[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

In your example there was a physician attending to the fainting person. To intrude would have been irresponsible. Irresponsibility is not a Godly quality. “Are there other reasons for your observation?” I wondered. Of course I turned to The Bible for my answer.

Smart. I think it's important to remember that Jesus doesn't personally save people. He sets an example by dying on the cross, or encouraging others to buy His book so they may pull themselves up by the bootstraps. Wouldn't it have been a wonderful message for America if instead of fussing over this man they could have given him his dignity by letting him help himself or simply dying right there on the floor, while remaining stoic like the President.

[MitzaLizalor]

We know that God is good.

Nahum 1:7 [God speaking to Nahum in a vision] The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

That doesn't mean He runs a hippie love-fest.

Nahum 1:6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.

To me, he looks very Jesus-like in this moment. People faint in your presence, you have to keep on going. Only the strong survive.

In your example there was a physician attending to the fainting person. To intrude would have been irresponsible. Irresponsibility is not a Godly quality. “Are there other reasons for your observation?” I wondered. Of course I turned to The Bible for my answer.

Romans 12:21 – 13:2 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

God, aka The LORD God Almighty, is Jesus. A person ordained to hold power by God, when acting responsibly, has been appointed by Jesus and will reflect His perfection as if it were his own. (Obviously in this case, due to modesty and not wishing to speak out of turn, that claim was not be made by the appointee himself.)

The Bible is a reliable source I always find helpful.

[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

To me, he looks very Jesus-like in this moment. People faint in your presence, you have to keep on going. Only the strong survive.

[Johny Joe Hold]

Unbelievable! Some people are saying that President Trump is some sort of sociopath because he didn't jump up and get a glass of water for some guy who fainted behind him during a press event.
..... Second, this was a male person who fainted. What kind of a man faints? A homersexual, that's what kind. Trump was wise to keep his distance.

Very wise observation, Sister Handmaiden. President Trump is always in control of himself during a crisis. This is why the entire world depends on his steady leadership.

[handmaiden]

Unbelievable! Some people are saying that President Trump is some sort of sociopath because he didn't jump up and get a glass of water for some guy who fainted behind him during a press event.



Of course, the picture is misleading. Trump did turn around and look on with a degree of interest a second later. The fact that he didn't "spring into action" and french kiss the guy to revive him is hardly an indictment of his compassionate nature.

First of all, he's The President, for goodness' sake! There are other people nearby whose job it is to fetch things in any circumstances. Second, this was a male person who fainted. What kind of a man faints? A homersexual, that's what kind. Trump was wise to keep his distance.

[Johny Joe Hold]

I'm reading all these mean comments online about President Trump having a party while Americans are losing food stamp benefits. Why should the President give up entertaining because grifters are losing their free lunches?

Why indeed, Sister Handmaiden. The President is most comfortable around other wealthy people. Wealthy people are unaware there are people without food and housing so why talk about it. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote about the wealthy, "They are careless and unaware of the damage they do to others." The unwealthy are not their problem so why carry on about them.

[handmaiden]

I'm reading all these mean comments online about President Trump having a party while Americans are losing food stamp benefits. Why should the President give up entertaining because grifters are losing their free lunches?

[Prayer Warrior]

Based on the evidence, I think Qatar is one of the good guys.

I'm still reserving my judgment for now. I'm hoping Trump is going to scam them by selling them defective airplanes or something. In my opinion, it is difficult to be both moral and Islamic. Yes, some Muslims, such as Qatar and the Saudis, are throwing around lots of $$$, but are they good for anything other than that? George Soros has money. I'd be happy to be proven wrong on this, though.

[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

Based on the evidence, I think Qatar is one of the good guys.

https://www.justsecurity.org/69094/t...-house-policy/

When the Kushner Companies purchased 666 Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan in early 2007 for a record-breaking price of $1.8 billion, it was supposed to be a center of their real estate portfolio. Instead, the Kushners have struggled to cover their debt on the troubled building since shortly after its purchase on the eve of the financial crisis. As Jared Kushner’s father-in-law, Donald J. Trump, was running for President, the Kushners were pitching Qatari investors to help bail out the building. And just weeks after his father Charles reportedly failed to reach a deal with Qatar’s minister of finance, Jared Kushner, in his capacity as a senior adviser to President Trump, reportedly played a central role in supporting a blockade of Qatar by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Kushner never disclosed his meeting with Saudi Arabia and the UAE on the blockade to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the time. Later, a financial company tied to Qatar brokered an especially valuable deal to rescue the Kushner Companies’ property at 666 Fifth Avenue.

[Johny Joe Hold]

Maybe despite donating to Hamas, those are somehow less bad Muslims (if those exist) than other nations like Iran, or we should sell them the jets rather than China or Russia.

I'm certain Trump wouldn't let the donation of a 400M dollar aircraft to his presidential library or his construction of golf courses in Qatar influence his decision on what's best for our nation.

Thank you for those observations, Brother Faith. It hasn't been discussed publicly but we need to review the players here to understand what is going on. McDonnell Douglas makes and sells the F-15. Jerad Kusner is constantly in the Middle East doing business deals. I'm certain McDonnell Doughlas asked Jerad to make a call in Oatar. One could ask, "Is this good patriotism?" The more relevant question is "Is this good business?"

[Prayer Warrior]

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-asked-about-qatars-gift-of-luxury-747-trump-says-we-give-free-things-out-well-take-one-too

https://apnews.com/article/trump-qatar-deal-conflicts-saudi-arabia-emoluments-7379bee2e307d39bd43b534a05ae3207


https://apnews.com/article/idaho-qatar-us-air-force-base-fc1506584e7833dbde3e16fe8613b6b4

I would normally be uncomfortable with selling F-15 fighter jets to Muslims and setting up a training facility for those Muslims in the United States. Especially after Qatar's more than billion-dollar donation to Hamas ( https://www.dw.com/en/who-is-hamas/a-57537872 ) I trust Trump's judgment, though.

Maybe despite donating to Hamas, those are somehow less bad Muslims (if those exist) than other nations like Iran, or we should sell them the jets rather than China or Russia.

I'm certain Trump wouldn't let the donation of a 400M dollar aircraft to his presidential library or his construction of golf courses in Qatar influence his decision on what's best for our nation.

[Johny Joe Hold]

This is dangerously close to socialism. The government has no business competing with private trash collection. Either the troops round up terrorists or they quit loafing and get a real job. This is embarrassing.

You are so correct, Dr. Tooley. The troops have been deployed to the out-of-control cities of Portland and Chicago. Then, woke judges ruled they could be present in the cities but they could do no law enforcement work. So they bid their time, wooden batons ready to bust heads, and they cannot be turned loose on the people who live there. Where is the jail time for these judges?

[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

I've read the troops pick up trash while waiting for a violent event.

This is dangerously close to socialism. The government has no business competing with private trash collection. Either the troops round up terrorists or they quit loafing and get a real job. This is embarrassing.

[Johny Joe Hold]

Our Dear Leader, President Donald J. Trump, was denied his rightful due when the Norway gave some Latina rabble-rouser the Nobel Peace Prize. Honestly, that prize has lost all meaning. It's all political as well as being a personal grudge against our great President.

You are so right, Sister Handmaiden. There was a time when I thought the Nobel Prize for Peace meant something. Anyone can see it now is just a political prize. If they don't want to give Trump the prize for Gaza, they should give it to him for sending troops into U.S. cities to restore order. I've read the troops pick up trash while waiting for a violent event.

[handmaiden]

Our Dear Leader, President Donald J. Trump, was denied his rightful due when the Norway gave some Latina rabble-rouser the Nobel Peace Prize. Honestly, that prize has lost all meaning. It's all political as well as being a personal grudge against our great President.