Could Joel Nielsen be another Donald Trump? We know that Trump is never held accountable for his actions or behavior. And because nothing ever sticks to him, he is thought to have a Teflon coating. In the article, "Tougher than Teflon? Trump shows he is the most resilient politician in modern US history," Susan Page writes, "...he is the most resilient politician in modern American history.
Neither the ridicule of the political establishment toward the idea that he could win the White House nor the two-year investigation by a special counsel nor impeachment by the House of Representatives has bowed Trump or even prompted him to temper the brash, blunderbuss style that has brought him this far.
The Senate acquitted the president Wednesday of two articles of impeachment that charged he abused power by pressuring Ukraine to investigate a political rival, then obstructed Congress in an effort to cover it up."
Although Nielsen is not as nefarious and evasive as Trump, he nevertheless seems to have the same Teflon coating as Trump. Like Trump's acquittal of the two articles of impeachment, Nielsen was unscathed from the petition to remove him as the Kent State University athletic director for the following reasons:
"So, Joel wasn't at the hoop game where they honored athletes with the highest academic standing in the Fall Semester. Got me thinking what would Joel be doing instead of attending this event? Honoring Dave Letterman since we played Ball State last night. I do need some help so please join in.
TOP TEN THINGS JOEL WAS DOING RATHER THAN HONORING THE STUDENTS
1- Begging for an additional bonus due to academic good standing
2- Working on his whiteboard to see if he could cut any additional funding to allow him to get a larger car allowance
3- Shopping for fireworks for noon football games
4- Eating dinner with Coach Lewis and trying to convince him to stay after next year
5-Shopping for a new mouthpiece to wear while he works out. (yes that's a fact).
6- Sweeping under the rug a potential sexual assault cases
7-Tanning at Bahama Bodies (of course he does)
8-Anxiously following Arkansas women's golf on Golfstat without realizing KSU is in the same tournament
9-Sorting thru those unfortunate Polaroids of KSU Trustees he keeps in his top desk drawer
10-Sitting outside the HOF in Canton with an empty coffee cup waiting for Antonio Gates
BONUS-Actually he was there. He just realized he should not show his tan face."
Since the post was made, three other posters responded with their own humorous reasons why Nielsen was not at the game that honored KSU athletes with the highest academic standing in the fall semester. Perhaps there will be more humorous posts made, but the sad truth is most of the posters on Flash Fanatics continue to embrace Joel, just like the majority of the GOP continue to embrace Trump. One Flash Fanatics poster stated that he was angry about the petition to remove Nielsen from the AD position because it made Kent State University look bad. This is just like the Trump cult getting angry when news reports make Trump look unworthy of the oval office.
Whatever happened to the notion of expecting our leaders to do the right thing so they don't become a news story?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...nt-acquittal-resilient-politician/2857258001/
Neither the ridicule of the political establishment toward the idea that he could win the White House nor the two-year investigation by a special counsel nor impeachment by the House of Representatives has bowed Trump or even prompted him to temper the brash, blunderbuss style that has brought him this far.
The Senate acquitted the president Wednesday of two articles of impeachment that charged he abused power by pressuring Ukraine to investigate a political rival, then obstructed Congress in an effort to cover it up."
Although Nielsen is not as nefarious and evasive as Trump, he nevertheless seems to have the same Teflon coating as Trump. Like Trump's acquittal of the two articles of impeachment, Nielsen was unscathed from the petition to remove him as the Kent State University athletic director for the following reasons:
- The climate and gender equity problems within the department.
- The fact that discrimination and retaliation against women and insensitivity towards women and minorities is an ongoing concern leading to a torrent of staff turnover and even the filing of a formal EEOC complaint by a former head coach.
- Studies showing only five of the NCAA’s 351 Division I athletic departments have a worse rating than Kent State with regard to women in coaching.
- Emails proving Nielsen was dishonest in an HR investigation concerning sexual harassment and participated in a cover-up to protect a sexual predator who put the safety of student athletes and female staff at risk
"So, Joel wasn't at the hoop game where they honored athletes with the highest academic standing in the Fall Semester. Got me thinking what would Joel be doing instead of attending this event? Honoring Dave Letterman since we played Ball State last night. I do need some help so please join in.
TOP TEN THINGS JOEL WAS DOING RATHER THAN HONORING THE STUDENTS
1- Begging for an additional bonus due to academic good standing
2- Working on his whiteboard to see if he could cut any additional funding to allow him to get a larger car allowance
3- Shopping for fireworks for noon football games
4- Eating dinner with Coach Lewis and trying to convince him to stay after next year
5-Shopping for a new mouthpiece to wear while he works out. (yes that's a fact).
6- Sweeping under the rug a potential sexual assault cases
7-Tanning at Bahama Bodies (of course he does)
8-Anxiously following Arkansas women's golf on Golfstat without realizing KSU is in the same tournament
9-Sorting thru those unfortunate Polaroids of KSU Trustees he keeps in his top desk drawer
10-Sitting outside the HOF in Canton with an empty coffee cup waiting for Antonio Gates
BONUS-Actually he was there. He just realized he should not show his tan face."
Since the post was made, three other posters responded with their own humorous reasons why Nielsen was not at the game that honored KSU athletes with the highest academic standing in the fall semester. Perhaps there will be more humorous posts made, but the sad truth is most of the posters on Flash Fanatics continue to embrace Joel, just like the majority of the GOP continue to embrace Trump. One Flash Fanatics poster stated that he was angry about the petition to remove Nielsen from the AD position because it made Kent State University look bad. This is just like the Trump cult getting angry when news reports make Trump look unworthy of the oval office.
Whatever happened to the notion of expecting our leaders to do the right thing so they don't become a news story?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...nt-acquittal-resilient-politician/2857258001/
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