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Reader comment on item: MEF's Surprising Straw Poll on Trump
in response to reader comment: do you prefer the guillotine or the firing squad, monsieur?

Submitted by Michael S. (United States), Apr 15, 2016 at 10:37

Hi, Doug. You said,

"I can easily be thoroughly wrong... but something smells to high heaven and in the number of alternative realities coming out of the current situation none of them stand to benefit the American public."

I'm glad you added that caveat; because if something smells to high heaven, God will smell it and do something about it. Perhaps that "something" is Donald Trump. I don't believe the ditzy left-wing news anchors saw him coming. I think they are genuinely clueless about what normal Americans think and feel, as is David Brooks, PBS's Center-Left talking head who is their token "Right-winger".

As for Ted Cruz, let me bore everyone here, with some Bible-ese. My wife and I have some close friends, who are Cruz supporters and are aghast at the prospect of a true Christian voting for Trump. I don't agree with them, a substantial number of Evangelical and "Born-Again" Christians don't agree with them (Trump's greatest victories so far have been in the Bible Belt); and unless God sovereignly moves voters to vote for Cruz in July or November, I don't think most of the electorate agrees with them.

Cruz is a megachurch Baptist. Her's a picture of the church he goes to, Houston First Baptist:

http://s3-media1.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/rD8DA9IBTRz4RJaPQJ-ugA/o.jpg

It seems like a good place to learn the latest Christian fashions, and to learn in detail, whether or not the man in front of you got his neck shaved recently at the barber's. It also seems to be a place where I couldn't stay awake through the sermon without the help of some sort of energy drink. Do I sound like I don't like those places? You're right. I'm a Born-Again Christian, having been brought up Catholic like Ted; so I suppose I should be more sympathetic with him and his. I'm not

Donald Trump's pastor, at one point was Norman Vincent Peale, himself, in the flesh! and Donald apparantly has nothing bad to say about the man who authored "The Power of Positive Thinking". I might add, at this point, that "Positive Thinkers" rate right down in my book with "What a lovely back of the neck you have" Christians. The Donald has often been given Bibles by friends, probably with the idea that he should read them. Instead, he keeps them unblemished, and puts them in very nice places.

On the Democrat side, I haven't got a clue. Bill Clinton is Super-Conservative Southern Baptist, Hillary is Super-LIberal United Methodist, and Monica Lewinsky is Jewish. I guess they have all bases covered.

Do I sound unimpressed by religious credentials for the person who might become our President? Let me put it this way: Jesus was a Jew; but I picture him as not after the order of Monica; nor was his politics anything like Bernie Sanders'. He said we should pay taxes, and not complain about it. Aaargh! That's a hard one! I don't mind the AMOUNT of taxes I have to pay; but I hate and fear the amount of paperwork needed to file them. I should be working on them right not, April 15; I have until Monday. Jesus, please give me the gumption to file my taxes!

Amen.

Where was I? Candidates, religion. Regardness of religion, I don't trust any of the Clintons any farther than I can throw them (which has become a short distance since I retired). I would vote for Cruz, but not because I like the way his barber shaves his neck; and I would vote for Trump, because he seems to be a man with similar social graces to my own.

The media? I wouldn't vote for any of them, Left or Right.

Submitting....

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preferential voting [452 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Anne JulienneMay 1, 2016 00:56229192
writing in [57 words]Anne JulienneMay 1, 2016 18:10229192
America: Paperwork and Write-in Capital of the World [260 words]Michael SMay 4, 2016 10:47229192
tax returns [26 words]Anne JulienneMay 7, 2016 03:01229192
The Paper Tiger [90 words]Michael SMay 7, 2016 05:00229192
that does sound like a lot [51 words]Anne JulienneMay 9, 2016 02:07229192
Donald Trump, and The Tower of Paperwork [228 words]Michael SMay 13, 2016 02:46229192
I agree about the paperwork but not on who can save us ... [205 words]Anne JulienneMay 16, 2016 02:35229192
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I wrote: a "saviour" *in this* [66 words]Anne JulienneMay 22, 2016 19:53229192
1This isn't about Trump; it's about national sovereignty [680 words]Michael SMay 23, 2016 11:00229192
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No surprise [696 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
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w/response from Daniel Pipes
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Libertarians [77 words]yonasonApr 13, 2016 15:18228883
1Libertarians for Trump [174 words]Kevin BjornsonApr 15, 2016 15:09228883
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1Everyone has an opinion [64 words]JohnApr 11, 2016 06:49228875
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I don't find the poll results surprising at all !! [40 words]CARLOS DESOUZAApr 10, 2016 22:06228867
1he gets about two-fifths of the Republican vote and close to zero of the Democratic one - IRONIC [11 words]MarkApr 10, 2016 18:04228861
1MEF's surprising poll on Donald Trump- response to Mark [189 words]Anne USAApr 12, 2016 12:43228861
I would only add that yes, Trump is essentially a Dem, but the Dems have moved left to socialism. [EOM] [20 words]MarkApr 15, 2016 07:54228861
Win Win Situation For The Left? [119 words]yonasonApr 19, 2016 12:09228861
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do you prefer the guillotine or the firing squad, monsieur? [301 words]doug schulek-millerApr 10, 2016 17:08228859
Left, Right, Religion, Trump and the Media [613 words]Michael S.Apr 15, 2016 10:37228859
not trusting any would be wise... [343 words]Doug Schulek-MillerApr 18, 2016 01:01228859
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1Stop destroying the Republican Party NOW. [207 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Michael SApr 10, 2016 16:57228858
Trump, Hillary and the Angel Moroni [428 words]Michael SApr 12, 2016 04:55228858
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A third way [431 words]Michael SApr 14, 2016 14:40228856
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.. i like your god .. [15 words]Anne JulienneApr 21, 2016 03:35228856
God's gender [106 words]Michael SApr 23, 2016 03:42228856
Politics, Religion and History [1515 words]Michael SApr 24, 2016 01:54228856
no criticism (or feminist critique) intended [129 words]Anne JulienneApr 27, 2016 03:53228856
response to "Politics, Religion, and HIstory [376 words]Anne JulienneApr 27, 2016 06:14228856
Religion & Politics -- in US and Australia. Also, Cockney expressions [547 words]Michael SMay 1, 2016 12:09228856
3What's so surprising? [89 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Leon KushnerApr 10, 2016 16:01228852
Tweedle Trump, Tweedle Clinton and Tweedle Obama are apparently our lot in the coming years [901 words]Michael SApr 13, 2016 11:50228852
Your straw poll ... [33 words]TRMApr 10, 2016 16:00228851
Candidates of today leave a lot to be desired. [246 words]Anne.....USAApr 10, 2016 15:52228850
Clinton [64 words]steven LApr 10, 2016 15:41228848
1It isn't due to vehement anti-Hillary sentiments [96 words]Anon.Apr 10, 2016 14:09228846

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