Be Careful What You Pray For
Some of you may already be familiar with the ultra-right Christianist political organization called “Focus on the Family“. Here’s a wonderful video it put out prior to the Democratic convention in Denver:
As we already know, that didn’t quite work out so well. The weather was great, and 85,000 proud Americans heard and saw the next President accept his party’s nomination. They remained dry throughout.
However, a major hurricane is now barreling towards New Orleans, almost 3 years to the day after Katrina hit. Gustav will most certainly disrupt some of the hilarity in St. Paul, and so many people will be reminded over and over of the Bush Administration’s “heckuva job” back in 2005.
Perhaps God heard all of these cynical, hateful “prayers” and decided to teach the faithful a lesson.
mike hudson Says:September 1st, 2008 at 12:00 pm
“I was just thinking, this Gustav is proof that there is a God in heaven.”
Michael Moore, fat filmmaker
on death and destruction raining
down on New Orleans
“That just demonstrates that God is on our side.”
Don Fowler, former DNC chairman
on pending doom in New Orleans.
glass houses and all that, pundit.
paper’s up online btw, www.niagarafallsreporter.com
mike hudson Says:September 1st, 2008 at 12:37 pm
“Perhaps God heard all of these cynical, hateful “prayers” and decided to teach the faithful a lesson.”
wait. god is going to kill people, most of whom are poor democrats, in louisiana to teach the gop a lesson alan?
not the god i know and love!
maybe some hateful, former republican god would do a thing like that, a god of vengeance and ill-will.
wishing death and destruction on poor innocents in order to score political points doesn’t become you, alan.
Byron Says:September 1st, 2008 at 1:04 pm
On the other hand, being a whiny, self-absorbed jerk becomes you perfectly. So keep it up!
The Buffalo Bean » God Wants To Kill People To Make A Political Statement On Behalf of Democrats? Says:September 1st, 2008 at 1:10 pm
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Queen Carlotta Says:September 1st, 2008 at 1:15 pm
“Perhaps God heard all of these cynical, hateful “prayers” and decided to teach the faithful a lesson.” - BP
- How does the possible loss of life and destruction of a major American city become so entertaining?
Again, if it was your family and home that was threatened by this storm then perhaps you would have a different reaction.
Can Americans disagree with out being disagreeable?
mike hudson Says:September 1st, 2008 at 1:18 pm
it’s disgusting, queen carlotta. just like former repugs to desecrate labor day, that monument to solidarity with our brethren.
Haterade Says:September 1st, 2008 at 1:23 pm
What was so bad about that video ?
Byron Says:September 1st, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Wow, I guess if you pretend not to understand sarcasm you can really score some awesome points.
mike hudson Says:September 1st, 2008 at 1:31 pm
“not flood people out flood people out of their houses rain,” the christian in the video says.
pundit, moore and the dnc chair hope for something more, the wrath of god to be visited on the already devastated city of new orleans to sate their own hateful blood lust. they want people flooded out of their homes, people floating dead in streets that have turned to rivers.
GOD DECIDED TO TEACH THE FAITHFUL A LESSON!!! rev. bedenko thunders.
mike hudson Says:September 1st, 2008 at 6:01 pm
great job reverend!
cnn just reported $10 billion damage, and the price of gas is expected to jump 20 cents a gallon because all the offshore drilling has been shut down in the gulf.
guess that’ll show those doggone republicans, huh alan?
Nate Dog Says:September 2nd, 2008 at 11:11 am
I’m no theologian but I believe that it would be very unChristian act of schadenfreude to pray that something bad happens to people.
hank Says:September 2nd, 2008 at 3:20 pm
The reasons for the Katrina disaster have been fully illuminated.
Governor Blanco (Democrat) didn’t do her job
Mayor Nagin (Democrat) didn’t do HIS job.
We’ve just had flooding again in Iowa. Did you hear screams for FEMA?
where is government to rescue us? put us up on cruise ships for months on end? Give us 2000.00 check cards to give us money to spend?
Nope–They just worked together as neigbors and the state did it’s job, the local government did their job, and they will recover.
No local mayors suggested their city was “Vanilla”.
What happened different this time?
Governor Jindal (republican) told the state to get busy and get EVERYONE OUT—the first time that all of southern coastal Louisiana was ORDERED OUT.
“Chocolate City” Ray Nagin knew the deal and made sure everyone left in the city realized that they were ordered out—and if they stay, it’s their ass–don’t look for government or anyone else to save you. Don’t stay home with your pets—take them with you.
Red Cross directors warned “IF YOU STAY–WE WILL NOT COME TO RESCUE YOU, YOU’RE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE IF YOU STAY HERE”.
My daughter, her husband, my grandson, along with a dog and 3 cats got out of Raceland, LA on Sat PM—24 hours later they were in Jacksonville FL, safe from the storms for now.
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