Bachmann: God demands attention to tea party message

Yeah, blame God. Good move, Michele.

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May the almighty smote her campaign for the sake of her vanity, good grief..

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again, Miz Bachmann…

http://icanhascheezburger.com/2011/08/29/funny-pictures-meds/

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Whatever.

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RW, “pandering”? c’mon, I don’t care if she was campaigning at a Flat Earth Society convention. you know what I find most interesting about these snake jugglers? they are all quick to tell you that their god is all powerful, ominipotent, etc; and that the human mind cannot possibly understand god’s wisdom; and yet, they never pass up a chance to “speak for god” when it serves a political purpose. I mean, let’s be honest (and christian). it’s been almost two decades since I juggled a snake, but I seem to recall that after the Noah’s Ark thing; god assured us that he would not use a flood to get our attention. ergo, I’ll conced the earthquake could have been a warning (although my god is Mother Nature, with caps), but seems to me Bachman’s god took the hurricane bullet out of the gun two thousand or so years ago. again, seems to me, when some “tin foil hat” loonlike Bachman professes to speak for god or “know” why god does what he does, it is more blasphemy than faith.

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I’ve been of the opinion that every time somebody harps on the “shovel ready jobs” meme and/or other rhetoric, Mother Nature provides another opportunity for those jobs. There’s another wave coming off the coast of Africa, so Eric Cantor will get his chance to offset some additional cuts. At some point, people will begin to hold ALL elected officials responsible for the crap that comes out their mouths.

As an aside, I got to meet members of the band Disturbed this morning.

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Just back away from the Bachmann very slowly and don’t make any sudden movements. Once you have reached a safe distance, run as fast as you can.

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The republicans have a band for their candidates?

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I think the most disturbing thing about bachmann is that there are people in the republican party that obviously take her seriously, to the detriment of that once reasonable party. If you listen to her speeches, it is quite apparent that there is a level of delusional thinking going on.

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Ms. Bachman had best return the farm subsidies paid to the family farm and the Medicare funds paid to her husband’s clinic before the Good Lord smite her.

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AmVet

Funny you should say that about the Shriners. The original name of the Shriner’s Organization is the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of North America. Many would conviently misappropriate the Arabic in that name to imply Islam. I wonder how many of the anti-Muslims in this country would crap a brick if they knew the Shriner’s used a copy of the Koran in their meetings?

Illustrious Potentate: Noble Oriental Guide, you will now display the Holy writings and other appropriate emblems.

Oriental Guide opens the Bible (1st chapter of Job: Koran 38th chapter) arranges them on the altar, Koran in front of the Bible, Bible and Koran in arch of two crossed scimitars on the Altar.
Illustrious Potentate: Nobles, behold the Orient and attend the signs.

http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/History_of_the_Shrine.htm

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Mick, they don’t take her “seriously” intellectually anymore than they take the intellect of their base seriously. they take her seriously practically or operationally. it’s the ‘when in Rome’ approach, which is fine; but what the base (both parties) fail to accept is; once tweedle dww oe tweedle dumb gets elected; he/she defers to a higher authority (when in Washington, DC do as the other politicians do) and money/power is the god they venerate (via the church of the lobbyists and special interests) – testify!

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Michelle is another hot lady on the right that drives the left crazy. Jay– no offense, but you looked hungover or stoned in that photo.

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SoCoBro,
” At some point, people will begin to hold ALL elected officials responsible for the crap that comes out their mouths.”

SCB, You & I will be dead by that time.

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Y’all say what you want to.As for me,I’m all for that $2.00 a gallon gas!

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Michelle Bachmann is now saying what she thinks the majority of Republican voters want to hear. This indicates she thinks these voters are people who interpret earthquakes, hurricanes, etc. as signs from God. If this is true it would mean that these voters could be characterized as being, among other things, profoundly ignorant about science and natural causes. It looks like America is dumbing down even faster than I thought. Forewarned is forearmed.

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So let me get this right: God sends a hurricane to the U.S., causing billions in damage, and the message is “rein in the spending?”

Does anyone need more evidence that she’s crazy?

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$14.66 Trillion deficit says, “What?”

And then it says “you haven’t been taxing your Galtian overlords nearly enough all these years.

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carlosgvv- If this is true it would mean that these voters could be characterized as being, among other things, profoundly ignorant about science and natural causes.

Yeah, we all know Bush caused global warming. Good thing obama’s rainbows and unicorns will protect us.

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Joe

Well, she will be here in miami to pander to the cubans, which is a rite of passage for all gop candidates. Castro really is an evil genius to unleash those minions on us. The embargo is the biggest joke, yet on it goes, a policy that is probably supported by .015% of americans. Yes, a failed policy that is perpetuated by a handful of republican cuban zealots in the house – epic fail…

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Right now godis demanding cheerios!

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And you pay attention to her, why?

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By the way, I am only going to say this once: If you think like Eric Cantor and that we need to CUT in order to spend money on disaster relief, then you are nuts. Go away. It’s been fun. Don’t come back.

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Mick, agreed; and if the south FL ex-pat community wants its country back, it needs to hire Blackwater and keep this a “private sector” issue.

Adam, are you daft? we only need to cut disaster relief spending on the coasts; because that’s where all the liberal/sodomites live. and we most certainly do not need to cuts “curing gay people” federal spending, because god wants us to cure gay people, because obviously, he can’t do it (which makes you wonder why he “created” them in the first place. ditto, earthquake, hurricanes and tornados.

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because she is one of the top three GOP contenders for president of the United States of America, uncle jed?
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and will be for how long?

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As for Eric Cantor’s “cut to spend on disaster relief,” I say we give him his wish. For every dollar we spend in his district on disaster relief, we take a dollar from something else being distributed to his district. If that takes withholding social security checks and medicare payments for people ONLY in his district, then so be it. They can start getting regular payments when they pay the government back for the assistance they received in that district.

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AmVet

August 29th, 2011
8:07 am
Well, you see Jay, the Shriners are an intensely and overtly Christian organization steeped in religious dogma and elaborate priestly garments and regalia.
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Ever known a child that was cared for, without charge, at a Shriner’s Hospital?!? Go pick on some other group. The Shriners have all the clowns they need right now. BTW-being Christian is not a requirement to be a Mason, the prerequisite to becoming a Shriner.

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The first step to curing an alcoholic is to quit drinking.

there is nothing wrong with a nation spending money to build stuff that it needs. There is nothing wrong with a nation collecting the revenue that it needs to do this.

The only “first step” we need to take is to vote these anti-social wads of filth out of office, and get off this nihilistic path a cadre of organized criminals have attempted to put us on.

And by “we” I don’t mean you of course. Some people can’t really be reached.

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You seem to prefer that we keep their wacky statements quiet, so nobody notices.
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Sorry, Jay, but that is not true. I didn’t object to her words being publicized. The point I inadequately attempted to make was that she will not be around for long and it won’t really matter what she said. She may be a nice woman and all that, but I am not supporting her at this point.

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Bumper Sticker: Know God, No Peace – No God, Know Peace. in the words of Monty Python, “I’ve run circles ’round you, logically”

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Uncle Red,

Nope, I have no earthly idea about the Shriners, other than the fact that my older brother has been one for about 15 years. And that I am intimately knowledgeable of the great work on behalf of children and others in the community he has been involved in.

You don’t get sarcasm? Really? That’s bizarre, since it seems to be virtually your only input as a blogger.

Perhaps, this is in order this morning?

http://tinyurl.com/6yockut

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Jay, saw your post downstairs. Thanks for taking care if that housekeeping item.

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JKL2, pretty sure most “alcoholics” will tell you there is no “cure” and once a drunk, always a drunk. the first step in “recovery” is to stop drinking, but nobody in DC is interested in “recovery” because they don’t have a drinking problem and we the People keep buying rounds.

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Bachmann…. What can one say?….

She must be running in fumes politically, bad move on her part. Then again if she believes what she said, she should keep speaking up. Voters in general will be turned off though.

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Where are the blogs about all the great things Obama is doing? We understand Perry and Bachmann sometimes get carried away when speaking to their base, but I want to know why I should vote for Obama over someone who occaisionally says something I think is wrong. Does the fact that Perry or Bachmann have a different perception of God than I do make them less qualified for being president? How does that translate into how they would handle the economy, and could they do a better jobthan President Obama?

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Uncle Jed

Now it would be borderline slander if he were loading 8 illegal immigrants into each one of those teeny tiny cars….

Lighten up Francis.

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Bachmann did promise $2/gallon gas and that’s got to be worth something.

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Looks like the ajc is trying to convert online to producing some revenue…..

Keeping some content only in print or on apps. Interesting, dint know if it’s new or not, but interesting.

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I do so love the arrogance of the religious right wing nuts like Bachmann who actually think they know what God is thinking and have no doubts about it at all. I think they think they are God. No one knows what God is really thinking. Hey, Michelle, how about explaining why that 5 year old child has cancer, why don’t you?

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So you have one politician speaking to less than a 1000 people, pandering to their needs and saying what they want to hear, and this is blog worthy? Wow Jay you really have discovered something here. And of course only the right does this, a democrat wouldn’t be caught dead doing this. But hey you gave the church/God haters something to talk about this morning, so I guess you accomplish something.

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Jay FYI reuters article says Feds will pick up most of the tab

Also some states not in bad enough shape to need help (VA)

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sfd

The political cynic in me says if stories like those interfaith efforts get out, Romney’s and Huntsman’s poll numbers would fall even further among a certain segment….

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“And you pay attention to her, why?”

Um cause she’s running for POTUS

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And now yet again, we have a thread on that evil Republican candidate who believes in God. We must ignore those 44% of Americans who still strongly disapprove of Bozo, those 63% of Democrats who feel that the country is headed in the wrong direction and those 79% of Americans who believe that the country is on the wrong track. Is this all you have Bookman? Some GOP candidate who believes that God had something to do with hurricane Irene? The liberal love fest is at it’s best when God is mentioned. Bookman, you’re like a heart attack victim complaining about a hangnail.

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Oh boy. Politico top headline “is Rick perry dumb?”

I have the same question about Obama.

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Adam and others,

Have you ever heard Obama speak to a predominately black audience? And I say “so what” to that just as I say “so what” to this.

Electing politicians who sound good hasn’t served us very well. I’m more interested in their experience and their record. I’ve heard what Obama has to say and I’ve seen what he can do, at least up to this point. That carries a lot more weight than what any politician says or how they say it at a stump speech in front of their base.

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stands- The only “first step” we need to take is to vote these anti-social wads of filth out of office, and get off this nihilistic path a cadre of organized criminals have attempted to put us on.

Here, here! Let’s start with the Chicago gangster and all his fat cat Goldman-Sachs buddies.

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You didn’t object to her words being publicized, Jed?

Then what were you trying to say here:

“And you pay attention to her, why?”

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I already explained my response. You can choose to not accept it if you prefer.

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“They want to make the country a theocracy.”

Total nonsense. And they don’t have the power to do that even if it were true.

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Granny Godzilla

August 29th, 2011
8:45 am
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I am going to have to call an “AmVet” on you. I was making a joke, sweetheart.

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kayaker71, Bachman doesn’t believe in god; she believes in the tooth fairy. that is until her husband “cures” the tooth fairy; after which, he will be known as the tooth god.

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So Adam is playing Obama’s waterboy today.

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Oh boy. Politico top headline “is Rick perry dumb?”

Did you provide an answer though.

I dunno. I think a good reporter should go ask him

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Uncle Jed,

I’m so sorry darling…..Is it ok to belatedly laugh now precious?

Thanks, honey.

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Oh, good. Michelle Bachmann goes to Sarasota, FL and acts like hurricanes are something exceptional. What a nitwit.

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Roberto: Lest you forget why Fox was created in the first place? A lone voice. One voice against how many?

Fox Apologist.

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Adam,

She is far more pro-business than Obama, and she and her husband have run a business.

I agree with her positions on Global Warming, the Wall Street bailout, Fannie and Freddie Mac (she advocates breaking them up), oil and gas exploration (she favors expanding), and other issues.

She is not my ideal candidate, and don’t think she will get the nomination, but I think she, Perry, or Romney will be better than Obama. I know you don’t agree and that is fine, but I would rather discuss these and other issues rather than cherry-picked comments from a stump speech to her base. Since there are virtually no successes that Jay can write about concerning Obama, this is all he is left with. I don’t envy his position.

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Gordon: She is far more pro-business than Obama, and she and her husband have run a business.

AHAHAHHAHAHAHHA!

Jeez, you clearly have no grasp on the realities of what her record actually is. Nor do you apparently have any concept of Obama’s business record. The “anti-business” crap is something you find in chain emails, not in reality.

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Bachmann doesn’t have a chance in hell of winning the nomination and Bookman knows it. This is just another opportunity to cherry pick some comments at a political rally and have his liberal friends get a chance to vent. Rome is burning Bookman and even the natives are restless. Haven’t you noticed?

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Not only to the psychotic fundamentalist pundits know THAT God is trying to “send us a message”, they know what the CONTENT of that message is, and that’s really what makes them psychotic in the strict sense.

By the way, I wonder what sins Texas and Oklahoma are being punished for through their devastating drought, or Alabama and Missouri with their tornadoes. We never seem to hear about those sins.

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Jed, what is your point of repeating these bloggers’ comments?

Do you not understand that by “anyone left-of-center” I meant actual prominent elected officials, not some anonymous blog commenters?

jeez, do try to keep up.

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“Poor Pres Obama, doesn’t own a business getting federal subsidies to make a profit……”

In that regard, she’s a lot like Gov Perry.

Is that a requirement to be a Republican presidential contender nowadays?

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Why would someone shout “Here, here,” unless they were signalling for help?

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One “l” is plenty. (you signaled you were into correctness)

Many a bridesmaid has shouted to the bouquetflinger, “Here, here”.

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Gordon: As for the issues you mentioned, Climate Change is real, and not going away just because of someone’s belief. It will only go away if we do something about it, which is what you guys are REALLY against when it comes down to it. Denial of Climate Change is something you think you HAVE to do in order to avoid doing anything to change it.

As for exploration of oil and gas, I do NOT support hyper-expansion. I support removing oil and gas subsidies (something that reduces the deficit). I support infrastructure efforts, and a payroll tax cut. Go back in time a few years, and I’d be a moderate. back in time even more than a decade and I’d be a Republican! But in today’s world I’m a pinkie commie leftist marxist socialist compromise evil… etc etc.

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Why would someone shout “Here, here,” unless they were signalling for help?

Signs of an attention whore, maybe??

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stands for decibels

August 29th, 2011
9:10 am
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I intended not. It was some sort of error. Lighten up, dude.

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Paul,

“Pro-business” can mean more than owning a business. It also means taking positions that are more favorable to businesses. That might not be a bad thing given our current unemployment situation.

I’m looking forward to hearing the President’s ideas on creating jobs.

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Many a bridesmaid has shouted to the bouquetflinger, “Here, here”.

talk about a cry for help…

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Brosephus

August 29th, 2011
9:11 am
False start on Uncle Jed @ 8:35.. 5 yard penalty… repeat the down!!

BTW-being Christian is not a requirement to be a Mason, the prerequisite to becoming a Shriner.

It’s not necessary to be Christian to be a Mason. However, being a Mason does require a man to believe in a monotheistic deity.
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Do you know the difference in believing in God and being a Christian?

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Adam

August 29th, 2011
9:04 am

Roberto: Lest you forget why Fox was created in the first place? A lone voice. One voice against how many?

Fox Apologist.

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Bingo! The lib is cornered.

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Joe Mama: That’s their unspoken hope.

About as unspoken as calling Social Security unconstitutional. He didn’t say that, he just said there was a question as to its constitutionality.

I’m not buying crap like that any more.

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Roberto: Bingo! The lib is cornered.

Wishful thinking. And incorrect on the label.

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Incorrect on the label? Your “Fox apologist” zing pegged you.

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Roberto,

Bozo…… pro business legislation…..HHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

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Roberto: Do 17 tax cuts for small businesses count?

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BACHMANN:

“I don’t know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians. We’ve had an earthquake; we’ve had a hurricane. He said, ‘Are you going to start listening to me here?’ Listen to the American people because the American people are roaring right now. They know government is on a morbid obesity diet and we’ve got to rein in the spending.”

ROOSEVELT (Prayed in Person on the Radio):

“Almighty God: our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity.

Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith.

They will need Thy blessings. Their road will be long and hard. For the enemy is strong. He may hurl back our forces. Success may not come with rushing speed, but we shall return again and again; and we know that by Thy grace, and by the righteousness of our cause, our sons will triumph.

They will be sore tried, by night and by day without rest – until the victory is won. The darkness will be rent by noise and flame. Men’s souls will be shaken with the violences of war.

For these men are lately drawn from the ways of peace. They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate. They fight to let justice arise, and tolerance and good will among all Thy people. They yearn but for the end of battle, for their return to the haven of home.

Some will never return. Embrace these, Father, and receive them, thy heroic servants, into Thy kingdom.

And for us at home — fathers, mothers, children, wives, sisters and brothers of brave men overseas — whose thoughts and prayers are ever with them — help us, Almighty God, to rededicate ourselves in renewed faith in Thee in this hour of great sacrifice.

Many people have urged that I call the Nation into a single day of special prayer. But because the road is long and the desire is great, I ask that our people devote themselves in a countenance of prayer. As we rise to each new day, and again when each day is spent, let words of prayer be on our lips, invoking Thy help to our efforts.

Give us strength, too — strength in our daily tasks, to redouble the contributions we make in the physical and the material support of our armed forces.

And let our hearts be stout, to wait out the long travail, to bear sorrows that may come, to impart our courage unto our sons wheresoever they may be.

And, O Lord, give us faith. Give us faith in Thee; faith in our sons; faith in each other; faith in our united crusade. Let not the keenness of our spirit ever be dulled. Let not the impacts of temporary events, of temporal matters of but fleeting moment — let not these deter us in our unconquerable purpose.

With Thy blessing, we shall prevail over the unholy forces of our enemy. Help us to conquer the apostles of greed and racial arrogancies. Lead us to the saving of our country, and with our sister nations into a world unity that will spell a sure peace — a peace invulnerable to the schemings of unworthy men. And a peace that will let all men live in freedom, reaping the just rewards of their honest toil. Thy will be done, Almighty God. Amen.

June 6, 1944

WASHINGTON (Prayed in Person at His Inauguration):

“Almighty God; We make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in Thy holy protection; that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government; and entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and for their fellow citizens of the United States at large.

And finally that Thou wilt most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility, and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion, and without a humble imitation of whose example in these things we can never hope to be a happy nation. Grant our supplication, we beseech Thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.”

GOD (Given to Us in His Word):

2 Chronicles 7:14

“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”

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Jay stated “The only way people learn how wacky candidates such as Bachmann are is by telling the American people what they say. You seem to prefer that we keep their wacky statements quiet, so nobody notices.”

Just like you and the media did when Obama was running for POTUS?

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Aha. Jed, now your “what the heck was that bright flash?” makes sense.

My bad, mea culpa.

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Adam@9:15,

Raising the minimum wage (this may have happened before Obama -not sure – but he certainly support it), and much more regulation to start. Also, I would include ObamaCare since there is so much uncertainty surrounding it.

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“Biden, driven by his Democratic allies’ misgivings about the debt-limit deal, responded: “They have acted like terrorists.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/60421.html#ixzz1WQMHWsLE”

Darn those facts getting in the way…

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@Call it like it is. One need be neither a God-hater or church hater ro be offended by someone USING God for personal gain. Bachmann is either ignorant or just plain slimey…either way, what she has said is offensive (the God I worship does not smite innocent people to improve the economy of America). Such statements as hers should be brought to light and she should be ex[osed as exactly what she really is…a charlatan!

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“It matters as much as the Vice President calling half the country “terrorists”, Jay. And the President calling them the “enemy”.”

I guess no matter how many times you debunk a lie, some folks just still won’t give up.

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Just like you and the media did when Obama was running for POTUS?

Another guy who thinks the corporate media gave Obama a free ride in 2008.

They were apparently asleep those two weeks when they ran “God Damn America” video clips more or less non-stop, and when the media continued to treat Hillary’s doomed primary runs as meaningful, and when they presumed that the teensy blip of polling support that attended McCain’s initial announcement of his running mate meant the tide had turned…

and that’s just the stuff I haven’t managed to blot from memory.

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The government needs to get its spending in order? It doesn’t take the Almighty to tell you that. I have been campaigning against deficit spending since 1981, through Democrat and Republican administrations. Simple Equation – Money In = Money Out. The problem is that ALL politicians want to maximize the money out to THEIR particular cause (wars, etc.) and minimize the money in from their constituents. After all, isn’ that how you get reelected?

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“Biden, driven by his Democratic allies’ misgivings about the debt-limit deal, responded: “They have acted like terrorists.”

True.

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“Did V.P. Biden release classified information about who conducted the bin Laden raid ?”

Lie.

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Bosch @ 9:25a

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1811 — “Did V.P. Biden release classified information about who conducted the bin Laden raid ?”

Who outed Valerie Plame?

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stands: It’s simple really. If you say “acted like” you meant “they are” and “half the country” is part of the Tea Party, clearly.

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RB from Gwinnett

August 29th, 2011
9:15 am

…Until people like you are willing to hold ALL OF THEM accountable, YOU are the problem!
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Now that is a statement with which I can generally agree.
(except I might say “part of the problem”)

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[...] lawmaker offered a rather unique perspective on the weekend’s weather developments. (via Jay Bookman) She hailed the tea party as being common-sense Americans who understand government shouldn’t [...]

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I think God’s approach is closer to the “give ‘em enough rope” principle.

Statements like Bachmann’s are, in my opinion, what it really means to take his name in vain, not something extraneous I might use as an adjective in casual conversation.

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Sometimes he sends plagues of locusts, sometimes he sends plagues of tea-partiers…

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We need to find a way to fund the disaster relief for the North East and Jay continues his obsession with Bachmann, who has not chance of getting in the White House. How sad…

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Typo on your correction.

I meant to type that. It has more gusto if you stutter on the initial consonant.

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Adam,

The latest mimimum wage became effective after Obama became president. He supported raising it while a Senator, and raising it raises the costs of doing business.

Concerning regulation under Obama, this from investors.com:

“Regulatory agencies have seen their combined budgets grow a healthy 16% since 2008, topping $54 billion…Obama imposed 75 new major rules in its first 26 months, costing the private sector more than $40 billion…This July, regulators imposed a total of 379 new rules that will cost more than $9.5 billion”

I have heard people say the regulation was justified, which is a different subject altogether, but I’ve never heard anyone on either side say regulation has decreases or remained the same under Obama.

Finally, I would suggest uncertainty does in fact affect business planning. Many business owners have said so. See this: http://www.uschambermagazine.com/article/new-health-care-law-causes-small-business-uncertainty-poll-finds.

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Jon Lester, I did not know god is a Clash fan. awesome!

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Scout- “Barack Obama’s uncle has been arrested and held as illegal immigrant”

I’m sure the state department will gloss over it for him like they did with aunt Tutti. He’ll end up in a nice public housing unit since his nephew is too cheap to help him.

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“Joe Biden opens his mouth about US Navy SEALs”

” Let me briefly acknowledge tonight’s distinguished honorees. Admiral James Stavridis is a, is the real deal. He can tell you more about and understands the incredible, the phenomenal, the just almost unbelievable capacity of his Navy SEALs and what they did last Sunday.”

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tobyharnden/100086416/joe-biden-opens-his-mouth-about-us-navy-seals/

This one too:

“Biden Reveals Location of Secret VP Bunker”

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/18/biden-reveals-location-secret-vp-bunker/

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philosopher

” @Call it like it is. One need be neither a God-hater or church hater ro be offended by someone USING God for personal gain”

True, And that goes for all the preachers on TV, none of them are poor.

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Those radical Republicans. Talking about God.

Because as we all know, it is the Republicans that have gone to the extremes, never the Democrats.

We have always been a nation that ignored God and didn’t allow God into the government. Those prayers, publicly spoken by Presidents of the past, both Republican and Democrat? They were just allusions. They never happened. The Billy Graham crusades that filled coliseums, making most rock concerts look like a small meeting of close friends? Never happened. it’s just propaganda. ANd if they did, the religious zealots caused massive riots and killed people. That’s it. They were beating up Black people and gays and Billy Graham was egging them on.

The Democrats have kept a steady line, never wavered from the same course they have always held. They have not gone to the far, far left like so many Republicans say that they have.

Religion has never been allowed to be part of American celebrations. It was never called the Christmas Holiday, it was always called the Winter Holiday. Easter was about a bunny rabbit that lays eggs, not about anything religious.

Yes sir. The Democrats have not gone to the far, far, far, far extremes of their party. It’s been the Republicans who are wanting to take our country to the extremes that we have never been before.

God Bless Ameri . . . Er . . . . Mother Earth Bless America. Yea, that’s it. Mother Earth Bless America!!!

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joe mama- Who outed Valerie Plame?

And who died because of that?

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Obama as anti-business:

http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-administration-targets-regulations-to-save-face-with-businesses-2011-8
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/75f62250-4441-11e0-931d-00144feab49a.html#axzz1WQLCywKK

And please, don’t give me the “well he’s only doing it to blahblahblah.” If you acknowledge that his actions in these articles are true, then you really can’t legitimately claim he is anti-business.

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@poison pen- yep, not sure what your point is, though….

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Obama the job and business destroyer.

What a re-election slogan that will be.

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From TPM

“Team Bachmann says the line wasn’t meant to be taken seriously.

“Obviously she was saying it in jest,” campaign spokesperson Alice Stewart told TPM.

let’s get some of that “don’t make fun of God” outrage ginned up now please

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Adam 9:50 sure u can

If you get rid of 5 irrelevant regulations but add 10 awful ones, you’re still anti business. Get it? (no)

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And now the silly “Bachmann saying God is sending a message on behalf of the Tea Party” charade is just like any other politician leading a prayer, or attending an event where there is a prayer false equivalent…. Thanks GLL!

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If this had been Bush’s long lost uncle, Bookman and then Tucker, would have broken their pencils getting this into a thread. Seems that Uncle Onyago, Bozo’s long lost uncle who left Kenya about 25 yrs ago had a blood alcohol of 0.14, just a bit above the legal limit, and nearly hit a patrol car because he was drunk. He had just come from the Chicken Bone Saloon in Framington, MA where he apparently was swilling a few before driving home. He had been held, like Aunty Zeituni, on a deportation warrant but released earlier. Aunty Zeituni is now occupying government housing in MA and is no longer on the deportation list. Wonder why. Uncle Onyago will no doubt enjoy the same result. He seems to have been in this country for over 25 years as an illegal. You just can’t make this stuff up.

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Adam

Obama as anti-business:

http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-administration-targets-regulations-to-save-face-with-businesses-2011-8
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/75f62250-4441-11e0-931d-00144feab49a.html#axzz1WQLCywKK

” And please, don’t give me the “well he’s only doing it to blahblahblah.” If you acknowledge that his actions in these articles are true, then you really can’t legitimately claim he is anti-business.”

We all know that he is for business, heck! look at all the taxpayer money he gave to Bankers, Wall Street, GM, and everyone else without any strings attached.

No interest loans, CEO’s still making millions, Corporations still moving business overseas, you can’t get any more big business friendly than that.

I wish he wasn’t big business friendly.

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does that stage collapse mean god hates country music fans?

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Adam, you have a penchant of gross overexaggeration. First it was saying Republicans are going to turn the USA into a theocracy, now you are mentioning slave labor laws and the miminum wage in the same sentence. When do we get the Hitler reference?

But you are right about one thing: if government didn’t artifically raise the price of labor you and others could grow your businesses and hire more people.

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adam- I am sure that if anyone died, you wouldn’t know, and that if no one did, that makes it PERFECTLY OK!

It’s like comparing what you call American “torture” techniques of playing rock music and taking embarrassing photos with middle eastern techniques of breaking bones and chopping off body parts. The last I checked, Valerie Plame was still enjoying life on the talk show circuit. Too bad our Navy Seals can’t say the same thing.

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philosopher

” @poison pen- yep, not sure what your point is, though….”

The point is, that they all use the pulpit for personal gain, I don’t trust any TV preacher.

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Gordon: Yes, if you remove all morality from the industry, then there is no need for regulation and people can build businesses and “hire” as many people as needed to do the work.

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RB @ 9:46

Defending? Hardly. If Obama had indeed said, “I think the people who do not agree with me are my enemies” or if Biden had actually called people who disagreed with him “terrorists” I would be with you in condeming such statements.

However, make your criticisms and your poutrages about real things. Things that really happened instead of getting all ballistic and bent out of shape about imaginary things. Because when you insist upon lying about what people actually say and post those lies here, in a vain attempt at scoring political points, or to create some kind of imaginary “gotcha,” we will call you on it. Every. Single. Time.

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“Businessmen” who became Presidents…

Herbert Hoover

George W. Bush

Any more shining examples?

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please continue to support “our” incumbent who has 9+% unemployment, sky-high prices on fuel, etc…

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Pro-torture Americans are merely westernized and emasculated would-be Taliban.

You just know these bloodlusting neo-cons wish they could get away with chopping off some Muslim heads and other body parts.

Too bad for the chickenhawks, we are not gonna let them…

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Adam, Keep Up

Absolutely dead on. Democrats never have any sort of problems with religion. Always welcome it in public places. And of course Democrats always speak so highly of religious people. It is truly the party of acceptance and love.

We are the world . . . We are the children . . SING ALONG!!! We are the ones that make a brighter day so let’s start giving away money that belongs to anyone but us . . .

I may start weeping from happiness at all the love from the Democrats to the religious people in our country, just like they have always been.

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Adam,

Just because some people believe the minimum wage should not be raised above a certain level does not make them immoral, nor does it mean that they don’t believe businesses should be regulated. I believe there should be a minimum wage to combat collusion among businesses, but it should not be related to what some people term “a living wage”. Also, businesses should be forced to provide certain working conditions for all its employees.

It is not nor should it be the concern of a business to pay someone what a liberal thinks they need to live at a certain level. The job belongs to the business, not the person. What the person owns is their ability, experience, and motivation.

Businesses and “the market” will never be moral in the sense you talk about. They should follow the law. One of the things liberals always say, and they are exactly right about, is that you can’t legislate morality. I find it hilarious when they then turn around and try to take the moral high ground when someone disagrees with them on issues like the minimum wage or entitlements.

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This article just goes to show that Bachmann is stupid. Everyone knows that the disasters have been sent because of God’s ire concerning Ron Paul.

Anyhow,imho-
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All presidential candidates, and all current administration officials(cabinent level and up) , should be subjected to random AND scheduled drug tests…………..the results being public information in that they are public officials or running for the same.
Seems fair.
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Congress too.

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Well, she might of spoke a little too quick there. But nobody’s perfect.

Anybody got a picture of her with that foot-long hot dog? I need a little pick-me-up to get my Monday going. Monday is always a hard slog.

Have a good week everybody.

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@ Jeff: “God has blessed America in the past and will in the future if we get back to the small government that our founders wanted.” for real?!?! Your God supports small government? Did He tell you that? Is that written somewhere?? For real? Oh, so YOU talk for God, too….WOW, that’s amazing!

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I think the Devil made her do it.

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I blame god for Michelle Bachmann.

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Many thanks, Sooth. I’m all charged up for work now. I bet that Monica Lewisky is jealous.

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Only 14% of the American voting public think that this country is headed in the right direction…… and they are all right here on this liberal love fest. You might think that you have a lock on political wisdom but reality will set in before long and, like Bookman described in one of his much earlier threads, will have the privilege of having the DNC meet in a phone booth. Remember the phone booth analogy? Only 21% of the voting public were Republicans? Well, last November changed that perception, if there ever was a perception of any validity. Your denial is beyond belief.

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I would like to thank God for Michelle Bachmann, and this article….I”m really starting to depend on my dear Michelle to say something stupid pretty much every day….It give me a reason to get up in the morning…..So, what was the message sent by Katrina and Rita..??? and the tsunami…? and the huge Iceland volcano that choked off air travel in Europe…? Please interpret that for me, or Michelle, sayer of sooths…and maybe Brother Pat Roberson can help……

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[...] right-wing lawmaker offered a rather unique perspective on the weekend’s weather developments. (via Jay Bookman) She hailed the tea party as being common-sense Americans who understand government shouldn’t [...]

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I applaud her publically speaking of faith in God, which many men holding position of leadership and authority are afraid to do. I also believe the catastrophic events we see are divine warning signs, it is written, not to be taken with a grain of salt.
Michele is one of those politicians herself. Her pledge of $2/gallon gasoline is something even the average politician wouldn’t conjure. She could probably be more effective focusing on being the wife and mother she is, or maybe a pretty little comedian or fashion model.

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AmVet

I think it is wonderful that we had the all-wise Democrats almost double the minimum wage. It allowed the companies that were not patriotic to get out of here. So what if we lost a few million jobs. Those people can just let the government take care of them, like they have some sense.

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No , wait a minute, that was my stomach.

Anybody for an early lunch.

Maybe we can dunk the Tea Party once and for all.

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Definitely a perfect example of using the Lord’s name in vain. She’s actually quoting Him on a line He never spoke. It’s no different than those billboards that made up fake quotes by God such as, “Come to my house before the big game—-God.”

This lady shouldn’t be our president. Try a different mother figure, Republicans. You’re not doing so well with the first three (Palin, O’Donnel, and now Bachman).

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Since Bachmann in your view makes wacky statements that deserve your attention what about Obama’s… Do they deserve just as much???

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larry

Let’s get rid of the Tea Party. Let’s silence the opposition.

BTW, You are invited to the book burning tonight. Bring all the books written by Tea Party members.

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Look at this blog talking down on Christains and candidates who are not ashamed of their beliefs. Well you can go to NY City where they do not let Christains speak at a ceremony dedicated to all Americans. Yep if only they were muslims or atheists no one would dare do that. Hell they may get blowed up if they did. But liberals have never been known for the home of the brave.

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I often wonder what part of “Love thy enemy” do Republicans not get. We should be sending bread to the Middle East, not bombs.

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Bosch,

I think a minimum wage is necessary to avoid collusion among businesses in a similar industry or a monopoly from artificially holding down what the market will bear. It is an example of the proper role of government to regulate business. I think it would be appropriate for it to be tied to the cost of living, which I think some states do. I also believe there should be standards for working conditions (safety, age restrictions, overtime, etc.).

I think the “living wage” argument is bogus and arbitrary. A person with minimum skills should not be paid more than what they are worth to the business they are working for. The desire by some to force businesses to treat their employees beyond what is required by law leads to higher unemployment. Businesses exist to make a profit, and the government exists (among other things) to ensure they do that in a way that does not harm society. Both are necessary, and neither is wrong. Raising the minimum wage beyond what the market would bear DOES harm society because it leads to higher unemployment. It also discourages those who are able to keep their jobs from improving their skills.

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Good little liberal
August 29th, 2011
10:47 am

YES INDEED, AGAIN…..When tax rates in 1953 were 93% on top marginal income earners…CEO’s moaned and groaned and complained….But they didn’t leave the country…!!! That’s because they cared more about America back then than about the almighty dollar….!!!! The more old, smell, moldy corporations that leave this country…the more opportunities for fresh, exciting, pro-America start-ups….!!!!!!

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yaker

Presidential election year turnout will be much greater, don’t expect a repeat. Especially after the iced tea party pretty much has shown they they have no idea how to govern…

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redneckbluedog

Silly red neck. That was Bush’s fault. Obama is only responsible for good things. And those weeks of delay in acting on the oil spill? Bush’s fault. And refusing the aid of foreign countries that had the largest oil skimmers in the world? Bush’s fault.

It’s sort of easy being a Democrat, isn’t it?

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Besides , i thought AQ was the opposition. And the President has been doing a bang up job shuttng them up.

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redneckbluedog

Wow, you are sure right. Companies are eeeeeevil!!!! When the government runs out of money, they just print up some more. When companies run out of money, they go away and jobs are lost, so why should they be concerned when the government forces them to almost double wages? They are ee-eee–eeeeevil!!!

And the prices that seem to be going crazy on groceries? Who cares. We’ll just give out more food stamps.

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I applaud her publically speaking of faith in God, which many men holding position of leadership and authority are afraid to do.

This is another in a long series of Weird Stuff Right Wingers Choose to Believe.

(Seriously, is there ANYONE in any elected position of consequence in America who hasn’t felt compelled to “publically” speak of their faith in God? I’m hard pressed to think of any American politician of note who so much as acknowledges his/her own agnosticism, let alone atheism.)

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kayaker: You’re still not getting it

I disapprove of the job Obama is doing. I don’t think the country is headed in the right direction. This does not make me think that Bachmann or Perry or Romney will put us back on the right path. They will poison the water even more if elected.

Unless you guys nominate Huntsman, or someone else comes along into the field who is actually potentially better, you can pretty much be guaranteed I won’t vote Republican for President in 2012.

If Obama disappoints me on the tax cuts thing again, he can count on my vote going to Americans Elect instead.

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Larry sorry the tea party is the bane of your existence

Bad news for u: they are here to stay

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Adam

Shame on you. Obama loves you. You should vote for four more years just like these four years. After all, who needs a job, anyway?

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GLL: If I was to base my vote on something as shallow as “is my life better than 4 years ago” then Obama would get my vote hands down. Too bad for Obama I’m smart. But too bad for Republicans pandering to the stupid, also.

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Political Christians seem as ignorant of Christian scripture as they are of government, science, and the environment.

Representative Bachmann has invented some notion about God favoring/punishing nations. The Old Testament records only one nation favored by the God of Israel. That favored nation became “unrighteous”, so God broke up the country and scattered the people to the four winds. So much for that experiment! According to the teachings of Christ, the God of the New Testament deals with individuals, not with gangs, rallies, political parties, or nations.

Governor Perry sponsored an assembly of 40,000 people at a stadium in Houston to violate every tenet of Christ’s instructions regarding prayer. The only place an obedient Christian could pray in that stadium was in the privacy of a restroom stall. Just as Christ predicted, God did not heed the chants and wails of the misguided faithful, but Perry got his reward by a boost in the opinion polls.

Is it only ignorance, or is there a whiff of hypocrisy, as well, in political Christianity?

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While Obama clings to his cods, jay and Obama ridicule Bachmann for referring to her God.

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jay and Obama ridicule Bachmann for referring to her God.

Another lie.

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bachman and perry exist so that a polygamist will look better.

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GLL: Who else, though?

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I oppose Barack Obama totally, but if Republicans nominate a Tea Party favorite, even I might vote for him. No one is more reprehensible than someone who believes they are completely right and everyone else is completely wrong, as the Tea Partiers do.

The Republicans should focus on electability, and Perry, Bachmann, Palin, et.al., don’t have it.

Romney does.

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stands:

A lie, you say!!??!! Think again.

jay said: “Does saying those words in a Shriner’s Temple somehow make them any less objectionable?”

jay said: “The only way people learn how wacky candidates such as Bachmann are is by telling the American people what they say. You seem to prefer that we keep their wacky statements quiet, so nobody notices.”

“Wacky” and “objectionable” equate to ridicule.

Obama said: “So it’s not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to their guns or religion…”

You’re welcome.

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bill orvis – can I ask you a serious question?

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Isn’t it amazing that when G-d talks to Bachmann, Perry, or Glen Beck, it seems the results/goals are the same as the aforementioned people.
Just amazing… how do they do that?

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@Mick Go ahead, Mick. I can take it because I’m not like a Godless liberal who resorts to whining and name-calling.
Amen,
Bill

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bill

My dad raised nine children as a union plumber, a god fearing man I might add from new jersey. He ran big jobs and brought them in on time and under budget. What do you have against a decent wage with benefits?

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Headline: “Be advised, high school seniors: It may be harder than you think to get into Georgia’s top public colleges next year.”

As it should be.

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1811

We are in agreement on that, I have been to the book depository 6th floor, it was a turkey shoot especially for an ex marine. A better book was Case Closed by gerald posner – he nails it…

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bill

**Now, I respect that your daddy raised nine children and led a Christ-centered existence, but the fact is, your daddy took orders from the union thugs and big gov’t**

I’m glad you got your life together but one size does not fit all. Union thugs? That’s a pretty bad cliche and you shouldn’t paint with such a wide brush. When I was in the service I was taught to “never assume” because if you did, someone could get killed. That is your greatest weakness, otherwise your just like the rest of us trying to survive the best way we know how. There are actually a lot of good union people as there are a lot of corporate thugs – those with too much power are all part of the same hypocrisy…

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Mr. White — “After I spun my truck out into a Mississippi ditch, Jesus’ hand led me out of the upside down vehicle and saved me.”

It’s funny how these folks never seem to consider the possibility that their imaginary friend in the sky might have led them INTO the selfsame problems they give him credit for leading them out of.

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stands:

Here’s the difference between liberals (jay & Obama) and people like Bachmann.

Bachmann is addressing a group directly, knowing where their interests are.

Obama, in an attempt to ingratiate himself to California’s liberals, had the audacity to talk about people (rural Americans) of which he knows nothing. He has no idea why they hold dear, their faith. He as much as said it was out of frustration. Using people for his personal gain. Subtle ridicule, if you will.

Big difference in my opinion.

As far as Bachmann goes, I haven’t given her much thought as a candidate. As it turns out, people didn’t think too much about whether Obama would make a good leader.

When all was said and done, he wasn’t the right choice.

He came, he tried, he failed.

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Mick

August 29th, 2011
12:09 pm

“1811

We are in agreement on that, I have been to the book depository 6th floor, it was a turkey shoot especially for an ex marine. A better book was Case Closed by gerald posner – he nails it…”

Thank you sir. At least someone on here has some common sense.

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Libs always, always slam Republicans when they have nothing good to say about Obama.

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Oops! Make that race, not raise. Just goes to show how much attention I pay to race.

schnirt

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Good little liberal
August 29th, 2011
10:59 am

1% of the population holds 40% of the wealth in the US…With unimpeded free markets, this will exceed 60% in 4 years…Is that what you’re hoping for…? Think they may create a job with that amount..? Or, how far are you willing to go..? 75%…90%…95%…(I call that “going the full Libya”…)

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I remember the European-predicting-an-eclipse story, but cant remember who. The 1st edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica (1768, I think) predicted eclipses up through the end of the 20th century.

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“He said, ‘Are you going to start listening to me here?”

I kinda like Michelle, she’s not afraid to say what’s on her mind. But it worries me when people presume to speak on behalf of the Almighty. Reminds me of that preacher who tries to predict the Rapture.

So tone down the God talk Michelle, or most of us are gonna tune you out.

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That Black Guy — “More like a Russian supply rocket.”

Oooo, HARSH.

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i agree with bachmann, earthquake sent to VA to wake up that dunder head cantor….what a pair of airheads

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Stands- boy, someone sure is in serious denial

You are. How many of those techniques ended with permanent damage such missing arms or legs? When I was little we had a saying “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”. Americans use words while the bad guys use sticks and stones. Still no comparison.

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It’s interesting that two mediums in this country decide that God is bad or doesn’t exist or if you believe in God or worship, you are considered a person of indifference…or worse…. The two are the main stream press and Hollywood. While 100 million Americans attend church and worship God, a couple of hundred thousand people are defining that opinion. If you do believe as I do, You can only pray for them and mostly ignore them. The real story is that Christians represent a voting block of about 60 million that they can’t ignore, as much as they try. They are really waiting out that 50 and over Christian crowd, the ones that really see what’s going on, to die out. The 20 to mid 40’s demographics of Christians is low in numbers…and weak…..and will be able to be converted……..That’s when the curtain comes down on this great country. They are working on it everyday.

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@ SoGaVet

August 29th, 2011
8:04 am

Herbert Hoover propped up wages and prices, pricing people, goods, and services out of the market and thus prolonging and worsening the depression. If he had done nothing as you say, things would have been better.

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Ah Jay,
It’s good to see you got the memo from the DNC…..
i.e. “obama has nothing good in his first 3 years he can run on sooooo attack all Republican candidates on anything possible so the voters will be distracted from the Obama disaster”
The check is in the mail.

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God has issued His official response.

http://bit.ly/mZbkoD

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I’ll vote “none of the above” before I would vote to return the Obama disaster!!

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oldguy

Its call being a hypocrite:
Thanks President for not flying around in a plan after the hurricane, but staying in the command center, Oh I forgot, you can not get any credit because well you know why””’

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In the months ahead, we can expect to see the movement become more angry, more volatile, and even more dangerous as it desperately seeks to remain relevant, but as the recent polling has shown, it is far, far too late for the Tea Party Movement to save itself or the hateful doctrine it embraces. It was always a movement founded on lies, disinformation and fear and such a movement cannot, and will not survive in the greatest country in the world. http://wp.me/pNmlT-JV

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If we are spending to much then, all those people whom house are damage lets not give any fed money let the state take care of them because we see what a good job the state has done in Georgia.
You people on the right can not be this crazy,
I know we are going to let Hannity, Rush, Sara put their millions away for a second and go out and help those poor people that lost everything. Ha, Ha

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Well, people, God certainly isn’t likely to be demanding our attention to the Marxist message. Within the political arena Ms. Bachmann is well within her rights to speak her mind and you are free to make your own choices. Just don’t tread on me.

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How many of those techniques ended with permanent damage such missing arms or legs

So if you aren’t missing arms or legs, you weren’t tortured. oookay.

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@Bill Orvis White
August 29th, 2011
12:09 pm

So I’m assuming you’re going to vote Parry….Bachmann is a Yankee and Romney and Huntsman..well…..

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jay,
still haven’t quite reached those straws yet have you……..liberals on this blog are funny and isolating themselves daily from the direction this country is moving in due in large part to hussein and their own radical leftist ideology…….so enjoy reaping what your ilk has sewn…..yes i said ilk…..enough said

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another GM looking for bailouts huh? priceless……

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jay,
obama ‘insinuated’ the power of god and said he was going to lower the oceans……any comment on that one……….or did you believe him…….

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JKL2 — “joe mama- Releasing classified information is a crime whether someone dies as a result of it or not.”

Nope. If “Colonel Jones” (with a Top Secret clearance) tells you something classified that you are not authorized to know (or passes on classified information to you in some form), then “Colonel Jones” is in violation of the law.

If my wife tells you something classified that you are not authorized to know, my wife is not in violation of the law because she hasn’t got and has never had a security clearance. However, Federal authorities will be very interested in how she came to know that classified information.

“Answer: Valerie Plame. She was openly known by the name in DC.”

Her status and identity were classified information and she had worked on classified operations in the recent past.

“It was pinned on Scooter Libby but was really Bob Woodward.”

Which raises the question of how Woodward found out.

“Now ask all those families of those dead Navy Seals if there is a difference between releasing classified information v. outting the name of an inactive operative.”

Her identity and role were classified at the time she was outed. She had worked in a classified role a short time before she was outed. Publicly identifying her was a crime, if an authorized person passed that information on to an unauthorized one. I’d like to know who did it.

“I’m sure they’ll be able to come up with a good answer for you.

Your specious response makes it clear to me that ideology trumps national security with you.

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@Alan,
Republicans love to spread the wealth too….however, they only want to spread it to those who are already VERY wealthy….and able to give them huge campaign donations. Their votes are for sale to the highest bidder. The Tea party is no better.

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I saw the clip of this. It was obviously a joke. The crowd was laughing as she said it and she was smiling as she said it. Just as I suspected.

Has it really gotten this bad for the Democrats?

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A Detroit, black, female journalist claims the earthquake and hurricane were caused by MLK who wasn’t ready for his memorial ceremony to be conducted because he wasn’t happy with the state of our affairs.

The American civil rights movement was to come full circle today as its soldiers were to gather on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to celebrate a fallen captain.

Nothing in the world. That was just Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., above the world, shutting down the celebration, getting our attention and telling us to take a good look at ourselves.

Who knew that MLK possessed the same power as God?
Answer: A Detroit Press, black, female journalist named Rochelle Riley.
But we can’t say Rochelle is crazy because she is a Detroit, black, female journalist.

Also, she refers to adherents of the civil rights movement as “soldiers”. Does this mean they are part of a militia?

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“Obama has not been President but 3 years so explain why Georgia been screwed up the last 10 years?”

What’s screwed up about Georgia? Gotta love these whining liberals blaming someone else for their own downfalls. Georgia’s been good for me the last 10 years. If you blame a governor for why you don’t have a job you are a true Democrat. This blog gets so old with you fringe left liberals.

And GM, what states are at 5% unemployment? I will tell you, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Gosh you wouldn’t think that has anything to do with population would ya??

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She is plain stupid and nothing else to add to that. I know some GOP idiots are going nuts too.

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Hey GM, Why is the City of Atlanta, Fulton, Dekalb, Clayton Counties is such bad shape? Easy because they have been ran for almost 40 years now by dishonest democrat Black racist pimps. So ask yourself this, where is the true diversity and equality that MLK talked about? It’s not from you Black Folks. Whites have bent over backwards for decades to try and applease Blacks. It’s time for Whites to stop this and start looking after their own just like you folks do. Obama sure isn’t. And that MLK monument is a disgrace. Made in China, what a joke and a price tag of 120 million dollars. Sounds like so of the brothers have ran up the price tag little. What we can’t make a good monument here in America to honor our heros?

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@ GM

August 29th, 2011
2:23 pm

There is nothing hypocritical about accepting a government handout when available, provided one is leading a basically productive life and does not vote, lobby, campaign, or argue for anything improper. Productive people pay more in direct and indirect taxes than they will ever receive in handouts, and are victimized in other ways.

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swedeatlanta, 4:12
your points are based on random assumptions and then you state i am a hateful, stupid, christian………brilliant my friend……this elementary school stuff doesn’t shut your opponents down anymore and like i have said here many times, all you radical leftists please keep talking b/c you are doing great things……for conservatism………..

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JKL2 — “That 2+2 stuff can be quite a mystery to the Demwit faithful.”

No less so to the GOP faithful.

Plame’s role and job were classified. She had worked overseas under an assumed identity in a front organization within the previous 18 months. And someone — quite possibly someone highly placed in the Bush Administration — outed her. Depending on who that person was, they quite possibly committed a felony pertaining to our national security in wartime.

I find it remarkable how cavalier some conservatives can be about national security matters when they brush up against their ideological shibboleths.

“Breaking the law is breaking the law. But there is a big difference between a felony and a parking ticket.”

Unauthorized release of classified information to unauthorized persons — especially in wartime — is a Federal felony. It’s not even in the same ballpark as a parking ticket, and your comparison of the two make it obvious that you’re more interested in political issues here than in national security issues.

“Too bad you see them both as the same offense.”

What’s really regrettable is:

1) You dishonestly putting words in my mouth

2) The fact that you excuse a felony and a violation of our national security laws for political purposes.

I know the laws pertaining to this sort of thing. You either don’t know them or simply don’t care what they say.

“I guess your one of those sharia law kind of guys.”

No, I’m a disabled Army veteran who loves his country very much and who wants to see her secrets safe. I’m not sure what you are, but I’m pretty sure you’re not the same.

“No problem with national security for me either.”

It’s pretty clear that you don’t take national security seriously if you can excuse and dismiss the outing of Valerie Plame. But that’s not surprising, given the kind of situational patriotism that most conservatives engage in. When political considerations bump up against national security, a conservative will throw the nation’s interests overboard every time.

“No skeletons hiding in my closet.”

No, you’ve been very forthcoming about your disdain for our national security in wartime. I appreciate you identifying yourself in this way; now I know the kind of reprehensible person I’m dealing with.

“Can’t say the same about obama or most of the people he hangs out with.”

The coward will always try to hide behind the misdeeds of others when confronted with misdeeds of his own.

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JLK2 — “I’m guessing you were either a mechanic or a truck driver”

Nope, neither. Would you care to guess again? I will tell you that my last assignment before I left the service was in a G-section in a Division HQ. That’s pretty close to the flagpole.

“by your level of expertise in dealing with security issues.”

If you believe I’ve made any incorrect statements, then you’re free to correct me. However, the problem for you is that I haven’t. Plame HAD worked under overseas an assumed identity in a front organization as part of a CIA operation within 18 months of the time she was outed. If a person authorized to know her identity revealed that information to someone not so authorize, then that is a Federal felony. I’d like to know if someone highly placed in the US government committed a Federal felony dealing with our national security during wartime, wouldn’t you? One might even call such a person a traitor.

“I’ll be sure to express your concerns to NATO.”

Once again, the coward will always try to hide behind the misdeeds of others when confronted with misdeeds of his own.

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