America could heal, if only Trump would
allow it | Editorial
Star Ledger, NJ,
by
Star Ledger Editorial Board
Original Article
Posted By: Scottyboy,
7/16/2024 7:47:38 AM
This is a scary moment in America, and we need a leader who won’t exploit the chaos. Someone who can strike just the right tone – with humanity, and moral clarity – that trickles down to other leaders in both parties, reminding us of our values, our better selves.
Joe Biden rose to the occasion. He expressed sincere empathy for Donald Trump and other victims of Saturday’s horrific attack, including a father killed while protecting his family from bullets. He called on all Americans to “lower the temperature in our politics,” and to reject violence in any form. He did his part, dialed it down,
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Venturer 7/16/2024 7:57:41 AM (No. 1757978)
Oh! President Biden, please allow me to kiss your buttocks.
Joe Biden has never risen to any occasion.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
FJB 2022 23 24 7/16/2024 7:58:42 AM (No. 1757980)
It's NOT Trump, it's Biden who won't allow it, case in point the Holt interview last night! This is a biased newspaper for the Dems. Not worth the time it takes to read the headline!
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
davefales 7/16/2024 8:00:34 AM (No. 1757983)
We set the house on fire. It is your responsibility to put it out.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
downnout 7/16/2024 8:05:31 AM (No. 1757987)
An editorial that perfectly illustrates the blindness afflicting the Left. I’m sure the author of this saw nothing amiss with the “red” speech given by their hero. As a history buff I was appalled by that speech and it’s resemblance to Nazi imagery. Shame on the Star Ledger.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
thekidsmom66 7/16/2024 8:10:35 AM (No. 1757991)
Biden rose to the occasion? Was that last night, after he violated the very "cooled down" tone me called for? What a joke.
And as they always do, they've indicted Trump for something he hasn't even yet said or done! Of course, I'm SURE they'll come back and praise him after his speech. Not. Morons.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
thekidsmom66 7/16/2024 8:11:26 AM (No. 1757993)
#3 - exactly!
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Laotzu 7/16/2024 8:19:23 AM (No. 1757998)
If narcissism was a political party.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Skinnydip 7/16/2024 8:20:09 AM (No. 1758000)
I smell the strong scent of desperation. Boo-hoo-hoo.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
WhamDBambam 7/16/2024 8:26:53 AM (No. 1758007)
Name any democrat who wouldn’t “exploit the chaos.”
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
nuclearnavymom 7/16/2024 8:28:44 AM (No. 1758009)
Oi
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Encore 7/16/2024 8:33:27 AM (No. 1758014)
Sounds like ‘Scottyboy’ had a big bowl of ignorance for breakfast. How do they live in their own skin.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Rinktum 7/16/2024 8:35:34 AM (No. 1758015)
Well, this clap trap ruffled my feathers this Tuesday morning. How can these leftists be so blind? Joe Biden is the poster boy for angry rhetoric. He cannot speak for five minutes before he goes on a rant with his face all scrunched up and his squinty eyes piercing the crowd. Even when he tries to say positive things about the country and its people, he appears to be mouthing platitudes from which he is totally disconnected. He’s an angry old man and finds little joy in life other than the sniffing little girls hair. Eeewww.
The things the author was saying about J6, I had never heard anywhere. This guy is just a zealot who will never listen to another viewpoint or set of facts. He is lost as are so many democrats. Their political dogma is everything to them. There is no way they could ever even think about listening to anyone from the right. Even when truth is shoved in front of their faces, they reject it. That’s when you know they are part of the leftist cult. Reality no longer holds any value. Only their feelings and personal speculations are worthy of belief.
I believe J6 was not only used to jail persons on the right and send a message, but it was done to create a huge bogeyman that democrats can point to and declare republicans are evil. As we have seen, some democrats are able to listen to truth and have a real change of mind. Guys like this one though, are lost unless an act of divine intervention touches them and enables them to think clearly again. I would have pity on them but they have done too much damage to our country. The best I can do is to try and ignore them and their blathering nonsense.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Tusker 7/16/2024 8:37:40 AM (No. 1758018)
2,024 pounds of gaslighting.
FJB!
FIGHT!
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
bpl40 7/16/2024 8:44:56 AM (No. 1758022)
Before the body truly heals the cancerous tumor must be removed. By operation if necessary. The treatment has just begun!
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Mcscow sailor 7/16/2024 8:45:14 AM (No. 1758023)
Joe Biden is the most divisive president I have known, topping a party that revels in slicing and dicing our population into combative tribes. He also has the frailties of age creeping in on his body and mind. My life’s experience shows that as people “condense”, what is left is their basic core values. Joe’s were on full display during his Holt interview.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
clayusmcret 7/16/2024 8:45:29 AM (No. 1758024)
Does this paper actual believe its drivel, or are all in New Jersey this stupid? Trump hasn't spent the past three years calling Biden Hitler. Trump isn't the one who gave a live speech, looking like Dark Brandon flanked by two Marines. Trump isn't the one with the vitriolic rhetoric. Oh, and Trump can still read.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
aasilver 7/16/2024 8:45:41 AM (No. 1758025)
History repeats itself once again.
There is now a definite resemblance to January 1939. The 'leader' has spoken and the destruction continues. Blame everything on your enemy. The stupid people will believe anything you tell them.
When will the reeducation camps open?
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Right Time 7/16/2024 8:47:08 AM (No. 1758026)
All you have to see/hear is Poopy Pants' interview with Holt last night on MSDNC. Pedo Joe was defending his "threat to Democracy" claim about Trump and his use of "crosshairs" to raise the hate level, even as he lied and accused Trump of saying 28 lies.
All you need to remember is the Inauguration Day in 2017, when the Left rioted, burned cars, busted in storefronts, etc....even before Trump's Oath of Office. And itnhas continued for 8 years.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Mcscow sailor 7/16/2024 8:47:11 AM (No. 1758027)
The premise is that America could heal under Trump, but not under Biden. I agree
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President Trump is sort of busy working on the healing of his right ear, thanks to Mayorkas’ Secret Service, allowing a couple of shots to be laid on him!
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Brunsong 7/16/2024 8:49:42 AM (No. 1758031)
Should we as a country truly unite good and evil? The products of Biden are absolutely abominable (trans kid promotion, men being women, free money for college loans, circus freaks in administrative roles (Sam Brinton , Richard Devine), lawless immigration, rampant inflation, Afghanistan debacle, warmongering in Ukraine. A spiritual battle is taking place. This citizen has serious reservation about uniting with those who embrace evil.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Jethro bo 7/16/2024 8:50:11 AM (No. 1758032)
Deep thoughts from a navel gazing junkie.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
BeatleJeff 7/16/2024 8:57:37 AM (No. 1758037)
We can't heal because of A wholes like those who composed this editorial.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 7/16/2024 8:57:52 AM (No. 1758039)
This is taken right out of Alinsky's rules for radicals - Accuse the opposition of exactly what you are doing.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
Moritz55 7/16/2024 8:59:01 AM (No. 1758040)
My first laugh of the day!
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
DVC 7/16/2024 9:00:11 AM (No. 1758042)
Go to Hell you NJ leftist lying pukes.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
thekidsmom66 7/16/2024 9:03:18 AM (No. 1758045)
#9, exactly! This is the party that, following the death of a Dem, used his funeral as a campaign rally, and said to "never let a good tragedy go to waste". What a bunch of clowns.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 7/16/2024 9:14:04 AM (No. 1758056)
If someone tries to kill me, then you're damned straight I'm going to take it VERY personal! And no, I won't "play nice."
Have these nitwits ever once considered that perhaps the Democrat Party of Clinton/Obama are evil and need to be freed from "demonic" possession?
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
NancyD 7/16/2024 9:16:17 AM (No. 1758061)
I shake my head of this editoral board's level of foolishness and lack of self awareness, it is astoshining. They don't get it, they aren't smart enough to get it, and they never will get it. WOW. These are the people informing the public? No wonder the country is in the state that we find ourselves.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
TCloud 7/16/2024 9:17:28 AM (No. 1758062)
After Deep State punished. Trump will not wimp out on this and stupid Lefties watch your six!
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“If you submit to Islam, you will have peace”!, says the Islamist.
“If you submit to leftism, you will have peace!”, says the Democrat.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
happywarrior 7/16/2024 9:21:59 AM (No. 1758069)
I'm confused by #11's comment. Scottyboy has been around here for many years and you can clearly read his comment after the article.
At any rate, there is no unity with these people. They hate President Trump with a burning passion that will never go away. Unity for them means kicking DJT off the ticket and voting for Biden. That's all they want.
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
Strike3 7/16/2024 9:38:20 AM (No. 1758082)
I'm not going to read the rest of this because the first paragraph has me rolling on the floor, teary-eyed with laughter. Where do they find these writers?
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
slipstik 7/16/2024 9:40:26 AM (No. 1758086)
Don't pay any attention. Then Star Ledger is just the NY times on estrogen. Their readership left the state long ago.
New Jersey, a great place to be FROM.
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
JackBurton 7/16/2024 9:40:52 AM (No. 1758088)
Sounds like the kind of thing an abusive husband would say to his wife.
Doesn't it?
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
Scottyboy 7/16/2024 10:11:43 AM (No. 1758116)
Thanks #32 & 34…. I posted this to illustrate just how low the Democrat Left in general and the Star Ledger in particular have sunk.
The scary part is that I think they actually believe what they write!
The mind boggles!
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
paral04 7/16/2024 10:22:41 AM (No. 1758125)
What else was Biden supposed to say? What he really wanted to which was, "too bad the guy didn't fire a kill shot"? That guy should never have been on the roof and if Jill hadn't commandeered the SS to cater to her, that whole incident would not have happened.
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Reply 38 - Posted by:
Italiano 7/16/2024 10:28:06 AM (No. 1758134)
Kamala Harris condoned and encouraged the Antifa/BLM riots. Not a word was said.
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Reply 39 - Posted by:
Samsquanch 7/16/2024 10:32:39 AM (No. 1758141)
Biteme didn't do anything, give me a break.
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Reply 40 - Posted by:
paral04 7/16/2024 10:41:30 AM (No. 1758151)
Does anybody believe anything the author of this propaganda says?
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Reply 41 - Posted by:
Krause 7/16/2024 10:43:41 AM (No. 1758154)
This is CNN, MSNBC, and The View combined hogwash.
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Reply 42 - Posted by:
ladydawgfan 7/16/2024 10:50:25 AM (No. 1758160)
RE #3: We set the house on fire. It is your responsibility to put it out.
It's also your fault it burned because you didn't clean up the gasoline we poured everywhere or find the dynamite we stuffed in the eaves or clear out the kerosene-soaked hay we piled under the deck!!!
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Reply 43 - Posted by:
Highlander 7/16/2024 11:23:39 AM (No. 1758193)
Heal? More like major surgery to cut out all the cancerous liberal growth overtaking this country!
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Reply 44 - Posted by:
BarryNo 7/16/2024 11:48:45 AM (No. 1758229)
Ef U!! If Trump would allow it, America would heal? He's not spouting the evil, violent rhetoric!! The only thing that would appease the leftoids would be if Trump committed suicide!
Let me finish with this: when all these self-centered Liberals are finally standing before the throne of God, to face judgment, America, will begin to heal.
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Reply 45 - Posted by:
dbdiva 7/16/2024 12:02:30 PM (No. 1758242)
So glad I didn't waste time reading this piece. I learned everything I needed to know from the comments. They were everything I expected.
6 people like this.
Reply 46 - Posted by:
DVC 7/16/2024 12:06:46 PM (No. 1758248)
And an endless stream of Dems have been saying that "We want Trump dead".....gee, it must be Trump's fault then, right?
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Reply 47 - Posted by:
Red Ghost 7/16/2024 12:07:37 PM (No. 1758250)
Thank you as always, Rinktum for your cogent comments. I wouldn't sign on to the article to give this piece of trash, the NJ Star Ledger the click. So, thank you for saving my sanity today.
New MAGA slogan....FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!
God bless you all and God bless Trump and our glorious but wounded country.
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Reply 48 - Posted by:
MindMadeUp 7/16/2024 12:20:02 PM (No. 1758268)
They aren't "news journalists"; they are toady, boot-licking propagandists who see their job as twisting every event to make Democrats look good.
6 people like this.
Reply 49 - Posted by:
columba 7/16/2024 12:41:30 PM (No. 1758288)
Certainly America could heal...just keep up that idea of killing as many children as is possible, just keep up attempting to kill all and every person who votes against non-leftists. Just keep up the idea of destrying all guns, so that other agencies could help us all destroy everything. Just do not give up the idea that Religion is real as it is not.
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Reply 50 - Posted by:
ronbet 7/16/2024 12:44:19 PM (No. 1758291)
An editorial board whose head is a thick as that of Joe Biden!!
Last night on the NBC interview with Lester Holt, he asked Biden whom he listened to for advice. Biden's reply: Me!
Biden said he had been there a long time (implying wisdom) . So have the ossified relics from the beginning of time.
Biden is a idiot much like the composition of this editorial board.
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Reply 51 - Posted by:
dwa 7/16/2024 1:10:03 PM (No. 1758313)
Apparently stupidity is rampant in NJ, especially among the media.
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Reply 52 - Posted by:
red1066 7/16/2024 1:23:05 PM (No. 1758324)
I saw a piece on You Tube of Vivak saying the democrat rhetoric of today is very similar to the democrat response to Lincoln running for office in 1859. He went on to say, that we missed the starting of a second civil war by a millimeter on Saturday. Anyone who has seen the video of Trump being led to the car after the shot may have noticed a number of people giving the finger to the media positioned behind them. If Trump had been killed, I believe those media people would have had a very difficult time getting out of there unhurt. The mood in of many in that crowd was pure anger, and they were directing that anger at the media.
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Reply 53 - Posted by:
govlawyer 7/16/2024 1:26:42 PM (No. 1758328)
Reading some of the comments here, I'm glad I didn't disable the ad blocker to read the POS
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Reply 54 - Posted by:
rochow 7/16/2024 3:33:18 PM (No. 1758484)
What a trashy rag. I cannot believe such lying filth conveniently distorting facts just so that they can get their party's gutter message out. Am I still living in America, or have I been transferred to another planet without my knowledge?
3 people like this.
Reply 55 - Posted by:
Kafka2 7/16/2024 3:37:06 PM (No. 1758486)
This is blaming the victim for being attacked. Are you going to believe this editorial or your lying eyes? Biden said all of the right things in his speechs to cool the rhetoric down, yet it seems rather hypocritical when you consider he has been one of the more prominent voices spewing hatred about Trump.
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Reply 56 - Posted by:
NYbob 7/16/2024 4:14:54 PM (No. 1758542)
Tick tock. each second takes us closer to the moment when these editorial writers will have to print article after article about the 20 shell companies and how they funneled millions, estimates of up to 50+ million, in bribes from foreign interests to Hunter to Joe Biden. It has already started. Jesse Waters has a great recent YouTube that goes into a lot of details. The crack in the Biden machine was Hunter paying a pimp $25,000, some of which came from Joe Bidens CHECKING account. So beautiful that this is how it starts. The end of this trail depends on absolutely the most important election in our lives. I pray the entrenched fraud can be overcome and we have an election that is not a steal.
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Reply 57 - Posted by:
JimBob 7/16/2024 5:03:01 PM (No. 1758587)
Thank You, 53 previous commenters! No need to read past the 'extract'.
"The Nation could Heal..... if the LAMESTREAMS and the 'Rats (but I repeat myself) would allow it!
I don't need to recite any of the myriad episodes of violent rhetoric from the Left. L-Dotter's know them, better than I do.
#24, and Alinsky got it from Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's propaganda minister.
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Reply 58 - Posted by:
mifla 7/17/2024 6:05:26 AM (No. 1758935)
Or the democrats could just shut the heck up and that would be a great first step.
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A reality-detached, one-sided screed exemplifying the utter political tone-deafness of the democrat media which does nothing more than reinforce the false narratives from the Left which got us to this point in the first place. Disgusting journalistic malpractice. They just don’t learn, do they?