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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Sat May 5, 2018, 07:11 AM May 2018

Trump: "God Bless the N.R.A." I wonder if Lee Greenwood is available to hum a few bars of that?

Donald J. Trump

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@realDonaldTrump

I want to thank all of our friends and patriots at the @NRA. We will never fail, and we will always protect your Second Amendment! God Bless you, and God Bless America!


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Vinca

(50,236 posts)
1. Well, I guess the NRA is responsible for sending "God" a whole lot of customers.
Sat May 5, 2018, 07:14 AM
May 2018

4,854 so far this year.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
4. Yeah, followed by the two clenched fists with fish mouth
Sat May 5, 2018, 08:04 AM
May 2018

He's a regular Muhammad Ali, a real prizefighter. Real tough guy. The guy who was going to drain the swamp and run America like one of his many successful businesses.

For those who can see the embedded tweet and its accompanying video, I can tell you right now that you probably won't want to watch it.

Botany

(70,442 posts)
3. He is just selling to his base and that is all.
Sat May 5, 2018, 07:41 AM
May 2018

When Trump goes to speak anymore he picks places or groups that are loyal to him i.e.
West Virginia, white bigoted Michigan voters, and the NRA and as he is doing this the real
world is collapsing in on him and Mueller keeps right on working which will expose how Trump
"won" the election. Hitler did this during the last days of WW II in Europe ordering armies
that were not there to attack the Russians and Allied forces as they encircled Germany.

I wonder if he did the "lock her up" chant?

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
5. I don't know, but he did do this:
Sat May 5, 2018, 08:07 AM
May 2018
Trump did a “bit” on the perceived meekness of President Obama’s stance on North Korea, then slammed the Iran nuclear agreement he is likely to pull out of in the coming days, getting the ultrafriendly crowd to boo the previous administration and John Kerry (not a tough task around gun enthusiasts). The president followed with an extended riff on the time Kerry broke his leg during a break from high-pressure negotiations crafting the agreement.

“John Kerry … not the best negotiator we’ve ever seen,” Trump said. “He never walked away from the table except to be in that bicycle race where he fell and broke his leg.”

The crowd exploded with laughter.

“That was the only time,” Trump continued. “I said, ‘Don’t tell him you broke your leg. Just stay inside. Say you don’t want to negotiate. You’ll make a much better deal.

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/05/trump-taunts-john-kerry-for-getting-in-bike-accident.html

Botany

(70,442 posts)
6. The deal Kerry and Sec. of Energy Ernie Moniz got w/Iran is a really good deal and it keeps ...
Sat May 5, 2018, 09:34 AM
May 2018

... Iran from ever building a nuclear weapon because it took away all of the ways
they had to enrich the uranium and or produce the plutonium that is needed to
make a nuclear weapon.

BTW John Kerry was awarded three purple hearts, a bronze star, and a silver star
he is a real hero. I have talked to a couple of the men who served w/him in Vietnam
and he is everything Trump is not.

Trump is a vile piece of shit and unworthy of cleaning John Kerry's bathroom.

DFW

(54,268 posts)
10. I actually have the real lyrics to "God Bless The N.R.A." right here
Sat May 5, 2018, 11:21 AM
May 2018

The tune was also used for the army song "The Caissons Go Rolling Along"
(in case some of you aren't familiar with the melody)

WARNING--this may be a little too close for reality for comfort

1.)
Grab your gun, fire away
Sing, „God bless the N. R. A.“
As your rifles go blasting along
Shoot a black, shoot a gay
Get immunity today
As your rifles go blasting along

And it’s Hi! Hi! Hee!
A ten round clip for me
Count out your victims loud and strong!
Shoot some libs and say
“God bless the N.R.A.”
As your rifles go blasting along

2.)
We’re not wrong, we’re far right
As we shoot into the night
And our rifles go blasting along
Shoot a girl, shoot a man
Shoot at anything you can
As our rifles go blasting along

And it’s Hi! Hi! Hee!
That’s eight school kids for me
Count up the bodies loud and strong (STAND GROUND!)
Our defense will say,
“God bless the N.R.A.”
And our rifles go blasting along!

P.S. TFT will NOT be making a video of this. The NRA might well think we're serious!

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