OMG, No Really, Walker - On a Mission from God

[kpete]

In a talk to the Christian Businessmen’s Committee in Madison on November 13, 2009, Walker, who was raised by a Baptist preacher, spoke about his personal relationship with God, his “walk to Christ,” and his belief in the need to “trust and obey” the Lord.
http://www.progressive.org/wx030711.html

In a talk to the Christian Businessmen’s Committee in Madison on November 13, 2009, Walker, who was raised by a Baptist preacher, spoke about his personal relationship with God, his “walk to Christ,” and his belief in the need to “trust and obey” the Lord.

He told the group that when he was thirteen, he committed himself to Jesus. “I said, ‘Lord, I’m ready . . . not just in front of my Church and the world but most importantly at the foot of your Throne, I’m ready to follow you each and every day. . . . I have just full out there said, ‘I’m going to trust in you Christ to tell me where to go. And to the best of my ability I’m going to obey where you lead me,’ and that has made all the difference in the world to me, for good times and bad.”

Walker said that God has told him what to do every step of the way, including about what jobs to take, whom to marry, and when to run for governor.

http://www.progressive.org/wx030711.html

[MoDupey]

1. Hmm

Does god = Koch?

[PassingFair]

2. Did you listen to the repuke line-up for 2012?

They all want to bring gawd back into the gubmint!

:puke:

[NeedleCast]

3. So...I guess it was gawd who told him to use disruptors

to try and make the peaceful protesters look bad?

[Botany]

4. Well Jesus never talked about taking care of the sick & the poor.

And the messy little "thou shall not lie," commandment is no problem for Walker either .....
like this bill is about fixing the budget.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzOHq5WbQ8k

[madmax]

7. That was the other Jesus!

The teabaggers have their own Jesus.

[Botany]

9. The republican Jesus?

[madmax]

12. Yep that's the one!

You guys! Never cease to amaze me with your cleverness. :hug:

[JackintheGreen]

16. Oh my god, that's creepy awesome.

and sincerely fucked up. At least it's multicultural. :eyes:

[PA Democrat]

18. AKA Supply Side Jesus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK7gI5lMB7M

[PA Democrat]

19. DUPE.

[madmax]

5. Oh boy,

"Walker said that God has told him what to do every step of the way, including about what jobs to take, whom to marry, and when to run for governor". :eyes:

I bet God whispered in his ear to stop the bullshit but, he's not listening.

[indepat]

6. God whispers in Walker's ear every day: now be sure to implement every thing the Koch

brothers want. Yeah, that's the message straight from the Lord. :patriot:

[drokhole]

8. I was under the impression that people who heard voices in their head were institutionalized.

[randr]

10. So he accepted a prank call from someone claining to be god?

[Bill McBlueState]

11. Well, his god sucks.

Any victory humankind can score over Walker's god is well worth the fight.

[ewagner]

13. OMG.....

This brings up images of that scene from NETWORK where Howard Beale is brought into the board room and told that he has "disrupted the primal forces of nature" and "you WILL ATONE!"

The Koch Bros are whispering in Walker's ear and he thinks he's hearing the voice of God.....O M G!

[Divernan]

14. Walker & the 3rd Reich. WWHD? What would Hitler Do?

Got this from a lawyer friend in Madison.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ugz7W17GQOs

[dixiegrrrrl]

21. I was looking for that. Thank you!!

I figured someone had to have made it.
Good crisp copy and quite funny to boot.
:hi:

[Angry Dragon]

15. I have a real problem with people like this

They never know if they are listening to the god of the Bible or SATAN

[emulatorloo]

25. Pretty much.

[HughBeaumont]

17. Like a shitty Elwood Blues, then.

[L. Coyote]

20. When did Koch become a god?

:rofl: or should I say "Money" :rofl:

[mike_c]

22. religious nutter....

Sheesh.

[pansypoo53219]

23. i do not recognize walkers god.

and his bible is full of redactions.

[hootinholler]

24. Would thorazine be an apropos treatment? n/t

[LynneSin]

26. Does this idiot know that Jesus would side with the working class folks

and not the wealthy that Walker wants to cater to.

[lumberjack_jeff]

27. Jeebus hates the unions, apparently. n/t

[1776Forever]

28. Read this for more insight into this - God in Wisconsin: Scott Walker's Obedience

God in Wisconsin: Scott Walker's Obedience
Friday February 25, 2011
By Diana Butler Bass

http://blog.beliefnet.com/christianityfortherestofus/2011/02/god-in-wisconsin-scott-walkers-obedience.html

....This is the same sort of evangelical spirituality that shaped George W. Bush--and led to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Once you know God's direction, no change is allowed. Doubt opens the door to failure. Obeying Christ's plan is the only option. In this theological universe, hard-headedness is a virtue, compromise is the work of the Devil, and anything that works to accomplish God's plan is considered ethically justifiable.

In other words, the Catholic bishops and mainline pastors--as well as the Quakers, Jews, Buddhists, and others--who have been trying to convince the governor to shift course are pretty well preaching in the wind. Other than David Koch (fake or otherwise), Walker is listening to One Person and One Person only: Jesus speaking directly to him. God, evidently, has directed him on his current path. Scott's just trusting and obeying. He bears no responsibility other than that.

Unlike the Roman Catholics and traditional Protestants who have spoken on behalf of the laborers, Walker has no spiritual "check" on him, no authority other than the ones he hears in his own head, and no moral culpability in this situation. He's the good Christian soldier, just following God's lead.

And this is why Scott Walker's religion is actually dangerous in the public square. Because it lacks the ability to compromise, it is profoundly anti-democratic. Many faith traditions actually possess deep spiritual resources that allow them to participate in pluralistic, democratic, and creative political change. But those sort of traditions tend emphasize the love of God and neighbor over strict obedience to an unyielding Father God. Unlike the confident dictum of the old hymn, "Trust and Obey" is not the best way to govern a state.

(more at link)