"Tea Partier Calls C-SPAN, Worried His Prayers For Byrd To Die Got Inhofe Instead"

[TomCADem]

I don't know whether this is really funny, sad or scary:

http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/12/tea-partier-calls-c-span-worried-his-prayers-for-byrd-to-die-got-inhofe-instead.php?ref=mp

Think Progress makes a great catch on C-SPAN this morning: Someone calls in while Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) is answering the lines, practically in tears because Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) missed this morning's procedural vote on health care.

He was apparently concerned that -- after following Sen. Tom Coburn's (R-OK) instructions to pray that someone couldn't make a manager's amendment vote Sunday night -- his prayers for Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) to die struck the wrong senator.

"Our small tea bag group here in Waycross, we got our vigil together and took Dr. Coburn's instructions and prayed real hard that Sen. Byrd would either die or couldn't show up at the vote the other night," the caller said.

"How hard did you pray because I see one of our members was missing this morning. Did it backfire on us? One of our members died? How hard did you pray senator? Did you pray hard enough?" he continued, his voice breaking.

[dflprincess]

1. The Lord works in mysterious ways

:rofl:

[NYC_SKP]

2. It's more funny than sad or scary. But it is scary and kinda sad. nt

[Zoeisright]

3. It's all three.

What a bunch of stupid pricks. They are ignorant, mean, and a plague on this country. Not only for believing that praying for someone's death is okay, but for thinking that they have that kind of power from some man with a beard hovering in the sky.

[Barack_America]

4. These people are truly frightening.

They could be told to kill people wearing blue and would march right out and do it.

[Bolo Boffin]

5. My opinion is that this was a prank.

But I don't know. Poe's law is a strange thing.

[TomCADem]

11. I Actually Hope So, Or There Are Some Seriously Sick People Out There

The idea that God is your own personal hit man is just wrong on so many levels. Yet, Tea Partiers have been selling clothing calling for God to smite the President, so the call is not unprecedented in its depravity.

[Bolo Boffin]

14. Oh, I'm sure there are people out there praying for Obama and other Democrats to die

They aren't going to be calling up C-Span to announce it, though. There's enough shame to them to not be public about their vile hatred.

[Ian David]

6. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x416297

[SharonAnn]

7. One can only hope. It would be better if he'd take care of Coburn, too.

[progressoid]

8. Good grief.

[Shallah Kali]

9. My worry is for the day one believer stops praying then seizes a weapon

:hides:

[rucky]

10. You can't make this shit up.

[proud2BlibKansan]

12. LOL

If nothing else, these whackjobs are good for a laugh now and again.

[Withywindle]

13. What gets me is, don't those freaks understand this is BLACK MAGIC?

Bad mojo. Serious stinky-vibe. Go straight to (bad karma) Hell, do not pass go, do not collect $200.

No Pagan I've ever known has ever been willing to perform what amounts to a death curse on anyone.

The God they're praying to has certainly been known to be capricious, but fortunately in this case, he does not take orders. He's not a hit-man-for-hire.