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Lionessa

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142. So in your world words are more important than actions? Weird.

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Bill Maher Takes Heat Over Tim Tebow Tweet [View all] geardaddy Dec 2011 OP

how come scores are god's personal blessing but interceptions are never god's punishment? nt msongs Dec 2011 #1

lol. geardaddy Dec 2011 #2

Clearly, the D-Back was praying harder, that's all. JoePhilly Dec 2011 #5

God doesn't punish Christians. They are covered by "grace", so nothing bad that happens to them yodermon Dec 2011 #8

Jesus As a Spiritual Pin Cushion NashVegas Dec 2011 #129

Interceptions are the way Jesus tests your faith! See how that works? n/t FormerDittoHead Dec 2011 #36

Interceptions Are Not God's Punishment Yavin4 Dec 2011 #39

God prefers blitzing linebackers Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #99

God's pro team is the New Orleans Saints. His college team is Notre Dame. yellowcanine Dec 2011 #151

It's a fair point. And isn't an interception a "blessing" for the OTHER team? yellowcanine Dec 2011 #150

Hae you seen Tebow pass? He hardly needs divine intervention to make an errant throw. nt NoGOPZone Dec 2011 #155

hey eric 'lighten up francis' spanone Dec 2011 #3

Francis is gone. BootinUp Dec 2011 #56

I love that quote! Logical Dec 2011 #79

I'd call it "trite, unfunny observation Union Scribe Dec 2011 #4

9 million saying that UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #65

Maher is great and weare lucky to have him on our side! Logical Dec 2011 #78

But... But.... He's a proud atheist who supports legalizing TEH POT! And TEH GAYS! Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #103

Maher hardly represents the best of what the left has to offer lapislzi Dec 2011 #6

For Maher, it = success izquierdista Dec 2011 #10

Agreed. TheWraith Dec 2011 #12

I don't. lapislzi Dec 2011 #134

Oh for fuck's sake. If the argument is that magic invisble friends help you win games Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #27

"why is god intervening in football games but not Darfur" -- Because God Gambles on Football Games Yavin4 Dec 2011 #40

Can't stand Maher. emilyg Dec 2011 #31

Agreed. He's almost the anti-Coulter. nt Skip Intro Dec 2011 #58

Represents? Blacksheep214 Dec 2011 #71

Uh, satire is offensive by its nature. aquart Dec 2011 #104

Unless of course, Shankapotomus Dec 2011 #109

even more lame barbtries Dec 2011 #117

Maher doesn't exist to represent the left. He's a comedian. eom Fleshdancer Dec 2011 #147

I object to calling him trash. nm rhett o rick Dec 2011 #7

Shit. Carlin was a solid libertarian in later years and he said a lot worse. HopeHoops Dec 2011 #9

Oh, I know. geardaddy Dec 2011 #24

He's not particularly kind with FOX or CNN for that matter. HopeHoops Dec 2011 #26

I have never seen Tebow do his thing Puzzledtraveller Dec 2011 #11

My feelings about his exhibitionism is not pathological. immoderate Dec 2011 #15

I Guess You Don't Watch ESPN Yavin4 Dec 2011 #41

Good for Maher... mrmpa Dec 2011 #13

If they give you John, counter with Matthew 25:41-46. aquart Dec 2011 #105

If Tebow gives full credit to God when he does well.... JohnnyRingo Dec 2011 #14

Yep. It's like these idiots who think that "God" saved them from some tragedy that killed hundreds. Arugula Latte Dec 2011 #167

I bet Fox went after Limbaugh and Coulter with just as much self-righteousness. Fuzz Dec 2011 #16

Hilarious tweet from Maher! Cali_Democrat Dec 2011 #17

I thought it was as funny as hell..almost as funny as watching Jeebus Tebow getting his ass handed.. truebrit71 Dec 2011 #18

Tebow obviously didn't pray hard enough and long enough to his god to help win the game. Better Believe It Dec 2011 #19

LOL. AtomicKitten Dec 2011 #20

Bill Maher! Iggo Dec 2011 #21

Your edit of the tweet just outright fails to deliver the controversy. Warren Stupidity Dec 2011 #22

I didn't edit it. geardaddy Dec 2011 #23

LOL trumad Dec 2011 #25

Waaah, Waaaah. Someone made fun of my magic invisble friend. Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #28

For if you fail once? kentuck Dec 2011 #29

This whole Tebow thing is preposterous on it's face... NavyDem Dec 2011 #30

O.K. that is a good one rufus dog Dec 2011 #45

I was just trying to inject a little humor into what I knew was going to become a contentious thread NavyDem Dec 2011 #61

And you did inject humor rufus dog Dec 2011 #68

Sorry, I just HAD to step in , here, and say... Ferretherder Dec 2011 #116

well Danmel Dec 2011 #108

or a Vikings fan geardaddy Dec 2011 #133

Any skewering of Tebow the Twit is OK with me. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #32

Stupid. originalpckelly Dec 2011 #33

Bill Maher is a dick head. styersc Dec 2011 #34

Yeah. We should give a free pass to all sorts of absurd bullshit, because "IT'S MY WEEWIGIN!!" Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #42

WTF is "weeewigin"? n/t cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #46

Special Pleading, that's what's happening here. Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #52

"thinks Jesus is personally intervening in his football games" cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #89

I don't GIVE A SHIT. And neither does Jesus. Who doesn't exist. Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #97

Let's go back to your claim that Tebow said Jesus personally intervened... cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #173

I could play word games with you, despite the fact you've already been shown to be wrong Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #181

here's a link barbtries Dec 2011 #119

You're using other people's words. You get that, right? n/t cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #180

religion. barbtries Dec 2011 #118

I guess you've heard of eye of the beholder... or maybe you haven't. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #175

"Give a pass"? Who elected you the entity who decides what is to be allowed? styersc Dec 2011 #47

To be clear: You can believe whatever kind of absurd, idiotic, impossible, dumb-ass shit you want. Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #51

I guess I should be more tolerant of those who styersc Dec 2011 #66

Yes, yes, the poor persecuted Christian Majority. Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #98

I rescind the correction of your name. styersc Dec 2011 #111

You can believe whatever you want. You do not get a free pass for your beliefs. Warren Stupidity Dec 2011 #130

WAH wah wah. Someone doesn't agree with you and you name call like Lionessa Dec 2011 #137

I dont require agreement, just peace to believe as I wish. styersc Dec 2011 #140

It's gawd and jeebus' job to give you peace, not mine or Limbaugh's. Too bad you Lionessa Dec 2011 #146

No thanks. styersc Dec 2011 #161

like I said, you can believe whatever the fuck you want Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #162

you 'rescind the correction of my name'? Oh, heavens, what will I do now? Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #163

If it were not for religious dogma based ignorance, I could marry whom I wish Bluenorthwest Dec 2011 #126

Post removed Post removed Dec 2011 #164

Wow, you sure smoked out another "true Christian." LAGC Dec 2011 #183

Jealous much? Logical Dec 2011 #80

Yes, people with beliefs in invisible sky daddies should be ridiculed. Lionessa Dec 2011 #136

Maher is a comedian Shankapotomus Dec 2011 #168

I've never seen so many people threatened by an entity they say doesn't exist. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #35

Odd, I'm feeling the same way. styersc Dec 2011 #37

He is an idiot, that s why people make fun of him! Logical Dec 2011 #81

I imagine you may even believe... LanternWaste Dec 2011 #121

Because the nonexistent entity has glassy-eyed believers all over the planet who keep Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #43

Causes shit-fits on both sides, it seems. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #44

Have you been paying ZERO fucking attention for the past 30 years??? Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #49

Go ahead... let it all out. You'll feel better afterward. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #54

Guess the whole "pharmacists not dispensing birth control", "anti-choice/anti-gay movement" Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #55

Um, no. My daughter came out to me about five years ago and I wrote about it here that very night. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #82

Yibbe Yabbo Hooobooo. Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #96

Last time I'll say this... Tim Tebow does NOT think Jesus helps him win football games. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #172

You've clearly never had your life f'd with by the religiously regressive. Lionessa Dec 2011 #138

+1 million to this post Eliminator Dec 2011 #69

As are all human constructs which exist nowhere but our own imaginations LanternWaste Dec 2011 #122

Fail Eliminator Dec 2011 #141

Worse, more like the after effects of a stroke. Lionessa Dec 2011 #139

You've about covered it. Control-Z Dec 2011 #74

"walk in your house uninvited..." In some states it's legal to KILL the people you just described. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #85

Now THAT was a righteous-ass screed! Le Taz Hot Dec 2011 #123

Wow...fail.... Logical Dec 2011 #84

Find me an instance where Tim Tebow or any other person of faith made the claim that cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #87

When you praise god when you score a touchdown then you are saying he helped! Logical Dec 2011 #88

LOL. Yeah, I don't think so. Not unless you say something like "GOD HELPED!" cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #91

Is it ok to hate a parent who lets their kid die because they think god will cure them? Logical Dec 2011 #92

I could find that parent at fault for their child's death. Hate? I guess that depends on your cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #94

You think I'm full of hate because I don't want creationists writing public school science textbooks Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #100

OK, so we have determined religious intolerance is OK sometimes but you get to decide? Logical Dec 2011 #120

So he's thanking God for something God had nothing to do with? That doesnt make sense. Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #101

It makes sense to him, and other than that it's only your business because you choose to make it so. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #170

you mean his making an anti-choice commercial wasn't making his faith our business? Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #182

So in your world words are more important than actions? Weird. Lionessa Dec 2011 #142

You're intentionally being obtuse Eliminator Dec 2011 #145

I don't think you understand what prayer means to people of faith. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #174

Yes they do, all the time Eliminator Dec 2011 #177

And there you have it. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #178

Kurt Warner after winning the Super Bowl... truebrit71 Dec 2011 #157

So KW claimed that God guided his hand... and helped his team win? cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #176

Yup. "Without Him none of this is possible"... truebrit71 Dec 2011 #187

Well actually WDeM... styersc Dec 2011 #48

Thanks for showing up to add your little opinion there, Mr. Helper! Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #50

I guess I'm just taking advantage of my newly found right styersc Dec 2011 #67

Knock yourself out, Jacko. Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #95

When you have a logical argument, point it out. styersc Dec 2011 #112

Clearly your religiosity has stunted your ability to consider analogies then. Lionessa Dec 2011 #144

My logical argument is that it's fucking goofy to thank a giant invisible sky-man for his help with Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #160

Nah. I'm with WDeM, all the way. Control-Z Dec 2011 #75

It is the construct in the minds of bigots that keeps me from equal rights. Bluenorthwest Dec 2011 #127

Sounds to me like the people angry at Maher's joke are the ones feeling threatened. DirkGently Dec 2011 #158

LOL! Otay! I'll play... cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #179

It is quite entertaining to see Tebow lose. Dawson Leery Dec 2011 #38

How is he a charlatan? RZM Dec 2011 #72

I think charlatan Dorian Gray Dec 2011 #154

I don't think he's a charlatan. AngryOldDem Dec 2011 #185

Tebow was touched by his Noodley Appendage - and faileth eipically jpak Dec 2011 #53

What would this thread be like if Tebow was a Muslim? Skip Intro Dec 2011 #57

I don't know what the thread would be like, Moses2SandyKoufax Dec 2011 #59

In general I think people on the left noamnety Dec 2011 #60

Personally, I think all the fundamentalists are whacked in the fucking head. Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #64

Really? DU considers some patriarchal religions suckier than others? aquart Dec 2011 #107

We would be defending him from his unseemly dismissal by the Broncos Warren Stupidity Dec 2011 #131

Durr, did anybody expect conservatives to have a sense of humor?! FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #62

When the people in love with Tebow. bluestate10 Dec 2011 #63

Bill Maher & Westboro Baptist BOHICA12 Dec 2011 #70

Uh, no. A perfectly ridiculous (and stunningly mean-spirited) false equivalency. aquart Dec 2011 #106

No, they are both out there flame-throwing for fun and profit! BOHICA12 Dec 2011 #110

Except Maher is not opposed to the rights of any person or grup and Westboro's message is Bluenorthwest Dec 2011 #128

ITA BuddhaGirl Dec 2011 #153

Usually I defend Tebow RZM Dec 2011 #73

It's more disdain for people who blatantly disregard basic precepts of the religion they trumpet.. Fumesucker Dec 2011 #76

Is he one of those people? RZM Dec 2011 #77

Many Christians would be far more popular with non-Christians.. Fumesucker Dec 2011 #83

I don't deny it's over the top RZM Dec 2011 #86

DU is an online discussion forum.. Fumesucker Dec 2011 #90

Reminds me of something Joe Madison mentioned a week or two ago RZM Dec 2011 #93

Their mommies never made anti-abortion commercials that were aired during the Superbowl. GoCubsGo Dec 2011 #115

"a proud atheist who supports legalizing pot, same-sex marriage" Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #102

Bolling was just projecting. GoCubsGo Dec 2011 #113

If God is on your side? kentuck Dec 2011 #114

This whole thread is a prime example of why I hope the Broncos trade Tebow randr Dec 2011 #124

maher a board member to PETA? lmfao. no wonder. that explains everything. ah ha. nt seabeyond Dec 2011 #125

I'm glad people don't freak-out and write articles about my tweets. tridim Dec 2011 #132

Tebow reminds me of prosperity theology Red Mountain Dec 2011 #135

I agree with Maher. If you claim God helps you win, you have to explain what happened when you lose. Hosnon Dec 2011 #143

As for the boycott... Loge23 Dec 2011 #148

Maher will likely see being called "disgusting vile trash" by Fox News as a badge of honor. yellowcanine Dec 2011 #149

Not Funny Bill otohara Dec 2011 #152

As usual, Maher's tone is overly harsh. As usual, he has a point. DirkGently Dec 2011 #156

So what's the disgusting vile offensive part? Ganja Ninja Dec 2011 #159

Matt Taibbi made the best point about Teblow hifiguy Dec 2011 #165

I'm angry about Maher's tweet, too rocktivity Dec 2011 #166

The Fox News hates tv that still deals with actual discernable reality. How can applegrove Dec 2011 #169

You can't say anything against the great and powerful Tebow. center rising Dec 2011 #171

Thank God for Bill Maher ellisonz Dec 2011 #184

Christmas Eve? liberalpress Dec 2011 #186

I have to ask. Blacksheep214 Dec 2011 #188

Excellent points. geardaddy Dec 2011 #189

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