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• 1 WhiteEyebrows // Sep 12, 2008 at 5:06 pm

  Jesus was a God
  Pontius Pilate was a “change agent”

• 2 WhiteEyebrows // Sep 12, 2008 at 5:06 pm

  Jesus was the Son of God
  Pontius Pilate was a Politician

  ’nuff said.

• 3 Alex V. // Sep 12, 2008 at 7:36 pm

  I totally agree with you on this one. I wonder how many people who spout of this kind of nonsensical garbage realise that it does not help their “cause” in the least…?

  And, of course, I’m sure Obama will deny any support of this crap. But I’m willing to bet good money that he won’t do a thing to actively stop it.

  Besides, has anyone else noticed that he is not running against Gov. Palin? Last time I checked, his opponent was Sen. McCain.

• 4 Melissa // Sep 12, 2008 at 9:40 pm

  True, it is a crappy comparison. But it is getting dirty on BOTH sides, and while Obama may not do anything to stop it, McCain is running ads accusing Obama of wanting to teach sex-ed to kindergarteners. I could spend all day spouting off all the ways McCain, his supporters, and the the extremists are hitting below the belt and just plain telling lies. And I am sure you could do the same for Obama.

  In the long run, things are gonna get ugly for everyone.

• 5 braundaddy // Sep 13, 2008 at 11:14 am

  So I know about mudslinging – I’ve witnessed it for MANY years. I’m not worried about mudslinging.

  I AM, however, extremely mad that someone decided to draw a comparison between Mr. Obama (a man) and Jesus Christ (Savior, Lord, and Redeemer).

  I fully expect there to be mudslinging. Political campaigns of every sort wouldn’t be the same without it. This, to me, is not mudslinging at all. This is blaspheme. This is shameful. While I won’t pass judgement on those that are celebrating this phrase/slogan, I feel bad for them for they will probably have a sad, sad “last day”.

• 6 Melissa // Sep 13, 2008 at 12:46 pm

  But we make comparisons between ourselves and Jesus all the time. The first sentence says that Jesus was a community organizer. Yes, he was. And so was Barack Obama. And so are millions of people. Jesus was a man, a carpenter, a servant of the Lord, and I hope to live my life so that I can follow in his footsteps.

  A few weeks ago, Sarah Palin said (And I quote): “I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a “community organizer,” except that you have actual responsibilities.” She may disagree with Barack Obama all she wants, but here she is basically making fun of him for serving his community. This bumber sticker points out that Obama was serving people, just like Christ has told us to do. In my opinion, this bumber sticker is comparing Obama in a postitive way, just like we would in Sunday School when we urge people to act Christ-like.

  The second line is obviously an attack on Palin–and it isn’t a very nice attack, I agree. I doubt Palin is going to commit the same kinds of crimes that Pilate did. But, again, I think the point is that the history books may place organized government jobs over small-town volunteer work, but that we can look to the Bible as an example of what one humble man can do. Jesus Christ WASN’T sent as a rich man, a man of means, a military leader or a king. While Jesus Christ was the Son of God, his social status did not reflect that. And isn’t that amazing? Wasn’t that the point?

  So here we have this bumper sticker that reminds voters that we can criticize Obama for “only” beig a community organizer, but the greatest man who ever walked on this earth was also “just” a community organizer.

  I would have preferred a bumber sticker with just the first part (the second line IS rude). But I disagree that to compare a man to the Savior is blasphame. As I recall, we have had many a lesson that compared regular men (Joseph Smith, for example) to the Savior.

• 7 Alex V. // Sep 15, 2008 at 9:25 am

  Melissa, what was the context of that quote from Gov. Palin? It was in a speech about being in the running for a major executive office in one of the most powerful nations in the world. She wasn’t making fun of his role as a community organiser. She was making fun of his belief that being a community organiser somehow belongs on a resume for an application as an executive.

  Resumes ask for *relevant* work experience. When I apply for a job as a teacher, I don’t include my work as a paper carrier or a dishwasher. Yes, I share that I had that work – but not under the category of relevant experience!

  Sen. Obama should be proud that he worked as a community organiser. But he shouldn’t be saying he is qualified to be an executive because of it!

• 8 Adam // Sep 15, 2008 at 10:38 am

  Amen, Alex.

  I’m writing in Bush, Sr.

• 9 Melissa // Sep 15, 2008 at 11:16 pm

  LOL

  No, Alex, Sarah Palin was saying that she was MORE qualified than Barack Obama because he was a community organizer and she was the mayor of a town of 10,000. (according to 2007 Census reports). If we are going for context, then we need to remember HER context, too.

  I hardly think that her job as a mayor of Wasilla means she had MORE responsibilities than his work in the south side of Chicago. I imagine, however, that we are going to have to agree to disagree on that one.

  I’m guessing no one here wants a copy of a Mormons for Obama bumper sticker?

• 10 Alex V. // Sep 16, 2008 at 5:37 pm

  Okay, Melissa, I’ll give you that. She *was* making a case for mayor being more qualified as an executive than a community organiser. (And I would still like to know what kind of executive decisions he ever had to make.)

  But she still wasn’t putting down his work as a community organiser, per se.

  And yeah, I’m gonna have to pass on that bumper sticker…

• 11 braundaddy // Sep 16, 2008 at 6:18 pm

  I’ll pass on the Obama one, but do you have one that (literally) says:
  “Mormons for [insert decent, god-fearing, semi-intelligent candidate's name here]“?

  I’ll take 3 of those!

• 12 Andrew // Sep 16, 2008 at 7:10 pm

  I’ll take a few that read “Intelligent, logical human beings against Obama”

• 13 Laura // Sep 23, 2008 at 2:13 pm

  I am not offended by the above comments, but I am offended that you don’t have my blog on your blogroll.
  http://www.dadandydavisfamily.blogspot.com

• 14 Alex V. // Sep 24, 2008 at 5:44 pm

  Hey, I’m not on the blogroll either! Jerk…

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