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30 Mar 2007 06:59:36 PM |
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Falwell goes NASCAR |
LOL! What. He's not going to let Jeebus drive?
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Falwell Goes NASCAR
By Bill Berkowitz Thu Mar 29, 2007 at 02:52:43 PM EST
The Reverend Jerry Falwell appears to have his eyes on two different
kinds of races these days: The founder of the Moral Majority and
frequent guest on cable television's news networks is not only looking
forward to exerting considerable influence on who the Republican Party
will choose as its 2008 presidential standard bearer, but he's also
getting his Liberty University involved with NASCAR.
While gearing up for Election 2008, the Reverend pauses for a NASCAR
pitstop
Falwell's Liberty University has decided to sponsor "one of its own
students on the late model stock car circuit of NASCAR," WBDJ7 reported
on March 28. "Car Number 71 was unveiled to students during [a
university] convocation ceremony."
Not to worry, the Reverend himself will not be behind the wheel. The
car's driver is 18-year-old Stephen Berry, who will be one of the
youngest drivers on the circuit. "However," the television station
reported, "he's not letting that stop him."
"That's a good advantage for me because I have a better chance of
hopefully getting into the next levels. That's what Stacy [Compton,
Berry's agent] is trying to do. NASCAR owners are looking for really
young drivers now, so hopefully I fit the shoe," says Berry.
Berry's first race of the season will be on April 14th at the Motor Mile
Speedway in Radford, VA. The television station reported that "Berry's
agent ... helped put together the deal with Liberty," and that "the
school plans to charter bus trips to the Radford Motor Mile so students
can see Berry race."
Election 2008
For Falwell, the most important thing about a GOP victory in 2008 is
that it will just about ensure that at least one or more conservative
judges will be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. In early February,
Reuters reported that "Despite his years in the trenches of America's
culture wars, Falwell ... said a major victory in his broader crusade to
restore the country's moral righteousness has so far eluded him."
"For now," Reuters reported, "he is focusing on voter registration
drives and rallying the faithful with his eyes on the twin prizes of the
2008 presidential election and control of the Supreme Court."
Falwell told Reuters that while the Religious right had managed to get
"the social and moral issues on the front burner," and it has "made
progress," it had "not won any of the battles yet. "It is a long road
back. We are at least one U.S. Supreme Court Justice short of a socially
conservative court."
While it is clear that his newly revived Moral Majority Coalition will
not be nearly the powerful political player that the original Moral
Majority was, "Falwell still carries some weight among religious
conservatives but he doesn't have the organizational power that he once
had," John Green, a political scientist at the University of Akron, told
Reuters.
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http://www.talk2action.org/story/2007/3/29/145243/670
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John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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| User: "Doc Smartass" |
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| Title: Re: Falwell goes NASCAR |
31 Mar 2007 06:25:36 PM |
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johac <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in news:jhachmann-
1098BE.16593630032007@news.giganews.com:
LOL! What. He's not going to let Jeebus drive?
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Falwell Goes NASCAR
By Bill Berkowitz Thu Mar 29, 2007 at 02:52:43 PM EST
The Reverend Jerry Falwell appears to have his eyes on two different
kinds of races these days: The founder of the Moral Majority and
frequent guest on cable television's news networks is not only looking
forward to exerting considerable influence on who the Republican Party
will choose as its 2008 presidential standard bearer, but he's also
getting his Liberty University involved with NASCAR.
*Announcer's voice at race*
ANNNND Here comes the Jesus car, with the twin Roman brothers hot on his
tail--oh! He's been run off the track and--OH! He's been impaled on an
inconveniently-placed telephone pole...and apparently it'll be three days
before the phone company can get someone out here on this three-day
weekend. That's bad luck for Jesus once more in 2,000 years, folks--he's
out of the race once again!
--
Doc Smartass, BAAWA Knight of Heckling
aa # 1939
AUTHORITARIANS ARE PERVERTS. Why?
--They consider themselves shepherds.
--They consider the rest of us sheep.
--Shepherds ***** sheep.
--Therefore AUTHORITARIANS ARE PERVERTS.
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Falwell goes NASCAR |
01 Apr 2007 12:47:24 AM |
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In article <Xns9904BB8D7C4A8askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18>,
Doc Smartass <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
johac <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in news:jhachmann-
1098BE.16593630032007@news.giganews.com:
LOL! What. He's not going to let Jeebus drive?
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Falwell Goes NASCAR
By Bill Berkowitz Thu Mar 29, 2007 at 02:52:43 PM EST
The Reverend Jerry Falwell appears to have his eyes on two different
kinds of races these days: The founder of the Moral Majority and
frequent guest on cable television's news networks is not only looking
forward to exerting considerable influence on who the Republican Party
will choose as its 2008 presidential standard bearer, but he's also
getting his Liberty University involved with NASCAR.
*Announcer's voice at race*
ANNNND Here comes the Jesus car, with the twin Roman brothers hot on his
tail--oh! He's been run off the track and--OH! He's been impaled on an
inconveniently-placed telephone pole...and apparently it'll be three days
before the phone company can get someone out here on this three-day
weekend. That's bad luck for Jesus once more in 2,000 years, folks--he's
out of the race once again!
LOL! Of course if it rains heavily, he'll have the advantage. The
Jesusmobile will just ride on top of the water.
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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| User: "Doc Smartass" |
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| Title: Re: Falwell goes NASCAR |
02 Apr 2007 08:25:06 PM |
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johac <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in
news:jhachmann-F6FFE8.22472431032007@news.giganews.com:
In article <Xns9904BB8D7C4A8askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18>,
Doc Smartass <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
johac <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in news:jhachmann-
1098BE.16593630032007@news.giganews.com:
LOL! What. He's not going to let Jeebus drive?
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Falwell Goes NASCAR
By Bill Berkowitz Thu Mar 29, 2007 at 02:52:43 PM EST
The Reverend Jerry Falwell appears to have his eyes on two
different kinds of races these days: The founder of the Moral
Majority and frequent guest on cable television's news networks is
not only looking forward to exerting considerable influence on who
the Republican Party will choose as its 2008 presidential standard
bearer, but he's also getting his Liberty University involved with
NASCAR.
*Announcer's voice at race*
ANNNND Here comes the Jesus car, with the twin Roman brothers hot on
his tail--oh! He's been run off the track and--OH! He's been impaled
on an inconveniently-placed telephone pole...and apparently it'll be
three days before the phone company can get someone out here on this
three-day weekend. That's bad luck for Jesus once more in 2,000
years, folks--he's out of the race once again!
LOL! Of course if it rains heavily, he'll have the advantage. The
Jesusmobile will just ride on top of the water.
Jesus uses Aquatred (tm) Radials!
--
Doc Smartass, BAAWA Knight of Heckling
aa # 1939
AUTHORITARIANS ARE PERVERTS. Why?
--They consider themselves shepherds.
--They consider the rest of us sheep.
--Shepherds ***** sheep.
--Therefore AUTHORITARIANS ARE PERVERTS.
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