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Trump blames 'Two Corinthians’ gaffe on Tony Perkins
The Hill ^ | January 21, 2016 | Bradford Richardson

Posted on 01/21/2016 4:57:11 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

Republican primary front-runner Donald Trump late Wednesday pinned blame for his scriptural gaffe - saying "Two Corinthians" instead of "Second Corinthians" - on evangelical activist Tony Perkins.

"Tony Perkins wrote that out for me - he actually wrote out the 2, he wrote out the number 2 Corinthians," Trump said on "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon." "I took exactly what Tony said, and I said, 'Well, Tony has to know better than anybody.'"

The slip-up drew laughs from the crowd at evangelical Liberty University and has called into question the religiosity of the billionaire businessman.

But Trump said he has since heard from "a lot of people" who tell him that he was actually correct.

"It's a very small deal, but a lot of people in different sections of the world say 'two,' and I've had many, many people say to me," he said.

"My mother, as you know, was from Scotland, and they say two," he added.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: gaffe; leadfromtherearted; passthebuck; tedsminions; thinskinned; trump
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To: navet97
I think the important issue of the day is Trump like Obama will not admit mistakes and always blames others.

Yeah. That's kind of important.

If he lies about small things and passes the blame onto others over small errors, can we expect him to behave differently with big things?

121 posted on 01/21/2016 7:46:00 AM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: annieokie

yep.. small potatoes... BUT a true “ tale tale” to many.


122 posted on 01/21/2016 7:48:27 AM PST by pollywog ( " O thou who changest not....ABIDE with me")
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To: Dr. Sivana
Give him credit though, he doesn't have screeners (other than Tony Perkins, who assumed he knew something that any high-schooler or well-read person should have known) filtering stuff for him.

Although he did read his statement in support of increasing the ethanol mandates from a piece of paper.

Telling, that.

123 posted on 01/21/2016 7:48:50 AM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

Lovely post! You said what I was trying to say.


124 posted on 01/21/2016 7:49:19 AM PST by miss marmelstein (Richard then Third: I like to destroy the Turks (Moslims))
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To: Mr Rogers
God can use non-believers to accomplish his will. But that doesn't mean we need to pretend they ARE believers""""....

Well said, all of your post.....It would have better that TRUMP not even enter into an area of which he knows nothing about.

But he's a Presby, I have mommy's bible, I have dinner at the church with the wine and little crackers and it makes me feel good. The man has no CLUE what Communion means.

Reminds me of Bill Clinton and his fake tears.....are they looking, do they buy it?

If during all this, he finally begins a search through the Bible and becomes a true believer, we can all rejoice in that,,,,,,until then

125 posted on 01/21/2016 7:51:34 AM PST by annieokie
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
It isn’t what he said, it’s that he must find someone else to blame.""""""".....

Sounds like someone else we know...........HELLARY CLINTON.

126 posted on 01/21/2016 7:53:08 AM PST by annieokie
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To: annieokie

A vast right-wing conspiracy.

Funny that (works for both).

Not at all surprising.


127 posted on 01/21/2016 8:02:44 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

It’s not a gaffe to say 2 corinthians. I’ve pastored 50 years and say 2 corinthians all the time. I have advanced degrees and a military Chaplain career. You vary how you speak of Scripture. 2 Co, 2 John, 2 Samuel etc. All are fair game. It’s silly to say otherwise.


128 posted on 01/21/2016 8:19:56 AM PST by xzins (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: justlittleoleme
I have no problem with people who aren’t religious saying that they aren’t, we are all lost sinners. I am saved by God’s grace, but yet still a sinner. I pray that God forgives me of all the sin I have had in my life.

And people can support Christianity without being a strong Christian or even being a non-Christian. Trump has said "I'll be the best friend Christians ever had." and "Christianity is under assault. We've got to stop that."

129 posted on 01/21/2016 8:23:38 AM PST by The Truth Will Make You Free
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To: FreedomForce

Agree.

There seem to be a lot of people these days who, like Trump, consider themselves Christians, but do little or nothing to practice their religion. It seems to be a vague concept with them. It’s like saying “I’m a nice person” without being able to point to any particular nice thing you’ve done. But you like to think of yourself as a “nice person.”


130 posted on 01/21/2016 8:40:48 AM PST by generally
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To: sickoflibs

Don’s starting to lose me a bit.


131 posted on 01/21/2016 8:42:01 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Truthfully, it wasn’t an issue before this. But his defense is so classless and clueless, and INCOHERENT that the defense becomes an issue.


132 posted on 01/21/2016 8:51:48 AM PST by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas; All

I think we can expect him to lie on big things. I like Cruz then Trump but Trump’s appeal is deteriorating. What’s revealing about Trump is his bio (politically) on Wikipedia:

“Trump’s party affiliation has changed over the years. Until 1987, he was a Democrat.[4] Then he was a Republican from 1987–99.[3] He then switched to the Reform Party from 1999–2001.[3] From 2001–09 he was a Democrat again,[3] and switched to the Republican Party again from 2009–11.[3] An independent from 2011–12, he returned to the Republican Party where he has remained from 2012–present”

I find that disturbing!


133 posted on 01/21/2016 9:18:28 AM PST by navet97
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To: Blennos
Two or second. The important issue of the day. Really?

That, and his hairstyle, which should offend TRUE conservatives everywhere! It triggers them!

134 posted on 01/21/2016 9:25:36 AM PST by Albion Wilde ("We need someone to lead us back to the standard of excellence we once epitomized." --Donald Trump)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Sigh - one of the best abilities a man can have is being able to laugh at himself. He, unlike those who find flaw in every breath he takes, understands that it was really a small thing.

How much Bible do you know intimately? Are you a theologian or just another person who can find fault in someone for not knowing any more than you do on the topic?

Hypocrisy is hypocrisy even when one doesn't recognize it in him/herself.

135 posted on 01/21/2016 9:53:04 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: Dr. Sivana
Heck, the more I interact with Cruz, the more money they ask for. Same with Rand Paul, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum or anybody else who doesn't have a personal fortune, and some (like John Ellis Bush and John Kerry) who do.

This is true of everybody in politics. I made a very modest donation to Mitch McConnell's challenger a couple of years ago (he lost but is now the governor of Kentucky), and you should see the stream of appeals I get now, esp. from the RNC, which has broad access to "K" Street money and New England robber-baron fortunes. And they need my money?

Yes, they will ask.

136 posted on 01/21/2016 11:12:41 AM PST by lentulusgracchus ("If America was a house , the Left would root for the termites." - Greg Gutierrez)
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To: nathanbedford
When Donald Trump is in the White House, who will stop the buck, for sure it won't be The Donald.

Which is the real "takeaway" here. Other politicians have done this (Eisenhower used to do it all the time, although his smallness is now dwarfed by that of Obama -- if you'll pardon the oxymoron).

If I had to find a word to sum up Trump's character, "expediency" would be a finalist. Conservatives who've married their hopes to Trump are standing on a banana peel, and I think they'll realize that before the election, when he turns his attention to the "general population".

If he doesn't deliver on immigration (by repealing the 1965 Act as a national failure, for example), it's "game over" just as if we'd elected Hillary.

137 posted on 01/21/2016 11:38:29 AM PST by lentulusgracchus ("If America was a house , the Left would root for the termites." - Greg Gutierrez)
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To: Proudcongal

“I have heard people refer to it that way before. Non-issue is right.”

So have I. While in Baptist Seminary. Usually by speakers and ministers not from the U.S.


138 posted on 01/21/2016 11:41:37 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (Proud bitter clinger)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Such vital information! Thanks for sharing.

I feel so very sad for you, I truly do.

How is George Will holding up these days?


139 posted on 01/21/2016 11:45:36 AM PST by AllAmericanGirl44
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To: navet97
"Trump's party affiliation has changed over the years. Until 1987, he was a Democrat. Then he was a Republican from 1987-99.[3] He then switched to the Reform Party from 1999-2001.[3] From 2001-09 he was a Democrat again,[3] and switched to the Republican Party again from 2009-11.[3] An independent from 2011-12, he returned to the Republican Party where he has remained from 2012-present
I find that disturbing!

Very.

A lot of change. Not a lot of hope.

140 posted on 01/21/2016 12:23:47 PM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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