Only 'Trump Bible' Meets Oklahoma Guidelines

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Only ‘Trump Bible’ Meets Oklahoma Guidelines

October 4, 2024 at 9:51 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 310 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2024/10/04/only-trump-bible-meets-oklahoma-guidelines/

"SNIP.........

The Oklahoman: “Bids opened Monday for a contract to supply the state Department of Education with 55,000 Bibles. According to the bid documents, vendors must meet certain specifications: Bibles must be the King James Version; must contain the Old and New Testaments; must include copies of the Pledge of Allegiance, Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights; and must be bound in leather or leather-like material.”

“A salesperson at Mardel Christian & Education searched, and though they carry 2,900 Bibles, none fit the parameters.”

“But one Bible fits perfectly: Lee Greenwood’s God Bless the U.S.A. Bible, endorsed by former President Donald Trump and commonly referred to as the Trump Bible. They cost $60 each online, with Trump receiving fees for his endorsement.”

............SNIP"

[Think. Again.]

1. Gee, what a coinkidink.

[bullimiami]

7. Yeah it's almost like they had the jingo usa bible in their hand when they spec'd it.

[Blue Owl]

2. Oh FFS are you fucking kidding me?

We are truly “through the looking glass, people….”

[duhneece]

3. You've got to fucking be kidding me

Please say it’s the Onion.

[Blue Owl]

9. It's the "King Pantload" version

[Jersey Devil]

11. Damn you!

You made me spit my coffee!

[brewens]

4. My Trump Bible meme. Him holding one up and top line is: Doubly Ply. Bottom line is: With Softness You Can Count

On.

[eppur_se_muova]

5. You've fucking got to fucking be fucking kidding me.

Just following the trend.

[Disaffected]

6. In most jurisdictions,

that is tantamount to bid fixing (the bid specs effectively rule out, for no plausible reason, all but one bidder) and therefore illegal.

[SWBTATTReg]

8. Hmmm...I would look at everyone involved w/ this scenario of bribes being paid, etc. What are the chances

that this randomly happened?

[rsdsharp]

10. Setting aside the fact that this violates the establishment clause,

one would think that the Gideons, or some other Christian charitable organization, would provide the bibles for free, and it shouldn’t be difficult to come up with a free, or low cost, pamphlet containing the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Pledge of Allegiance. It would provide the same documentation for much less (maybe nothing), and not put a dime in Donny’s pocket.

But maybe I’m missing the point.

[struggle4progress]

12. ... Article-II, Section-5 of Oklahoma's constitution ... says:

“No public money or property shall ever be appropriated, applied, donated, or used, directly or indirectly, for the use, benefit, or support of any sect, church, denomination, or system of religion, or for the use, benefit, or support of any priest, preacher, minister, or other religious teacher or dignitary, or sectarian institution as such” ...

https://kfor.com/news/local/state-school-board-member-lawmakers-raise-legal-concerns-over-walters-proposed-bible-purchases/

[B.See]

13. Isn't that special? Though just a SNAPSHOT

of what MAGA America will be like under the absolute rule of their Antichrist.

Think, Trump approved menus at the local diner.

That is, the ones only "real" Americans will be able to enter.

[Cirsium]

14. That signpost up ahead...

This highway leads to the shadowy tip of reality: you're on a through route to the land of the different, the bizarre, the unexplainable...Go as far as you like on this road. Its limits are only those of mind itself. Ladies and Gentlemen, you're entering the wondrous dimension of imagination. Next stop....The Twilight Zone.