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Oliver Willis, O-dubs, you are so right. And yes, this is a real photo that they intentionally released:
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I should close this article with an appropriate musical number:
For someone who can’t quote a Bible verse off the top of his head, posing with it reverently is high hypocrisy. It’s also poor preparation, given all the pandering he does to the religious right — as the saying goes, “Even the devil can cite scripture for his own purpose.”
But to clear protestors with tear gas just to get a photo op to put your faux piety on display? And without checking with the church, bishop or priest? There’s just no bottom with Trump — he can always go lower.
For context, see this USA Today article: ‘I am outraged’: DC bishop denounces Trump’s church visit after police clear protesters with tear gas, or this New York Times article: Protesters Dispersed With Tear Gas So Trump Could Pose at Church.
And in case you’re not familiar with that story, I’ll let Wikipedia do the explaining in plain English.
For those of you who want something closer to the source material, you can consult the Bible in a few places:
Here’s El Greco’s rendition of the same scene:
One of the people featured in The Daily Show’s Heroes of the Pandumbic — a supercut of Fox News talking heads and Republicans either downplaying or dismissing the coronavirus threat — was “Dr. Drew” Pinsky, internist-turned-celebrity doctor, whom you might know from Loveline, Dr. Drew Midday, and his voyeurism-disguised-as-therapy show, Celebrity Rehab.
Dr. Drew is one of those people that the public turn to for medical advice, so I consider my posting this supercut of him downplaying or dismissing the threat posed by the novel to be a public service:
The original was posted by Yashar Ali on Twitter:
Dr. Drew is a snake oil salesman. Really terrible stuff here. What a disgrace. pic.twitter.com/Eh35Ky8yVO
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) April 4, 2020
File this one for future reference, folks.
Fox News lied, and people died, which features Heroes of the Pandumbic, a supercut of Republicans and Fox New downplaying or dismissing the coronavirus.
