Dean Narrowing Separation of Church and Stump; Invokes Muslim Phrases; Claims Biblical Knowledge

New York Times ^ | January 4, 2004 | JODI WILGOREN

[Criminal Number 18F]

Howard, your phony is ringing again....

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F

[Between the Lines]

Dean is from a Congregationalist background, a liberal denomination that does not believe in ministerial authority or church hierarchy. Each Congregationalist believes he is in direct contact with God and is entitled to sort out truth for himself. Dean's wife is Jewish and his two children are being raised Jewish, which is strange at best, considering the two faiths take a distinctly different view of Jesus.

[Mr. Mojo]

Little by little, the Lord is seeping into Howard Dean's presidential campaign.

Hey Howie, you got it all backwards. You're supposed to start this sort of thing after the 'Rat convention.

[small voice in the wilderness]

...Or maybe he's SO smart, he's blowing our minds before we can sort and understand the true meanings. Maybe he's a modern-day Nostradamus, speaking in quatrains... Or parrables... ;^)

[T Lady]

Judging from everything's that come out of Dean's mouth, he certainly doesn't need any assistance.

...Oh, but it's so much fun to bat this boob around! One really has to wonder just what they're putting in the syrup that comes from Vermont's maple trees.

-Regards, T.

[Texas_Dawg]

which is strange at best

Not really. As to the fundamental question of who Jesus was, they completely agree.

[Chi-townChief]

'"I'm pretty religious," he responded the other day in Waterloo, Iowa. "I pray every day, but I'm from New England, so I just keep it to myself."'

ROTFLMAO !!!

[happygrl]

He's not one of us.

[Criminal Number 18F]

I have to take my hat off to the NYT for asking that question about fav NT book.

And that Job wasn't in the NT wasn't caught for an hour, not until Dean did his characteristic retrograde operation, tells us that the Times Squarehead that asked the question is as much in the dark as Gov. Dean.

Of course, it is possible that the reporter was Jewish, so would have no reason, absent a true liberal-arts education, to know anything of the New Testament.

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F

[txhurl]

This is all too way-ass funny.

[AngrySpud]

So, Dean's family stopped going to church altogether after hearing a scolding sermon about "once a year churchgoers" ... stung by conviction, they walked away. Sad.

Sadder still, Dean invoked the phrase "Inshallah" for "God willing". Yo, Dean ... Allah is not God. That's not gonna endear you to Southerners.

[Texas_Dawg]

Judging from everything's that come out of Dean's mouth, he certainly doesn't need any assistance.

All through 2003 I figured the Democrats, hating GWB so much, would finally put an end to the Dean for President silliness and nominate someone who might at least come close to beating GWB. But here we are in 2004 and they are actually 1 month from beginning to truly nominate this guy. I cannot even believe it.

Jay Nordlinger made a great point in a column at NationalReview.com awhile back. He said that while he wants to see the Democrats defeated at all times, it is almost disturbing to see how much a party that does still represent a large percentage of America, is simply going insane at all levels. I really think this party might disband. I have no idea what would take its place, but this is just getting bizarre. Howard Dean will lose 45 states... at least.

[mhking]

Asked again about his favorite part of the New Testament, Dr. Dean said, "Anything in the Gospels."

"Yep. All nineteen....uh seven......uh twelve......how many are there?"

My God, that man is a moron. I thought Gore was bad, but this makes OwlCorps look like Einstein or Hawking!

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[freebilly]

He named Job as his favorite New Testament book

Howard Dean figured he'd get the Union vote by mentioning the book of Jobs....

[Texas_Dawg]

I'm sure the Muslim phrases will go over wonderfully in Mississippi.

Hilarious. And Geaux Tigers as well. OU is going to get rocked... SEC style.

[bray]

"Some would argue, you know, in some of the books of the New Testament, the ending of the Book of Job is different,"

"Hello? 911, Could we get a Rubber Truck out at the Columbia Airport Howard Johnson's?"

Pray for W and The Truth

[small voice in the wilderness]

LOL! I can hardly wait 'til he invokes "Inshallah, y'all!" at his first Vicksburg fundraiser.

[farmfriend]

I think it is obvious what my favorite verse is.

[the invisib1e hand]

"I'm gradually getting more comfortable with talking about religion in ways that I did not talk about it before."

yeah. amazing what a few weeks and some poll data can do for your willingness to be open.