Sen. Santorum Changes Name to George Washington Jr.
(2006-10-21) — Sen. Rick Santorum, R-PA, trailing in the polls behind Democrat Bob Casey, Jr., the son of a popular former Pennsylvania governor, will attempt to beat his opponent at his own game by changing his name to George Washington Jr.
“Name recognition is everything,” said an unnamed Santorum campaign aide, “If Bob Casey Jr. can ride the good name of his Dad, then Sen. Santorum can use President Washington’s name the same way.”
A spokesman for the Casey campaign said “this just demonstrates Santorum’s desperation. Rick Santorum has nothing to run on but his record, his conservative credentials, his proven work ethic, his in-depth knowledge of the Senate and his sharp intellect.”
Sen. Santorum Changes Name to George Washington Jr.
by Scott Ott(2006-10-21) — Sen. Rick Santorum, R-PA, trailing in the polls behind Democrat Bob Casey, Jr., the son of a popular former Pennsylvania governor, will attempt to beat his opponent at his own game by changing his name to George Washington…
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God Bless America!
Comment by JamesonLewis3rd — October 20, 2006 @ 9:14 am
God Bless America!
Comment by upnorthlurkin — October 20, 2006 @ 9:14 am
Well, I’m actually a Jr.; maybe I should run for public office? Nah…
Comment by camojack — October 20, 2006 @ 9:16 am
Rats!
Comment by upnorthlurkin — October 20, 2006 @ 9:19 am
Sharp intellect eh? That is surely the first time I have heard that phrase associated with Mr Santorum and hopefully it’s also the last.
Comment by boberinagain — October 20, 2006 @ 9:20 am
Camojack for President!
Way better than some of the alternatives already lurking
Comment by boberinagain — October 20, 2006 @ 9:21 am
I’m a “senior”, does that count?
Comment by boberinagain — October 20, 2006 @ 9:22 am
Rick Santorum has nothing to run on but his record, his conservative credentials, his proven work ethic, his in-depth knowledge of the Senate and his sharp intellect.
Yeah, he must get lonely!
Comment by upnorthlurkin — October 20, 2006 @ 9:25 am
If Santorum is willing to become Democrat, change his name to Gerry Studds, he could be re-elected to office five more times.
Comment by Darthmeister — October 20, 2006 @ 9:26 am
Camojack for President!
Way better than some of the alternatives already lurking
Comment by boberinagain — October 20, 2006 @ 9:21 am
While that may be true, I sincerely doubt I’d get elected…
Comment by camojack — October 20, 2006 @ 9:27 am
I was born February 22, does that count?
Comment by JamesonLewis3rd — October 20, 2006 @ 9:33 am
Good morning Scrapplers!
The weekend is near….the World Series is at hand….and other than the 20 million moonbats, loons, secular progressives, and illegal aliens here in California….all is right with the world!
Comment by red satellites — October 20, 2006 @ 9:43 am
Well, I’ll be a monkey’s uncle…
Comment by Just Ranting — October 20, 2006 @ 10:04 am
Cherry Trees Beware
Comment by Ms RightWing, Ink — October 20, 2006 @ 10:12 am
I’d like to be a fly on the wall in Chuckie’s office when Santorum wins this election. Not to mention Steele, whose credit record Chuckie’s office did steal.
Comment by Shelly — October 20, 2006 @ 10:16 am
Stupid Republicans, already conceding 24 seats in the House. Even if they were going to lose 24 seats, these RINOs and beltway “conservatives” are complete morons for even admitting defeat this far out. Bunch of clueless quitters. When the going gets tuff the Republicans get going.
If I hadn’t already early voted (which we can do here in my county) I’d almost have a mind to not vote for Republicans. How’s that for a self-fulfulling prophecy Republican leadership?
BTW, I did vote for four Democrats who are probably some of the least partisan people I know on that side of the aisle. States Attorney, Secretary of State, a city council member and retaining a judge.
Comment by Darthmeister — October 20, 2006 @ 11:02 am
…push … push!
Comment by Darthmeister — October 20, 2006 @ 11:02 am
Hmm, which Roosevelt would I chose-socialist Franky or hip, hip, now ol’ boy, charge!
Comment by Ms RightWing, Ink — October 20, 2006 @ 11:08 am
Oh, Teddy that is. Can’t be leaving out names now, could we. But then we could be re-named Cracker Head Clinton
Comment by Ms RightWing, Ink — October 20, 2006 @ 11:09 am
Millard Filmore always had a nice ring to it.
Comment by Ms RightWing, Ink — October 20, 2006 @ 11:10 am
Obviously boberinagain didn’t watch the debates or read the transcripts of them when he slurred Santorum’s intelligence and informed understanding of national issues. Casey, Jr. is a lightweight with a history of personal ambition (without demonstrable achievement), a record of a weak work ethic, and an easily manipulable party-line “personality.” Anyone voting for Casey, Jr., the inexperienced empty suit, is doing so primarily as a “not-Santorum” vote.
Rick Santorum has a record of important legislation on behalf of our nation’s citizens, unlike fops like Kerry, another “hero” to Junior’s sycophants.
Comment by onlineanalyst — October 20, 2006 @ 11:24 am
How about Nathan Hale?
Gee, even John Kennedy in his “Ask not what your country can do for you” mode is worth considering. (Or are Pennsylvanians willing to buy into the nanny-state entitlement mantra?)
Comment by onlineanalyst — October 20, 2006 @ 11:28 am
[…] ScrappleFace Sen. Rick Santorum, R-PA, trailing in the polls behind Democrat Bob Casey, Jr., the son of a popular former Pennsylvania governor, will attempt to beat his opponent at his own game by changing his name to George Washington Jr. […]
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The top US general defended the leadership of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, saying it is inspired by God.
“He leads in a way that the good Lord tells him is best for our country,” said Marine General Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Sort of makes me wonder, why does this even make a headline?
Is it to imply that he’s “hearing voices” in his head?
Comment by JamesonLewis3rd — October 20, 2006 @ 11:37 am
How about George H. W. Washington Jr.?
-Libby Gone Jr.
Comment by Libby Gone — October 20, 2006 @ 11:43 am
It looks to me like Senator Kennedy is a commie operative.
One more thought on the Tet analogy:
The reaction to the president’s statement is a case in point. The insurgents do not have to conduct a series of coordinated major operations, they only need to create enough chaos to harness the power of analogy. They do not have to mount major attacks, but just seem to mount them. So long as there are journalists willing to make the comparison to other, more significant battles of the past, the insurgents achieve victory by association. (emphasis mine)
Comment by JamesonLewis3rd — October 20, 2006 @ 11:47 am
online, it’s a Philly thang. We get to observe him more closely than some and, while he like all folks has much good in him there are some issues that he is quite wacky about.
Comment by boberinagain — October 20, 2006 @ 11:47 am
Maybe Santorum needs to buy a used Oldsmobile, get a female aide drunk, drown her, and then don’t tell authorities for almost 24 hours. That ought to resurrect his political fortunes. Oh, neck brace optional.
Comment by Darthmeister — October 20, 2006 @ 12:21 pm
Good afternoon Scrapplers.
I think I’ll change my name to Scott Ott so I can write great satire and become rich :>)
Boberin…..yeah,what a wacky guy! He values the life of the unborn baby ,upholds the constitution,loves his family,and doesn’t beat his wife.
Would to God we had more of these “wack jobs”.
Comment by Maggie — October 20, 2006 @ 12:22 pm
Darthmeister - re #17: I understand your frustration, but remember that those who are saying these things are indeed RINO’s and our job is to vote for those in our states who are conservatives. I look at my state with Colburn, Inhofe, Lucas and Mary Fallin and I am proud to say that they are definitely NOT RINOs and are who will take the conservative message to Washington.
If the number crunchers in the Republican party want to be bleak and stupid, let them. It is each and every conservative Rep and Senator who we put into office who really make the difference. To practice “not voting” is no different from the fans of the Cardinals listening to all of the dire predictions and saying, “Oh, they say they are going to lose and so we just aren’t going to show up to watch because they just aren’t trying.” The liberals can do too much damage in two years until the next presidential election. Two years of impeachment hearings in the middle of a war is just one tidbit.
Comment by conserve-a-tip — October 20, 2006 @ 12:23 pm
Darthmeister…re #29
High five to you.
The fact that the Manatee Kennedy literally got away with murder is one of the most frustrating and unbelievable and anger-producing things to happen in the political world.I believe he is on the judiciary committee, how peculiar is that?
Comment by Maggie — October 20, 2006 @ 12:30 pm
boberinagain: You make my point.
Please provide any, that is any, position that Casey, Jr. takes that is not a vacuous generality. Demonstrate that he has a superior intelligence with anecdotal evidence.
Further demonstrate any particular “wacky” position that Santorum has taken. Weigh it against Santorum’s complete record in Congress.
One issue that Pennsylvania voters have not considered enough is that Casey, Jr. is being heavily underwritten by a trial lawyers’ PAC. These are the same people who have driven out health-care professionals from the state because of extortionary liablility settlements. Liability insurance for doctors, especially specialists, has caused these health-care professionals either never to establish practice in PA, to leave the state for employment elsewhere, or to abandon health-care altogether. Obstetrics is particularly heavily hit. Those who treat age-related illnesses such as heart disease are in short supply. We have a real health-care crisis in Pennsylvania, given the numbers of our aging population. When greedy lawyers and plaintiffs looking for the main chance for easy street threaten the welfare of the majority, it’s time not to reward political candidates who rely on such self-interested supporters.
Let your own self-interest and concern for your fellow Pennsylvanians be a little more enlightened.
Comment by onlineanalyst — October 20, 2006 @ 12:31 pm
OT
Vernon Robinson is the GOP’s candidate in NC 13th district for the House. He graduated from the Air Force Academy and served his country in the military.His father was a Tuskege Airman(sp?)
He is against illegal immigration. for continued tax cuts,and defeat of the terrorists. His ad simply states that “my opponet wants the terrorists in the courts,I want them in the cemetary”.
If any of you scrapplers know of anyone in the Rockingham,NC area,please encourage them to vote for this conservative candidate.
Comment by Maggie — October 20, 2006 @ 12:44 pm
Maggie…”Manatee Kennedy”
Although, it’s an insult to manatees everywhere!
Now, if Santorum could temporarily become “Ted Kennedy II,” or “W J B Clinton II,” he’d win in a landslide!
Comment by cash cow — October 20, 2006 @ 2:21 pm
Santorum is just another man giving lip service to helping Pa whilst living the good life at our expense. The school system is to be manipulated, not used for “his kids”. That alone is strange enough but examples abound. Politics and religion should be 2 different things, he does not seem to get that. Troubling at best
Comment by boberinagain — October 20, 2006 @ 2:38 pm
Just thought of something. I really don’t think the conservative vote will be significantly depressed by the smoke the lamestream media and DemDonk pundits are blowing. Any conservative politically offended by the Mark Foley kerfuffle is a very shallow person indeed given what is at stake in this election. What, you sit out the election to “punish the Republicans for not ‘acting’ more conservative” and in the process hand the election to some Democrat who will offend you even more for the next two or six years? How stupid is that, cutting off the nose to spite the face?
What I haven’t heard much about, however, is how this liberal attempt at vote suppression will affect the “moderate” or swing voters. Moderate or swing voters are notorious for voting for the candidate they think has the best chance of winning, particularly if the two candidates are an ideological toss up.
On balance swing voters like winners because to them a person projected to win has by mere dent of leading in pre-election polls has the more compelling arguments. Now I know there are actually principled “moderates” who do vote issues, but wouldn’t that eventually mean that those “moderates” are taking a certain political set that they pride themselves on eschewing? A “moderate” can’t afford to be an issues ideologue now can he/she?
Just asking. I don’t know the answer to this, but if the wishy-washy swing voters actually think there is a trend leftward because of the swill they’re hearing from the lamestream media and liberal political pundits, wouldn’t they naturally swing toward the left?
Maybe this is what the DemDonks were trying to achieve all along, fool the swing voters by touting pre-election Democrat “winners”. Of course the Republican morons who have already thrown in the towel with respect to House seats aren’t helping any. Hopefully I’m wrong.
Comment by Darthmeister — October 20, 2006 @ 2:39 pm
Santorum is just another man giving lip service to helping Pa whilst living the good life at our expense.
Do you have proof of this, bober, or do you make it a habit in libeling people without proof? Other Scrapplers have asked for proof and all you’ve given is your personal opinion. Do you know the difference between “proof” and “personal opinion”? If you’re going to make those kinds of charges, you better be prepared to defend them with concrete examples of which you speak.
Someone opining about your mother having been a secret concubine to some sleeper cell Islamofascist doesn’t make it so, now does it bober? You’re factless naiveté is troubling at best.
Comment by Darthmeister — October 20, 2006 @ 2:45 pm
Santorum is a nutjob. I’ve heard is name in reference to some sort of frothy mixture (you might want to google that).
In any case, here’s a classic example of Santorum’s wisdom.
Comment by Napoleon — October 20, 2006 @ 4:02 pm
Again, boberinagain: Where are the facts to support these glittering generalities?
Rick Santorum has hardly been “living the good life at our expense.” He is known as one of the hardest-working Senators on the Hill and has represented all counties of the state. He doesn’t just tune in to opinions of the large urban areas.
In point of fact, he comes from a rather humble immigrant background and values naturalizing citizens who respect the law. As such a man of principle, he is credited as the leader in the Senate who influenced President Bush to back off any form of guest-worker immigration legislation: code word for amnesty for illegals. Santorum said we must secure the borders first. Now, we have the fence legislation; we are waiting for Congress to release it for the president’s signature, which President Bush promises to do.
Rick Santorum lives outside of D.C. in order to avoid frequent commutes and thus be near his family on a regular basis. He does not just give lip service to family. He home schools his children because he believes in education choice. He pays his taxes for his residence in PA. Even though he lives out of state, he meets with and communicates with his constituents frequently. He commutes to stay in touch with Pennsylvanians, not his family.
Santorum votes his according to his conscience, which is shaped by a respect for “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” He walks his talk. In no way does he use his position as a legislator to promote a theocracy.
Now, I have told you several reasons why Rick Santorum has repeatedly won at the polls in spite of the naysaying of the non-supportive PA press, the negative oddsmakers, and the Dem machine in Philly and Pittsburgh.
It’s your turn to justify why Casey, Jr. is good for the nation. Fast Eddie Rendell hasn’t seen much of his Lt. Gov. during the latter’s tenure. Is that the kind of representation PA deserves in the Senate?
Comment by onlineanalyst — October 20, 2006 @ 4:15 pm
Great Moments in the Republican Party Vol. 34
I swear, I didn’t choke her!
Comment by Napoleon — October 20, 2006 @ 4:17 pm
#39: Is that the comedian’s mockery of Santorum’s analogy to Lord of the Rings? I don’t have the patience to make critical voting decisions on the basis of an entertainer’s mockery nor the willingness to check in to the site to see if my guess is correct.
If that video is what I’m assuming, I’m waiting for the fluff’s sequel where he demonstrates the action figure representing John Murtha redeploying our troops to Okinawa. Will the troops even be seen on the stage in the simulation?
Santorum scares the “right” people…and that’s a good thing.
Comment by onlineanalyst — October 20, 2006 @ 4:24 pm
If you’ve heard this story before, don’t stop me, because I’d like to hear it again.
“Whatever it is, I’m against it!”~~Groucho Marx-Horse Feathers (1932)
“Well I thought my razor was dull until I heard his speech.”~~Groucho Marx-Horse Feathers (1932)
“Well, art is art, isn’t it? Still, on the other hand, water is water. And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce, they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh… Now you tell me what you know.”~~Groucho Marx-Animal Crackers (1930)
Comment by JamesonLewis3rd — October 20, 2006 @ 4:25 pm
Colbert is very funny… that’s his job and he is pretty good at it. It isn’t his job to provide context. Does anybody know the context of Santorum’s comments.
I don’t but I certainly would like to know what preceded his comment.
Comment by egospeak — October 20, 2006 @ 4:41 pm
Gee Napoleon,
That “choke” hyperlink rename is really nifty. Where can I learn how to do that?
ET
Comment by everthink — October 20, 2006 @ 5:15 pm
The Democratic “family values” book being hawked here on the David Letterman show.
Comment by Darthmeister — October 20, 2006 @ 5:36 pm
Hey Darth Baby !
Go back to ‘Dems offer’ and check my response to your demand for a ‘PLAN’ !
And what is your PLAN - more of the same ?
That ain’t working or haven’t you noticed ?
Comment by bystander — October 20, 2006 @ 6:08 pm
Here’s a few good reason to vote.
Comment by JamesonLewis3rd — October 20, 2006 @ 6:28 pm
re: #47 - don’t bother. Bystander’s “plan” is to leave Iraq because;
1. Terrorism fanatics are attracted to the war zone.
2. Bush’s terms are almost over.
3. Our troops don’t know how to fight.
4. The enemy has something brand new called “snipers”.
Squealing “we surrender!” is not a plan.
Comment by Godfrey — October 20, 2006 @ 6:38 pm
RE: #48~~
Here’s a few good reasons to vote.
Comment by JamesonLewis3rd — October 20, 2006 @ 6:44 pm
No wonder he’s banking on GW’s name. Check this out.
Comment by rkroese — October 20, 2006 @ 7:09 pm
My, my. In my almost year of Scrappledom, I have not seen this many trolls, ever. It seems that elections bring out trolls like peanut butter brings out rats. Unfortunately, we can’t lace our election peanut butter with poisoned grain. Or can we?
Speaking of trolls, does anyone remember the story of the three billy goats gruff? Let’s see, there was Great Big Billy Goat (Darthmeister), and Big Billy Goat (OLA or James or Ms Rightwing InK or Godfrey) and Little Billy Goat Gruff (All the rest of you good people). There was a troll (take your pick of the lot). The goats just wanted to get over to the grass and the Little Billy Goat went first. But the troll screamed at him and called him names and told him that he was going to eat him. Little Billy had a plan, however, and he got across, leaving it to his brothers to take care of the troll.
Big Billy decides to try the same thing. And he has the same plan and he gets across.
Now comes Great Big Billy and when the troll lights into him…weelllll….he beats the crap outta the troll and goes across the bridge, making it possible for all of them to cross the bridge at anytime and play and eat (we can do that at Ms Rightwing, Ink’s cafe). The moral of the story is that “Personal attacks, as well as bad temper, takes its political t(r)oll”.
Comment by conserve-a-tip — October 20, 2006 @ 7:45 pm
everthink
Re #60 several threads ago.
I go to church on Sunday and try to work as little as possible. Unfortunately my job requires a few hours on Sunday. You may interpret that however you wish. What was the point of your question?
The rest of your comments seem to revolve around the question of what murder is and who is guilty of it.
You seem to believe the report that 600,000 plus Iraquis have been killed since March ‘03 and that the United States is mainly responsible and in fact guilty of murder in their deaths. I think that Hank and JL3 and others have more than debunked that study as little more than another attempt by the left to spring an October surprise in an an effort to sway the election. You are still free to believe it, however keep in mind that for it to be true, 488 Iraquis would have had to been killed EVERY DAY since the first day of the war. (Others have already made this point, I’m merely repeating it.) If it were true, much like the claims of voter fraud and intimidation in Ohio ‘04 and Florida ‘00, it would have been and would continue to be front page banner headline news. It isn’t and it hasn’t, but you are still free to believe it if you wish.
Ex 20:13 NASB “You shall not murder.” Murder and killing are not the same thing. Murder involves intent. Do you really, honestly believe that the U.S. Military, at the behest of the Bush administration, is deliberately targeting civilians? The U.S. has gone out of its way to try to minimize collateral damage in Iraq. No country in history has EVER fought a war in the manner the U.S. has in an effort to minimize civilian loss of life.
Murder is also defined as unlawful, which sorta seems to indicate that there are lawful forms of killing. I would contend that war, especially the way the U.S. has conducted it in Iraq, would certainly seem to fall into the category of lawful as opposed to unlawful. I am aware of allegations of misconduct by some of our troops and, as you are aware, those allegations are being investigated. Their misconduct, if proved, does not negate my contention.
Ex 20:12 NASB “Honor you father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God gives you.” You state that we, as a society, do not have the right to impose capital punishment because of Christ’s Commandment. I’m not sure what commandment you are referring to, (please enlighten) however I do know that the command to not murder did not preclude capital punishment in the Old Testament. As a matter of fact, if a child did not honor his parents, his days would not be long in the land because he would be stoned. See Deut 21:18-21.
In the New Testament, Christ’s commands are to individuals, (pretty much the entire Sermon on the Mount and others) not corporate entities such as states or nations. There is no such thing as a Christian nation even though there are nations that have a Christian heritage, the U.S. being the prime example today. I am not a Bible scholar by any stretch and I am not aware of any New Testament scripture(s) that would forbid capital punishment as a state or national matter. As a matter of fact Romans 13:4 would seem to indicate it. If you know of any that would forbid it, please enlighten me.
I am not qualified to comment on your stand on abortion as I have come to Scrappleface fairly recently and am not up to speed regarding discussions between you and Hank, however if you are pro-choice in the Democrat party sense, then I would tend to agree with Hank and the others.
You state that “conservatives aren’t really against murder, they just want to decide who gets murdered!”.
That is rather an inflammatory statement. Where is your evidence for that? What is your argument to support that?
Finally you comment that “The world during Jesus’ ministry on earth was a sinful place, but true evil existed only in the temple. So it is today, among the Laodicean Sanhedrin.” I would guess that the temple refers to the religious or those that worship, and that Laodicean Sanhedrin refers to apostate religious and civil authorities. I’m a little confused. Is that a slap at the Bush administration and the religious right and if so, are you really saying that they are the most evil people in the world. If not them, who are you referring to?
BTW, Colossians 2:16-17 would seem to nullify Ex 20:8
for those in the Church age.
Regards,
Comment by egospeak — October 20, 2006 @ 8:24 pm
Thank you for the accolade (or should I say, the approving pat on my billy goat gruff pelt?), C-A-T! I feel privileged to be in good company.
One last link on Santorum comes from a commenter at drsanity in a discussion about the LamestreamMedia’s bias on behalf of the Dems. In Brent Bozell III’s column, the media watchdog contrasts the treatment of Barack Obama and Rick Santorum as “Senators to Watch” in a Newsweek end-of-the-year issue. The differences speak for themselves.
Comment by onlineanalyst — October 20, 2006 @ 8:43 pm
I am sorry this is OT but you have to see this.
http://www.imao.us/archives/006462.html
Be sure to follow FrankJ’s link into DU
Comment by nylecoj — October 20, 2006 @ 9:20 pm
My, my, my! I suppose things are pretty dull over at KOS while the lives of the party are here in Scrappledom.
Comment by Beerme — October 20, 2006 @ 9:21 pm
Well not so off topic actually as it points out the dangers of the way you vote or do not vote.
Comment by nylecoj — October 20, 2006 @ 9:22 pm
Geesh, I write a story about hateful beets at Shelly’s Cafe then I get it for introducing bats cooked in marinara sauce on the last page. Isn’t anything sacred anymore?
Comment by Ms RightWing, Ink — October 20, 2006 @ 9:47 pm
nylecoj, I checked out the imao link. Hysterical! And, how about the whiny responses, complete with the upside down US flag? The more truth thrown in these DU phonies’ faces, the louder they scream. And curse.
Comment by da Bunny — October 20, 2006 @ 10:10 pm
bystander, you arrogant little troll. Godfrey and I just blew you out of the water. Nice try for a troll, though. Glad there aren’t more like you voting this November or we’d really be in some big trouble as radical Muslims follow our troops back to turn America into a punching bag.
What the Islamofascists want to see happen is Iraqi becoming another country without a viable government which can resist them. Then they will turn it into another training camp like they are presently doing in Somalia and are trying to re-establish in Afghanistan. Far better to fight these nutbags on the frontiers of freedom abroad than in our own backyard. Or do you actually think the Islamo-Nazis will forgive and forget that Ameridans had the audacity to oppose their attempts at a global caliphate? As a useful idiot who has, by default, argued their causes by denigrating every effort this administration and the responsible members of the American government have engaged in to keep America safe and secure from further radical Muslim depredations, people like you will be the first to go. Enjoy it while you can. Europe is already being dhimmified by the radical Muslims in their midst, is that what you want here? Wake up and smell the coffee, troll.
Comment by Darthmeister — October 20, 2006 @ 10:31 pm
Sheesh, it’s bedtime. Sorry for the typos it’s been a long day for me today.
Comment by Darthmeister — October 20, 2006 @ 10:33 pm
I couldn’t help but pass that one on. You sure pegged the responses.
Comment by nylecoj — October 20, 2006 @ 10:36 pm
France refuses to call it what it is as young Islamofascists continue injuring French policemen and begin another cycle of violence. Well, it will certainly be a boast to the French automobile industry as more cars are torched. But the young Islamofascists are becoming emboldened and it will only get worst until the authorities begin to pander to this rabble of kooks. France will soon cease being French.
This is the dhimmification of which I speak and it’s also happening in Belgium, Sweden, England, Germany and other EU countries to one degree or another. Europe is doomed unless it begins to deal with the enemy within.
Comment by Darthmeister — October 20, 2006 @ 10:42 pm
“Wake up and smell the coffee, troll.”
The coffee served in the Whitehouse in Washington, D.C. ?
The recent polls do not seem to favor it either !
Looking forward to November ! What’s your address Darth Baby ? You want a personal invitation to “Crow Dinner” ?
Comment by bystander — October 20, 2006 @ 10:43 pm
Egospeak, what an excellent post. I truly enjoyed that. Regarding ET’s version of scripture, I think that he has not truly read what he has been commanded to do:
1 Peter 1:13-18
“Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every authority instituted among men: whether to the kin, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men. Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.”
Our country, though founded on Christian values, is far from a Christian nation. President Bush may be a Christian, and he may totally rely on God and seek His guidance, but he is presiding over a nonChristian nation and so therefore, most will not see him doing anything correctly. A true Christian will depend on God and noone else for everything, recognizing that if the President is a professing Christian, then the only thing that we can do is place him in God’s hands and trust that God knows more then we do in the matters of State. We are to submit to the laws. ALL of them. That means capital punishment as well, and because we live in a democratic republic, we have the right to try to change the laws through our representatives. But we have no right to demean the president, to make judgements about his faith or question his motives simply because he upholds the laws that are in place.
The purpose of the US Government, as outlined in the Constitution, was best described by James Madison in the paper “Federalist No. 45″. The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government, are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the state governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce; with which last the power of taxation will, for the most part, be connected. The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people, and the internal order, improvement, and prosperity of the State.
The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the State governments, in times of peace and security. As the former periods will probably bear a small proportion to the latter, the State governments will here enjoy another advantage over the federal government.
In other words, the liberal viewpoint that the President is supposed to fix all, be all and know all shows a total lack of understanding of history or the framework of our government. The liberal who thinks that the government is supposed to take care of our every need shows a lack of understanding of why he is an American.
Comment by conserve-a-tip — October 20, 2006 @ 11:04 pm
Sorry for the typos…it’s late. That should have been King…not kin. I am sure there are many more, but the eyes are bleary.
Comment by conserve-a-tip — October 20, 2006 @ 11:06 pm
Remember bystander, given what the Democrats have already boasted, they will control the Senate and pick up 40 plus seats in the house. If they don’t do that in an off-year election in the sixth year of a two term presidency, it is you who will be eating crow.
If the DemDonks had a real message, really cared about this country more than party politics, and truly wanted to win the war against Islamofascism, they would pick up a 100 seat given Republican flacidity on illegal immigration and making for a smaller, more efficient government. Notice how when Republicans start acting like Democrats (particularly in their conduct of a now politically-correct war) their approval ratings go down.
Comment by Darthmeister — October 21, 2006 @ 8:57 am
“Notice how when Republicans start acting like Democrats (particularly in their conduct of a now politically-correct war) their approval ratings go down.”
Now, don’t tell me that you are blaming the Dems for what the Repubs too. That is an old Russian Communist tactic !
The current Repub problem amongst their own kind is that they lied to get the neocon vote but that was all just POOF ! Now the neocons are finally becoming aware that they have been had. That ain’t the dems fault !
Comment by bystander — October 21, 2006 @ 5:43 pm
Correction - ‘Repubs do…’
Comment by bystander — October 21, 2006 @ 5:44 pm
When Jiminy “Cricket” Carter heard this he changed his name to, George Washington Carver Jr.!
Comment by R.A.M. — October 21, 2006 @ 6:09 pm