We never said "the generation" who saw 1914 was literal.
doofdaddy
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Who's the best JWN liar? I'll start -- "we shun you cuz we love you"
by Fatfreek ina wisconsin man won top prize in the "world's best liar" contest.. the burlington liars club gave its top award to 58-year-old public health inspector jerry legro of sun prairie.
his lie: ""i just realized how bad the economy really is.
i recently bought a new toaster oven and as a complimentary gift, i was given a bank.".
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Rush Limbaugh in Hospital in Serious Condition
by RubaDub injust saw the newsflash on cnn (10:30 est wed 30 dec 2009).
seems he had serious chest pains while playing golf in hawaii and was rushed to the hospital.
not sure where the "serious condition" part came from but that's what was reported.. even those of us who disagree with most of what he says wish him no harm and a speedy recovery.. however, when you are that full of shit, it takes a toll on your body.. rub a dub.
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doofdaddy
2. Right. So you go into Darfur and you go into South Africa, you get rid of the white government there. You put sanctions on them. You stand behind Nelson Mandela — who was bankrolled by communists for a time, had the support of certain communist leaders. You go to Ethiopia. You do the same thing.
The communist connection is an old way of dealing with black leaders. They used it on Martin Luther King, they’re using it on Barack Obama and Limbaugh used it on Nelson Mandela. By siding with the racist apartheid regime over a world-wide symbol of peace and freedom, Limbaugh has shown he’s a global racist.
3. Look, let me put it to you this way: the NFL all too often looks like a game between the Bloods and the Crips without any weapons. There, I said it.
Limbaugh is once again fear mongering and race baiting by associating professional black athletes with criminals and gangmembers. He continues the fear mongering association of good, decent, hard working African Americans as criminals.
4. The NAACP should have riot rehearsal. They should get a liquor store and practice robberies.
Now Limbaugh is saying that an organization with a storied tradition of representing the positive black people for change in their communities are criminals and rioters. An organization that has been represented by intelligent professional African Americans, that has played a part in the Civil Rights movement and continues to be an intelligent, concerned voice for the African American community is degraded to common criminals. There you go Rush. Keep racism alive!!!!
5. They’re 12 percent of the population. Who the hell cares?
Decent human beings care Rush. Someone out of that 12% is the President of the United States. Not caring about black people? Even George Bush wouldn’t admit to that.
6. [To an African American female caller]: Take that bone out of your nose and call me back.
Okay, Rush, that’s classy. The old African bone in the nose stereotype. Wasn’t funny when the racist white school kids called the black kids that and it’s definitely not funny when a grown man with audience of millions of easily influenced dittoheads says it either.
7. I think the media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. They’re interested in black coaches and black quarterbacks doing well. I think there’s a little hope invested in McNabb and he got a lot of credit for the performance of his team that he really didn’t deserve.
I wasn’t super offended by this, the whole black quarterback/coach thing has been going on for years in sports, but the quote was so offensive that Retired General Wesley Clarke said:
There can be no excuse for such statements. Mr. Limbaugh has the right to say whatever he wants, but ABC and ESPN have no obligation to sponsor such hateful and ignorant speech. Mr. Limbaugh should be fired immediately.
When a respected, retired general condemns the statement of a sportscaster, you know he’s gone too far.
8. Limbaugh’s many attacks on Obama.
Limbaugh has called Obama a ‘halfrican American’ has said that Obama was not Black but Arab because Kenya is an Arab region, even though Arabs are less than one percent of Kenya. Since mainstream America has become more accepting of African-Americans, Limbaugh has decided to play against its new racial fears, Arabs and Muslims. Despite the fact Obama graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law school, Limbaugh has called him an ‘affirmative action candidate.’ Limbaugh even has repeatedly played a song on his radio show ‘Barack the Magic Negro’ using an antiquated Jim Crow era term for Black a man who many Americans are supporting for president. Way to go Rush.
So Rush Limbaugh has managed to make racist attacks on four of the most admired and respected people of African descent in the past one hundred years, in Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Colin Powell and Barack Obama. He has claimed that Joe the Plumber, who isn’t even a plumber is more important in this election than Colin Powell, a decorated military veteran who has served honorably in three administrations. How can the Republican party stand by this man and let their candidates appear on his show? Rush Limbaugh’s comments are so racist, they’re funny, in a Borat, Archie Bunker kind of way. What is not funny is the millions of dittoheads who listen to him, who take in and re-spout all the racist rhetoric that he spits. Limbaugh’s statements are echoed in the racist, angry Palin/McCain supporters who shout ‘kill him,’ ‘terrorist,’ ‘communist,’ ‘traitor,’ ’socialist’ and ‘off with his head.’
9. We need segregated buses… This is Obama’s America.
Okay Limbaugh let’s take back all of the Civil Rights movement and bring segregation back. But you’re not a racist.
10. Obama’s entire economic program is reparations
So everything Obama is doing is a big plot to give money to Black people. Any evidence? Stop the racist fear-mongering.
THE TWO CONTESTED QUOTES
We ran these two quotes as part of our original list of ten. However, in the fall of 2009, this post surfaced in the debate that followed Limbaugh’s dismissal from an investment group attempting to purchase the St. Louis Rams. NewsOne has, as yet, not been able to determine the veracity of these quotes. We note the following for the record:
- These two quotes were both sourced to a book by Jack Huberman called “101 People Who Are Really Screwing America,” published by Nation Books in 2006. The author of this book, in turn, claims that he procured these quotes from a source which he has refused to reveal “on advice of counsel.”
- Rush Limbaugh has vigorously denied that he said these things.
In sum, NewsOne can no longer vouch for the accuracy of these quotes. Nor can we trust Limbaugh, who never denied saying the other eight racist quotes on our original list, and whose own track record of duplicity gives us pause. We keep them in our post for their news value as a controversial, and perhaps dubious attribution. Segregated, of course. Which should make some people very happy.
1. I mean, let’s face it, we didn’t have slavery in this country for over 100 years because it was a bad thing. Quite the opposite: slavery built the South. I’m not saying we should bring it back; I’m just saying it had its merits. For one thing, the streets were safer after dark.
2. You know who deserves a posthumous Medal of Honor? James Earl Ray [the confessed assassin of M
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If theres no God why the earth, the brain the universe? (Atheist and Agnostics)
by cyberjesus in(this question is directed to all the atheist and agnostics in the forum only).
i like most of the people here believed in a god who created us and the earth.
it was easy to explain the reason on many things like the degrees of inclination of the earth, the existance of water in our planet, the existance of an atmosphere, they joy in all the senses, the clear superiority of the human beens versus all other animals, the posesion of a brain who attempts to explain itself.
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doofdaddy
"Just because you lack the imagination and intellect to understand how complex systems can evolve over long periods of time does not mean it is impossible."
I agree with Elsewhere. I read all the posts and it became clear that you seem to be coming from a place of immediacy, as if this point in time is the defining moment (well, I guess it is for you personally).
It is only our brief opportunity to enjoy the state of ALIVENESS.
As a recent escapee from a fundamentalist religion, it may be good to sit and ponder the vasteness of time and the endless possibilities that raises.
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If The Magi Were So Bad Why Did God Actually Use Them?
by minimus ini never understood this.
they could've told herod where the baby jesus was but refused.
if they were satan's tool, they would've been thrilled to give the report..
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doofdaddy
Being a junk store fantic, I found a book published around the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth century on Gnosticism. The arguement in it states that the gospels twisted the story.
The author reckoned if the Magi thought that Jesus was the messiah, why didn't they show any interest in visiting him again? He said that they did regularly, watching over him and financing Joseph Mary and Jesus while in Egypt. Also, that it was the Magi who took Jesus as a boy to India, China to learn all the mysteries, so he would be a fitting messiah. There's lots more but I forget. My sister, who is a mary magdelane follower "borrowed" the book and it's not to be seen again....
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Satan - such a bad guy?
by bulgogiboy ini am 95% sure that satan doesnt even exist (same for jehovah), but in theoretical terms at least, do you think satan was such a bad guy to question jehovah's totalitarian regime?
isnt there a little 'satan' in all of us ex-jws?
he employs critical thinking, questions the status quo, and goes against what has been deemed 'righteous'.
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doofdaddy
For what its worth, I reckon that the whole satan god thing is just an illustration of the eternel inner turmoil within ourselves.
There's a bit of god and satan in each of these characters. Satan offers freedom (that only god has) and god can be a diabolical murderer. If this were so, then all the bible myths would be situations for us to learn a moral code. What would you do in each situation?
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FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LEFT THE TRUTH?
by lgadsden injehovahs day comes at this moment and u realize u were in the right place but because of leaving you are now doomed.
would everything gained (temporary) enjoyment worth it?.
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doofdaddy
JEHOVAHS DAY COMES AT THIS MOMENT AND U REALIZE U WERE IN THE RIGHT PLACE BUT BECAUSE OF LEAVING YOU ARE NOW DOOMED. WOULD EVERYTHING GAINED (temporary) ENJOYMENT WORTH IT?
Why do you ask?
Is it out of love and compassion for lost souls?
Why do you care?
Since leaving the jws, I continue to work on not judging others choices (unless it directly affects me). I don't have any interest in your choice of religion, why do you overlay your belief system on me?
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Since Leaving The "Truth" Is Your Life Better?
by minimus inyou are told that if you "go back to the vomit" of the world, you will be miserable.. is your life better or worse since you've removed yourself from the organization's hold?.
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doofdaddy
I was talking to my niece just yesterday. We haven't seen each other for a while, as she has been living overseas for 10 years. We hadn't talked much previous about our jw experience. She told me she spent her young life avoiding her crazy stepmother (jw) and avoiding the bullying kids at school.
She said that after leaving, she always defended the witnesses but now (she said this reticently) she believes it's a cult..
NO KIDDING!! Was my reaction. She was shocked at how well I looked and she at 41 looks 27..
Are our lives better?? Wotduyarekon?!
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Calling all Australians
by Aussie Oz ini'd like to know who you all are on the board.. you dont have to identify yourself personaly as i understand some need to be ingocnito.
i am also curious to see if any of my old childhood and adult life friends have made it onto here.. me: lived in ballarat 70s, naracoorte in the 80s, adelaide in the 90s.
traveled to york w.a as a teen and to alice springs and brisbane early twenties.. of course, if you need to be silent, thats fine too!
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No natural affection? Jehovahs Witnesses fulfill this scripture
by jambon1 inanyone who can turn their back on their flesh & blood sons and daughters, mothers and fathers fulfill this prophecy perfectly.. people who do this are utterly unloving & cruel.
it has lead thousands of people to feel issolated, alone & in many cases suicidal.
how can such a thing originate with god?.
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doofdaddy
Funny thing, I found out yesterday that the elder who hounded me after leaving the jws (trying to disfellowship me) has been in and out of a mental hospital for years. It got me thinking about the elders I remember. There were only one or two that didn't show signs of mental illness or at least personality disorder.
So, a large part of my family won't speak to me because of the decisions of unstable individuals...