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Praying for Others' Misfortune

by BooMan
Tue Dec 22nd, 2009 at 09:15:04 PM EST

They prayed that it would rain on Barack Obama's DNC acceptance speech. God rewarded them with a hurricane that disrupted the Republican National Convention. They prayed that some death or illness would prevent one Democratic senator from being able to vote for cloture on the health care bill. God ignored their wishes and it was Republican Jim Inhofe who failed to show up for the vote.

Now at least one teabagger is in tears, wondering if they've angered God by praying for misfortune to descend on others or if they just didn't pray hard enough.

Do you remember when these people were in power? Do you want that to happen again any time soon? Praying hard that it won't happen isn't good enough.

Praying for Others' Misfortune | 14 comments (14 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Praying for Others' Misfortune (4.00 / 4)

What is really shocking is that neither the host nor the guest reacted in any way. Is such a suggestion so commonplace in America these days that it's greeted with a straight face instead of shock and condemnation?

by KathyF on Wed Dec 23rd, 2009 at 02:25:16 AM EST

Re: Praying for Others' Misfortune (none / 0)

In the host's defense, I've never really seen CSPAN hosts react about anything on any issue; they're quite monotone.

by seabe on Wed Dec 23rd, 2009 at 10:12:21 AM EST
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Re: Praying for Others' Misfortune (4.00 / 4)

There are fruitcakes in every country. The USA just seems to mainstream theirs. You can's apparently challenge someone who claims Jesus as his Lord. It's the greatest get out of jail card in the book.

"We reported back to hearts what we had seen, and told our footsteps all about where we had been."

by Frank Schnittger (Frankschnittger at hotmail dotty communists) on Wed Dec 23rd, 2009 at 07:08:06 AM EST

Re: Praying for Others' Misfortune (none / 0)

Ugh.

by Second Nature (denn1214 at gmail) on Tue Dec 22nd, 2009 at 09:21:31 PM EST

Re: Praying for Others' Misfortune (none / 0)

That guy can't be for real.

"We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; now we know that it is bad economics;" - Franklin Delano Roosevelt

by Salunga on Tue Dec 22nd, 2009 at 09:21:53 PM EST

Re: Praying for Others' Misfortune (none / 0)

That's what I'm sayin'. There's no way this is real. It's gotta be somebody doing a practical joke.

by forus50 on Tue Dec 22nd, 2009 at 09:25:16 PM EST
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I think you're right. (none / 0)

The phone call sounded phony.

by Ed J on Tue Dec 22nd, 2009 at 09:26:00 PM EST
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Re: Praying for Others' Misfortune (none / 1)

Hah!
I just updated my diary entry as you posted.
Same video.

by ask on Tue Dec 22nd, 2009 at 09:27:26 PM EST

Re: Praying for Others' Misfortune (none / 0)

but...but...but..

he's such a CHRISTIAN....don't ya know?

by rikyrah on Tue Dec 22nd, 2009 at 09:47:15 PM EST

Re: Praying for Others' Misfortune (none / 1)

Whose ~~death~~ disability would Jesus pray for?

Oh, there you are, Perry. -Phineas -SLB-

by boran2 (blogistan@yahoo.com) on Tue Dec 22nd, 2009 at 09:58:39 PM EST

Re: Praying for Others' Misfortune (none / 1)

If you were truly a good Christian, you wouldn't be disabled, would you, because God looks out for his own. It's basic logic. ;>)

by Kamakhya (onyx at earthlink dot net) on Wed Dec 23rd, 2009 at 02:31:03 AM EST
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Re: Praying for Others' Misfortune (none / 0)

Do you want that to happen again any time soon?

Of course not. It's just that some of us would like Obama to be a little bolder.

by Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle on Tue Dec 22nd, 2009 at 10:08:08 PM EST

Re: Praying for Others' Misfortune (none / 1)

I think it was a prank, an academy award winning performance I must say. If it is real, it's scary as hell. I didn't seem to phase Barrasso, it's his base after all.

by LiberalForReal on Tue Dec 22nd, 2009 at 10:19:47 PM EST

Re: Praying for Others' Misfortune (none / 1)

"Do you want that to happen again any time soon?"

FDL, her followers, and their teabagger allies are working hard to bring it about.

So I guess the answer really depends on who you ask.

by sherifffruitfly on Tue Dec 22nd, 2009 at 11:40:56 PM EST

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