*:"You're equally American if you don't believe in an Almighty."

[sabra]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/03/20060301.html

President Meets with President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Afghanistan

<snip>

In our country, you can worship freely. You're equally American if you're a Christian, Muslim, Hindu, or Jew. You're equally American if you don't believe in an Almighty. Under the Taliban and Osama bin Laden, there is no religious freedom. You have no chance to express yourself in the public square without being punished. There is no capacity to realize your full potential.

And so we're committed. We're committed to universal values. We believe -- we believe everybody desires to be free. And we know that history has taught us that free societies yield the peace. And that's what we want. We want peace for our children, and we want peace for the Afghan children, as well.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Yes, Mr. Bush, I want to be free from you.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

2. "Of course, if you're gay or black...

or you don't speak American or you're a Democrat or you don't make $200K a year, on the other hand, we do everything in our power to strip you of your rights. Heheheh," the President went on to say.

[sabra]

3. indeed! LOL

[CrazyOrangeCat]

4. Exactly . . .

. . . the miserable rat-bastard.

[Nikki Stone 1]

6. On the money

I can't believe he can spew that crap with a straight face.

[FreedomAngel82]

12. Right

I think they left that part out.

[SammyBlue]

5. Why thank you, Mr. Chimp, for reinforcing my American citizen status

You can go fuck yourself now, in the words of the world's worst hunter!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

7. Some folks are just more equally American than others.

[Bandit]

8. Exactly what government does Al Qaeda or the Taliban control?

What an idiotic statement.

[Bigmack]

9. His daddy said atheists weren't citizens....

... and we know the road apple doesn't fall far from the horse's ass!

George Bush on atheism and patriotism

"Did George Bush really say that atheists should not be considered citizens?"

The following exchange took place at the Chicago airport between Robert I. Sherman of American Atheist Press and George Bush, on August 27 1987. Sherman is a fully accredited reporter, and was present by invitation as a member of the press corps. The Republican presidential nominee was there to announce federal disaster relief for Illinois. The discussion turned to the presidential primary:

RS:
"What will you do to win the votes of Americans who are atheists?"
GB:
"I guess I'm pretty weak in the atheist community. Faith in God is important to me."
RS:
"Surely you recognize the equal citizenship and patriotism of Americans who are atheists?"
GB:
"No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God."
RS:
"Do you support as a sound constitutional principle the separation of state and church?"
GB:
"Yes, I support the separation of church and state. I'm just not very high on atheists."
UPI reported on May 8, 1989, that various atheist organizations were still angry over the remarks.

The exchange appeared in the Boulder Daily Camera on Monday February 27, 1989. It can also be found in "Free Inquiry" magazine, Fall 1988 issue, Volume 8, Number 4, page 16.

http://www.infidels.org/news/atheism/arguments.html#bush

[FreedomAngel82]

13. Oh brother

If he supports the seperation of church and state than he wouldn't have that stance on athiests. I bet if they paid him lots of money he would. Ugh.

[Norquist Nemesis]

10. Isn't that against his religion?

Since we all know you're a Communist or Socialist if you don't believe in the Almighty Bush!

[fryguy]

11. did he realize the microphones were still on?

of course he didn't go so far as to say there should be separation between church and state....

[neweurope]

14. Our country is the only way to go. You sand niggers have a lot to learn."

:puke:

:puke:

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