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arely staircase

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19. that's just it - pres. obama's speech was 180 degrees of their agenda.

Fri Feb 3, 2012, 09:18 PM

Feb 2012

bush spoke to this prayer breakfast and so has every president in my lifetime. not saying they should have - just very proud of our current president for delivering a quite different message. that's all. i agree with you about dominionists. in fact, as a liberal christian i am more apalled by them than those who don't have a dog in the christian dogma hunt. i think most of your disagreement with me is due to misunderstanding. if that is the case i take responsibility for that misunderstanding in that i clearly haven't explained myself well enough. but i'm trying.

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what if the president spoke at a neo-nazi, kkk prayer breakfast? [View all] arely staircase Feb 2012 OP

Then the Ron Paul crowd would like President Obama a little bit more. ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #1

Funny how Steven Colbert gets huge points for doing the WH Correspondents' Dinner... TheWraith Feb 2012 #2

+ many nt arely staircase Feb 2012 #3

that would be horrible. limpyhobbler Feb 2012 #4

please read my whole post. nt arely staircase Feb 2012 #15

I read it and understand what you're saying, limpyhobbler Feb 2012 #16

ok. well my post only makes sense (i hope) in the context of the prayer breakfast. arely staircase Feb 2012 #18

The analogy is not accurate, as in this case the speaker identifies as a member of Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #5

etjesus himself prayed in front of others - so it's a bit more complex than arely staircase Feb 2012 #7

The President identifies as a prosperity cult member devoted to theocracy? TheKentuckian Feb 2012 #26

well you can stop being offended arely staircase Feb 2012 #27

And I long for the day MattBaggins Feb 2012 #6

he has given those too - so rejoice. nt arely staircase Feb 2012 #8

To understand the context of the Nat'l Prayer Bkfst, read The Family by Jeff Sharlatt librechik Feb 2012 #9

It's easy for someone to complain about President Obama at the DU . . . Major Hogwash Feb 2012 #10

lol nt arely staircase Feb 2012 #11

The C Street Family that hosts this prayer breakfast IS analogous to your KKK, neo-nazi group riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #12

He lends them credibility, which they have used to influence foreign law, possibly making Dragonfli Feb 2012 #28

He'd be George Bush libodem Feb 2012 #13

i don't remeber george bush preaching tolerence and anti-bigotry to the kkk. do you have a link? nt arely staircase Feb 2012 #14

Exactly because even the dimmest President on the face of the planet, avoided toxic groups riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #17

that's just it - pres. obama's speech was 180 degrees of their agenda. arely staircase Feb 2012 #19

I understand. I just think Obama should have declined the invite. THAT would have been brave riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #20

then i respect your opinion. we simply disagree. i have become quite cyinical myself over these arely staircase Feb 2012 #21

Peace. riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #22

;-) nt arely staircase Feb 2012 #23

Since it is not a group he wants to be assocaited with Kellerfeller Feb 2012 #24

I admire people who have a message for the good and for the bad guys lunatica Feb 2012 #25