Today: Trump Desecrates a Catholic Shrine
Yesterday, Bill Barr ordered Lafayetter Square and the grounds of St. John’s Episcopal Church cleared of peaceful Americans by force using teargas and flash bang grenades so Trump could pose in front of the church with his unread Bible. The shots are being used in Trump campaign commercials. Well, he did it again today, this time taking over the St. John Paul II shrine in Washington for another photo op with the nude model from Slovenia First Lady. Apparently, he left the unread Bible at the house, probably already back in its storage box, but he did have someone place a wreath at the statue of John Paul with a card that said “Mr. President”.
They then went into the chapel there, kneeling and pretending to pray at the altar.
Apparently, Trump’s advanced team left out one detail for this photo op, asking the diocese for permission. The archbishop had some choice words for Trump, to wit:
“I find it baffling and reprehensible that any Catholic facility would allow itself to be so egregiously misused and manipulated in a fashion that violates our religious principles, which call us to defend the rights of all people, even those with whom we might disagree. Saint Pope John Paul II was an ardent defender of the rights and dignity of human beings. His legacy bears vivid witness to that truth. He certainly would not condone the use of tear gas and other deterrents to silence, scatter or intimidate them for a photo opportunity in front of a place of worship and peace.”
Oh, and here was Trump’s security on these jaunts for photo ops:
Now, that’s not something you see every day on the streets of DC.
Wow, that picture of his security force! Word is tonight at Lafayette Park, they’re carrying rifles with bayonets while tear-gassing peaceful protesters. Can’t get much worse but I’m sure they’ll think of an awesome weapon to show tomorrow.
1Wonder if the security guard’s mama is proud of him tonight. My heart aches for our country and its children.
2As a church member, I welcome people to visit – during church hours. People who lurk around buildings where they don’t belong, along with others who have guns, are a reason to call the police!
3Trump took a lot of heat for going to a church yesterday and not praying or cracking his Bible-prop for a verse or two, not even from Two Corinthians. The spin meisters at Fox then had to work extra hard as they explain how gassing peaceful protestors for a photo op is perfectly normal behavior for a President.
So today, Trump’s handlers sent him off to yet another church, where he could get in that requisite prayer for the base. And drag Melania along for the optics.
4https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1267848296481128448
Ahab and Jezebel reincarnation oerhaps
5I just start praying there. It’s like a magnet. Just pray. I don’t even ask. And when you’re president, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab ’em by the altar. You can do anything.
6Looked up hypocrite in the dictionary. Guess whose picture was next to it.
7Trump is an equal opportunity desecrater. Maybe tomorrow he’ll go and do something stupid for the Orthodox? He’ll save the Southern Baptists for last–it will take longer to figure out something that will offend them.
8El Jefe,
IDK, she did wear sun glasses so we wouldn’t see what she was thinking. Or maybe she thought she was a tourist who had been invited along for the ride.
9thatotherjean @ 8,
The Southern Baptists could baptize him real good and hold him down until…well you know.
10I can remember when going to church with bare arms and an uncovered head was a big no-no in Catholic circles. I can also remember something about Michelle Obama bare arms.
But I still don’t know what message he’s trying to give.
11I’m not going to comment on the profane desecration of yet another church site by tRumpigula, my endless string of obscenities would get me into trouble. I have a feeling that Pope Francis is getting ready to deliver some choice, possibly vulgar [he was a p/t bouncer once], remarks today.
I’ll just comment on that last picture, the cop with the rifle. Yikes! He’s carrying a very major SNIPER rifle, not some wimpyass M-16/M-4 auto military assault rifle.
It might be a Barrett M82/M107 semiautomatic , I zoomed it but can’t tell. The weapon is way out of place there in a crowd, the sniper would normally be up high in a building, on a roof, or in a helo.
That scope is waaay over-kill, those optics are for targets over a thousand yards away [looks to be a 120/140mm objective lens at least, very long range]. And equipped with a hefty suppressor on the muzzle.
Upon further research, pretty certain the rifle is a bolt action 10rd Barrett MRAD or M99, later model mil-spec SNIPER rifles.
Whether a Barrett M82, MRAD, or similar, it is chambered in a ultra-heavy caliber like the .50 cal BMG [or .416 Barrett, .338 Lapua], –extremely– powerful rounds that can immobilize vehicles or —cut people into pieces—. At ranges of thousands of yards, 1-3 miles away. [y’all remember .50cal BMGs, BrowningMachineGuns, from WWII on, used on aircraft, ships, tanks, etc. as formidable weapons, I have a few rounds of those huge suckers].
Not hardly suitable for use on city streets, let alone the
American people’s national capitol.
Except for a pure “domination” display of overwhelming force by a would be fascist tyrant.
So this is a carefully calculated display to mollify tRumpigula’s wetdreams, and terrify peaceful American citizens.
So, this is what we’ve come to…
R.I.P. ‘Murikan democracy, tRumpigula, the Republikkkans, and McConnell are driving a stake into its’ heart.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrett_MRAD
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Barrett-MRAD-sniper-rifle-01.png/1280px-Barrett-MRAD-sniper-rifle-01.png
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrett_M82
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.50_BMG
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.338_Lapua_Magnum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.416_Barrett
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrett_Firearms_Manufacturing
Fuck You, Mr. Trump! [using the honorific title “Mr.” with some latitude here].
12BFG 9000 ;}
13He had peaceful protestors tear gassed and shot with rubber bullets so he could have his photo op.
Thank God he didn’t do something awful like ask for Dijon mustard on a hamburger.
14H
15Let me try that again…
He and the porn star had been be careful lest God smite them with a lightning bolt.
16…had better…
17Oh no, Micr, that ain’t no stupid video game imaginary gun.
Although I’ve been wondering about the supposed cop carrying it, he has some ‘pooolice’ patches, but I don’t see no stinkin’ badge. He does seem to be wearing the same Suunto watch I do though ;] .
18Could that SOB just be some tricked out MAGAot civvie? In Texass it could well be the case, but surely not on the streets of DC.
Gotta love how he pumped that Bible up and down.
Like a fist.
In front of a church.
He and that “body guard” of his really do share some body-part-inferiorities, don’t they?
19Sandridge, thanks for that. I was wondering about that. And why the hell does a police sniper need a silencer? So he can pick off targets without revealing his position. Classic military tactics.
20Against an enemy. Like Antifa, those terrorists (sic).
I guess the fact that that’s really folks like us being targeted should be eye opening. But we’ve been predicting it. It’s been disgustingly obvious for a while.
It’s’s all optics IMHO. China had tanks in Tiananmen Square. F**king trump would sell some of his children if he could get tanks rolling …… anywhere. Fox news and russian bots would fill in the blanks on location and ….. everything else.
21P.P. @@20, We need to remember that ‘show of force’ crap like this never ever happens during RWNJ demonstrations and protests. Wonder why that is? It’s goddamn got to change.
It’s way past time to demilitarize our domestic police forces.
22I’ve written before about the federal programs that make surplus military gear available at nominal cost to police and other government entities [does my rural county really need MRAPs, mortars, SAWS, etc.? A couple of humvees, maybe..]. We [feds] now have huge quantities of used military stuff as we replace older ‘war on terror’ material, don’t worry about how many billions/trillions of dollars are being written off here either.
Plus most of them have pretty hefty local budgets to buy commercial gear too.
I have always been a strong supporter of the separation of church and state doctrine as it was one of the key principles on which this wonderful country was founded. My belief is that the politicians should remain in the statehouse, preachers in the church house, and now, Trump and his horde in the outhouse. Hopefully all these will be a reality again after the election in November.
23Isn’t that nice; now trump has outraged two different bishops – what next, Greek Orthodox?
24There is some very weird tape of trump with Melania; she looks doped or appalled – it’s hard to tell.
Trump worships at The Church of Greed.
25Located on the corners of Lies and Cheating
Parallel streets are Adultery and Gluttony
For more info or directions, dial 666.
Yet conservatives who are straight up Opus Dei (John Roberts) on SCROTUS will continue to twist themselves into legal corkscrews for the ***king moron*.
“Polite” definition: NOUN
trademark
a Roman Catholic organization of laymen and priests founded in Spain in 1928 with the aim of re-establishing Christian ideals in society.
Less polite: think pRick Santorum. Or, 1928 Spain and the fascists.
26Papa @10, the Baptists would play Hail to the Chief for him; he stands for the same crap they do these days. Funny he didn’t think to go there first.
But I agree that they should baptize him. I’d say about 8 min and 46 sec should do it, right?
27Sandridge, I’m with you on demilitarizing police. In our little county, the chief of a small-town force is now serving a year for stealing a submachine gun from his armory. In a town of 10,000, just who do the cops think they are going to need to shoot with a tommygun?
More to the point, who do the 10,000 residents think those weapons are to be used against?
As to going to a Roman Catholic church, I think Trump’s entire ignorance of religion led him astray. His evangelical base hates and loathes Catholics. They won’t like seeing him pray with the Whore of Babylon. It won’t stop them from voting for him again, but it won’t do him any good either.
28I’m commenter #28 and NOBODY has made a joke yet about her being on her knees?
29@Wyatt_Earl, #29: Does the joke have something to do with not asking permission to come? Or is it just about sinners begging for help on their knees…
30Old Fart: I just found it hard to swallow that the multitudes of wits here would blow such an opportunity.
31Did he really sign the card attached to the wreath “Mr. President”?
A person should sign with his or her name without titles. Titles are used to address other people, not oneself.
What an uneducated moron.
32“Izz called SACK-UN MIN-MUTT !”
33@Sandridge
Accuracy International AX chassis system. In calibers ranging up up to caliber .50 BMG and caliber .338 Lapua Magnum.
34That’s a mighty big penis substitute. (Written by someone still partially deaf from using a Browning .50 more than half a century ago.)
35That good ol boy looks right at home with all that kill power.
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