Buddhists are Destroying Freedom of Religion in the USA

[cui bono]

and more GREAT reasons why these Ohioans are voting for Romney:

The lady below, when asked to clarify, "His father was a Muslim and an Atheist?", said "He's all three!".

Brought to you by New Left Media: http://blog.newleftmedia.com/

When can we start mandating labeling on "information" that can cause cancer of the brain cells?

[onehandle]

1. Kudos to me for being able to stand the first one minute and fifty seconds.

Then, I was done.

[cui bono]

6. I made it through the whole thing! Brings back memories of 2008.

Still, there are some new ones in there, and the Meatloaf bit at the end. lol

[dixiegrrrrl]

31. Brings back memories of the 1950's Communist scare.

I know we have always had knee jerk emotionalism, but damn!
I keep forgetting there are herds of people that dumb.

[JoePhilly]

7. It gets crazier.

[Blue_Tires]

2. lolz

[blogslut]

3. All Three!

The circle is complete

http://www.mercerforpresident2008.com/c14f7f9dd9bbed555232a5cb8defd6f7.html

[Arugula Latte]

20. Obama is all up in her house with disease.

[trailmonkee]

33. know he's the Evil Holy Trinity?

[DisgustipatedinCA]

52. I thought of Lee Mercer (both national and international) when I saw this lady's "all 3" statement

.

[dascientist]

4. SMH

[Kalidurga]

5. Wow, those people are scary...

glad they are outnumbered.

[cui bono]

13. The scariest part to me is that by going to political rallies they must think they are informed and

involved, and yet they are completely divorced from reality. They clearly don't really care that much or they would research and read up on issues and yet they take the time to go to a political rally and speak on camera. My mind is boggled.

[progressivebydesign]

19. my next door neighbors would fit right in there, with their crazy drone talk and such. nt

[a geek named Bob]

8. I am in awe...

watching that much massed stupidity. It just kept coming on, like storm waves.

[Smilo]

9. Now we know it is the Buddhists running everything into the ground

.......... hiding behind their peace and prayers. Better run for the hills people there is no hope

I thought the interviewer was excellent (and kudos for not hitting them all on the head with microphone) it is so amazing how all those people are so anti-Obama and yet they could not come up with any original thoughts or examples - sure they could repeat the one-liners and lies from Fox and other right wing publications but not one iota of logic and truth.

[cui bono]

14. I was thinking that about the interviewer, how patient he is.

I would've been arguing with them using a lot of expletives. He draws them out nicely.

[Agnosticsherbet]

10. It seemed a very pale audience.

[RagAss]

11. The older they get....the better I feel.

[Ed Suspicious]

12. I watched it. All of it. It's remarkable. The complete severing of intellect from

emotion. They all have such strong feelings supported by such little evidence.

[hifiguy]

15. Well, these brain wizards are approaching the Nirvana

of perfectly self-referential stupidity, that much is certain.

[Ichingcarpenter]

16. Buddhists are the fastest growing religion in the west

by far.

We will create the Buddhist empire and impose
thinking, rational logic. on the West

Damn they found us out.

[Arugula Latte]

21. Buddhism is pretty much the only religion

that doesn't make me want to vomit.

[Ichingcarpenter]

24. They stand at the pulpit and tell how to vote.

and what women can do with their bodies.

Then they set fire to themselves.

[cui bono]

25. My last job forced me to order my lunch from Buddha's Belly!!!

[hifiguy]

28. One could put a pretty good case that Buddhism

isn't a "religion" at all. There is no godhead, no externality to worship and enlightenment - which always seemed far more worthy of pursuit than "salvation" as it applies in the here and now - is sought within.

It is the only spiritual framework with which I have any famililarity that has ever held any appeal to me whatsoever. When one of the tenets is "if you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him!" it appeals to my anarchist side.

[byeya]

34. Buddhism is more something you do than something you believe.

Buddhism takes work you perform on yourself to help yourself and others.
There's nothing you are forced to believe and if you work and get lucky, you'll have insight and inner peace.
In Buddhism, the definition of wisdom is compassion.

Doesn't appeal to you does it Miffers?
Or you either Shuckabee?

[hifiguy]

36. Perfect description!

"Buddhism is more something you do than something you believe."

[byeya]

40. In T'ang China, there were six schools of Ch'an(Zen) Buddhism and novices were told that

if our particular school doesn't work out for you, we will help you pick another discipline that is more suited to your personality and will enhance your chances of reaching Nirvana. No competition.

Didn't last forever, no human enterprise does, but for a fairly long time, this was the prevailing attitude.
Two schools of Zen are left now.

Thanks for the kind words.

[marew]

47. Agreed.

[Arugula Latte]

41. Yes, it sounds more like a rational, helpful philosophy rather than

dogma based on old mythologies and superstitions.

[kurt_cagle]

49. Zen Buddhism and Taoism are both very BE centric

To change the world, first you must change yourself.
Tao is balance. In every act of good there is a germ of evil. In every evil act there is a germ of good.
Misfortune happens, and from it one grows in understanding. Fortune also happens, and from it one grows in understanding.

Even the "religious" aspects of Buddhism would appear alien to most rightwingers. Reincarnation exists in the religious model, but that reincarnation serves to teach. It is not a reward or a punishment but an opportunity.

[Ichingcarpenter]

37. Hakuun Yasutani

The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.

[maxsolomon]

17. Propaganda works

Good Germans.

[hifiguy]

29. They don't call their "audience"

sheep for no reason. Actual sheep are kinda cute, though.

[SheilaT]

44. Oh my god those are so adorable!

How have I lived so long and not realized how totally cute sheep are?

[progressivebydesign]

18. I'm going to go throw up now. Don't let anyone else see this and know how STUPID we are...

The idiocracy is here.

They just are completely brainwashed. They repeat the familiar talking points, but have ZERO info to back them up, which shows that they are clearly brainwashed by Fox "news"

I fear for my Country, and man.. I fear for Ohio.

[BlueToTheBone]

22. Oh my, the entitled.

Entitled to their own facts and universe.

[hamsterjill]

23. Damn, Trump has some competition with that hair, doesn't he?

I loved how the interviewer just let them talk and confirm their stupidity!

[renate]

26. I lol'ed

I shouldn't have laughed--every day is a bad hair day for me too--but that was funny!

[JI7]

27. i would Donate Money to Get that Woman to Travel Around the Country

and Campaign for Romney and other Republicans. Romney does have people that support him and the rest of the country should be able to listen to them and why they support him.

[hifiguy]

30. Am I the only one who thinks that

Ann Romney is gonna look just like that woman in another twenty years?

[argiel1234]

32. She looks to be such a sweet and informed woman

on planet Kolob

[SammyWinstonJack]

35. ...

[libdem4life]

38. Did you hear we'll have a HINDU in The House..and incidentally, she's beautiful inside and out.

She's ahead in the polls.

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"As a combat veteran, I know the cost of war," Gabbard, a captain in the Army National Guard, told the crowd in Charlotte, N.C. "These days, it's often women in uniform — moms, wives, even grandmothers — who deploy and leave their families behind."

Gabbard pulled off a come-from-behind victory last month over Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann in the Democratic primary for Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District. No Republican has held the seat since the district was created in 1971. She is expected to coast to victory in November.

"She has an equanimity of spirit, a calmness, perhaps engendered by her military service," said Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie. "She's a young person who reflects on the world around her and reflects on her place in it."

She also has emerged as an unlikely advocate on social issues, notably same-sex marriage and abortion.

Congressional candidate Tulsi Gabbard's star shines at convention
Democrat Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, 31, is used to making history. Now she is on her way to becoming the first Hindu elected to Congress.
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As a Hindu, Gabbard follows the principles of karma yoga, which is centered on "dedicating one's life to the service of others," she said.

And these folks, along with the Buddhists, are called Heathen.



http://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/04/nation/la-na-tulsi-gabbard-20120905

[hifiguy]

48. Those who follow the Abrahamic faiths

have much to learn from Eastern philosophies like Hinduism and Buddhism.

The problem is that there is a communitarian ethic there that is alien to the "What do I get out of it in the afterlife?" that underpins Islamic and Xtian fundamentalisms.

[Quantess]

39. Kudos to those of you who can sit through the whole thing.

It was too painful to watch the whole thing.

[Fumesucker]

42. Only one thing to say to that

[Volaris]

43. I hope every single one of these Tools has a full-on Existential Crisis on Nov. 7th...

God wants Romney to win this election...
Well, if that doesn't happen, 1) What does that say about God being All-powerful?
2) If God is Not All-powerful, then why are you calling Him God?
2) If God IS All-powerful anyway, what does that say about what God thinks about American Politics?

Well, I guess it's just the work of the Devil.
Please re-read question 1, ma'am.

Eventually, the circut will burn out, and other circuts will have to be engaged. It's not until Loop One is destroyed that Enlightenment can happen. I know I shouldn't, but I hope it's painful.

[grantcart]

45. We are here and we have a plan

You may have seen the lawsuit to free the whales at SeaWorld.

Just a first step.

We are going to free all the mammals.

We are going to enfranchise all of the mammals.

We have the technology to interpret their vote.

They like Buddhists. (Not so really hot about the Yen guys, more in favor of the Mahayana, Theravada guys)

Once we have taken over power over all of the different aspects of the government we are going to make Yoga mandatory.

We are going to make you more flexible or we are going to break you trying

[JHB]

46. My, Jay Leno is looking rather fit and young these days...

...and I see he had a chin tuck.

Usually he just asks about basic geography or history.

Oh, wait, that's not Jay?

[JI7]

50. I'm Going to Watch this Again on Election Night and Laugh

[Yooperman]

51. Damn that is really a scary video....

It really shows how little these people actually know about why they are voting against Obama. When asked if why or for any specifics they just mumble and have a blank look in their eyes.

Disgraceful ... simply disgraceful.

YM

[ZenLefty]

53. Attention Buddhists - we don't get mentioned until 7:40 or so

So you don't have to slog through the whole video, like I did, to get to that part.

Anyway, our plan to destroy religious freedom here is working. Next step is a mandatory dot on every forehead. (I know that's a Hindu practice... but they don't.) Good job, all!

[byeya]

54. Thanks for the shortcut. We can do the Jain thing: Get nude and cover ourselves in ashes. .

They won't notice probably...How to work Mithra into the equation??

I didn't expect the campaign for President to become so...What?, silly; ill-informed; pan-religious in a not-so-good way; but, then, we are dealing with a Mormon bishop and a lot of Fundys who think he's a Christafarian so it'll be some ride this weekend.

[hifiguy]

56. Let's get Amon-Ra and

Isis in there too!

[Iris]

55. No African American folks in Ohio? n/t

[malaise]

57. The stupid burns n/t

[handsomebwonderful]

58. .

I love those NewLeft videos, I've watched them over many times. Scary and fun

[heppcatt]

59. Instinct over intellect...

Partisans (lets be honest all humans) can be very emotionally driven. I watch this video and have a profound amount of sadness, and deep compassion for the emotional state some of those folks are in, some are to the point of tears. They know something isn't correct in their lives so they look for meaning and use emotion instead of intellect to look for the reasons they feel incomplete. I see them and I see myself when I fail to step back and assess a situation and let my emotion draw the conclusions. I noticed OP's title and thought being a Buddhist myself the video would be interesting, yet I just found it sad...

[Buns_of_Fire]

60. How the HELL did Chase Whiteside (the interviewer) keep a straight face???

I always thought Buster Keaton was good, but THIS guy...