Posted on 02/03/2012 9:30:06 AM PST by jazusamo
Republican Rep. Phil Gingrey (Ga.) walked out of President Obama's speech at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, his spokesman confirmed to The Hill.
Jen Talaber said the five-term lawmaker "left quietly" in the middle of the president's remarks.
“He was disturbed and offended by the president’s use of prayer and reflection time for partisan politics and class warfare,” Talaber said. “Rep. Gingrey enjoyed listening to the keynote speaker and found the breakfast to be inspiring until President Obama began politicking.”
At the breakfast, Obama tried to tie some of the proposals from his State of the Union address, such as everyone paying their fair share in taxes, to Biblical teachings.
“When I talk about our financial institutions playing by the same rules as folks on Main Street, when I talk about making sure insurance companies aren’t discriminating against those who are already sick, or making sure that unscrupulous lenders aren’t taking advantage of the most vulnerable among us, I do so because I genuinely believe it’ll make the economy stronger for everybody,” Obama said. “But I also do it because I know that far too many neighbors in our country have been hurt and treated unfairly over the last few years, and I believe in God’s command to love thy neighbor as thyself.”
Talaber said Gingrey listened to several minutes of the speech before he “slipped out” because he found the perceived politicking “inappropriate.”
“There are 364 other days a year in which to do that,” she said. “While he commends the president for his attendance, Rep. Gingrey wanted to hear what was in his heart and not campaign rhetoric. He was disappointed that the president seemed to be unaware of the reason so many gathered there today.”
Talaber said she didn’t know if any other lawmakers followed Gingrey’s example, but that he wasn’t trying to “rally” other members to do so.
Republicans have charged that Obama's policies interfere with religious liberty.
Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry said Obama was waging a “war on religion."
And Conservative groups and the Catholic Church are furious with the administration's failure to exempt most faith-affiliated organizations, such as Catholic hospitals, from a provision that requires employers to cover birth control without out-of-pocket costs to employees.
> I believe in God’s command to love thy neighbor as thyself.”
So, Hussein, how much have you contributed to charitable organizations dedicated to helping the poor?
My guess is that it’s the same as his well earned moniker.
Zer0
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What??? But Obama was talking about Jesus and everything!
He even squeaked out a tear.
lololol
I bet that more than one person quietly walked out.
Thanks for linking that, he’s an accomplished con man.
“””I bet that more than one person quietly walked out.””””””
.....and laughed out loud at the hypocrite hussein.
“Republicans Walk Out On Jesus!”
Why only one republican? The Nat’l Prayer Breakfast has never been about crass politicking. They would all have been within their rights to leave.
Absolutely, and they should have.
Person must be up for re election.
I think most of the people up there are whimps to allow
these things to become so out of hand.
I didn’t know you wrote headlines for the New York Times...
Of course, Obama’s professions of Christianity are a complete fraud and he will answer to a higher power for being a wolf in sheep’s clothing. His real religion is politics, as it is for all leftists.
I told my husband this morning that wild horses could not have gotten me to go to that event, because I’m sure I would have vomited in the middle of it.
Then I said maybe I should have gone precisely BECAUSE I would have vomited at it. Somebody, somewhere needs to give the appropriate response.
Sounds like this guy gave the next-best response.
ANTONIO
Mark you this, Bassanio,
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
An evil soul producing holy witness
Is like a villain with a smiling cheek,
A goodly apple rotten at the heart:
O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
Merchant of Venice 1.3
Wow, now Obama wants to be the theologian-in-chief.
As a Christian I suggest he is the blasphemer-in-chief!
Agreed, Obama uses religion only when it benefits him, as you say, he’ll answer for it one day.
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