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And JK Rowling is fighting back on Twitter.
Among other things, she has said that DT is worse than Voldemort.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-j-k-rowling-twitter-feud-20170204-story.html?kwp_0=328677kwp_4=1246996kwp_1=557219
If there's any doubt left that we live in divisive political times, know this: Some fans of Harry Potter are burning their copies of the books to protest J.K. Rowling's political views. And she's fighting back on Twitter, insulting those very fans.
That's right, one of the most beloved books in modern history has now become a political prop. Is nothing safe?
SNIP
Critic: "glad I caught this article on yahoo. I will now burn your books and movies too."
Rowling: "Well, the fumes from the DVDs might be toxic and I've still got your money, so by all means borrow my lighter."
Rowling has long been vocal about her feelings concerning President Donald Trump for some time. She's mostly used the president's favorite platform, Twitter, to share her criticisms.
"Well, there you have it," she wrote on Twitter on Oct. 19. "A highly intelligent, experienced woman just debated a giant orange Twitter egg. Your move, America."
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/08/politics/jk-rowling-donald-trump-voldemort/
Donald Trump, who stood by his call for "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States" Tuesday on CNN's "New Day," is facing a firestorm from Democrats, Muslim Americans and a wide range of Republicans from Dick Cheney to Marco Rubio.
But one of Trump's latest critics, "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, may have some of the harshest words yet for the Republican front-runner's controversial policy proposal.
"How horrible," tweeted Rowling, along with a BBC report on Trump's call to ban Muslims. "Voldemort was nowhere near as bad," she added.
And fans of the fantasy novels know just how serious a comparison to the "Dark Lord" is.
oasis
(49,150 posts)katsy
(4,246 posts)& stuff! Your property do what u want. Just keep
$$$ b u y i n g $$$
We have no feelings to hurt since u voted in a monster.
And JKR will put the $$$ to better use
On edit: don't stop with printed books! Burn your online books too u dimwitted trolls
TheDebbieDee
(11,119 posts)yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)We have public school systems in the south that ban Harry Potter books in the school libraries.
I'm sure Ms. Rowling could tell us some stories!
dalton99a
(81,062 posts)IdiotsforPalin
(168 posts)That's the best you Trumpatina's got? How 1960s of you
Ilsa
(61,675 posts)TexasProgresive
(12,148 posts)I remember the idiots destroying French wines during Dubya the Dolt's reign. Like the French didn't already have the Euros in the bank.
There was a report yesterday about the worries of the Texas Farm Bureau, a notably rePuke leaning group that the proposed 20% tarrif on Mexican goods is going to hurt Texas business especially restaurants and other food selling business. This would also impact auto parts and other items that keep the industrial machine running.
STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES!
The Sand Reckoner
(194 posts)"freedom fries". Like the French gave a flying fuck, since they called them frites, anyway.
Ans yes, please...hurt Texas businesses. Bankrupt every asshole business owner who voted for Trump.
Staph
(6,245 posts)They are from Belgium, just like Hercule Poirot!
The Sand Reckoner
(194 posts)he was a Belgie!
Norbert9
(494 posts)trueblue2007
(17,138 posts)pnwmom
(108,925 posts)Initech
(99,909 posts)Hekate
(90,189 posts)JHan
(10,173 posts)pnwmom
(108,925 posts)volstork
(5,393 posts)trump to Voldemort seems to me to be giving trump WAY too much credit.
pnwmom
(108,925 posts)And we know that anyone with access to the nuclear codes has the potential for unlimited destruction.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/08/politics/jk-rowling-donald-trump-voldemort/
Donald Trump, who stood by his call for "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States" Tuesday on CNN's "New Day," is facing a firestorm from Democrats, Muslim Americans and a wide range of Republicans from Dick Cheney to Marco Rubio.
But one of Trump's latest critics, "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, may have some of the harshest words yet for the Republican front-runner's controversial policy proposal.
"How horrible," tweeted Rowling, along with a BBC report on Trump's call to ban Muslims. "Voldemort was nowhere near as bad," she added.
And fans of the fantasy novels know just how serious a comparison to the "Dark Lord" is.
volstork
(5,393 posts)from her. I wasn't trying to be snarky, it just seems to me that Voldemort was a lot more clever than trump ( but obviously fictional, so significantly less dangerous (.
pnwmom
(108,925 posts)There ya go!
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)progressoid
(49,824 posts)Perfect.
A proud Nasty Woman!
retrowire
(10,345 posts)Best comeback of 2017 so far. HAHAHAHA
NBachers
(16,998 posts)Jim Beard
(2,535 posts)SticksnStones
(2,108 posts)Could you imagine a bunch of progressives saying, let's go buy copies of art of the deal and then toss them into a bonfire...
Have they nothing better to do with their time and money and voices?
Are they completely unaware of the implications of and history behind book burnings?
When exactly did knowing stuff go out of style for the other side?
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Ligyron
(7,592 posts)The deplorables feel betrayed, the little snowflakes.
bwahahaha!!
tanyev
(42,354 posts)logosoco
(3,208 posts)(my son read it on his own when they were new). We LOVE it so much! We made wands with sticks we found in the yard. The first spell they wanted to cast was one that would make tRump quit his job soon!
pnwmom
(108,925 posts)and he was RIVETED. He was in my lap, trying to follow along. I know it drove him to want to read it himself.
irisblue
(32,828 posts)WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)It's called The Art of The Deal, "written" ( ) by some Asshole. (No offense to the man who really wrote the book). It is the BEST book to burn EVER.
IrishEyes
(3,275 posts)The Art of the Deal is easy to get. I usually see a copy the bargain bin and $1 shelf of the bookstore. It is right there with the Sarah Palin book. I already have her books but I saw this Harry Potter t-shirt that I really like and I think the Trump supporters have convinced me to get it.
jmowreader
(50,447 posts)Buying up all the copies you can find from dollar stores, library remainder sales, Goodwill and so on, then throwing them in a recycling bin so they're eventually put to good use...THAT is a Democratic thing to do.
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)people are so intend on having their book bonfire, I was merely suggesting a better book. I hear it is so toxic it practically self-ignites.
cloudbase
(5,486 posts)Dixie Chicks music playing in the background.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)If so, the books are useless to them except as decoration.
The GOP voters might prefer A Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood. A dystopic vision of a possible future that fits with their own vision.
Soxfan58
(3,479 posts)Book burning! Thats just what we need. Is there any doubt about the forth reigh now.
catbyte
(34,165 posts)LongTomH
(8,636 posts)C_U_L8R
(44,889 posts)It's a knee jerk response these Nazis have.
You should see them goosemarch parade.
appleannie1943
(1,303 posts)The Sand Reckoner
(194 posts)with reality.
George II
(67,782 posts)....and ask for a refund?
On second thought, how many trump supporters can read, anyway?
bhowle
(35 posts)Atlas Shrugged from my Kindle.
Can I get credit for digital book burning?
jmowreader
(50,447 posts)scscholar
(2,902 posts)assuming iIRC, there were xians protesting in front of the theater. This is nothing new.
mn9driver
(4,412 posts)Morans will be morans.
keithbvadu2
(36,360 posts)Haven't we seen this scene before in history?
TygrBright
(20,733 posts)NotThisTime
(3,657 posts)Lotusflower70
(3,077 posts)She is absolutely phenomenal and these people are utterly ridiculous. Sad waste of some incredible writing. She is amazing. I love her strength and her intelligence.
BannonsLiver
(16,161 posts)To quote NeNe Leakes from the Real Housewives of Atlanta:
"I'm rich, bitch."
Rowlings already got your money, morans.
toddwv
(2,830 posts)Find out when these "burnings" are and show up with a bunch of cheap Harry Potter stuff like T-Shirts posters... make a killing on the markup.