It is Super Tuesday so it seems appropriate to dive into politics.
I write my responses in purple and try to be polite.
My comments in Purple
THE ROWBOAT COMES FOR YOU . . .
This may be the best and most honest political promotion statement you will ever read. It decidedly does not brush objections aside.
You hate Hillary? READ it.
You hate Trump? READ it.
You think there's no choice? READ it.
And, read it with your grown-up hat on.
We've all been dealt huge responsibility with this election.
The first step toward accepting responsibility is accepting it,
and the first step toward accepting it is recognizing it.
READ THIS.
Read every single word.
It'll take you about three minutes.
Be sure to read to the end (take a few minutes and read all of it!)
Are you sickened and despondent with the current campaign and upcoming presidential election?
No. Not at all.
I consider myself a conservative and do truly believe our country is at a political/economic/moral/ social crossroads.
I need to let you know I could/would never vote for Hillary Clinton to lead this country.
To me, she represents everything that is wrong with our current political structure. On the flip side, I look and listen to Donald Trump
and I cringe at every rude, insulting comment he makes.
If you find yourself in a similar state of mind, please read the following article:
A Message For Christians About Donald Trump
Here's a famous joke about God and how he talks to us.
"A deeply faithful Christian man is stuck on roof at home with massive flooding up to the 2nd floor. Rowboat comes. He says "No, I'm waiting for God. I prayed and I know he's coming."
2nd Rowboat. "No, I'm waiting for God."
3rd Rowboat. "No, I'm waiting for God."
Water rises. The man drowns. Now he's meeting God in heaven. The religious man says, "Where were you God? I prayed. I was faithful. I asked you to save me. Why would you abandon me?"
God says, "Hey, I sent you 3 rowboats."
I am familiar with the story
Did you ever consider Trump is our rowboat?
When I first saw Trump speak for 3 hours to a town hall in New Hampshire I was very impressed. At that time I could consider he was our rowboat.
Especially for getting us out of wars.
1- Maybe God is trying to tell us something important--that now is not the time for a "nice Christian guy" or a "gentleman" or a typical Republican powder puff.
Are we talking about VP Mike Pence here?
2- Maybe now is the time for a natural born killer, a ruthless fighter, a warrior.
You mean such as Mayor Pete who drove out into Iraq’a green zone 60 times?
Because right about now we need a miracle, or America is finished.
Do you mean white America is finished ?
Maybe the rules of gentlemen don't apply here.
Maybe a gentleman and "all-around nice Christian"
would lead us to slaughter.
Or do you want another Mitt Romney, Bob Dole, John McCain, Gerald Ford or Paul Ryan?
Did any of them win?
Did they lead the GOP to "the promised land?"
Did they change the direction of America?
No, because if you don't win, you have no say.
Hard to argue this point.
If you don’t have a majority
in Senate (Obama) or
In the House (Trump) we
Found the Presidents can’t govern.
Paul Ryan couldn't even deliver his own state, Wisconsin!
And as leader of the House, Paul Ryan rolls over to Obama like my dog rolls over for a scrap of food, or a steak bone.
Don’t agree with that at all.
Need author’s evidence about Paul Ryan rolling over.
Nice, but obedient.
I mean Paul Ryan...not my dog.
My dog is actually a pretty good defender and loyal.
And this is how you talk about your friends?
Maybe God is knocking on your door loudly, but you're not listening.
Maybe God understands we need a "war leader" at this moment in time.
Now the author has entered SILLY WORLD
GOP was a strong opponent of Russia
Now Putin has private conferences with him.
Putin is his best friend.
Where is the GOP outrage,
Trump got totally played by North Korea.
Trump said Kim wrote him a love letter.
Maybe God understands if we don't win this election, America is dead.
Once again which America is he referring to?
It's over. The greatest nation in world history will be gone.
Finished. Kaput. Adios.
And with one last breath, maybe what we need to save us at the last second, is someone different.
I may have believed this in 2016 election.
But over the last 3 years I have gotten to know who Trump really is.
He is the threat to USA and it’s constitution.
Someone you haven't ever experienced before — because you weren't raised in rough and tumble New York where nothing good gets accomplished unless you're combative, aggressive, outrageous, on offense at all times, and maybe just a tad arrogant too.
I grew up in Brooklyn, New York
I got a free education at Brooklyn College.
I went on to become a physician
I have many of the above traits but nothing as the extreme Trump displays
Someone with a personality you've never seen on stage at your church.
Something that you have never seen in a President.
His lying is much more than any other President.
In Brooklyn if you lied you had NO CREDIBILITY
Maybe, just maybe, being a nice gentlemanly Christian would not beat Hillary and her billion dollars, and her best friends in the media who will unleash the dogs of hell upon the GOP nominee.
You are saying these are the candidates you might actually see in Church.
We know Trump doesn’t need to go to church
as Trump says he doesn’t need FORGIVENESS.
I guess you think God is only nice and gentlemanly. Really? Then you've missed the whole point of the Bible.
I think God is Love.
I think Trump only loves himself
When necessary, God is pretty tough.
When necessary, God strikes with pain, death and destruction.
When necessary, God inflicts vengeance.
Old testament message.
Jesus Christ brought a new message.
Love and Forgiveness.
He sacrificed himself so everyone could be saved and live forever.
I don’t see any personal sacrifice from Trump.
He uses US government as a ATM cash machine for himself and his business.
Maybe you think God couldn't possibly be associated with someone like Trump. Trump is too vicious, rude and crude.
When we won WWII, was God "nice?"
I believe God gave us free will.
I don’t think God was on the front lines intervening for our victory.
Were we gentlemanly when defeating Hitler?
Were we gentlemanly when firebombing Germany?
Were we gentlemanly when dropping atomic bombs on Japan? Is God ever "nice" on the battlefield?
Or does he send us vicious SOB's like General George S. Patton so the good guys can defeat evil?
I think you are confused with what God does and what Humans do with free will.
It's pretty clear to me God sends unique people to be "war leaders."
That's a different role than a pastor or church leader.
God understands that.
And maybe it's time to re-define "nice."
Maybe Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan aren't nice at all--because they led us to defeat.
And losing again would mean the end of America.
And God can't allow that.
If God can’t allow that the GOP has no worries?
Maybe Romney and Ryan mean well, but the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Or maybe they're just jealous they had their chance and blew it.
Maybe they'd rather help elect Hillary
than allow a Trump victory that would make them look weak, feckless and incompetent.
Wow, more insults to GOP leadership.
Not clear how this divisive message will unite the GOP to beat Dems?
"Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint." (Isaiah 40:30-31)
Old testament.
God is about miracles.
We don't need a "nice guy" or a "gentleman" right now. It's the 4th quarter and we're losing 14-0.
We need a miracle.
So let me repeat my message to Christians: "YOU'RE MISSING THE BOAT."
I believe Trump is our miracle.
I believe Trump is our rowboat.
Except he's more like a battleship!
No one is saying Trump is perfect.
No one is saying Trump is a perfect conservative.
But he is a patriot.
Was that demonstrated when he was draft dodger?
He is a warrior.
Maybe a Mafia type warrior.
Prevents government officials from answering subpoenas.
He is a capitalist.
He takes loan money and sells houses to Russians.
There is probably a Quid Pro Quo here
He is the right man, at the right time.
As in Climate change?
Yes, he's a bit rude and crude and offensive.
I think you wrote that already and no one is disagreeing with you.
You achieved making the case.
RUDE check
OFFENSIVE check
Good model for our children?
You never discussed this conundrum
But that may make him the perfect warrior to save America,
American exceptionalism, capitalism and Judeo-Christian values.
The choice should be easy for Christians.
It's Trump...or it's the end of the American dream.
I thank my friend for giving me an opportunity to respond to this article
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