General John Kelly: "He said that, in his opinion, Mr. Trump met the definition of a fascist, would govern like a dictator if allowed, and had no understanding of the Constitution or the concept of rule of law."
Ron Reagan, Jr., has said he could never run for the presidency because he's an atheist. Ha! The son of the GOP's saintly president would never be elected by his father's groupies!
If you do some reading about A. Lincoln, while he used biblical references and spoke of a creator in many of his speeches, he really, really wasn't religious at all. Everything written by his close friends and associates attest to this.
And yet, he's one of our most revered presidents (outside of Dixie, that is). LOL!
Maybe he was secretly a deist, like the Founding Fathers.
In the public interest, may these words from your humble Octopus be fitting for the occasion:
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I don't know what the language is,Octo, but here is the Google Translate translation:
This is simply dummy text of mental focus, at the same time I give Jerry Critter Captain Fogg fees as well as some great toil and pain. To Auntie Shaw for a trivial example, physical exercise, our Truth101 Bloggingdino Godlizard dispute that is not from the selection below. Sher's to stop the registry to find fault with in the Rocky will be sent to Nameless Cynic pain page. However, they are the rational Nation is no product, they are in special jewelry needs and easy to Dave is to be welcomed
The only way an atheist could get elected POTUS today is if they pretended they weren't. The same goes for an agnostic. I wouldn't be surprised if we already haven't had atheist presidents in the past. Wouldn't it be something if Lincoln was one?!
The item in the post tries to equate faith with fear. For some people that might be accurate, just as for some people — crackpot crusaders — acting the bully and insisting might makes right equates with patriotism.
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Yet, I have my doubts that an atheist could get elected president today.
Jerry,
Ron Reagan, Jr., has said he could never run for the presidency because he's an atheist. Ha! The son of the GOP's saintly president would never be elected by his father's groupies!
If you do some reading about A. Lincoln, while he used biblical references and spoke of a creator in many of his speeches, he really, really wasn't religious at all. Everything written by his close friends and associates attest to this.
And yet, he's one of our most revered presidents (outside of Dixie, that is). LOL!
Maybe he was secretly a deist, like the Founding Fathers.
Shaw - What can one say? This is a very serious subject, especially in this day and age.
This post, to put it simply... NAILED it!
Thank you for posting.
In the public interest, may these words from your humble Octopus be fitting for the occasion:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor Jerry Critter incididunt ut Captain Fogg labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut Auntie Shaw enim ad minim veniam, quis Truth101 nostrud exercitation ullamco Bloggingdino laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat Godlizard. Duis Sister Sheria irure dolor in Rocky reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum Nameless Cynic dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur Rational Nation sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id Dave est laborum.
Thanks for listening.
Octo - Makes perfect sense to me ;)
I don't know what the language is,Octo, but here is the Google Translate translation:
This is simply dummy text of mental focus, at the same time I give Jerry Critter Captain Fogg fees as well as some great toil and pain. To Auntie Shaw for a trivial example, physical exercise, our Truth101 Bloggingdino Godlizard dispute that is not from the selection below. Sher's to stop the registry to find fault with in the Rocky will be sent to Nameless Cynic pain page. However, they are the rational Nation is no product, they are in special jewelry needs and easy to Dave is to be welcomed
The only way an atheist could get elected POTUS today is if they pretended they weren't. The same goes for an agnostic. I wouldn't be surprised if we already haven't had atheist presidents in the past. Wouldn't it be something if Lincoln was one?!
The item in the post tries to equate faith with fear. For some people that might be accurate, just as for some people — crackpot crusaders — acting the bully and insisting might makes right equates with patriotism.
I think both notions are off the mark.
RN, I got the post from a friend on facebook. Thanks.
Dear nephew (O)CT(O),
The only Latin I know I learned from attending Catholic Mass in the bad old days, and I have forgotten most of it, except God's telephone number.
"Et cum spiritu tuo"
Jerry,
Thanks for the translation. I thought it was an old Roman recipe for garum!
Malcolm,
Some historians believe Lincoln was an atheist, but had to refer to the creator for political reasons.
S.W.A.,
I think the poster is a good reminder of how fear can change even our most cherised ideals.
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