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Are_grits_groceries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-10-09 07:51 PM
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Republicans Declare 2010 as Year of the Bible
Obviously because there is nothing more important in America right now. All our troops are home safe, trading flowers and off color jokes with our friends the Mexicans at the border, children dance and sing in the street (when they're not getting straight A's in Math and Science in our state of the art schools) and all of us live to be 100 under our everyone is equal health system. Amiright?

Rep. Paul Broun has introduced a resolution to encourage Obama to declare that 2010 is The Year Of The Bible. Now, excuse me if I'm wrong about this, but I thought 2010 was going to be the Year of the Tiger.

Is anyone else sick of living in the United States of Jesustan? And, um, why are these 14 Congresscritters wasting their time with silly stuff like this when we've occupied 2 foreign countries and our economy is in the tank? Is it because they think the only possible way out of the mess the Republicans created is to pray? I mean, that's SLIGHTLY less obnoxious than being merely the "party of no" but it still doesn't get us anywhere.

Cosponsors:
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland
Rep. John Carter
Rep. James Forbes
Rep. John Gingrey
Rep. Zach Wamp
Rep. Todd Akin
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter
Rep. Mike Pence
Rep. Louis Gohmert
Rep. Trent Franks
Rep. Jim Jordan
Rep. Doug Lamborn
Rep. Kenny Marchant
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/5/10/729837/-Republicans-Declare-2010-as-Year-of-the-Bible

I want it to be the "Year of 'Confederacy of Dunces!!'"
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Arctic Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-10-09 07:54 PM
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1. Straight up flailing. Trying to wip up the fundies for the vote.
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blue_onyx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-10-09 07:55 PM
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2. Of course, my idiot congressman is a cosponsor
Thankfully, he'll be out of office soon.
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-10-09 07:56 PM
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3. Going back the "you must be a republican to be Christian" meme?
Both the republican party and churches will be empty.
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rpannier Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-10-09 07:57 PM
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4. I thought every year was the Year of the Bible
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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-10-09 07:58 PM
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5. It's a bummer for the Bible to get associated with a gang of no-hopers like the Republicans
If I were the author, I'd sue. :evilgrin:
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bobthedrummer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-10-09 08:04 PM
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6. It's usually a daily thing with most believers-except those of the Religious Right.
The Religious Right (SourceWatch page)
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Religious_right

What's a year (especially one with a mid-term election) when compared to eternity?
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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-10-09 08:26 PM
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7. Resorting to Devine assistance...the Pubs meander on a losing path
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Cresent City Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-10-09 09:28 PM
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8. Did they even read it?
Jesus goes on and on about helping the poor.
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hayu_lol Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-10-09 11:18 PM
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9. Which version will they select to push?
Probably the worst translation: The King James version with it's concentration on demons and witches.
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-10-09 11:19 PM
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10. Does that make 2009 the Year of the Birth Certificate? n/t
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agentS Donating Member (922 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-10-09 11:23 PM
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11. Good! Maybe they'll actually read something
Other than Leveticus and Revelation.
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bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-10-09 11:25 PM
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12. Good, let them come and *know* what was not their's to begin with ~
http://www.jewishpub.org O8)
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Dappleganger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-10-09 11:26 PM
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13. More pretending from the CINO's
(gotta love the new word--Christians In Name Only).

What about the year of the Constitution, as obviously they have no idea what's actually in it.
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Warren DeMontague Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-10-09 11:27 PM
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14. "See! We ARE the party of ideas!"
Edited on Sun May-10-09 11:27 PM by Warren DeMontague
:boring:
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-10-09 11:27 PM
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15. The Treaty of Tripoli wants a word with those people
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