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Mayan Spirit-Cleansing Rite to Follow Bush Visit

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Posted on Mar 9, 2007

Demons, out!  All traces of President Bush’s upcoming visit to the sacred Guatemalan site Iximché will be chased away with a ritual purification by Mayan priests—yet another sign of his less-than-enthusiastic reception in Latin America.  Mayan NGO leader Juan Tiney explained the necessity for the purification process by noting that Bush’s track record vis-à-vis undocumented workers and the Iraq war makes his presence at the holy site “an offense for the Mayan people and their culture.”


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Bush’s seven-day tour of Latin America includes a stopover beginning late Sunday in Guatemala. On Monday morning he is scheduled to visit the archaeological site Iximche on the high western plateau in a region of the Central American country populated mostly by Mayans.

Tiney said the “spirit guides of the Mayan community” decided it would be necessary to cleanse the sacred site of “bad spirits” after Bush’s visit so that their ancestors could rest in peace. He also said the rites—which entail chanting and burning incense, herbs and candles—would prepare the site for the third summit of Latin American Indians March 26-30.

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By Zena, March 17, 2007 at 9:42 am #
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LOL! Yes, I understand. But maybe it will do some good for reverse reasons. Stranger things have happened. Have a great day, Zena

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By Jay, March 16, 2007 at 2:17 am #
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Zena - I wasn’t suggesting Bush was a good guy in my post. I’d never suggest any such thing.

It seems to me that given that one of the Mayans complaints was “Bush’s track record vis a vis undocumented workers” one can assume they are not taking a stand against illegal immigration either - so Bush and the Mayans would be on the same side of that issue up to a point. I’d bet their real complaint is that he is just not opening the border completely - that would be where their disagreement with him lies.

My point was that I am not going to take moral instruction from a people who engaged in ritual human sacrifice. Anyone who is trying to claim moral equivelency between our respective civilzations is nuttier than the entire city of Washington, DC.

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By Zena, March 14, 2007 at 9:54 am #
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Where you been? In case you haven’t noticed, Bush is a liar. He is NOT against criminal aliens, but very much for them. That’s EVIL. To support the enemies of your people....JAY. Don’t try and confuse the issue. It won’t work.

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By Jay, March 14, 2007 at 2:50 am #
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Forgive me, but we are taking moral lessons now from a culture that performed ritual human sacrifice?

And being against illegal immigration makes one “evil”. PLEASE.

Count me out.

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By Zena, March 13, 2007 at 9:15 am #
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That’s a WONDERFUL idea, Tim! Maybe we could expand on that after it takes off and cleanse the all the places corrupt politicians go. You know you’re not supposed to invite demons into your home, or they are able to commit all kinds of evil deeds if you do....

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By Tim K, March 12, 2007 at 3:23 pm #
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I propose an American cleansing ritual after Bush leaves office!  Some friends and I are organizing an after-Bush cleansing ritual when he comes to Minneapolis for the Republican convention.  We should expand the Mayan ritual to every city he visits from now on!!!

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By Zena, March 11, 2007 at 1:52 pm #
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YES! Why don’t we Dale? How could we get in touch with them? If they won’t accept money, maybe they would consider doing it for the good of the world! And as a gesture of good-will toward the majority of us who are against Bush’s evil deeds as well...I bet we could get media coverage out of it! Have a great day, Zena

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By gryphyn, March 11, 2007 at 6:26 am #
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Finally, something that makes sense… and is somehow comforting at the same time.

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By Jackie T. Gabel, March 10, 2007 at 11:10 pm #
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Wishes to be rid of the Bush crime family may be fulfilled sooner than expected. Rumor has it that the stop in Uruguay was, in part, to inspect developments in progress on the family exile ranch, where they’ll ultimately be following a tradition set by those who escaped the collapse of the 1000-year Reich.

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By moe, March 10, 2007 at 9:38 pm #
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new york needs to be purified after sean hannity has been spewing his hatred around there..he is for sure a ill-advised hate monger that even a natzi would believe in very stupid....also, his wife is cheating on him with the pool boy, good for her

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By Dale Headley, March 10, 2007 at 1:56 pm #
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I wonder what those Mayan priests would charge to come up here and cleanse US of George Bush’s depredations?  I’d contribute!

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By Dennis D, March 9, 2007 at 9:01 pm #
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It’s good to see that no matter where Bu$h Inc. goes he’s an offense to the people and culture of whatever country he’s in. The man’s consistent if nothing else.

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By trantieungoc, March 9, 2007 at 6:29 pm #
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The whole South American soils need purification ceremony after the demons left.

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By josepheuphoric, March 9, 2007 at 6:25 pm #
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“ Out damn spot, Out!”

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By Zena, March 9, 2007 at 12:34 pm #
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Shouldn’t we American Chritians perform a long-distance exorcism to rid Bush of the demons possessing him? After all, he belongs to us, he’s our responsiblity. NOT to perform an exorcism is irresponsible to him and other peoples everywhere in the world that he is trying to dictate with his evil spirits...Have a great day, Zena

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By Quy Tran, March 9, 2007 at 11:48 am #
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A good lesson you have to learn. That’s never invite the demons to come in your home without self alarming. There’s only one chair in your home so don’t let the domons sit on it they’ll never give them in back to the owner.

Always keep in mind that demons only bring disaster in and carry your luck out. Demons are always demons.

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By Bert, March 9, 2007 at 11:36 am #
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I’m all for that, Bush trying to be chummy with all these countries is part of the problem to begin with, I think, the thing he seems to excel at best is stirring up crap in other peoples’ countries, and coming up with all these voodoo economic things that nobody really wants any part of. I think if you want to promote trade, you do it by applying for a business permit in some other country, then selling your products in the store that are from your home country. But, in order to do that, we have to get away from being a consumer economy, and start being an export economy again, which means learning japanese and chinese at this point, because as far as global exports go, they’ve pretty much run us out of business. That can and should be changed. Now, what is it that we can make/sell better faster and cheaper than China, that doesn’t emit bullets or wipe out the environment? I know! Spatulas! Wait, those come from Bangladesh, now...hmmm…

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