Is Donald Trump a racist?

This week Donald Trump made a splashy announcement that he has forgiven Miss USA Tara Conner for her indiscreet behavior (underage drinking in New York clubs, allegedly a positive test for cocaine, and reports of promiscuous sex) and decided to let the blonde knockout take her crown to an alcohol and drug rehab for a short, image-enhancing stay.

"I've always been a believer in second chances," Mr. Trump declared.

"I wouldn't say that I'm an alcoholic," Miss USA sobbed.

Although this is certainly not the first time that a human Barbie doll (Stoli sold separately) has received fabulously favorable treatment from men with their jaws on their chests, there is one additional factor in this story that appears to have gone unnoticed.

The first runner-up, Miss California Tamiko Nash, is African-American.

Can it be that Donald Trump and NBC (who co-own the Miss USA Pageant), as well as the advertisers who pay the bills for the glamour showcase, would rather be associated with a cocaine-using blonde party girl than the equally beautiful black woman who would have replaced her?

Just asking.



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