The Progressive: Scott Walker Believes He’s Following Orders from the Lord

[highplainsdem]

http://www.progressive.org/wx030711.html

The dogmatic unwillingness of Wis. Gov. Scott Walker to negotiate or to compromise with Democrats or unions has surprised many people in the state. One explanation for his attitude may be found in his religious convictions.

In a talk to the Christian Businessmen’s Committee in Madison on November 13, 2009, Walker, who was raised by a Baptist preacher, spoke about his personal relationship with God, his “walk to Christ,” and his belief in the need to “trust and obey” the Lord.

He told the group that when he was thirteen, he committed himself to Jesus. “I said, ‘Lord, I’m ready . . . not just in front of my Church and the world but most importantly at the foot of your Throne, I’m ready to follow you each and every day. . . . I have just full out there said, ‘I’m going to trust in you Christ to tell me where to go. And to the best of my ability I’m going to obey where you lead me,’ and that has made all the difference in the world to me, for good times and bad.”

Walker said that God has told him what to do every step of the way, including about what jobs to take, whom to marry, and when to run for governor.

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[ananda]

1. What a smarmy, unctious piece of work Walker is.

Ick.

[randr]

2. He must have taken another prank call from a fake Jesus

[LaurenG]

3. Not again! Geez the guy stalking Palin said the same thing

and so did Bush. How and why are these people making it in the real world?

[liberal N proud]

4. He is - The Koch Lords

[mmonk]

5. Lord Koch.

[KansDem]

6. If by "Lord" you mean...

A man of high rank in a feudal society or in one that retains feudal forms and institutions, especially:
a. A king.
b. A territorial magnate.
c. The proprietor of a manor.

...then I agree.

[VoteProgressive]

7. God works in mysterious ways! nt

[aquart]

8. That's Satan, Scotty. You should have noticed the difference.

A carpenter doesn't screw unions.

[hamsterjill]

9. Yes, and I have a friend who says God told her she's going to win the lottery.

Seriously. And I told her I wish she would.

So far, however - she hasn't.

When you talk to God, it's called prayer. When God talks to you, it's called Schizophrenia.

[Solly Mack]

10. fart noises

So...Walker blames his god for making him a piece of shit?

[The Wielding Truth]

11. Delusional and dangerous ala GW,Palin.

[damntexdem]

12. He is -- Lord David. Sir Koch is his lord.

And as for God giving him orders, well it is the Almighty -- Dollar.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

13. I figured the dude heard voices in his head.

I never suspected that he admitted it.

[movonne]

14. I think these repugs have their own special religion...suck on the

poor and see that the rich get richer...when did things change..I always thought that it was just of opposite..

[blm]

15. And fascists like Koch brothers easily convince idiots like Walker that money IS the lord

and that he must do the bidding of 'MONEY' to be.....$aved?

[TomClash]

16. Did the Lord tell him to kill collective bargaining?

Of course, Jesus had no compassion for the poor so we can be certain he told Scotty to cut their support. :sarcasm:

[maxrandb]

26. No, I think Jesus told him

to kick all those poor mothers off WIC, remove poor people from Badgercare and ensure the poor can't have a quality education.

Wasn't that the messae of Jesus anyway..."Screw the Poor"?

I swear these pricks are "Old Testament Christians" - they claim to be Christians, but haven't read past the Book of Leviticus yet.

[TomClash]

28. Leviticus?

They confuse the Gospels with the scalpels.

[maxrandb]

33. No

I'm just saying they are Christians who haven't read past the Old Testament yet.

Matthews description of Jesus' rebuke of the Pharisees should be stapled to all these asshats foreheads!

"Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do. For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.”

“But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments. They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues, greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, ‘Rabbi, Rabbi.’ But you, do not be called ‘Rabbi’; for One is your Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brethren. Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ.”

“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.”

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.”

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.”

“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged to perform it.’ Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold? And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged to perform it.’ Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift? Therefore he who swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it. He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by Him who dwells in it. And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits on it.”

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!”

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.”

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.”

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’ Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers’ guilt. Serpents, brood of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell? Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city, that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.”

That Jesus sure had a way with words, eh?

[coalition_unwilling]

41. I want Walker to have to face what Job faced. I rooted for Job, but

Walker? not so much :)

[joeybee12]

17. How come the biggest d*cks on the planet apparently get their marching orders

from the Almighty?

[handmade34]

23. it has worked for them for centuries

they have no reason to quit as of yet...

[drm604]

18. So Jesus hates unions and loves petrochemical heirs?

Jesus approves of planting troublemakers amongst demonstrators?

Jesus approves of threatening people's jobs in order to pressure other people?

:shrug:

[FiveGoodMen]

19. Because Jesus said, "First go steal all you can from the poor and then come join me."

[LaPera]

20. Man, these lying slimy republicans ALWAYS fall back on this bullshit -

It worked for Bush, Reagan and so many other republican liars, so Walker will use the same lie - The lying sack of pig shit!

[handmade34]

25. the concern is that

for quite a number of them... it is not lieing... some (not all) truly believe it...

there are many people that still need (unconsciously) an explanation, a reason for this life... the church and those exploiting religion have incredible power

[handmade34]

21. sad, sad, sad

that he doesn't listen to God speaking through all the beautiful people in his state...

that obeying God stuff is (pardon my language) Bullshit!!!

It is extremely dangerous and hypocrisy at its finest and has no place in our government

[DainBramaged]

22. God just told me Walker is a lying piece of shit

sent me an email he did....

[AC_Mem]

24. Won't Walker be surprised on Judgement Day

when Jesus says "That wasn't me you were listening to. Remember? I'm the one who said to take care of the poor, the weak, the sick...? Remember?"

[hunter]

27. Darth Sidious, perhaps?

wikipedia

Best to always be careful which Lord is talking to you.

[county worker]

29. Here you go Scott -

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 for I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in; 36 naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or athirst, and gave thee drink? 38 And when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 And when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.


"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be satisfied.

Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure of heart,
for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.

Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

[DirkGently]

30. "Trust and OBEY." Authoritarianism begins at home. And for some, in church.

Hard not to see American Christian Fundamentalism's focus on prostrating oneself before the "throne" of the "lord" as providing the underpinings for a master / slave view of the world. And from that, the belief that a political leader is imbued with the authority to impose his or her ("divinely inspired") will upon the populace, with no regard to reason or justice.

I support freedom of religion, but it is time to start calling out this philosphical rationalization for oppression of others for what it is. Free-thinking people bend their knee for, prostrate themselves before, and "give over their life" to NO ONE.

[lutefisk]

31. Is part of his delusion that the Lord only speaks to Scott Walker?

That is not good. Like Junior Bush, he is a mean and somewhat stupid man who uses religion to create a certainty and self-serving conviction as a way of avoiding any need for reason and reflection.

[Ilsa]

32. Let's make a special tape for his muzak system!

"Scott, this is your Lord speaking... These teachers are doing my Father's work. Be kind to them. These nurses are work to heal and comfort my children. Be kind to them. It is easier for a rich man to go through the eye of a needle than to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. They should not be the ones you listen to.

[felix_numinous]

34. Tyranny will come to this country wearing a cross

and draped in the flag---that is enough prophesy for me.

[Mz Pip]

35. Walker needs tio do some critical thinking

I seriouslu doubt the stand Walker is taking is at all in line with Jesus's ethics.

[Scuba]

36. And god's name is David Koch

[truebrit71]

37. So in other words a person that hears voices and then acts upon them is now Gov??

Am I the only person that thinks that shit is scary?

Why the fuck isn't he in a padded cell wearing a really nice long-sleeved jacket?

Ooooohhhh, that's right, it's because he said the voice belongs to "god"...Quick question Gov, how do you know that's not "satan" talking to you? Or the "Tooth Fairy"...

Xtian's that are this delusional worry me...In fact, all "true believers" worry me, regardless of the brand of religion they smoke...

[sufrommich]

38. God is a union buster? Who knew? nt

[alterfurz]

39. Scott worships at the throne of his own ego

You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do. -- Ann Lamott

[highplainsdem]

40. kick

[socialist_n_TN]

42. Is that what he's calling the Koch brothers now?

:evilfrown:

[mzteris]

43. so he is psychotic...

I thought so.

[RainDog]

44. so this nutcase is claiming Jesus wants pols to poison America for rich corporate fucks?

Doesn't sound like any Jesus in the bible - that must be the one, the fake one, they use for Republican Party Convention parties...

kind of like a blow-up sex toy except they're using Jesus to fuck over the American people. disgusting, I tells ya.

probably use fake blow-up Jesus in carpool lanes too...

[AsahinaKimi]

45. Scott Walker, the male version of Sharron Angle..

Meh, no wonder.

[RagAss]

46. This basically sums up that sorry ass party in the last decade !

[Sonicwall]

47. Yeah, he's following Lord all right.

Some dude named Sammy Lord.

[reformist2]

48. I'm getting really confused... how the hell did Wisconsin vote for this guy???

[Sonicwall]

49. Why not pull a Kent?

You know, NO2, a micro radio receiver/transmitter somewhere in his body. And let us liberals take over his mind via the radio.

A quatloo for anyone getting this reference.