Courtesy of the Daily Mail:
Controversial televangelist Kenneth Copeland was all smiles on the tarmac near his Fort Worth, Texas mega church as he took delivery of his new $3million Gulfstream V private jet.
'This is a big deal, this is a big plane' he says in a video posted on his ministry's website, before grinning into the lens and asking viewers, 'do you see this? do you see this? I hope so, you bought it. You and Jesus.'
Copeland, who is the head of the Kenneth Copeland Ministries and has his own TV show, bought the jet off Tyler Perry.
Kenneth Copeland isn't the first mega minister to ask his flock to pay for a private plane.
In 2015, Reverend Creflo Dollar raised funds to buy a $70million G650. At first his request for $300 donation from each follower was met with outrage. Later the church decided that the plane was necessary for Creflo's ministry work.
And in 2016, Copeland and fellow televangelist Jesse Duplantis defended their use of private planes on Copeland's TV show 'Believer's Voice of Victory'.
On that show Copeland called flying commercial getting in 'a long tube with a bunch of demons'.
"Hey, are you looking at this? Do you see this? I hope so, you bought it. Ha ha ha."
Any rational person would see this asshole giddily making those remarks and think he was mocking his supporters for allowing him to waste their hard earned money on a private plane, but the people who send him money will just keep right on sending him money.
I sometimes get a little blowback for suggesting that faith in religion is what helps people like Sarah Palin and Donald Trump gain influence and power, but right here you have exhibit A.
Here is a guy, at least as full of shit as Donald Trump, and he has convinced low information TV viewers that he talks directly to God, and that God wants him to live a life of luxury on their dime.
You can safely bet any amount money that the people who bought him this plane, also pulled the lever for Donald Trump in 2016, and will eagerly vote for him again in 2020.
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Good old Pence started a riot in the Kesnett.
DeleteSpreading hate around the world good job Mikey.
Jesus wants all of these quacks to have tax cuts.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if he can fly that plane through the eye of a needle. Asking for a friend.
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DeleteThe mob blob is holding the American Taxpayer hostage.
ReplyDeleteDemand NO more tax exemptions to religious organizations, foundation and scientology scams.
Demand not one red cent for a stupid border wall scam.
Demand the 10% pay their fair share, no loopholes.
Demand accountability of every penny spent.
Demand that trump show his tax returns today.
Demand banks pay their penalties and fines today.
Demand that trump and stumps pay their taxes due today.
Time for change.
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Delete7:55 AM YES! YES! YES!
DeleteThe mob blob is holding the American Taxpayer hostage.
Demand NO more tax exemptions to religious organizations, foundation and scientology scams.
I wondered how someone could really buy a 'new' Gulfstream Gulfstream V for 3 million when they sell 'new' for well over 30 million.
ReplyDeleteHe actually bought Tyler Perry's old Gulf V so I suppose his loyal, but idiotic, donors won't feel quite so victimized by his blatant greed.
Except like a boat with slip fees you have to park that plane somewhere and pay for it. Then there is the fuel if you want to take a joy ride.
DeleteIf he didn’t want to travel with the rabble, there are services sorta like Uber for planes. My brother is a pilot with some sort of service that you buy into with a membership and yearly fee, then a plane is on call to take you anywhere you want at any time. He flies lots of golfers and rich people.
My issue was the aircraft wasn't 'new' at $3 million. Depending on how many hours are on the engines, he may have to hit them up more $$$ to replace or rehab them soon.
DeleteI handle the books for my bosses small jet and trust me, fuel and hangar fees are the least of the costs of owning/operating a jet aircraft.
You know the saying..if it floats, flies or f$$$$. Rent it.
DeleteCopeland is such a fraud. He disgusts me. No morals.
ReplyDeleteBenny Hinn, Pat Robertson, Joel Olsteen, ad nauseum, they all make my skin crawl.
DeleteAs for Creflo Dollar (what an appropriate surname), I came across him one night channel surfing just long enough to hear him say, "if you send me $20 and God blesses your life, imagine what will happen if you send me $10,000." And people BELIEVE that stuff.
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I'll bet old scara is somewhere denting up the fridge with soup cans yelling that should have been my jet. I should be receiving this grift, oops I mean gift.
ReplyDeletesp still inspires twitters, anyone but The Don, he is too classy (not).
DeleteHe has zip to do with her. Thank you Track Palin.
The former #TeaParty leader lapsed into meth addiction for many years after losing election. Now #SarahPalin has become a #PornAgainChristian adult film actress who goes by stage name #Evangelichole.
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Gosh and it is all tax free
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Deleteot The shutdown ended without the president's input. For all we know he's locked in his White House bedroom burger barn with John Kelly and Stephen Miller guarding the door and reading him tracts from VDARE.
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/JoyAnnReid/status/955517418591440898
Is he locked in the WH burger barn or did he sneak away?
amazing what people get away with and no one to hold them accountable. that's humanity for you.
ReplyDeleteA neighbor told me piously about a "mission" to Haiti where she had volunteered to go and pick up trash, etc., as a religious effort. I told her she could pick up trash here and save a lot of money. Then I called her "religion" a scam, and she has been icily civil to me since. I bet she doesn't read this kind of news.
ReplyDeleteIsn't he suppose to fight demons and get them on Gods side?
ReplyDeleteSo why would he want to travel with christians he doesn't have to do anything with.... oh, I get it.
He wants to travel in style without doing any work.
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ReplyDeleteBREAKING: Pence says adult film star's account of a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006 is a 'baseless' allegation.
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Delete"told the Associated Press he was 'not going to comment on the latest baseless allegations against the president.'"Pence also defended the president when he said he 'knows the president's heart' following 's***hole' Trump's reported comments about 's***hole countries.'
"'The sex was nothing crazy,' Daniels recalled. 'He wasn't like, chain me to the bed or anything. It was one position.'
She said Trump 'definitely seemed smitten' after their alleged romp. 'He was like, 'I wanna see you again, when can I see you again?'
Daniels told 'In Touch' that Trump, then a reality TV star, lured her into conversations and sex with a promise that he would get her a role on his show, 'The Apprentice.'
'I didn't have any unrealistic expectations of actually being on the show... So now I wonder if the whole thing was just a f***ing lie,' she said, to get her into bed. 'And I guess it worked.'
Cashing in on the publicity, Stormy Daniels stripped off for the start of her 'Make America Horny Again' tour in South Carolina Saturday night."