Mainecat Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Iraq war widow destroys Trump U Lorraine Berry26 Jul 2016 at 09:33 ET The cognitive dissonance over evangelical Christians’ support of Donald Trump was best exemplified at last night’s DNC when Cheryl Lankford, a war widow and Trump University victim, stood up before the convention and admitted how ashamed she had felt when Trump deceived her. Any Christian evangelicals who had forgotten what scriptures command about the treatment of widows and orphans should have felt a flood of guilt at their support for the man who bilked thousands out of millions of hard-earned dollars. Lankford exposed herself to the crowd right from the beginning, her vulnerability for all to see: “When you lose a spouse, you know that your life will change forever. You know that it won’t be easy. But I didn’t expect that on top of grieving the loss of my husband and trying to take care of my baby, I would also be the victim of a scam,” she began. She explained how she had used her widow’s benefit after her husband’s death while serving his country in order to try to better her life. But more than ripping her off, “By conning me out of the money the military gave me after my husband died, I felt like Trump University was disrespecting Jonathan’s memory.” Lankford confessed that Trump’s betrayal had embarrassed her, and being left without money had also infuriated her and made her scared for her future. But worse was her anger at what Trump did to others — the most vulnerable people in our society: military widows, the elderly. And Donald Trump sucked them in because he told them that they could find financial security if they followed his instructions. The most powerful part of her speech was when she openly questioned the character of the man who wants to be president: “Here’s a guy who was born rich and who has all the money in the world and there’s nothing wrong with that,” she said. “In fact, I signed for Trump University because I thought I could learn something from him. But when he decided to make himself even richer by cheating working people who had nothing to spare. What kind of a man does that?” Lankford reminded many of Maggie Kuhn, who founded the Gray Panthers, a group of senior citizens who came together when the poor benefits seniors were receiving led to many subsisting on cat food and other offal. Kuhn never claimed to be a public speaker, but she told people that they had to “speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.” Cheryl Lankford did that last night. “It’s not easy for me to get up here and tell my story. For a long time, I didn’t tell anybody, not even my family or my friends. But I’m here because America deserves to know the truth. This election isn’t about Democrat versus Republican; it’s about right versus wrong. It’s about someone who helps ordinary people no matter what it takes versus someone who helps himself no matter who it hurts. Donald Trump made big promises about Trump University, and I was fooled into believing him.” “Now, he’s making big promises about America. Please don’t make that same mistake.” https://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/last-nights-best-dnc-speech-is-the-one-no-one-is-talking-about-iraq-war-widow-destroys-trump-u/ https://youtu.be/A_vexI1YdUA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt.Storm Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 She should be pissed at Hillary for voting to go to Iraq..Trump was never for it. Too bad the lady did poor though in his university..prolly pissed there was no participation award. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepr2 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Poor McLiar, he's flailing around like a a bunch of trannys at wig sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 9 minutes ago, Capt.Storm said: She should be pissed at Hillary for voting to go to Iraq..Trump was never for it. Too bad the lady did poor though in his university..prolly pissed there was no participation award. Trump was never for it huh? He supported Hillary didnt he you fucking moron......he supported all kinds of people who were for it. Now he gets to claim hindsight because he never actually had to cast a vote. Fuck that two faced lying piece of fucking dogshit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt.Storm Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 10 minutes ago, f7ben said: Trump was never for it huh? He supported Hillary didnt he you fucking moron......he supported all kinds of people who were for it. Now he gets to claim hindsight because he never actually had to cast a vote. Fuck that two faced lying piece of fucking dogshit Good ole Ben. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Just now, Capt.Storm said: Good ole Ben. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 4 hours ago, f7ben said: Trump was never for it huh? He supported Hillary didnt he you fucking moron......he supported all kinds of people who were for it. Now he gets to claim hindsight because he never actually had to cast a vote. Fuck that two faced lying piece of fucking dogshit Mc, rump and wince support hillary. I guess that also makes them pro Iraq war? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted July 27, 2016 Gold Member Share Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) I would say the woman from the OP learned a priceless life lesson that her parents and up bring failed to teach her that she can use in the future and hopefully teach her offspring... Edited July 27, 2016 by BOHICA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mileage Psycho Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 1 hour ago, Sludgey said: Mc, rump and wince support hillary. I guess that also makes them pro Iraq war? My man W told me and the nation there were WMD's, sorry I believed him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 12 minutes ago, Mileage Psycho said: My man W told me and the nation there were WMD's, sorry I believed him. So you're dumber than GWB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mileage Psycho Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 4 minutes ago, Sludgey said: So you're dumber than GWB? Without question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Just now, Mileage Psycho said: Without question. a lot dumber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted July 27, 2016 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted July 27, 2016 I thought Dump plans on taking care our veterans....??? Why would he bilk them out of their savings and why do the forum Mouthbreathers defend his actions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 15 hours ago, Capt.Storm said: She should be pissed at Hillary for voting to go to Iraq..Trump was never for it. Too bad the lady did poor though in his university..prolly pissed there was no participation award. Trump was then he wasn't, then he was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 10 hours ago, Sludgey said: Mc, rump and wince support hillary. I guess that also makes them pro Iraq war? 2 hours ago, SnowRider said: I thought Dump plans on taking care our veterans....??? Why would he bilk them out of their savings and why do the forum Mouthbreathers defend his actions? He donates yuge amounts to veterans........yuge amounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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