Gene Keady Donald Trump
- Gene Keady Donald Trump Impersonator
- Gene Keady Donald Trump Supporters
- Gene Keady Donald Trump Tweets
The new European data protection law requires us to inform you of the following before you use our website:
- TRUMP'S COACH'S CORNER GROWS: No, Donald Trump did not confuse Bobby Knight with Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski today. He did, however, seem to refer to former Purdue basketball coach Gene Keady.
- Donald Trump is a misogynist, racist, xenophobe who is running for President on a platform consisting entirely of hate, ignorance, and fear. His speeches are riddled with absolute lies, aimed at misleading the public about the current state of our Union.
- — F ormer Purdue University basketball coach Gene Keady endorsed Donald Trump on Monday, the eve of the Indiana primary. Keady preceded Trump onstage and announced that he voted.
Gene Keady Donald Trump Impersonator
We use cookies and other technologies to customize your experience, perform analytics and deliver personalized advertising on our sites, apps and newsletters and across the Internet based on your interests. By clicking “I agree” below, you consent to the use by us and our third-party partners of cookies and data gathered from your use of our platforms. See our Privacy Policy and Third Party Partners to learn more about the use of data and your rights. You also agree to our Terms of Service.
(Editor’s note: as we head into the final hours preceding the U.S. Presidential Election, we revisit and republish some of the sports and pop culture stories we ran in 2016 relating to the electoral process)
Former Purdue University men's basketball coach Gene Keady offered his endorsement to Republican Donald Trump on Monday. Gene Keady endorses Donald Trump. Former Purdue University men's basketball coach Gene Keady offered his endorsement to Republican Donald Trump on Monday.
Speaking in Cleveland today, Donald Trumpcovered a litany of topics, first and foremost his much discussed and hyper analyzed Republican National Convention Acceptance speech from last night. Trump then shifted gears to his notorious feud with Texas Senator Ted Cruz before discussing his running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence.
The Republican nominee then described why he loves the state of Indiana and this included mentioning a cadre of coaches with elite won-loss records.
The names mentioned were Bobby Knight, Digger Phelps (ok, not everybody on this list has an elite record), Lou Holtzand “Gene.”
Trump, who didn’t mention any of the schools affiliated with the coaches by name, struggled to locate the name Gene Keady in his memory bank. It was more of a “you know, Gene” or “that Gene guy” kind of, for a lack of a better phrase, shout-out.
Here’s a Tweet from the Executive sports producer at WBAL-TV, Baltimore
Gene Keady was the coach he was searching for.
— Chris Dachille (@WBALDash) July 22, 2016
And a Tweet from an Energy and Environment Reporter at DC Examiner.
Trump says he loves Indiana and then proceeds to name off Bobby Knight, Lou Holtz, Gene Keady and Digger Phelps as why.
— Kyle Feldscher (@Kyle_Feldscher) July 22, 2016
In other words, Trump probably has no actual idea who Gene Keady really is, or what he’s accomplished in the Big Ten, but an advisor probably informed him that the court at Mackey Arena is named after somebody important and he should list that somebody important if he wants to appeal to Purdue Boilermakers everywhere.
Gene Keady Donald Trump Supporters
The remarks also transparently convey his attempt to appeal to Indiana Hoosiers and Notre Dame Fighting Irish fans as well. Trump needs to turn Indiana from slightly red to solid red in order to stand any chance in the electoral college map.
While the Gene Keady mention was just an awkward minor glitch, the Lou Holtz reference was an obvious blatant political mistake.
Holtz, who has a statue erected of him at Notre Dame Stadium, is completely toxic right now due to his bizarre and bigoted anti-immigrant rant on Tuesday at the RNC.
Why Trump would continue to associate his/the GOP brand with Holtz in the wake of the former ND’s expressed xenophobic and intolerant views is beyond the scope of reason. Alluding to Digger probably won’t register as Phelps is too obscure a figure these days.
Gene Keady Donald Trump Tweets
Referencing Bobby Knight could be risky too, as Knight is notorious for his extremist and fringe worldview.
But hey, there’s a reason we draw parallels between Trump and the President in the 2006 Mike Judge film Idiocracy.
Paul M. Banks runs The Sports Bank.net, partnered with FOX Sports Engage Network. and News Now. Banks, a former writer for the Washington Times, currently contributes regularly to the Chicago Tribune’s RedEye publication.
He also consistently appears on numerous talk shows all across the country. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram
Please enable JavaScript to view the discussion by Sidelines.Powered by Sidelines