An invocation at at McCain Rally in Iowa:
"I would also pray, Lord, that your reputation is involved in all that happens between now and November, because there are millions of people around this world praying to their god — whether it's Hindu, Buddha, Allah — that his opponent wins, for a variety of reasons," [Pastor] Conrad said.
"And Lord, I pray that you would guard your own reputation, because they're going to think that their god is bigger than you, if that happens. So I pray that you will step forward and honor your own name with all that happens between now and Election Day,"
Um, wow.
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He's ADMONISHING HIS god that he needs McCain to win so that non-Christians won't think god is a pantywaist?
Oh, fer fuck's sake. I quit.
I'm a lemur. Humanity is too stupid a species to belong to in dignity anymore.
You know, up until fairly recently, I respected John McCain, even though I don't agree with his views, and I think this is a very sad end to his political career, which please let this be.
I'm a lemur. Humanity is too stupid a species to belong to in dignity anymore.
This needs to be on a t-shirt.
I'm watching (non)Olberman and Maddow from last night, and Ana Marie Cox made a really good point about how there are always crazies at political rallies, but now those are the only people McCain has left -- and he may lose them after saying that Obama is a good man and not to be feared.
I'm a lemur. Humanity is too stupid a species to belong to in dignity anymore.
I may steal this at some point.
Aurelia! I get to see you in just a couple of days! YAY
Yay! I still don't have hotel info. I hope they don't plan on putting me on the Equity cot.
"I would also pray, Lord, that your reputation is involved in all that happens between now and November, because there are millions of people around this world praying to their god — whether it's Hindu, Buddha, Allah — that his opponent wins, for a variety of reasons," [Pastor] Conrad said.
"And Lord, I pray that you would guard your own reputation, because they're going to think that their god is bigger than you, if that happens. So I pray that you will step forward and honor your own name with all that happens between now and Election Day,"
Let's get ready to rrrruuumble! Five gods walk in, some equal or lesser number walk out!
Wasn't that an episode of
South Park
already?
Anyway, there is something unbelievably presumptuous about telling God that He'd better shape up or He'd be emboldening the terrorists. I think the Greeks called that hubris, in fact.