RE: You didn’t think ChristianityToday’s site was something Trump would visit...

I thought that too until I remembered that ChristianityToday published an article that called out Christians who have blindly supported Trump when he constantly demonstrates that he is the least “Christ-like” President this country has ever elected.

Oh, did they? Well Trump's favorite pastimes are "Trump" and "revenge" for any slight he perceives... no matter how small.

They made Trump’s enemies list that day....and it’s well documented that Trump constantly keeps tabs on any publication that hurts his feelings to see if they are still talking bad about him so that he can return the favor!

Yep!

How pathetic is that: Trump only pays attention to those that criticize him; those that praise him are easily forgotten. Trump’s ego is that fragile!

He's definitely "Been a Dick" and so shall remain ever thus. He cares about no one but himself, and thousands of our fellow Americans have died as a direct result of his apathy and incompetence. Trump doesn't give two shits about the welfare of Americans... with the possible exception of his criminal pals who've now conveniently been released from prison.

Yep!

Guffaw. I thought about using that one, but I fear the full weight of the in-house censor crashing down upon me. I live in the shadow of righteous congeniality.

Heh... and I've literally been posting the word "Dick" since the very first day I commented here:

[22] Kick wrote:

Donald Trump: A guy who believes that accumulation of wealth is the true sign of a man's worth, who easily takes both sides of any issue for political expediency while his true loyalty lies with himself, a confident con no matter which side he's taking, and the biggest threat to our country coming not from without, but from within, a guy who fancies himself a true patriot but who'd turn coat on America and her people in order to satisfy his insatiable greed and lust for power and title... a modern-day Benedict Arnold.

"Benedict Donald": pronounced "Been A Dick," with a silent "T" like Stephen Colbert.

[Sunday, May 15th, 2016 at 08:43 UTC]

http://www.chrisweigant.com/2016/05/13/ftp391/#comment-75291

I simply call them the way I see them, JFC, and I have to tell you, I took a whole lot of good-natured ridicule by my crew for my measured assessment of Donald Trump... but they ain't razzing me these days... leastwise not about that.

But I digress.

Did you, though? The topic was actually "Dick," was it not? :)

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RE: You didn’t think ChristianityToday’s site was something Trump would visit...

I thought that too until I remembered that ChristianityToday published an article that called out Christians who have blindly supported Trump when he constantly demonstrates that he is the least “Christ-like” President this country has ever elected.

They made Trump’s enemies list that day....and it’s well documented that Trump constantly keeps tabs on any publication that hurts his feelings to see if they are still talking bad about him so that he can return the favor! Had they not called out Evangelicals for supporting Trump, he would not have a clue who they are...but his ultra-thin skin requires that he knows everyone who is mean to him.

How pathetic is that: Trump only pays attention to those that criticize him; those that praise him are easily forgotten. Trump’s ego is that fragile!

Those unmarked, unidentified units patrolling all over DC appear to be from various federal agencies that have no policing powers outside of their specific agencies. ICE and Bureau of Prisons agents have been called out to help patrol federal buildings. The most obvious reason for them not wearing their official uniforms identifying their agencies is because they have no real authority and are praying that people will just assume they are law enforcement and obey them.

I started comenting on CW's articles back in the early days of Huffington Post before moving over here when HP merged with AOL & FaceBook. He's a good guy and very reasonable. Read his comment rules and you'll realize that he's very lenient with rule-breakers. Don't worry too much about the hall monitors. Just don't be a troll. In addition, you too can donate. CW allows a certain Russian chatbot to pay to play. I don't really get why, but that's his business.

CW is as active in the comments section of his blog as any of his peers in the legitimate political pundit community, and significantly more than most. as to how much respect michale (or liz, or myself) is owed as a founding member here, it's up to the individual commenter to determine how heavily that weighs in your interactions. we all have our biases.

JL

Guffaw. I thought about using that one, but I fear the full weight of the in-house censor crashing down upon me. I live in the shadow of righteous congeniality.

I wasn't aware that Michale is considered a founding father in this comments section, that he may indeed predate the blog itself, and CW's role is purely ceremonial. How deliciously tedious and self-absorbing it must be to hold sway over the utterances of others. To carry the yardstick of propriety and to wield it without mercy or regret. Censorship, thou art a cruel mistress.

But I digress.

LL& P

Guffaw. I thought about using that one, but I fear the full weight of the in-house censor crashing down upon me. I live in the shadow of righteous congeniality.

I wasn't aware that Michale is considered a founding father in this comments section, that he may indeed predate the blog itself, and CW's role is purely ceremonial. How deliciously tedious and self-absorbing it must be to hold sway over the utterances of others. To carry the yardstick of propriety and to wield it without mercy or regret. Censorship, thou art a cruel mistress.

But I digress.

LL& P

I'll wager Trump ate the rug when reading the whole thing, Mattis roasted him like a sweet potato.

A sweet tater!? *laughs*

Mattis roasted Trump like a Dick Tater. ;)

"Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead he tries to divide us. We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership. We can unite without him, drawing on the strengths inherent in our civil society. This will not be easy, as the past few days have shown, but we owe it to our fellow citizens; to past generations that bled to defend our promise; and to our children."

I'll wager Trump ate the rug when reading the whole thing, Mattis roasted him like a sweet potato.

Behold.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/james-mattis-denounces-trump-protests-militarization/612640/

LL&P

Brandishing!

*ROTFLMAO*

WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING?

We don't know what Esper thinks, or is going to do or not do.

We don't know what the Joint Chiefs are thinking about if they are ordered to deploy combat troops to cities with continuing violence.

We don't know what the president thinks about Esper, or not, or if the president is even thinking at all, about anything.

We don't know what the protesters, or the rioters, or the police forces, or the federal forces, are going to do tomorrow.

We don't know whether, or when, cases of COVID-19 are going to increase or decrease in any given region of the nation.

We don't know how the coronavirus plague is going to affect the willingness of protesters to continue protesting en masse.

We don't know whether allegations that the rioters, looters, and vandals are part of organized anarchist, leftist, or rightist groups are true or not.

As much as I love reading punditry, isn't this situation so fluid and unpredictable as to render punditry useless?