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Trump tells Christian voters they "won't have to vote anymore" if he is elected in November
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Katcat
(411 posts)How many more people are involved in this ongoing insurrection? Is it the whole gop?
KS Toronado
(20,587 posts)we had around 146 elected Rs who refused to certify the votes hoping to throw it to the House to
make that decision, I'm guessing that number is larger today because TSF will ruin everybody who
doesn't fall in line and worship him like a king.
Initech
(103,416 posts)
peppertree
(22,850 posts)Last edited Mon Jul 29, 2024, 01:34 PM - Edit history (1)
They resent democracy - which they view as a thinly-veiled "globalist-Marxist, n***er-loving (and anti-white) ruse."
This viewpoint is especially rabid and prevalent now - but it was always there among southern right-wingers, lurking.
PatSeg
(49,839 posts)and they REALLY don't like that!
allegorical oracle
(3,957 posts)since Lee surrendered to Grant.
It reared up during George Wallace's era, but was tamped down. TSF just cracked open the hatred box far enough to set them free to spew their crap.
KS Toronado
(20,587 posts)Our messages of saving Democracy might be falling on deaf ears. They don't want to hear that and
it turns them off from voting with us.
Do we need to tweak our message to "saving our way of life" or "saving our Constitution" maybe
"saving the Oval Office from a orange King" ?
peppertree
(22,850 posts)My apologies if my comment came off otherwise.
Some of the smartest liberals and moderates I've ever met, were southerners. Stuart Stevens reminds me of them a lot.
These are people who have seen - and lived with - the authoritarian threat, up-close and personal. They know what the neo-confederates and assorted right-wingers are capable of.
LetMyPeopleVote
(157,737 posts)TheBlackAdder
(29,208 posts)The guy with the bumblebee shirt.

Abolishinist
(2,184 posts)but I've decided that I will most probably watch "Airplane" again. Jeebus what's wrong with me.
And don 't call me Shirley.
subterranean
(3,571 posts)PatSeg
(49,839 posts)but he doesn't care. He thinks his base will love him no matter what he says, which has proven to be true.
Meanwhile, the man doesn't realize that as an useful idiot, he won't be necessary to the powers-that-be once he is no longer "useful" to them. He needs to stay away from windows and stairs.
IronLionZion
(47,440 posts)and also claiming to love freedom.
Farmer-Rick
(11,624 posts)In the same speech, he makes it clear he is Not a Christian.
As if it's a selling point. "See, I'm so fair, I want Christians to vote for me even though I'm Not a Christian." Is he an atheist?
So do you think the anti Christ would be a Christian? Is Satan a Christian? I mean they would believe in Christ soooo.
Or is Trump an atheist? Just doesn't believe in any gods? He does want to rule like a god. Maybe he thinks he is God.
niyad
(121,998 posts)markodochartaigh
(2,225 posts)copilot. That used to be a very common bumper sticker in Texas.
usonian
(15,685 posts)cbs says
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-christian-voters-turning-point-action/
Though, using the word "you" implies separation, as contrasted with "us" or "we", a common gaffe.
Important to clarify, as your statement would be powerful if verified.
And it's typical if him to contradict himself, even deliberately, to take both sides of an issue, or to say he was just joking, when caught in a lie or found quoting from his beloved führer.
dmr
(28,705 posts)I doubted myself, because surely he wouldn't admit to that --- or would he?
usonian
(15,685 posts)The quote is not out there for easy search.
Farmer-Rick
(11,624 posts)It's out there in most clips of him saying Christians won't have to vote anymore. It's everywhere on YouTube news clips.
Go to ABC7 Los Angeles with Mark Brown. He has an easily identifiable clip.
It's not hard to find. And several small online Christian groups were commenting on that he said he was Not Christian before they even noticed that he said you won't ever have to vote again.
Farmer-Rick
(11,624 posts)Look at the video. He may not have meant it because he does have dementia but he clearly says it and gestures to emphasize it. I think his dementia let the truth out. He's losing g track of his lies.
I'm going to believe what I see and hear with my own senses. Not what corporate media and CBS is trying to con people with.
He holds his right hand to his chest, near his heart? purposely indicating himself. Then he shakes his head "no" when he says "Not". It's so very obvious.
He says, "I'm Not Christian."
The best video on it is ABC7 Los Angeles with Mark Brown. I tried to post the link but it's not working for me.
usonian
(15,685 posts)Wonder if there's a trancscript.
I'd love to post it.
On billboards.
Farmer-Rick
(11,624 posts)Folks are trying to minimize it. Corporate media didn't even mention it. I saw it mentioned on a couple of small Christian sites before I saw he told folks they wouldn't have to vote. Some Christians did notice it.
It's just so weird to watch corporate media cover up for him.
Why doesn't someone ask him about saying he's not a Christian? It would be an easy thing to clear up. But no one wants to bring it up.
The emporers has no clothes.
usonian
(15,685 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(36,631 posts)0:40 second video, not a christian is at about 0:31
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/jH6wJCScBtI
Drop the "m." and replace "shorts/" with "watch?v="
usonian
(15,685 posts)I really didn't want it to play, so I left it as is.
Mainly wanted the snap, for sharing other than a video link.
SOUNDS A LOT BETTER.
Hermit-The-Prog
(36,631 posts)I prefer transcripts. That may be the longest I've listened to him since 2016.
Sometimes one has to just wade into the crap to get to the other side.
spanone
(138,113 posts)allegorical oracle
(3,957 posts)Abolishinist
(2,184 posts)What I hear is "I'mm uaah Christian".
niyad
(121,998 posts)the term "St. Vitus dance" comes to mind.
niyad
(121,998 posts)from my very early years, I decided to look it up. It is an actual condition, called Sydenham's or rheumatic chorea, an autoimmune disorder that attacks primarily females. The things one learns!
Harker
(15,489 posts)first recorded by Little Willie John in 1958.
niyad
(121,998 posts)Where in Colorado in your 50 years here?
Harker
(15,489 posts)Mostly Boulder.
Fun song!
TBF
(34,997 posts)NameAlreadyTaken
(1,897 posts)kentuck
(113,164 posts)is worth a lot of money.
BumRushDaShow
(146,856 posts)Like the Monday "twofer".
orleans
(35,572 posts)jody hamilton, from stephanie miller's show, was talking about how we should/everyone should just start calling trump weird -- he'll hate it (somethingi to that effect)
i'm not sure weird is the right word/insult for anyone to be using in reference to that monster
magats are gonna start wearing buttons or shirts saying proud to be weird
and low and behold, they will take over that word like they did with freedom and american flags3
MuchBetterThanThis
(54 posts)For these people.
Deplorable was quite accurate in 2016 but look where that got us.
Crazy, nuts, insane, cult-like, sub-human,
..
PatSeg
(49,839 posts)They'll just embrace the word and spin it as something positive, like they've done before, which actually IS very weird. Their brains have turned into mush.
whopis01
(3,781 posts)usaf-vet
(7,234 posts)It sure as hell scares the the sh*t out of me. And hopefully, at least some of the non-maga cultists may be starting to see the light.
Trump is telling us all that he plans to anoint himself as the first emperor of an American dynasty. Fu*k that!
Initech
(103,416 posts)Whether it's Trump, Bolsonaro, Erdogan, Orban, Modi, Putin - weirdness is a hallmark of being a fascist.
Bongo Prophet
(2,732 posts)That's just common sense, lol.
Initech
(103,416 posts)
markodochartaigh
(2,225 posts)Authoritarians are rigid in their conformity to their own social norms. They absolutely do not consider themselves weird. And, as someone with Asperger's, let me assure you that authoritarians are considered far more normal by the 2/3'rds of the population who are not authoritarian that many people with Asperger's are. As long as the authoritarians refrain from "saying the quiet part out loud" they generally fit right in in society. They frequently move right up the ladder into high corporate, military, and government positions, whereas people who genuinely come across as "weird" struggle to maintain employment.
SeattleVet
(5,636 posts)Eliminate
International
Respect and
Democracy
Hey, it works!
czarjak
(12,635 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(36,631 posts)Sensible people don't elect the weird and creepy and controlling. Democrats will improve education and health care to get them the help they need.
Skittles
(161,633 posts)he is one demented orange fuck
fierywoman
(8,211 posts)NH Ethylene
(31,028 posts)It's about time the mainstream media started to cover his bizarre and threatening comments.