Huckster, is a prime example of denial, the makings of a successful politician, the more they lie and get away with it, the more religions is part of the equation, so the cross is really appropriate.  If it was up his arse even, I would vote for him.

But Outraged, I actually do have PROOF the Easter Bunny exists. Just like his erant cousin, the Killer Rabbit from Monty Python’s flick, he’s been seen on TV.

Make’s about as much sense as some of the religious fanatics’ PROOFS of God’s existence, right? LOL

I live in VA, and about a hundred miles from here near the beach there is a place called Witch Duck, so called because it is a place the clerics used to mete out justice for those accused of witchcraft. The accused was bound hands to feet and thrown in the pond. If they drowned the were innocent, if not they were guilty and burned at the stake. This is a good example of the insane logic of clerical thinking, eh?

Makes about as much sense as saying the person in some remote area, who never heard of Jesus, is damned because the only way to reach heaven is by accepting him as one’s savior. What a load of irrational propagandistic fearmongering archaic crap, only designed to control populations through terror, and soak people for contributions.

If people really believed Jesus, and were TRUE Christians, there wouldn’t be all this money wasted on multi-million dollar churches, and people would pray/worship alone in their closets as instructed by HIM.

“Follow the money” and at the end of the trail you will likely find a man-invented DEVIL counting it, most likely with someone like the Pope operating the adding machine.

RE: #122480 by PaulMagillSmith on 12/25

Really PaulMagillSmith, you ALMOST make me “feel” like there isn’t an Easter Bunny.  Now that’s not funny.  (Ha..Ha..Ha..it actually rhymes)  Don’t you think that it is somewhat sacrosanct to IMPLY the Easter Bunny doesn’t exist?

On a more serious note, don’t say there isn’t an Easter Bunny when you have NO PROOF otherwise, my God, have you even CONSIDERED the consequences of this type of rhetoric…??!!  I for one, am appalled.

All this hub-bub over trivia reminded me of a case that came up in the courts a few decades ago.

It seems there was a tornado in Oklahoma or somewhere similar, and there was a commune somewhere in Northern California or Oregon. How, are these two, related you ask?

Well it appears the hippies thought it logical (maybe humorous even) to put the deed to their ranch in the name of God. When the insurance company in OK refused the claim to rebuild the woman’s house destroyed by the tornado, claiming it was “An act of God”, the woman was distraught…UNTIL she found out God possessed ‘real’ assets, whereupon she filed suit against the commune.

It may seem an absurd situation but, as we all know, courts can be fickle & unpredictable.

I don’t know the outcome, but wouldn’t it be interesting to have those who lost everything in say, Katrina, to start filing lawsuits against church properties around the country? After all, the claim by these religious zealots & fanatics is that a church is “God’s house”. Put up or shut up is what I say.

By the same token, has anyone considered a levy on the royalties from bible sales? After all, religiosos claim it is ‘his’ (God’s) word and ‘his’ work. A God that was responsible would take responsibility for ‘his’ actions.

“In God We Trust”, yeah right (said sarcastically). At least when the mythical Easter Bunny comes around he brings us something sweet, but when the mythical God is put into an equation between peoples it seems all we ever recieve is the bitter pill of war, death, tears, suffering, and discord.

Frankly, I think only a lunatic wouldn’t prefer the ‘kinder gentler’ Easter Bunny…and I have never heard of the Easter Bunny fomenting fear with threats to throw anyone into the torturous pit of hell for eternity, have you? Oh, but I forgot…GOD LOVES YOU! LOL

If this is a bookcase, where are the books?

Huckbee has already proven he is a liar and manipulator. Are these the requirements needed today to run for office. Whatever happened to honor, dignity,truthfulness or are these out dated concepts no longer deemed necessary to run for office or for that matter to be a religious leader.

The Cross was intentional and so was the tree. It’s
Christmas people. What do you expect from a Christian
Preacher? Duh! Wake up people and smell the Roses, my Goodness it is Christmas. God Love you all.

And they (MSM) continually tell us this guy polls better than Kucinich and Ron Paul.

For all their talk of moral absolutes, fundamentalists believe the ends justify the means.  That includes the use of lying.  Something is alright if it advances the cause.

Mike Huckabee says the commercial was shot in front of a bookcase. However, it looks like a window to me. The cross pattern surrounds the windowpanes.  Notice the reflection of the Christmas tree ornaments in the window.

Getting Shorts In Dither, Folks Upset Over Source Of Cross.

OK. I can understand this. Always upsets me when I see Georgies halo!

Actually it doesn’t. What upsets me is the dimbulbs who think that “halo” magically appeared, which is what Huckabee’s counting on. The dimbulbs believing his “cross” magically appeared.

Actually that doesn’t upset me either. What upsets me is that Huckabee thinks the dimbulbs are the majority who will put him in the White House.

No, actually that’s not it either.

Actually ... Huckabees confidence indicates he is a believer. Not in you-know-who, but in the guaranteed fix, as in presidential elections Georgie style.

Yeh, that’s it ... maybe.

Besides, I think this whole issue is beyond funny. Way beyond. In fact down-right silly. But not quite silly enough. A quick poll of the grandkids tells me it’s just plain dumb. But then when does MSNBC give critical and high value political analysis anyway?

Now, if someone reported seeing a vision of Huckabee in a bon-fire, or the wet paint on a phone booth, or the dish water in a frying pan ... or even a moldy piece of cheese ... that might be news!

Of course it is intentional.  and it is not subliminal.  and the intent is obvious, to associate him with the symbol of Christianity.  anybody think he is more pious because he uses religion for personal gain?

i’m an atheist.  i will vote for someone to the left of whom the Republicans run.  i’d not ever vote for Huckabee.

yet ....  the ad bothers me zero, zip, nada.  his off-the-cuffs were funny to me.  get a life, people

there’s a war on.  let’s end that, quit worrying about what a preacher puts in his political free speech.

RE: #121615 by purplewolf on 12/20

“What a cheap shot at religious brainwashing.”

** Thats exactly what this was…well put.

Of course “the cross” was shown on purpose.  This is what advertising does.  But is anyone “buying” it?  I’ll rephrase that, is anyone with an OUNCE of common sense “buying” that?  Through a link from the alternet site, I stumbled upon this, it’s hilarious and it’s good.  Check it out:

(Shows an ad for of an older woman hitting a pinata (Depends Ad) then “dissects it”.)

“grandma’s a pisser (sorry).

(click ad for closer look)
Making fun of old people who piss themselves is something even I wouldn’t stoop to do. The main reasons being, I’m pretty damn old and already have IBS. BUT, I am not above making fun of this Depend ad found in a recent copy of Reader’s Digest. Keep in mind, any visual that goes into an ad for this type of product is analyzed and focus-grouped into the ground. And, Kimberly-Clark chose that age-old, old-age activity—bashing a fucking piñata (better than snorting coke, I guess). Me, I would have made the piñata bladder-shaped so that Pissy Spacek’s joyous moment would have been deliciously ironic—bursting a bladder to celebrate peepee protection! Wee!”

**Ya gotta have a little laughter in your life. It relieves stress.  There’s tons more and the links were great too.

http://copyranter.blogspot.com/

It depicts so perfectly the intent and philosophy of marketers.  And as sad as it is, some of this garbage works.  He addresses so comically what the issue is, what we “should” be thinking about”, what we “should look like” and why we “want to be this way”....etc..etc.

THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE

The bad blood between people from Arkansas and Mormons goes way back.  Click http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/mass/mtn_meadows/index.html

And isn’t that the face of Jesus in the lampshade?

What a cheap shot at religious brainwashing.

The cross is not subliminal.  It is plain to see.  The issue is whether it was intentional.