More Obama Signs and Wonders

[jerome_oneil]

So for anyone thinking that Obama is going to say whatever he needs to say to whomever he needs to say it, in the McCain mold, here's a quote he said to a church the other day, regarding using the Bible as a means of governance.

"Which passages of scripture should guide our public policy?" Obama asked in the speech. "Should we go with Leviticus, which suggests slavery is OK and that eating shellfish is an abomination? Or we could go with Deuteronomy, which suggests stoning your child if he strays from the faith? Or should we just stick to the Sermon on the Mount?

"So before we get carried away, let's read our Bible now," Obama said, to cheers. "Folks haven't been reading their Bible."

And how does the Liberal Media(tm) play this up?

Why "Obama is distoring the Bible! Says right wing nutter, Dobson...

Story Evangelist accuses Obama of 'distorting' Bible - CNN.com

Here's how the liberal bastion CNN headlined it.

[Gaolee]

Well, we could base policy on the Revelations of St. John the Divine. That would make King Cobra happy as long as he doesn't read it.

[dave b]

I think that the esteemed Mr. Dobson wouldn't recognize the teachings in the gospels if he fell over them.

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[Trash]

Pedoronomy 9:16 - Taketh showers with thy sons. Showeth them thy penises. Let them know thee real men.

[jim schmidt]

Phoneyronomy 7:13 "Giveth unto me for I am the leader who liftith myself up on your shoulders and sayeth the truth as I have created it."

Heard this guy on the radio today. All I can say is wow. That's some scary shit...

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