Of course it makes sense that Christian voters see Donald Trump as the candidate God wants. Haven’t you read the Bible?
Jesus embraced the money lenders, mocked the sick, built a wall to keep the Samaritans out, and then turned around and grabbed Mary Magdalene by the pussy.
“O What Is That Sound,” by W. H. Auden
O what is that sound which so thrills the ear
Down in the valley drumming, drumming?
Only the scarlet soldiers, dear,
The soldiers coming.
O what is that light I see flashing so clear
Over the distance brightly, brightly?
Only the sun on their weapons, dear,
As they step lightly.
O what are they doing with all that gear,
What are they doing this morning, this morning?
Only their usual maneuvers, dear.
Or perhaps a warning.
O why have they left the road down there,
Why are they suddenly wheeling, wheeling?
Perhaps a change in their orders, dear.
Why are you kneeling?
O haven’t they stopped for the doctor’s care,
Haven’t they reined their horses, their horses?
Why, they are none of them wounded, dear.
None of these forces.
O is it the parson they want, with white hair,
Is it the parson, is it, is it?
No, they are passing his gateway, dear,
Without a visit.
O it must be the farmer who lives so near.
It must be the farmer so cunning, so cunning?
They have passed the farmyard already, dear,
And now they are running.
O where are you going? Stay with me here!
Were the vows you swore deceiving, deceiving?
No, I promised to love you, dear,
But I must be leaving.
O it’s broken the lock and splintered the door,
O it’s the gate where they’re turning, turning;
Their boots are heavy on the floor
And their eyes are burning.
To all of my friends who are Muslim or Gay or Mexican or Black or … whatever.
I still stand with you. This is one white boy that still believes we should all have equal rights and should be viewed equally under the Constitution.
We may not have the president we want, but I will continue to try to be a good neighbor. Average people everywhere in America should resolve to be fair, tolerant and decent — the better to counterbalance the failings of those in power.
“Japanese clock melted by WWII nuclear bomb. On display in the War Memorial museum, Canberra, Australia. The hands apparently show the time of the explosion. The infocard described the glass face as being melted by the blast (you can see it dripping at the bottom), and said the clock was found near the centre of the explosion.”
— By James from Sydney, Australia (Japanese clock melted by WWII nuclear bomb) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons
Nobody takes the Electoral College seriously; most of us just send in an application because it’s a “safe school.”
I have a bone to pick with my British friends … if you guys had just fought harder a couple of centuries ago, we wouldn’t be in this godawful mess right now!!
Please. Tell me that our next president will not be like a giant orange sweat gland that was brought to life and then raised in a racist household.
Oil on canvas.
I don’t pretend to have any genuine insight into into how to interpret art. To me, though, but this seems like such a perfect image to portray love conquering fear and hatred.
Eric Robert Nolan, Author 