Saturday, September 13, 2008
The last refuge of liberal scoundrels
An old adage suggests that patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels. I guess in some instances that's true. What is always true, however, is the fact that religion is the last refuge of liberal scoundrels (think Bill Clinton toting a big leather Bible to church during the Lewinsky scandal, or John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi, and Joe Biden awkwardly opining on the Catechism of the Catholic Church when a big election rolls around).
Earlier this week, Steve Cohen, whom I'm ashamed to say represents a portion of my home state, said this on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives:
The "Jesus was a community organizer, Pontius Pilate was a governor" talking point is simply the latest episode of liberals, most of whom are anything but sympathetic to religion (like Steve Cohen), trying to impress church-going folk by quoting the Bible to reinforce their political views. I heard another one of these fools, a Democratic Representative from California whose name I didn't catch, on the radio last night when I was driving home from a business trip to Chattanooga.
Let's get one thing straight: Jesus was not a "community organizer" à la B. Hussein Obama. Obama and his organizing colleagues in Chicago had one primary purpose: pressuring the government - federal, state, and local - to distribute largesse into the inner city. Obama also worked with shady groups like ACORN to register voters, who could be called upon to pressure, by voting, the government for more redistribution of income. Does this sound anything like what Jesus did? Of course not. Jesus was an observant Jew who implored others to obey the Law and prepare for the coming Kingdom of God. Never once did he implore: "Gather ye collectively in a welfare state to build housing projects and Planned Parenthood clinics."
While comparing Obama to Jesus is just plain silly, comparing Sarah Palin to Pontius Pilate is an ugly, ugly smear. Pilate was an appointed administrator who did Rome's bidding in Palestine. Most of this bidding involved executing anyone who showed even a hint of disloyalty to the Roman Empire. Pilate's main concern was not the welfare and well being of his "subjects," it was exploiting the resources of the land he administered to fund a distant, corrupt dictatorship. Does this sound anything like what Gov. Sarah Palin - or any U.S. governor for that matter - does? Of course not.
B. Hussein Obama's supporters - secular and religious - need to get it through their thick skulls that their man ain't Jesus Christ, Jr. Jesus was a Jewish peasant who humbly spread the message that God is Love. Obama is an upper-income Chicago pol, with delusions of grandeur, who hubristically spreads a message that the taxman is coming for some, and the taxpayer is going to be expected to give even more.
Earlier this week, Steve Cohen, whom I'm ashamed to say represents a portion of my home state, said this on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives:
The "Jesus was a community organizer, Pontius Pilate was a governor" talking point is simply the latest episode of liberals, most of whom are anything but sympathetic to religion (like Steve Cohen), trying to impress church-going folk by quoting the Bible to reinforce their political views. I heard another one of these fools, a Democratic Representative from California whose name I didn't catch, on the radio last night when I was driving home from a business trip to Chattanooga.
Let's get one thing straight: Jesus was not a "community organizer" à la B. Hussein Obama. Obama and his organizing colleagues in Chicago had one primary purpose: pressuring the government - federal, state, and local - to distribute largesse into the inner city. Obama also worked with shady groups like ACORN to register voters, who could be called upon to pressure, by voting, the government for more redistribution of income. Does this sound anything like what Jesus did? Of course not. Jesus was an observant Jew who implored others to obey the Law and prepare for the coming Kingdom of God. Never once did he implore: "Gather ye collectively in a welfare state to build housing projects and Planned Parenthood clinics."
While comparing Obama to Jesus is just plain silly, comparing Sarah Palin to Pontius Pilate is an ugly, ugly smear. Pilate was an appointed administrator who did Rome's bidding in Palestine. Most of this bidding involved executing anyone who showed even a hint of disloyalty to the Roman Empire. Pilate's main concern was not the welfare and well being of his "subjects," it was exploiting the resources of the land he administered to fund a distant, corrupt dictatorship. Does this sound anything like what Gov. Sarah Palin - or any U.S. governor for that matter - does? Of course not.
B. Hussein Obama's supporters - secular and religious - need to get it through their thick skulls that their man ain't Jesus Christ, Jr. Jesus was a Jewish peasant who humbly spread the message that God is Love. Obama is an upper-income Chicago pol, with delusions of grandeur, who hubristically spreads a message that the taxman is coming for some, and the taxpayer is going to be expected to give even more.
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Saturday, September 13, 2008 
