[Granville-Hough] 20 Oct 2009 - Lest we forget
Trustees for Granville W. Hough
gwhough-trust at oakapple.net
Mon Feb 14 07:55:36 PST 2011
A story received in email:
*President George W. Bush was scheduled to visit the Episcopal Church
outside Washington as part of his campaign to restore his pathetic poll
standings. His image handler made a visit to the Bishop and said, "We've
been getting a lot of bad publicity because of the president's position
on stem cell research, the Iraq war, hurricane Katrina, and the Veterans
Administration. We'll make a $100,000 contribution to your church if
during your sermon you will say that the President is a saint."
The Bishop thought it over for a few moments and finally said, "The
Church is desperate for funding - I'll do it."
Bush showed up for the sermon, and the Bishop began:
"I'd like to speak to you all this morning about our President who is a
liar, a cheat, and a low-intelligence weasel. He took the tragedy of
September 11 and used it to frighten and manipulate the American
people. He lied about weapons of mass destruction and invaded Iraq for
oil and money, causing the deaths of tens of thousands and making the
United States the most hated country on earth.
He appointed cronies to positions of power and influence, leading to
widespread death and destruction during Hurricane Katrina. He awarded
contracts and tax cuts to his rich friends so that we now have more
poverty in this country and a greater gap between rich and poor than
we've had since the Depression.
He has headed the most corrupt, bribe-inducing political party since
Teapot Dome. The national surplus has turned into a staggering national
debt of 7.6 trillion Dollars. Gas prices are up 85%, which the people
of America cannot afford with low minimum wages, part time jobs, no
health insurance, and outsourcing. Vital research into global warming
and stem cells is stopped cold because he's afraid to lose votes from
religious kooks.
He is the worst example of a true Christian I've ever known, but
compared to Dick Cheney...
George W. Bush is a saint."*
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And he did not win the Nobel Peace Prize. Surely it must be an
apocryphal story, as no one claims credit for it. [GWH]
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Just for completeness, you can read the origin of this and
similar stories here:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/humor/saint.asp
and see that it could just as well have originated in Sullivan's Hollow.
Or anyplace else!
It's always a good idea to check snopes. [David Hough]
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