Trump posts AI-generated photo of himself dressed as the pope

[verga]

Personally I think he was just doing it to get libtards head to explode.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Sugarbush Squirrel did it first, and did it better ...

[bigheadfred]

Personally I think he was just doing it to get libtards head to explode.

That is probably true but he upset a lot of people who didn't deserve to be upsetted.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Libtards don't believe in God nor religion, so they wouldn't be offended.  They'd feign indignation just to score points in the Press.

It would offend Catholic conservatives.

[DCPatriot]

That is probably true but he upset a lot of people who didn't deserve to be upsetted.

"Deserved has nothing to do with it "...Clint Eastwood---Unforgiven "

[Right_in_Virginia]

That is probably true but he upset a lot of people who didn't deserve to be upsetted.

   I curse the day Boomers discovered soy milk.

[massadvj]

Yeah but here's the thing, why are you ok with the President trolling?

Trump is not just trolling here. He is trolling a group that gave him 56 percent of their votes. Among Catholic conservatives (who would most revere the papacy), it is most likely a much higher percentage.

[bigheadfred]

I see  no value in a Republican president shitting on the decorum of the Office of the President.

[Right_in_Virginia]

I see  no value in a Republican president shitting on the decorum of the Office of the President.

 

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Personally I think he was just doing it to get libtards head to explode.

He's alienating a lot of middle of the roaders with this nonsense too.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Trump is not just trolling here. He is trolling a group that gave him 56 percent of their votes. Among Catholic conservatives (who would most revere the papacy), it is most likely a much higher percentage.

So, this means what for you?  An answered prayer?   

[DCPatriot]

Trump is not just trolling here. He is trolling a group that gave him 56 percent of their votes. Among Catholic conservatives (who would most revere the papacy), it is most likely a much higher percentage.

Your point-of-view would normally describe upsetting a demographic who might "reelect" him.

He's not running again.

That said, that group isn't going to drift to the godless Democrats of today.  Or the Democrats running in 2028 for that matter...once the scales are set.

[massadvj]

Your point-of-view would normally describe upsetting a demographic who might "reelect" him.

He's not running again.

That said, that group isn't going to drift to the godless Democrats of today.  Or the Democrats running in 2028 for that matter...once the scales are set.

OK, now I see. Sorry I failed to understand this critical point that he owes nothing to people who supported him, and in fact should indulge his adolescent humor by insulting their religion. The man is entitled. Got it.

[mountaineer]

A fake picture of a man in clerical garb is hardly an insult to the religion itself. It's just a costume. And he isn't actually wearing the costume, at that. How is that insulting? I

[bigheadfred]

A fake picture of a man in clerical garb is hardly an insult to the religion itself. It's just a costume. And he isn't actually wearing the costume, at that. How is that insulting? I

Does this ring a bell?

"The abnormal is not the normal just because it is prevalent."

[roamer_1]

*SMFH*

This ain't my gig. I really don't care.

I DO wonder if Biden or Obama or Clinton had donned these robes, would they be defended like-in-kind? I think it would cause a sh*t-hemmorage, I do believe.

Other than that, all I got is this:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjFzw8AxSBA

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

*SMFH*

This ain't my gig. I really don't care.

I DO wonder if Biden or Obama or Clinton had donned these robes, would they be defended like-in-kind? I think it would cause a sh*t-hemmorage, I do believe.

You are 100% correct.

[DCPatriot]

OK, now I see. Sorry I failed to understand this critical point that he owes nothing to people who supported him, and in fact should indulge his adolescent humor by insulting their religion. The man is entitled. Got it.

I see your point, too!   

BTW...is being reported today that Pres. Trump claims he had nothing to do with the meme being posted.

Also, reported that Cardinal Timothy Dolan agrees with you.

[mountaineer]

I DO wonder if Biden or Obama or Clinton had donned these robes, would they be defended like-in-kind? I think it would cause a sh*t-hemmorage, I do believe.

I don't care, either. And I'm not defending him (already having said it was tacky and unnecessary). Had Obama posted a fake picture of himself in papal garb (NOTE: Trump did not don the robe) I would have called it tacky and unnecessary, as well.

[roamer_1]

I don't care, either. And I'm not defending him (already having said it was tacky and unnecessary). Had Obama posted a fake picture of himself in papal garb (NOTE: Trump did not don the robe) I would have called it tacky and unnecessary, as well.

Whether he actually donned the garb or approved an AI generated picture depicting it is a distinction without a difference, IMHO. 

[Right_in_Virginia]

OK, now I see. Sorry I failed to understand this critical point that he owes nothing to people who supported him, and in fact should indulge his adolescent humor by insulting their religion. The man is entitled. Got it.

You go years without posting, yet here you are, darn near flop sweating all over this thread in an effort to prove, at last, the Orange Man is bad.
 
Sad. 

@massadvj

[Hoodat]

Are you a Catholic?

Yes I am.  Altar Boy in Parochial elementary school - Sisters of Mercy...High School - Franciscan priests...College - Jesuit priests.

So now you believe that Trump is infallible?

@massadvj

How in the heck do you get from asking someone if they're Catholic to inferring that one believes Trump is infallible?  Seriously, this is the kind of irrational crap that I see from Democrats.  (See logical fallacies:  Red herring).

Nowhere did @DCPatriot even remotely suggest that Trump is infallible.  Nowhere.

[Hoodat]

@massadvj

What is the source of that "sacred thing" quote?  I would like to see the Catholic source material that defines the Pope as a "sacred thing".  Thanks in advance.

https://www.catholic.com/tract/what-do-catholics-believe-about-the-pope

@massadvj

Your link does not support your claim.  The word 'sacred' does not appear anywhere in that link, much less the phrase "sacred thing" which you posted in quotes.  In other words, you made it up.

Exodus 23:1

[DCPatriot]

Yes I am.  Altar Boy in Parochial elementary school - Sisters of Mercy...High School - Franciscan priests...College - Jesuit priests.

So now you believe that Trump is infallible?


@massadvj

How in the heck do you get from asking someone if they're Catholic to inferring that one believes Trump is infallible?  Seriously, this is the kind of irrational crap that I see from Democrats.  (See logical fallacies:  Red herring).

Nowhere did @DCPatriot even remotely suggest that Trump is infallible.  Nowhere.

@Hoodat

No offense was taken @Hoodat   @massadvj and I go way back and he's probably in the top 3 of people I've grown to respect on the forums.  Appreciate your coming to my defense.   

Even when we disagree, which is rare in itself, we do it as FRiends and gentlemen!.

He used to be a adjunct professor at a university before he retired, and always added to any discussion on the threads.

[Hoodat]

Trump is not just trolling here. He is trolling a group that gave him 56 percent of their votes.

Uh, no.  He is trolling a grout that gave him 0% of their votes.  He is trolling people like you.

[mystery-ak]

@Hoodat

No offense was taken @Hoodat   @massadvj and I go way back and he's probably in the top 3 of people I've grown to respect on the forums.  Appreciate your coming to my defense.   

Even when we disagree, which is rare in itself, we do it as FRiends and gentlemen!.

He used to be a adjunct professor at a university before he retired, and always added to any discussion on the threads.

Exactly.. @massadvj is an old and valued friend here at TBR and I won't have him disparaged for his beliefs or how he feels about this. I too was very upset when this first broke. I know Trump didn't create this image I only wish he didn't post it.

[Hoodat]

I'll back off.  No more questions about what the Catholic Church believes or inquiries about popes.  I think the AI image was a profoundly stupid idea, but I'm not willing to take up an offense over it.

@massadvj , no need to respond to my questions about your statements.  I am no longer curious.

[DCPatriot]

I'll back off.  No more questions about what the Catholic Church believes or inquiries about popes.  I think the AI image was a profoundly stupid idea, but I'm not willing to take up an offense over it.

@massadvj , no need to respond to my questions about your statements.  I am no longer curious.

@Hoodat

LOL!   

Religion and Politics!     

[mystery-ak]

@Hoodat

LOL!   

Religion and Politics!   

Ain't that the truth..for those still wondering why TBR doesn't have a religion category this is why..

[DCPatriot]

Ain't that the truth..for those still wondering why TBR doesn't have a religion category this is why..

    

[bigheadfred]

Does anyone around here know what happens when you don't discipline your kids?

[DCPatriot]

Does anyone around here know what happens when you don't discipline your kids?

A great question for Joseph Robinette Biden... certainly not for Donald John Trump!

[bigheadfred]

A great question for Joseph Robinette Biden... certainly not for Donald John Trump!

It's a damned slippery slope.

You ever hear the phrase "a fish rots from the head down"?
You ever hear the phrase " weak men create hard times"?
You ever hear the phrase "it's ok when we do it"?

"The abnormal is not the normal just because it is prevalent."

YOU DO NOT REWARD ABERRANT BEHAVIOR.

It is EVERYTHING wrong in our "civilization" today

You become everything you (supposedly) despise.

[roamer_1]

You become everything you (supposedly) despise.

Before my very eyes... 

[massadvj]

Uh, no.  He is trolling a grout that gave him 0% of their votes.  He is trolling people like you.

I voted for Trump and supported him many times here on this forum. I am not afraid to call him out when he missteps, but as I said, I still do not regret my vote, especially considering the alternatives.

[massadvj]

@Hoodat

No offense was taken @Hoodat   @massadvj and I go way back and he's probably in the top 3 of people I've grown to respect on the forums.  Appreciate your coming to my defense.   

Even when we disagree, which is rare in itself, we do it as FRiends and gentlemen!.

He used to be a adjunct professor at a university before he retired, and always added to any discussion on the threads.

Actually, I was a tenured associate professor at Kutztown University before I retired. And, yes, we have mostly agreed on things over the years. There was no animosity meant to anything I wrote. Strictly asking poignant questions.

[DCPatriot]

Actually, I was a tenured associate professor at Kutztown University before I retired. And, yes, we have mostly agreed on things over the years. There was no animosity meant to anything I wrote. Strictly asking poignant questions.