I just can't fucking stand it anymore

[beam me up scottie]

Throughout our history in times of testing, Americans have come together in prayer to heal and ask for strength for the tasks ahead. So I've declared Friday, September the 16th, as a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance. I ask that we pray -- as Americans have always prayed in times of trial -- with confidence in His purpose, with hope for a brighter future, and with the humility to ask God to keep us strong so that we can better serve our brothers and sisters in need.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/09/20050908-1.html

I have been flat out all day but was lucky enough to catch this inspirational message from the fucking loser moron in the Whitehouse.

And this was after having to listen to the bigots in my office all day.

I really don't know how long I can keep my job.

If I hear one more racial slur or accusation, I swear I will fucking lose it on someone.

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. You have my sympathy, BMUS

If we had a similar disaster in the UK, we might have the Archbishop of Canterbury giving out messages about prayer and remembrance, but he wouldn't think he's in charge of the country. And he wouldn't be responsible for half of the deaths, either. Actually, he'd be a better president in every possible respect than the Chimp. And I guarantee he'd annoy us atheists less.

[beam me up scottie]

7. They found the bodies of 30 elderly nursing home residents today.

They were left to die.

And he wants me to pray "with confidence in his purpose".

[onager]

2. Don't lose your job. Come and rant to us.

I can sympathize. I don't have it nearly as bad as you, but I do have a Bush-bot nearby who comes in every day pre-loaded with the GOP Talking Points. Wish I had a nickel for every time I've heard "blame game" already...

Anyway, try to hang in there. Remember, if you lose your job, the (domestic) terrorists have won.

[beam me up scottie]

8. They are laughing at the victims.

Making fun of "the brothas".

A co-worked made the comment that the used clothing the children are receiving is better than anything they had before.

[salvorhardin]

3. Seriously, listen to onager!

Don't let those fools win. Come rant here. We all sympathize, believe me. I heard the chimp's little message of hope(!!!:mad: :grr: :nuke: !!!) this afternoon too and almost blew it. I just found out yesterday that my landlady has stage four lung cancer and will probably be dead in 6 months. Then at the store someone says to me, "Well at least god gave her time to see her (older) daughter get married and to see her new grandchild born (other daughter). She can be thankful for that." I swear I almost punched the old sanctimonious busybody right then and there!

I know it's hard but please don't let them force you out of your job. Us confirmed atheists may only be around 11% of the population here in the U.S. (concentrated on the large metropolitan areas) but that's still a lot of people. There are probably a lot more who are just quiet secularists (either agnostic or atheist but scared to declare it). At one time I thought we could work with the religionists, and to a certain extent that's true, but now I feel that it will be the secularists that will lead the way back to modernity and we need every one of us in the fight.

[beam me up scottie]

9. I am sorry to hear about your landlady.

If there was a god, or any justice in the world...well, you know the rest.

So much suffering.

While the church people tell us to be thankful.

[salvorhardin]

17. Thanks

It's awful that she developed cancer and that it spread so quickly, and it's terrible that she will probably die at only 61 years of age but what really pisses me off is that the particular busybody I mentioned is a local church pastor who has been running around every town within a 30 mile radius blabbing about it almost as if he gets some perverse thrill out of telling people about her probable impending death and following it up with his little churchspun wisdom delivered like he's revealing the mysteries of the universe.

[beam me up scottie]

19. Exploitation of the sick and the weak.

The local pastor does it on a small scale, this administration does it on a much larger one.

They see tragedy as an opportunity.

[Bill McBlueState]

4. yeah, fuck it.

I just saw the asshole making his proclamation.

Just before that on CNN, Anderson Cooper asked some poor old woman, "Does God still watch over New Orleans?"

Well, where the hell was he last week? On vacation?

I'm definitely doing the angry atheist thing tonight.

:mad:

[beam me up scottie]

10. "Throughout our history

in times of testing, Americans have come together in prayer to heal and ask for strength for the tasks ahead."

Yes, every time we've killed people or stood by and watched them suffer and die, we've prayed.

They prayed their way through slavery and used god to justify it.

They prayed as they exterminated the Indians, and again, their god sanctioned the genocide.

They prayed as they slaughtered brown people in other countries, and said god was on our side.

And now, this pathetic excuse of a man says he wants us to pray for "God to keep us strong so that we can better serve our brothers and sisters in need."

Fucking absolutely amazing how they can turn this around and make it about their god giving them strength to help the poor miserable wretches.

And I suppose they should be grateful.

How fucking bloody humanitarian of them.

[Jokerman]

5. Non Illegitimi Carborundum

"Don't Let The Bastards Grind You Down."

They want you to give up. They want you to feel like they know the truth and your just being stubborn by refusing to recognize that fact.

For forty-three years I've lived in "The Great Mid-West" surrounded by people who are convinced that their race, their religion, their language, or their way of life, is the "right" one. Anyone who challenges this delusion is a threat.

They want to drive us from our jobs, homes, communities, party or country just because we refuse to see things from their mangled perspective. We can't let them win.

Their minds are too narrow to ever accept why some of us find the concept of a National Day of Prayer to be offensive. Particularly when the declaration comes from the prick who had the chance to help people and chose not to. Now he wants us to pray.

If I had a god to pray to, I would pray for George Bush to be revealed as the criminal he is and brought to justice. If I had a god to thank, I'd thank god for DU and A&A in particular for proving to me every day that I'm not alone.

I don't have a god so I'll just keep fighting against the criminals in charge and I’ll keep coming back to DU.

[beam me up scottie]

11. Tomorrow, I will turn this rage into something productive.

But today it was just too much.

The pictures, the stories, the excuses and promises.

The spin doctors, always busy.

And now, on cue, they trot out god, who knights them for their generosity.

I wish I could believe in Hell.

[WhollyHeretic]

6. My head hurts. Sitting on your ass doing nothing (they call it praying)

is NOT helping. If these people want to help then get off their asses and help, if not then watch some damn TV don't pretend you're helping when they're doing nothing sitting there feeling all good about themselves for a little mental masturbation.

[beam me up scottie]

12. Exactly.

It's all about making them feel good about themselves.

Don't look at the images, or listen to the screams of the victims, all you need to do is pray.

That's what true amerikkkans do.

[NMMNG]

13. An old saying adapted

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day

Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime

Give a man religion and he will die praying for fish


In view of current affairs we could further adapt this:

Disasters occur and men will perish

With preparation and the right tools men can be spared

With religion men will sit back, do nothing and pray over the dead

[beam me up scottie]

16. Perfect.

The lord is on time, as usual.

[beam me up scottie]

14. Sorry for the rant.

The first pictures I saw today were of the dogs in NO.

The most haunting was the image of a shaggy black mutt who lay beside the rotting corpse of his master, ever faithful.

I went out to my car and noticed that someone had picked through our trash cans again, looking for anything that could be salvaged.

Then I was off to work with the comfortably middle class white christians.

Driving past the new gated communities that replaced the rolling pastures and farmland.

Listening to them complain about the cost of the gas they pump into their shiny new SUVs.

Their tut-tutting at the continuing horror which is filtered through the neocon lens of reichwing news media so that it won't be too upsetting for their delicate constitutions.

Then the racial slurs and mocking began.

The final straw was the spawn of barbara telling us that he has declared yet another day of prayer.

I guess I am just overtired and, like everyone else here, frustrated at being powerless.

Thanks for the words of encouragement, it helps to know I'm not alone.

[GOPFighter]

15. Prayer is like setting up drug-free zones around schools

It sounds good, scores points with the voters, and doesn't change a damn thing.

[beam me up scottie]

18. Good analogy.

Pull out the prayer card when all else fails.
And how many sheep will join the damned baboon?

[Discord]

20. What a fucktard...

Yeah, and any guess on where this country is headed after he keeps spouting off this shit...

And to think... soon he'll get his second SCJ of this term...

Makes ya think just how fucking stupid people in this country are to have put that shitfucker back into office for a second term, and the LONG TERM impact that choice is going to end up having.

[Kolesar]

21. Maybe this disaster will make people lose their faith in god

My friend's father was a protestant minister. When he had a stroke that cost him some motor ability, he questioned why god did this to him after he had dedicated his life to god. Eventually, he quit believing.

That was one man's route to enlightenment. Katrina was a different event, but it will make people question their beliefs. Hell, even I had a moment when I quit believing.

[Brewman_Jax]

22. The fact that freepers exist

pretty much negates "intelligent design."

[FM Arouet666]

23. I Feel your pain

Welcome to the The United Theocratic States of America (UTSA), otherwise known as Jesus Land. Bowing to an imaginary god, like his forefathers did two thousand years ago, the Chimp wants to curry favor with the all powerful deity. Wish we declared this day of prayer before the holy hurricane struck down our impoverished city. But, gawd works in mysterious ways. A test, perhaps, wipe out a city and kill thousands of impoverished souls. Yes, that is what jesus preached. Wait, hold on, I am confused. Why are we praying?????

[beam me up scottie]

24. He's really spreading

that compassionate conservatism around, isn't he ?

I can feel the love.
I'm sure the victims do as well.