“Prosperity” Preacher Kenneth Copeland: Ted Cruz Is “Anointed” by God to Be President

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The religious fanatics with whom presidential candidate Ted Cruz and his father Rafael associate are way, way out there on the fringe of America’s right wing, and here’s another example, as Ted’s wacky dad speaks at the Texas mega-church of “prosperity gospel” preacher Kenneth Copeland, who says Ted Cruz has been “called and anointed” by God to be the next president of the US.

After Cruz spoke for an hour, delivering his standard presentation urging Christians to vote in order to beat back secularism and take control of this nation, Copeland asked him to recount how the Holy Spirit had descended upon a Cruz family prayer session and convinced Ted to seek the presidency, which Rafael took as a sign that “God has raised him up for such a time as this.”

Then, several church elders gathered around Cruz in order to lay hands upon him and pray while Eagle Mountain International Church senior pastor George Pearsons proclaimed that “we are in the midst right now of the new birth of this nation.”

“There’s a new birth, right now, for America,” Pearsons declared, “and it’s taking place right before our eyes. And we will not set apart our responsibility and our duty to do what God has called us to do; we say, ‘Yes, Lord, Yes, we will do exactly what You have called us to do’ and we receive the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, the outpouring of the Spirit over Washington, D.C. We see Congress praying, we see them seeking God, we see prayer coming back into our schools, we see the Bible coming back into our schools, we see abortion being turned around, we see this nation being completely restored, completely delivered, for it is a time the new birth of our nation and we’re seeing it right before our eyes, now, in Jesus’ name.”

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152 comments
1
Dr. Matt  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:25:13pm

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unproven innocence  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:25:44pm

Anointed? Sounds like some sort of religious test or requirement for office. Saw something in the Constitution related to that.

3
Eric The Fruit Bat  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:27:48pm

The grift is strong in this one.

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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:30:07pm

OT, but I walked by that fallen crane here in downtown Manhattan a few hours ago (well, near it — the po-po have the area closed off for a couple of blocks around it on all sides — and that thing is huge). I was thinking of going back and taking a picture, but to be honest it’s cold out there and it’s cozy in here in my apartment a block away.

I admit that I’d make a lousy reporter.

5
jaunte  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:32:58pm

Enjoying his blood sacrifice.

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ausador  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:33:42pm

re: #2 unproven innocence

Anointed? Sounds like some sort of religious test or requirement for office. Saw something in the Constitution related to that.

Didn’t go far enough, instead of just “no religious test” they should have added “anyone claiming to be divinely inspired or chosen to run by GOD(s) is automatically disqualified.”

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TedStriker  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:33:56pm
“There’s a new birth, right now, for America,” Pearsons declared, “and it’s taking place right before our eyes. And we will not set apart our responsibility and our duty to do what God has called us to do; we say, ‘Yes, Lord, Yes, we will do exactly what You have called us to do’ and we receive the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, the outpouring of the Spirit over Washington, D.C. We see Congress praying, we see them seeking God, we see prayer coming back into our schools, we see the Bible coming back into our schools, we see abortion being turned around, we see this nation being completely restored, completely delivered, for it is a time the new birth of our nation and we’re seeing it right before our eyes, now, in Jesus’ name.”

That brings to mind someone else who said they were doing “God’s will”:

The Missiles Are Flying - The Dead Zone (9/10) Movie CLIP (1983) HD

Fuck them.

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Decatur Deb  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:34:50pm

“I went to see the Pope, and all I got was this lousy rosary.”
—POTUS

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Kragar  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:35:43pm

Which God?

10
Emoprog Refugee  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:38:31pm

re: #7 TedStriker

That brings to mind someone else who said they were doing “God’s will”:
Fuck them.

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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:38:48pm

re: #7 TedStriker

That brings to mind someone else who said they were doing “God’s will”:

Fuck them.

A terrific movie, and, like many of the best films about American politics, directed by a foreigner.

12
GlutenFreeJesus  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:40:09pm

“But Hillary is a lying bitch in the pocket of Wall Street. I’ll never vote for her.” = Welcome, President Cruz!

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Targetpractice  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:40:32pm

re: #9 Kragar

Which God?

Randall Flagg.

14
Lidane  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:45:37pm
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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:45:51pm

Protestantism I’ve read a lot about, but Catholicism I know

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Targetpractice  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:47:03pm

re: #14 Lidane

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“Benghazi moment”? Something so totally blown out of proportion that it dwarfs the original “outrage”?

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Skip Intro  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:48:05pm

Sounds like Cruz will be bringing back slavery and segregation, because we were a truly godly nation back when we had them.

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unproven innocence  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:50:29pm

re: #17 Skip Intro

Sounds like Cruz will be bringing back slavery and segregation, because we were a truly godly nation back when we had them.

Slaves may not be scary enough. He’ll need witches and demons, too.

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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:51:07pm

re: #17 Skip Intro

Sounds like Cruz will be bringing back slavery and segregation, because we were a truly godly nation back when we had them.

Don’t be surprised if his campaign starts making nautical references, ala Scientology.

VOTE TED AND RELIVE THE AGE OF SAIL!

VOTE TED AND COMPLETE THE MIDDLE PASSAGE!

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EPR-radar  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:51:15pm

These nuts talk about a “new birth of our nation”.

There was another The Birth of a Nation en.wikipedia.org

Theocrats like Cruz et al. don’t get the benefit of the doubt for things like this.

21
WhatEVs  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:52:13pm

re: #14 Lidane

Best. Comment. Ever!

Cons, making Anerica hate again.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:52:24pm

re: #16 Targetpractice

“Benghazi moment”? Something so totally blown out of proportion that it dwarfs the original “outrage”?

Something the unscrupulous can use to whip up anger among the unthinking.

23
jaunte  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:52:38pm
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Skip Intro  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:53:04pm
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Danack  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:53:07pm

We see Congress praying, we see them seeking God,

Yeah…….this is one of the reasons why I think the congressional prayer breakfast is encouraging extremists more than anything else.

Also, you know, Matthew 6:6 “”When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men.”

Or probably, Matty sixty-six, according to Trump.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:53:45pm

re: #19 De Kolta Chair

Don’t be surprised if his campaign starts making nautical references, ala Scientology.

VOTE TED AND RELIVE THE AGE OF SAIL!

Ye gods, not THAT! Slowest computer fighting game EVER!

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sagehen  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:55:55pm

re: #20 EPR-radar

These nuts talk about a “new birth of our nation”.

There was another The Birth of a Nation en.wikipedia.org

Theocrats like Cruz et al don’t get the benefit of the doubt for things like this.

There’s a much, much better Birth of a Nation on the way…
people.com

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Shiplord Kirel  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:56:27pm

Punted from dead thread (h/t Dr. Matt)
Oklahoma school displays sign warning staffers could be armed

My Corrections:


(I think this might be better than Bundy Ranch Patritos)
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Skip Intro  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:56:37pm

After reading this tripe, I miss Trump. I hope he kicks Ted’s Canadian ass all the way back to Canada next week.

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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:56:46pm

re: #26 Blind Frog Belly White

Ye gods, not THAT! Slowest computer fighting game EVER!

So true. Sid Meier’s great update of Pirates! got me tanked for another seafaring game and what a disappointment that was.

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Kragar  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:57:37pm

re: #28 Shiplord Kirel

School’s required reading list:
The Blue Tarp of Courage

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jaunte  Feb 5, 2016 • 3:57:39pm
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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:01:48pm

re: #23 jaunte

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From Frisco to Cape Cod, I’ve lived and voted all across this great nation, and I’ve never seen a politician who was as insane as Ted Cruz.

And I lived in Arizona!

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Decatur Deb  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:03:04pm

re: #31 Kragar

School’s required reading list:
The Blue Tarp of Courage

“We are a band of derpers
Insane to an extent,
Fighting for the rangeland
We stole, rather than rent;
And when our rights were threatened,
The cry rose near and far—
“Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Tarp
That bears a dildo scar!”

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Targetpractice  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:03:31pm

re: #32 jaunte

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Rather sounds like the 2012 schtick again. “We’ll win because so many Democrats are switching parties to be on the winning team!”

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Nyet  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:04:21pm

So after Cruz loses. Kenny will have to conclude that there is no God, right?//

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Skip Intro  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:05:08pm

re: #33 De Kolta Chair

From Frisco to Cape Cod, I’ve lived and voted all across this great nation, and I’ve never seen a politician who was as insane as Ted Cruz.

And I lived in Arizona!

If Louis Gohmert and Michelle Bachmann had a Canadian son, he would be Ted Cruz Gohmert-Bachmann.

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Kragar  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:05:19pm
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freetoken  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:07:00pm

The problem with Borowitz’s humor is that some people take it seriously:

Sanders Admits Receiving Free Checking from Big Banks

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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:08:19pm

re: #37 Skip Intro

If Louis Gohmert and Michelle Bachmann had a Canadian son, he would be Ted Cruz Gohmert-Bachmann.

;-) Long time no see, Skip

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WhatEVs  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:08:52pm
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Aunty Entity Dragon  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:09:36pm

re: #31 Kragar

School’s required reading list:
The Blue Tarp of Courage

A Farewell to Dildos
Moroni Got His Gun
The Killer Feds
All Quiet in the Back of my Pickup Truck
Jason Patrick’s Long Halftime Walk

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freetoken  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:09:36pm

re: #41 WhatEVs

Bringing a horse to cosplay - now they’re serious.

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Pawn of the Oppressor  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:10:07pm

re: #41 WhatEVs

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I want this man out of my country. Yesterday.

DEPORT THE BUNDYS

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Skip Intro  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:10:28pm

re: #38 Kragar

I’ll be damned! Bluto really did become a US Senator.

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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:13:18pm

My favorite story of the day so far

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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:14:58pm

re: #45 Skip Intro

I’ll be damned! Bluto really did become a US Senator.

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Targetpractice  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:15:53pm

re: #46 De Kolta Chair

My favorite story of the day so far

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“SEE! THIS IS SOCIALISM IN ACTION! STORE OWNERS BEING ROBBED OF THEIR RIGHT TO THROW AWAY PERFECTLY GOOD FOOD!!!”

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Kragar  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:15:55pm
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FormerDirtDart  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:16:34pm

Earthquake topples buildings in Taiwan city of Tainan

“…There were no immediate reports of casualties after the magnitude 6.4 quake struck early on Saturday.
Reports suggest at least four buildings have come down, including a high-rise residential building. More than 100 people have so far been rescued…”

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WhatEVs  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:16:47pm

re: #42 Aunty Entity Dragon

A Farewell to Dildos
Moroni Got His Gun
The Killer Feds
All Quiet in the Back of my Pickup Truck
Jason Patrick’s Long Halftime Walk

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Insurrection

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sagehen  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:17:30pm

re: #33 De Kolta Chair

From Frisco to Cape Cod, I’ve lived and voted all across this great nation, and I’ve never seen a politician who was as insane as Ted Cruz.

And I lived in Arizona!

DON’T CALL IT FRISCO.

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Decatur Deb  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:17:57pm

re: #51 WhatEVs

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Insurrection

To Kill a Dodo Bird.

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WhatEVs  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:18:09pm

re: #44 Pawn of the Oppressor

I want this man out of my country. Yesterday.

DEPORT THE BUNDYS

No kidding. Send the lot to Somalia. They can bask in the lack of government and do whatthefuckever they want.

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Tigger2  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:19:58pm
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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:20:01pm

re: #48 Targetpractice

“SEE! THIS IS SOCIALISM IN ACTION! STORE OWNERS BEING ROBBED OF THEIR RIGHT TO THROW AWAY PERFECTLY GOOD FOOD!!!”

In other words, just another day at Safeway management. ;-)

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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:20:35pm

re: #52 sagehen

DON’T CALL IT FRISCO.

;-P

///

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Mentis Fugit  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:21:13pm

OT: Heard from son in Taiwan. They slept through it up in Taichung. Most welcome anticlimax EVAH.

Though he freaked when he read my message because at first he thought I was saying WE had had a big quake.

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ausador  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:25:11pm

Again…

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Charles Johnson  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:26:05pm
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Stanley Sea  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:27:34pm

re: #60 Charles Johnson

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A million pennies. He hedges of course.

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bratwurst  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:27:50pm

This is going to sway SEVERAL people!

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Billy Batts  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:28:51pm

re: #62 bratwurst

Who is Bobby Jindal?

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Decatur Deb  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:29:11pm

re: #60 Charles Johnson

With Daleiden on a short leash, he might have been tapped to be the next co-conspirator, sort of like being the #2 al Queda leader.

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jaunte  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:29:40pm

re: #63 Billy Batts

He’s an amateur exorcist from Louisiana.

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TedStriker  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:30:29pm

re: #9 Kragar

Which God?

Slaneesh.

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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:30:37pm

Like I said before, pull that bug out of your arse, Senator Sanders, and have some fun. Glum hasn’t won an prez election since Bush in 2004 and wonkishness hasn’t won a prez election since Clinton in 1992 (irony!).

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TedStriker  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:31:07pm

re: #13 Targetpractice

Randall Flagg.

All hail the Walking Dude!

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Targetpractice  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:31:54pm

re: #60 Charles Johnson

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Didn’t he used to boast about having billionaire investors who were going to help him build a media empire?

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Pawn of the Oppressor  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:31:54pm

re: #60 Charles Johnson

He probably proposed an astro-turd campaign for Cruz.

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Shiplord Kirel  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:33:12pm

Finally, an internet quote that is apparently real. Tillman Act of 1907.

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Kragar  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:33:19pm

re: #66 TedStriker

Slaneesh.

I’m pretty sure that the hard core Evangelicals are all Khorne worshipers

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Charles Johnson  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:33:24pm

re: #69 Targetpractice

Didn’t he used to boast about having billionaire investors who were going to help him build a media empire?

The boy’s a two-face liar and truth ain’t in him.

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Skip Intro  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:33:35pm

re: #60 Charles Johnson

Nearly means around $150.00

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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:33:43pm

re: #60 Charles Johnson

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Blind Frog Belly White  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:35:33pm

re: #60 Charles Johnson

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So, he’s got a Venture, and he wants people to join his Team, eh?

duh-DAH-duh-DAA-duh!!
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Blind Frog Belly White  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:36:21pm

re: #64 Decatur Deb

With Daleiden on a short leash, he might have been tapped to be the next co-conspirator, sort of like being the #2 al Queda leader.

Can we drone strike him? Can we? can we?

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Tigger2  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:36:43pm
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Decatur Deb  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:37:16pm

re: #77 Blind Frog Belly White

Can we drone strike him? Can we? can we?

Easier to wait for a ‘work accident’.

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Targetpractice  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:37:31pm

re: #73 Charles Johnson

The boy’s a two-face liar and truth ain’t in him.

If he’s two-faced, why’d he pick that one?

//

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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:38:16pm

re: #76 Blind Frog Belly White

So, he’s got a Venture, and he wants people to join his Team, eh?

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TEAM DERP!!!

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Aunty Entity Dragon  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:39:25pm

re: #72 Kragar

I’m pretty sure that the hard core Evangelicals are all Khorne worshipers

Skulls for the Skull Throne.

Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn!

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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:41:56pm

I’d love to be there when New Hampshire GOP voters read the names Rafael and Marco on their ballots.

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ausador  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:42:05pm

Cat: For God’s sake will someone get this dog some tranquilizers?

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Pawn of the Oppressor  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:42:19pm

re: #77 Blind Frog Belly White

Can we drone strike him? Can we? can we?

Extremely inappropriate thought follows:

Edit, never mind, private tags, how do they work?? Did they change?

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Aunty Entity Dragon  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:43:02pm

re: #84 ausador

Cat: For God’s sake will someone get this dog some tranquilizers?

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What an adorable Scottish fold kitty :)

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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:44:02pm

re: #84 ausador

Cat: For God’s sake will someone get this dog some tranquilizers?

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Cute dog, but that cat is awesome.

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ausador  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:47:38pm
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Pawn of the Oppressor  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:48:25pm

Chucksie probably called the Cruz campaign with a proposal to dig dirt, sling shit, and otherwise engage in off-the-books “opposition research” with a side guarantee that he could help lock down the all-important Homophobic ConservaBro vote.

I imagine this is where they told him to get in touch with his credit union, because the campaign’s big money people were busy funneling cash to gainfully employed professionals who are not entangled in multiple lawsuits.

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ausador  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:49:47pm
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FormerDirtDart  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:51:06pm

More election season excitement:
NC 1st & 12th Congressional District gerrymandered along racial lines.
Federal court strikes down NC congressional district maps

RALEIGH, N.C. — Three federal appellate judges on Friday threw out the congressional voting maps the Republican-led General Assembly drew five years ago, ruling that two districts were gerrymandered along racial lines.

The ruling throws the March 15 primary into chaos, as the judges ordered state lawmakers to redraw the maps within two weeks and not to hold any elections for U.S. House until the maps are in place. A special session of the legislature would have to be called to approve new maps, they also might have to pass federal muster again.

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Aunty Entity Dragon  Feb 5, 2016 • 4:52:31pm

re: #91 FormerDirtDart

More election season excitement:
NC 1st & 12th Congressional District gerrymandered along racial lines.
Federal court strikes down NC congressional district maps

WHOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our batshit insane NC legislature is starting to get some pushback!

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Skip Intro  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:00:12pm

re: #91 FormerDirtDart

See? Right there is what the Republicans want to take the country back from. States should have the right to disenfranchise anyone they choose, so long as they’re not white evangelical christians.

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EPR-radar  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:00:38pm

re: #84 ausador

That cat will need several days of dedicated napping to come up with an appropriate revenge.

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EPR-radar  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:03:34pm

re: #93 Skip Intro

See? Right there is what the Republicans want to take the country back from. States should have the right to disenfranchise anyone they choose, so long as they’re not white evangelical christians.

The dream of RWNJs is to fill the entire Federal Judiciary with vat-grown Liberty U legal hacks that would never dream of striking down a GOP redistricting plan.

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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:07:04pm

1 Across: this is funny (wish I could take credit for it)

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Decatur Deb  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:07:32pm

re: #95 EPR-radar

The dream of RWNJs is to fill the entire Federal Judiciary with vat-grown Liberty U legal hacks that would never dream of striking down a GOP redistricting plan.

And President Cruz would get that chance.

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Skip Intro  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:08:48pm

re: #96 De Kolta Chair

I bet she needed some help from Bristol.

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Not a Sparkly Vampire  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:09:30pm

re: #88 ausador

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I believe that’s what the young people call ‘getting rekted’.

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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:10:43pm

re: #98 Skip Intro

I bet she needed some help from Bristol.

They’re both quite cryptic.

Or are they?

Sorry, for a microsecond there I thought the Palin’s were in the least interesting.

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unproven innocence  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:12:54pm

“Prosperity” Preacher Kenneth Copeland with David Barton, on Social Security —
Did You Know That God Is Against Retirement?

Just shoot me, Huckabee.

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EPR-radar  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:14:33pm

re: #97 Decatur Deb

And President Cruz would get that chance.

Ted Kennedy said it well, back in the day:

Robert Bork’s America is a land in which women would be forced into back-alley abortions, blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters, rogue police could break down citizens’ doors in midnight raids, schoolchildren could not be taught about evolution, writers and artists could be censored at the whim of the Government, and the doors of the Federal courts would be shut on the fingers of millions of citizens

RWNJs love to complain bitterly about this, even coining the term ‘Borking’ to describe it.

The truth really is physically painful to RWNJs.

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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:19:23pm

re: #101 unproven innocence

“Prosperity” Preacher Kenneth Copeland with David Barton, on Social Security —
Did You Know That God Is Against Retirement?

Just shoot me, Huckabee.

Here’s Copeland and his crew posing with il Papa. Kim Davis was no doubt waiting for her close-up backstage.

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Tigger2  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:19:56pm
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freetoken  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:33:48pm

So, this Saturday the Republicans are having another “debate”.

One of the hosts is ABC.

The other is “IJReview”. about.ijreview.com

For those unaware, the “Independent Journal Review” is just another wingnut outlet pretending to be journalism.

Wikipedia likes the term “viral”:

The Independent Journal Review is a conservative American viral news website founded in 2012.[1] It has over 19 million visitors a month according to Alexa. The website is owned and operated by two former Republican party staff[2] and the editor is Bert Atkinson, a former waiter.[3] The site has been described as a cross between BuzzFeed and RedState.[3] and a cross between the Drudge Report and Upworthy.

Think of it as Drudge, but with HTML skills.

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freetoken  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:36:55pm

Faux journalism - I guess that is the way of the day in 2016.

Not that the likes of Chuck Todd are much better than IJReview.

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FormerDirtDart  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:38:23pm
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Timothy Watson  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:38:54pm

re: #105 freetoken

The site has been described as a cross between BuzzFeed and RedState.[3] and a cross between the Drudge Report and Upworthy.

Kinda like combining shit and poison.

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Tigger2  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:39:21pm

Shouldn’t GoFundMe look into this.

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FormerDirtDart  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:39:29pm
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Barefoot Grin  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:39:33pm

Anointed, huh? Well, that explains the greasy hair.

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Charles Johnson  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:39:58pm

re: #105 freetoken

Independent Journal Review is a full-on wingnut site. They’re responsible for circulating a lot of bogus stories and they specialize in race-baiting. Just one more sign of how extreme and wingnutty the GOP has gotten. A site like this shouldn’t be anywhere near a major political party.

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makeitstop  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:45:18pm

re: #104 Tigger2

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From the article:

“We expect the litigation to be rather lengthy and expensive so he asked us to set him up with the crowd sourcing page to assist in raising funds,” Casey wrote.

As of Friday, Feb. 5, that page had raised about $27,000 of its $100,000 goal.

Which crowd-sourcing site is doing this? Most of the big ones don’t allow fundraising for lawbreakers, right?

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EPR-radar  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:46:12pm

re: #112 Charles Johnson

Independent Journal Review is a full-on wingnut site. They’re responsible for circulating a lot of bogus stories and they specialize in race-baiting. Just one more sign of how extreme and wingnutty the GOP has gotten. A site like this shouldn’t be anywhere near a major political party.

The GOP in the US is a very strange thing. Because of the two party system it remains relevant, even though its platform is more extreme than that of many parties that would be 10% or less fringe parties in a parliamentary system.

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weave  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:47:52pm

So the wingnuts are now criticizing Sanders’ response to that guy fainting on stage during his presser….

dailywire.com

Bernie’s reaction to the incident epitomizes his policies: Caring, compassionate, and completely useless in actually helping people.

WTF? Really? The guy was being helped already. Bernie asked if there were any medics around to help him as well. What more was he supposed to do?

These guys are real douchebags.

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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:48:18pm

Oh shut the fuck up

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Tigger2  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:48:52pm

re: #113 makeitstop

From the article:

Which crowd-sourcing site is doing this? Most of the big ones don’t allow fundraising for lawbreakers, right?

I don’t know but I’m sure GoFundMe could find out.

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makeitstop  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:50:21pm

re: #117 Tigger2

I don’t know but I’m sure GoFundMe could find out.

They shut down one for Darren Wilson, IIRC.

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Belafon  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:50:30pm

re: #115 weave

All Democrats are obviously fully trained paramedics. The fact that Bernie isn’t one just proves he’s not a real Democrat.

///////////

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Barefoot Grin  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:50:41pm

Also, isn’t Kenneth Copeland one of those guys who scrunches his eyes together and prays on TV for the money to buy a private jet?

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ausador  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:52:14pm

More good news from the courts…

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freetoken  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:53:16pm

re: #120 Barefoot Grin

Also, isn’t Kenneth Copeland one of those guys who scrunches his eyes together and prays on TV for the money to buy a private jet?

More likely praying for a larger mansion.

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Reckless Disregard  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:56:29pm

re: #122 freetoken

With your donation we can paint the whole of the Old *AND* New Testament in my new house. Folks, I’ll need plenty of rooms to accomplish this heavenly task. Our task force has estimated that about 83 new rooms and a cabana by the pool we will name the Sea of Galilee will be almost enough to wrap myself in the holy of holies. By giving your tithing to me we can accomplish something that’s truly never been done *AND* honor Our Lord. Amen.

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freetoken  Feb 5, 2016 • 5:59:16pm

Of course he does:

THE LATEST: TRUMP QUESTIONS OBAMA’S VISIT TO MOSQUE

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has questioned President Barack Obama’s first visit to a United States mosque.

Trump told a crowd of thousands at a rally in South Carolina Friday night that Obama apologized during the mosque visit, but it was unclear exactly who Trump was suggesting the president had apologized to.

[…]

“Apologize” has become a trigger word.

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Charles Johnson  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:00:03pm
126
Belafon  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:00:13pm

re: #124 freetoken

Of course he does:

THE LATEST: TRUMP QUESTIONS OBAMA’S VISIT TO MOSQUE

“Apologize” has become a trigger word.

I think you misspelled ni****.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:00:51pm

re: #123 Reckless Disregard

Sadly, it’s not much of a parody. Televangelists phrase their grifting in this way. “The Lord has told me I need a personal jet to do his work!”

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mmmirele  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:01:36pm

Jesus, save us from your professional followers.

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ausador  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:01:54pm

BTW, the judge also said that he had found no evidence of criminal activity by the NAF. Didn’t say the same for the CMP tards, but of course he can’t say they violated law while the case is still ongoing.

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Reckless Disregard  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:02:27pm

re: #124 freetoken

Did John Wayne apologize to the Injuns he shot? Did Reagan apologize to the Germans when he fought in WW2? No. That’s why they were our two best Presidents!

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Reckless Disregard  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:04:10pm

re: #127 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Spending the majority of my life in the south pretty much ensures that I have heard even weirder claims on Sundays.

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Tigger2  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:04:11pm

That’s why I didn’t vote for one and didn’t imaginary vote for the other one.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:06:29pm

re: #131 Reckless Disregard

Spending the majority of my life in the south pretty much ensures that I have heard even weirder claims on Sundays.

I can imagine. I lived in KY for nearly 30 years and got dragged to fundie churches morw than a few times.

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Belafon  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:07:34pm

re: #125 Charles Johnson

When people put up tweets, I sometimes go through their timelines. This was also in hers:

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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:08:47pm

Feck the GOP — my fifth generation iPod Classic with its 16,000 badass songs is on its last leg. Cue the slo-mo, farewell to the mojo.

And then I buy another gadget.

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Stanley Sea  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:09:17pm

re: #134 Belafon

When people put up tweets, I sometimes go through their timelines. This was also in hers:

[Embedded content]

Ha! Beautiful.

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HappyWarrior  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:12:13pm

re: #135 De Kolta Chair

Feck the GOP — my fifth generation iPod Classic with its 16,000 badass songs is on its last leg. Cue the slo-mo, farewell to the mojo.

They really need to reboot the classic. I like the iPod Touch but damn it the iPod Classic was a great machine.

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HappyWarrior  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:13:37pm

re: #115 weave

So the wingnuts are now criticizing Sanders’ response to that guy fainting on stage during his presser….

dailywire.com

WTF? Really? The guy was being helped already. Bernie asked if there were any medics around to help him as well. What more was he supposed to do?

These guys are real douchebags.

Really what the hell was he supposed to? Bernie’s not a trained EMT. I think he did a good job all things considered. These people literally have derangement for anything a person left of their lunatic asses does.

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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:13:47pm

re: #137 HappyWarrior

They really need to reboot the classic. I like the iPod Touch but damn it the iPod Classic was a great machine.

That critter lasted 18 years. Not bad for planned obsolescence.

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HappyWarrior  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:16:27pm

re: #139 De Kolta Chair

That critter lasted 18 years. Not bad for planned obsolescence.

Yeah I have fond memories of winning a 30 gig one at my high school graduation party. That was huge for the time. I still have a 150 gig one.

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makeitstop  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:18:30pm

re: #140 HappyWarrior

Yeah I have fond memories of winning a 30 gig one at my high school graduation party. That was huge for the time. I still have a 150 gig one.

I have a 120 GB Zune (don’t judge me). Figured out how to hack it and freed it from the Zune software and turned it into a regular ol’ MP3 player.

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Tigger2  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:19:08pm
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HappyWarrior  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:19:14pm

re: #141 makeitstop

I have a 120 GB Zune (don’t judge me). Figured out how to hack it and freed it from the Zune software and turned it into a regular ol’ MP3 player.

Nah no knock. the iPod is a good but it has its flaws too.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate RN  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:21:38pm

re: #135 De Kolta Chair

Feck the GOP — my fifth generation iPod Classic is on its last leg. Cue the slo-mo, farewell to the mojo.

I feel for you. Those little bastards are expensive, but really handy.

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ausador  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:24:19pm
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Barefoot Grin  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:26:19pm

re: #137 HappyWarrior

They really need to reboot the classic. I like the iPod Touch but damn it the iPod Classic was a great machine.

You can get a good one on eBay for eleventy hundred bucks.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:34:12pm

CHARLESTON, w.va. (February 4, 2016) - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today issued a statement following the passage of right-to-work legislation.

“I remain committed to growing West Virginia’s economy, but I do not believe right-to-work legislation is the best way to do that.

“We can continue to improve our state’s business climate by strengthening our workforce, combatting substance abuse and creating new sites for development, all of which continue to be my top priorities in the coming year. I have submitted proposals to address these issues, and I urge the Legislature to consider them during the session.

I will veto the legislation passed today, which received bipartisan opposition but only partisan support.”
​​​​​

OMG OMG OMG!
There is someone sane in power in West Bygod Virginia!!!!

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De Kolta Chair  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:39:13pm

Bumped

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 5, 2016 • 6:55:28pm

re: #60 Charles Johnson

I mentioned that this morning:
littlegreenfootballs.com

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 5, 2016 • 7:25:16pm

re: #107 FormerDirtDart

and in the meantime, the wee kitteh waits.
and waits…

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 5, 2016 • 7:39:52pm

re: #133 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

I can imagine. I lived in KY for nearly 30 years and got dragged to fundie churches morw than a few times.

Wednesdays are even more weird than Sundays…

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Lancelot Link  Feb 5, 2016 • 8:15:59pm

Shouldn’t these politically active churches follow the Laws of the United States and pay their taxes?


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