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Countdown to $200 oil (3) - no gas tax needed | 74 comments (74 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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Why are they driving in DC?

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Tue May 6th, 2008 at 08:35:21 AM EST
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Why are they praying at the punp?

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue May 6th, 2008 at 08:47:18 AM EST
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Why was Governor "Sonny" Perdue praying for rain in Atlanta, and why was he reelected in a landslide? Because people are stupid.

But that's my elitist opinion.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Tue May 6th, 2008 at 09:00:33 AM EST
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Maybe because it rained? Praying for rain has the advantage that it often seems to work. Praying for low gas prices is another matter....

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Tue May 6th, 2008 at 09:04:31 AM EST
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Actually, it didn't rain after his prayer vigil. Which is hilarious, because he -- I think it's fair to say deliberately -- chose to do it on a day when rain was in the forecast.

Nobody, of course, questions whether the Magical Space Daddy was sending Sonny a message with that, though. When good things happen, all glory goes to God. When bad things happen, it's the Lawd's will, for he is "testing" us.

Or something.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Tue May 6th, 2008 at 09:09:52 AM EST
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Why hilarious? It just proves that by picking the day based on the forecast he was demonstrating lack of faith, and God reacted accordingly.

With gas prices the situation gets more complicated. Presumably Ahaminajad, Putin, and Tillerson are all praying for higher gas prices, so God has to decide which of these prayers to listen to...

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Tue May 6th, 2008 at 09:57:56 AM EST
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I doubt Putin (or the others) would leave that in the hands of God. He's a bit more, er, pro-active about these things.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Tue May 6th, 2008 at 02:49:10 PM EST
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True. He'd just have God assassinated, or exiled to London (where all non-Iraqi exiles are apparently required to go). ;)

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Wed May 7th, 2008 at 09:34:03 AM EST
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heh, well said, gk!

he with the strongest thought-form wins...

call on godde to turbo your desire, multiverse as giant amplifier of will allocation.

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Wed May 7th, 2008 at 05:57:51 AM EST
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It's a "pay as you pray" system...

"Dieu se rit des hommes qui se plaignent des conséquences alors qu'ils en chérissent les causes" Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet

by Melanchthon on Tue May 6th, 2008 at 02:37:34 PM EST
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Reminds me of a scene in the documentary Vernon, Florida (possibly the best flim ever) in which they interview a preacher who says, "I needed a van, so I prayed to God for van. Then I went and priced vans. I guess God was trying to tell me it wasn't the right time to buy a van..." LOL.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Tue May 6th, 2008 at 02:47:18 PM EST
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Sounds about right for Vernon. Never been, but I've heard stories.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Wed May 7th, 2008 at 09:37:04 AM EST
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