TYT: Crazy Prayers by Right-Wingers to Kill Health Care Reform Caught On Tape

[ihavenobias]

Run time: 10:12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIYbmNql6MI   Posted on YouTube: December 25, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: December 27, 2009 By DU Member: ihavenobias Views on DU: 4741

 
Summary: Cenk plays and breaks down some great clips from the Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC with footage of insane right wingers (including Republican senators and also reps like Michelle Bachmann who was ) praying to kill healthcare reform. You can .

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[Kajsa]

1. These people are nuts!

I'm glad they are exposed!

K&R!

:kick:

[sasquuatch55]

7. Very disturbing!

nt

[Xipe Totec]

2. Oh, Lord! Spare me!

And won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP9Dj2nvW3Q

Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
So Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?

Oh Lord, won't you buy me a color TV ?
Dialing For Dollars is trying to find me.
I wait for delivery each day until three,
So oh Lord, won't you buy me a color TV ?

Oh Lord, won't you buy me a night on the town ?
I'm counting on you, Lord, please don't let me down.
Prove that you love me and buy the next round,
Oh Lord, won't you buy me a night on the town ?

- Janis Joplin

[OhioChick]

3. K&R n/t

[Turborama]

4. K&R & Just voted (again) n/t

[Shallah Kali]

5. Want to learn more about the right wing religious movements at work in our Government?

I highly recommend these sites:

Right Wing Watch by People for the American Way http://www.rightwingwatch.org/

Talk2Action http://www.talk2action.org/

Theocracy Watch http://www.theocracywatch.org/

dogemperor's blog at dailykos http://dogemperor.dailykos.com/ - read a few posts to see why she uses a pseudonmyn having been raised in one of those religiously coercive church. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/10/12/256547/-Why-the-subject-of-dominionism-is-rather...personal-to-me & http://nolongerquivering.com/2009/11/05/a-culture-of-fear-built-on-a-thousand-little-lies

God's Own Party http://godsownparty.com/blog/


Military Religious Freedom Foundation http://www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org/

[perdita9]

6. Jesus, protect us from your followers

I'm a regular church goer and I find the evangelicals crazy. 
Christianity is supposed to be about improving YOURSELF and
helping other people.  Not praying against a bill that will
help your fellow citizens get healthcare.  

[Divine Discontent]

8. amen! preach it... tired of those that affiliate specifically as 'evangelical right' being shielded

behind the wall of "but we're Christian!". They're intolerant and troublesome!

[Divine Discontent]

9. praying to God to 'overthrow kings' - good LORD, my God, these people are KOOKIER than Palin...

[Divine Discontent]

10. Cenk facetiously - "More demonic than Islam? How can that be?"

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: funny man!

[20score]

11. God was so pissed off at certain people who tried to get healthcare to those with the wrong jobs,

that he helped the insurance companies instead!

Now I wonder who God likes in the Super Bowl?

K&R

[jgraz]

12. Does the new bill include mental health coverage?

If not, is it too late to add it?

[mt13]

13. oh lord...

help us get these idiots out of power. Amen.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

14. Catholics aren't Christians...

...At least that's according to what some of these evangelicals are posting on other sites. If Martin Luther could see these clowns today- I wonder if he's have nailed that list of complaints to the church door?

It's just mind-boggling to me that these freaks don't get that they are the Christian equivalent of the Taliban.

[Crowman1979]

15. So Rethug congressional scum are having cast members from "Jesus Camp" lead their prayers?!?!

No BS! This Lou Engle is the weirdo passing out plastic models of a fetus to all the kids for their little brainwashing seminar in "Jesus Camp"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mefXbLXlRpw

[Raoul]

16. Not really shocking..

Prior to President Obama's arrival I often wondered how and/or why anyone would have supported scum like Cheney and Bush. After Obams came on board the REAL nut jobs crawled out from their caves and all of us have seen them in all of their glory. So nothing will ever shock me about them - nothing..

[Crowman1979]

21. It's the same BS as what happened after Waco.

All of the RW fudies popped out of the woodwork after that. IMO it's the same BS, with a different president. The only difference is that they are freaking out over his race and name. Plus they are way dumber than the militia kooks of the 1990's.

[pleah]

17. Just when you think that those people couldn't get any crazier.....

K&R
:crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:

[swilton]

18. If we had a true Democratic Party

We wouldn't have to worry about these right wingers

[silenttigersong]

19. Michelle Bachman

Wouldn't it be ironic if Michelle Bachman were struck by lightening?We could use that in Political ads for the ReBukes who like to tea-party.:rofl:

[silenttigersong]

20. Sky God

Apparently Michelle's Father God,is deaf as she must use a microphone.That certainly is a big closet,to pray in,as Jesus instructed. This is why we have rebukes like SEN.Craig.Next they will be doing ,"Prayer Karaoke!":rofl: O8) :evilfrown:

[FarLeftFist]

22. DEAR LORD: please do whatever you can to keep those people out of our govt.

Thanks in advance.

[FarLeftFist]

23. Did you pray hard enough Senator? How hard did you pray?

[AlbertCat]

24. Fortunately, prayer is useless and doesn't work.

Except to expose the petty, mean, and infantile mentality of the overly credulous.

[mwb970]

32. Again: you cannot petition the Lord with prayer! /nt

[Crowman1979]

40. Can you find me sanctuary?

I must find a place to hide. A place for me to hide.

I love the "The Soft Parade" album! Not sure why most Doors fans tend to deride it

[mwb970]

41. It's my favorite of theirs aside from the first one.

It was cool that you recognized the quote!

:)

[CLANG]

25. CUCKOO for COCOA PUFFS!!

:crazy: :freak: :scared: :shrug:

[dhpgetsit]

26. When are they going to figure out my prayers trump theirs?

Duh!

[Enthusiast]

34. Yes, I am praying that God

ignore their prayers as they are misguided.

[hmorehead]

27. They may be misled and asking for the wrong things but they pray purely

at least they ask for what G*d wants even if their understanding is imperfect. I have no problem with thier praying, if they are truely open to the spirit then they will come around.

[Ladyhawk]

28. You don't know the religious right wing.

It's nearly impossible to get any of them to listen to reason. I know. I grew up as one of them and getting out cost me plenty. I got a total brain-fuck and will probably never be quite right.

My family is filled with right-wing Christians. Once these people are set in their ways, forget about getting them to change their minds. They choose their religion over family. I've seen it often enough. If they'll do that, what makes you think they would ever choose a stranger's well-being over religion?

I'm re-reading Albion Tourgee's A Fool's Errand. It's practically new to me because I last read it in the late eighties. It's just as applicable now as it was when it was written, just after the Civil War. Tourgee expected the South to change right away after the war because it only stood to reason. He got a rude awakening.

Trying to change the minds of the religious right is a fool's errand. It's best to focus on minds that can change.

About a week ago, my mother told me, "I'd rather be happy than know the truth." Happiness to her means putting on blinders, ignoring the plight of others, the rights of others. It means listening to Fox News and Bill O'Reilly tell her it's OK for her to be the way she is. It's OK to ignore reality as long as she's happy.

I love my mother, but her craziness is killing me. Stick a fucking fork in me. I'm nearly done.

[Enthusiast]

35. +1

It is a complete waste of time trying to get these fundies to consider an alternate understanding of the world.

They are so confined by their beliefs that they actually believe the earth is 6,000 year old. And the concept of an 'old earth' is a plot by the devil to mislead good Christians. There is no hope for them.

[demi moore]

29. this studff just keeps getting better!!

I have been watching this site since i found it a few months ago.. made few posts ... but i read the comments on a daily basis.
anyhow.. im from new zealand and have been interested in whats going on over there (in the usa) for a number of years. i'd say since i was 16. (2001). so whats the point of my post..? well.. i would like to say i think you guys on here are on level. these people i have just watched.. scare me. if these people get there warped minds back in control of the government... i think we are all fu*k*d.

please don't let these people get their hand on the nuclear codes.

[Enthusiast]

36. Don't imagine for one second

that it can't happen. Maybe you will be safe in isolated New Zealand. I mean, I can't think of a reason the fundies would have to nuke you guys. Keep your Godless communism to a minimum and pray a lot, you might remain safe.

[trusty elf]

30. "I pray as a stand-in for myself."

:wtf:

[mwb970]

31. Hideous and embarrassing.

Why do these people think they can boss God around? They have a toddler's view of religion: "Please God, send me a pony".

:eyes:

[Enthusiast]

33. These fundies have been

convinced that 'God' is on the side of the corporation. They have been told that health care reform, even without the public option, is socialism. They have been taught to associate socialism with 'Godless Communism'. So this all makes sense to these people. And they hear no alternative views.

Remember, what they know of the world comes from their preacher, RW radio and Faux News. They would be as baffled by Cenks view of the world as he is of their's.

[AlbertCat]

37. They would be as baffled by Cenks view of the world as he is of their's.

Not all of them. I think the Senators know exactly what they are up to. I think for some it is a way to power for themselves and they know it perfectly well. It's that "belief in belief" thing Dawkins and philosopher Dan Dennett talk about.

(Here's the long ...1 hour and 10 minutes... video of Dan Dennett explaining the belief in belief thing...very worthwhile! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvJZQwy9dvE )

And in this case it is obviously pure theatre. Lights. camera, action!

[Enthusiast]

38. Oh yeah.

But their followers, the ones that vote, believe this nonsense wholeheartedly.

[robo50]

39. "Show mercy" by keeping tens of millions of Americans OUT of our

profit-based private health insurance and pharmaceuticals, let these people suffer so that we can continue to reap vast profits.

What a bunch of brainless people!

Again, Rachel ROCKS! Cenk is a great guy to review it all for us, but Rachel ROCKS!!!

[notadmblnd]

47. I'd say that 99.9% of the people that claim religion do it for thier benefit

and not others. They use it to empower themselves and as insurance, you know- just in case there really is a God. Sure, there will be an occasional Mother Theresa, Gandhi or MLK, but the others? They're just posers expecting to gain something from it.

[FarLeftFist]

42. Maybe they should have prayed to a different messiah...

Jesus never seems to answer their calls. Maybe they should try Buddha ;) jesusisaliberal.org

[Crowman1979]

43. Unfortunately, many people will have to die in order for these RW fundies to realize that

...what they have been taught is total bullshit! Some examples are: The Crusades, the plague, AIDS, unnecessary war--all of which spread due to fundie ignorance.

[Douglas Carpenter]

44. the most powerful constituency in today's modern Republican Party

[Crowman1979]

48. And don't forget morbidly obese.

[Claire Beth]

45. Jesus,please save me from your followers!!! n/t

[Gman2]

46. God, please allow them to suffer as they instruct you to torture.

Fuck them in hell, oh lord. Inflict them with the same attitudes to their suffering that they praise my suffering. Show them the satanic basis of their sociopathy. Make a smoking hole of their agendas, and wrap their hate up to take with them.

[John Kerry VonErich]

49. Flame me for it...

Why is this being treated as a threat? It's just words. It's these things that's best left ignored.

[KansDem]

50. DAMN!!! There's Brownback!

Figured he be there, although he has one of the worse voting records in Congress.

Here's a partial list of his "not-voting" record--
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/b000953/votes/missed/