OT Republican End Game

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/17852

A _Newsweek_ poll found that 36% of Americans believe
the Book of Revelations is "true prophecy" and 25%
believe 9/11 was predicted by the Bible. These people
are ignorant, they're dangerous and they vote Republican.

But look on the bright side, if what the "Rapture" kooks
believe is true all the "saved" people will be swept off
the earth real soon now and the rest of us will have
plagues, locusts and frogs. Sounds like a fair trade to
me.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Ken Fortenberry wrote:
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/17852

A _Newsweek_ poll found that 36% of Americans believe
the Book of Revelations is "true prophecy" and 25%
believe 9/11 was predicted by the Bible. These people
are ignorant, they're dangerous and they vote Republican.

Hey, one outta three ain't bad. At least they didn't waste their votes
on Nader, eh? ;-)
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj

"Tim J." wrote in
:

Hey, one outta three ain't bad. At least they didn't waste their
votes on Nader, eh? ;-)

I might be joining you. That picture on abpf of W holding the salmon
almost made me like him. Now when did Karl Rove learn Photoshop.

"Tim J." wrote in message
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Ken Fortenberry wrote:
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/17852

A _Newsweek_ poll found that 36% of Americans believe
the Book of Revelations is "true prophecy" and 25%
believe 9/11 was predicted by the Bible. These people
are ignorant, they're dangerous and they vote Republican.

Hey, one outta three ain't bad. At least they didn't waste their votes
on Nader, eh? ;-)
--
TL,
Tim

I'll take a wasted vote over what we have, anytime! However, that having
been said:

"Your one vote has the same power to affect the results whether you vote
for a major or minor candidate, but a vote for the candidate you respect and
agree with gives you the expectation of a better outcome. If you are like me
and do take the time and effort to vote, you should put your X beside the
candidate you think will be the best president, not the one most likely to
beat the guy you dislike. The myth of the wasted third-party vote is just
that – a myth. If there is a wasted vote, it is the one cast futilely
against the candidate you dislike in an attempt to swing the national
election." http://tinyurl.com/43zms

http://tinyurl.com/5neu3

http://tinyurl.com/6fsm4

http://tinyurl.com/6zrf9

Mark

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http://www.nybooks.com/articles/17852

A _Newsweek_ poll found that 36% of Americans believe
the Book of Revelations is "true prophecy" and 25%
believe 9/11 was predicted by the Bible. These people
are ignorant, they're dangerous and they vote Republican.

But look on the bright side, if what the "Rapture" kooks
believe is true all the "saved" people will be swept off
the earth real soon now and the rest of us will have
plagues, locusts and frogs. Sounds like a fair trade to
me.

I'm surprised the # is that low. People aren't exactly bright.
This is neither surprising or new. If anything, the # has
probably been declining in the past few decades.

If you want a good scare check out:
http://www.pollingreport.com/religion.htm

60% believe the story of Noah is literally true.
64% believe the story of Moses parting the red sea...
48% have personally witnessed a miracle.

Your Newsweek poll is listed
(http://www.pollingreport.com/religion2.htm)

It's the evangelical protestants you need to worry about.
Believe the world will end ala revelations:
All adults: 40%
All christians: 45%
evangelical protestants: 71%
other protestants: 28%
catholics: 18%

I wish they crosslisted the results with "capable of tying one's
shoes".....I bet there would be a strong correlation. ;-)

Still not a new phenomenon [un]fortunately.
- Ken

On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 14:28:25 -0800, wrote:


60% believe the story of Noah is literally true.

It's pretty certain that this one is based on a real
event, tho not quite as all-encompassing.

48% have personally witnessed a miracle.

Yeah, me ! I hooked into 4 steelhead and a brown
one day last winter. Not much for a lot of people,
but a miracle for me.

Ken Fortenberry wrote:

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/17852

A _Newsweek_ poll found that 36% of Americans believe
the Book of Revelations is "true prophecy" and 25%
believe 9/11 was predicted by the Bible. These people
are ignorant, they're dangerous and they vote Republican.

But look on the bright side, if what the "Rapture" kooks
believe is true all the "saved" people will be swept off
the earth real soon now and the rest of us will have
plagues, locusts and frogs. Sounds like a fair trade to
me.

If I may ask, why do you bring this subject up?
Isn't this a fly fishing group?

Rick Steele

Rick Steele wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:


http://www.nybooks.com/articles/17852

A _Newsweek_ poll found that 36% of Americans believe
the Book of Revelations is "true prophecy" and 25%
believe 9/11 was predicted by the Bible. These people
are ignorant, they're dangerous and they vote Republican.

But look on the bright side, if what the "Rapture" kooks
believe is true all the "saved" people will be swept off
the earth real soon now and the rest of us will have
plagues, locusts and frogs. Sounds like a fair trade to
me.

If I may ask, why do you bring this subject up?

I read a particularly well written and frightening article
in the current issue of _The New York Review of Books_
this morning and thought I would share it with the folks
here. The main theme of the article, which you would know
if you had bothered to read it, is that we are ****ting
in our own nest and screwing our grandchildren.

Isn't this a fly fishing group?

New around here, aren't you ?

--
Ken Fortenberry

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 20:19:17 -0500, Rick Steele
wrote:

Ken Fortenberry wrote:

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/17852

A _Newsweek_ poll found that 36% of Americans believe
the Book of Revelations is "true prophecy" and 25%
believe 9/11 was predicted by the Bible. These people
are ignorant, they're dangerous and they vote Republican.

But look on the bright side, if what the "Rapture" kooks
believe is true all the "saved" people will be swept off
the earth real soon now and the rest of us will have
plagues, locusts and frogs. Sounds like a fair trade to
me.

If I may ask, why do you bring this subject up?
Isn't this a fly fishing group?

Rick Steele

To be fair, you were warned. Try self control next time.

Hey - do you see us bitching about the "God smoteth his son for you" posts?

;-)

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 20:19:17 -0500, Rick Steele
wrote:

Ken Fortenberry wrote:

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/17852

A _Newsweek_ poll found that 36% of Americans believe
the Book of Revelations is "true prophecy" and 25%
believe 9/11 was predicted by the Bible. These people
are ignorant, they're dangerous and they vote Republican.

But look on the bright side, if what the "Rapture" kooks
believe is true all the "saved" people will be swept off
the earth real soon now and the rest of us will have
plagues, locusts and frogs. Sounds like a fair trade to
me.

If I may ask, why do you bring this subject up?
Isn't this a fly fishing group?

Rick Steele

Hoo-boy....

Xs and Os, you big silly,
Kurt Manley