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"johac" |
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18 Oct 2006 02:26:18 AM |
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Bush declares 'National Character Counts Week |
Hypocrisy, thy name is Bush.
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It's true: Bush declares 'National Character Counts Week'
By Bob Geiger
Posted on October 17, 2006, Printed on October 18, 2006
http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/geiger/43126/
To paraphrase Forrest Gump, going to the White House web site is like a
box of chocolates you never know what you're gonna get. It may be some
hilarious prevarication by press secretary Tony Snow or it may be the
usual verbal bumbling or outright lies by George W. Bush in one of his
speeches. But one place that's always sure to give you a
you-can't-make-this-stuff-up moment, is going to the section giving
Bush's presidential proclamations.
In 2006 alone, we've seen hypocritical celebrations that included the
irony of Child Health Day -- from an administration that's done nothing
to make American children healthier -- to a warmonger like Bush lauding
Prayer for Peace day and the grotesque spectacle of Gold Star Mother's
Day being heralded by a man who is responsible for creating so many new
Gold Star Mothers.
We have another one to add to that collection because, whether you
realize it or not, we're smack-dab in the middle of what Bush has
officially proclaimed National Character Counts Week. It runs October 15
through October 21 and is intended, according to Bush, to "renew our
commitment to instilling values in our young people and to encouraging
all Americans to remember the importance of good character."
"As individuals, we all have an obligation to help our children become
responsible citizens and realize their full potential," reads the Bush
proclamation. "By demonstrating values such as integrity, courage,
honesty, and patriotism, all Americans can help our children develop
strength and character."
Fortunately, in our household, we have a child who truly is being taught
these values and we hold up this president and his lying, corrupt
administration as examples of everything our little boy does not want to
be.
Of every president in United States history, how hypocritical is it for
George W. Bush to talk about integrity and honesty? This is a guy who
ran for president saying that "its time to restore honor and dignity to
the White House" and then proceeded to set new records for lying to the
American people, while making the United States the most despised,
disrespected country in the world.
The president who speaks so stridently about honesty is the same guy who
got people to vote for him by claiming over and over that he was a
"uniter not a divider" and then went on to bitterly divide this country
more than it has been since our own Civil War.
And, sadly, the biggest example of this administration's adherence to
honesty and integrity is how they lied about weapons of mass destruction
and the bogus connection between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden to
force us to war with Iraq -- and continued to do so even after evidence
to the contrary became public knowledge.
"We found the weapons of mass destruction. We found biological
laboratories...for those who say we haven't found the banned
manufacturing devices or banned weapons, they're wrong, we found them,"
said Bush in May of 2003, despite the fact that, well, that wasn't true.
I also dont recall in grades K-12, my time in the military or my
subsequent four years of college leaning that it was part of our
national "character" to unilaterally invade a sovereign country with no
justification and with no direct threat to us but, hey, maybe I missed
that day of class. I'm also pretty damn sure that our national character
isn't embodied in the number of Republicans who have been nailed for
everything from accepting bribes to money laundering in the last few
years and I think the court of public opinion has already weighed in on
how much character it takes for the GOP to launch a major cover-up to
protect one of their pedophiles in Congress.
I dont have the space required to outline every bit of dishonesty and
lack of character shown by Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and their whole cabal
of miscreants, but it also includes Bush lying about his party's wedge
issue of the new decade -- gay marriage.
"The state can do what they want to do. Don't try to trap me in this
state's issue like you're trying to get me into," said Bush, to Larry
King, while running for president in 2000. Of course, we know what's
happened since -- gotta pay those debts to the Religious Right --
because there was Bush in February of 2004 saying "Today I call upon the
Congress to promptly pass, and to send to the states for ratification,
an amendment to our Constitution defining and protecting marriage as a
union of man and woman as husband and wife."
Bush ends his stirring proclamation saying "National Character Counts
Week is an opportunity to recognize the depth of America's character and
appreciate those who pass on our values to future generations."
It's a good thing that our children learning honesty, integrity and
character begins at home or the "future generations" might waste time
looking for it in this president, his administration and the
Republican-controlled Congress -- which, of course, would be like trying
to find WMD in Iraq.
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http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/43126/#more
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John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
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18 Oct 2006 11:49:11 PM |
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In article <jhachmann-A87129.00261818102006@news.giganews.com>, johac
<jhachmann@sbcglobal.com> wrote:
Hypocrisy, thy name is Bush.
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It's true: Bush declares 'National Character Counts Week'
Hopefully, Bush will demonstrate his commitment to National Character
Week and commit seppukko alongside McCain.
--Sean C
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| User: "johac" |
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19 Oct 2006 11:35:58 PM |
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In article <191020060049111401%redhawk@burnspammersalive.com>,
Sean C <redhawk@burnspammersalive.com> wrote:
In article <jhachmann-A87129.00261818102006@news.giganews.com>, johac
<jhachmann@sbcglobal.com> wrote:
Hypocrisy, thy name is Bush.
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It's true: Bush declares 'National Character Counts Week'
Hopefully, Bush will demonstrate his commitment to National Character
Week and commit seppukko alongside McCain.
--Sean C
That would be a good start.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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| User: "stoney" |
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23 Oct 2006 12:23:45 PM |
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On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:35:58 -0700, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote in alt.atheism
In article <191020060049111401%redhawk@burnspammersalive.com>,
Sean C <redhawk@burnspammersalive.com> wrote:
In article <jhachmann-A87129.00261818102006@news.giganews.com>, johac
<jhachmann@sbcglobal.com> wrote:
Hypocrisy, thy name is Bush.
---
It's true: Bush declares 'National Character Counts Week'
Hopefully, Bush will demonstrate his commitment to National Character
Week and commit seppukko alongside McCain.
--Sean C
That would be a good start.
Followed by; the rethugnican members of congress, USSC Judges Roberts,
Alito, Thomas, Scalia, the full ***** House, Gonzolez, the Bush family,
as well as the would be theocrats.
--
Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a plethora of splinters.
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| User: "johac" |
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24 Oct 2006 12:28:57 AM |
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In article <rhupj2lasoa4g6ojf5uf4qk4m87uue59tp@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:35:58 -0700, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote in alt.atheism
In article <191020060049111401%redhawk@burnspammersalive.com>,
Sean C <redhawk@burnspammersalive.com> wrote:
In article <jhachmann-A87129.00261818102006@news.giganews.com>, johac
<jhachmann@sbcglobal.com> wrote:
Hypocrisy, thy name is Bush.
---
It's true: Bush declares 'National Character Counts Week'
Hopefully, Bush will demonstrate his commitment to National Character
Week and commit seppukko alongside McCain.
--Sean C
That would be a good start.
Followed by; the rethugnican members of congress, USSC Judges Roberts,
Alito, Thomas, Scalia, the full ***** House, Gonzolez, the Bush family,
as well as the would be theocrats.
LIke Jerry, Pat, and James? I'll think of more later.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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| User: "stoney" |
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25 Oct 2006 11:14:07 AM |
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On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 22:28:57 -0700, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote in alt.atheism
In article <rhupj2lasoa4g6ojf5uf4qk4m87uue59tp@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:35:58 -0700, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote in alt.atheism
In article <191020060049111401%redhawk@burnspammersalive.com>,
Sean C <redhawk@burnspammersalive.com> wrote:
In article <jhachmann-A87129.00261818102006@news.giganews.com>, johac
<jhachmann@sbcglobal.com> wrote:
Hypocrisy, thy name is Bush.
---
It's true: Bush declares 'National Character Counts Week'
Hopefully, Bush will demonstrate his commitment to National Character
Week and commit seppukko alongside McCain.
--Sean C
That would be a good start.
Followed by; the rethugnican members of congress, USSC Judges Roberts,
Alito, Thomas, Scalia, the full ***** House, Gonzolez, the Bush family,
as well as the would be theocrats.
LIke Jerry, Pat, and James? I'll think of more later.
Yeppers.
--
Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a plethora of splinters.
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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20 Oct 2006 09:38:40 PM |
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On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:35:58 -0700, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
In article <191020060049111401%redhawk@burnspammersalive.com>,
Sean C <redhawk@burnspammersalive.com> wrote:
In article <jhachmann-A87129.00261818102006@news.giganews.com>, johac
<jhachmann@sbcglobal.com> wrote:
Hypocrisy, thy name is Bush.
---
It's true: Bush declares 'National Character Counts Week'
Hopefully, Bush will demonstrate his commitment to National Character
Week and commit seppukko alongside McCain.
That would be a good start.
He should wait a bit. Then, if McCain chickens out, he can turn it
into a murder-suicide pact.
--
rukbat at optonline dot net
"I can't activate two neurons simultaneously, and I vote"
- The theistic majority
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Bush declares 'National Character Counts Week |
20 Oct 2006 11:49:15 PM |
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In article <pv1jj2l3u6jcjukfk687im3su9q69e9tlo@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:35:58 -0700, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
In article <191020060049111401%redhawk@burnspammersalive.com>,
Sean C <redhawk@burnspammersalive.com> wrote:
In article <jhachmann-A87129.00261818102006@news.giganews.com>, johac
<jhachmann@sbcglobal.com> wrote:
Hypocrisy, thy name is Bush.
---
It's true: Bush declares 'National Character Counts Week'
Hopefully, Bush will demonstrate his commitment to National Character
Week and commit seppukko alongside McCain.
That would be a good start.
He should wait a bit. Then, if McCain chickens out, he can turn it
into a murder-suicide pact.
Heh! Actually, if they were honest (vain wish) the whole lot of them
would turn themselves into the International Tribunal at the Hague as
war criminals and for crimes against humanity.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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21 Oct 2006 02:25:14 PM |
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On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:49:15 -0700, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
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Heh! Actually, if they were honest (vain wish) the whole lot of them
would turn themselves into the International Tribunal at the Hague as
war criminals and for crimes against humanity.
Except Bush - he could honestly plead ignorance.
--
rukbat at optonline dot net
"I believe in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the harmony of all that exists, but
not in a God who concerns himself with the fate and actions of human beings."
-A. Einstein (1929 -- Einstein Archive 33-272)
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| User: "johac" |
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21 Oct 2006 11:39:17 PM |
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In article <00tkj2hat8fvit1ampe9irg1k7q6lcrh0k@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:49:15 -0700, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
Heh! Actually, if they were honest (vain wish) the whole lot of them
would turn themselves into the International Tribunal at the Hague as
war criminals and for crimes against humanity.
Except Bush - he could honestly plead ignorance.
And mental incompetence.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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| User: "stoney" |
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25 Oct 2006 11:13:44 AM |
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On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 21:39:17 -0700, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote in alt.atheism
In article <00tkj2hat8fvit1ampe9irg1k7q6lcrh0k@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:49:15 -0700, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
Heh! Actually, if they were honest (vain wish) the whole lot of them
would turn themselves into the International Tribunal at the Hague as
war criminals and for crimes against humanity.
Except Bush - he could honestly plead ignorance.
And mental incompetence.
Insanity.
--
Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a plethora of splinters.
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| User: "L. Raymond" |
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18 Oct 2006 04:20:10 AM |
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johac wrote:
Hypocrisy, thy name is Bush.
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It's true: Bush declares 'National Character Counts Week'
By Bob Geiger
Posted on October 17, 2006, Printed on October 18, 2006
http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/geiger/43126/
We have another one to add to that collection because, whether you
realize it or not, we're smack-dab in the middle of what Bush has
officially proclaimed National Character Counts Week. It runs October 15
through October 21 and is intended, according to Bush, to "renew our
commitment to instilling values in our young people and to encouraging
all Americans to remember the importance of good character."
The GOP in Houston began the celebrations with fake calls to voters in
which a man identified himself as a member of a local gay and lesbian
group and wanted to let everyone know they support state representative
Hubert Vo, the incumbent Democrat, in the upcoming election. So they
got to display their true character and play down to the Christian
right's bigotry and fears.
--
L. Raymond
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| User: "johac" |
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19 Oct 2006 12:09:34 AM |
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In article <1u44kiw99k5ev$.1drzaayqmgi91$.dlg@40tude.net>,
"L. Raymond" <badaddress@mylinuxisp.com> wrote:
johac wrote:
Hypocrisy, thy name is Bush.
---
It's true: Bush declares 'National Character Counts Week'
By Bob Geiger
Posted on October 17, 2006, Printed on October 18, 2006
http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/geiger/43126/
We have another one to add to that collection because, whether you
realize it or not, we're smack-dab in the middle of what Bush has
officially proclaimed National Character Counts Week. It runs October 15
through October 21 and is intended, according to Bush, to "renew our
commitment to instilling values in our young people and to encouraging
all Americans to remember the importance of good character."
The GOP in Houston began the celebrations with fake calls to voters in
which a man identified himself as a member of a local gay and lesbian
group and wanted to let everyone know they support state representative
Hubert Vo, the incumbent Democrat, in the upcoming election. So they
got to display their true character and play down to the Christian
right's bigotry and fears.
And meanwhile in California and I believe other places in the Southwest,
they are sending letters to people with Hispanic surnames warning them
that if the are 'immigrants' they can be sent to jail if they try to
vote. They just say 'immigrants', nothing about being illegal. It
appears just to be a crude attempt to scare some people into not voting.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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| User: "stoney" |
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23 Oct 2006 12:21:31 PM |
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On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 04:20:10 -0500, "L. Raymond"
<badaddress@mylinuxisp.com> wrote in alt.atheism
johac wrote:
Hypocrisy, thy name is Bush.
---
It's true: Bush declares 'National Character Counts Week'
By Bob Geiger
Posted on October 17, 2006, Printed on October 18, 2006
http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/geiger/43126/
We have another one to add to that collection because, whether you
realize it or not, we're smack-dab in the middle of what Bush has
officially proclaimed National Character Counts Week. It runs October 15
through October 21 and is intended, according to Bush, to "renew our
commitment to instilling values in our young people and to encouraging
all Americans to remember the importance of good character."
The GOP in Houston began the celebrations with fake calls to voters in
which a man identified himself as a member of a local gay and lesbian
group and wanted to let everyone know they support state representative
Hubert Vo, the incumbent Democrat, in the upcoming election. So they
got to display their true character and play down to the Christian
right's bigotry and fears.
They've been displaying their true character for years and the stupid
sheep cheer them on.
--
Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a plethora of splinters.
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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23 Oct 2006 02:00:53 PM |
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On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:21:31 -0700, stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
They've been displaying their true character for years and the stupid
sheep cheer them on.
All they have to do is claim to be on the side of the sheep, and the
sheep don't notice the fur and fangs.
--
rukbat at optonline dot net
"I don't try to imagine a God; it suffices to stand in awe of the structure of the world
insofar as it allows our inadequate senses to appreciate it."
- Letter to S. Flesch, April 16, 1954; Einstein Archive 30-1154
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| User: "johac" |
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25 Oct 2006 12:28:51 AM |
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In article <l94qj2tmtfsk8oobghi5i1ersrimplk01u@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:21:31 -0700, stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
They've been displaying their true character for years and the stupid
sheep cheer them on.
All they have to do is claim to be on the side of the sheep, and the
sheep don't notice the fur and fangs.
Until it's too late.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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25 Oct 2006 11:05:11 AM |
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On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:00:53 -0400, Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote
in alt.atheism
On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:21:31 -0700, stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
They've been displaying their true character for years and the stupid
sheep cheer them on.
All they have to do is claim to be on the side of the sheep, and the
sheep don't notice the fur and fangs.
Even when the sheep are ripped apart and devoured before their eyes.
--
Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a plethora of splinters.
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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25 Oct 2006 02:35:43 PM |
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On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:05:11 -0700, stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:00:53 -0400, Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote
in alt.atheism
On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:21:31 -0700, stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
They've been displaying their true character for years and the stupid
sheep cheer them on.
All they have to do is claim to be on the side of the sheep, and the
sheep don't notice the fur and fangs.
Even when the sheep are ripped apart and devoured before their eyes.
"Oh, that's other sheep. The wolf won't eat ME." Poor little sheep
never heard of one of their own, Pastor Martin Niemoeller.
--
rukbat at optonline dot net
"I have repeatedly said that in my opinion the idea of a personal God is
a childlike one. You may call me an agnostic, but I do not share the
crusading spirit of the professional atheist whose fervor is mostly due
to a painful act of liberation from the fetters of religious
indoctrination received in youth. I prefer an attitude of humility
corresponding to the weakness of our intellectual understanding of
nature and of our own being."
- Albert Einstein to Guy H. Raner Jr., Sept. 28, 1949, from article by
Michael R. Gilmore in Skeptic magazine, Vol. 5, No. 2, 1997
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26 Oct 2006 05:02:45 PM |
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On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:35:43 -0400, Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote
in alt.atheism
On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:05:11 -0700, stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:00:53 -0400, Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote
in alt.atheism
On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:21:31 -0700, stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
They've been displaying their true character for years and the stupid
sheep cheer them on.
All they have to do is claim to be on the side of the sheep, and the
sheep don't notice the fur and fangs.
Even when the sheep are ripped apart and devoured before their eyes.
"Oh, that's other sheep. The wolf won't eat ME." Poor little sheep
never heard of one of their own, Pastor Martin Niemoeller.
Exactly!
--
Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a plethora of splinters.
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