INSIDE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 8-14, 2016 Do www.FloridaWeekly.comit now Vol. VI, No. 47 • FREE Things you should Fall films get done before the Autumn brings a welcome break from the summer blockbusters. snowbirds return B1 Keeping SCORE Retired executives mentor next generation. A14 A homer? Historical Society explores a century of baseball in Palm Beach County. B1 ILLUSTRATION BY DOUG MACGREGOR / FLORIDA WEEKLY ILLUSTRATION BY NANCY STETSON We really do. nstetson@fl oridaweekly.com They contribute to the coffers; tourism is a billion-dollar industry. (Tourism gener- They’re coming back. ates an annual economic impact of about You know they are. $7 billion, according to Discover the Palm Just as surely as the swallows return to Beaches.) Capistrano, the snowbirds return to South But boy, is it nice when they’re not here. Florida. And we love snowbirds. SEE DO IT NOW, A8 Regional set to open Lindsay Autry’s new EPCOT set to be culinary epicenter restaurant to debut. 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PRSRT STD LESLIE LILLY A2 MOVING ON UP A16 COLLECTORS B2 U.S. POSTAGE PAID OPINION A4 INVESTING A16 EVENTS B4-5 FORT MYERS, FL PETS A6 REAL ESTATE A17 PUZZLES B9 PERMIT NO. 715 BUSINESS A14 ARTS B1 CUISINE B10-11 A2 NEWS WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 8-14, 2016 www.FloridaWeekly.com GARDENS/JUPITER FLORIDA WEEKLY COMMENTARY What have you got to lose? purpose isn’t really to reach out to peo- replicate in communities of color the gets wrong is what they are angry about. ple of color. If it is true, the logistics of success Trump has had in tapping the He is trolling for Clarence Thomas con- Trump events make sense: Hosting ral- anger of working class whites. If it is servatives, the African-Americans who leslieLILLY lies in minority communities inclusive true, the guy is a Machiavellian genius. deny the existence of white privilege; [email protected] of minority people is entirely unneces- He won the loyal support of blue collar and who do not acknowledge systemic sary. Instead, do pop-up rallies inside white men with the potency of his anti- discrimination as a modern legacy of gated communities where the “colored immigrant, white nationalist message, slavery. Unless you are living in a hollow people” aren’t welcome. stoking their economic grievances as Those who join Trump’s tribe deny log in a turpentine camp, you know Pundits have said for some time he went. these realities. They defame the legiti- “What have you got to lose?” is Donald Trump would “pivot” from the most He gives them permission to express macy of the Black Lives Matter move- Trump’s summary pitch urging African- blasphemous version of himself and their racial resentments, their disaf- ment and discredit the issues of justice Americans (and Hispanics) to vote for become, in the general election, a more fection with establishment politicians it has raised of systemic racism, inter- him. He delivers the question as the conventional politician. He has a good (Democrat and Republican) and their generational poverty, police violence punchline to the unexpected rhetorical reason. His poll numbers are tanking hate of wealthy elites. Never mind and the mass incarceration of blacks. argument preceding it. among entire swaths of the voting popu- Trump is a billionaire elitist, too, rising The boil of the angry and dispos- It goes something like this: You black lation. He has overplayed his hateful to wealth and power manipulating the sessed is the core of Trump’s candidacy. (and brown) people are mired in poverty hand. very system he condemns on his way to He would augment it by stoking the because you vote for Democrats. You live He doesn’t have much time to reboot. making America great again. anger of African-Americans who share the entirety of your dystopian lives in Unless he shores up his base with mod- Issac Bailey wrote for CNN News grievances in common with working the rotten, urban cores of America’s cit- erates, he will not win the White House. Opinion, “Many voters of color are as class whites. Their hatred is mutual of ies. Crime is skyrocketing because there Trump’s photo ops demonstrating his socially conservative as white Repub- the rigged economy. aren’t enough cops or guns. Your chances fondness for fried chicken and taco licans. They also share an overriding But he is playing with fire. Trump of getting shot are far better than finding bowls won’t win converts to his cause. belief in the power of entrepreneurship. calculates his words to incite violence a job. You got an inferior education from As a result, some speculate the real They are frustrated by the state of pub- and hatred. He is waging war, not peace. lousy public schools. Your kids have the motive for his overt appeals to minori- lic schools and would embrace school What do we have to lose? Quite possibly, same shot at mediocrity. ties is to convince white people (mod- choice programs that are well designed everything. ■ You own nothing. You will get noth- erates and women) he isn’t really the and take into account the fate of stu- ing as long as you abandon the Republi- bigot they think he is. A little moral dents who would be left behind in the — Leslie Lilly is a native Florid- can Party. It can’t possibly get any worse encouragement will change their minds. public system. Those groups are among ian. Her professional career spans more for you people. You waste your vote on So he need only play the white guy who the most religious in the nation while than 25 years leading major philan- social liberals. I, Trump, am the antidote cares deeply about ending racial injus- the GOP has long claimed faith as one thropic institutions in the South and to your sorry condition. Vote for me. tice. White conservatives on the fence of its pillars.” Appalachia. She writes frequently on What the hell have you got to lose? will no longer think he is a racist. The Were Trump successful, it would be issues of politics, public policy and The gambit is bold but also perplex- racist was Donald Trump’s evil twin. It a tactical coup d’état, overthrowing the philanthropy, earning national recogni- ing. Trump delivers this speech before was he who did all the trash talking, not Democratic stronghold on the minority tion for her leadership in the charitable overwhelmingly white audiences at ral- the doppelganger now humming, “We vote. sector. She resides with her family and lies hosted in majority white communi- shall overcome.” Trump does get one thing right: There pugs in Jupiter. Email her at llilly@flori- ties. Some venture, despite the focus Me? I have a different theory about is a deep reservoir of anger in the Afri- daweekly.com and read past blog posts and substance of his statements, his all this. I think it is a ploy to try and can-American community. But what he on Tumblr at llilly15.Tumblr.com We heal for Terry. Ali R. Malek, MD oke Survivor 2015 Terry Tipple – Str Medical Director, SMMC Comprehensive Stroke Center 8 Years The Comprehensive Stroke Center at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Dr. Malek and our team heal for stroke patient Terry Tipple. At St. Mary’s Medical Center, our Comprehensive Stroke Center employs some of the most advanced life-saving stroke technologies including vascular catheterization, so our team can heal patients like Terry without wasting precious time. To hear Terry’s story visit www.stmarysmc.com/our-stories/terry’s-avm-story. 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