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RIMRtoday at 2:40 PM4 repliesview on HN

What exactly made him a "class act"?

Was it the part where he wanted public schools to force the Bible on everyone's children, regardless of their family's faith?

Or was it the part where he attacked the Boy Scouts for lifting their ban on gay members, because he broadly hates the LGBTQ+ community?

Or, likewise, when he staunchly supported Prop 8, because he felt that the government should enforce strict "traditional family values", and deny consenting adults he doesn't like to marry each other?

Or was it when he said that a Black president would bring "1000 years of darkness"?

Or was it when he said that Muslims were going to destroy America with Sharia law, merely for existing?

Or was it the part where he supported aggressive ICE action against anyone perceived to be foreign?

Just trying to understand how someone this despicable deserves the compliment you gave him. The only good version of Chuck Norris I know about is the pretend version from memes.


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titzertoday at 3:22 PM

> Or was it when he said that a Black president would bring "1000 years of darkness"?

I looked this one up. It's true. He's been going out of his way to be a political firebrand and claiming milquetoast Democrats are Satan for decades. It wasn't some offhand comment when cornered on stage. He's pushed white christian nationalism hard for quite some time.

Sad, because it was so unnecessary, divisive, and crazy--a black mark on his legacy.

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MBCooktoday at 2:59 PM

Nah. The part where his name was relevant again because of the jokes and he started the eating and suing people over it.

claytongulicktoday at 3:03 PM

It was the part where he didn't say things like this about other people.

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bdangubictoday at 3:05 PM

this is class act for 1/2 of america