Life in the American Empire in MMVII: AL Gov. says pray for rain to fall from heavens

[BurtWorm]

Welcome to the world's preeminent power, the city on the hill, the beacon to all nations.

:eyes:



http://www.al.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news/1183105749178840.xml&coll=2


Riley says pray for rain to fall from heavens
Proclamation urges divine request
Friday, June 29, 2007
STAN DIEL
News staff writer

With the state's weather forecasters not delivering much-needed rain, Gov. Bob Riley on Thursday turned to a higher power. The governor issued a proclamation calling for a week of prayer for rain, beginning Saturday.

Riley encouraged Alabamians to pray "individually and in their houses of worship."

"Throughout our history, Alabamians have turned in prayer to God to humbly ask for his blessings and to hold us steady during times of difficulty," Riley said. "This drought is without question a time of great difficulty."

A prepared statement included endorsements from the Alabama Farmers Federation and the Alabama Farmers Market Authority.

Alabama is likely to see more rain in the days after the governor's prayer vigil begins, according to weather forecasters.

[Jim__]

1. Sounds like that problem's been solved!

:sarcasm:

[gratuitous]

2. Maybe you need to repent first, Mr. Riley

Will your God listen to the prayers of the wicked? Will your God fill the greedy with all manner of good things for turning their backs on the widow and the orphan?

Unless, of course, he's cynically issuing his proclamation in time to take advantage of a change in the weather. But no Republican would ever do that, of course.

[blogslut]

3. I miss Burt Lancaster

I'm just saying.

[redqueen]

4. i bet he knew the forecast beforehand

what a charade

[hobbit709]

5. You can pray in one hand

and crap in the other. Want to bet as to which one overflows first.

[hatrack]

6. As opposed to rain welling up from the sidewalks?

:eyes:

[kimmerspixelated]

7. Why doesn't he just ask God to ship him

even a fraction of the huge amounts of flooding that just happened to Texas?