Posted on 04/24/2011 9:39:32 PM PDT by TheDingoAteMyBaby
In bridge, a trump card is held in reserve for winning a trick. In politics, Donald Trump is anything but reserved and appears to think he might trick enough voters to win the next presidential election.
There's plenty to draw on when critiquing a possible Trump candidacy. His multiple marriages (three) and affairs provide fodder for the media and contrast poorly with President Barack Obama's "family values" image as husband of one wife and father of young daughters, whom he clearly loves.
In recent weeks, Trump has been trying to gain a toehold in the evangelical community, which is especially influential in Iowa, where caucuses begin the process of nominating a presidential candidate.
In an interview with David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network, Trump described Christianity as "a wonderful religion." In answer to a question about his faith, Trump said, "I believe in God. I am Christian. I think the Bible is certainly, it is 'the' book. It is the thing."
To evangelical ears, that lacks substance. While a candidate's faith should matter only if it affects policy, if someone wishes to use his or her faith to win votes, then voters ought to be able to judge the depth of that faith as a means of determining their credibility.
What should we make of Trump telling Brody that people send him Bibles all the time and that he stores them "in a very nice place"? "There is no way I would ever throw anything, to do anything negative to a Bible. I would have a fear of doing something other than very positive so actually I store them and keep them and sometimes give them away to other people."
Does he read the Bible and believe what it says? How about the parts concerning marriage, divorce and fornication?
(Excerpt) Read more at sun-sentinel.com ...
For later.
If he’s elected somebody else has to handle his financial empire; I doubt that he’d trust anybody.
Of course, he would have to time to act as president if he had to answer all the lawsuits that the Democrats would be filing every time he had an opinion.
Thanks TheDingoAteMyBaby. G’night all, up past my bedtime, yikes *that never happens*. Have a great week.
There are so many liberals, RINOs, conservatives, and MSM-types telling me I should avoid even the sound of Trump’s voice that I’m sure I’ll do just that.
It just seems to me that there is way too much hoopla going on about Donald Trump.
Donald is a capitalist. Romney is a Progressive-Lite.
I'll take Colonel West or Herman Cain over either of them. Those gentlemen are the "complete package."
.../s
By then, it’ll be too late. =:o)
“Does he read the Bible and believe what it says? How about the parts concerning marriage, divorce and fornication?”
Another voter who wants Mother Teresa to run.
While I would be very leery of a Trump presidency, I was very much in agreement with most everything he said on Rush last week.
At the same time, everyone running on our side, with the exception of Sarah, seem like sour milk.
They are all RINOS or wimps, almost as bad as McStain.
Trump getting a toehold with evangelicals is as likely as the Pope getting a toehold with the Iranian Ayatollahs.
Or who wants a Ronald Reagan, or a George Washington.
I totally agree.
Awwww, Cal. Thanks for reminding of how wonderfully human the Marxist is.
The Rev. Franklin Graham disagrees with the “Reverend” Cal Thomas:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2709989/posts
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