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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Cynic 2005 who wrote (32459)	11/1/2004 5:44:31 PM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 173976

I don't know if I believe the following attribution >>In a piece for London's reliably conservative Daily Telegraph, Nicolson noted that Bush's infamous "Mission Accomplished" photo opportunity in May 2003 was accompanied by a less-noted but perhaps more important reference to the prophet Isaiah: "To the captives, come out, and to those in darkness, be free," the president said. "It seems a straightforward remark, almost a statement of the obvious," says Nicolson, author of a history of the King James Bible. "But to anyone familiar with the Bible, those few words ring far larger bells" because they come from a biblical passage (Isaiah 49.9) with a much more sweeping message: "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me, to preach good tidings unto the meek, he hath sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and the opening of the prison to them that are bound. I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God: for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation." << BUT if it is true, I am deeply offended. The passage is clearly Messianic. To quote such a passage with full knowledge of what it means -- epitomizes arrogance -- He would be calling himself a divine deliverer-- hopefully, if he quoted it, he was ignorant of its meaning. On a larger note, Bush almost makes a claim to inerrancy in his foreign policy -- this when all the facts speak to the opposite. I still don't understand why folks are willing to believe him. Perhaps it is mixing of the faith-speak with US entitelment that appeals to the lazy of mind -- I don't know. I believe in the God of the Bible, but I don't believe that Bush was specifically directed by God to invade Iraq. I could be wrong about that, but I think I am not the only one who deplores the unnecessary bloodshed as well as the administrations determination to support Israel no matter what. Moral issues are important -- but the 3-4 issues that get sold to the public as defining issues for their faith -- what about all the other issues relating to government on a daily basis? I don't, by any means, want a theocracy -- I do recognize the right of duly elected leaders to be guided by their faith -- there's nothing wrong with that.