Flint Pastor Stops Trump's Clinton-Bashing: This Isn't A 'Political Speech'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo

A pastor interrupted Donald Trump during a last-minute appearance in Flint, Michigan as he veered off in a speech to attack his opponent, Hillary Clinton, reminding him he was not invited to give a "political" speech.

Trump focused much of his speech on the economy and the Flint water crisis, tying outsourcing to the problem of high lead levels in the drinking water there.

"It used to be cars were made in Flint and you couldn't drink the water in Mexico," he said. "Now the cars are made in Mexico and you can't drink the water in Flint." Trump went on to slam the North American Free Trade Agreement and Bill and Hillary Clinton. Then Rev. Faith Green Timmons walked up to the lectern and interrupted Trump, telling him that wasn't what he was there to speak about.

"China now, you look at what is going on, a trade deficit of $500 billion. Hillary failed on the economy just like she's failed on foreign policy, everything she touched didn't work out—nothing. Hillary Clinton—"


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[niyad]

1. awwww, the poooor, tiny-handed widdle jerk--got corrected by a woman--an african american

WOMAN. that must have stung.

[Siwsan]

3. He did look a little dumb struck

Somehow I don't think it is too hard to throw him off of his bluster because I suspect, at his core, he is very cowardly. The bluster is his facade.

Or, perhaps I am over analyzing.

[niyad]

5. perhaps you are giving him far too much credit!!

[Siwsan]

7. Could be! IBut 'm still not convinced there isn't lizard skin beneath that orange glow

[niyad]

8. you may be correct. but, not sure even the lizard people would claim him.

[Siwsan]

2. I hope someone dusted all of the Cheeto dust off of those cases of water - Flint still needs them!

[niyad]

9. isn't that cheeto dust about the equivalent of water after it has been used for fracking?

[Siwsan]

11. It could cause people to flash back to what the water looked like, out of the tap, a year ago!

It was really bad. Kind of like iced tea, if you dissolved Cheetoes in it.

[niyad]

12. pretty frightening. did it catch on fire, as well???

[Siwsan]

13. I think that was someone else's water catastrophe

With the emphasis on 'I think'. Nothing would surprise me, where the Flint Water Crisis is concerned but I think lead, and not methane, was the issue.

That being said, I have a well, and considering how many auto plants we had in Flint, it's a wonder any of our ground water is safe. I buy 3 gallon jugs of purified water, for drinking, and use a Brita filter for everything else.

[niyad]

14. we are supposed to have the safest and purest drinking water in the world (or so we are told)

what a load of codswallop--just within my lifetime--the nuclear testing,industrial pollution, love canal, times beach, fracking, etc., etc.,

[Siwsan]

15. When I lived in Iceland, I figured that was the safest, purest drinking water in the world

Their pollution levels, air, ground and water, are incredibly low. I was probably never healthier, in my life, than when I was living there.

[niyad]

19. what were you doing there, and how did you end up in flint?

[Siwsan]

21. I was born in Flint

I enlisted in the Navy, and was stationed in Iceland. When I got out of the Navy I headed back to Flint to help out with family issues, got a good job, and just stayed, for the job and continuing family needs. Last year I took an early retirement because after losing half of my family in a 8 month period (my sister and then my mom, and lastly my aunt) I decided life is just too short, so I need to start enjoying myself.

I am living in the township, now, but am right outside of the city limits.

I really, really do love the city of Flint. No matter where I end up living, it will always be my home.

[niyad]

22. I hope that you are able to continue enjoying life for a very long time to come. flint is lucky

to have you there!!

[BumRushDaShow]

4. At the end, he said "Armstrong"

So apparently long-time black GOP operative Armstrong Williams set this up.

And just found confirmation -

Trump’s ad hoc Flint trip was put together by Armstrong Williams, a former aide to Ben Carson, both of whom have been enlisted to assist Trump with his last ditch outreach efforts. But the city’s mayor, a Democrat, dismissed the visit to the water plant as a “photo op” earlier this week.

A few dozen supporters lined the street adjacent to the airport as Trump’s SUV whisked him away, but as he traveled through Flint, African-American residents stood in front of their homes watching Trump's motorcade go by. One pointed to the windshield of his car and the Obama-Biden sign he’d placed there as Trump pulled into the church.

Across the street, 100 more people lined the sidewalk and held Clinton and Obama signs.

In a statement, Reverend Green-Timmons made it clear to the media that she welcomed Trump because her church welcomes all people and cherished the opportunity to remind the nation about the crisis her city is coping with. “Trump’s presence at Bethel Methodist in no way represents an endorsement of his candidacy,” she said.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/flint-pastor-cuts-off-trump-228172

[riversedge]

6. REC

[Kathy M]

10. Rec

[Judi Lynn]

16. She did the right thing. Thank you for the info. n/t

[Egnever]

17. What I find most interesting about this

Is they have clearly forced him to not go off script. I am sure many will fall for it but the idea that he isn't allowed to speak his mind any more is very funny.

It must be chewing him up inside.

[catbyte]

18. After she shut him down, he couldn't put a coherent sentence together to save his life.

The Yammering Yam turned beet red, shuffling his little stack of papers in his tiny little hands, mumbled something about "poor Flint", then got the hell out of there as fast as he could. It was pathetic.

[no_hypocrisy]

26. + 1

He shut up like a clam. He didn't know what to talk about if it wasn't to bash HRC. It was obvious he didn't care about the misery inflicted upon the people of Flint because of the massive water contamination.

[tavernier]

20. Yay for her!!!

That took guts!!

[cynzke]

23. WHAT MAKES THIS SO IRONIC....!

Over forty million TAX dollars were spent trying to clean up TOXIC laden rivers in Michigan, the source depended upon for their drinking water and they still can't provide safe drinking water because the delivery system (water pipes), is now polluting the clean water.

[jpak]

24. Cheeto - crushed

[47of74]

25. Orange Hitler and his groupies saying she's a Hillary shill in 5...4....3....2...