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No Entitlements! They must have done something wrong and God punished them! Let'em fend for themselves! Even the pets and children! God's justice was visited upon Joplin! /s

Oh, wait, it's more important to gut civil rights, cut teachers' pensions, deny same-sex marriage, broadcast the latest Obama is/isn't [insert TFH delusion here] and where's his proof he isn't/is?, or kill the closest thing to health care that actually has made it into law. Natural disasters are of little moment compared to that agenda. (What jobs?)

PigeonReport:

#1.

If they were truly Born Again Christians, they would not hold up funding for their political gains. We born again Christians are reborn of the Holy Spirit, not of the flesh. We have become a new creation in Christ. One who does not covet the things of the flesh or the political gains of this world- if they are living in Him- they answer to Him not to the money, power, sex, drugs, alcohol or other trappings of worldly success.

So quite obviously by their fruits they have shown themselves to be liars. That would be those who are the children of the devil, not of Christ.

I am born again, and I hold no unity with those who still worship the things of this world. I help all those I am able to, whether they be Christian or not. For I am not God, nor do I have His foresight to know that I am helping one who will come to Christ later or not.

I trust in Him to do His work, we are to do ours as He commands us to do.

So to make it short and sweet, those who would hold people hostage for the political gain are in no means acting in a manner of Christ.

Very well said, cowboygrandpa.

I think you're the kind of slightly left of center Christian that scares the crap out of the far right. And, I'll add, my kind of Christian. God Bless.

Pigeon,

I don't have enough disgust left in me for these people. I've been watching what they're doing since the 2010 elections, and it's enough to make me regret that I ever enlisted to serve this country.

It isn't a game. It really isn't.

And as much as I'm disgusted with these antics, I'm even more disgusted by the people that keep returning them to office - because abortion and Intelligent Design are more important than helping our poor or retaining our middle class.

congressional-reform-act-of-2011

Lets fix it!

Can I put in my Amen for cowboygrandpa and CuriousG? "Whatever you do for the least of my brethren, you do also for me." No, truly, born again Christian would use much needed assistance hostage for political policy or points.

THe fact that we are having this convesation confirms one thing ...Kantor is an F-5 @!$%#.

Maybe God next time will send hurricanes to all of the Teapublican districts so their voters can watch them in inaction claiming aide would be an entitlement. That would be more than a twister, that would the our right wing drama queens getting their undershorts twisted up in a knot. The perfect storm or the perfect wedgie?

Well before passing any aid, they do have to figure out how to funnel more money into their own pockets first. A little to Joplin, a lot in their bank accounts. That';s generally how it works in our corrupt and thieving government.

How many natural disasters have hit red states vs. blue?

James,I am not sure about natural disasters,but being red alone makes it a man-made disaster.Folks with blinders on following cult-like leaders.

Excellent posts in response to a set of circumstances that only serves to underscore, once again, what has already become painfully obvious: the prevailing attitude of many who serve in "our" Do-Nothing United States Congress is "God Bless America, and YOU are on your own."

For those among the population who are conscious at all, much less sufficiently conscious to have an awareness of the meaning of the term "collective memory," there is a rapidly developing trend to be seen. The once vivid but now, for many, fleeting images of [primarily African-American] citizens standing on rooftops and highway overpasses in Louisiana for days on end in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, waving and holding up signs that said "HELP US!" and "WATER" — a national disgrace — were often attributed directly to overt racism. The government response to crowd control and the movement of displaced populations to the Superdome in New Orleans was harsh, inhumane, and often downright brutal.

Now we know better. Our government's inaction is by no means exclusively racial in nature: their consciousness is, first and foremost, class consciousness. American citizens of all races, if they are not members of the privileged few, are basically on their own.

The irony is that, as I now read and hear so often, Republican Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush would today be labeled as tax-and-spend liberals of the worst kind. The prevailing GOP attitude now seems to be one of "If we can't return to the days of yesteryear, it's time for trench warfare," or, as Archie Bunker used to say, "If you don't like it, lump it / take it down the road, and dump it."

And you knew who you were then,
Girls were girls and men were men,
Mister we could use a man
Like Herbert Hoover again.

Didn't need no welfare state,
Everybody pulled his weight.
Gee our old LaSalle ran great.
Those were the days.

From the 'All in the Family' theme song, "Those Were The Days"

The truth about federal aid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S0y4GTpFGY

Curious G:

Thanks. I just got back from gathering with those whom my wife and I gather with to worship and honor the Lord.

I might be considered left of center today. Back in the day I was considered right of center. LOL

Anyway, to get to the point. Man is not put here to gain as much wealth, power, control, ... as he can. We were put here to serve God and His way. To help those He says to help, to love those others find unlovable, and to honor Him above all else. In other words to empty ourselves of our own desires and become what He makes us into, to do His will, so He can do His work through us.

It really is a joy, though sometimes it is hard on the flesh and emotions. :~)) :~))

Peace.

Friendship sent.

grumpy_jon:

Thanks, and an Amen !! ;~)) :~))

Blessings cowboygrandpa, I sent you a post down below.

I am a Christian like Peter. Lord, come on. Can You just knock them down now. This is not right. Can you just smote them now, before they do more damage?

Not us sinners that He loves, but the self righteous, right wing religious, politically zealots that we have governing us, under the name of the GOP.

Mal It is understandable that some people don't see the services provided immediately by the government that some affected individuals might not be aware of just as it is understandable cons will never take a brea from bashing American government, no matter how baseless it may be...

Even FEMA, the most common target for critics, got mostly favorable reviews from public officials who were interviewed.
Pleasant Grove Mayor Jerry Brasseale, whose city lost about a quarter of its houses in the April 27 tornado, said he has been pleased with the level of help pouring into Pleasant Grove from FEMA, the state EMA and Jefferson County's EMA. "They've all done a tremendous job," he said.
Said Birmingham Mayor William Bell: "The state and federal response to Birmingham has been very supportive so far."

An example that has worked to the state's benefit, said Congressman Brooks, is the decision that the federal government would pick up 90 percent of the debris removal costs in some parts of Alabama, rather than the typical 75 percent. "It could have done a lot more damage to state and local budgets if FEMA had not made an exception," Brooks said.
Bentley further eased the load on local governments by saying the state would cover the local match for the first 30 days of debris removal. "I'm trying to keep down their anxiety," he said.
While local public officials recognize the long-term work of rebuilding could present more complicated challenges, Tuscaloosa County EMA Director David Hartin is convinced that, in the end, the approaches being developed in this recovery will become "a model for the future."

Certified Specialist:

#14.3 and # 1.16

Though I despise what they do. I still pray for God to bring them to Him and have mercy, as He has had mercy for me. For I was once as they are, blind and proud of my fleshly deeds. Not truly aware of just how blind or wrong I was, I was headed to the same place they will go unless they repent.

That is not something I take pleasure in. I take comfort in knowing that God is able to love even the unlovables and bring them back from the death they so proudly walk in.

To me it is a like a baby who has to be trained not to dirty their diapers. You work with them and teach them that the dirty diapers are not something that they want to continue to live in. If after they have been trained, they continue to dirty their diapers they have a problem. There comes a time when one realize that the person does not care whether they live in filth or not. So one does not associate with them, but prays for their growth so they will stop being so unacceptable.

That is the way I see those who continue to claim a faith they don't have. Because they never grow in it, they are constantly depending upon someone to change them and clean them up.

Mal It is understandable that some people don't see the services provided immediately by the government

Yep that is what the left said about Katrina and George Bush right...that it was understandable ...I noticed how exceptionally well behaved the vioces were...not one bit....and the people expecting help had another thing to say aboout...when you are willing to admit that you are just a mouthpiece of the the democrat and not for the people we will all do a lot better.

I remember reading somewhere, Joplin is a Teaparty/Conservative place! Oh, the Irony of LOVING ONES ENEMY, the aforementioned! I hope these natural disasters are opening some people's eyes relative to the Propagandized view that 'YOUR GOVERMENT IS YOUR ENEMY? In teabagger talk, shut er down...

From Gov Perry in Texas, to the victims of tornados and flooding throughout the land, the cry is; where is the goverment! Seems goverment handouts are bad, only when someone else is getting them!

I say to our brethrens, and fellow Americans,your goverment IS NOT your enemy, And it should absolutely be there for you in time of need; WITH NO STRINGS ATTATCHED! And I hope the people of Joplin and elsewhere, remember how their 'beloved' GOP treated them, in their time of need...and vote them out of office ASAP!!!

cowboygrandpa

...Anyway, to get to the point. Man is not put here to gain as much wealth, power, control, ... as he can. We were put here to serve God and His way. To help those He says to help, to love those others find unlovable, and to honor Him above all else. In other words to empty ourselves of our own desires and become what He makes us into, to do His will, so He can do His work through us.

It really is a joy, though sometimes it is hard on the flesh and emotions. :~)) :~))

Peace.

Friendship sent.

Good words. It goes to show you how many people are really in need of some spiritual guidence. I would recommend reading "The Purpose Driven Life" by Steve Warren.

heartless repugNUTS..."Still, Congress seems divided over House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s (R-VA) demand that any aid be “offset” by cuts to other programs. Democrats have argued that emergency aid is, by its very nature, unplanned and therefore it should not have to be offset. Some have also accused Cantor of being callous in his demands. The Democrats even have support from some conservatives like Haley Barbour, who said any disaster relief should not have to be paid for with offsetting spending cuts.

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petridishofideas

heartless repugNUTS...

LOL, and you support Democrats that can't keep their pants on. Heck, one Democrat even took a picture of himself and tweeted it, not to his wife either. Politicians are such a waste of time.. sheeesh.

Do I, dud? I have always prefered love to war but that being said.....do YOU really want to do the tit for tat sex scandals between the (r)s and them dems? I'm game. Don't think you would be REAL happy tho.......

But nice attempt at the derail. Can you show the (r)s as being decent human beings? Good luck!

For all you ultra fundamentalist ultra right wingers, where do you think Jesus would be? As usual, he would be with suffering people. Kinda hard putting on and taking off your ultra Christian and ultra right wing hats in rotation?

REPUBLICAN is code for white racist

sorry it is wonkette that quotes the klan now...you are still stuck with the effen Klan... unfortunately no matter how hard you try to deny who you are...you are still who you are..quoters of the Klan...thanks lefty now take you and your racism elsewhere.

http://mweaver1.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/16/6654600-ku-klux-klan-distances-selves-from-westboro-baptist-church-tea-party?threadId=3128715&commentId=54246258#c54246258

Recognizing that WBC is too weird even for the Klan, and that for much different reasons than I find them repulsive, is in no way the same as declaring them an ally or friend. The Klan are not leftist nor evenn centrist.

Then explain why the left...Wonkette thinks that they are a valuable asset in the war against the WBC...so much that they would use them to prove a point...the side was chosen...the point was If the Klan thinks its bad...WBC is really bad...but Wokette should have said the sucks and I dont care what they have to say...they are racist, they kill minorities they are wrong...but nope they dont say that, they quote them for the purpose of their own political agenda...just like the seeder and his quote about Republicans...and when the Democrat quotes the Klan, no they are not friends or allies...they are you... created by the democrat party and you still use them for your own political advantage...that is why Wonkette quoted them in their mission against the WBC.

Wonkette does not speak for me in such matters. The Klan snubbing Westboro to me a case of "people in glass houses" throwing stones. I'm not stuck with the Klan, Westboro nor Wonketter because I never had them to begin with.