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Bonobo

(29,257 posts) Sun Sep 16, 2012, 02:35 AM Sep 2012

How do you keep your irony alarm from exploding re "May God continue to bless the USA"

During the ceremonies when the bodies of the US Ambassador of Libya and the other 3 were brought back to Edwards Airforce Base, Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama both said the above or words to that effect at the end of their remarks...giving them so much weight and gravity that they sounded like the most important parts.

My question is...do you think they have irony alarms that are working and that they just ignored them?

Or are their irony alarms not functioning at all?

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How do you keep your irony alarm from exploding re "May God continue to bless the USA" (Original Post) Bonobo Sep 2012 OP

I know this is dreaming but I wish we'd take the mention of God out of public speeches, places, snappyturtle Sep 2012 #1

It's most unfortunate that in America, it seems to be maditory that all politicians throw in ladjf Sep 2012 #2

As a long-time atheist, I wish such stuff wasn't obligatory MineralMan Sep 2012 #3

snappyturtle

(14,656 posts)

1. I know this is dreaming but I wish we'd take the mention of God out of public speeches, places,

Reply to Bonobo (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 02:46 AM

Sep 2012

on our moey, etc. The reason is that we seemed to get along so much better when there was a little mystery in what we spiritually believed.imho

ladjf

(17,320 posts)

2. It's most unfortunate that in America, it seems to be maditory that all politicians throw in

Reply to Bonobo (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 09:36 AM

Sep 2012

the God word at the end of every speech. nt

MineralMan

(146,286 posts)

3. As a long-time atheist, I wish such stuff wasn't obligatory

Reply to Bonobo (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 10:00 AM

Sep 2012

in remarks and speeches. Sadly, though, it is. Had either President Obama or Secretary Clinton neglected to add those words or similar words to the end of their remarks, we would be hearing about it for the remaining weeks until the election. It would be in ads. It would be in commentary from all sorts of quasi-journalistic talkers on television and the opinion pages of our newspapers.

So, they say those words. And, predictably, we complain about them. Reality bites.

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