well, how to choose among the offerings of the season. how about this one, a quote from the very reverend Pat Robertson about his anointed president, dubya: "The Lord has just blessed him. I mean, he could make terrible mistakes and comes out of it. It doesn't make any difference what he does, good or bad; God picks him up because he's a man of prayer, and God's blessing him." now, aside from the terrible syntax, just think about this. It doesn't make any difference what he does, good or bad? hello? what strange brand of religion is this, anyway? well, far more clever pundits have already commented on this quote, and i give you Robert Scheer from Working for Change, and Matt Bivins, of The Daily Outrage. while you're at Daily Outrage go back a few entries and read the one where he talks about Laura's revelation to Tim Russert that her darling hubby did not pen the sweet bit of doggerel verse that awaited her on her return from her European trip last summer. Matt has a good time ruminating on which White House gofer got the assignment of writing the "my lump in the bed" poem and how he or she went about this task. it's fun, yes, but does this administration have to lie about everything? even the doggerel?
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Since Dubya is the anointed one, Robertson is saying it doesn't matter if he puts his anointed foot in his mouth. And why shouldn't they lie? There are no consequences. No one holds them accountable. They don't explain nor even provide excuses and there are no political repercussions. None, that is, until election day!
Well sure! Their GOD is bigger than anyone else's god.
well, silly me. i thought it went like this: there is just ONE god, and he/she/it loves ALL of us. but, gotta admit, it's been a while since catechism.
So God is giving Bush an endorsement? Maybe the Democrats can go out and get the Virgin Mary? Al Gore and Bill Bradley don't quite measure up.
Tank Gurl
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