A Second Trump Administration Would Be a Carnival of Corruption and Greed

The New York Times ^ | Oct. 22, 2024, 5:04 a.m. ET | David Dayen

[E. Pluribus Unum]

By now, the story has made the rounds. Back in June, Oklahoma’s superintendent for public instruction, Ryan Walters, ordered every classroom in the state to teach the Bible between fifth grade and high school. Three months later, when he released the guidelines for companies bidding to supply the Bibles, they included some unusually specific terms.

The Bibles had to contain not just the King James Version of the Old and New Testaments, but founding documents like the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, as well as the Pledge of Allegiance. And they had to be bound in leather, or some reasonable facsimile.

The only Bibles that fit these parameters happen to be endorsed by Donald Trump or his son. The $59.99 “God Bless the USA” Bibles (which are, incidentally, printed in China) cost 20 times more than a mass market paperback version of the King James Bible. It’s not clear how much Mr. Trump earns per sale — The Times has reported that he receives royalties for use of his name — but his cut is likely significant. Mr. Walters’s spokesman has confirmed that the $3 million in the state budget earmarked for Bibles came directly from “payroll savings”; that could pay salaries for 75 entry-level teachers in Oklahoma.

Maybe a rogue ideologue handing a chunk of Oklahoma’s education budget to the former president strikes you as egregious. It should also strike you as familiar. Mr. Trump’s entire term in office was marked by profit-taking schemes and uses of public funds for personal benefit. If we know anything about what life would be like if he wins again, we know this bottomless...

[TangoLimaSierra]

Now he can do all that Corruption and Greed he forgot to do in his first term.

[Falcon4.0]

These people suffer from mash psychosis.

[Bob434]

the more scared the left become, the more they project!

[RayChuang88]

What will really happen is a massive houseeleaning at the FBI and CIA first. James Clapper and John B. Brennan could be fired and/or arrested along the way.

I think Trump is looking at a massive overhaul on national taxation, too. The very idea of going to a low-rate no-deductions flat tax or even the more radical FairTax is not off the table, given how massively positive such a change could do to the US economy.

[No name given]

That’s right.

[Savage Beast]

What do these people think we’ve got now???

[Who is John Galt?]

[Pearfect]

NYT. ( NOT YOUR TRUTH )

LIARS.

[BenLurkin]

Is NYT saying Bibles are corruption? Or greed?

[Sirius Lee]

You could fill an ocean with the amount of foam coming out of their mouths.

[PeterPrinciple]

https://godblesstheusabible.com/

God Bless The USA Bible
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Easy-to-read, large print, and slim design, this Bible invites you to explore God’s Word anywhere, any time. This bible has been designed so that it delivers an easy reading experience in the trusted King James Version translation. This large print Bible will be perfect to take to church, a bible study, work, travel, etc.

This Bible also features a copy of:

Handwritten chorus to “God Bless The USA” by Lee Greenwood
The US Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
The Pledge of Allegiance

[Pollard]

Exact description of the biden family and would probably describe a kamalala admin. The usual projection.

[PeterPrinciple]

Is any of the money from this Bible going to the Donald J. Trump campaign for President?
No, GodBlessTheUSABible.com is not political and has nothing to do with any political campaign. GodBlessTheUSABible.com is not owned, managed or controlled by Donald J. Trump, The Trump Organization, CIC Ventures LLC or any of their respective principals or affiliates.

GodBlessTheUSABible.com uses Donald J. Trump’s name, likeness and image under paid license from CIC Ventures LLC, which license may be terminated or revoked according to its terms.

from the website

[pburgh01]

Which bible is that? The one without the Book of Enoch? The one sanctioned by the Catholic Church? The one mistranslated\lazy translated by King James of England? The the versions full of mistranslations, like in .... Matthew, where Jesus says the sheep will be separated from the BABY goats, not the goats, which changes the whole meaning? The versions that interchange the words Hell, Sheol, and Ghenna?

See cliches and, bumper sticker Christianity, just doesn't hold up to strutiny and logic.

Jesus is Lord and we have accept a more Christ-like God, which paints God not as the angry Father\The Holy Spirit as unknowable and Jesus as the advocate and savior form the Father's wrath. I was a baby Christin once, but accepted the whole Gospel and dropped worshiping the Bible years ago. It set me free. You should try it. Stop listening to Men tell you about God and his nature.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Which bible is that?

Try to put your self-righteousness aside for a moment.

This ain't about which version of the bible.

It's about allowing any bible at all.

Which version doesn't matter if no versions are allowed.

[PerConPat]

The only Bibles that fit these parameters happen to be endorsed by Donald Trump or his son.

The Trumps are endorsing bibles? C'mon, Donald Sr...Why waste time with bibles when you can put your kids to work selling influence to foreign nations...That's where the real money is...Just ask Joe.../s (I guess)

[Honorary Serb]

“All the news we fit to print.”

[Blueway]

What is stopping some publishing company from printing that combination of Bible and public documents at a lower price?
Nothing.
Anytime the left can connect Christianity with evil intent they will jump at the chance.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“The attacks are being ramped up noticeably.”

About ten such articles in the NYT alone every single day. All insanely unhinged from reality.

[absalom01]

David Dayen is a well known far-left journalist propagandist who is currently the executive editor of The American Prospect, which, you might recall, was originally fronted by Robert Kuttner, Robert Reich, and Paul Starr during the Clinton years (and just before). Funding for TAP has always been a little shady, but one prominent source over the years has had a name that starts with S and ends with oros. So, pretty much what we would expect from this source.