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Friday, June 27, 2025

Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement after the House voted in favor of a bill sponsored by Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) to ensure no more U.S. tax dollars fall into the hands of the Taliban after the Biden administration paid the terrorist regime millions of dollars following the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. "This bill makes sure not a single penny of American taxpayer money ends up in the hands of the Taliban"not directly, not through back doors, and not via weak-willed foreign governments or shady NGOs," Chairman Mast said. "If you're funding the Taliban, you're no friend of the United States." This issue has been a key focus for House Republicans since last Congress when lawmakers were made aware that weekly cash shipments of nearly $40 million were being sent to Afghanistan's Taliban-controlled Central Bank.

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NGOs?

Are you talking here about the humanitarian aid that's keeping the civilian population of Afghanistan from starving?

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2025-06-27 08:15 AM | Reply

Are you talking here about the humanitarian aid that's keeping the civilian population of Afghanistan from starving?
#1 | Posted by Zed

Isn't it already clear to you that Boaz doesn't ever actually know what he is talking about.

#2 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-06-27 10:45 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

#1 That's exactly what Bozo is talking about.

The GQP would rather the people of Afghanistan starve.

#3 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-06-27 10:50 AM | Reply

Are you talking here about the humanitarian aid that's keeping the civilian population of Afghanistan from starving?

That's Afghanistan's problem, I dont know how it became the American taxpayer's problem.

#4 | Posted by boaz at 2025-06-27 11:04 AM | Reply

" That's Afghanistan's problem, I dont know how it became the American taxpayer's problem."

Cain has spoken.

#5 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-06-27 11:07 AM | Reply

That's Afghanistan's problem, I dont know how it became the American taxpayer's problem.

#4 | Posted by boaz

Fake Chreestian leech gets all his bennies from destroying the place, now he's being a disgusting pile of fake Chreestian s*&^ with this kind of statement.

I don't think I've ever met a bigger taker than Boaz.

#6 | Posted by jpw at 2025-06-27 11:17 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Go ---- yourself JPW.

Nothing more fake "Christian" than someone like you who likes to use everyone else's money for charity.

Dumb ass.

#7 | Posted by boaz at 2025-06-27 11:28 AM | Reply

7 | Posted by boaz

If you are in favor of mass death by starvation....

Then in no way are you a Christian.

Just saying.

But, really----You already know that.

#8 | Posted by Zed at 2025-06-27 12:06 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

7 | Posted by boaz

You've gotten more vicious over time.

Again, just saying.

#9 | Posted by Zed at 2025-06-27 12:07 PM | Reply

| Posted by boaz

When did you decide that anything Christ said gives you permission to be a bastard?

#10 | Posted by Zed at 2025-06-27 12:13 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Are we at war with Afghanistan?

#11 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-06-27 12:30 PM | Reply

That's Afghanistan's problem, I dont know how it became the American taxpayer's problem.

#4 | Posted by boaz

We blow up a country.
Country can't feed itself afterwards.

"How is this our fault?!"
-Comrade Boaz

#12 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-06-27 05:03 PM | Reply

That's Afghanistan's problem, I dont know how it became the American taxpayer's problem.
#4 | Posted by boaz

Ask Pat Tillman. He'll explain it to you.

#13 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-27 05:13 PM | Reply

Boaz never claimed to be Christian.

Pretty sure he's some Son of Odin White Power made-up religion.

#14 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-27 05:14 PM | Reply

Just a reminder that ------- took a $400 million dollar plane from the people who fund Hamas

#15 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-06-27 05:15 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

And I don't recall JPW claiming to be Christian either. If I had to guess, JPW doesn't believe in any supernatural anything.

#16 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-27 05:18 PM | Reply

That's Afghanistan's problem, I dont know how it became the American taxpayer's problem.
#4 | Posted by boaz

As you may recall, your job was to go over there and make it our problem.

#17 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-27 05:19 PM | Reply

I hope we keep paying for Israel's socialist system.

God forbid our tax dollars go to helping Americans.

#18 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-06-27 05:21 PM | Reply

DEI hires like Bo-@ss are why we lost Afghanistan.

Good job, dumbass.

#19 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-06-27 11:08 PM | Reply

Hey Bo-@ss, so no billions for Israel, amiriite?

#20 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-06-28 12:12 AM | Reply

ust a reminder that ------- took a $400 million dollar plane from the people who fund Hamas

#15 | Posted by truthhurts

you're not just mentally ill....you're an illiterate stooge.

Qatar has anti-terror laws
--they've signed agreements wth the US and
cooperates with the US on counter terrorism
operations.
-they host a significant US military base.
and contributes to international counter terrorism initiatives.

#21 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-06-28 10:12 AM | Reply

AND LET'S TALK ABOUT FUNDING TERRORISTS !! aka the brain dead
vegetable...

"Taliban holding on to $7 billion of U.S. military equipment left behind after withdrawal"

www.cbsnews.com

--once again the head of the 2 faced hypocrite raises it's head.....only to be CUT OFF by me.

#22 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-06-28 10:20 AM | Reply

but let me pay you leftist lunatic remedial readers a compliment.

Been a long time since I've seen so much hyperbolic gibberish and fake outrage in one location of stupid / coitus / manure or SFS.

( since the last post I read.

#23 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-06-28 10:28 AM | Reply

When did you decide that anything Christ said gives you permission to be a bastard?

You dont know what I give to charity or what charities I give to. But I know the American treasury isnt a charity.

As you may recall, your job was to go over there and make it our problem.

No, my job was to go over there and let them know why attacking America was a bad idea, and also to help liberate the Afghanistan people from radical jihad. But they are too stupid to do that. Can free a people who dont want to be freed.

If you are in favor of mass death by starvation.

Never said I was in favor of it. Just said our treasury shouldnt be used to pay for it.

When did you decide that anything Christ said gives you permission to be a bastard?

You think I'm a bastard, just wait until gays and trans "Christians" get in front of Christ for judgement. You havent seen anything yet.

#24 | Posted by boaz at 2025-06-28 12:51 PM | Reply

When did you decide that anything Christ said gives you permission to be a bastard?

You dont know what I give to charity or what charities I give to. But I know the American treasury isnt a charity.

As you may recall, your job was to go over there and make it our problem.

No, my job was to go over there and let them know why attacking America was a bad idea, and also to help liberate the Afghanistan people from radical jihad. But they are too stupid to do that. Can free a people who dont want to be freed.

If you are in favor of mass death by starvation.

Never said I was in favor of it. Just said our treasury shouldnt be used to pay for it.

When did you decide that anything Christ said gives you permission to be a bastard?

You think I'm a bastard, just wait until gays and trans "Christians" get in front of Christ for judgement. You havent seen anything yet.

#25 | Posted by boaz at 2025-06-28 12:53 PM | Reply

When did you decide that anything Christ said gives you permission to be a bastard?

You dont know what I give to charity or what charities I give to. But I know the American treasury isnt a charity.

As you may recall, your job was to go over there and make it our problem.

No, my job was to go over there and let them know why attacking America was a bad idea, and also to help liberate the Afghanistan people from radical jihad. But they are too stupid to do that. Can free a people who dont want to be freed.

If you are in favor of mass death by starvation.

Never said I was in favor of it. Just said our treasury shouldnt be used to pay for it.

When did you decide that anything Christ said gives you permission to be a bastard?

You think I'm a bastard, just wait until gays and trans "Christians" get in front of Christ for judgement. You havent seen anything yet.

#26 | Posted by boaz at 2025-06-28 12:54 PM | Reply

You think I'm a bastard, just wait until gays and trans "Christians" get in front of Christ for judgement. You havent seen anything yet.
#25 | POSTED BY BOAZ

Boaz, you went to another country to participate in killing innocent people.

If I were you l, I'd be less concerned with homosexual and transgender people living life as who wee are born to be and more concerned about explaining why you're such a hateful, selfish piece of shht.

#27 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-06-28 01:27 PM | Reply

Sorry about the triple post

#28 | Posted by boaz at 2025-06-28 01:36 PM | Reply

If I were you l, I'd be less concerned with homosexual and transgender people living life as who wee are born to be

I dont give a ---- about you being gay, just stop talking to kids.

#29 | Posted by boaz at 2025-06-28 01:37 PM | Reply

You stop talking to kids.

Indoctrinating them with your ignorance and hate.

Hate is poison that kills your soul.

You're toxic.

#30 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-06-28 01:47 PM | Reply

"As you may recall, your job was to go over there and make it our problem."
"No, my job was to go over there and let them know why attacking America was a bad idea"
Two things: Saudis attacked America on 9/11, not Afghanistan. In the summer before 9/11, Bush gave $40M to the Taliban leadership of Afghanistan.

"and also to help liberate the Afghanistan people from radical jihad"
You failed that part of the mission. But it's not your fault, right?

"But they are too stupid to do that. Can free a people who don't want to be freed."
Yeah, turns out that's a common problem with you people:
When you hear about slavery for 400 years ... For 400 years? That sounds like a choice.
www.cnn.com

#31 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-28 03:00 PM | Reply

You think I'm a bastard, just wait until gays and trans "Christians" get in front of Christ for judgement. You havent seen anything yet.
#26 | Posted by boaz

Please cite the Scripture you are referring to here.
Also, clear something up for me: Is it the right thing to do, for Christians like you to hate gays and trans people? WWJD.

#32 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-28 03:01 PM | Reply

I dont give a ---- about you being gay, just stop talking to kids.
#29 | Posted by boaz

Are they gonna catch the gay or something?
Should black people stop talking to kids, in case the kids catch Ebonics and Rap?

#33 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-28 03:01 PM | Reply

You stop talking to kids.

You stop grooming, pedophile.

#34 | Posted by boaz at 2025-06-28 03:39 PM | Reply

Please cite the Scripture you are referring to here.

Read it yourself. But you might change your worldview if you do.

#35 | Posted by boaz at 2025-06-28 03:40 PM | Reply

Is it the right thing to do, for Christians like you to hate gays and trans people?

I dont hate gays. Actually, most probably dont hate either. But christians who actually read the bible and understand it are not accepting of the LGBTQ lifestyle.

And that's what gays/Democrats hate.

#36 | Posted by boaz at 2025-06-28 03:43 PM | Reply

What did Jesus have to say about gay people?

I'll wait.

#37 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-06-28 03:44 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

WWJD.

He would tell you, if you want to see heaven, to stop being gay.

That's a fact.

#38 | Posted by boaz at 2025-06-28 03:44 PM | Reply

What did Jesus have to say about gay people?

What did the bible say? I'll wait.

#39 | Posted by boaz at 2025-06-28 03:45 PM | Reply

Jesus said nothing about gay people. The old testament is the old covenant, historical.

I see you understand the bible as well as you do the constitution. NOT AT ALL.

#40 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-06-28 03:46 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#37,

Your wait is over...

www.str.org

#41 | Posted by boaz at 2025-06-28 03:47 PM | Reply

Hate the sin not the sinner.

You missed out on bible study, but can google.

#42 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-06-28 03:48 PM | Reply

In Revelation 2:20, though, Jesus doesn't reserve his judgment for only those who engage in homosexual sex. He also condemns false teachers who mislead people into practicing homosexuality. Speaking to the church in Thyatira, Jesus says,

But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they commit acts of immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.

As you probably guessed, "acts of immorality" is the word porneia, the word referencing the sexual sins of Leviticus 18. Jesus castigates both Jezebel"the false teacher"and the believers who tolerate her. In other words, not only are the people who advance pro-gay theology in sin, but so are those who support them.

#43 | Posted by boaz at 2025-06-28 03:48 PM | Reply

You missed out on bible study, but can google.

I laid it out for you to study for yourself.

And you cant even admit that.

#44 | Posted by boaz at 2025-06-28 03:49 PM | Reply

the guy calling gay men groomers didn't read his bible for content.

You didn't read the 5th amendment either.

#45 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-06-28 03:50 PM | Reply

That's two oaths you've taken and not understood.

#46 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-06-28 03:51 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The old testament is the old covenant, historical.

The only difference between the old and new testament is that we dont have to sacrifice animals anymore to God to cover for our sins.

Jesus did that for us.

#47 | Posted by boaz at 2025-06-28 03:51 PM | Reply

the guy calling gay men groomers didn't read his bible for content.

I didnt call gay men groomers. I called You a groomer because you refuse to stop talking to kids about gay stuff.

There is a difference.

#48 | Posted by boaz at 2025-06-28 03:53 PM | Reply

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you shut up liberals trying to change the bible to excuse sin.

#49 | Posted by boaz at 2025-06-28 04:05 PM | Reply

you didnt call me a groomer, you said it to clownshack.

leave gay people alone and focus on womens feet, freak.

#50 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-06-28 04:07 PM | Reply

you didnt call me a groomer, you said it to clownshack.

Sorry about that. My bad...I apologize.

#51 | Posted by boaz at 2025-06-28 04:11 PM | Reply

You shouldn't say it to anyone. it's pretty offensive to accuse someone of pedophilia without any proof.

#52 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-06-28 04:12 PM | Reply

--------.

Grooming is the entrance way to pedophilia.

I'll call it as I see it as long as gays try to tell children about the gay lifestyle.

#53 | Posted by boaz at 2025-06-28 04:18 PM | Reply

" And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you shut up liberals trying to change the bible to excuse sin."

What a coincidence.

The way to shut up a Trump Humper is to ask them to name any two of the Ten Commandments Trump follows.

#54 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-06-28 04:28 PM | Reply

"In Revelation 2:20, though, Jesus doesn't reserve his judgment for only those who engage in homosexual sex. He also condemns false teachers who mislead people into practicing homosexuality."

Revelation 2:20
Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.

So who is this "Jezebel" that Boaz refers to?

Not the Jezebel of The Bible. The Jezebel constructed by 20th Century Christians.
Notice that Boaz can't cite from his own knowledge of The Bible where Jesus condemns homosexuality.
Let me also point out how cocksure Boaz is that his obviously politicized interpretation of Scripture is right. Even though he can't quote it.

Here is the truth of what you believe in.
It is not The Bible.
It is the Patriarchy.
Though, of course, you believe those two things are synonymous!

Jezebel
en.wikipedia.org
Cultural symbol
According to Geoffrey Bromiley, the depiction of Jezebel as "the incarnation of Canaanite cultic and political practices, detested by Israelite prophets and loyalists, has given her a literary life far beyond the existence of a ninth-century Tyrian princess."[17]
Through the centuries, the name Jezebel came to be associated with false prophets. By the early 20th century, it was also associated with fallen or abandoned women.[52] By the 1950s and 1960s, the figures of Jezebel in 1 and 2 Kings and the Jezebel of Revelation began to be conflated and became "a trope for women".[53] In Christian lore, a comparison to Jezebel suggested that a person was a pagan or an apostate masquerading as a servant of God. By manipulation and seduction, she misled the saints of God into sins of idolatry and sexual immorality.[54] In particular, Christians associated Jezebel with promiscuity and the usurpation of male authority.[53]

#55 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-28 05:25 PM | Reply

"I called You a groomer because you refuse to stop talking to kids about gay stuff."

Quick question:
Is it okay to talk to kids about straight stuff?
Thanks.

#56 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-28 05:25 PM | Reply

Anyway, it's no surprise Boaz shares the same views of women and homosexuals as the Taliban.

#57 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-28 05:32 PM | Reply

I am of the opinion that what is condemned by Jesus is what Thomas Jefferson did to Sally Hemings:

In a footnote to his 2017 translation of the New Testament, David Bentley Hart writes, "My guess at the proper connotation of the word is based simply on the reality that in the first century the most common and readily available form of male homoerotic sexual activity was a master's or patron's exploitation of young male slaves."[37] en.wikipedia.org

#58 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-28 05:40 PM | Reply

- where Jesus condemns homosexuality.

He doesn't. And he specifically tells people that do condemn others to definitely not do so, or they themselves will be judged just as harshly.

Paul even spends an entire 'chapter', the first in Romans, specifically pointing out to the new church there that he understands that all of what they as Jews consider immoral acts going on around them in Roman culture are something that they should not indulge.

But then he tells repeats what Jesus has said; don't do it, don't judge/condemn those people; just because their immoral acts are different than yours, he's saying, that doesn't mean they are worse sins, they are just different, and that everyone misses the mark of perfection in some way.... so don't condemn others for the speck in their eye, while you have a log in yours.

So to speak.

#59 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-28 05:47 PM | Reply

"The only difference between the old and new testament is that we dont have to sacrifice animals anymore to God to cover for our sins."

What is this, the Bible according to PETA?

#60 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-28 05:56 PM | Reply

How much aid is blocked by the Taliban?

#61 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-28 07:33 PM | Reply

Are we feeding the Taliban?

#62 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-28 07:34 PM | Reply

is a complex issue regarding whether aid intended for the Afghan people ultimately benefits the Taliban government. While humanitarian aid is provided to address the severe humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, there are concerns and reports suggesting that some aid may be diverted or used in ways that benefit the Taliban.
Here's a breakdown of the situation:
US and International Aid: The United States and other international donors continue to provide humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan to address the dire needs of the population, which is facing severe food insecurity and a humanitarian crisis. This aid is primarily delivered through UN agencies and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
Concerns of Aid Diversion: There are concerns and reports that the Taliban may be benefiting from this aid in various ways, including through:
Infiltration of aid deliveries: Some sources suggest the Taliban has infiltrated UN aid deliveries and views foreign aid as a potential revenue stream.
Demanding payoffs from NGOs: Reports indicate that the Taliban may be demanding payoffs from NGOs operating in the country.
Creating fraudulent NGOs: There are claims that the Taliban may create fake NGOs to receive aid money.
Embedding officials within UN agencies: Some reports suggest the Taliban may be embedding their officials within UN agencies.
Benefiting from cash shipments: Some reports mention that the U.N. transports cash into Afghanistan, and some of this cash can end up at the Taliban-controlled central bank.
Taliban's Perspective: The Taliban government denies interfering with aid deliveries and claims they are working to ensure transparency in aid distribution. However, they have imposed restrictions on the work of NGOs, particularly limiting women's participation, which has complicated aid delivery.
Efforts to Ensure Aid Reaches the Needy: Aid organizations and donors strive to implement measures to ensure aid reaches the intended beneficiaries and not the Taliban. These measures include strict monitoring and reporting, working directly with local communities, and exploring alternative methods like digital cash transfers.
In conclusion, while the goal of humanitarian aid is to alleviate suffering among the Afghan population, the operational environment is complex, and there are valid concerns and reports suggesting that the Taliban may be benefiting from the aid in various ways. Continued vigilance and efforts are needed to ensure the aid is delivered effectively and reaches the most vulnerable people in Afghanistan.

#63 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-06-28 07:42 PM | Reply

The vast majority of pedophiles are heterosexual men.

The Republican Party is full of them.

The majority of closeted gay men are conservatives.

Due to forcing themselves into abstinence or heterosexual relationships, they tend to be the ones who end up raping children.

It's why so many Catholic Priests end up molesting children.

Homosexual men in healthy relationships with other homosexual men have zero interest in children.

Boaz's obsession with grooming boys is disturbing.

He's most likely projecting deep seated desires.

#64 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-06-28 09:29 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Clown,

"Homosexual men in healthy relationships with other homosexual men have zero interest in children."

That's been my impression too.

Gay men don't want little boys.

They like....ummm....fully matured male bodies.

#65 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-28 09:42 PM | Reply

And he specifically tells people that do condemn others to definitely not do so, or they themselves will be judged just as harshly.

Condemning someone to ----. That's what they were talking about.

But you can have an opinion on their actions and judge accordingly whether it's good, correct or morally correct.

#66 | Posted by boaz at 2025-06-29 08:48 AM | Reply

Gay men don't want little boys.

I would agree as well.

There's just one segment of liberals/Democrats who insist on presenting the gay lifestyle to children.

That much isnt in dispute.

#67 | Posted by boaz at 2025-06-29 08:57 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

- That's what they were talking about.

NO, it was not.... you just made that up to fit your Cult narrative.

#68 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-29 12:46 PM | Reply

Boaz,

"There's just one segment of liberals/Democrats who insist on presenting the gay lifestyle to children."

Let's be real. What we're seeing in public schools and progressive circles isn't some wave of gay men trying to "groom" kids.

Yes, there was once a fringe element in gay culture of older men chasing younger guys, often called "chickenhawks." That term has mostly faded because it rightly became associated with predatory behavior. Today you're more likely to hear terms like "twink chaser" or "daddy," depending on the context.

But whatever you call it, that's not what's driving the agenda in schools today.

What we're dealing with now is something else entirely. It's a class of progressive, mostly straight, atheist liberals who've hijacked the LGBTQ+ banner to push a much broader social agenda. They're not grooming kids sexually. They're grooming them ideologically. The goal is to tear down traditional values, blur every boundary, and reshape culture by targeting the next generation.

They don't care about inclusion. They care about controlling the narrative. And they use words like "tolerance" and "diversity" as a Trojan horse to get inside the gates.

To be fair, while the main driver here is clearly ideological, there are occasional outliers or activists who blur the line between inclusion and boundary pushing and yes, a few bad actors who hide behind "progress". But these don't represent the majority of any group, gay or straight.

Ironically, the actual predators, the real pedophiles, aren't loud. They're not waving flags at Pride events. They're hiding in plain sight, in churches, in sports programs, sometimes even in schools.

And let's be honest. A lot of well meaning liberals go along with this radical agenda not because they want to indoctrinate kids, but because they're terrified of being labeled bigots. They're pushed into silence by social pressure.

My point is this.

What we're watching unfold today is a top down campaign to remake society by starting with children. And it's not coming from the gay community. It's coming from ideologues who see kids as tools to remake society in their image.

#69 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-29 01:01 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

Project 2025: The Blueprint for Christian Nationalist Regime Change

kettering.org

#70 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-29 01:09 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Corky,

Not sure what your point is.

Trump called Project 2025 "ridiculous and abysmal." That's not exactly a ringing endorsement.

Just because a few of his actions overlap with parts of it doesn't mean he's secretly following the playbook.

Saying Trump supports Project 2025 because of a few aligned policies is like saying you're a Christian just because you think murder is wrong and it's one of the Ten Commandments.

#71 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-29 01:22 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Bathhouse Bill sure loves to swallow the-------------'s lies.

#72 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-06-29 01:27 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Trump called Project 2025 "ridiculous and abysmal."

Trump is a documented liar. Anything he says is for his own personal benefit.

When you quote him for proof of anything it's just hilarious to us.

Just so you know.

#73 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-06-29 01:27 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

BJ... no one in the bible ever told you to make Christianity the Law of the Land that everyone had to follow... because that sort of just destroys the whole point of faith, doesn't it?

And Donner is exactly right about Trump being the greatest liar the world has ever known... just like the AC in your bible.

#74 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-29 01:38 PM | Reply

www.youtube.com

#75 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-29 01:38 PM | Reply

Clown,

"The vast majority of pedophiles are heterosexual men."

Well, of course they are. Straight men make up about 90% of the population. That stat tells us more about demographics than risk to children.

If you want to compare rates between straight and gay men, it gets more complicated. One major factor is access. Gay men usually don't have the same opportunity to be around children in the same trusted roles straight men do such as stepdads, coaches, or live in boyfriends of single moms.

So just saying "most pedos are straight" doesn't prove much. It's a lazy stat used to score a cheap point without addressing the real dynamics of abuse.

#76 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-29 01:39 PM | Reply

"Just because a few of his actions overlap with parts of it doesn't mean he's secretly following the playbook."

My guess is Fox News never reported the architect of Project 2025, Russell Vought (the guy Trump pretended not to know), was put in charge of OMB.

Here are more P25 folks, now in the administration:
nymag.com

#77 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-06-29 01:40 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Corky,

"no one in the bible ever told you to make Christianity the Law of the Land"

You're trying to veer off into some weird, desperate tangent that has nothing to do with this discussion.

You're not making a point. You're just flinging crap at the wall and hoping something sticks.

Count me out of whatever else you're tossing.

#78 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-29 01:45 PM | Reply

Corky,

I just noticed your comment was revisting earlier stuff....so I'm wrong.

But still not interested in anything you have to sell.

#79 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-29 01:48 PM | Reply

Clown,

"The vast majority of pedophiles are heterosexual men."

Well, of course they are.
#76 | POSTED BY BILLJOHNSON

Why are heterosexual pedophiles accepted by conservatives?

Republicans have blocked access to abortions for pregnant minors, given parental rights to rapists of children, and voted for Trump, long time member of Epstein island's VIP club.

Face it. Republicans love pedophiles. As long as they're heterosexual.

#80 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-06-29 01:54 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Clown,

"Why are heterosexual pedophiles accepted by conservatives?"

They're not. That's projection.

Conservatives want pedophiles punished.

And if we're playing guilt by association, let's talk about your side. The left fights to keep sexually explicit books in school libraries, and has drag performers reading to toddlers.

As for Epstein? He was bankrolled by leftist billionaires, partied with Bill Clinton over two dozen times, and his island guest list reads like a who's who of liberal elites.

Trump? He banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago years before any of this went public.

#81 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-29 02:12 PM | Reply

"Conservatives want pedophiles punished."

Conservatives elected a pedophile President.

And you won't even deny it. Just ignore it or change the subject.

#82 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-29 02:13 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

- not interested in anything you have to sell.

Of course, not; the truth makes a lot of people nervous, especially when they have no argument against it.

Your beliefs seem to serve your politics more than the other way around.

And your really need to up your decades old traditions that are for the most part self-serving and predictably in error.

You could do worse than to start here:

www.youtube.com

#83 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-29 02:14 PM | Reply

"The left fights to keep sexually explicit books in school libraries"

Which books? The Bible? Lolita? Wifey by Judy Blume?

#84 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-29 02:15 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

BullJohnson,

There's no point in discussing anything with you since you pick and choose what you're comfortable believing.

Trump and Epstein were good friends and there are dozens of pictures of the two of them surrounded by prepubescent girls.

Conservatives accept heterosexual pedophilia.

Most likely because at one time or another, every conservative has contemplated raping a child.

#85 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-06-29 02:19 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

That Duck Dynasty guy said go take a wife when she's 15.

He's still a conservative hero.

#86 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-29 02:22 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

And if we're playing guilt by association, let's talk about your side. The left fights to keep sexually explicit books in school libraries, and has drag performers reading to toddlers.

Ok. Let's talk about guilt by association ...

Drag Queens are rarely if ever are associated with assaults on children. Except in your perverted sick Christian mind.

Your "Christian" men however who dress up as youth pastors and preachers and priests on the other hand have sexually assaulted thousands and thousands of children.

In the United States, over 5,300 priests and other members of the clergy have been accused of sexually abusing children.

A study in Germany found that 4.4% of its overall clergy had been accused of the sexual abuse of minors.

In the French Catholic Church, an estimated 216,000 victims of clergy sexual abuse were identified since 1950.

An Australian study found that one in 250 people reported being sexually abused as a child by an adult in a religious organization.
It is important to note that the perpetrators in these cases are overwhelmingly men.

More than two-thirds of the reported instances in the Australian study occurred in Catholic organizations.

#87 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-06-29 02:26 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Clown,

So just to recap. You've decided that anyone who votes conservative supports raping children.

That's not an argument. That's you smearing millions of people because you've got nothing else.

Trump and Epstein were acquaintances, like half of New York's elite in the 90s. Trump banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago after a single incident.

Bill Clinton, on the other hand, flew on Epstein's jet 26 times often ditching Secret Service.

Accusing everyone you disagree with of wanting to rape children? That's deranged.

#88 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-29 02:42 PM | Reply

figures that you scummy dopes take a thread about defunding terrorist and end up talking about
duck dynasty LOL..proving you'll do anything to avoid our true selves.
FOR INSTANCE...you lecture about life while supporting a muslim jew hating radical for mayor of NYC who has openly called for a global intifada,,,,and that FACT couldn't make a better case that you're 2 faced lying hypocrites.

#89 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-06-29 02:47 PM | Reply

He would tell you, if you want to see heaven, to stop being gay.

That's a fact.

POSTED BY BOAZ

A "fact" about a myth. lol

Who cares what your entrance requirements are for your mythical "heaven" is?

It has nothing to do with reality.

Personally.. I am not interested in spending eternity with weirdos like you.

It's bad enough that I have to share a planet with you.

#90 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-06-29 02:47 PM | Reply

You've decided that anyone who votes conservative supports raping children.

Don't like being associated with pedophiles?

Don't vote for them.

Don't support legislation that gives them parental rights.

Don't ignore photographic evidence of them surrounded by underaged girls.

Don't ignore victims when they say they were raped.

Don't associate with known pedophiles.

Seems easy.

#91 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-06-29 02:51 PM | Reply

Conservatives want pedophiles punished

docs.google.com

LOL. The GQP is lousy with child rapists.

#92 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-06-29 02:51 PM | Reply

Donner,

Public schools - 4000 to 5000 cases of sexual misconduct every year.

Where is your outrage?

#93 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-29 02:53 PM | Reply

Public schools - 4000 to 5000 cases of sexual misconduct every year.

Heterosexuals love to rape children.

#94 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-06-29 03:03 PM | Reply

Public schools - 4000 to 5000 cases of sexual misconduct every year.

Hard to be outraged at one of your vague defections

Sounds pretty vague.

You will need to be more specific.

Define "sexual misconduct".

Is that the same as hundreds of thousands of priests dressing up in robes and sexually assaulting minors after reading scripture to them?

Doesn't sound like it.

So you and GROK could find no evidence of Drag Queens assaulting children after they read stories to them I take it then?

#95 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-06-29 03:04 PM | Reply

Donner,

"So you and GROK could find no evidence of Drag Queens assaulting children after they read stories to them I take it then?"

Actually, kids might just see drag queens as clowns.

But let's not pretend adults don't know what that scene is tied to. Drag queens are from a hypersexual culture, adult entertainment, and boundary pushing performance art.

No one said drag queens are outright abusing kids.

They're just part of the grooming pipeline I mentioned earlier. Normalizing the inappropriate by wrapping it in glitter and calling it "inclusion".

#96 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-29 03:25 PM | Reply

Donner,

"You'll need to be more specific."

I'm not writing a research paper with footnotes.

If you want to fact check it, be my guest.

#97 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-29 03:29 PM | Reply

"I'm not writing a research paper with footnotes."

No you are not.

You are writing a stream of consciousness nonsense with no basis in reality.

Pretending that 4-5 thousand reports of sexual misconduct by students (probably with each other) is the same as hundred of thousands of reports of priests and youth pastors sexually assaulting minors is just more maga nonsense masquerading as a thought out reply.

No one said drag queens are outright abusing kids.

But you are implying it by trying to associate them with sexually explicit books like they are reading them to the kids.

And you said they are grooming kids. While the Christian priests and youth pastors are literally raping them. While "grooming" them.

There are hundreds of thousands of reports of sexual assault by Christians grooming kids.

But no outrage for that.

Just some creepy nonsense you made up about the supposed hyper sexuality of drag queens with no basis in reality.

#98 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-06-29 05:01 PM | Reply

"No one said drag queens are outright abusing kids."

You people say drag queens are a threat to kids.
Why would drag queens be a threat to kids, if they aren't outright abusing kids?
You operate in half-truth and innuendo.

#99 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-29 05:36 PM | Reply

He would tell you, if you want to see heaven, to stop being gay.
That's a fact.
POSTED BY BOAZ

Hey Boaz.
All those "dancing boys" over there in Afghanistan.
The guys who ------ them didn't consider themselves gay.
And they hate the Gays just as much as Jesus.

So, how is it okay to ---- the dancing boy, while not being gay?
You seem to be missing crucial elements of the narrative.

#100 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-29 05:38 PM | Reply

So just to recap. You've decided that anyone who votes conservative supports raping children.
That's not an argument. That's you smearing millions of people because you've got nothing else.
#88 | Posted by BillJohnson

Well, now that you put it that way.
There is at least one instance where conservatives literally support raping children:
Conversion Therapy for gay children.

#101 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-29 05:40 PM | Reply

Snoofy,

"Conversion Therapy for gay children."

That's fringe conservative territory.

Even most major evangelical groups have backed away from the claim you can "pray the gay away."

And mainstream medical and psychological associations around the world reject conversion therapy outright calling it ineffective and harmful.

That's my opinion as well.

#102 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-29 06:05 PM | Reply

I hear you, but I bet you voted for someone who supports it. Since you are a party line voter. There's bigger issues at stake than a few gay kids getting raped anyway.

#103 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-29 06:06 PM | Reply

Snoofy,

"You people say drag queens are a threat to kids."

No.

Today's version of progressive ideology is a threat to kids.

Drag queens are the entertainment keeping them distracted while they indoctrinate their minds.

#104 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-29 06:13 PM | Reply

"He would tell you, if you want to see heaven, to stop being gay."

Why didn't he say that when he had the chance? Homosexuality was know in Biblical times. Why no condemnation out of Jesus' mouth?

He certainly wasn't shy when it came to the religiously gaudy, those who would judge others, and those who treated others as "the least" of their brethren.

But a condemnation of gays from a guy who hung out mostly with other men, and lived with his mother until he was 30?!? Nowhere to be found!

#105 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-06-29 06:22 PM | Reply

"Drag queens are the entertainment keeping them distracted while they indoctrinate their minds."

Did anybody ever notice? The folks who see drag queens, and immediately think about sex with children...

...never really needed the drag queens to get there.

#106 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-06-29 06:24 PM | Reply

"Today's version of progressive ideology is a threat to kids."

You make these claims but never say what you mean.
What is "Today's version?"
When did "Today" Start?

Maybe this will help:
Is "Free To Be... You And Me" a problem for kids?
Yes or No.

It's ranked #49 in Children's Stories on Amazon.
en.wikipedia.org
www.amazon.com

#107 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-29 06:31 PM | Reply

"Drag queens are the entertainment keeping them distracted while they indoctrinate their minds."

Indoctrinate their minds... with what?

There's lots of things we indochinite minds with that you've never once complained about.
Pledge of Allegiance is indoctrinated 180 days a year, every year, from Kindergarten to Twelfth Grade.

That's 2,340 times over a child's lifetime.
How many drag shows do you think kids experience in that same amount of time?

#108 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-29 06:34 PM | Reply

kids might just see drag queens as clowns.

Both are entertainers.

But. Similar to how some people are afraid of clowns, some people are afraid of drag queens

Both phobias are irrational.

But. Conservatives are irrational.

#109 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-06-29 06:35 PM | Reply

Dan,

"Why no condemnation out of Jesus' mouth?"

How do you know what He may have said that wasn't recorded? Not every word Jesus spoke was written down.

Besides, plenty of sins aren't mentioned directly, such as gambling, but are clearly implied as wrong. Scripture doesn't have to spell out every modern scenario to make its stance clear.

Jesus spoke about sexual immorality, and Paul was crystal clear about homosexuality. If you're going to toss out Paul's writings, you're not just trimming doctrine, you're removing the foundation of New Testament teaching.

#110 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-29 06:41 PM | Reply

Dan,

Jesus did make it clear, we're all sinners.

Homosexuality isn't being singled out while other sexual sins are overlooked.

It is true, over the years, homosexuality has been treated differently by a lot of people to the point they claim being an active homosexual and a Christian are mutually exclusive.

I will go out on a limb and say, I believe they are wrong.

Jesus wants us all to sit at the table with Him. No exceptions.

Acknowledge your sinful nature and ask in His name for salvation.

#111 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-29 07:00 PM | Reply

@#106 ... Did anybody ever notice? The folks who see drag queens, and immediately think about sex with children... ...

Good question.

Maybe the GOP are projecting (yet again)?

#112 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-29 07:02 PM | Reply

@#111 ... Acknowledge your sinful nature and ask in His name for salvation. ...

And, specifically, what is that sinful nature that should be acknowledged?

A man sleeping with a man?

A man dressing up as a woman for performance?

What?


#113 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-29 07:05 PM | Reply

Jesus spoke about sexual immorality

The guy who hung out with a prostitute and 12 scantly dressed men, spoke out against sexual immorality?

Prove it.

#114 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-06-29 07:14 PM | Reply

Jesus wants us all to sit at the table with Him.

Jesus accepts all.

Despite your biases and bigotry.

#115 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-06-29 07:17 PM | Reply

Dan,

"Did anybody ever notice? The folks who see drag queens and immediately think about sex with children ... "

No. What people actually see is parents forcing kids to watch hypersexualized performances tied to a subculture that has long standing associations with adult entertainment and even prostitution.

They're not thinking about sex. They're thinking what kind of parent does this to a child?

If you don't know why people feel that way, maybe you're the one who needs to get better informed.

#116 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-29 07:20 PM | Reply

Did anybody ever notice? The folks who see drag queens and immediately think about sex with children ... "
No. What people actually see is parents forcing kids to watch hypersexualized performances tied to a subculture that has long standing associations with adult entertainment and even prostitution.
They're not thinking about sex. They're thinking what kind of parent does this to a child?
If you don't know why people feel that way, maybe you're the one who needs to get better informed.

Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-29 07:20 PM | Reply

Drag queens have been around for centuries. There was a time that women couldn't act so the men had to do both genders in plays. Please do educate yourself better on the subject matter at hand.

#117 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-06-29 07:23 PM | Reply

What people actually see is parents forcing kids to watch hypersexualized performances

Bill.

I've been to many drag shows. They're usually people telling jokes or singing song. Doing improve. Every event I've attended was a comedy show and extremely entertaining.

I've never thought of Drag Shows as hyper sexual events.

It took perverted conservatives to add the hyper sexual element.

You did that.

Bravo.

#118 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-06-29 07:25 PM | Reply

Dan,
"Did anybody ever notice? The folks who see drag queens and immediately think about sex with children ... "
No. What people actually see is parents forcing kids to watch hypersexualized performances tied to a subculture that has long standing associations with adult entertainment and even prostitution.
They're not thinking about sex. They're thinking what kind of parent does this to a child?
If you don't know why people feel that way, maybe you're the one who needs to get better informed.

#116 | Posted by BillJohnson

Drag shows run the gamut from highly sexually charged revues, which are always shown in adult spaces to very campy family fun shows.

To say otherwise is to lie

Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy, Dustin Hoffman, Tom Hanks, John Travolta, Gene Hackman, the Wayans Brothers, Tyler Perry, Cillian Murphy, Cate Blanchet, Tilda Swinson, Glenn Close, Johnny Depp, Nathan Lane and a WHOLE host of other performers have done drag.

To say those drag performances were sexualized is to lie plain and simple. They were family friendly performances.

Maybe YOU Bill should be better informed. Maybe YOU should stop lying.

#119 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-06-29 07:27 PM | Reply

@#111

I notice that you still have not replied to the simple questions I asked in #113.


Why the apparent avoidance?


#120 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-29 07:36 PM | Reply

Lamp,

"And, specifically, what is that sinful nature that should be acknowledged?
A man sleeping with a man?
A man dressing up as a woman for performance?"

Traditional Christian teaching would say the Bible condemns both, same sex relations and cross dressing, based on passages like Leviticus 18:22 and Deuteronomy 22:5.

Whether our culture agrees or not doesn't change what the text says.

#121 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-29 08:00 PM | Reply


To say those drag performances were sexualized is to lie plain and simple. They were family friendly performances.
Maybe YOU Bill should be better informed. Maybe YOU should stop lying.
#119 | POSTED BY TRUTHHURTS

It would be fair to say the US has gone far beyond these performances you enumerated to "drag time at the library".

Where there isn't so much a story to be had, but an effort in the indoctrination of children.

#122 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-06-29 08:13 PM | Reply

@#121 ... Traditional Christian teaching would say the Bible condemns both, same sex relations and cross dressing, based on passages like Leviticus 18:22 and Deuteronomy 22:5.

Whether our culture agrees or not doesn't change what the text says. ...

So, do you think that people (Americans!) should be attacked and pilloried because, as you seem to say, some text says they should?


#123 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-29 08:18 PM | Reply

"What people actually see is parents forcing kids to watch hypersexualized performances "

But the kids don't seem them that way. Only YOU combine drag queens and sex.

Thanks for proving my point!

#124 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-06-29 08:27 PM | Reply

It would be a lie to say the US has gone beyond these performances you enumerated to "drag time at the library".
Where there isn't so much a story to be had, but an effort in the indoctrination of children.

#122 | Posted by oneironaut a

FTFY ----

Indoctrination into what?

How is drag time story hour different from watching Mrs. Doubtfire

#125 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-06-29 08:32 PM | Reply

Lamp,

In America we live under the Constitution, not the Bible. You incorporate Biblical values into your own life out of choice.

(but you might be in for a surprise on Judgement Day...the Constitution won't matter)

my last post....

#126 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-29 08:32 PM | Reply

Truth,

Are you kidding? Who doesn't love Robin Williams?

#127 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-29 08:33 PM | Reply


@#126 ... In America we live under the Constitution, not the Bible. You incorporate Biblical values into your own life out of choice. ...

So why does the GOP appear to want to impose those values upon all?


Should the Ten Commandments be display in Texas classrooms?

If so, why?



Apparently the choice your comment states does not hold in Texas.


Yeah, but then I saw this ...

... #127 | Posted by BillJohnson ...

my last post....

So, it wasn't your last post.

;)

#128 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-29 08:48 PM | Reply

Lamp,

"Should the Ten Commandments be display in Texas classrooms?"

I'm not crazy about it.

And I don't want to see any accomodations for Muslim rituals or choice of religious clothing either.

Texas is playing a dangerous game.

Ok...I've got to do my stretches now been putting them off.

I slipped last Jan on an ice covered sidewalk pretty hard. My back and hip took it bad. I'm a very tall large man. A lot of thunk hit the solid ice. Making improvements. Another 6 months and I'll be pretty good.

#129 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-29 09:03 PM | Reply

"And I don't want to see any accomodations for Muslim rituals or choice of religious clothing either."

Oh come on. What about Christian clothing, Jewish clothing, Sikh clothing?

#130 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-29 09:05 PM | Reply

"My back and hip took it bad."

I am sorry to hear that. PT is necessary get those stretches in.

#131 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-29 09:06 PM | Reply

"How is drag time story hour different from watching Mrs. Doubtfire"

Exactly.

Everybody here watched Bosom Buddies on TV forty-five years ago.

Everybody here watched Bugs Bunny dress up in drag to evade Elmer Fudd when we were kids.

Maybe these guys are afraid they're Elmer Fudds. They'll fall for a chick with a dick. They think they're attractive men.

#132 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-29 09:09 PM | Reply

"Traditional Christian teaching would say the Bible condemns both, same sex relations and cross dressing, based on passages like Leviticus 18:22 and Deuteronomy 22:5."

Which "tradition" is that?

You might as well say Traditional Christian teaching would say the Bible condemns mixed fabrics. Because it does. Yet you completely ignore that part. And you think you are any better than a cross dresser?

#133 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-29 09:12 PM | Reply

Snoofy,

Nothing covering the face.

And they'll have to figure out their pray life schedules without any accomodations whatsoever as far as I'm concerned.

#134 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-06-29 09:17 PM | Reply

"And they'll have to figure out their pray life schedules without any accomodations whatsoever as far as I'm concerned."

You're an ------- then.

The Bible instructs you to treat foreigners in your country with dignity and respect.

You fail.

#135 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-29 09:19 PM | Reply

"What we're watching unfold today is a top down campaign to remake society by starting with children. And it's not coming from the gay community. It's coming from ideologues who see kids as tools to remake society in their image."

Are you referring to the Christian Conservatives who are home-schooling their kids?

#136 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-29 10:10 PM | Reply

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