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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumPastor of the Black church Trump going to says he wasn't invited to the event
Zerlina Maxwell ?@ZerlinaMaxwell 2h2 hours agoPastor of the Black church Trump going to says he wasn't invited to the event at his own church 😂
Im Not Invited. I Have Nothing to Do With This.
We were a little surprised when we read the report that Donald Trump would be visiting North Broad Streets Greater Exodus Baptist Church on Friday to meet with African-American community leaders. But no one was more surprised than Reverend Herb Lusk, the former Philadelphia Eagles player who has been pastor of Greater Exodus since 1982.
Philly Mag reached Lusk in Mexico, where he is vacationing with his family. According to Lusk, the meeting is not at the church per se, but at an adjacent banquet facility owned by the churchs non-profit.
There is no doubt that they are paying to be there, Lusk says. We do all sorts of weddings and parties and meetings up there. It is a beautiful space.
Lusk insists that while the name of his church is being thrown around in conjunction with Trumps Philly visit, he and his church are not involved. (Trumps camp did not immediately respond to a request for a comment.)
Its a business arrangement, he says. Im not invited. I have nothing to do with this. It seems like its connected to me, but its not connected to me. I havent had a single conversation with Trump or his people. Its a business arrangement. Anyone who wants to have an event at my place can do so even Donald Trump. [Laughs] This is like a lightning rod.
read: http://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/09/01/donald-trump-philly-visit-herb-lusk/
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Pastor of the Black church Trump going to says he wasn't invited to the event (Original Post)
bigtree
Sep 2016
OP
Wow, Don the Con just gets lamer and lamer with each passing day. And more dishonest.
catbyte
Sep 2016
#4
I thought he was to sit down and tape a discussion with the pastor for later airing.
Person 2713
Sep 2016
#5
liberal N proud
(60,969 posts)1. Sounds like a Trump operation.
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C_U_L8R
(45,731 posts)2. Phony Trump baloney
This bullshit event needs a bright spotlight on it.
It reveals how fake and manipulative Trump's campaign is.
North Philly ought to give Trump the bum's rush he deserves.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)3. Say what? And damn, there's Mexico again - LOL
catbyte
(35,902 posts)4. Wow, Don the Con just gets lamer and lamer with each passing day. And more dishonest.
Person 2713
(3,263 posts)5. I thought he was to sit down and tape a discussion with the pastor for later airing.
Control-Z
(15,684 posts)7. Where did to hear/read that?
Definitely needs to be posted with this OP or in its own OP if it's in text or video. Do you have a link?
Andy823
(11,528 posts)8. It's here
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141563914
But it talks about an interview with some bishop Jackson. Not sure who that is.
But it talks about an interview with some bishop Jackson. Not sure who that is.
Can you imagine if Hillary pulled these kind of stunts? It would be a solid, all consuming, 3 day story.
George II
(67,782 posts)11. I think that's a different event, not this one.
Doodley
(10,452 posts)6. So how much of the 'congregation' are going to be shipped into this event by the Trump team?
COLGATE4
(14,840 posts)10. Lawrence O tonight disclosed that the whole event
(which is private, no reporters) is scripted. The New York Times got a copy of the script, 12 pages with questions and answers already prepared. It's as phony as the rest of Trump's crap.
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UCmeNdc
(9,650 posts)13. Another Con job by Donald Trump
annabanana
(52,791 posts)14. oh kick kick kick Phoney baloney photo-op
Scripted and controlled..
100% show biz
alphafemale
(18,497 posts)16. Oh. So it was going to be be the low-class whites invading a black-church.
ugh