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Blue Owl

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55. Jesus wouldn't want anyone to have loaves or fishes, right Paul?

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Sat Nov 23, 2013, 05:45 PM

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Paul Ryan: Poor People Need Jesus, Not Food Stamps [View all] applegrove Nov 2013 OP

Is there a recipe Paul Ryan could recommend on how to prepare Jesus? JaneyVee Nov 2013 #1

Afaik, there is only one dish. You pray over a cracker that becomes Jesus. Liberal Veteran Nov 2013 #2

Holy infant so tender and mild. Sounds delicious! JaneyVee Nov 2013 #7

JaneyVee - you are a very bad girl. Marie Marie Nov 2013 #19

Kudos renie408 Nov 2013 #54

Sounds kind of bland to me. LuvNewcastle Nov 2013 #61

A dash of frankincense and a sprinkle of myrrh will fix that right up. Codeine Nov 2013 #68

Hmmm Lithos Nov 2013 #70

Isn't he admitting, in a way PhilosopherKing Nov 2013 #3

Then go be a preacher Cal Carpenter Nov 2013 #4

J.K. Rowling is Scottish PumpkinAle Nov 2013 #5

FWIW - She's not Scottish - was born in Yate, England Lucinda Nov 2013 #26

Didn't know that. Thanks. n/t Laelth Nov 2013 #47

Thanks PumpkinAle Nov 2013 #49

She's white. elehhhhna Nov 2013 #67

. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #6

Food stamps for people, farm subsidies to farmers of which some farms are corporations. Thinkingabout Nov 2013 #8

Who among you when your brother asks for bread gives him a stone? Paulie Nov 2013 #9

Where's my clue-by-four?! sakabatou Nov 2013 #10

Too bad Obama locked up the body of Christ during the shutdown Blue Owl Nov 2013 #11

Well I recall in the story Jesus did give away a lot of free food... n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2013 #12

He doesn't do that anymore. I think I'll take the food stamps. LuvNewcastle Nov 2013 #62

Yeah the Republican Jesus doesn't seem to be much like the book one... n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2013 #64

Yes. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #13

The first thing Jesus would say to Ryan if they ever met would be TlalocW Nov 2013 #14

i agree. nt DesertFlower Nov 2013 #16

i agree. nt DesertFlower Nov 2013 #17

Or, "get thee behind me, Satan." n/t QC Nov 2013 #65

There will be lots of safeinOhio Nov 2013 #15

Maybe if he sold his possessions and gave to the poor nyquil_man Nov 2013 #18

I think it is Ryan who need spiritual redemption. Marie Marie Nov 2013 #20

"Why do so-called Christians behave so un-Christian?" Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #37

What a fucking clown. I grew up with periods where my parents had Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #21

So says the Social Security baby. What a f%cking tsuki Nov 2013 #22

I was on food stamps ismnotwasm Nov 2013 #23

Wait a Second... Isn't This The Same Paul Ryan... Butch McQueen Nov 2013 #24

Fuck off you fucking ayn rand, hypocrite Cha Nov 2013 #25

And wasn't Ayn Rand an atheist? He seems to have his deities and his icons all muddled! nt MADem Nov 2013 #28

What I heard.. and, I also heard that she got SS and medicare when Cha Nov 2013 #30

That is a great little argument, there! nt MADem Nov 2013 #40

Isn't this the same guy that makes Ayn Rand required reading for his staff... Hekate Nov 2013 #43

Unless Jesus is the dude driving the grocery delivery truck, I don't think he's right on that score. MADem Nov 2013 #27

Poverty = reality. Food stamps = a way to mitigate poverty. Jesus = make believe. stopbush Nov 2013 #29

Ryan needs to reread the gospels. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #31

OMDog! elleng Nov 2013 #32

My thoughts Aaron8418 Nov 2013 #33

People like Paul Ryan Jamaal510 Nov 2013 #34

I agree. Everything he says, every policystatement, applegrove Nov 2013 #36

Hey Paul, do middle class kids need their dead parents social security instead of or MillennialDem Nov 2013 #35

Just guessing mazzarro Nov 2013 #38

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2013 #39

And how does being a Zombie-Eyed Granny Starver affect one's ability to dream? eShirl Nov 2013 #41

J.K. Rowling would be horrified by this statement LeftishBrit Nov 2013 #42

Yeah, I bet he leaves those fucking phony $10 tips, too. Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #44

"Saved" people are often still poor and hungry. quaker bill Nov 2013 #45

The corollary to this anti-Christian dogma is that only the rich are blessed by God. baldguy Nov 2013 #46

Here's the cure ... Scuba Nov 2013 #48

What an incredibly ignorant thing to say. OnionPatch Nov 2013 #50

Ah yes, more "compassionate" conservatism from a GOPer. City Lights Nov 2013 #51

But Jesus thought people needed food. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2013 #52

We need less people like ryan ever4lasting Nov 2013 #53

Jesus wouldn't want anyone to have loaves or fishes, right Paul? Blue Owl Nov 2013 #55

Face it, Paul. Your imaginary friend is not going to come through for hungry people. Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #56

Food stamps do, however, allow people to EAT. WinkyDink Nov 2013 #57

Yeah, poor people really need Jesus. notadmblnd Nov 2013 #58

WWJD? MFM008 Nov 2013 #59

How can we take away his taxpayer funded income? Quantess Nov 2013 #60

His idol would be very disappointed in him. QC Nov 2013 #63

BREAKING: Jesus Shocked That Jesus vs. Food for the Poor is Either/OR Proposition In America elehhhhna Nov 2013 #66

I'll give them credit for tenacity, at least they keep trying lol. But let's analyze, Shall We? Volaris Nov 2013 #69

Paul Ryan is a fake Christian. He worships Ayn Rand who despised Christianity. He is a fraud period! Quixote1818 Nov 2013 #71