Talking for God, taking for personal gain

[cornermouse]

http://www.freepress.org/columns/display/1/2005/1134

Molly Ivins

"AUSTIN, Texas -- The Lord Impersonator is back again. This fella reappears every couple of years and causes no end of trouble. The jokester goes around persuading feeble-minded persons he is the Lord Almighty and that they are to do or say some perfectly idiotic thing under his instructions.

One of the worst cases we've had in Texas was the time the Lord Impersonator convinced 20 people in Floydada to git nekked, get into a GTO and drive to Vinton, La., where they ran into a tree. Seein' 20 nekkid people, including five children, come out of a GTO startled the Vinton cops. The nekkid citizens all said God told them to do it."

:rofl: I'm going to be doing this all day...

"Quite a few people have been mishearing the Lord lately. The Rev. Pat Robertson thinks the Lord told the people of Dover, Pa., they shouldn't ask for His help anymore because they elected a school board Robertson doesn't like. And Rep. Richard Baker of Louisiana said right after Hurricane Katrina that "we finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans. We couldn't do it, but God did it."

I kind of doubt Katrina was designed by the Lord as a form of urban renewal. I think it's a big mistake for us to go around putting our own puny interpretations on stuff that happens and then claiming the Lord meant thus-and-such by it. It is my humble opinion that some folks should do a lot more listening to God and a lot less talking for Him."

[depakid]

1. Regarding Owen

Don't forget who allowed her a lifetime appointment on the federal bench... rather than standing up for principle.

[cornermouse]

2. If you're talking about Clinton, its a rather unimpressive argument

given the circumstances that he was working under, thanks to the insane faction of republicans.

[depakid]

4. I'm talking about the current Dem senators

who allowed her- along with Pryor & Brown, to sit on the federal bench.

Reid had threatened to shut down the Denate over this- but ended up having to back off and look like a fool.

This was probably the most cowardly and shameful thing the Dems have been involved in since Bush took over.

[cornermouse]

5. Sorry.

You're absolutely right.

[fasttense]

3. What would the devil want to say to the world if he could???

He would tell them NOT to turn to God. Sounds to me like Pat Robertson is working for the other side.