McCain ‘kind of like Jesus Christ on the cross’

There’s been talk for years that many Bush supporters believe he was literally chosen by God to be president. We don’t hear as much about this lately — God wanted a U.S. president who would screw up everything he touches? — but the notion of divine intervention on behalf of Republicans has been a relatively common sentiment in far-right circles for quite a while.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/0...

More headache-inducing stupidity below...

So, what are the McCains hiding? Cindy McCain was asked about releasing her tax returns, on the Today show, and reiterated that she would never release them -- ever -- even if she becomes First Lady:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vZi6...

We're All Hacks Atrios is right

It's important to remember that none of us are above the fray, that we all have hackish tendencies to suppress information which doesn't fit our worldview and privilege information that does. We're more likely to excuse behavior from people we like and exaggerate the ills of people we don't like. I try to fight hackish tendencies especially during this intra-Dem battle, but I don't claim to have superhuman Nonhack powers.

For the record, I make no effort to be above the fray nor any pretense of being fair or balanced.  I'm not only a member of the Hack Club for Men, I'm the president.  It's good to know your own filters....

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Terrorist Alert!   Nelson Mandela, the 89-year old Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former president of South Africa, one of the most beloved and respected human beings on the planet is on the US terrorist watch list.  http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/n...  I kid you not.

More outrageous, immoral stupidity below...

[editor's note, by PoliSigh] I did it.

Best. Sermon. Ever. Noah and the Ark. (Bill Cosby)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zyc13...

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Some things just make me nuts.  This is one of them.  Forgive the narrowness of this focus but my denomination, the United Church of Christ has missed it’s moment, it’s call.

For two weeks now, the vast majority of media coverage surrounding Barack Obama's pastor, Rev. Wright, has been a straw man of epic proportions.  After combing through countless sermons in order to isolate individual phrases that might be "shocking", the media has successfully constructed a false caricature of Rev. Wright - and we've been beaten over the head with it for the better part of two weeks.

Rev. Wright's comments seemed crazy. ("God damn America!") They seemed indefensible. (Following 9/11: "America's chickens have come home to roost.")

Then, only after the storm started to die down, Rev. Wright's comments actually appeared in context:

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Happy Good Friday -- whatever it may mean to you.
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Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright, former senior pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ, has taken a lot of flak for a handful of statements he has made in a few sermons.  Most famously, he has uttered the words you're not supposed to say after 9/11: "God damn America."  Here is the "full" quote (and by "full" I mean "a pathetic, 10 second snippet of what was probably a 45 minute sermon"):

"The government gives them the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strike law and then wants us to sing 'God Bless America.' No, no, no, God damn America, that's in the Bible for killing innocent people.  God damn America for treating our citizens as less than human. God damn America for as long as she acts like she is God and she is supreme."

Troubling words.  But Rev. Jeremiah Wright is prophetic - and right.

[editor's note, by PoliSigh] promoted by o'moi.(but I'm Ukrainian!?)

OK, you've had the weekend off, slackers.  Take your news....

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Happy Wednesday.  

TGIF!  Here's the news.

Promoted by PD. Should have done it earlier, but our internets went on the fritz again.

“There will be a rain dance Friday night, weather permitting” --George Carlin
A heapin' helpin' o' news follows.  Enjoy