CNN: In Wake Of Shooting, It's Important To Stress "A Saving Faith In Jesus"

[dandi]

You can imagine how this one goes over.

BTW, the DUmmy's thread title is misleading. The statement came from Erick Erickson's blog at redstate.com, not from CNN.

The Night Owl (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jan-12-11 01:16 PM
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CNN: In Wake Of Shooting, It's Important To Stress "A Saving Faith In Jesus"   Updated at 1:25 PM
   
Edited on Wed Jan-12-11 01:19 PM by The Night Owl
Wow! What a dumb thing to say...

CNN's Erickson: In Wake Of Attempted Murder Of Jewish Politician, It's Important To Stress "A Saving Faith In Jesus Christ"

January 11, 2011 3:50 pm ET by Jamison Foser

CNN's Erick Erickson is upset with what people aren't saying about the attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords:

Through it all though, well meaning people on both sides of the ideological and partisan divide are not talking about the one thing that should be talked about — a saving faith in Jesus Christ.


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http://mediamatters.org/blog/201101110031

Perhaps Mr. Erickson is hoping for a job offer from Fox News.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x183214


Let us pray:

Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jan-12-11 01:17 PM
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1. Another crusade for religious tolerance? nt

Mrs. Overall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jan-12-11 01:19 PM
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3. Quite ironic as Gabrielle Giffords is Jewish.

And that means what, exactly? There were nineteen other victims, in case you hadn't noticed. Also, in case you hadn't noticed, Christians pray for non-Christians all the time, and the message was directed at all people so inclined to renew their faith and trust in God in this time of tragedy.

Whisp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jan-12-11 01:36 PM
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27. no kidding. makes me think more about all this being on purpose
   
for some lowscum reasons they have.

this and that blood libel, come on. something is going on in their walnut shells they call brains. purposefull distraction for even more disgust with them so they have even more excuses to do and say more harmful and insensitive things.

Harmful and insensitive? To whom? I'm sure Ms. Giffords and her family would appreciate the sentiment no matter where it came from.

Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jan-12-11 01:19 PM
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4. It's not dumb..
   
It's amazingly insulting, the apparent target of the shooting was Jewish.

Ewik son of Ewik is a world class asshole and smart enough to know just how insulting his little statement was.

Again, there were nineteen other victims and Mr. Erickson as addressing all people of Christian faith. Besides, Jesus was a Jew, too.

nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jan-12-11 01:23 PM
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12. It is not a maybe, it is what he means.   Updated at 8:04 PM
   
Being a child of a holocaust survivor... I got a particularly sensitive ear to things like that.

It's too bad your ear, your ass and your brain aren't all wired together.

Let's see: Child of the Holocaust, leader of a combat company, savior of drought and flood-stricken people, Oracle Of Rubicon Crossings.

TiT, is that you?

tularetom Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jan-12-11 01:21 PM
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7. Aw bullshit - Jesus didn't give a damn about that 9 year old girl
   
So I don't think he has a lot of credibility on this issue.

"That 9 year old girl" will be at His side in Heaven. Can you say the same?

annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jan-12-11 02:47 PM
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41. Wait.. That little girl was Jewish?
   
Hey CNN. . Your slip is showing.

"That little girl" had a name, DUmmies. Christina-Taylor Green. Say it with me. Or was she not important enough since she wasn't a Democratic pol?

End Of The Road (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jan-12-11 01:21 PM
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9. I'm dumbfounded.
   
He should be fired.

For a well-meaning expression of his religious beliefs? How DU-tolerant.

Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jan-12-11 01:32 PM
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21. This makes me SICK!
   
The nerve of this asshole!

ladjf (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jan-12-11 02:08 PM
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29. Unadulterated, disingenuous and fabricated horse-shit. nt

RainDog Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jan-12-11 02:40 PM
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37. This person does not need to be on national tv. Giffords was Jewish and we hear proselytizing?
   
while Palin tries to appropriate the mantle of victimhood with dog whistles to extremists?

I never thought CNN could sink this low. but they have.

Again, not CNN dumbass. Try reading.

JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jan-12-11 04:34 PM
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52. Right. Because that Jewish lady that was shot in the head...
   
Would benefit. Got it.

FACEPALM!!

I don't call her The Second-Stupidest Woman On The Internet for nuthin'.

The article and comments at Media Matters ar just, if not more, ignorant, vile and hateful.

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201101110031

 

[thundley4]

nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jan-12-11 01:23 PM
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12. It is not a maybe, it is what he means.   Updated at 8:04 PM
   
Being a child of a holocaust survivor... I got a particularly sensitive ear to things like that.

Big deal. Lots of guards from the death camps survived.

[true_blood]

tularetom Donating Member (1000+ posts)    Wed Jan-12-11 01:21 PM
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7. Aw bullshit - Jesus didn't give a damn about that 9 year old girl So I don't think he has a lot of credibility on this issue.

Keep smoking that pot you loser. You seem to be high on the intelligence level.

[Ptarmigan]

I see our old friend, The Night Owl is at it. 

[MrsSmith]

TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jan-12-11 02:40 PM
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39. Well, in this context, it looks like Jesus saved the Jewish non-believer.
   
And quite possibly let some actual Christians die. So...not gettin' it...maybe someone can explain it to me.

This probably makes sense to someone that has no clue about heaven.  I guess...

Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jan-12-11 01:19 PM
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4. It's not dumb..
   
It's amazingly insulting, the apparent target of the shooting was Jewish.

Ewik son of Ewik is a world class asshole and smart enough to know just how insulting his little statement was.

Not only were there other victims, as dandi pointed out...but Giffords lived.  How can it be insulting to a Jewish lady to hope those that died were all going to heaven????   

[AllosaursRus]

Has anyone here ever heard of a Jewish person takin' offense to bein' prayed for by a Christian?

Didn't think so, why would they? Jesus was Jewish himself! Hell he prayed for them while he was headed to heaven even though they were responsible for havin' him crucified!

How do you go thru life with that much hatred? Must be hell on earth!

Oh, wait!

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

You know...

...Loughner was violently hostile to Christianity.





Just thought I'd point that out.

[VivisMom]

[FlaGator]

Mrs. Overall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jan-12-11 01:19 PM
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3. Quite ironic as Gabrielle Giffords is Jewish.

And by some strange coincidence, so was Jesus.

[Rebel]

These people are insane.

[GOBUCKS]

You know...

...Loughner was violently hostile to Christianity.

Just thought I'd point that out.

That had nothing to do with her being Jewish. A core value of the democrat party is violent hostility toward Christianity. An example is having an indian with a clutch of chicken feathers offering a "prayer" of some kind at their Wellstone II pep rally.

[Varokhâr]

Leave it to a leftist to claim that any mention of Jesus is veiled anti-semitism

The facts are that any mention of Jesus offends liberals.

[thundley4]

Leave it to a leftist to claim that any mention of Jesus is veiled anti-semitism

The facts are that any mention of Jesus offends liberals.

Except when they try and portray him as a socialist.

[Varokhâr]

Except when they try and portray him as a socialist.

Or a homosexual.

[Wineslob]

I take great comfort in the fact that the losses in November are clearly driving them bat shit insane..............there's no other explaination.