1 Simply Sarah  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:29:24pm

Wait, wait. Fox News is only getting in on this *now*? Man, they’re really starting to slip.
/

2 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:29:31pm

I question the creativity of Lars Larsons’s parents in naming him that.

3 Kragar (Antichrist )  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:29:39pm

Does a moebius strip of stupid have a beginning or end?

4 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:29:46pm

Did any other politicians proclaim Easter? Governors?

5 RanchTooth  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:29:52pm

Everyone who is TRULY surprised by this, please raise your hand.

* Crickets *

That’s what I thought.

6 Simply Sarah  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:30:24pm

re: #4 EmmmieG

Did any other politicians proclaim Easter? Governors?

The Pope probably did. Does the Pope count?

7 HappyWarrior  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:30:41pm

It’s never stopped them before so why now I guess.

8 Lidane  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:32:03pm

I honestly and sincerely hope that Obama wins a second term, just to see the depths of fail that Faux News and all the rest of the right wing howler monkeys will hit then. It will be hilarious to watch.

9 albusteve  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:32:18pm

more irresponsible deceit and propaganda….and this is a premier American institution….I hate the MSM

10 theheat  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:32:46pm

Talk about a classic nanny state. When the POTUS has to remind the faithful which religious holidays are coming up, “you may be a redneck live in a nanny state.”

11 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:33:05pm

re: #6 Simply Sarah

The Pope probably did. Does the Pope count?

Is he the political head of the Vatican City as well?

(Wait—what did the Queen say? She’s both political and religious head as well.)

12 Big Steve  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:34:26pm

I’m ok with the President declaring Easter a holiday so long as he proclaims the other 364 days Atheist days.

13 theheat  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:34:47pm

Does it count if Michele said buying after-Easter candy in bulk at 50% off might lead to obesity?
//

14 researchok  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:35:38pm

Couldn’t watch the whole thing.

Morons.

15 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:35:41pm

re: #11 EmmmieG

Speaking of the Queen, Congressman King’s old friends weren’t happy to see her.

www.irishcentral.com


The Real IRA have vowed to kill more police officers in Northern Ireland – and told the Queen her visit to the Republic is an ‘insult’.
16 Simply Sarah  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:36:10pm

re: #11 EmmmieG

Is he the political head of the Vatican City as well?

(Wait—what did the Queen say? She’s both political and religious head as well.)

Yep. The Pope is the head of state for Vatican City. It’s a monarchy!

17 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:36:48pm

re: #16 Simply Sarah

Yep. The Pope is the head of state for Vatican City. It’s a monarchy!

All the atheists living in the Vatican City can protest, I suppose.

18 Big Steve  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:37:07pm

re: #16 Simply Sarah

Yep. The Pope is the head of state for Vatican City. It’s a monarchy!


My God…..its a Christian Theocracy!

19 Charles Johnson  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:38:01pm

I love how Juan Williams just sits there blandly while the moron Lars Larson rants about Kwanzaa. How do you like your new pals, Juan?

20 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:39:05pm

re: #18 Big Steve

My God…its a Christian Theocracy!

In the same respect that Athens was a democracy. If you get small enough, you can pull it off.

When all of your citizens there because they are devout, it works.

21 Velvet Elvis  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:40:00pm

What did Fox News do special for Easter?

22 windsagio  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:40:16pm

Lars is a local boy too, I’m so proud :(

23 Big Steve  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:40:34pm

re: #19 Charles

I love how Juan Williams just sits there blandly while the moron Lars Larson rants about Kwanzaa. How do you like your new pals, Juan?

My guess is that Juan’s bestest new pal at Fox is that EFT he gets every two weeks into his checking account.

24 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:41:24pm

Futurama Kwanzaa riff; differing from Larsons’ in that it’s funny intentionally.

www.comedycentral.com

25 Kragar (Antichrist )  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:41:50pm

re: #21 Conservative Moonbat

What did Fox News do special for Easter?

Same thing they do every day Pinky, plan to take over the world.

26 Big Steve  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:42:33pm

re: #20 EmmmieG

In the same respect that Athens was a democracy. If you get small enough, you can pull it off.

When all of your citizens there because they are devout, it works.

I’m a Frisbeetarian……I believe that when you die your soul goes up on the roof and you can’t get it down.

27 Velvet Elvis  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:43:11pm

“Up next on Fox, graphic footage of Michelle Obama felatiating the Easter Bunny.”

*phone call*

“Never mind folks, that’s not Michelle Obama, it’s Delores from the White House gift shop and some guy in a bunny suit.”

28 Velvet Elvis  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:44:39pm

re: #26 Big Steve

I’m a Frisbeetarian…I believe that when you die your soul goes up on the roof and you can’t get it down.

So what does that make Frisbee golf?

29 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:45:29pm

re: #28 Conservative Moonbat

So what does that make Frisbee golf?

An abomination before the discus.

30 Eclectic Cyborg  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:45:30pm

Gotta feed the hounds their daily steak…

31 Shiplord Kirel  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:45:45pm

Obama obviously does this because he was not chosen by God for his position, he knows it, and he obviously feels no need to reciprocate.
/

Why God would care for flattery from human beings has never been explained by the way.

While we’re on it, Donald Trump’s amazing acceptance among the religious right probably reflects the kind of religious philosophy we see in the “the Fellowship,” the notorious and rather sinister organization that runs the C street house in DC.
Author Jeff Sharlet has accused the Fellowship of practicing a kind of “fundamentalist elitism,” and “fetishizing wealth and power.” The organization believes in instant forgiveness for men of wealth and power, which Sharlet says is an excuse for misbehavior of all kinds.

All this is based on the belief that the wealthy and powerful are chosen by God for their positions and are therefore entitled to a different set of rules.
Now, the Fellowship itself is not an all-powerful secret society of some kind, though it is probably closer to that model than any other real world organization, certainly more so than, say, the Tri-lateral Commission. In my experience, however, the same religious and political philosophy is pervasive among Fundamentalists, particularly in the south and midwest.

It has many attractions for those among the wealthy who realize that their success is largely a matter of dumb luck. You can work hard and become wealthy but in the process you can see many others work just as hard and not become wealthy.

This goes beyond social or financial inheritance, it includes things like having a 99th percentile IQ, or some great genetic gift, or simply being in the right place at the right time. The drawback of recognizing this element of chance is that it does not entitle you to a special set of rules. Being one of God’s chosen does.

32 windsagio  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:46:08pm

man when people begin carrying on about their own religions, I kinda shut off.

Guess now is as good a time as any to go eat >>

33 Kragar (Antichrist )  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:46:56pm

re: #28 Conservative Moonbat

So what does that make Frisbee golf?

Limbo.

34 Big Steve  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:47:20pm

re: #28 Conservative Moonbat

So what does that make Frisbee golf?

Presfrisbeetarians…

35 Big Steve  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:50:26pm

re: #31 Shiplord Kirel

While we’re on it, Donald Trump’s amazing acceptance among the religious right


Can anyone really picture Donald Trump down on his knees humbling himself before any higher authority……not a chance.

36 Shiplord Kirel  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:51:57pm

re: #35 Big Steve

Can anyone really picture Donald Trump down on his knees humbling himself before any higher authority…not a chance.

He doesn’t have to, he was chosen. You and I on the other hand…….

37 Shiplord Kirel  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:54:11pm

re: #35 Big Steve

Can anyone really picture Donald Trump down on his knees humbling himself before any higher authority…not a chance.

I may be wrong though. He is essentially bowing down to Fox News and prostrating himself before the Altar of Limbaugh.
Selah

38 Kragar (Antichrist )  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:55:01pm

re: #36 Shiplord Kirel

He doesn’t have to, he was chosen. You and I on the other hand…

I pictured David Cross’s raising his kids Amish routine.

“OK kids, you got to get to bed early so you can work the fields. Daddy’s going to watch some TV. What, you want a light on? Don’t be silly, you’re Amish.”

39 Simply Sarah  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:55:09pm

re: #37 Shiplord Kirel

I may be wrong though. He is essentially bowing down to Fox News and prostrating himself before the Altar of Limbaugh.
Selah

That’s only so he can get close enough to swipe their wallets.

40 Big Steve  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:56:13pm

re: #37 Shiplord Kirel

I may be wrong though. He is essentially bowing down to Fox News and prostrating himself before the Altar of Limbaugh.
Selah


Maybe it is just his hair doing the bowing.

41 Velvet Elvis  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:56:46pm

I’m going to go either be productive or take a nap

42 Shiplord Kirel  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:58:33pm

re: #40 Big Steve

Maybe it is just his hair doing the bowing.

I’ll admit, it’s hard to tell.
I was going to say the “throne of Limbaugh” in my #37 btw, but that brought to mind a golden toilet.

43 Renaissance_Man  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:58:52pm

re: #37 Shiplord Kirel

I may be wrong though. He is essentially bowing down to Fox News and prostrating himself before the Altar of Limbaugh.
Selah

I think not. Trump is basically exploiting what any marketer can see - there is a large market segment in the US that is especially gullible, especially prone to forming emotional attachments based on preconceived opinions, and very susceptible to making purchasing decisions based on those opinions and emotions. They are, in short, a marketer’s wet dream.

It’s nothing different than all the Obama clock, Obama petition, Obama this and Obama that ads that pop up all over LGF, or used to with more frequency before Charles got a little more picky. It’s just a marketing ploy that aims to exploit the most exploitable market segment in the world.

44 Shiplord Kirel  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:03:11pm

Here it is, the Throne of Limbaugh.

45 Shiplord Kirel  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:05:10pm

re: #43 Renaissance_Man

I think not. Trump is basically exploiting what any marketer can see - there is a large market segment in the US that is especially gullible, especially prone to forming emotional attachments based on preconceived opinions, and very susceptible to making purchasing decisions based on those opinions and emotions. They are, in short, a marketer’s wet dream.

In short, the Fox and Limbaugh audience whose favor Trump seeks.

46 SanFranciscoZionist  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:17:50pm

re: #10 theheat

Talk about a classic nanny state. When the POTUS has to remind the faithful which religious holidays are coming up, “you may be a redneck live in a nanny state.”

Soon the President will be responsible for coming to your house and hiding dyed eggs for the kids to find in your yard.

Wait. That’s the Easter Bunny, not the POTUS.

Barack Obama is also not responsible for trimming your Christmas tree, finding out when the late Mass is starting, buying your son a pair of pants for church that fit, or giving your child a five-dollar-bill in exchange for her baby tooth.

47 Renaissance_Man  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:18:26pm

re: #45 Shiplord Kirel

In short, the Fox and Limbaugh audience whose favor Trump seeks.

Indeed, but prostrating and bowing implies a certain need to curry favour or at least show allegiance to the same common faith. I rather get the impression that Trump has no such need, but rather sees an opportunity and is shamelessly carving himself a piece of the pie.

48 SanFranciscoZionist  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:19:08pm

re: #19 Charles

I love how Juan Williams just sits there blandly while the moron Lars Larson rants about Kwanzaa. How do you like your new pals, Juan?

Kwanzaa upsets people so. I’ve really never gotten it. It’s a perfectly pleasant holiday.

49 BongCrodny  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:28:50pm

re: #19 Charles

I love how Juan Williams just sits there blandly while the moron Lars Larson rants about Kwanzaa. How do you like your new pals, Juan?


He’s probably clenching his teeth, whispering to himself, “Think about the money. Think about the money. Think about the money.”

50 Martinsmithy  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 2:08:57pm

Lars Larson is an interesting case of utter scum.

He used to be a well-respected, apolitical news anchorman in the Portland area until the mid-1990’s. His news show had the most interesting in-depth stories.

Then, about 1995, he suddenly switched jobs and became the purveyor of right-wing radio dreck, local Portland version. It was an amazing (and disconcerting) transformation.

51 Stephen T.  Wed, Apr 27, 2011 6:45:27am

re: #8 Lidane

I honestly and sincerely hope that Obama wins a second term, just to see the depths of fail that Faux News and all the rest of the right wing howler monkeys will hit then. It will be hilarious to watch.

No matter what happens, or how the votes turn out, there is no way Obama will “win” reelection in 2012 from the righteous Christians of the GOP. He may be returned to the White House, but in their eyes it will be because of some fraud on the part of the Democratic Party, the MSM, or some cabal of other secret Kenyan Muslims who put him back there.


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