Trump condemned at Muhammad Ali’s funeral

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This video from the USA says about itself:

Rabbi Michael Lerner Rips Donald Trump At Muhammad Ali Funeral; FULL Speech

10 June 2016

Rabbi Michael Lerner, the editor of Tikkun Magazine, is next to speak. The two were indicted alongside one another years ago for their non-violent actions against the Vietnam War. “We stand in solidarity with the Islamic community around the world,” he says in opening. A standing ovation for Michael Lerner, whose impassioned remarks spanned took aim at everything from drone warfare to income inequality to mass incarceration.

By Paige Lavender, Senior Politics Editor, The Huffington Post in the USA:

Speaker At Muhammad Ali’s Funeral Gets Political, Condemns Trump

The most political athlete ever gets the most political funeral possible.

06/10/2016 04:54 pm ET

Rabbi Michael Lerner, a political activist and the editor of Tikkun Magazine, didn’t hesitate to get…

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Muhammad Ali Sent Trump A Powerful Message That The World Needs To Read

The Fifth Column

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The right wing loves to appropriate revolutionary icons. Muhammed (sic) Ali is very much one of those icons. Since his passing on Friday, the boxing champion and political agitator’s legacy has been praised by those who have agendas that are antithetical to the The Champ’s views on the world. This is probably best exemplified by the message that he sent to Donald Trump (though Trump was not named explicitly) and anyone else who wants to take Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States seriously.

 Trump recently sent out a tweet, where he praised Ali for being “a truly great champion and a wonderful guy.”

Muhammad Ali is dead at 74! A truly great champion and a wonderful guy. He will be missed by all!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 4, 2016

That tweet stands out in stark contrast to the…

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Personal Tribute To The Greatest – Muhammad Ali

Then known as Cassius Clay, he competed in the 1960 Olympics and came home with a Gold Medal.   However, I first remember paying him attention during his second fight with Sonny Liston. I lived in Chicago then, and there were stories about people who went to the theater to watch the fight live.  It was an extra-long line waiting outside, and people were still waiting to buy tickets when the fight started.

People on the street started selling tickets to those in line so they could get inside.  What the people outside did not know was that the people selling tickets had already seen the fight.  Ali knocked Liston out in the first round.

The second time that I paid careful attention to Ali was when I was taken to a restaurant on the South Side of Chicago.  Turned out it was owned and operated by Muslims.  I enjoyed the food, and was given more of a surprise when Ali walked into the restaurant.  I was so nervous meeting the Champ that my hands were shaking.