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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: franksolich on August 15, 2008, 10:24:48 AM
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3802139
Oh my.
The Democrat convention's almost two weeks away yet, and the Obamaite primiitives are already getting nervous, just s-o-o-o-o-o-o nervous, about every little thing.
cynatnite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-15-08 09:25 AM
Original message
Anyone else bothered by Obama's sit down with 'purpose driven life' guy Rick Warren...
This weekend Obama will have a forum/debate...whatever the hell that is....with McCain.
'Purpose Driven Life' author, Rick Warren, will be moderating it.
We don't get a first debate about the economy, foreign policy, health insurance and so on.
Instead, we get a forum so Obama and McCain can spout their religious credentials.
Don't get me wrong. Obama will get my vote, but it's shit like this that makes it hard for me to be enthusiastic about him.
babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-15-08 09:29 AM
Response to Original message
3. I'm not bothered about this at all, and I don't imagine it's going to be solely about religion. Hopefully topics like poverty, disease, hatred, community, and stewardship of the environment come up.
Social issues should be discussed imo.
Hmmm. Maybe they'll discuss Skins's island?
cynatnite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-15-08 09:31 AM
Response to Reply #3
7. To me it comes across that they're putting religious matters first...
and what makes this even worse, IMO, it's not even a journalist doing the asking. It's a pastor. Effing insane.
elocs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-15-08 10:36 AM
Response to Reply #27
41. I reckon there are scores of people here at DU who believe that any and every Christian is a "neo-christo-fascist pig". In fact, all religious people are suspect to them.
The Obamaite cali primitive starts something, without meaning to:
cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-15-08 09:39 AM
Response to Reply #8
12. Shocking. Shocking I tell you that a candidate for President would try to appeal to the vast majority in this country who are religious.
peace13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-15-08 09:46 AM
Response to Reply #12
17. Shocking!
And religion could be framed as a lunchable instead of a Thanksgiving feast. I am so sick of the faux religious in this country lining up behind their Christian *resident while he kills, rapes and steals his way into their hearts. Like it or not we have millions of sick people in this country. If you think this non mainstream preacher is going to melt the hearts of the Bush-sane you are kidding yourself. At what point does the Dem candidate frame a 'debate' in a format that highlights the candidate?
cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-15-08 09:50 AM
Response to Reply #17
22. LOL! Since when is religion defined as a "thanksgiving feast" and what does "it should be framed as a lunchable" even mean? Babble. First of all, most religious folks are not behind bushco. Secondly, YOU can't define religion for anyone but your little old self.
And sorry, Appealing to the majority of voters is how you get elected. duh.
peace13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-15-08 09:58 AM
Response to Reply #22
25. Sorry that you missed my point.
You seem to pride yourself for being a deep thinker. My point is that if Obama has to kiss the ass of the ' religious' folk he could do it in smaller, less visible portions. You are really rude at times and disregard anyone else's point of view. I would love to know how you support our candidate in the real world. I happen to be in the trenches volunteering, donating and supporting our local Obama team. If I disagree with him from time to time it doesn't mean that I am not working my *utt off for him.
Well, it's true the Obamaite cali primitive is no open-minded liberal, nor possessing social skills so as to get along with other people, but in this isolated incident, the Obamaite cali primitive is right.
blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-15-08 09:34 AM
Response to Original message
9. Warren ahs a huge, fairly middle-of-the-road following. I'm not worried at all.
Bluenorthwest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-15-08 10:51 AM
Response to Reply #9
49. Middle of the road?
For bigots, maybe he is the middle of the road. But in terms of thinking people, he is a right wing religous nut case who opposes the equality of all Americans.
MadHound (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-15-08 09:44 AM
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15. Obama has come to the conclusion that the religious, no matter their creed, must be pandered too
It is rather disturbing. I don't mind discussions like this, what bothers me are Obama's policy positions favoring religion, like his promise to expand faith based funding.
We really, really need to get religion out of our politics. We've already seen too much of this, we don't need to see anymore.
We really, really need to get Obamaite primitives out of our politics.
ourbluenation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-15-08 10:51 AM
Response to Reply #29
48. I'm not religious and I could care less about this. No "**** you" to me.
He's a Christian going to talk at a christian church. It's a free country. Why does it bother you so much?
Good question; the answer might betray much.
The monstrously fat primitive:
JulieRB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-15-08 10:21 AM
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37. If we were, does it matter?
We have no choice. We'll vote for him. At the same time, I am more than a bit amused by those who are still insisting he stands for us. I don't embrace an organized religion, and neither do millions of other voters.
It's a reasonably large bonfire, but most of the primitive comments are like the above quoted.
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..."I happen to be in the trenches volunteering, donating and supporting our local Obama team".....
Now let me decode that with my "moonbat" decoder ring.
"I happen to be in the trenches(moms' basement) volunteering (free time between bongs and CHEETOS), donating (inkind and all my dirty underwear like Bill Clinton) and supporting (I e-mail suggestions for demonstrations and boycotts to) our local Obama team (when not doing PUMA stuff)."
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..."I happen to be in the trenches volunteering, donating and supporting our local Obama team".....
Now let me decode that with my "moonbat" decoder ring.
"I happen to be in the trenches(moms' basement) volunteering (free time between bongs and CHEETOS), donating (inkind and all my dirty underwear like Bill Clinton) and supporting (I e-mail suggestions for demonstrations and boycotts to) our local Obama team (when not doing PUMA stuff)."
Yeah, when copying-and-pasting that, I did detect some elements of elastic in it.
I think it's a stretchy.