Takei Decimates Trump Campaign with Football Analogy

[Dr. Arch]

From Takei's Facebook page:

"Say you’re on a football team, and your coach is retiring. You decide as a team to select a new coach. Along comes this guy who says he’s perfect for the job. “Have you coached football before?” one team member asks. “That doesn’t matter,” the man says “I’m going to be the best coach ever. We’re going to win. We’re going to win and win, because we’re champs.”

“That’s great,” you say. “But how? How are we going to win?”

“What do you mean how? You sound like a loser,” the wanna-be coach says. “I don’t want losers on my team. Why don’t you get out."

“I think he should stay. He’s allowed to ask how you’re going to coach us,” another teammate says.

“Shut up and let him talk,” says another. “I like this guy. He’s famous, give him respect.” Two of your teammates nod. Now you’re worried. This guy has them believing nonsense.

“Okay, you wanna know?” the man shouts. "Because I’m the best coach there is. I’ve been coaching baseball all my life, too. It’s a lot like football actually. Almost exactly like it. And we won lots of championships. The ladies love my players, too, because they love me. With me, you get to win. There’s no one better than me.” You look around and a few more of your team members are nodding. Are they hearing this guy?

But some team members remain skeptical. “I understand you coached baseball before, but actually, I hear you lost most of the time,” your friend says. "You got to coach baseball because your dad owned the team, but you still lost most of the time.”

“Who the heck are you? Do you even play football? What is it, Juan Carlos? You look like you play soccer, if you know what I mean.” Another team mate laughs. You don’t think it’s funny.

Juan looks at you. You decide not to say anything more. You don’t want any trouble.

“Look, don’t ask me how. The details don’t matter, because we’re going to win. The other teams suck. They’re a bunch of wimps and losers. And I’m the best coach there is, football, baseball, you name it. So how ‘bout it guys? Am I your new coach, or what?""

[Orthogonian Society Treasurer]

Nobody cares about the musings of this senile degenerate.

[Dr. Arch]

Nobody cares about the musings of this senile degenerate.

Great ad hominem. Looks like the analogy hit home

[Sbane]

Nobody cares about the musings of this senile degenerate.

Hahaha typical Trump supporter. They have nothing going for them beyond insulting others.

[Dr. Arch]

Treasonous George Takei should have been deported in 1942, he has to go back. Bad!

You must be a nice person to hang around. I guess you're learning from your despicable and amoral candidate; or should I say he's giving you the grounds to finally express your vile views about others unlike yourself?

[This account no longer in use.]

Treasonous George Takei should have been deported in 1942, he has to go back. Bad!

Classy.

[Orthogonian Society Treasurer]

Everyone knows that I have an amazing relationship with the Japanese people. I have so many wonderful Japanese friends who call me and say "clash, you're doing a great job." I love the spirit of the Japanese people but when Japan sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing degeneracy. They’re bringing anime. They’re lolicons. And some, I assume, are good people.

[This account no longer in use.]

BEEP BOOP. CUCK. BEEP BOOP BOOP. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. BEEP BEEP BOOP. WE'RE BUILDING A WALL. BEEP BOOP. NIMBLE NAVIGATOR. ERROR. ERROR. ERROR. ERROR. ERROR.

[Dr. Arch]

BEEP BOOP. CUCK. BEEP BOOP BOOP. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. BEEP BEEP BOOP. WE'RE BUILDING A WALL. BEEP BOOP. NIMBLE NAVIGATOR. ERROR. ERROR. ERROR. ERROR. ERROR.

[Seal of Approval]

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

Nobody cares about the musings of this senile degenerate.

indeed, so why are you still posting?

[Xing]

Takei would make a much better president than Trump.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Takei would make a much better president than Trump.

Takei 2016: I'm George Takei, Dammit!

[Higgs]

Who care

[ProudModerate2]

That was great.
He nailed it perfectly !
LOL.

[Doimper]

Treasonous George Takei should have been deported in 1942, he has to go back. Bad!

Absolutely disgraceful.

[Kingpoleon]

Association fallacy at its finest.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I couldn't care any less about Star Trek if I tried, but Takei's role on Howard Stern makes him an institution on which attacks will not be tolerated on.

[ProudModerate2]

Treasonous George Takei should have been deported in 1942, he has to go back. Bad!

Absolutely disgraceful.

With trump around, it seems the bigots feel more comfortable coming out of their hole.
Should we be surprised ?

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

Everyone knows that I have an amazing relationship with the Japanese people. I have so many wonderful Japanese friends who call me and say "clash, you're doing a great job." I love the spirit of the Japanese people but when Japan sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing degeneracy. They’re bringing anime. They’re lolicons. And some, I assume, are good people.

Well at least we know it's satire now.

[136or142]

Nobody cares about the musings of this senile degenerate.

I wish that were true, but Donald Trump received the votes of more than 11 million Republican primary voters.

[Slander and/or Libel]

Everyone knows that I have an amazing relationship with the Japanese people. I have so many wonderful Japanese friends who call me and say "clash, you're doing a great job." I love the spirit of the Japanese people but when Japan sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing degeneracy. They’re bringing anime. They’re lolicons. And some, I assume, are good people.

Well at least we know it's satire now.

The most boring, tired satire imaginable. Every pro-Trump satire poster is the same boring thing.

[RaphaelDLG]

NBCNews should totally get TAKEI to sit next to Chuck Todd on election night and dramatically call states throughout the night:  "OhioHHHHH.... has been calledddd... for Hillary... Clin-ton."

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

Everyone knows that I have an amazing relationship with the Japanese people. I have so many wonderful Japanese friends who call me and say "clash, you're doing a great job." I love the spirit of the Japanese people but when Japan sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing degeneracy. They’re bringing anime. They’re lolicons. And some, I assume, are good people.

Well at least we know it's satire now.

The most boring, tired satire imaginable. Every pro-Trump satire poster is the same boring thing.

right-wingers in general are incapable of satire, so…

[SillyAmerican]

From Takei's Facebook page:

"Say you’re on a football team, and your coach is retiring. You decide as a team to select a new coach. Along comes this guy who says he’s perfect for the job. “Have you coached football before?” one team member asks. “That doesn’t matter,” the man says “I’m going to be the best coach ever. We’re going to win. We’re going to win and win, because we’re champs.”

“That’s great,” you say. “But how? How are we going to win?”

“What do you mean how? You sound like a loser,” the wanna-be coach says. “I don’t want losers on my team. Why don’t you get out."

“I think he should stay. He’s allowed to ask how you’re going to coach us,” another teammate says.

“Shut up and let him talk,” says another. “I like this guy. He’s famous, give him respect.” Two of your teammates nod. Now you’re worried. This guy has them believing nonsense.

“Okay, you wanna know?” the man shouts. "Because I’m the best coach there is. I’ve been coaching baseball all my life, too. It’s a lot like football actually. Almost exactly like it. And we won lots of championships. The ladies love my players, too, because they love me. With me, you get to win. There’s no one better than me.” You look around and a few more of your team members are nodding. Are they hearing this guy?

But some team members remain skeptical. “I understand you coached baseball before, but actually, I hear you lost most of the time,” your friend says. "You got to coach baseball because your dad owned the team, but you still lost most of the time.”

“Who the heck are you? Do you even play football? What is it, Juan Carlos? You look like you play soccer, if you know what I mean.” Another team mate laughs. You don’t think it’s funny.

Juan looks at you. You decide not to say anything more. You don’t want any trouble.

“Look, don’t ask me how. The details don’t matter, because we’re going to win. The other teams suck. They’re a bunch of wimps and losers. And I’m the best coach there is, football, baseball, you name it. So how ‘bout it guys? Am I your new coach, or what?""

Yes, but let's continue the analogy.

Another coach that's been around for a long time is interested in the job. That coach has been paying off referees and has been shown in the recent past not to be interested in playing by the rules, even after signing a document saying that she understood those rules and would be careful about abiding by those rules.

So you say, "What did she do? Why isn't she playing by the rules?" To which you hear the reply "Shut up, you're being stupid. Our coach has been coaching forever. Besides, we've never had a female coach, and it's about time we did. Consideration of any other coaches is completely unnecessary."

"But", you say, "the coaches that we've had officiating games recently, including this woman, they haven't been all that effective, and the sport has suffered as a result."

And you hear, "Please be quiet. You don't know what you're talking about. We love football."

It's always a bit more interesting when you hear the whole story...

[muon2]

It's a clever analogy but there's a real counter example. Joe Gibbs was a champion NFL coach (3 Super Bowls) who then said he wanted to run a NASCAR team. Guess what, he's won four Sprint Cups despite spending his prior career entirely in the sport of football, not stock car racing.