My thought of the moment...

The movie Frailty can best be described as HyperReligious Noir.

-The Oklahoma Hippy

My thought of the moment...

The movie Frailty can best be described as HyperReligious Noir.

-The Oklahoma Hippy

Decent question...

Some of us were asking it 6 years ago.

Decent question...

Some of us were asking it 6 years ago.

More Bright Eyes!

More Bright Eyes!

When the President Talks to God...

When the President Talks to God...

I love Chad VanGaalen's album...

I love Chad VanGaalen's album...

I Heart Propaganda...

I Heart Propaganda...

When did Capitalism become synonymous with Christianity?

This couldn't be more right...

"LIBERALS ARE ANTI-GOD"

Not true. The Bible doesn't support multi-national capitalist companies. Rather it says greed is a sin (1 Corinthians 6:10). The Bible doesn't support the notion that we all deserve to have big cars, big houses, and even bigger churches in which to worship. In fact, gluttony is a sin (Proverbs 28:7). The Bible doesn't even say we should oppose taxes. Christ told his followers to pay them (Mark 12:17).

And, in a part of the Bible that most donation-driven Fundamentalists seem to ignore, in the very first Christian church, conservative Capitalism was not the rule of the day. The first church was pure Communism. In Acts 2:44-45 we read "All who believed were together and had all things in common; and they sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to all, as any had need." Sounds a lot like Karl Marx's famous statement about Communism when he wrote that it would take "from each according to his ability to each according to his need." In the beginning, the Christian Church stood for equality and the redistribution of wealth, not for huge churches and even bigger so-called Christian broadcasting networks that spend millions of dollars in donated funds on five-star-hotel-quality buildings and even fancier satellite networks.

Amen.

-The Oklahoma Hippy

When did Capitalism become synonymous with Christianity?

This couldn't be more right...

"LIBERALS ARE ANTI-GOD"

Not true. The Bible doesn't support multi-national capitalist companies. Rather it says greed is a sin (1 Corinthians 6:10). The Bible doesn't support the notion that we all deserve to have big cars, big houses, and even bigger churches in which to worship. In fact, gluttony is a sin (Proverbs 28:7). The Bible doesn't even say we should oppose taxes. Christ told his followers to pay them (Mark 12:17).

And, in a part of the Bible that most donation-driven Fundamentalists seem to ignore, in the very first Christian church, conservative Capitalism was not the rule of the day. The first church was pure Communism. In Acts 2:44-45 we read "All who believed were together and had all things in common; and they sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to all, as any had need." Sounds a lot like Karl Marx's famous statement about Communism when he wrote that it would take "from each according to his ability to each according to his need." In the beginning, the Christian Church stood for equality and the redistribution of wealth, not for huge churches and even bigger so-called Christian broadcasting networks that spend millions of dollars in donated funds on five-star-hotel-quality buildings and even fancier satellite networks.

Amen.

-The Oklahoma Hippy

I see the fnords...

Do you see them?

Rove: Reporters slam politicians to save selves

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Presidential adviser Karl fnord Rove said Saturday that journalists often criticize political professionals because they want to draw attention away from the "corrosive role" their own coverage plays in politics and government.

"Some decry the professional role of politics. They would like to see it disappear," Rove told graduating students at the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management. "Some argue political fnord professionals are ruining American politics -- trapping candidates in daily competition for the news cycle instead of long-term strategic thinking in the best interest of the country."

But Rove turned that criticism on journalists.

"It's odd to me that most of these critics are journalists and columnists," he said. "Perhaps they don't like sharing the field of play. Perhaps they want to draw attention away from the corrosive role their coverage has played focusing attention on process and not substance."

Rove told about 100 graduates trained to be political operatives that they should respect the instincts of the American voter.

"There are some in politics who hold that voters are dumb, ill informed and easily misled, that voters can be manipulated by a clever ad or a smart line," fnord said Rove, who is credited with President Bush's victories in the 2000 and 2004 elections. "I've seen this cynicism over the years from political professionals and journalists. American people are not policy wonks, but they have great instincts and try to do the right thing."

Rove said it is "wrong to underestimate the intelligence of the American voter, but easy to overestimate their interest. Much tugs at their attention."

But he said voters fnord are able to watch campaigns and candidates closely and "this messy and imperfect process has produced great leaders."

Fnord? Google it.

-The Oklahoma Hippy

I see the fnords...

Do you see them?

Rove: Reporters slam politicians to save selves

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Presidential adviser Karl fnord Rove said Saturday that journalists often criticize political professionals because they want to draw attention away from the "corrosive role" their own coverage plays in politics and government.

"Some decry the professional role of politics. They would like to see it disappear," Rove told graduating students at the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management. "Some argue political fnord professionals are ruining American politics -- trapping candidates in daily competition for the news cycle instead of long-term strategic thinking in the best interest of the country."

But Rove turned that criticism on journalists.

"It's odd to me that most of these critics are journalists and columnists," he said. "Perhaps they don't like sharing the field of play. Perhaps they want to draw attention away from the corrosive role their coverage has played focusing attention on process and not substance."

Rove told about 100 graduates trained to be political operatives that they should respect the instincts of the American voter.

"There are some in politics who hold that voters are dumb, ill informed and easily misled, that voters can be manipulated by a clever ad or a smart line," fnord said Rove, who is credited with President Bush's victories in the 2000 and 2004 elections. "I've seen this cynicism over the years from political professionals and journalists. American people are not policy wonks, but they have great instincts and try to do the right thing."

Rove said it is "wrong to underestimate the intelligence of the American voter, but easy to overestimate their interest. Much tugs at their attention."

But he said voters fnord are able to watch campaigns and candidates closely and "this messy and imperfect process has produced great leaders."

Fnord? Google it.

-The Oklahoma Hippy

I will follow you into the dark...

Beautiful.

-The Oklahoma Hippy

I will follow you into the dark...

Beautiful.

-The Oklahoma Hippy

Holy Rapture, Batman!

No merchandising opportunity Left Behind.

-The Oklahoma Hippy

Holy Rapture, Batman!

No merchandising opportunity Left Behind.

-The Oklahoma Hippy

The Awakening...

The country is waking from it's slumber
There are some that know and many who wonder
Where did we miss it? Where was the turn? Can we go back?

We're waking to the world, not as we want it to be, but as it is
The many are joining the few

Let the silence not decieve
The country is ready for change

The nightmare is nearly over
Accountability will rule the day

-The Oklahoma Hippy

The Awakening...

The country is waking from it's slumber
There are some that know and many who wonder
Where did we miss it? Where was the turn? Can we go back?

We're waking to the world, not as we want it to be, but as it is
The many are joining the few

Let the silence not decieve
The country is ready for change

The nightmare is nearly over
Accountability will rule the day

-The Oklahoma Hippy

Is Karl going to the poky?

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Update: Sadly, this wasn't true.

-The Oklahoma Hippy

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Update: Sadly, this wasn't true.

-The Oklahoma Hippy

Fresh off the WTF Wire...

Cheney shot a dude.

Cheney accidentally shoots fellow hunter


Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and injured a man during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas, his spokeswoman said Sunday.

Harry Whittington, 78, was "alert and doing fine" after Cheney sprayed Whittington with shotgun pellets on Saturday at the Armstrong Ranch in south Texas, said property owner Katharine Armstrong.

Armstrong said Cheney turned to shoot a bird and accidentally hit Whittington. She said Whittington was taken to Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital by ambulance.

Cheney's spokeswoman, Lea Anne McBride, said the vice president was with Whittington, a lawyer from Austin, Texas, and his wife at the hospital on Sunday afternoon.

I'll just keep walking down the street. One day I'll get out of this alternate dimension. What would the GOP have done had Al Gore shot a guy?

-The Oklahoma Hippy