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Bosses at Scots university under pressure to strip Donald Trump of honorary degree
Scotland Now, via the UK Daily Record ^ | December 9, 2015 | JOHN FERGUSON

Posted on 12/09/2015 5:28:27 PM PST by Timber Rattler

BOSSES at a Scots university are under pressure to strip Donald Trump of an honorary degree after he called for Muslims to be banned from America.

Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen said their principal was "considering the position".

Trump, who is leading the race to fight next year's presidential election for the Republicans, wants a "complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States".

He says the ban should stay in place until the authorities can work out which of them are terrorists.

Aides at first said the ban would apply to US citizens who happened to be abroad on holiday and to Muslim troops serving overseas.

Trump later said citizens would be exempt.

RGU gave Trump his degree in 2010 as he built his £750million golf complex near the city. But by last night, more than 4000 people had signed an online petition urging them to take it back.

The petition accuses Trump of "hate speech" and "unrepentant, persistent verbal attacks based on nationality, religion, race and physical abilities".

Trump has previously branded Mexican immigrants rapists and called for Muslims to be made to carry special identity badges. He also mocked the appearance of a disabled reporter who exposed his false claims that thousands of US Muslims celebrated 9/11.

Green politician Maggie Chapman, the rector of Aberdeen University, called Trump's plans "fascistic" and said his campaign was "disgustingly racist".

She added: "He is an utterly unacceptable ambassador for our gloriously global city and its international universities."

(Excerpt) Read more at scotlandnow.dailyrecord.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: elections; immigration; scotland; trump; trumpwasright; university
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If they take the degree back, then he should take the golf course back...


1 posted on 12/09/2015 5:28:27 PM PST by Timber Rattler
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To: Timber Rattler

I’m certain that he is terribly upset.


2 posted on 12/09/2015 5:30:04 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
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To: Timber Rattler
Trump has previously branded Mexican immigrants rapists and called for Muslims to be made to carry special identity badges. He also mocked the appearance of a disabled reporter who exposed his false claims that thousands of US Muslims celebrated 9/11.

Lies. All lies.

3 posted on 12/09/2015 5:30:17 PM PST by ilgipper
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To: Timber Rattler

Universities get a lot of money from foreign arab students with their tuition paid by their countries.


4 posted on 12/09/2015 5:31:42 PM PST by Vince Ferrer
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To: Timber Rattler

It would be perfectly fitting for the “academy” to boast about its own hubris and therefore remove any doubt as to its complete uselessness in this day and age, having squandered its centuries of goodwill in the last two generations.


5 posted on 12/09/2015 5:33:15 PM PST by o_1_2_3__ (Obama lied, people died - Holiday Edition)
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To: Timber Rattler

So many LYING Cowards, so little time.


6 posted on 12/09/2015 5:33:35 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (Obama, unable to call a Spade a Spade...)
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To: Timber Rattler

The liberal radical left is so dedicated to their insanity and twisted, fantasy world.


7 posted on 12/09/2015 5:35:09 PM PST by EagleUSA
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To: Timber Rattler

He DID NOT say that muslims should be BANNED from the U.S. That implies making those already here leave. What he said was that we should not let anymore into the county until we understand what they are doing and only when safety allows.

Not that a ban is a particularly bad idea in toto.

Oldplayer


8 posted on 12/09/2015 5:40:40 PM PST by oldplayer
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

JOHN FERGUSON - Professional liar.


9 posted on 12/09/2015 5:40:42 PM PST by PAR35
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To: Timber Rattler

So say Academia that are wedded to the teat of money from
Saudi Arabia and other Islamic hegemons.


10 posted on 12/09/2015 5:41:41 PM PST by Paladin2 (my non-desktop devices are no longer allowed to try to fix speling and punctuation, nor my gran-mah.)
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To: ilgipper

I would love to see him take one of these MSM outlets and bankrupt them with a defamation suit.


11 posted on 12/09/2015 5:44:13 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I support President Pre-elect Donald J. Trump. Karl Rove, the GOPe, and Leftist's worst nightmare.)
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To: Timber Rattler

I think they already did this today.


12 posted on 12/09/2015 5:59:49 PM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
I'm certain that he is terribly upset.

I sense sarcasm. And as such, he should make a very public display of giving it, robes and all, right the eff back. After he p!$$es on it.

13 posted on 12/09/2015 6:01:15 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism. It is incompatible with real freedom.)
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To: Timber Rattler

Trump just crawled under his bed crying terribly. Boo hoo hoo😭😪


14 posted on 12/09/2015 6:03:12 PM PST by faithhopecharity (Brilliant, funny, and incisive Tagline coming to this space soon.....)
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To: Timber Rattler

The Scots as Indian givers?


15 posted on 12/09/2015 6:04:44 PM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: Timber Rattler

“Go ahead, make my day” - Ronaldus Magnus


16 posted on 12/09/2015 6:05:20 PM PST by AndyJackson
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

If the reaction of the elected leaders’ of Western civilization to Trump’s sensible Muslim ban can’t convince anyone that our leaders are complete fools, then nothing else will.


17 posted on 12/09/2015 6:13:12 PM PST by odawg
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To: Timber Rattler

Good.


18 posted on 12/09/2015 6:17:04 PM PST by Marcella (CRUZ (Prepping can save your life today.))
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To: odawg

I work with a fellow engineer, from Scotland. He’s more conservative than anyone I’ve ever met or worked with from the UK.

Big Trump fan.

We’re going to the range on Saturday. He cannot wait...


19 posted on 12/09/2015 6:18:36 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
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To: Timber Rattler; xzins
A loony group of United Methodists wanted to strip George W. Bush and Dick Cheney of membership during the War on Terror. I don't believe they succeeded.

Naturally, lefties say nothing about Hillary Clinton's claim of United Methodist membership: 2014: Hillary Clinton to speak at UMW Assembly

20 posted on 12/09/2015 6:28:50 PM PST by Albion Wilde ("Look, the establishment doesn't want me, because I don't need the establishment." --Donald Trump)
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