Pic Of The Moment: GOP SecState: Texans Don't Need Beds, Blankets, Or Power Right Now -- Just Jesus

[EarlG]

Quebec offers blankets, beds and hydro crews to Texas in wake of Hurricane Harvey

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[underpants]

1. Does this guy realize that there are TEN Commandments?

That's right, ten. Sounds kinda metric based now doesn't it?

[DonCoquixote]

2. If jesus was in texas

He would be throwing the moneylenders out of the temple, starting with Joel osteen, and this idiot would be on the list.

https://www.jba.gr/For-I-was-hungry-and-you-gave-me-no-food-I-was-thirsty-and-you-gave-me-no-drink.htm

""When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me. 'Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.' "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' Then they also will answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?' Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.' And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.""

[heaven05]

3. ++++++++

these idiot Gopers voted on by idiot Gopers are the worst humanity has to offer and this is a prime example....JESUS!!!!!!!! He ain't feeding or housing today...do your fucking job Pablos... What a Goper POS.

[FiveGoodMen]

13. If Jesus was in texas

he'd be lucky not to get murdered again.

No one hates Jesus like conservative Christians.

[sprinkleeninow]

29. Coupla nuggets.

As smoke vanishes, let them vanish...as wax melts before a fire. Old Testament

Be DOERS of the Word, not just hearers. New Testament

[Towlie]

63. Texas needs separation of Church and Secretary of State.

[flibbitygiblets]

4. So Texans didn't pray enough, and God sent a hurricane to punish them? Is that what I'm hearing?

Shades of Pat Robertson.

Hey America, this is what "faith-based" politicians have to offer you: Prayers. And you're going to need them because you ain't getting help (or medical care, or living-wage jobs, or...)

[Initech]

24. We have got to start working on voting these fuckers out of office!

[FiveGoodMen]

44. I seem to remember televangelists blaming Katrina on the fact

that we weren't mean enough to gay people.

[joshdawg]

58. Mike Pence loves this guy.

[Girard442]

5. No worries. We've got everything we need to take care of the rich white people.

...and we've rigged the elections, so the po' folks that manage to survive cain't do anything to us nohow.

[Delmette2.0]

6. The error in her offer of assistance.

Was when she mentioned hygienic products. That is too icky for some Christian men.

[freddyvh]

7. so

everyone should stop donating?

just pray?

[xxqqqzme]

8. Good to know

No money for clean up or construction or road repair. Simplifies recovery.

[TexasTowelie]

9. I plan on praying the potholes away.

[zentrum]

10. It's strategic. He refused the aid because

...he wants to be able to reject Mexico's offer of help as well.

If he's a Trump supporter then he's a wall-guy. It's really bad press to shut out Mexicans and yet need help from them.

[Grins]

11. Pray to the diety that brought this hell upon us!

This is battered spouse syndrome.

[niyad]

12. that is the part that has always sickened me--I thank the deity who spared me, but who is

the same deity who sent this calamity in the first place??? does not compute!!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

16. I found this elsewhere on DU. And it's totally appropriate.

[MontanaMama]

31. THAT

is right on the money. Glad you re-posted it. I missed it elsewhere.

[Fritz Walter]

14. To paraphrase the Babs

...so this (praying) is working very well for them."



Source: http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/barbara2.asp

[Gothmog]

15. K&R

[niyad]

17. there are words--most of which would get me arrested.

[JHan]

18. Sigh

[n2doc]

19. I will pray that Pablos loses his job, and ends up in Prison.

That would definitely improve things down there.

[bucolic_frolic]

20. Does the Bible Belt realize

that most of those prayers from Quebec would be French-Canadian Catholic?

This is but a few generations and an ocean removed from the source of those labeled as eating Freedom Fries!

[luvtheGWN]

35. Actually, I believe La Belle Province has

the highest percentage of non-believers in all of Canada. And no doubt all the Catholic Church scandals led to the cynicism about religion in general.

Is anyone besides me getting sick and tired of the "thoughts and prayers" issued by every politician, opinionater and newscaster?? Blech!

[MyOwnPeace]

39. "Thoughts and prayers"

are the only things Pugs are willing to give to anybody other than their own protected 1%!

[bucolic_frolic]

43. Yes thoughts and prayers are only meaningful

in my view if they originate from friends, family, community, your own house of worship

Otherwise, prayers are just an impersonal accounting book of numbers. Do they mean anything?
If I amass 789,423 prayers from people I don't know, does it do anything for me here, or in the
afterlife? Does God keep a prayer ledger?

Hawaiian Kahunas could pray you to death, so those are negative entries, red prayer ink.

Could someone poll Hester Prynne on this? She got some bad vibes.

[camelfan]

21. Let's assume (shudder) that there is a God...

and he heard those prayers and decided to intervene. In what form does this guy think that intervention is going to manifest itself? Jesus, walking on the floodwaters, loaves and fishes in hand?

"Rolando, here I am. I heard your prayers and I'm here to help."

"Jesus Christ! I knew you were real!"

"Jesus CHRIST? No, sorry, I'm Jesus Delgado."

"Oh. Well, we don't need your help. Keep praying, everyone! We can usher in the second coming if we really try!"

[world wide wally]

22. Prick

[diva77]

23. Since when does an elections official make decisions about aid and assistance during a

disaster?

Pablos was appointed by repug gov. Greg Abbott (comment in bold type for emphasis)

https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Secretary_of_State

SNIP...Texas Secretary of State

The Texas Secretary of State is an appointed position in the U.S. state of Texas. The secretary of state is appointed by the governor, with confirmation by the state Senate. The secretary serves as the chief election officer for Texas, assisting election officials at the county level, and ensuring that election laws are interpreted fairly and are applied in uniformly throughout Texas. Additionally, the secretary publishes government rules and regulations and commissions notaries public. Finally, the secretary of state is the keeper of the state seal.

Current officeholder

The current officeholder is Republican Rolando Pablos. He was appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on December 5, 2016, and succeeded former officeholder Carlos H. Cascos on January 5, 2017. He was confirmed by the Texas State Senate on February 14, 2017.[2][3]
Authority

Article 4, Section 21 of the Texas Constitution establishes an office of Secretary of State:

There shall be a Secretary of State, who shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall continue in office during the term of service of the Governor.[4]


Qualifications

There are no specific qualifications for this office.[4]
Duties

Article 4, Section 21 of the Texas Constitution defines certain duties of the secretary of state:

He shall authenticate the publication of the laws, and keep a fair register of all official acts and proceedings of the Governor, and shall, when required, lay the same and all papers, minutes and vouchers relative thereto, before the Legislature, or either House thereof, and shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by law.[4]

Further, Article 4, Section 19 of the Texas Constitution names the secretary of state as the keeper of the State Seal:

There shall be a Seal of the State which shall be kept by the Secretary of State, and used by him officially under the direction of the Governor.[4] ...SNIP

[NastyRiffraff]

25. I pray that Pablos break out in boils

all over his body. Not life-threatening but EXTREMELY painful (and ugly). He can ask for prayers instead of getting medical help.

[gademocrat7]

26. He is a hypocrite.

And quite ignorant.

[PatrickforO]

27. In the meantime capitalist scum-bag profiteers are charging $8 and $9

for a bottle of water and $20 for a gallon of gas.

And Trump is doing NOTHING about that.

This nation has truly become a 'kick 'em while they're down' type of place. It is Democrats who traditionally try and pass legislation and set policies in place to mitigate that. Now, with Trump and his nazis, backed by Koch-funded radical libertarians, the forces of unrestrained capitalism will make Houston, as well as the rest of this nation, a brutal hell-hole where most people groan under wage slavery, economic insecurity, unsafe working conditions and a horrible quality of life.

Just so evil, despicable pieces of shit like Trump, the Mercers, Charles Koch and other billionaire scum can have good lives.

I'm not very down with that. How about you?

[sprinkleeninow]

28. This response is jiving me!

Reaching the brink of my endurance daily.

[TexasBushwhacker]

32. Yeah, I finally lost it this morning

Probably got 4 hours of sleep, maybe.

[sprinkleeninow]

42. Sometimes words ring hollow; however, in love and consideration,

I must say take care.

I think Harvey just dumped torrents up here. God Almighty, if that's a sample of what Texans endured.

I believe much of our great nation, your brothers and sisters in humanity are pulling for y'all each and every way they can.

The Peace that Passes Understanding be yours.

💛 sprink

[apkhgp]

55. Emotional Rollercoaster

I can only imagine what it is like for anyone living in the areas hit by Hurricane Harvey. Up all day and dog tired. Hopes, thoughts, and prayers...I am sorry but that is all I have to send. From living on a fixed income.

The Canadian province of Quebec suffered its own brand of disaster just this past spring. Water flowing through the Saint Lawrence River crested at a very high level. When it did the city of Montreal had to deal with conditions of flooding. They are still trying to put their lives back together.

So when Minister Christine St-Pierre reached out with this offer it was with a memory of that experience fresh in her mind. The reply she got from this Pablos guy is...w3ll I do not have words for it. Nothing that I feel like writing here.

[dlk]

30. It's Easy to Decline Assistance for Others When You're Personally Surrounded With Abundance

This isn't exactly the moral high ground.

[TexasBushwhacker]

33. I would hope Quebec would keep calling around

Until they found someone who said yes.

[stopbush]

36. Because make believe (Christianity) is so much more helpful

than real help.

Christian idiot.

[Initech]

37. *Sigh* This is why we can't have nice things.

Give flood victims fucking food, water and shelter! Your prayers are useless!

[aeromanKC]

38. Building Character

God is practicing tough love building up our character. God doesn't want bunch of Snowflakes up in Heaven. #MHGA

[athenasatanjesus]

40. When peoples lives are too comfortable they start thinking more rationally

then they stop letting chumps like this into power.

[dhill926]

41. No patience for these idiots...

people's lives are at stake ya asshole.

[ck4829]

45. So... should I tell my workplace to stop the donation drive and resume helping people in our city

Or what?

[Duppers]

46. How about haulting FEMA's help

And just let all of us taxpayers pray for Texas.



Insane humpers.

[geretogo]

47. This is exactly why Thomas Jefferson wanted separation of Church and State . You ignorant clowns

please stay out of my government !!!!

[njhoneybadger]

48. Tax breaks for the rich, prayers for the poor

[3catwoman3]

60. Now THAT would be a perfect...

...bumper sticker/ T shirt/ campaign slogan! Well done!

[madokie]

49. These mo'fos are Crazy

[red dog 1]

50. Pablos is a very spooky looking dude....(that bizarre smile)

K&R

[TexasBushwhacker]

51. Show him a picture of the shivering 3 year old clinging to her mother's dead body

floating face down in the flood waters and tell me again that ALL we need are prayers.

[Eliot Rosewater]

52. No republican alive is fit to sweep floors at a dollar store

let alone be in government.

[kimbutgar]

53. This should be spread long and wide in Texas and he should be voted out of office

[Beartracks]

54. Jesus is trying to answer your prayers, Pablos, but...

... you're not listening. An offer of material aid from the faithful in Canada *is* Jesus working miracles through your fellow man.

But apparently Satan keeps you from hearing...?



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[yuiyoshida]

56. Just so many

Assholes in the Republican Party.

[alp227]

57. Pendejo nt

[Dave Starsky]

59. So this fundamentalist is caught in a flood.

He's on the roof of his house praying over a Bible when a couple paddles up in a rowboat and asks him to jump in.

"Thanks," he says, smiling beatifically. "But no. The Lord will save me. God is great."

The two just shrug and row away.

Hours later, the flood waters rising, two policemen in a speedboat come by. "Please get in the boat, sir. It's not safe here!"
.
The man looks up from his Bible and hollers back, "I'm perfectly fine. The Lord will save me. God is great!"

Puzzled, the police officers turn and speed away to find others.

Finally, the man is standing on tiptoe on his roof, the waters neck deep. A National Guard helicopter arrives. A woman descends on a cable, holding a harness. "QUICK!" she screams, "GET IN!"

Tearful, the man shouts, "DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME! THE LORD WILL SAVE ME! GOD IS GREAT!"

The woman gestures to the pilot, and the chopper flies away.

The man drowns.

Fortunately, his sincere devotion delivers him to Heaven. There he encounters Jesus. He stomps up to him. "Why didn't you save me, Lord? I told EVERYONE you would!"

Jesus shrugs. "I sent two boats and a helicopter, you putz."

[radhika]

61. Did the Texans who NEED bed, blankets and power approve this message?

Silly question. Look at the types of officials the voters of TX keep electing and forcing upon the rest of the nation.

[Hulk]

62. Gawd bless...

These are the sorts of hypocrite clowns that encouraged me to distance myself from ANY organized religion today.

Pathetic disgraces to ANY faith.