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EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)

16. Good Lord!

Reply to InAbLuEsTaTe (Reply #15)

Sun Apr 28, 2019, 06:56 PM

Apr 2019

It's a easy as pie to sit at home on your computer or phone and criticize a shooting victim on how his reaction to a president calling him after he had his finger shot off, a dear friend murdered and his synagogue shot up might negatively affect your politics.

It's easy, but it's not right.

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I was deeply moved by the Rabbi's speech . . . and then he got to the part about Trump [View all] pnwmom Apr 2019 OP

Exhibit A from the "You Had Me and then You Lost Me" file. Dennis Donovan Apr 2019 #1

Must be a "conservative" rabbi. I can't fathom how any Jewish person AJT Apr 2019 #2

It's a Chabad synagogue, so it's at least loosely connected to the synagogue Jared belongs to. n/t pnwmom Apr 2019 #3

Chabbad which is Hasidic, so, he is Orthodox karynnj Apr 2019 #6

The Poway Chabad synagogue is at least loosely connected to Jared's. pnwmom Apr 2019 #7

I should have explained my point better karynnj Apr 2019 #9

Leave him alone EffieBlack Apr 2019 #4

I understand his reaction. But I am dreading how Trump will use it as we go forward. n/t pnwmom Apr 2019 #5

That's exactly the right point!! (Glad someone gets it.) InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #15

Good Lord! EffieBlack Apr 2019 #16

Truth. nolabear Apr 2019 #18

... SQUEE Apr 2019 #11

I agree Raine Apr 2019 #12

Here's the thing with Trump: he takes petty revenge on victims who call him out.Consider Puerto Rico Hekate Apr 2019 #8

He's practicing what he preaches lunatica Apr 2019 #10

A little about the cowboy hatted mayor godsentme Apr 2019 #13

Oy. nt SunSeeker Apr 2019 #14

I just saw it (on a rerun I guess). BigmanPigman Apr 2019 #17