Kansas GOP House Speaker ‘Prays’ That Obama’s ‘Children Be Fatherless And His Wife A Widow’ - Polidicks

Source: [url]http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/01/13/403911/kansas-gop-house-speaker-prays-that-obamas-children-be-fatherless-and-his-wife-a-widow/?mobile=nc[/url] [quote] ThinkProgress reported last week that Kansas House Speaker Mike O’Neal (R) was forced to apologize to First Lady Michelle Obama after forwarding an email to fellow lawmakers that called her “Mrs. YoMama” and compared her to the Grinch. Earlier that same week, the Lawrence Journal-World was sent another email that O’Neal had forwarded to House Republicans that referred to President Obama and a Bible verse that says “Let his days be few” and calls for his children to be without a father and his wife to be widowed. Nick Sementelli at Faith in Public Life notes that Psalm 109, which is a prayer for the death of a leader, became a popular conservative meme after Obama’s election. The “tongue-in-cheek” prayer for the president was seen on bumper stickers. The relevant part of the psalm reads: Let his days be few; and let another take his office May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. May his children be wandering beggars; may they be driven from their ruined homes. May a creditor seize all he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his labor. May no one extend kindness to him or take pity on his fatherless children. O’Neal forwarded the prayer with his own message: “At last — I can honestly voice a Biblical prayer for our president! Look it up — it is word for word! Let us all bow our heads and pray. Brothers and Sisters, can I get an AMEN? AMEN!!!!!!” O’Neal’s office refuses to apologize for the email, insisting that the message was only referring to Obama’s days in office. Sementelli notes the response of a Rockford Register Star columnist who explains why this excuse won’t do. Speaking to a reader he writes, “You say that verse 8 of Psalm 109, as applied to President Obama, does not suggest a wish for his death. But the first five words of verse 8 are: ‘Let his days be few.’ And verse 9 says: ‘Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.’…You suggest yourself that scripture should not be ‘taken out of context.’ Well, the context of Psalm 109 is a wish for someone’s death.”[/quote] Ugh. Who the fuck is running this country?

Wait until he finds out that it doesn't work!

Fucking conservatives

Best state in the woooooooooooooorld I looove seeing WBC at every event ever and giant billboards with aborted fetuses on them~

Isn't that pretty much a death threat? You'know, the illegal kind? 'Cause I'm pretty sure an official using those statements in that context is a criminal act.

Not suprised....at all

[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;34201336]Best state in the woooooooooooooorld I looove seeing WBC at every event ever and giant billboards with aborted fetuses on them~[/QUOTE] He's from Kansas, I'm not surprised. The president is black, and a democrat.

I can't even rate this stuff funny anymore - it's way past amusing now.

I pray that mike o'neal is scorned for his recent comments regarding obama, his wife and his daughters. Let's see if that comes true.

[QUOTE=MrEndangered;34201351]Isn't that pretty much a death threat? You'know, the illegal kind? 'Cause I'm pretty sure an official using those statements in that context is a criminal act.[/QUOTE] no this kind of free speech needs to be protected because asdfghjkl;'

[QUOTE=Lambeth;34201440]I pray that mike o'neal is scorned for his recent comments regarding obama, his wife and his daughters. Let's see if that comes true.[/QUOTE] Scorned? Criminal sentencing.

[QUOTE=MrEndangered;34201351]Isn't that pretty much a death threat? You'know, the illegal kind? 'Cause I'm pretty sure an official using those statements in that context is a criminal act.[/QUOTE] It's not. "I'm going to kill you" is a death threat, "I hope you die" is not.

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;34201497]It's not. "I'm going to kill you" is a death threat, "I hope you die" is not.[/QUOTE] Wishing for somebodies death can still be interpreted as a threat upon somebodies life. Indirectly or not. You're wishing and hoping for somebody to kill him and 'leave his wife a widow'. I'm sorry, but isn't that what extremist clerics do, and yet they're given criminal charges? This isn't a couple of people chatting in their home, or bar about how much they hate Obama, this is a very public statement by a 'high ranking' official. It's sick.

Is there anything that can be done against this asshole? This shit has to stop, considering these are goddamned elected officials!! For Christ's sake this is fucking ridiculous, I'm getting [B]REALLY[/B] tired of these slimy-ass Republicans who think they can get away with this shit.

[QUOTE=ewitwins;34201623]Is there anything that can be done against this asshole? This shit has to stop, considering these are goddamned elected officials!! For Christ's sake this is fucking ridiculous, I'm getting [B]REALLY[/B] tired of these slimy-ass Republicans who think they can get away with this shit.[/QUOTE] Democrats do it too.

[QUOTE=faze;34201700]Democrats do it too.[/QUOTE] Democratic politicians pray for the deaths of their rivals?

[QUOTE=Zeke129;34201732]Democratic politicians pray for the deaths of their rivals?[/QUOTE] No, equally stupid things though.

'Merica! [editline]14th January 2012[/editline] Again! [editline]14th January 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=faze;34201753]No, equally stupid things though.[/QUOTE] What level of stupidity could be equated to being a judgemental hateful, idiotic, sub-educated, racistic hick? just fucking asking here!

[QUOTE=faze;34201700]Democrats do it too.[/QUOTE] I think not. Last time I checked, there weren't any Democrats wishing for the death of our fucking [B]PRESIDENT[/B]. I am calm.

[QUOTE=Bomimo;34201756]'Merica! [editline]14th January 2012[/editline] Again! [editline]14th January 2012[/editline] What level of stupidity could be equated to being a judgemental hateful, idiotic, sub-educated, racistic hick? just fucking asking here![/QUOTE] Both parties do their own stupid shit. This is why the two party system is fucking up this country.

[QUOTE=ewitwins;34201772]I think not. Last time I checked, there weren't any Democrats wishing for the death of our fucking [B]PRESIDENT[/B]. I am calm.[/QUOTE] Remember Bush? Everything is hazy, but I remember that a lot of people hopping he'd kick the bucket. Regardless, that guy is a fucking cunt holy shit. Like, that is one of the most horrible and disgusting things I have seen a person say. Despicable.

[QUOTE=faze;34201753]No, equally stupid things though.[/QUOTE] like?

[QUOTE=Bomimo;34201756]'Merica! [editline]14th January 2012[/editline] Again! [editline]14th January 2012[/editline] What level of stupidity could be equated to being a judgemental hateful, idiotic, sub-educated, racistic hick? just fucking asking here![/QUOTE] [url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/specials/012609_dimasi/]A culture[/url] of [url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2011/01/wilkerson_sente_1.html]continual corruption?[/url]

[QUOTE=Mr. N;34201837]Remember Bush? Everything is hazy, but I remember that a lot of people hopping he'd kick the bucket. [/QUOTE] I agree the Democrats are stupid too, but I don't recall any member of the house or senate calling up an Islamic quote asking for his death. [editline]14th January 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=SPESSMEHREN;34201848][url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/specials/012609_dimasi/]A culture[/url] of [url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2011/01/wilkerson_sente_1.html]continual corruption?[/url][/QUOTE] Hateful? No, sub-educated? No, racist? Nope. Idiotic? Oh yeah, but if we're going to argue semantics let's not argue semantics.

[QUOTE=MrEndangered;34201862]I agree the Democrats are stupid too, but I don't recall any member of the house or senate calling up an Islamic quote asking for his death. [editline]14th January 2012[/editline] Hateful? No, sub-educated? No, racist? Nope. Idiotic? Oh yeah, but if we're going to argue semantics let's not argue semantics.[/QUOTE] Ohh, so it only matters if they say stupid shit. Committing felonies? Corruption? Extortion? Nah it only matters if they say retarded religious shit. :downs:

Amen. Highly inappropriate, but not illegal (Illegal under NDAA: Yes).

[QUOTE=MrEndangered;34201524]Wishing for somebodies death can still be interpreted as a threat upon somebodies life. Indirectly or not. You're wishing and hoping for somebody to kill him and 'leave his wife a widow'. I'm sorry, but isn't that what extremist clerics do, and yet they're given criminal charges? This isn't a couple of people chatting in their home, or bar about how much they hate Obama, this is a very public statement by a 'high ranking' official. It's sick.[/QUOTE] As mean as it is I have to agree it's not worthy of criminal charges.

Nothing surprises me anymore in American politics.

[QUOTE=MrEndangered;34201862]I agree the Democrats are stupid too, but I don't recall any member of the house or senate calling up an Islamic quote asking for his death.[/QUOTE] It's the Kansas state House. He's about as irrelevant as it gets... Doesn't excuse the behavior, but you're comparing two different classes of politicians.

[QUOTE=SPESSMEHREN;34201903]Ohh, so it only matters if they say stupid shit. Committing felonies? Corruption? Extortion? Nah it only matters if they say retarded religious shit. :downs:[/QUOTE] Nope, it all matters. Just arguing semantics. If it was a thread about them I'd give them an equally berated rant. No idea why you're so argumentative about it.