last mentioned in this space for his eager and passionate lies in defense of torture<\/a>, now draws on his unique skill set to do the only thing Trump defender can do in defense of this wise as a dove, innocent as a serpent sex predator, thief, con man and grifter: shout, \u201cLOOK!\u00a0 HILLARY!\u201d as though she is in any way relevant.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s been a year and all the Christianist liar can say of Trump is \u201cHe\u2019s not Hillary.\u201d\u00a0 They\u2019ve got nothing because they know what a horrible human being and lying crook they have chosen to defend.<\/p>\n
But then, these are people who have defended torture for over a decade and lied that they are \u201cprolife\u201d and \u201cfaithful to the Church\u2019s teaching\u201d.\u00a0 What can you expect?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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