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Seven Deadly Sins

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American Newsx, “Evangelicals, the most devout of said Christians, are falling at the feet of Donald J. Trump. Four of the biggest evangelical leaders, the Rev. Franklin Graham, Pastor Joel Osteen, Jerry Falwell, Jr. and Pastor Robert Jeffries of Texas, have personally endorsed Trump. Evangelical Christians are filling up his rallies and lashing out at peaceful protesters. Do they not see that this false prophet is a walking, talking, breathing example of the “seven deadly sins” of pride, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed and sloth? Spiritual leaders through the ages have warned Christians to avoid these sins at all costs or be “in peril of damnation after death.” “[1]

Queerty, “Here are some prime examples of how Trump illustrates the worst vices in the Christian tradition, mostly in his own words.”[2]

References:

  1. American Newsx, Laura C. Keeling and Pam Gersh – Donald Trump and the Seven Deadly Sins
  2. Queerty, August 28, 2016 – Trump Is The Seven Deadly Sins Incarnate. Not That The Religious Right Cares

Thank You Obamas for a Fantastic Eight Years of Recovery

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The White House, “President and the First Lady wished all Americans a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. They reflected on the honor of serving the American people as President and First Lady over the past eight years and the progress that has been made. The President and the First Lady recognized our troops and their families for their service, and they encouraged everyone to visit JoiningForces.gov to find out how to support service members, veterans, and military families in your community.”[1]


The Obama’s Last Christmas in the White House

References:

  1. White House, December 23, 2016 – Merry Christmas from the President and the First Lady

Thousands Apply For Obama Care Before Potential Repeal by the Republicans

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Los Angeles Times, “But repealing the ACA is one thing, improving the U.S. healthcare system quite another. The current GOP strategy will almost certainly make millions of Americans worse off than they are today, and even worse off than they were before the ACA (better known as “Obamacare”) was passed. Yet Republicans are so hell-bent to repeal one of President Obama’s signal achievements that they’re ignoring the catastrophe they could create.” [3]

References:

  1. The New York Times, December 22, 2016, Robert Pear – Health Exchange Enrollment Jumps, Even as G.O.P. Pledges Repeal
  2. The Washington Post, December 22, 2016, Amy Goldstein – 6.4 million sign up for Affordable Care Act plans, more than in previous years
  3. The Los Angeles Times, December 22, 2016, Editorial Board – The risky GOP push to repeal Obamacare with no backup plan

Thank You President Obama for Preserving Our Oceans

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Think Progress, “The Obama administration announced Tuesday that 98 percent of U.S.-controlled Arctic waters (115 million acres) will be permanently withheld from any future oil and gas leasing. In addition, 3.8 million acres of underwater canyon along the Atlantic coast will be protected from oil and gas leasing.” [2]

References:

  1. Think Progress, December 20, 2016, Samantha Page – Obama permanently protects huge portions of Arctic, Atlantic from offshore drilling – This is one move that won’t be easy to undo.

Tell Your Story About How the ACA Has Helped You

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Congressional Republicans have said that they plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act, jeopardizing the health coverage of more than 20 million people.

In order to defend the ACA, they are collecting personal stories from people about what the ACA means to them and their families. Tell them your story so that the American people can learn about how harmful repealing the law would be.

Click Here to tell your story.

Trump the Demagogue?

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Salon, “Apparently, Trump’s voters do not care about his lies and how he has already betrayed his promises to them before taking office. His voters, like other Republicans, are stuck in an echo chamber where conservatism is a type of religion and lies are transformed into truths: In this bizarro world Trump has a mandate to lead the country and is immensely popular and widely respected.” [1]

References:

  1. Salon, December 20, 2015, Chauncey Devega – Prince of lies: Donald Trump’s contradictory remarks about “violence” reflect his power to distort reality – Trump’s bewildering, inconsistent statements are not accidents — they’re part of a large and dangerous pattern

Don’t Need Intelligence Briefings Because “I’m Smart”

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Think Progress reports:

Unclear where Trump’s getting his intel from, since he’s been refusing his daily intelligence briefings because he is “smart.”

From Huffington Post:

“I don’t have to be told ― you know, I’m, like, a smart person. I don’t have to be told the same thing in the same words every single day,” Trump said in an interview airing on “Fox News Sunday.” “I don’t need to be told … the same thing every day, every morning ― same words. ‘Sir, nothing has changed. Let’s go over it again.’ I don’t need that.” [2]

References:

  1. CNBC, December 12, 2016, Jacob Pramuk – Trump claims he doesn’t need daily intelligence briefings because he’s a ‘smart person’
  2. Huffington Post, December 12, 2016, Ryan J. Reilily – Trump Says He Doesn’t Need Daily Intelligence Briefing Because He’s ‘Smart’ – “I don’t have to be told the same thing in the same words every single day.”

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Is NBC in Trump’s Back Pocket?

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Media Matters reports:

Variety reported on December 8 that Donald Trump will remain as executive producer of The Celebrity Apprentice when the show returns in 2017. This will mean that NBC will have a fiduciary relationship with the president of the United States, creating an unprecedented conflict of interest for the network.

Having Trump as an executive producer is intolerable.

NBC is now financially invested in Trump’s reputation. The network will have an incentive to weigh aggressively reporting about Trump against what they may lose in revenue if Trump’s reputation is damaged. Further, imagine the choices they will face if NBC has a blockbuster story about Trump. This is not inconceivable. Remember, NBC is the network that had the hot mic tape of Trump bragging about sexual assault — but it was The Washington Post, not NBC News, that broke the story. [1]

References:

  1. Media Matters, December 2016 – Tell NBC: Dump Trump