At the now infamous Values Voter Summit, Representative Mike Pence, (R) Indiana, had this to say about Obama’s terrible czars:1 (emphasis mine)
You know I do think members of Congress should be required to read bills. But I gotta tell you, I’d be just about as happy if more of ‘em read this (holds up Constitution) a little more often. The Constitution of the United States of America… And nowhere in here can I find the word “czar” (laughter)… Washington DC must become a “no-czar zone” starting here and starting now.2
I’d like to know why I have yet to hear a left-wing pundit thoroughly bash the right-wing, God-fearing, “family values”-hyping, prayer in school and ten commandments on the courthouse-promoting, hypocritical conservatives by offering up an equally valid alternative for Mr. Pence:
You know I do think members of Congress should be required to read bills. But I gotta tell you, I’d be just about as happy if more of ‘em read this (holds up Constitution) a little more often. The Constitution of the United States of America… And nowhere in here can I find the word “God” (laughter)… Washington DC must become a “no-God zone” starting here and starting now.
This is for you, Rachel Maddow. You missed a great opportunity to justify and promote the effort to remove “God” from the Pledge, from money, from public schools, and from the walls of our court houses. I’m not saying that you don’t agree, but when you covered the summit and then the “Why should God bless America?” attack against non-religiousness,3 Mike Pence’s blatant double standard was just begging to be addressed.
Maybe next time!
- See transcripts at The Cloakroom. [<]
- 1:35 in the video [<]
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Tags: czar, god, Rachel Maddow, Value Voters Summit
Why should God bless America?
By that logic, they seem to be condoning terrorist attacks on America. I mean…other countries attack us because they feel their god tells them to, right?
They essentially were condoning the terrorist attacks on America. It’s the masochistic self-righteous view that if you allow bad things to happen in your house (or what you think are bad things, regardless of what other people think), then it’s okay for other people to attack your house, because that’s essentially God showing how pissed off he is. In short, it’s just another form of insanity.
Why should God bless America?
By that logic, they seem to be condoning terrorist attacks on America. I mean…other countries attack us because they feel their god tells them to, right?