Comments on: Conservatives in a Last Ditch Effort to Spread Lies About Barack Obama

By: Zar

Zar — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:06:41 +0000

Of course Victoria Jackson lacks sound judgment and reason. She let Toonces get behind the wheel, for crying out loud!

By: GDad

GDad — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:57:19 +0000

I love the phrase “church official.” It cracks me up.

By: The Unbrainwashed

The Unbrainwashed — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:17:59 +0000

@ stogoe:

I understand what you’re complaining about and I think it’s relevant. I also don’t know if saying Obama is a MUslim is as out of line as some people believe. For the record, I believe he’s either a devout Christian or a nontheist pretending to galvanize voters. But i digress. When he lived in Indonesia, he was registered as a Muslim student and did occassionally attend mosque with his non-religious stepfather. This does not make him a MUslim, but might provide at least a tiny bit of justification for the apprehension.

But here’s my point, I don’t have a problem with complaining about this. I was respoding directly to the posts above wishing for a MUslim president. (see noodleguy and Polly who seems at least open to that scary idea)

By: Dread Polack

Dread Polack — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:30:41 +0000

I also had no idea Victoria Jackson was an idiot. This is the first I’ve heard of it. The first thing to pop into my head after hearing that, is that I wonder what Weird Al, a personal hero of mine, and good friend of Ms. Jackson, thinks. I’m going to assume Weird Al isn’t stupid enough to agree with her.

By: Spurs Fan

Spurs Fan — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:19:55 +0000

The religious should be fine with it.

They have prayed for Yahweh’s wisdom.

They have prayed for Yahweh’s guidance.

They trust in Yahweh’s plan.

Whoever wins, it will be the answer to their prayers in in their god’s plan.

No problems.

Stephen M,

Man, this is a really good way to look at it. I know so many Christians who are praying for this election. The problem is they can always scapegoat it if Obama wins: “Well, the nation wasn’t faithful enough, so now we’re going to be punished, go through a trial, etc.”. Or Obama could be the next Antichrist (how many have there been already?).

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:02:05 +0000

I don’t have anymore problem with that than a Christian or other religious person.

I’ve never liked Obama – even at the point when people thought Hillary was going to win.

Than that religious nut job of a reverend or priest or whatever the hell you call him started talking.

Than it all made sense. Barack Obama is a religious nutjob.

By: stogoe

stogoe — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:20:07 +0000

I’m always appalled how liberals complain about Christianity as imposing force (rightly so), yet ignoring the even more disturbing aspects of Islam and how it’s nominally practiced.

Nobody's ignoring anything. ~~Islam~~ ~~Christianity~~ ~~Hinduism~~ ~~Asatru~~ Wicca etc is a sham and has violent practices. What we're complaining about is a) the idea that Obama is somehow a muslim b) the idea that a muslim president would be any different than a christian president. c) that believers feel it's their right to vote only for someone who shares their mythology. Non-Christians can't do that.

By: arkonbey

arkonbey — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:56:55 +0000

Dammit! There goes my boyhood crush on Victoria Jackson!

By: TXatheist

TXatheist — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:07:43 +0000

23% percent of Texans think Obama is a muslim according to MSNBC. Yeah!! I’m so proud of our stupidity. I swear they need to add a 11th commandment thou shall not gossip.

By: Craig

Craig — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:29:48 +0000

They’re giving away Muslims? Somehow I don’t think our president would know what to do with one.