Minnesota Evangelicals Remain for Trump

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of War). (Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery).
Today the bible, tweeting and trolling in search of gratification
from white Evangelical Christians floating in hope that somehow,
someway, the liberals, immigrants, Jews and others against
god can suffer the wrath of the righteous.

Lunatics holds sway in Republican politics—They hate and they vote; White Evangelicals are Trump's most solid constituency

Madison, Wisconsin — The coalition electing President* Donald Trump is a rogues gallery of white supremacists, Evangelicals, rightwing billionaires and know-nothings looking for something, anything, to see and hate.

One group, white evangelical Protestants, flew its nihilistic colors high in 2015-16 supporting this imbecile in the White House.

Evangelicals are pro-war, any war, and desire political power above all else.

Sexual assaults, lies, character assassinations, hatred, bigotry, demonetization, infidelity, child molestation, rape? No problem, say the Evangelicals.

Just give them activist, rightwing federal judges and do what you can to stop women from controlling their bodies and those gays from marrying against our rights.

Judy Keen in the Minneapolis Star Tribune has a piece out this morning on these fundies.

The headline in Keen's piece suggests a tension, a struggle, people "torn" between supporting a hateful troll like Trump and any American who is pro-choice and pro-equality.

Little sign of tension in the piece.

These religious nuts do not want to live a classical liberal democracy. They want to be ruled in a society in which only the chosen achieve rights and wealth.

Keen interviewed many people for her piece.

Not one of her sources expressed objection and challenge to Donald Trump's repulsive display of hate and deceit. Not one.

Some of the everyday, Evangelical, Bible-believing, Trump-loving ignoramuses are listed below.

Check out Keen's sources and one thing you will not hear is, 'I've been praying on this and god told me Donald Trump is a racist, lying, fascist, misogynistic, Islamophobic, hateful piece of shit.'

Some Minnesota Evangelicals

Jeff Waldron of the Cities Church in St. Paul

Joe Rigney, pastor at Cities Church

Rev. Fred Hinz, of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod in Minnesota

John Helmberger, CEO of the Minnesota Family Council

Rob Carlson of the Westminster Presbyterian Church

David Walters of Northfield’s First United Church of Christ

Judy Bond, United Church of Christ prayer group participant

Mary Carlson, United Church of Christ prayer group participant

Marian McKone, United Church of Christ prayer group participant

Al Franken Looking Good

Looking good for Al in our neighbor to the west.

Check out StarTribune: 171 Vote Projected Franken Lead at MyDD!

Norm Coleman is going to have to be a little more dishonest to try to steal this race.

AFL-CIO to Hit McCain in Wisconsin, Swing States

John McCain's hostile voting record against veterans will be the topic of a major media buy by the AFL-CIO.

The ad blasts McCain for his close political commitments to George W. Bush on veterans issues.

From the AFL-CIO's Union Veterans Council:

The AFL-CIO also is launching a TV ad today featuring Jim Wasser, a Vietnam-era veteran and retired Electrical Workers (IBEW) member.

In the ad, Wasser speaks about McCain, whose military service is honorable but whose Senate voting record hasn’t supported veterans and their families. The ad will run in communities around the country hard-hit by the nation’s economic crisis.

In the ad, Wasser praises McCain’s military service and discusses his concerns about McCain’s political agenda.

"Every vet respects John McCain’s war record. It’s his record in the Senate that I have a problem with," said Wasser.

Wasser says McCain supports continuing to spend billions in Iraq, yet he repeatedly voted against increased funding for veterans health care.

"People should let McCain know that his agenda is not what we need. Not now," said Wasser.

According to the Washington Post, "The ads will run on stations in Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin for the next three weeks."

Watch the video:

Barack Obama Nomination Victory Speech in St. Paul 6/03/08

Update II: Clinton Concession Speech: Suspends Campaign, Endorses Obama

Update: How Obama Did It