Witches and Demons and Republicans…… Oh My!
I know that there are many Republicans out there, who think that Sarah Palin is a complete “whack job” (to quote a source in the McCain campaign). I know this because I just had dinner with one of them the other night. My impression was that she voted for Obama, almost out of desperation, because she wouldn’t be able to sleep at night knowing Sarah Palin was a heartbeat away from the presidency.
I’m sure many of those people watched Governor Bobby Jindal’s response to Obama’s speech tonight hoping that there was, indeed, and up and coming young Republican that wasn’t….well….embarrassing. His underwhelming performance was more than a little bit “me me me” and quite devoid on actual policy. It was a pretty obvious opening act to his 2012 campaign. And, he didn’t mention veterans. And he mocked volcano preparedness (was that just to tick off the land of Palin?) And he tried to use Hurricaine Katrina as a Republican talking point, and that story may in fact be a lie. And he didn’t really exude sincerity.
OK, let’s face it. That speech was pretty damn bad. But these people are desperate for SOMEone. And he’s still a relief from the whiny, hand-wringing, gun totin’, winkin’, cookie bakin’, spotlight hoggin’ Wasilla gal with the crazy witch hunting pastor. You remember that guy, right? Pastor Muthee from Africa (which is a continent by the way, not a country) who came to fame and fortune by driving a witch, menacingly named “Mama Jane” from a village, after killing the demon in the form of a python she kept as a pet. The one who flew multiple times to Wasilla and prayed the witches away from Sarah Palin, while she stood at the altar with arms extended and palms toward heaven. Then he asked Wasillans to pray that God would take over the banks and the schools and the businesses and the minds of the little children, and of course, the government. Still don’t remember him? Here’s a reminder.
2:57 – First mention of Sarah
5:00 – We need God to ‘take over the education system.’
5:27 – We need God to ‘take over the media’ and Hollywood itself.
6:08 – We need the government run by born-again Christians.
6:58 – Praying for Sarah to become governor (Doesn’t this impact their tax-exempt status? Anyone?)
7:12 – Sarah herself enters and is “prayed upon”.
8:38 – Another witchcraft reference.
Doesn’t it seem even weirder now than it did back in October?
So, yeah. Those Republicans I mention, are looking long and hard at Jindal. After last night’s performance, they may not be dancing in the streets, but at least he’s not the star of that video clip above.
Not so fast, my disenchanted conservative friends.
This came to my attention, and made me start to wonder what exactly is IN that red Kool-Aid? I don’t believe all Republicans have imbibed, mind you. But this has just got to make you wonder.
Let’s wind the Bobby Jindal time machine back to 1994, when he wrote an article entitled…are you ready? Are you sitting down? “Beating a Demon: Physical Dimensions of Spiritual Warfare.”
No, this was not some term paper for a creative writing class, or an abstract for Comparative World Religions or Cultural Anthropology. This was an actual true to life story; a personal narrative, if you will. Yup. Bobby Jindal – Demon Beater. Spiritual Warrior. Exorcist Extraordinaire. Who knew? Did he put this on his resume under “Skills and Talents”?
The original article will cost you money to see. But for those of you not wanting to part with your hard earned $1.50, here are some of the highlights.
Some background first. Jindal’s best friend Susan has not been doing well. She’s been diagnosed with skin cancer, and her behavior has become strange and erratic. She is surrounded by “sulphurous smells,” and has come to a prayer meeting for help.
Jindal writes:
The students, led by Susan’s sister and Louise, a member of a charismatic church, engaged in loud and desperate prayers while holding Susan with one hand. Kneeling on the ground, my friends were chanting, “Satan, I command you to leave this woman.” Others exhorted all “demons to leave in the name of Christ.” It is no exaggeration to note the tears and sweat among those assembled. Susan lashed out at the assembled students with verbal assaults.
Whenever I concentrated long enough to begin prayer, I felt some type of physical force distracting me. It was as if something was pushing down on my chest, making it very hard for me to breathe. . . Though I could find no cause for my chest pains, I was very scared of what was happening to me and Susan. I began to think that the demon would only attack me if I tried to pray or fight back; thus, I resigned myself to leaving it alone in an attempt to find peace for myself.
It appeared as if we were observing a tremendous battle between the Susan we knew and loved and some strange evil force. But the momentum had shifted and we now sensed that victory was at hand.While Alice and Louise held Susan, her sister continued holding the Bible to her face. Almost taunting the evil spirit that had almost beaten us minutes before, the students dared Susan to read biblical passages. She choked on certain passages and could not finish the sentence “Jesus is Lord.” Over and over, she repeated “Jesus is L..L..LL,” often ending in profanities. In between her futile attempts, Susan pleaded with us to continue trying and often smiled between the grimaces that accompanied her readings of Scripture. Just as suddenly as she went into the trance, Susan suddenly reappeared and claimed “Jesus is Lord.”
With an almost comical smile, Susan then looked up as if awakening from a deep sleep and asked, “Has something happened?” She did not remember any of the past few hours and was startled to find her friends breaking out in cheers and laughter, overwhelmed by sudden joy and relief.
I leave you with this thought to ponder. Why are these two the new great hopes of the Republican Party; the shining stars; the young energetic faces of the GOP’s future? If this is the case, the best movie analogy may be “Night of the Living Dead.”
Dems, just sit tight and don’t be corrupt. The world is yours.
Great stuff! I’ve already recommended this essay over at firedoglake.
Thanks, Phil! AKM
“It appeared as if we were observing a tremendous battle between the Susan we knew and loved and some strange evil force.”
Dear Bobby,
Was that the FIRST time you met Sarah Palin?
The GOP is just getting more and more removed from reality. One begins to wonder just what it is that is affecting them. It is as if they are all infected with some strange mental disease that short circuits their reasoning ability.
These are some scary people here.
You know, between Sarah and Bobby and whatsisname, that preacher from Clinton’s home state, I almost, not quite but almost, feel sorry for your friend, AKM. What a bunch a frootcakes!
Barry Goldwater, not to mention Nelson Rockefeller, and oh yeah, Abraham Lincoln, are all rolling in their graves.
For everyone that wants the IRS on Gino’s and her Church’s doorstep, Palingates has posted the means to the end:
http://palingates.blogspot.com/2009/02/sarah-palin-blessed-with-large-loving.html
@ wired differently
I think it’s a test…we are being tested…if we pass, a higher level of civilization is in the making! And just so we’re clear, I’M rolling in my grave and I’m not even dead yet!
Every fiber of me dislikes what the religious right has done to our political discourse in this country. It is vile, and a cancer on our democracy. The Christian Right wants ONLY Christians running everything–a theocracy.
Other Christians such as Jimmy Carter have renounced the melding of church and state. The founding fathers were right.
While we engage with the Christian Right in their side-show red-herring public arguments over abortion, gay marriage, embryo cells, drug prison terms and the death penalty all wrapped up in Moral righteousness, the rest of the industrialized world is working on real progress. We slip in education, science, technology, creativity, the arts, and living within our means. Not to mention starting and maintaining unprovoked wars.
All hail the flying spaghetti monster.
geesh, I thought the demons stole the comment box, I honestly had to refresh to fine it…..this is getting just tooooooo weird.
The best part of that essay is when he says that he stopped trying to fight it (the demon) because it was uncomfortable for him. How’s that for character? Good Christian boy letting his friend go to hell cuz praying was uncomfortable for him… Heh.
Mitt will have a field day with these two!
Oh and a special note to GINO – you know it’s wrong and you do it anyway – even if you get away with it in this lifetime (and I hope you don’t) you’re gonna have some ‘splainin to do in the next one!
I’ve linked to you at Democratic Underground. This is a great essay. Two thumbs up!
This was too good to keep to myself…share, share, spread the word.
WOW, before I turn in for the night, I’m gonna look under the bed. Then I’m gonna jump in bed and pull the covers up over my head and pray to God. Where do these Shamans come from? I’m finding it hard to even look at a known repub, they give me the creeps, esp McConnell. YIKES.
@Martha Unalaska: Actually, astrologically speaking, this is, maybe not exactly a test period, but certainly a big transitional time. As long as we’re on the topic of, uh, alternative belief systems, google “Pluto in Capricorn”. Even if you’re not an astrology fan you might find it interesting. Last time Pluto was in Capricorn was the time of the American Revolution. Time before that was the Protestant Reformation. Just sayin’…
CRFlats: You said it best!
OH! More laffs–You have to check this out on HuffPo:
Krugman Jindal Response: GOP Has Become ‘The Party Of Beavis And Butthead’
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/25/krugman-jindal-response-g_n_169826.html
Oh. My. God. Is there a special test you have to take to become a Republican these days. One that has a fanatic wingnut category?
How dare you criticize or make light of Pastor Muthee’s ministries? He is on the path to righteousness. He is moving the seven mountains. The other day, he summoned the Lord God to have people beat up because they are homosexual. Because of our ministries, one of the homosexuals has been praying. He is in Intensive Care at the hospital. Please pray for him. Praise the Lord!
The silver lining: The GOP splits. We would then have GOP, CMM (Christian Moral Morass), Greens, and Dems.
Who said God didn’t have a sense of humor? I believe, if I believed, she does.
AKM…I thank you.
At first I was shocked, but why not. Even McCain denounced Hagee’s endorsement when he thought it would be a problem for him. That was mentioned on the Talk2Action blog about Palin’s prayer group which I have posted here several times.
I was not impressed with Jindal or his speech. And I heard poor Rush say he would never talk to anyone that spoke negatively about Jindal or his speech…what a joke. He may be a card carrying member, too! Palin/Jindal for 2012…what a horror…need to find my broom!
People can shift into pass, present, or future realms or spirits if you will. I call it, ” Transcendental noetic intelligence”. I imagined and experienced, that it can be a very scary event, or possibly a, ” white light of insight”. One could classify this experience as good or bad, heaven or hell, and godly or devilish.
We know how the fundies like to think.
Think of Nostradamus, Cassey, Einstein, Bucky, the shamans, and the many religious profits over thousands of years. These folks had a few visions in their day. They were open to de vin experiences, and intelligent that helped shape the modern world.
Remember, there are allot more sheep than shepherds, and many false repubs, seeking power and control over the sheep.
Oh, and Palin has to pay back another travel expense…makes 10 per TheImmoralMinority blog.
Have any of you seen CNN’s documentary called God’s Warriors? It was a 3 hour special over 3 nights about the Muslim, Jewish and Christian warriors that have killed in God’s name. CNN Int’l advertizes it all of the time. Anyway, I watched it when it aired and it frightened me then and now. Those people that are that far right, no matter what religion they follow, are warped. Warped I tell you.
That 10 out of 40
an even 25% of those trips with the kiddies
is now being repaid — How nice
Guess she didn’t want to have to pay the taxes on those too.
ADN is also reporting
What the hell is it with the republicans?
Those Religious Right Wingnuts who claim to disdain fanatical (Muslim)theocracies really ought to hold up a mirror to themselves one day soon. The job that they’re doing of undermining Democracy in this country really isn’t very “American” of them, is it?
What’s also really disturbing is how many of Sarah Palin’s appointees in the State Govt (and many of THEIR hirees, and theirs, and theirs…) all seem to share those types of religious beliefs.
When did they go nuts? 5 years ago? 10? 20?
Why did they go nuts?
Once upon a time there was a political party in the United States called the Whig Party. Other than the name of it does anyone remember anything about it?
Fast forward say 50 years and you’ll probably hear your great grandchildren asking a question, “Mom, what was this Republican party that used to be around”?
It couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch of people could it?
We need at least a valid 2nd political party in this country. I constantly hope that the Republicans will present valid alternates to our problems but it just won’t happen with the party being what it is today. The party is too beholding to the religious right and people in the Deep South for it to be a valid party anymore. Perhaps they can come back with an influx of moderates but with Rush running the show do we see that happening in the near future, if ever?
The funny thing is the young people who align themselves with the “Young Republicans”. Somehow I just can’t imagine being in college and being a part of the Republican party. Yikes, it makes my head spin thinking of all the fun they have on a Saturday night!
deist…
High level leaders in that movement directly tied to vice presidential candidate Palin were on public record urging Christians to ‘infiltrate’ key sectors of society such as government and business and proposing a program of religious and social cleansing in which entire population groups would convert to the form of Christianity espoused by the New Apostolic Reformation or else be ‘displaced’, driven from ‘the land’.
[At 24, Sarah Palin joined Mary Glazier's Wasilla prayer group. Glazier fought a witch in '95 and now advocates religious cleansing of entire lands, by believers in her movement. The video documentary includes Sarah Palin's October 2008 appearance on Focus on the Family head James Dobson's radio show, during which Palin thanked "our prayer warriors across the nation."]
http://www.talk2action.org/story/2008/11/5/13585/8320/
I attend a fairly conservative church, but this is over the top.
Letter from Thomas Muthee
I have cleansed the Mudflats of witchcraft and sin. We will wage war with prayer.
In Africa I have driven out witches. In America, I will drive out witches too.
I am Thomas Muthee, Prayer Warrior. Perhaps you have no understanding because you are a woman
(then I told him to go fuck himself)
At 24, Sarah Palin joined Mary Glazier’s Wasilla prayer group. Glazier fought a witch in ’95 and now advocates religious cleansing of entire lands, by believers in her movement. The video documentary includes Sarah Palin’s October 2008 appearance on Focus on the Family head James Dobson’s radio show, during which Palin thanked “our prayer warriors across the nation.”]
http://www.talk2action.org/story/2008/11/5/13585/8320/
This is the dirt on GINO.
Sickening that she is in charge of Alaska.
At 24, Sarah Palin joined Mary Glazier’s Wasilla prayer group. Glazier fought a witch in ’95 and now advocates religious cleansing of entire lands, by believers in her movement. The video documentary includes Sarah Palin’s October 2008 appearance on Focus on the Family head James Dobson’s radio show, during which Palin thanked “our prayer warriors across the nation.”]
http://www.talk2action.org/story/2008/11/5/13585/8320/
This is the `worst`dirt“ on GINO. Look:
Sickening that Sarah Palin is in charge of Alaska. IMPEACH the wicked witch!
Canuck for Choice…
Might be the reason she didn’t send help to the rural areas long before the bad press…just cleansing the land.
Times of rapid social change, wars/outside threats, and economic difficulties bring out the theocrats more vigorously and stridently. The ’08 campaign was a study in GOP fear of the unknown change (Obama), amidst the tanking of the economy and two wars. Happily, 53% of the voters did not buy into that fear of change.
Religious fundamentalists essentially have an external locus of control viewpoint of the world. Feelings of helplessness and the “world-is-out-of-control” intensify the desire to look for an external force to solve or ameliorate the problems.
While Obama is a self-professed religious man, his message and pragmatic rhetoric come across as confident that WE can solve our problems together (motto: Yes, we Can!), which is described as an internal locus of control. This message in a leader can be discordant to the fundamentalists, maybe even a subtle threat to some.
The world could go to wrack and ruin (and did) under GWB but the far religious-right felt “safe” with him at the helm because of the perception that he was being guided by God, the ultimate external locus of control. Palin’s appeal to the fundies is in large part because of this same perception.
BTW….children almost always regard the world with an external locus of control….with Mom and/or Dad figuring in as mighty powerful figures.
The lack of scandal regarding Sarah Palin`s extreme religious beliefs during the vice-presidential campaign, is in fact, scandalous.
@Pursang
Perhaps they can come back with an influx of moderates but with Rush running the show do we see that happening in the near future, if ever?
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limbaugh, with his intense drug habits and prolonged obesity won’t be ‘running the show’ for long
@canuck for choice
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yes I agrees looks like there was some kinda of filter on
Canuck…
Yet, Palin was spitting venom at those campaign rallies.
That is probably why they decided to not mention Rev. Wright. Although Palin was probably biting her tongue.
I am listening – trying to listen – to Jindal’s speech in response to Obama’s speech last night – are the Republicans TRYING to blow it???? Whatever are they thinking? There must be people better able to raise valid concerns and sound like he actually is saying something.
One of the comments on YouTube says he sounds like an infomercial – how very true. Unbelievable.
@Lee323
“The world could go to wrack and ruin (and did) under GWB but the far religious-right felt “safe” with him at the helm because of the perception that he was being guided by God,”
fundy’s preach a lot of nonsense, and who’s to say that God isn’t guiding Obama…fundy’s rhetoric is strickly political behind the guise of religious beliefs…don’t be fooled. what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. “They” have no proof to the contrary.
mhrt: they call it `spin`
30 years ago I was a republican. I actively campaigned to get Jay Hammond elected . . .
That was before the republican party became a religious fanatical group of parasites who exploited “family values” as a cheap marketing gimmick to loot the rest of us in their feeding frenzy, ultimately resulting in the destruction of the United States of America and the indentured servitude of our children in perpetuity to their debt and orgasmic financial high crimes and misdemeanors that these pigs, like piranhas smelling blood in the water, engulfed themselves with (for the cheap whorish moment), (to hell with the future) and stuffed their faces to levels of obesity where they could no longer even roll over to defend their flabby piggish selves, or even justify to their children and grandchildren their despicable and immoral behavior– That’s where we are now, thanks to the republican party– in a nutshell, that’s why I’m not a republican any more.
After briefly watch video, I remember thinking when I first watched it, with this kind of psycho babble coming out on the Gino, I have to wonder about the other elephant in the room. The drug capital of AK, Wasilla. Oxycontin, and meth aren’t they the other big money makers for the valley? We haven’t heard how the extended families encounter with the law has turned out except for a new high price mouth piece. And didn’t the trooper patrol get sent home about the time the soon to be mother-in-law got busted? One more cover up, coming up…or is that going down?
@deist
tell us how you really feel…no disrespect intended b/c I’m in agreement.
@ deist (23:38:07) : Hellova sentence!
@Lainey:
There was a time when I thought republicans were ideological, but now I realize they are the party of Bernie Madoff– ponzy scheme deceptions and betrayals.
I could have been a fiscal republican (tolerating some of their social irresponsibility), but unfortunately I realize they are just rich looters who want to leverage government so they can get all our money.
deist (23:51)
“…they are just rich looters who want to leverage government so they can get all our money.”
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Bingo!
Deist
Wow, that was a mouth full.
I hope that BO can steer us back into a proud working class nation. A nation that promotes personal health and a balanced ecology for the planet. We have some work to do…..
Why didn`t Sarah Palin`s extreme religious cult – Joel`s Army (is the name I know of) just die off and go away back in the olden days
I have to make sure to
not get gun crazy because I will meet fire with fire
A bullet in the head is how I will greet you
Nice to meet you
i’ve read about this several times — it first surfaced last year, i think (for me anyway) during the speculation about who mccain’s running mate would be.
the sentence i quote here has always bothered me. if he’s such a great guy and such a battler of demons, he describes himself as an ostrich sticking its head in the sand. he describes here at least that he abandoned his friend and apparently did not even “try to pray” in order to avoid
getting cooties frombeing attacked by the devil.jindal’s willingness to throw the poor of louisiana under the bus to stay in the good graces of the lunatics that run the GOP asylum comes as no surprise at all in light of his attitude toward helping his friend or keeping himself safe.
jindal’s got the perfect moral character to be a rising star in the GOP.
any word from la palin about jindal’s volcano remarks?
p.s. thanks, akmuckraker, for reading la palin’s “unauthorized” bio for us!
Huffington Post put up this article back in 2008. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-wilson/sarah-palin-linked-to-spi_b_132819.html References to ‘spiritual warfare” and “prayer bombing” seem to be popping up in the strangest places. I was disturbed but didn’t make the initial connection to Palin while reading the book “A Voyage Long and Strange”. The author encounters a spiritual warfare adherent during his travels, and is bewildered but eventually moves on to the rest of his story without further discussion. He did what most of us would do: thought of it as “whack job” mentality and then forgot it. Only I’m not sure that we should.
The certainty of conviction that God has spoken to her could explain much of the governor’s strange behavior, and maybe even some of her confusion as things don’t play out the way she anticipates. If she can just get that “large and loving” family to prayer bomb the heck out of the rest of us, maybe we’ll shut up, eh? Certainly something to pay attention to and I have some catching up to do apparently.
Here’s a link to an old article by Shannyn Moore that seems even more disturbing now, in light of the Jindahl comments. http://shannynmoore.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/would-jesus-vote-for-palin/ By the way, I must have missed something–Sarah committed to State of Alaska to Jesus in her inaugural speech???????
@ Karen Marie
Not a peep out of Palin that I’ve heard yet, but our senators had something to say (pretty restrained, I think, which I’m kind of proud of them for):
http://www.adn.com/news/politics/story/702875.html
After Piyush “Bobby” Jindal’s rebuttal to Obama’s speech I came to the conclusion that the Republican party is about to be raptured. We have seen three of the four horsemen in Palin, Steele and Jindal…who will the fourth be?
Also too, didn’t “Bobby” say that his mother was 4 1/2 months pregnant when she came to America? That would mean he was conceived in India, right? And doesn’t life begin at conception? Technically, doesn’t that mean “Bobby” is not an American? Just wonderin’. You betcha!
Karen Marie, that phrase “I began to think that the demon would only attack me if I tried to pray or fight back; thus, I resigned myself to leaving it alone in an attempt to find peace for myself.” also caught my eye – not much of a spiritual warrior there, eh?
I remain amazed at the absolute fear these charismatics live in – their god is soooo very small and nonpowerful and self-serving. Jindal describes nothing more than his spiritual duck and cover.
Sarah Palin’s “base” is comprised of extreme fundamentalist Christians. She was chosen by McCain to appeal to this group – otherwise they would not have voted. As Colin Powell stated, Palin pushed the Republican party to the far right. I’ll say!!!! Palin’s base is no different from the Taliban. Different sides of the same coin.
http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/25/the-three-stooges-of-the-apocalypse/
The Three Stooges of the Apocalypse
Both these two governors are total fruitbats who don’t deserve to be on the local political stage, never mind the national one. But, as they’re there, they’re deserving of attention, if only to wonder WHY they’re there. Hopefully, all the exposure will eventually convince their electorates of their fruitbat status.
Thank you for your great work, AKM. Love to Brian!
Jindal looked and talked like a creep from a Tim Burton animation. Boo!
Sadly I am not at all shocked by the Jindal story. The New Republican party is playing to their right wing base. They have no up and coming moderates in their midst, just lunnies who’ve managed to climbed one of the seven mountains.
I was told yesterday that the right wingers wouldn’t be so focused on end times “If the liberals would stop working so hard to make end times hapen.”
They are delusional enough to beleive that people did not have “immoral” sex before the 1960′s, have abortions before the 1970′s, nor were gay people invented until the 1980′s, or babies out of wedlock untl the 1990′s. They are encouraged to reject mainsteam media, education and books so are only offered biased right wing propaganda.
They are a dangerous cult to be sure.
Murkowski, Jindal raised “a legitimate question about funding volcano monitoring in legislation that’s supposed to create jobs for unemployed Americans.”
Does Murkowski think they just create themselves? They are generally fitted with high tech gear and people to man and moniter that gear… but maybe jobs in a scientific field don’t count? Maybe a bunch of fundies should just camp out on that mountain, wack the hell out of it with Bibles and kill the deamon within? Time for Jindal to climb another mountain. He can bring Palin along for moral support. If we’re lucky, they’ll both fall in.
is this a republican phenomenon or just one of whack jobs in general? And does it just so happen that it afflicts republican high level politicians? Methinks it is evidence that they have indeed sold their souls.
Jindal is a stooge. A backwater, low level, vacuous fool.
I be they’d LOVE to have Lieberman now. At least he can say a whole sentence. But I hate his voice….I’d give him up, in a heartbeat. Maybe when he gets voted out next go round, they’ll pick him up as the new face for the party. I bet SWWNBN hates him. He got more face time with McLame than she did.
Was Susan free from cancer after that? Was the cancer a manifestation of Satan?
I found an article by a pastor which is quite interesting…
A Look at the Pentecostal/Charismatic Movement
Is it Biblical?
http://www.biblebb.com/files/MAC/qacharismatics.htm
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When talk of Bobby Jindal as a potential 2012 presidential candidate first came out, I looked up just a few articles on him, and realized he was just another right wing religious nut job like Sarah. I didn’t know he was into all that Pentacostal end of days crap, but this one is goooood.
If the Republican party is going to define itself with extremists from super red states so be it…they will be in exile for a long time.
Jindal’s speech was a disaster. Louisiana is ranked 49th in terms of state income levels, the bottom of the barrel. He has zero appeal to anyone on the east coast, west coast, upper midwest, and Colorado, NM, Nevada who who considers themselves a swing voter. Try again, repubs….
McCain 2012 ?
I’ve had a lot of friends and relatives of friends who have spoken out about Katrina, and New Orleans. Sadly, phrases like “leveling to provide for a new industry according to Cheney”, “ethnic cleansing” and “treason” are what I hear.
What a great day for those nihilistic, end-of-times, religious extremists. They must relish this stuff.
It’s bad enough we have to learn how to live with these sort of folk, much less not fall into their trap of wanting to put heads on stakes and burn the villages with pitchforks for all the idiots who espouse these ideologies.
But if we did that, we’d be just like them.
Total outrage + tolerance. Not an easy trick. But I’m trying.
Well, I guess if Jindal chickened out of that exorcism, he won’t be up to performing one on the Republican party any time soon, but, boy do they need one.
Methinks Sarah put a hex on Jindal because the talking heads were calling Bobby the new leader of the Republican party, and that’s why he bombed so bad in his rebuttal speech. *wink*
If Republicans were honest, they’d stop calling themselves the party against big government, and instead, the party for large corporate business.
Paula – maybe Jindal could offer himself as a sacrifice to the demons of the volcano. That would quiet the volcano and we wouldn’t need to monitor it – what a fiscal conservative, and recognizing the “power of Christ compels you” might even bring him into a higher state of being with those Wingnuts!
Regina – My DH (dear hubby) called me yesterday morning with this story – and apparently yes, Jindal claims that her cancer was “cured”. He warned me first with “Are you sitting down???”
Anon – “Total outrage + tolerance” – that is the call of the Bill of Rights, First Amendment. Think Flag Burning – Freedom of Speech – I have to defend your right to say something with which I viscerally disagree.
AKM – to stay in the religiousity overtones – you deserve Sainthood for reading this load of crap (both SP’s and BJ’s) and sharing it with those of us who don’t have your intestinal fortitude! I am humbly in your debt, and forever grateful!!
This was a great essay and a great set of inisights.
Rosemary’s Baby in 2012 !!!
Not done reading comments. But these two nut jobs and the fact i live in read country is why NO ONE other than on the internet and my husband know my religion. I tell you I am scared if they get into power and what would happen duby scared me as well.
A witch hunter that needs to cleanse the land??? OMG are we going to start killing witches again? well not witches just people that are different and don’t believe like these NUTS! I fine with them having there faith but man i wonder if they do keep there faith out of the offices they are in now and if they could if they were in the big house.
Goddess help me if they get in the office. Ok back to reading comments. great article
The talking points of the day is the new Obama budget. The Fox talking point of the day is how he has already spent so much and will increase the debt. Well, I have another blog that I read that lays it out nicely how the Republicans are big corporate lovers and how Reagan and Bush 1 and 2 increased the debt. Here’s the link to Will Blog for Food.
http://willblogforfood.typepad.com/
I’m glad Jindal’s own “whackitude” is coming to light. He’s just slightly less nutty than the Palin monster, and from the sound of his speech, just as condescending. And just as willing to lie, use misfortune to his own political ends, and march down the same stupid, narrow path.
They’re both insane…
The religious right needs to be stopped at every turn. They’re the worst combination of blind ignorance and danger. Republicans, you need to shed yourselves of this sickness for your own good…
austintx (03:35:34) :
Jindal looked and talked like a creep from a Tim Burton animation. Boo
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Actually I thought he sounded like someone reading a kid’s book to a class of 1st graders. Jon Stewart nailed it hough last night comparing him to Mr. Rogers.
Um… He WAS talking to a bunch of 6 year olds!!!
Yes, and a new facebook is up making fun of him and compairing him to that 30 rock dweeb. 2800 members as of last night. Two down, how many to go?
Let’s face it, I doubt either of these wingers will recover from their blunders.
So, no news on the villages? I have 2 boxes here packed and ready to go but honestly, I am not feeling incline to mail them before getting an update. Not to be a beotch, but we could use the food ourselves. So, Ann, what’s up?
I hope she didn’t get Graham/Palin washed. What a dreadful thought. All the villagers in a circle, hymnotised say “Palin is Ester. Palin is Ester. Leader of end times war.”
On Jindal:
He abandoned his parents’ Hindu religion and is now a Conservative Roman Catholic, pro-life, pro-chemical castration of sex offenders.
And from Jindal:
My journey from Hinduism to Christianity was a gradual and painful one. I was touched by the love and simplicity of a Christian girl who dreamt of becoming a Supreme Court justice so she could stop her country from “killing unborn babies.” I was also angered by the arrogance of my Southern Baptist friend who claimed his faith was the one true path to God. He seemed to deny the experiences of billions of people who have never seen a copy of the Bible.
I began reading the Bible to disprove the Christian faith I was learning both to admire and despise. I cannot begin to describe my feelings when I first read the New Testament texts. I saw myself in many of the parables and felt as if the Bible had been written especially for me. After reading every book I could find on the historical accuracy of the Bible and Christianity, I was convinced that the Bible had remained unaltered throughout the centuries and that circumstances surrounding Christ’s death led to the conversions of thousands. However, my perspective remained intellectual and not spiritual…
It would require many hours of discussion with a pastor before I was ready to take that leap of faith and accept Christ into my life. It would take another two years for me to be baptized into the Catholic Church.
Sarah Palin has been getting more public attention since her historic run for Vice President on the GOP ticket. But unlike Palin, Jindal has not earned a reputation as a loose-cannon and he appears to have far more political staying power than Palin. Among other things, he can flash some credentials as a healthcare reformer by his proposed “Louisiana Health First.” And as a former Member of Congress, he has Washington experience that Palin does not.
AND THEN HE OPENED HIS MOUTH.
This is not so OT as I had thought, since there’s a lot about religion on this post. Yesterday, one of the Ash Wednesday readings from Matthew had to do with “not letting your left hand know what your right hand is doing”!! I started to chuckle, and my friend beside me couldn’t figure out what was so funny. After church, when she asked, I could only answer “You’d have to be there, it loses something in the translation”!! You guys have corrupted me!
Jindal is a fascinating window into how American political parties really work. SOMEONE has been pushing this man for years, moving him rapidly from one high profile job to the next, beefing up his resume. I watched him run for governor the first time and you could really tell he had enormous Powers That Be behind him. When he lost, “they” successfully ran him for Congress, then ran him again for governor. Who are these people? I have no idea how to find out. But make no mistake, they have been grooming him for the past ten years or more to make him president. I knew he was a very religious, but they have managed to keep this entire demon thing quiet. How’s this for a scary thought: Jindal/Palin for 2012?
Oh, and I lived in Kenner, Jinal’s old Congressional district, during Katrina. This is the first time I’ve heard this Jindal/Harry Lee story, and it really stinks. This has happened a lot down here, people making themselves the stars–or at least players–of Katrina stories they have heard.
This is better than any reality show could ever be. !
QUESTION::::
if Gino and Gino Jr. aren’t state employees…’when it comes to collecting all that money for traveling w/ family’…what are they considered?
Anyone…point me in the right direction…even then, I would guess that there are regulations and things can’t be made-up as they go along…OR I might be wrong on that…
@Paula (06:28:35) :
I have heard numerous people who live in Louisana say that his health reform plan is(was) a disaster. The state’s health ranking also fell from 49th in 2007 to 50th in 2008. Now that’s reform you can count on! Heckuva job Jindie!
Legal memo from the last administration on spousal travel for state officials:
http://www.law.state.ak.us/pdf/opinions/opinions/opinions_2004/04-018_KingAir.pdf#xml=http://www.law.state.ak.us/scripts/scripts/dtSearch/dtisapi6.dll?cmd=getpdfhits&DocId=510&Index=D%3a\Inetpub\www\doclibrary\opinions_searchNEW&HitCount=16&hits=27+52+e3+1a2+1b5+1e1+208+224+2bd+39f+3b3+3bc+3c8+414+444+46f+&.pdf
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A good laugh from HP:
Reports say this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) will bring in record numbers despite it not being a midterm or presidential election year. According to The Washington Times, 7,000 people attended last year and 9,000 are expected this year.
Last year President Bush and Cheney were the stars of the event. And Mitt Romney chose the conference to announce that he was suspending his campaign.
This year, Cheney and Bush are off the agenda, replaced by ghosts of the campaign trail like Joe the Plumber (Joe Wurzelbacher) and documentarian John Ziegler, who has been making the rounds to restore Sarah Palin’s self-imposed media debacle with his documentary “Media Malpractice: How Obama Got Elected and Palin Was Targeted.” And of course Rush Limbaugh will be there as the biggest draw.
And in case that wasn’t enough to get you packing, this will do it for sure:
A book signing with Ann Coulter
I think these attendees sum up the GOP in a nutshell. Enough said?
@ regina :
How do I get an avatar?…………………………up top under the Faq’s tab tells you how to apply avatars
Did anyone else get a visual of Linda Blair projectile vomiting pea soup on Bobby Jindal’s face? I know I have a sick mind but i was just wondering.
Jack responds!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/25/kenneth-the-page-responds_n_170063.html
Hmmm If are meant to go back to the dark ages then I say we nominate “Bobby” Jindal and Sarah Palin for the main event in appeasing their God.
Anyone up for sacrificing these two to the Volcano’s?
To do it right we really should follow Inca law:
“It is known that the Incas who conquered the indigenous tribes of the Andes chose the sons and daughters of local rulers and particularly attractive children for sacrifice.”
Paula…….who is this woman? I haven’t read all the posts so sorry if it’s already been covered.
So repubs can handle that Jindal “was” Hindu and now Christain but they scream about the Muslim religion and try to smear Obama with it?
btw…….I love you guys!
from Jindal……”I was touched by the love and simplicity of a Christian girl who dreamt of becoming a Supreme Court justice so she could stop her country from “killing unborn babies.”
Do you guys mind if I throw in a few points here, (from a pentecostal experience point of view): am certain many christian repubs were surprised by the christian “fruit” of the campaign. Here are some fruit described in the bible; love, joy, peace, meekness, gentleness, temperance, longsuffering.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the fruit, from what I’d observed. A lot of moderate conservatives had the same problem. Am sure it was a wake-up call for many. Now, from what I studied and experienced, the “gifts of the spirit” are the ones demonstrated in the Murthee video. But, I am skeptical of any man who performs a circus like that in front of crowds, cameras and videotapes to further their career. Just to let some know here that many christians don’t buy that. The whole “televangelist” shows, maybe except a few who are sincere, have become a mockery and I admit, I’m ashamed.
Bible also directs believers to “test” the spirits. Meaning, don’t jump the gun and try to deal with all spiritual matter because it could be dangerous. And, by the admonishing to “test” the spirits, it also means to test professed christians who say they are and not. Thought I’d throw that in, for those who might not have known before.
Yes, I have seen a lot of whackos in my day, and it can be disilluioning. But, I try to keep the faith, because there are promises, that say, that a person will reap what he sows. It also says in the bible not to let any man lay hands on another suddenly (to pray), meaning “test” his character first. Not all pastors who call themselves pastors are……….that’s why people need to be careful who they let pray for them. Ok, sorry to go on, just giving the heads up about some of these things.
Goosebumps anyone?
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=aef_1186421103
New thread alert.
Don Young has got to go! Please! go away corrupt money grubbin repubs, do not pass go, go directly to jail or the volcano, lol.
http://www.adn.com/money/industries/oil/story/702275.html
But the chairman of the House Resources Committee, Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., said that offshore development is a “complex, multisided issue.” That’s why they’ve been holding a series of hearings on the various aspects of offshore drilling, Rahall said.
“I am not opposed to new drilling,” he said, but added, “the American people deserve to understand the risks and benefits that expanded drilling on the outer continental shelf will bring.”
Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, one of the senior members of the committee, was not at the Wednesday’s hearing. Later, Young said he saw no need to attend the meeting.
“What would we learn in a hearing like that other than we ought to be drilling for oil?” Young said.
Paula……dang on that video! brainwashing children
LOL……this is funny
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=156_1179339376
Thanks AKM! Great post… keep the heat on that religous nut.
@Freakout in Kansas
We have seen three of the four horsemen in Palin, Steele and Jindal…who will the fourth be?
And doesn’t life begin at conception? Technically, doesn’t that mean “Bobby” is not an American?
———-to your first point…uhhh, LIMBAUGH, HUCKABEE? to your second…EXCELLENT ANGLE / LMAO
@marcus2
Palin’s base is no different from the Taliban. Different sides of the same coin.———NOW you’re talkin’
@Paula
McCain 2012 ?___________let me think…bitter, old, angry, war-happy, vengeful vs crazed, psycho religious nuts & vengeful…hmmmm
@rebekkah
Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the fruit, from what I’d observed.——-cause they’re ALL hypocrites!!! EXPOSED! yessssssssss. Now if only their followers would open their eyes to see the truth…& VOTE against these crazies…I wouldn’t have to worry so much about my grandkids future.
@tigerwine (06:36:48) :
Yeah, I nearly started laughing to myself too, at my noontime Ash Weds. service when the Gospel reading was that one from Matthew. I was tempted the type the whole thing into a comment here, as I thought it was a good reminder about what we’ve been doing as opposed to what GINO’s been doing.
Karen Marie
“the sentence i quote here has always bothered me. if he’s such a great guy and such a battler of demons, he describes himself as an ostrich sticking its head in the sand. he describes here at least that he abandoned his friend and apparently did not even “try to pray” in order to avoid getting cooties from being attacked by the devil.
jindal’s willingness to throw the poor of louisiana under the bus to stay in the good graces of the lunatics that run the GOP asylum comes as no surprise at all in light of his attitude toward helping his friend or keeping himself safe.”
Yeah. Me as well. Kind of helps understand how a Rhodes Scholar can spout such factless bilge. He’s a coward, a nonbeliever, a political prostitute….. One or all or the above or add your own.
Does he not realize that that statement, read by someone who actually believes there was a devil present, might interpret that the devil probably left her and entered him since he was not strong enough in his faith to protect himself with the shield of Godly prayer? Or the devil, seeing his selfishness chose him as a better vessel?
As regards the cursing – this wouldn’t have happened about the time of the “Exorcist” would it?
I am curious as to why cursing, while you are having a religious fit is significant, except that it is easy for others to observe, if you are faking a religious fit and need some visible proof of the devil in you.
As regards the smells, maybe she had a touch of tummy trouble. That often causes “sulfurous” smells. I am frequently struck by how often early morning urine samples (I work in a hospital lab.) have the sulfurous smell of rotten eggs. Later in the day oddly they tend not to have that smell.
Has anybody bothered to see what kind of “skin cancer” this, presumably young, woman had. The vast majority of skin cancers are benign and can be left as is, cut out or burned off. The vast majority of malignant skin cancers are removed and no further harm is done, except the need to be very vigilant about other neoplastic grows in the skin so that they can be checked early on. The vast majority of malignant or not malignant skin cancers do not happen in young adults. Unless there is some genetic or other problem that would make them particularly susceptible.
@Paula…Goosebumps anyone?
yes! these children, sadly, could be the same children that grow up to shoot other people because they are unable to cope with their confusions and the same children who get pregnant at early ages to escape their parental prisons, and so on and so on, scooby dooby do
Re: Four Horsemen
The fourth horseman is, of course Michele “Bobblehead” Bachmann
Palin, Steele, Jindal, Bachmann, and the real Whore of Babylon: Rush “Oxycontin” Limpbaugh
Jindal’s story screamed bullshit. Besides what exactly would be wrong with a “bureaucrat” making sure the people out on those rescue boats were out on safe vessels and really out to rescue people, not loot and screw around. Boy, I wasn’t sure about him but he’s proved to be an idiot savant or somesuch.
Still lurking here every day, but haven’t commented in awhile. I just wanted to add to the thread that I am convinced it is something in the Red Koolaid! The levels of crazy just keep on coming. Jimdal Jones Koolaid for each Rethug!
I just read ‘The Story They Don’t Want You To Read at the dailyKingfish article is quite telling, bears repeating and expands, giving more background to what AKM already posted on Jindal.
The ‘exorcism’ episode is quite bizarre. When someone is smelling something that isn’t there, it leads me to suspect schizophrenia, in a worst case scenario and not the devil [exuse me?]. Brandishing crucifixes and praying is the collective UFC club members’ way to deal with someone’s mental breakdown [possibly] with prayer and fetching clergy is odd behaviour.
The person needed to be referred immediately to a psychologist or psychiatrist, a hospital and not what they did.
This kind of collective behaviour borders on mass hysteria. Not one thought to act differently. Zero critical thinking – what are they teaching at this Brown University anyways? Like a carpenter upon seeing a nail sticking out – uses his hammer on it as the solution rather than looking behind what is causing it to be sticking out, for instance.
If it isn’t Sarah Palin and Muthee and witches, it’s this. What in hella kool aid is going on here? It’s rather bizarre behaviour, notwithstanding Jindal’s content in his ‘address’, which has more holes in its ‘logic’ than swiss cheese. I swear he’s chanelling eminem’s My Name is Mike … Hi kids….!
@austintx Jindal looked and talked like a creep from a Tim Burton animation.
Hey! I like Tim Burton. No comparison. See my above example…
This is getting friggin’ scary to me.
Coming from Europe, and my parents growing up under Hitler… I see Big Time parallels to that time. In the 1930s, Europe (and the US) was in the midst of trying to get over the Big Depression, and scapegoats needed to be available. Jews were very handy. Now, we are in the midst of a new Depression, supposedly even worse than the 1920s one.
Look around you: Crazies coming out of the woodworks left and right, and people looking for someone/something to blame. Since they *CANNOT* blame one of their own – GW et al -, they need to find someone new. President Obama is a very handy target. They already are calling this the Obama Depression.
False Noise , Rush Limpballs, and other rightwing Taliban talshow hosts/networks are having record ratings;
Rethugs are going to have some kind of conference this Thursday (CPAC), and they are expecting record attendance.
Last year, they had 7,000, this year, they expect 9,000. Joe-the-non-Plumber (Joe Wurzelbacher) and ‘documentarian’ John Ziegler, will be addresing the young right wing Taliban, as will be Ann Coultergeist, Rush Limpballs, Congresswoman Bachman.
“Other events include: “Al Franken and ACORN: How Liberals are Destroying the American Election System”; “The Presidential Banquet with Master of Ceremonies: Rep. Michelle Bachmann”; “Bailing Out Big Business: Are We All Socialists Now?”; A book signing with Ann Coulter; “Media in the Obama Era: Is Journalism Dead?”; “The True Cost Of Global Warming Hysteria”; and “Will Congress Take Your Guns?” ” (Full story here: http://tinyurl.com/bcn4vb )
I *AM* very worried about the 2012 elections, because I see nowhere that the Dems are making ANY effort to fix our voting system. I am worried that a nut like our very own Sarah Palin, or this Jindal (sp?), will get (s)elected, and take the world down the drain. (After all, the old Mayan Calendar stops sometime in December 2012…)
LOL! That phrase “I began to think that the demon would only attack me if I tried to pray or fight back; thus, I resigned myself to leaving it alone in an attempt to find peace for myself” also caught my eye… :
So, he gave up praying and fighting back. Does this actually mean that the devil was able to slip into *HIM*, Jindal, and that *HE*, Jindal, is now possessed? Just wondering…
Candy Knight (06:39:05) :
“Jindal is a fascinating window into how American political parties really work. SOMEONE has been pushing this man for years, moving him rapidly from one high profile job to the next, beefing up his resume. …”
I don’t know about Jindal, but there definitely is a power-behind-it-all.
Read this and weep (and get scared for our future…) :
“Obama Should Worry About the Bush Family Tentacles Undermining His Plans ”
http://tinyurl.com/dykz4x
I like the part where they know she’s possessed because she’s screaming profanities. I mean, if you were being held down by a team of Bible wielding wack-jobs as they prayed over you, sweating, and trying to make you read Bible verses, wouldn’t you be lacing pretty much everything with profanities? I would. I think I’d have some fairly colorful statements to offer.
Deb: pretty funny when the Mormon is the sanest of the religious republicans!
Quetz: Mental illness like schizophrenia and epilspsy are all over the historyof religion, an mental illness explains books like Revelations too.
Sarah is like a spoiled rotten kid, she try’s to get away with everything and pushes it to the limit, me-me-me, time for her parents (Alaskans) to give her some tough love!!
“Over and over, she repeated “Jesus is L..L..LL,” often ending in profanities”
OH MAN! I hate it when that happens.
wbNo Gravatar (11:35:48) :
I like the part where they know she’s possessed because she’s screaming profanities.
UHoh!!!!! I’m in trouble~!! S32T…I gotta go…See ya’
sorry ruined my own joke that’s “s#@t
Congrats AKM on top billing at HuffPo for this story!
Christonabike, I’m glad I don’t live in Alaska or Louisiana! I have two black cats, one of which likes cuddling up with me under the duvet. 3,000 miles of the wet stuff between me and the nearest bit of the USA – phew! I’d be having nightmares about having pins stuck in me, and being drowned to prove my innocence of witchcraft, otherwise. No offence intended
Bobby Jindal has a degree in biology from an Ivy League college – how do you account for that? Did his parents give them a library or something?
bobby the pyush jindal is an idiot….b
Also a Rhodes scholar, which means he has been exposed to the world on the same side of the big water as you, Pauline. But he’s definitely got some of the crazy in him. I’d hope he doesn’t know where you and your dear kitties live.
@ The problem child
I’m sure you weren’t
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I’m in Wiltshire, southern England, about 35 miles from Oxford, where Gov. Jindal did his Rhodes studies. I’m in a nice spot, quiet, friendly village but not isolated, little traffic, and especially, no rumbling volcanoes that need monitoring!
Didn’t read all the comments on this yet. I’m not sure HOW I MISSED IT the other day, BUT this reminds me of the film, There Will Be Blood where the nutty baby faced priest is getting the lead character back for embarassing him.
I SCOFFED at the end of the film–yes I did, Fawnskin–and I scoff now.
PLEASE KEEP THESE CRAZY PEOPLE OUT OF POLITICS!
Sister Sarah – helping keep you witch-free. One neighborhood at at time, don’cha know?