Christopher Hitchens is keen on informing us that religion is a force for evil, yet he is a proponent of perpetual war. Hmmmmm.
--- In [email protected], bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > wrote: > > > > From salon.com > > > > Blind Faith > > > > I assume you all have your copies of The Audacity > > of Hope in paperback breviary form. If you turn to the chapter > > entitled "Faith," beginning on Page 195, and read as far as Page 208, > > I think that even if you don't concur with my reading, you may > > suspect that I am onto something. In these pages, Sen. Obama is > > telling us that he doesn't really have any profound religious belief, > > but that in his early Chicago days he felt he needed to acquire some > > spiritual "street cred." > > ************ > > This is why Obama is an attractive candidate: he really doesn't give a > fuck about anything. The Baby Bush disaster has seen himself as > nominated by God to deal with the devil on earth, which is why he's > created the hellish Iraq war. If Obama were to get into the White > House, he would feel no need to fulfill a war mission authorized by > God, and that's a good thing. Then Barack's capable advisors would draw > up plans to spend some of that trillions in war money on socially > useful programs. > > But not to worry, Shemp, there is no way that Obama is going to win in > November unless McCrazy strokes out or has some gross public display of > his florid mental illness. You remember the sheriff in "Blazing > Saddles?" Well, this brother ain't gonna put on the badge -- those are > not red states, they're redneck... > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071230/quotes >
