12.16.20 Bee-otch of the Day: the religious right

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Name: the religious right 

Age: ageless
Occupation: assholes
Last Seen: everywhere
Bee-otched For: getting PPP'd on

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Right now, America is about to lose a ton of businesses.

Yesterday, I watched a news story about a popular bar in Grand Rapids that may close within a month because of COVID-19. They simply cannot survive on take-out alone. Other retailers might not survive the year, either. 

Tonight, I heard that the old Purple East building here in GR is being converted into a homeless shelter. Purple East - a long-time seller of bongs, pipes and other weed paraphernalia - filed for bankruptcy earlier this year. They still have a location open on Plainfield. 

Since the beginning of the pandemic, millions have struggled to pay bills and some have lost everything. And yet, the religious right don't care. 

A few days ago, the TV show Inside Edition did an expose on Marcus Lamb, a televangelist who owns the Daystar TV Network, which airs preachers taking loot. The network was under fire for taking $3.9 million in the government's Paycheck Protection Program to pay employees. However, videos have shown the Lambs flying around in personal jet planes and taking lavish vacations while Americans struggled to get money from unemployment.

Since the story aired, Daystar has paid back their loan. However, Other preachers and churches took PPP money as well. Many of them are tied to Drumpf. Convicted felon Jim Bakker got around a million or so while he's fighting a legal battle against the FDA for selling a "medicine" that "cures" COVID-19.

Apparently, many megachurches also got PPP loans as well while their pastors play golf in the Bahamas, calling it all a "working vacation".

You know, I haven't taken a vacation since the pandemic began. Hell, I was off work for six days because I was exposed to COVID and had to use my vacation time then! Preachers don't have to worry about the poor. They scream out verses from the Bible and dumb assholes fling them money. Oldest trick in the book. And many of those gullible are beyond poor themselves.

Here's an idea: GIVE ALL AMERICANS A SHIT TON OF MONEY LIKE OTHER NATIONS! We should not have to wait on the Rethugs to iron out a $1,200 bill which might help us for one month. If the government can give fake preachers money, they can give a lot more to the rest of us.

Man, I can't wait til Drumpf's out of office.

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