsteps,” Paul said.


equally poignant as he stressed that athletes should be giving back to their


James’ comments were as


“Generations ago, legends John Carlos and


Wade said. “The shoot to kill mentality has to stop. Not seeing the value of black and brown bodies has to stop. But also, the retaliation has to stop. The endless gun violence in places like Chicago, Dallas, not to mention in Orlando, it has to stop.”


it’s on us to challenge each other to do even more than what we already do in our own communities, and the conversation cannot, it cannot stop as our schedules get busy again. It’s won’t always be convenient; it won’t, it won’t always be comfortable, but it is necessary.”


News you can use 24/7/365 Wade continued, “Now, as athletes, “The racial profiling has to stop,” them. Help strengthen them. James continued, “And most


abroad, I trust Hillary Clinton with our son's life.


Donald Trump. The guy promises a lot. But you might have noticed, he has a habit of saying the same two words right after he makes his biggest promises. You guys know the words I mean? "Believe me."


me! We're gonna build a wall and make Mexico pay for it – believe me! We're gonna destroy ISIS so fast – believe me! There's nothing suspicious in my tax returns – believe me! By the way, does anyone here believe that Donald Trump's been paying his fair share of taxes? Do you believe he ought to


release those tax returns like every other presidential candidate in modern history? Of course he should. Donald, what are you hiding?


me."


thing. Most people, when they run for President, they don't just say "believe


me." They respect you enough to tell you how they will get things done.


For example, you can go to HillaryClinton.com right now and find out exactly how she'll make the biggest investment in new jobs in generations, and how she'll defend and build on Wall Street reform. You can see how she'll reform our immigration system and create a path to citizenship, and how she'll make it possible to graduate from college


how she'll guarantee equal pay for women and make paid family leave a reality. With just one click we can see how she'll do it, how she'll pay for it and how we'll benefit.


Not Donald Trump. He never tells you how he's going to do any of the things he says he's going to do. He just says, "believe me." So here's the question. Do you really believe him? Donald Trump's whole career says you better not.


Small contractors – companies just like my dad's – believed him


debt-free. You can see


And yet he still says, "Believe "Believe


me?" Here's the It's gonna be great – believe You know who I don't trust? And as he's serving our nation Hey, remember Karla, the State, she implemented tough terrorist Congressional attack. As Secretary And it's not just words with know about the


when he said that he'd pay them to build a casino in Atlantic City. They did the work, hung the drywall, poured the concrete. But a year after opening, Trump filed for bankruptcy. He walked away with millions. They got pennies on the dollar. Some of them went out of business. All because they believed Donald Trump.


believed said he'd build them condos.


Trump. Charity after charity believed Donald Trump when he said he would contribute to them. And thousands of Trump University students believed Donald Trump when he said he would help them succeed. They got stiffed.


creditors, his contractors, his laid-off employees, his ripped-off students did just


He says "believe me." Well, his


that. Folks, you cannot believe one word that comes out of Donald Trump's mouth. Our nation is too great to put it in the hands of a slick-talking, empty-promising, self-promoting, one man wrecking crew.


it from former First Lady Barbara Bush. She said she didn't know how any woman could vote for him after his offensive comments. Or John McCain's former economic advisor – who estimates Trump's promises would cost America 3.5 million jobs. Or the independent analysts that found Trump's tax plan, a gift to the wealthy and big corporations, would rack up $30 trillion in debt.


Or John Kasich, the Republican Governor who had the honor of hosting the Republican Convention in Cleveland but wouldn't even attend it because he thinks Trump is such a moral disaster. Or take it from the guy who co-wrote Trump's autobiography. For Trump, he said, "lying is second nature to him." So, do you believe him? Does anybody here believe him?


The next President will face many challenges. We better elect the candidate who's proven she can be trusted with the job. The candidate who's proven she's ready for the job. And, by the way, I use the word "ready" for a specific reason. When I lived in Honduras, I learned that the best compliment you could give someone was to say they were "listo"– ready.


"amable"– friendly. Not "rico" – rich. But "listo." Because what "listo" means in Spanish is prepared, battle-tested, rock-solid,


backing down. And Hillary Clinton is "lista."


She's ready because of her heart. She's ready because of her experience. She's ready because she knows in America we are stronger together. My fellow Democrats, this week we begin the next chapter in our proud story.


and Abigail remembered the women. Woodrow brokered peace, and Eleanor broke down barriers. Jack told us what to ask, and Lyndon answered the call. Martin had a dream, Cesar y Dolores said si se puede, and Harvey gave his life. Bill bridged a century, and Barack gave us hope.


to fight, ready to win, ready to lead. Thank you, Philadelphia. God bless you all.


And now Hillary is ready. Ready Thomas declared all men equal, She's ready because of her faith. up for anything, never Not "inteligente"– smart. Not Don't take it from me. Take because they believed


paid their deposits, but the condos were never built. He just pocketed their money, and walked away. They lost tens of thousands of dollars, all


Donald


Retirees and families in Florida Donald Trump when he They


August 2016


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