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Jerry Falwell
Donald Trump
Russell Moore

“He offered us food, … so he brought out Wendy’s cheeseburgers. He ate cheeseburgers, and we ate cheeseburgers. Then he put on a concert….. Falwell continued that he believes those criticizing Trump are career politicians scared of change.”

Discussion

Tue, 03/15/16

[Bert Perry]

Idiot in this case is a fairly mild word for how I’d describe someone who describes Mr. Drumpf as if he were some kind of man after God’s own heart. Either that, or “guy who has been visited by the Mob.”

…Christie, Carson, and now Falwell. Maybe Trump Inc. made them “an offer they can’t refuse.” =)

Tue, 03/15/16

….is Trump’s father’s original name. I am referring to Mr. Drumpf by this name because of his cheap shot at John Stewart (Leibowitz) for doing the same thing Mr. Drumpf’s father did. Sauce for the goose.

Regarding the “Mob” comment, I could never prove it in a court of law, but the gentleman made his original name by doing real estate construction in New York for a lot less than others, often (Trump Towers) by doing things like using illegal immigrant labor, ignoring basic safety regulations, and the like. New York City has a powerful union presence, often involving the Mob, that would ordinarily have discovered this chicanery (for which millions in fines were paid) and thrown the yellow flag. So why didn’t they? What, or who, was in the way? What may someone have been getting in return?

Add to that the sweetheart deals he’s gotten from lenders, and the highly improbable endorsements he’s gotten from people who should have known better, and I’ve got to wonder exactly how he’s pulling this off. It’s certainly not by charm or good looks, and I would at least hope that not that many people would fall for chutzpah.

I don’t like to start to sound conspiratorial, but it’s getting harder and harder to resist.

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.

Tue, 03/15/16

From the look of that nun, you have another thing coming …

Tyler is a pastor in Olympia, WA and works in State government.

Tue, 03/15/16

Insulting towards Mr. Drumpf? Why would he be ashamed of his historic family name? (I am more or less quoting Mr. Drumpf here)

So am I insulting him, or am I pointing out his utter, hypocritical lack of character?

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.

Tue, 03/15/16

If you recite the Solas and sing a few bars of the Reformation Polka, it’s amazing how quickly she goes back to persuading hipster emergents to cross the Tiber. I told her to deal with Falwell and Trump.

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.

Tue, 03/15/16

Which is worse:

Falwell endorsing Trump, or Moore criticizing Falwell for not having a very well thought out Christian perspective?

1 Kings 8:60 - so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God and that there is no other.

Wed, 03/16/16

Unless something extremely unusual happens, Trump is the nominee. And with that, the next president will be Hillary Clinton. I found this list of actual polling, including several key states. Needless to say, Mr. Trump is in deep trouble. And in that his name and reputation is already fully known by the voting electorate, there is little he can do to “re-introduce” himself and change opinions.

AK: Trump 49 / Hillary 44 (Moore, Jan 2016)
AZ: Trump 44 / Hillary 42 (Strategies 360, Dec 2015)
FL: Hillary 50 / Trump 43 (CNN, Mar 6, 2016)
FL: Hillary 49 / Trump 41 (Marist, Mar 10, 2016)
IL: Hillary 57 / Trump 32 (Marist, Mar 10, 2016)
IA: Hillary 48 / Trump 40 (Marist, Jan 7, 2016)
KS: Trump 46 / Hillary 36 (FHSU, Feb 26, 2016)
MA: Hillary 64 / Trump 27 (WNEU, Oct, 2015)
MI: Hillary 52 / Trump 36 (NBC, Mar 3, 2016)
MN: Hillary 43 / Trump 38 (Mason-Dixon. Jan 20, 2016)
NH: Hillary 47 / Trump 39 (WMUR, Feb 28, 2016)
NJ: Hillary 52 / Trump 36 (FDU, Feb 28, 2016)
NY: Hillary 57 / Trump 34 (Siena, Mar 3, 2016)
NC: Hillary 47 / Trump 41 (Elon University, Feb 19, 2016)
OH: Hillary 50 / Trump 43 (CNN, Mar 6, 2016)
OH: Hillary 48 / Trump 42 (Marist, Mar 10, 2016)
PA: Hillary 43 / Trump 35 (Mercyhurst. Mar 11, 2016)
SC: Trump 47 / Hillary 42 (PPP, Nov 2015)
VA: Hillary 52 / Trump 35 (Roanoke College, Jan 26, 2016)
UT: Trump 33 / Hillary 28 (DanJones., Dec 14, 2015)
WI: Hillary 47 / Trump 38 (Marquette University, Jan 24, 2016)

Trump seems on the verge of making Utah a battleground state. A complete electoral disaster, and he likely takes down a half dozen or more Republican senators as well.