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April 16, 2007

A Question For Rudy Giuliani

From Eric Alterman's book What Liberal Media:

On [the December 23, 2001, edition of] "Meet the Press," Tim Russert inquired of first lady Laura Bush whether she thought her husband had become president due to divine intervention. To her everlasting credit, Laura Bush declined to credit the Almighty with inspiring the likes of Katherine Harris's and Antonin Scalia's anti-democratic escapades. But Russert persisted, and his other guests, Rudy Giuliani and Theodore Cardinal McCarrick of the Archdiocese of Washington, took the bait. The former mayor responded, "I do think, Mrs. Bush, that there was some divine guidance in the president being elected"

I hope at some point during the 2008 campaign, someone will ask Guiliani: "Given that you believe George Bush became president due to divine intervention, can we also assume you believe God hates America?"

Beyond that, I've always enjoyed the idea that while God did have the power to make Bush president in 2000, He didn't have the power to get Bush the most votes.

Posted at April 16, 2007 11:07 AM | TrackBack
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The Lord works in mysterious ways, Jon.

I mean, *really*! Didn't they teach you this at Stutts?

Posted by: Aaron Datesman at April 16, 2007 11:27 AM

while God did have the power to make Bush president in 2000, He didn't have the power to get Bush the most votes.

Actually God hath quite a reputation for scheming. Read the Bible.

Posted by: abb1 at April 16, 2007 12:34 PM

GOD may have the power but WE appointed Bush President and showed our acceptance by NOT protesting.

Posted by: Mike Meyer at April 16, 2007 12:46 PM

God hates America

Seems like God's got something against Iraqis. "Lessee, how can I turn Iraq into a Hell on Earth? Here we go, Bush I, then later Bush II, a bunch of homicidal Saudis and two big towers in NYC, and that should do it."

And then He pulled the plunger on the pinball machine called The Cosmos and watched the ball hit all of its marks.

Posted by: Lame Man at April 16, 2007 01:26 PM

somebody(?) said, "let there be oil."

and then somebody(?) saw that they started shooting at each other, and killing each other, with increasing frequency.

and then somebody(?) said, "I think they'll keep shooting at each other, and killing each other, until they run out of oil."

and then somebody else, with a really frightening mustache, said it was good.

Posted by: Jonathan Versen at April 16, 2007 04:46 PM

What kind of a God would make/allow ____ to happen?

a. I don't know.
b. Nobody knows.
c. God only knows.
d. More than one of the above.


In considering the Big Picture, let's not forget kittens with mittens, rainbows, Niagara Falls, and Beethoven's 9th Symphony.

Posted by: mistah charley, ph.d. at April 17, 2007 06:47 AM

"Beyond that, I've always enjoyed the idea that while God did have the power to make Bush president in 2000, He didn't have the power to get Bush the most votes."

Well, if he gave Bush more votes, it wouldn't have been a fucking miracle then, would it?

sheesh

Posted by: mario at April 18, 2007 02:59 PM