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January 05, 2004
Howard Dean's favorite book of the New Testament? The Book of Job?!
NOTE: This was originally posted on the Iraq page by Nikita Demosthenes. ----------------------- That paragon of religiosity, Howard Dean, tells us that his favorite book of the New Testament is ... the Book of Job. One problem, Mr. evangelical wannabe, Job is in the Old Testament. From the New York Times on January 4, 2004: * * * Asked his favorite New Testament book, Dr. Dean named Job, adding: "But I don't like the way it ends." "Some would argue, you know, in some of the books of the New Testament, the ending of the Book of Job is different," he said. "I think, if I'm not mistaken, there's one book where there's a more optimistic ending, which we believe was tacked on later." Job, the Old Testament story of a righteous man who suffers hardships as a test of his faith, ends with the Lord restoring his fortunes and the protagonist living to be "an old man, and full of days." Some scholars have posited that the original ending may have been more dour. * * * Ok. Can we just end the charade? Am I the first one willing to say this wannabe emperor - Dean - has no clothes? Howard Dean is obviously not a religious man. Indeed, he obviously looks down his nose at religious people - especially southerners. He thinks religious people are rubes and dolts. Howard Dean's new discovery of religion - and his own religiosity - insults the intelligence of every person in America, both religious and non-religious. Should we trust a person who is willing to say anything - be anything - even if it's completely, obviously false - just to be President? I don't think so. The fact that he's wrong on pretty much every policy issue to boot - both foreign and domestic - doesn't help either. So, knock yourself out, Pastor Dean. Keep telling us about your favorite books of the Bible. After you lose the election, you'll have lots of time on your hands to actually crack the cover of the Book.
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To paraphrase Douglas Adams, anyone capable of being elected president should under no circumstances be allowed to have the job. Posted by: Mark Buehner at January 6, 2004 09:29 AM For those who may not be familiar...
Posted by: Rubix Cuban at January 6, 2004 09:39 AM In response to the previous post, there's no reason to assume malice or evil where stupidity explains it well enough. Posted by: Just me at January 6, 2004 09:44 AM I guess it comes as no surprise that the NYT didn't catch it, either. Posted by: torpedo_eight at January 6, 2004 10:49 AM Maybe his 'knowledge' is apocryphal, but there is so many other things to criticize the man about, I hardly think this is THE Go/No-go issue of the Race. Wait until the minions start trying to defend this one... :o) Posted by: Cap'n SPIN at January 6, 2004 11:49 AM I love the "one book where there's a more optimistic ending" bit. He completely forgets every single book of the New Testament.
Posted by: gus3 at January 6, 2004 02:54 PM Should we trust a person who is willing to say anything - be anything - even if it's completely, obviously false - just to be President? Didn't the country do this with Bill or Hill or whatever they were? Posted by: Rod Thorsen at January 6, 2004 08:28 PM My personal favorite: Clinton emphasizing a point, telling the audience "That's why the Constitution says '...of the People, by the People, for the People..."
Posted by: torpedo_eight at January 7, 2004 08:35 PM Post a comment
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