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DemKR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 10:28 PM
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Governor seeks divine intervention to get some rain
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

With no rain in sight, Gov. Sonny Perdue is looking for a little spiritual help to get North Georgia out of its drought.

Perdue's office has begun sending out invitations to a prayer service for rain at the Capitol next week.


The service is scheduled for Tuesday at 11:45 a.m. on the Washington Street side of the statehouse.

Heather Teilhet, his spokeswoman, said the governor began talking about wanting to host a service to pray for rain on his way back from Washington D.C. last week. He was in D.C. meeting with federal officials and the governors of Alabama and Florida to discuss the region's water crisis.



Read more: http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2007/11/07/droughtpray_1108.html


:-O
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silverlib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 10:31 PM
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1. I wonder how many will show up for the prayer service with
UMBRELLAS!
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NC_Nurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 10:31 PM
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2. Rain dance, anyone?
:silly:
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kineneb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 12:26 AM
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13. probably more effective nt.
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 10:31 PM
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3. What can't he pray at home? He needs a grandstand?
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 10:32 PM
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5. Well, his god only hears prayers from rich and powerful men
especially if they're speaking through PA systems and forcing other rich and powerful men to say the words along with him.
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 10:36 PM
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6. I see. Pharisee freak.
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Oak2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-13-07 12:49 PM
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37. I believe he is praying for his
political future.
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 10:31 PM
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4. He needs to hire some Hopis to do the snake dance
I've seen that one work.

I imagine Congress's prayers will work about as well as they usually do.
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 10:37 PM
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7. Prescott used to hold a smoki every summer. Don't know what happened with that.
:shrug:
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kurth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 10:52 PM
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8. Get his head out of his ass and get some laws passed
to make people live with what they've got.
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daleo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 10:56 PM
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9. He should call in a state rain-maker
I am sure he could find someone who would do the job at a reasonable rate. If that doesn't work, he could slaughter some animals for Zeus, call in a squadron of witch-doctors, whatever. Something is bound to work eventually.
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pattmarty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 11:10 PM
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10. I guess there is (maybe never was) no separation of church & state in Georgia.
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Mend Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 11:28 PM
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11. most likely locusts and toads will be the only things coming on down.
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emilyg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 12:18 AM
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12. If we're lucky.
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Hulk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 12:31 AM
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14. Great job gov. Damn, I'm glad I don't live in the south.
There are some great folks in those red states, but there are some real lulu's too. I swear, if I heard our governor tell us to all pray for something up here, I'd vote his butt out of office so quick he'd get whiplass on the way out the door.

It's a serious matter....lack of rainfall. But if this is what they think is going to save their asses, they had better keep a back room full of bottled water stacked up, cause they're likely in for a rude awakening.

Could we start the Civil War over ...just on paper? And this time let them win?
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MidwestTransplant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 12:47 AM
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15. Both the drought and 911 were caused by the permissive culture in the US.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-13-07 02:18 AM
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35. permissive culture= teh gays.
:P
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JohnnyRingo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 04:36 AM
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16. Pray for the wisdom to accept global climate change while you're at it
...Then pray to get your Republican president off his lame ass and move to do something about it.

Or maybe God really is mad at you for being such a dumbass after all. Too bad everyone else has to suffer through your ignorance of science.
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truthisfreedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 04:47 AM
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17. "God helps those who help themselves." Divert more water, seed the clouds.
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jordi_fanclub Donating Member (388 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 05:20 AM
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18. I have nothing against BURKINA FASO... but
Dear (republican) Governor,
May I suggest that your "scientific" adviser contract with some Burkina Faso rain experts?
(of course as "technical adviser" with a non-bidding contract and at tax-payer expenses).
To expedite solution maybe King George could take some time to help finding some contacts
in the worldwide well know neighbor's Tribe Hominini, Subtribe Panina, Genus Pan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimpanzee">info here).
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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 06:35 AM
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19. He's welcome to some of our rain..
Edited on Fri Nov-09-07 06:38 AM by LeftishBrit
Seriously, I hope Georgia gets its rain; but praying probably won't help. I never understand Republicans!
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Sequoia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 12:00 PM
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20. What he needs is Burt Lancaster !


I saw that movie as a little girl and wondered "What were they doing in the barn to make her so happy afterwards?"
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:45 PM
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30. I think he's already got Burt Lancaster from another movie...Elmer Gantry
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Zorra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 12:17 PM
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21. Well, the republican way is to hire lobbyists to offer perks, kickbacks,
bribes, and other favors.

Maybe the Gov. could hire Jack Abramoff to get it done for him.
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babydollhead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 12:41 PM
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22. How about George "Rain Man" Bush?
what about dehumidifiers? what about HAARP helping out?
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xxqqqzme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 12:55 PM
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23. so an obligatory trip to DC to 'discuss' the
water crisis and all he can conjure is a 'pray for rain' service. Will there be tambourines to shake and big bass drums to boom the message?
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 01:09 PM
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24. The Clenis is absorbing all the water vapor from the clouds
hence, no rain, and drought. :sarcasm:
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racaulk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 01:39 PM
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25. That man is an embarrassment to this state!
:mad:
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:46 PM
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31. And THAT is saying something!
Greetings from Athens :)
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racaulk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:40 PM
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32. No kidding! LOL
Hello back from Atlanta. :hi:
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BigDDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 05:05 PM
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26. Give Pat Robertson a call
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Benhurst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 06:15 PM
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27. Sonny Perdue is so out of it. Doesn't he realize that Jesus is now
the American god of war, not some wimpy rain deity?
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Charlie Brown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 06:29 PM
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28. Perdue won't let us buy alcohol on Sundays either
because of his sanctimonious, smarmy "Southern Baptist" beliefs. He's a good case for why term limits are a good thing.
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:34 PM
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29. What fucking century is this?
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cboy4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-13-07 01:05 AM
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33. This is what Georgia gets for not having huge granite
Ten Commandments displays floating in all of their reservoirs, rivers and other waterways to show Jesus it deserves rain :sarcasm:
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Socal31 Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-13-07 02:10 AM
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34. HOLY SMOKES!
Why didn't I think of this?! I'll be right back, i'm going to go talk to a man in the sky holding a magic wand. Id really like $1 Million and world peace.
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lakercub Donating Member (509 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-13-07 12:31 PM
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36. Maybe this is God's vengeance
Voting for Perdue so offended God that he decided to dry up the state.
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