Nadine Hodges-Taylor

Learning how to love life and serve Christ while loving every moment! she/her

[Mary L Trump @MaryLTrump]

Robert De Niro’s statement on Donald is perfect. Please read it:

“I’ve spent a lot of time studying bad men. I’ve examined their characteristics, their mannerisms, the utter banality of their cruelty. Yet there’s something different about Donald Trump.

When I look at him, I don’t see a bad man. Truly.

I see an evil one.

Over the years, I’ve met gangsters here and there. This guy tries to be one, but he can’t quite pull it off. There’s such a thing as “honor among thieves.”

Yes, even criminals usually have a sense of right and wrong. Whether they do the right thing or not is a different story — but — they have a moral code, however warped.

Donald Trump does not. He’s a wannabe tough guy with no morals or ethics. No sense of right or wrong. No regard for anyone but himself — not the people he was supposed to lead and protect, not the people he does business with, not the people who follow him, blindly and loyally, not even the people who consider themselves his “friends.”

He has contempt for all of them.

We New Yorkers got to know him over the years that he poisoned the atmosphere and littered our city with monuments to his ego. We knew first hand that this was someone who should never be considered for leadership.

We tried to warn the world in 2016.

The repercussions of his turbulent presidency divided America and rattled New York City beyond imagination. Remember how we were jolted by crisis in early 2020, as a virus swept the world. We lived with Donald Trump’s bombastic behavior every day on the national stage, and we suffered as we saw our neighbors piling up in body bags.

The man who was supposed to protect this country put it in peril, because of his recklessness and impulsiveness. It was like an abusive father ruling the family by fear and violent behavior. That was the consequence of New York’s warning getting ignored. Next time, we know it will be worse.

Make no mistake: the twice-impeached, 4-time indicted Donald Trump is still a fool. But we can’t let our fellow Americans write him off like one. Evil thrives in the shadow of dismissive mockery, which is why we must take the danger of Donald Trump very seriously.

So today we issue another warning. From this place where Abraham Lincoln spoke — right here in the beating heart of New York — to the rest of America:

This is our last chance.

Democracy won’t survive the return of a wannabe dictator.

And it won’t overcome evil if we are divided.

So what do we do about it? I know I’m preaching to the choir here. What we’re doing today is valuable, but we have to take today into tomorrow – take it outside these walls.

We have to reach out to the half of our country who have ignored the hazards of Trump and, for whatever reason, support elevating him back into the White House. They’re not stupid, and we must not condemn them for making a stupid choice. Our future doesn’t just depend on us. It depends on them.

Let’s reach out to Trump’s followers with respect.

Let’s not talk about “democracy.” “Democracy” may be our holy grail, but to others it is just a word, a concept, and in their embrace of Trump, they’ve already turned their backs on it.

Let’s talk about right and wrong. Let’s talk about humanity.

Let’s talk about kindness. Security for our world. Safety for our families. Decency.

Let’s welcome them back.

We won’t get them all, but we can get enough to end the nightmare of Trump, and fulfill the mission of this “Stop Trump Summit.””

[Nadine Hodges-Taylor @hodnad]

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[Nadine Hodges-Taylor @hodnad]

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[SeffSaid @SeffSaid]

"Pain makes you stronger. Fear makes you braver. Heartbreak makes you wiser." - Unknown

[Wealth Director @wealth_director]

Second chances are not for same mistakes.

[Balchandra Kemkar @TheLifeSculptor]

Only difference between a Good Day and a Bad Day is your Attitude

[Chelsea Clinton @ChelseaClinton]

It is @girlscouts cookie season! If you are looking to buy cookies and don’t have a local troop to buy from, hope you will join me and buy from Troop 6000, a @girlscoutsnyc troop made up of kids in NYC homeless shelters. Buy here: https://t.co/d2dhqXZl0M

[Nadine Hodges-Taylor @hodnad]

@janjowen @dbhostage I “let myself go” when I couldn’t (or didn’t want to) have my hair dyed every 3 weeks!

[Nadine Hodges-Taylor @hodnad]

@danae_hudlow Or create a picture of him just big enough to fit the fireplace!

[Myrna Tellingheusen @PearlsFromMyrna]

What’s wrong with you?

[Nadine Hodges-Taylor @hodnad]

@janjowen I was raised Assembly of God. I’m really enjoying being a United Methodist. I think the denomination will divide over accepting LBGTQ members. We will go with those that accept all of us just as we are.

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

ABC's Jon Karl: "When you say 'dangerous' — dangerous how? Are you suggesting that Jan. 6 could happen again, or maybe something worse?"

Liz Cheney: "I think there's no question."

[Jeff Timmer @jefftimmer]

Far too many portray what's going on in the U.S. as a political divide. It isn't.

It's a divide between sane and insane; lies and truth; fact and gibberish. democracy and totalitarianism.

Cover it like the country and culture are at stake. Because they are. No "both sides."

[Beth Moore @BethMooreLPM]

May the love of Jesus fill you this day in your worship, your preaching, your hearing & receiving, your serving, your grieving, your hosting, your feasting, your praying, your yearning, your waiting, your turning, your crying, your laughing, your having & lacking. He is with you.

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

God didn’t create you to get stuck at one level and stay there. He has new opportunities, new relationships, new favor. It may look like you’ll always struggle in life. No, get ready; something new is coming.

[Pope Francis – ARCHIVE @Pontifex266Arch]

Let us pray constantly that the Israelis and Palestinians may find the path of dialogue and forgiveness. Let us pray for the victims, in particular for the children; let us pray for peace.

[Dan Rather @DanRather]

I hug, therefore I am. Thank you vaccines. Thank you science. Thank you humanity.

[Nadine Hodges-Taylor @hodnad]

Me too!

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

I never thought Trump would accept defeat gracefully and go quiet into that good night. But I naively believed the GOP leadership would concede a defeat if Trump lost fair and square. He did, but they didn’t. Boy was I wrong.

[Nadine Hodges-Taylor @hodnad]

@janjowen @LindsayBruehl Good for you! Someone has to!