PHOTO: "We did adequately apply oil to all the seats!"

[Bluebear]

WASHINGTON -- Insisting that God "certainly needs to be involved" in the Supreme Court confirmation process, three Christian ministers today blessed the doors of the hearing room where Senate Judiciary Committee members will begin considering the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito on Monday.

Capitol Hill police barred them from entering the room to continue what they called a consecration service. But in a bit of one-upsmanship, the three announced that they had let themselves in a day earlier, touching holy oil to the seats where Judge Alito, the senators, witnesses, Senate staffers and the press will sit, and praying for each of the 13 committee members by name.

"We did adequately apply oil to all the seats," said the Rev. Rob Schenck, who identified himself as an evangelical Christian and as president of the National Clergy Council in Washington. Rev. Schenck called the consecration service the kick-off in a series of prayer meetings that will continue throughout the confirmation hearing.

Capitol Hill police said they weren't aware that the three had entered the hearing room earlier, but added that hearing rooms typically aren't locked because "they're not of interest to anyone." Lt. Dominick Costa said the Judiciary Committee room will be swept for bombs and perhaps for electronic bugging equipment before the hearing begins.

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB113649645107138940-Ku05eyOWs5xFbqD33aaAarliwqo_20060112.html?mod=blogs

[arcane1]

1. that oil could've just as easily been anthrax

so stop tapping my phone and lock the fucking doors, DHS!!!!!!

[CrazyOrangeCat]

4. VERY good kitty!!!

;)

[jimshoes]

2. I hope they ruined somebody's

$2500.00 suit. Why are these vandals allowed to deface US property?

[FreedomAngel82]

18. It's for religious purposes don't you know

I remember a good while back there was this wall in Mexico or something like that and they claimed a stain was the face of Mary and they left flowers and candles and all sorts of things there and this guy went and wrote something on the wall that wasn't pro-Mary/Christian and he got arrested while they didn't! :crazy:

[Maggie_May]

3. Do you they really think that God

is involved in politics? Would he not have better things to do with his miracles

[FreedomAngel82]

19. I believe Jesus had something to say about that

"Give that which is Ceaser's unto Ceaser and that which is God's unto God."

[4morewars]

5. Could you imagine the uproar

and police activity if this was done by Code Pink, or Veterans Against the War ?

NO SPECIAL PRIVILEGES FOR X-TIANS !!!!!!!

[Bluebear]

6. So much for Homeland Security. nt

[I Have A Dream]

15. You're exactly right. n/t

[Coexist]

36. or if it was done by Pagans?

the uproar would be terrible.

[AussieDave]

7. I wonder if it WAS oil ???

Think of something else that spurts out of a gusher......

(sorry for being so juvenile.....)

[HysteryDiagnosis]

8. Better it's not peanut oil.... some people are quite allergic to

them little oily nuts.

[Olney Blue]

9. The sign on the door says "Authorized Personnel Only"

They broke the law by entering.

Book 'em.

[txindy]

24. You know how that goes...

The law only applies to OTHER people. Jebus, I'm surrounded by people just like that in this town. They flout the rules whenever it suits them - but anyone else who dares do the same, they're ready to nail to the proverbial wall. Oh, and the sanctimonious OUTRAGE!



Feh.

[AtomicKitten]

10. the picture is the precisely the reason Alito should NOT be confirmed

It's time that religious nutjobs be escorted back to their churches.

[FreedomAngel82]

20. So would they allow a Muslim group to do that for a democrat?

[AtomicKitten]

31. can you imagine if CODE PINK did this?

The Republicans would be apoplectic.

[grateful581]

40. they would of been thrown in jail

These people went into a area that is authorized personal ONLY.
Why are they not in jail?
I bet they did not get clearance

DO your job homeland security, what the hell is wrong with you!

[Bluebear]

49. It's OK! They are radical far right Christians!

Anything goes!

[evlbstrd]

11. For some reason,

this makes me think of the Reverend in "Blazing Saddles."

"Oh, Lord, ..."

[Inland]

12. "they had let themselves in a day earlier"

You think that's so?

[FreedomAngel82]

21. Don't you have to have a security clearance???

:shrug:

[HeeBGBz]

32. This story reeks.

Someone should dig into the hows and wherefores of how these people got in.

[Inland]

35. Gee I wonder if Homeland Security is going to check them out.

NOT!

[ThomWV]

13. So Any Fucking Nutcase Can Wonder Around In The Capital?

The day before? Who cares if it was the day before, the night before, or the week before. Is there any security in the place?

[RC]

16. They are christianrightwing nut jobs. They have free run of the place.

[FreedomAngel82]

22. It worked for Jeff Gannon didn't it?

[Richard D]

14. Dang. It could have been DMSO . . .

. . . mixed with LSD. What a hearing that might have been.

[Warren DeMontague]

28. You know, there's a relevant passage from a Hunter S. Thompson book

I believe (or maybe it's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test?) That speculates about just such a thing being done at the Republican National Convention in 1972...

Yeah, that excerpt popped into my head, too, when I read this story.

[Coexist]

37. Oh how friggin' funny

[FreedomAngel82]

17. So did they do that for Clinton?

He's a Christian too you know.

[IChing]

25. Ah, FreedomAngel82 I have that card

:) ;-) :smoke: :smoke: :smoke:


The real question did they use historically authentic cannabis oil

edited for smilies

[Coexist]

38. this is a very funny thread!

I like that card.

:evilgrin:

[peekaloo]

23. I prefer the no-stick Jesus........less fat.

[Warren DeMontague]

26. Boy, I feel better. Now, I don't want to say ANYTHING critical about this

because, you know, (lest we be accused of "Christian bashing") we aren't supposed to say anything negative about the far right fundamentalist theocratic nutter butters who want to shit all over our constitution.

[Bluebear]

44. Thanks to zenlightened, add this disclaimer....

"...right wing fundamentalist-type christians in name only and by that I mean they're not like christians on the left, or progressive christians, if you will, who actually follow the teachings of christ so please don't think this is in reference to you because it's not even thought I understand how you've been persecuted on DU by militant atheists and other people who gee whiz are just as mean as those right-wing "christians" and please note I put "christians" in quotes to show they're not really christian like you are and they deserve a little bit of criticism as long as we make it clear we're not criticizing their faith per se but they way they interpret it and live their lives."

[grateful581]

27. these people make me sick

Religion out of the courts NOW
:puke:

[sniffa]

29. THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU

THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU

THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU


***DEVELOPING***

[Warren DeMontague]

47. Personally, I prefer Max Von Sydow in "Strange Brew"

but maybe that's just me.

[upi402]

30. Religious zealots like this make me fear the Christan Taliban

in the formerly great America.

People who believe the -talking snake & woman from a rib -stories sitting in judgment over people like me is absolutely insane!!!!

[SPKrazy]

33. Did they have Wesson Oil and Visquene? (sp)

The Capitol Hill Police f*cked up, there shouldn't be a way to get in so easily.

And "consecrate away",

your fundiecrat satanic oils will not work on the Senate.

[kineneb]

45. gee, they should have used sweet, light crude instead

that is the real GOP holy oil! But on the whole, gag me.

How about the blessings of Tibeten monks, while we are at it- place a prayer wheel at the entrance...

[Raksha]

50. We have a winner!

The real GOP holy oil indeed.

[upi402]

34. Maybe this tastes like chicken...

[Wise Doubter]

39. Just the fact that they would go to such an extreme as to ask God

for any particular judge, to me, is reason enough NOT to appoint him. WHY oh WHY are they so set on Alito as to "bless" his chair ? No other reason except he WILL overturn Roe v Wade, and I think they may have some insider trading secret.


JMO

[Ksec]

41. Could've been terrorists

The lying monkey is really making us safer. Imagine three dudes in black robes, carrying packages waltz right into the heart of the Congress. Thats just freakin amazing. They probably got Gannonized by the lying monkey beforehand.

[orleans]

42. ooooh. who are those "lucky" folks that get to sit on it and

slip around a little bit.

i bet those ultra super duper christians are gonna get off on this one way or another!

[Raydawg1234]

43. Do these people honestly think that God is going to change his plan for

their lame asses?

[tyedyeto]

46. What else was in the oil? They could have been or still are...

terrorists. Rooms are kept unlocked at all times and these people were allowed to come and go as they pleased? Who else could have gotten in there?

I would demand that my seat be cleansed before I ever sat in it. Not by a clergyman but by the custodial staff.

[Missy Vixen]

48. The hearings should have been held in another room

That room was no longer secure after unauthorized people were in it. End of story.

Julie