Shit Trump Says

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“… you can’t be sarcastic with them because they write your words and you know people are reading the words the next day are much different [mumbles but I said?] I don’t think I’ll make it to heaven, I just don’t think I qualify, I don’t think there’s a thing I can do but all these good things I do including for religion, you know religion’s back now hotter than ever before I have to tell you [smattering of applause] But [mumbles/slurs combo of “I said” and “even though”] I did that [cites NYT story of him questioning meaning of life] No, I was just having fun. I really think I should probably get, I mean I’m not a perfect candidate but I did a helluva lot of good for perfect people that’s for sure [muted applause]”
 
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It will never not be fucking hilarious that the religious right holds Donald Trump up as its standard bearer. It's both wildly incompatible with the things they claim to believe and perfectly consistent with how they are viewed by the areligious (among others).
 
lawtig02 said:
When there's no difference between the National Prayer Breakfast and a Trump campaign rally, the church is irrelevant.
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If nothing else, I want to see the tax status for all religious organizations changed. Maybe some carve outs for real charity work but not even that if they promote unconstitutional activities. Clearly there are large portions of so called Christians who are inherently hostile to the Constitution in particular but democracy in general. I believe in the Constitution enough not to call for their imprisonment for what they teach but I'll be damned if they are owed any favors. That includes laws and practices that cater to their feelings instead of being evenly applied to benefit the nation most. That means looking at drug laws, immigration laws, abortion laws and all those laws that supposedly yield to some mythic standards ( Religion? Philosophy? Who gives a shit?) and make the decisions on what the costs are, what the benefits are and what the risks are.
 


Summary - OK, so I can’t claim credit for the 250th anniversary of America (though I tried but had to drop it when everyone made fun of me) but I got the Olympics and I got the World Cup [during the first term] but they rigged the 2020 election against me and wouldn’t have been invited to events I get deserve credit for if I hadn’t won reelection in 2024.
 
TangledUpInBlue06 said:
It will never not be fucking hilarious that the religious right holds Donald Trump up as its standard bearer. It's both wildly incompatible with the things they claim to believe and perfectly consistent with how they are viewed by the areligious (among others).
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To be fair it perfectly maps onto my long held beliefs of the evangelical right. It has always been a den of tent revival thieves and megalomaniacs.
 


“… But wouldn’t I have a right to? Think of it. There’s never been in history a president treated like I got treated. But they say I use it. [clip ends]”
 
finesse said:
If nothing else, I want to see the tax status for all religious organizations changed. Maybe some carve outs for real charity work but not even that if they promote unconstitutional activities. Clearly there are large portions of so called Christians who are inherently hostile to the Constitution in particular but democracy in general. I believe in the Constitution enough not to call for their imprisonment for what they teach but I'll be damned if they are owed any favors. That includes laws and practices that cater to their feelings instead of being evenly applied to benefit the nation most. That means looking at drug laws, immigration laws, abortion laws and all those laws that supposedly yield to some mythic standards ( Religion? Philosophy? Who gives a shit?) and make the decisions on what the costs are, what the benefits are and what the risks are.
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I'm getting more comfortable with this as we go. Make the churches distinguish between the portions of their revenue used for truly charitable purposes and those used for self-promotion, political activity, etc. It will be a mess, but that just illustrates the problem.
 
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