The next Messiah

[baghdad_bush]

(edited for copyright purposes-discussion of locking is occuring-proud patriot Moderator Democratic Underground)


From The Times
July 25, 2008

He ventured forth to bring light to the world

The anointed one's pilgrimage to the Holy Land is a miracle in action - and a blessing to all his faithful followers

And it came to pass, in the eighth year of the reign of the evil Bush the Younger (The Ignorant), when the whole land from the Arabian desert to the shores of the Great Lakes had been laid barren, that a Child appeared in the wilderness.

The Child was blessed in looks and intellect. Scion of a simple family, offspring of a miraculous union, grandson of a typical white person and an African peasant. And yea, as he grew, the Child walked in the path of righteousness, with only the occasional detour into the odd weed and a little blow.

When he was twelve years old, they found him in the temple in the City of Chicago, arguing the finer points of community organisation with the Prophet Jeremiah and the Elders. And the Elders were astonished at what they heard and said among themselves: “Verily, who is this Child that he opens our hearts and minds to the audacity of hope?”

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/gerard_baker/article4392846.ece

[Indenturedebtor]

1. Subtle hitpiece n/t

[Mz Pip]

4. Subtle?

More like a 2 x 4. Ugh.

[livetohike]

2. Frankfurters! Got to love this

K+R :-).

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. This is called voter disenfranchisement.

It's mocking those who are politically active and vote.

It's morally bankrupt.

[NYCGirl]

Awwww. Some right wingers and dead enders are jealous. How cute.

BTW, this was locked when it was posted by a PUMA a few minutes ago.

[elkston]

5. Anyone refering to Obama as "The Messiah", even in satire, is not a supporter n/t

[vaberella]

17. Exactly.

[graywarrior]

6. Next step: Anti-christ

[bunnies]

7. Why post RW smear pieces here?

The last post on this was locked. I suspect your thread will suffer the same fate.

[Hutzpa]

8. ...

IBLT


:popcorn:

[newmajority]

9. Pizza-eaters United for Moronic Assholery??

Looks like one to me.

[LowerManhattanite]

13. I like...

Planted Under the Mother-fucking Asphalt...

...as they all should be around here. :(

[LittleClarkie]

10. The myth of the messiah is a media creation. He never claimed to be such

They create a myth just to knock it down again.

[LowerManhattanite]

11. A dead-ender PUMA just posted this a little while ago...

...and it was locked.

This thread continues the locked one's bullshit.

Clear violation of DU rules.

[TexasObserver]

12. What's that phrase we're not supposed to use?

Is it "Fuck You!"?

If we could use it, that's the one I'd use.

[Spazito]

14. .......

IBTL, as this should be

:popcorn:

[Alter Ego]

15. The man isn't the fucking Messiah, goddamnit.

He's not Jesus, God, or even Jesus' nephew twice removed. He's a flawed human being, just like the 6 billion others on this planet.

But he's a step in the right direction--and we need that after eight years of the worst chief executive this country has ever had.

[vaberella]

16. Lord all mighty. I'd take up the Guardian any day over the Times anyway.

Feeding the stereotype hungry people.