Paul Revere by Cyrus Dallin, North End, Boston

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Monday, October 16, 2017

"I Thought You Were Better Than This."

From a friend on facebook:


If you voted for Trump I am disappointed and mad as hell at you regardless of why you voted for him. When you stepped into that voting booth and pulled that lever you knew exactly what kind of man he was.
You knew that Trump had made fun of a man with a physical disability ..and you didn't care
You knew that Trump said, " John McCain was not a war hero, He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”..and you didn't care
You knew that Trump tweeted “Jeb Bush has to like the Mexican Illegals because of his wife.”... and you didn't care
You knew Trump said that Meghan Kelly had " blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever" ...and you didn't care
You knew that Trump said, "Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president?!” about GOP candidate Carly Fiorina ...and you didn't care
You knew that Trump said, " I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters" ...and you didn't care
You knew that Trump said, Look at my African-American here!” ...and you didn't care
You knew that Trump belittled the parents of a slain Muslim soldier ...and you didn't care
You knew that Trump said , "I moved on her like a bitch, but I couldn't get there, and she was married. Then all of a sudden I see her, she's now got the big phony tits and everything" ...and you didn't care
You knew that Trump said, "I'm automatically attracted to beautiful [women]—I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything ... Grab them by the p-say. You can do anything," ...and you didn't care
You knew it all and you overlooked it ,every vile thing he said and did....
And you didn't care
Why?
I thought you were better then this
Do you actually believe that a person who speaks this way has the character and integrity to lead this nation?
Would you want you sons or daughters.. grandsons or granddaughters saying or going any of these things?
Would you want any man grabbing your wife, daughter or granddaughter by the genitalia? Would you find it funny if your son or grandson grabbed someone else's daughter?
I do not understand.
Here is what I do know,
You can never again be offended by the word
p-ssy, you own it now
You can not say that our men and women in uniform need to be honored, you negated that right when you accepted Trump's comment about John McCain's time as a POW
If a women you know tells you she was touched by a man in an unacceptable way, you can not be outraged
If you hear someone belittling a person due to their looks, you no longer have the right to be upset
Trump showed us who he was and you embraced him and in doing so you have shown us who you are.
We knew the moral compass Trump held, now you hold it. It is yours.
I thought you were better then this


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I thought people who call themselves "Christian Value Voters" would, y'know, actually have "values." Their support of Trump proves they don't. And, no, they are NOT better than this. They own this perversion of a presidency. 

Never let them forget it.

10 comments:

Kevin Robbins said...

This is my new one for the Christians.

Jesus was a loser. Trump likes saviors that don't get crucified.

Shaw Kenawe said...

Kevin, when one reads what #45 said about McCain, it's not a stretch to think Lord Dampnut would mock Jesus for having been arrested and put to death. That absolutely would, in #45's mind, make Jesus a "loser."

Kevin Robbins said...

Has anyone asked Pence yet if he actually does want to hang all gays?

Anonymous said...

There's no debate about the fact that Trump is the shittiest human being to ever disgrace the American presidency.

Infidel753 said...

Kevin: I think we're afraid to find out.

As for those people, I'll never again make the mistake of thinking they're "better than this".

Dave Miller said...

At least there are a few conservative folks who see the damage Trump has done to the brand of the church...

Scarborough goes off starting right around the 50 second mark. And he asks the questions that I've had since the election... how can people of faith stand with and support Donald Trump? How could people who paste stickers on their cars and wear bracelets that scream WWJD, asking "What would Jesus do?" defend him and his stewardship of our country? What Christian values is he upholding everyday he is in the White House as he eschews humility, calls people names, repays bad with worse and never, never gives in as Jesus did on the cross. How could any Christian claim they are supporting a man of their faith after he says he's never asked for forgiveness, a central tenant of the faith?

It's simply incredible.

: Morning Joe

Shaw Kenawe said...

Dave, I think it's quite credible. Just visit certain blogs and read the seething hatred against Hillary Clinton, her husband, and even her daughter. They are what I call fake Christians who hate the Clintons more than they love their country. They justify Trump's incompetence, salacious behavior and daily lying by saying "at least Hillary isn't in the WH."

That reasoning will come to haunt them because Trump and all his vainglorious idiocy and mendacity will forever represent the GOP's values.

I fought the lawn. And the lawn won. said...

Sadly, you can't shame the shameless.

As much as we would wish it.

The only thought that consoles me in these dark times is that if Hillary had won, these $&@#% RWNJ lunatics would have been even more brazen in their violence and idiocy.

Shaw Kenawe said...

Iftl,Atlw: True enough. But not much consolation. The country focuses on #45's moronic Tweets and important business is being ignored. Trump, the ultimate narcissist, loves being talked about, even when it's negative talk.

Grey One talks sass said...

Based on Pences words in the past he's not particular in the 'how' and more focused on the dead part