I just found a funny piece of satire from Gerard Baker, the United States editor of the London Times, to be an "enlightening" look at the Obama campaign trip abroad. Here's how it starts out:
Link to read the whole thing (via the Times Online)And it came to pass, in the eighth year of the reign of the evil Bush the Younger (The Ignorant), when the whole land from the Arabian desert to the shores of the Great Lakes had been laid barren, that a Child appeared in the wilderness.
The Child was blessed in looks and intellect. Scion of a simple family, offspring of a miraculous union, grandson of a typical white person and an African peasant. And yea, as he grew, the Child walked in the path of righteousness, with only the occasional detour into the odd weed and a little blow.
When he was twelve years old, they found him in the temple in the City of Chicago, arguing the finer points of community organisation with the Prophet Jeremiah and the Elders. And the Elders were astonished at what they heard and said among themselves: “Verily, who is this Child that he opens our hearts and minds to the audacity of hope?”
In the great Battles of Caucus and Primary he smote the conniving Hillary, wife of the deposed King Bill the Priapic and their barbarian hordes of Working Class Whites.
13 comments:
Gary,
A very nicely done and clever bit of writing. Good find!
However, you failed to explain to the libs what all those funny sounding words mean. I know you are busy, but they'll never get it unless we help them.
OK Libs, this article exhibits a writing style called Satire. This means you make fun of someone or some group.
In this case, the odd sound to the writing is because the writer is using the style of the Bible. That's the book you used to find in a hotel room. The Bible tells the story of the Messiah; God who came to save Mankind.
Some Americans go to church to learn about this type of thing and many of them believe that your obsession for Obama is akin to the worship of the real Messiah.
That's why this writing is funny - it equates our Saviour with two ears being held together by a vacuum.
Of course, that may be miraculous, but it's not worthy of the worship and man-love that libs heap upon this empty suit.
And oh yes, the author isn't laughing with you, he's laughing at you.
second coming?
Wait...I thought this was his first trip over there.
:P
Gee, and I thought Christ was a liberal...... no real job, relatively homeless most of his life, hung out with a bunch of guys, preached peace and understanding, spoke out against the establishment, and in the end got zapped because he was, well you know, a troublemaker.
Fred,
I'm beginning to wonder if you like to be spanked. What does that say about you?
As to the your delving into theology - you know you don't believe in Christianity nor likely know much about it. Isn't it a total lie when you try to use it to support your warped and anti-American viewpoint?
Comparing today libs to Christ is wrong, but there is a Biblical figure, a bit farther down, that is more akin to them.
Oh this sounds fun. Since I know you are itching to type, type, type please enlighten us on your views of Christ and Christianity.
Please? Pretty please?
Let's take the topic one more step, RB.
Let's suppose there was a second coming, and the new messiah spoke and behaved like the first one.
Who would be the first to ridicule, belittle, dismiss, and ultimately crucify him yet again?
Incidently, Trenton, I know alot more about Christinity than you might realize. Beginning with the fall of the Roman Empire and the reign of Philip II who understood that Christianity might be an unstoppable force, through the conversion of Constantine, the secret burials in the catacombs beneath Rome, etc. and right through the Reformation of the 16th century and Counter-Reformation in the 17th. I admit my knowledge falls off after that, but I'm quite aware of rulers who used Christianity to establish power for themselves.
Correction: In my previous post I referred to "Philip II".......I meant "Philip the Arab". Sorry, I'll do my best to not let it happen again.
you know, IMHO, I think it's ridiculous to try to use the argument that Christ was a liberal or vice-versa.
Seems to me that kind of drags him down to our level.
I think the point is that there are many "libs" who are non- Christian. But actually share many of the same values and philosophies of Chirst. In contrast there are many self prosessed Christians who behave more like the Anti- Christ. But you're correct Doug, Chirst was not a political figure.
What a wast of time and space.
I want to disagree, Anonymous. When a political tribe tries to inject 'Christian values' into the political arena, claiming they somehow have the inside track on morality and responsible behavior, I think it's quite reasonable to examine the principles and life of Christ and what he stood for.
Doug, I might agree with you about politics and religion because I'm a supporter of the idea to separate them. When a politician or group of politicans uses religion to garner votes, I'm not going to sit back without a response.
Doug,
You are right re: labeling Jesus as liberal, conservative, etc.
One of the best campaigns I have seen related to that issue is the "God is not a Republican or a Democrat" slogan from Sojourners.
However, I also agree with Fred's point that when you use religion as a tool to garner political support someone needs to call you out.
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Anyway, since trenton seems to be away from his computer let me throw this out for discussion. This morning on NPR they were in Philadelphia asking the question, "Who is an American?" The question has stuck with me all day because I don't quite know how to answer it. This country is such a unique place it is hard to pin down an answer. I think something about abiding by the Constitution would figure into my answer somehow.
What do you all think?
reality, I caught some of the What is an American? piece on NPR and it sounds like a great series with the potential for a lot of great discussion.
I try to post some pertinent links tomorrow to get the ball rolling.
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