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What Rick Perry is Really Praying For

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"Dear God,

Despite the fact that making it rain in Texas was too much to ask you for, even though it would have saved lives, eliminated suffering for tens of thousands of your biggest and most devoted fans, and, let’s face it, been nothing but a simple wave of the hand for your supreme awesomeness. I mean, come on, a little rain? For the guy who created, you know, light? The Heavens and the Earth? All the living things that walk and crawl upon it and fly above it and swim in the big blue sea? You made, what? Volcanoes and Earthquakes and cats? I mean how goddamned – excuse me – hard could a little rain be? But never mind that, praise Jesus."

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http://www.stonekettle.com/2011/08/what-rick-perry-is-really-prayin...

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Permalink Reply by x Secular X Combatant x on August 7, 2011 at 4:47am

yeah, never mind that; praise Muhamed, I mean Jesus... ha.
he's prayin' folks don't realize the behind the scenes money bags of tax loot he and his comrads are makin'
shux

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Permalink Reply by LarryL on August 7, 2011 at 1:19pm

maybe Perry isn't as stupid as we think, at least when it comes to raising money.

He is pretty stupid though in just about everything else

http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/08/rick-perrys-college-grades-...

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Permalink Reply by Sentient Biped on August 7, 2011 at 9:31am

He's praying for votes, and praying for a more christian country.

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Permalink Reply by Steph S. on August 7, 2011 at 10:42am

Yes Sentient Biped, that's exactly right. He just wants the votes and is trying to appeal to christians.

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Permalink Reply by mojo5501 on August 7, 2011 at 12:17pm

AND make money doing so...let's not forget this is a 'multi-million dollar prayer event'. Where is that money going? It's one thing to have a traditional day of prayer because it's been done since the 1950's...like bringing in a turkey on Thanksgiving and pardoning its life in a show of presidential compassion...but this thing that Perry is doing has a political agenda and isn't 'traditional'. I would call this behavior radical because it erodes our secular government's role to remain neutral in matters of religion.

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Permalink Reply by Pat on August 7, 2011 at 11:58am

Dave Silverman of American Atheists hit Perry's motive it right on the nose.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2011/07/22/this-is-why...

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Permalink Reply by mojo5501 on August 7, 2011 at 12:10pm

Excellent. That was great to see. For Perry to say our fiscal crisis is 'spiritual in nature' is the biggest load of absurd, ridiculous nonsense that I've heard in a long time from any potential GOP presidential candidate. If he thinks we can pray away this mess we're in, we might as well take that to mean it's fruitless to even TRY. Praying is just another way of pretending you're doing something to solve a problem. Talk, no action. I see little difference. Asking a 'higher power' to intercede in our economic problems is about as effective as sprinkling fairy dust over some soil and expecting a magic bean to sprout and bring us prosperity.

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Permalink Reply by Pat on August 7, 2011 at 12:37pm

I was impressed enough to join. Have seen other interviews with Silverman and think he is a pretty good spokesperson.

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Permalink Reply by x Secular X Combatant x on August 8, 2011 at 7:25pm

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/states-can-apply-for-...

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Permalink Reply by Jameer Logan on August 10, 2011 at 1:34pm

He was praying that nobody finds out about his college transcript.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/61684192/Rick-Perry-s-Texas-A-M-Transcript

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Permalink Reply by Sentient Biped on August 10, 2011 at 10:46pm

A "D" in Principles of Economics. Now there's someone you want in charge of your economy!

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Permalink Reply by LarryL on August 12, 2011 at 10:47am

yea, but the course was certainly taught by "no nothing" liberal professors. If they were any good with economics they would be on wallstreet, not teaching a bunch of rednecks in texas.