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vlyons

(10,252 posts)
Thu Feb 2, 2017, 05:52 PM Feb 2017

Texans comment on the prayer breakfast. The natives are getting restless

The following comments are from Congressman Jeb Hensling's FB page. Texas District 5, a deeply red neck, Southern Baptist, rural Republican district. Hensarling is a T-party darling and Chairman of the Finance Committee. Comments in reply to Hensarling's statement about Trump's glorious prayer breakfast

Hensarling: The National Prayer Breakfast is a great American tradition started by President Eisenhower 64 years ago. It was an honor to be there today as we prayed collectively for our nation and our leaders.

Comments: I'm sure Eisenhower is turning in his grave knowing it started out with prayer for a reality tv shows ratings!! Please tell the president to step out of the Entertainment world!

He prayed for ratings, while ordering our soldiers into an ambush, and got kids killed after giving a shaky order to shoot.

I hope you were as ashamed of the president as I was. He needs to let his cabinet speak for the policy rather than him. He always adds extranious stuff that is inflammitory. He is divisive and I know you as my elected representitive cringes when he speaks.

Embarassing; the sooner you can distance yourself from Trump the better. His faux GOP "supporters" are appearing unprincipled.

I cannot wait until I have to opportunity to vote against you. You support a bigot and prop him up. Have a spine and stand up to Trump.

So I guess churches will start paying taxes as soon as he "destroys" the Johnson amendment?

Glad you were able to pray for Arnold's ratings.

Wow. Have some respect for prayer, please. This man likely just got a Navy SEAL killed due to his incompetence, but opens the prayer service talking about reality TV ratings? You're going to regret your blind loyalty at some point. Please exhibit a little moral character.

Unfortunately, this year's event was a shameless performance by Trump to preen and pose as a Christian. Taking shots at Arnold Schwartzenegger, bragging about his TV popularity. What exactly does that have to do with Christian charity and compassion? Not a word about feeding the poor, or healing the sick, practicing peace, or loving thy neighbor. Hensarling is a hypocrite. He doesn't work for Texans. He works for Wall St.


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Texans comment on the prayer breakfast. The natives are getting restless (Original Post) vlyons Feb 2017 OP
Demonstrates what DT cares about. pat_k Feb 2017 #1
the natives voted for him and now they get it Angry Dragon Feb 2017 #2
It's a deeply Southern Baptist district vlyons Feb 2017 #3
That warms my little heart. Squinch Feb 2017 #4

pat_k

(9,313 posts)
1. Demonstrates what DT cares about.
Thu Feb 2, 2017, 05:55 PM
Feb 2017

Leave the "Presidenting" to Bannon. He's got more important things to worry about.

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)
2. the natives voted for him and now they get it
Thu Feb 2, 2017, 05:57 PM
Feb 2017

unwrap it, and now they are disappointed it is not what was advertised

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
3. It's a deeply Southern Baptist district
Thu Feb 2, 2017, 06:03 PM
Feb 2017

We told 'em so. The law of karma (actions and consequences) never stops working. We warned them. Oh well ...

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