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Arden Chatfield



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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 17 2009,16:37   

Quote (stevestory @ Jan. 17 2009,14:27)
Robinson's Participation in Inauguration Might Cause God to Destroy Washington DC

Do we get to point at them and laugh when it doesn't happen?

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Lou FCD



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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 17 2009,16:41   

Quote (Arden Chatfield @ Jan. 17 2009,17:37)
Quote (stevestory @ Jan. 17 2009,14:27)
Robinson's Participation in Inauguration Might Cause God to Destroy Washington DC

Do we get to point at them and laugh when it doesn't happen?

I think we get to point and laugh at them either way.

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stevestory



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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 17 2009,16:45   

We ALWAYS get to point and laugh at them. I especially liked the guy who said this was "the most perverted inaugural in history".

   
Arden Chatfield



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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 17 2009,16:52   

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Quote (stevestory @ Jan. 17 2009,14:27)
Robinson's Participation in Inauguration Might Cause God to Destroy Washington DC

Do we get to point at them and laugh when it doesn't happen?

I think we get to point and laugh at them either way.

A classic statement of the Fundie terror of their kids catching teh Gay:

 
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The inauguration of Barack Obama as the President of the United States is going to be historic for many reasons, not all of them good. Obama’s inauguration may help move race relations forward in America, but Obama’s inaugural events are a major step backwards for historic Christian values. CADC must issue this WARNING message: Don’t let your children watch!


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I especially liked the guy who said this was "the most perverted inaugural in history".


We wish.

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Lou FCD



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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 17 2009,16:52   

That much concentrated stoopid should be illegal.

Of course, that would deprive us of the entertainment of UD, Conservapedia, etc.

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ppb



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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 20 2009,10:27   

At last, that village in Texas has to take back their idiot.  Happy day!

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Arden Chatfield



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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 20 2009,10:40   

Weird to see Cheney in a wheelchair. I guess his pact with the Prince of Darkness has now expired.

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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 20 2009,10:49   

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Weird to see Cheney in a wheelchair. I guess his pact with the Prince of Darkness has now expired.

And remember what happened to OJ in a wheel chair as Detective Nordstrom...*

and remember even better what has happened to OJ since!

Another Warning Not To Do Evil brought to you by Teh Front Loadin' Designer.



* For you kidz out there, this a reference to a movie from ancient history, or at least back to @ 1988.  Back to the Cheney link, OJ is in a wheelchair, and gets bounced down @ 1000 steps .... quite funny, and even funnier if it happens to Cheney.

Naked Gun - Another Movie WAY better than Expelled

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Arden Chatfield



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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 20 2009,11:03   

It's official, Cheney is once again a private citizen, free to slink back to whatever undisclosed location he'll use from now on.

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Arden Chatfield



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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 20 2009,11:07   

Even tho he hasn't taken the oath yet, it's past 12 noon DC time, Obama legally is now president.

Holy shit. This hasn't sunk in yet.

[sorry, this should have been posted here.]

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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 20 2009,11:12   

Quote (stevestory @ Jan. 17 2009,16:45)
We ALWAYS get to point and laugh at them. I especially liked the guy who said this was "the most perverted inaugural in history".

In my own humble way I must take a modicum of credit for this.

Back when the selection of Rick Warren for the inaugural invocation was a hot topic, one commenter on scienceblogs (I think it was at Ed Brayton's place) challenged another to name a Christian leader who was not anti-gay.  I piped up and mentioned Gene Robinson*.

Apparently someone from the Obama team was listening.  (That, or the choice of Robinson was just insanely obvious.  I can't decide.)  And when God smites Washington, D.C., boy will I be chagrined.

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*Yes, I knew that by "Christian", the commenter I was responding to meant "fundywacko True Christian™", and that by his lights G.R. doesn't qualify.

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Schroedinger's Dog



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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 20 2009,11:38   

Well, yes, that's it! Obama is President. And thanks to him for the "and non-believers" in his speech. It gives hope...

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dhogaza



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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 20 2009,11:41   

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Even tho he hasn't taken the oath yet, it's past 12 noon DC time, Obama legally is now president

Actually, Biden, already sworn in, was acting president during the gap.

Didn't do much with his few minutes of fame, did he? :)

  
Lowell



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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 20 2009,11:52   

Quote (dhogaza @ Jan. 20 2009,11:41)
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Even tho he hasn't taken the oath yet, it's past 12 noon DC time, Obama legally is now president

Actually, Biden, already sworn in, was acting president during the gap.

Didn't do much with his few minutes of fame, did he? :)

I'm not sure if you were joking about that or not, so I'll just point out the Twentieth Amendment, section 1:

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Section 1. The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.


At noon today, Bush's term ended and Obama's began.

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Arden Chatfield



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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 20 2009,11:52   

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Even tho he hasn't taken the oath yet, it's past 12 noon DC time, Obama legally is now president

Actually, Biden, already sworn in, was acting president during the gap.

Didn't do much with his few minutes of fame, did he? :)

I don't think so... I think the law says the new Prez takes over at noon, January 20, regardless of what oaths have taken place.

[*whoops. Lowell beat me to it.]

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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 20 2009,12:42   

yeah, and someone please point me to the part where it says the oath has to be taken over the bible, please...

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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 20 2009,14:50   

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yeah, and someone please point me to the part where it says the oath has to be taken over the bible, please...

It doesn't.  One of the past Presidents put his hand on a law book, NOT a bible.

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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 20 2009,14:53   

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yeah, and someone please point me to the part where it says the oath has to be taken over the bible, please...

It doesn't.  One of the past Presidents put his hand on a law book, NOT a bible.

I recall reading somewhere (scienceblogs/dispatches?) that T Roosevelt didn't swear in on any book.

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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 20 2009,16:19   

Quote (J-Dog @ Jan. 20 2009,14:50)
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yeah, and someone please point me to the part where it says the oath has to be taken over the bible, please...

It doesn't.  One of the past Presidents put his hand on a law book, NOT a bible.

John Q Adams, I believe.

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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 20 2009,16:29   

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yeah, and someone please point me to the part where it says the oath has to be taken over the bible, please...

It doesn't.  One of the past Presidents put his hand on a law book, NOT a bible.

John Q Adams, I believe.

Yup, that's what this article in Time says.

I would lurve to see that happen again in my lifetime.

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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 20 2009,16:37   

I've read that the specific copy of the Bible that Obama swore on was the same one Abraham Lincoln used when he got sworn in. Interesting, if true...

  
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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 20 2009,16:44   

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yeah, and someone please point me to the part where it says the oath has to be taken over the bible, please...

It doesn't.  One of the past Presidents put his hand on a law book, NOT a bible.

John Q Adams, I believe.

Yup, that's what this article in Time says.

I would lurve to see that happen again in my lifetime.

It just drives me nuts that the President is swearing to uphold the Constitution, a secular document, while swearing on a Bible, "So help me, God".  Aarrrgggg!

Howzabout putting your hand on the Constitution and swearing in on THAT, minus the reference to the Sky Daddy?  Yeah, as if.

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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 21 2009,13:40   

A final comment to close this thread - permanently, we hope:

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We will restore science to its rightful place...


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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 21 2009,16:43   

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A final comment to close this thread - permanently, we hope:

 
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We will restore science to its rightful place...

Not to extend the thread, but this was the one line where I lost my poker face while watching with my students.  I couldn't suppress a cheer.

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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 21 2009,17:08   

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yeah, and someone please point me to the part where it says the oath has to be taken over the bible, please...

It doesn't.  One of the past Presidents put his hand on a law book, NOT a bible.

John Q Adams, I believe.

Yup, that's what this article in Time says.

I would lurve to see that happen again in my lifetime.

Ooo Bush sworn in on a Freemason's Bible? I smell a conspiracy!
Aaaaaanyway, not to spoil anyone's mood, but Obama's speech gave me some kind of "been there, done that" feeling. Still happy with it's content ofcourse. Now the réal interesting stuff will happen, all the election stuff was just mild foreplay ;)

  
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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 21 2009,17:58   

I watched the ceremony at a local Greek/Cuban/Italian restaurant (Spaghetti Tuesday, all you can eat for $3.95!) with five of my co-workers:  a live-and-let-live non-denominational Christian (my officemate whom I adore), a new age woo-slinger (thinks all medical doctors are in the pocket of Big Pharma), an ultra-liberal atheist Amazon (even taller than me, which is downright scary!), a lapsed Mormon (my boss), and a kinda'-Christian Freemason (complete with secret decoder ring and cryptic handshake!).

When Warren came on, I booed, which elicited eye rolls and "down girls" from all assembled.  When Obama mentioned "non-believers", I got a high five from my fellow Amazon.  When he mentioned the restoration of science to its proper place we both whooped with joy.  

At the speech's conclusion, ALL of us (including the two who voted for McCain) applauded.  Immediately, a loud boo came from the back of the restaurant, which we had thought we had all to ourselves.  Minutes later, a pissed off redneck stalked out, glaring at us.

Welcome to my little slice of cousin-humping, mouth-breathing, Rapture monkey-infested, rural Florida.  I do believe it's even worse than yours, Steve.   ;)

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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 21 2009,18:27   

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I watched the ceremony at a local Greek/Cuban/Italian restaurant (Spaghetti Tuesday, all you can eat for $3.95!;) with five of my co-workers:  a live-and-let-live non-denominational Christian (my officemate whom I adore), a new age woo-slinger (thinks all medical doctors are in the pocket of Big Pharma), an ultra-liberal atheist Amazon (even taller than me, which is downright scary!;), a lapsed Mormon (my boss), and a kinda'-Christian Freemason (complete with secret decoder ring and cryptic handshake!;).

When Warren came on, I booed, which elicited eye rolls and "down girls" from all assembled.  When Obama mentioned "non-believers", I got a high five from my fellow Amazon.  When he mentioned the restoration of science to its proper place we both whooped with joy.  

At the speech's conclusion, ALL of us (including the two who voted for McCain) applauded.  Immediately, a loud boo came from the back of the restaurant, which we had thought we had all to ourselves.  Minutes later, a pissed off redneck stalked out, glaring at us.

Welcome to my little slice of cousin-humping, mouth-breathing, Rapture monkey-infested, rural Florida.  I do believe it's even worse than yours, Steve.   ;)

So.

Just how tall are you, exactly?  ;)

eh.. I mean.. great post! Keep up the good work! yeah.  :p

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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 21 2009,19:33   

Great.  Just great.  Smilies don't seem to work when I WANT them to but when I close a parenthesis and add a period after it YOU guys see it as a wink smiley.  I was NOT trying to put the stupid emoticons all over my friggin' post.  Arrrg! I really hate my computer.  Sorry for the innapropriate smilies.  I am SO ashamed. :hangs head:

And I'm a bit over 5'10".  Not outrageously tall but taller than most.  My coworker friend is 6'.  I am SO jealous!

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Wolfhound



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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 21 2009,19:35   

Okay, too much Amaretto + cheesy zombie movie = brain fart.  I meant a parenthesis and a COMMA, not a period.

Time to switch to beer and network television, methinks.

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Lou FCD



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(Permalink) Posted: Jan. 21 2009,19:42   

There is a checkbox just below the comment entry box that says "Do you wish to enable emoticons for this post?"

Check that when you want emoticons.

I did, so I checked it, but that also enables them for the part of my post when I quoted you.

Totally not your fault. You may return to your drinks.

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