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Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
Fri Sep 2, 2016, 11:07 AM Sep 2016

Katy Tur, on MSNBC, just reported that Trump's visit to the black church

is closed off to press in addition to being totally scripted. Not that I think he will change many minds in this "outreach," I do think the general public should know what is being said.

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Katy Tur, on MSNBC, just reported that Trump's visit to the black church (Original Post) Skidmore Sep 2016 OP
Wow, does Rump really think this is "outreach" to AAs? MoonRiver Sep 2016 #1
It will very likely be recorded, press or not. drm604 Sep 2016 #2
YEP - that is how horrible he is Cosmocat Sep 2016 #3
I hope. Skidmore Sep 2016 #4
The MSM have to camp out at youtube to get their story. Hahahahahaha! anamandujano Sep 2016 #17
Why even bother going forward? matt819 Sep 2016 #5
They have to do it that way because he is such an asshole. Avalux Sep 2016 #6
Mr Phoney-Baloney never fails to disappoint vlyons Sep 2016 #7
Was the church empty? Mz Pip Sep 2016 #8
It's outreacheous.... OnDoutside Sep 2016 #9
The pastor should be embarrased to allow this to happen. LiberalFighter Sep 2016 #10
15 minutes of fame? Blue Idaho Sep 2016 #11
Probably not. Unfortuntely there are a few insaners who welcome this Iliyah Sep 2016 #13
Pastor not involved unc70 Sep 2016 #14
Anybody signed up for central casting for the gig? MattP Sep 2016 #12
Oh, that thing will be recorded and leaked before he's finished self-congratulating. nolabear Sep 2016 #15
It's a friggin infomercial C_U_L8R Sep 2016 #16
Pastor needs to ask Trump about black vote suppression by GOP. oasis Sep 2016 #18
Time to tax the churches!!!! Runningdawg Sep 2016 #19

Cosmocat

(14,564 posts)
3. YEP - that is how horrible he is
Fri Sep 2, 2016, 11:11 AM
Sep 2016

that they have to go the these lengths get some kind of propaganda out there to run counter to what he is about.

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
4. I hope.
Fri Sep 2, 2016, 11:13 AM
Sep 2016

This thinskinned ass even tried to get his own campaign volunteers to sign lifetime nondisclosure agreements.

anamandujano

(7,004 posts)
17. The MSM have to camp out at youtube to get their story. Hahahahahaha!
Fri Sep 2, 2016, 01:29 PM
Sep 2016

I was going to add something about how badly the indignity must sting but we all know that part of their brains went numb eons ago.

matt819

(10,749 posts)
5. Why even bother going forward?
Fri Sep 2, 2016, 11:17 AM
Sep 2016

Might as well just release the transcript now since the questions are known ahead and the answers scripted. What a farce!

Avalux

(35,015 posts)
6. They have to do it that way because he is such an asshole.
Fri Sep 2, 2016, 11:20 AM
Sep 2016

Carefully control the message, keep the press away....geez it's ridiculous and people can see that. He isn't going to fool anyone.

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
7. Mr Phoney-Baloney never fails to disappoint
Fri Sep 2, 2016, 11:31 AM
Sep 2016

Just another BS antic that will be deeply resented by AAs and widely ridiculed by everyone. He must think that AAs are all stupid, blind, and deaf to not see what a big faker he is. I guess he will get a few pics of himself standing beside a few AAs, and then run an ad saying how he listens and works with AAs. What a crock.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
13. Probably not. Unfortuntely there are a few insaners who welcome this
Fri Sep 2, 2016, 12:12 PM
Sep 2016

T-rump's campaign probably had him to sign a purity agreement with an attached check which will bounce. Of course corporate media will eat it up as gospel.

T-rump is extremely UNSTABLE.

unc70

(6,115 posts)
14. Pastor not involved
Fri Sep 2, 2016, 12:14 PM
Sep 2016

The pastor is not involved, nor is the actual church itself. The pastor is on vacation in Mexico and learned about it after the announcement. It involves some bishop and will take place in the church owned banquet hall that is rented out for meetings, weddings, and other events.

nolabear

(41,984 posts)
15. Oh, that thing will be recorded and leaked before he's finished self-congratulating.
Fri Sep 2, 2016, 12:45 PM
Sep 2016

The idea that anything is private in venues like that is Trumpian in its naiveté.

C_U_L8R

(45,002 posts)
16. It's a friggin infomercial
Fri Sep 2, 2016, 01:11 PM
Sep 2016

Any media who carries this for Trump ought to be ashamed. Its phony balony.

oasis

(49,388 posts)
18. Pastor needs to ask Trump about black vote suppression by GOP.
Fri Sep 2, 2016, 01:52 PM
Sep 2016

I'd like to see how concerned Trump is about AA's being shut out at the polls in many red states.

Runningdawg

(4,517 posts)
19. Time to tax the churches!!!!
Fri Sep 2, 2016, 01:56 PM
Sep 2016

How much more blatant does it have to be? You can debate the reason a pastor might say he promotes a certain candidate or that he encourages his congregation to vote a certain way on certain issues. Here it is right in your face - A candidate for POTUS being given the use of a church and its congregation to campaign. Its a flagrant violation of 401C and you can bet if Hillary were to speak before a congregation the RWNJs would be all over it.
If the pastor and/or his congregation would like to hear Trump speak, they should be doing so OUTSIDE the church.

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