Achtung Bubba
Refugee
Falwell's lost it, I think, in trying to blame anyone but the terrorists who hi-jacked the planes, the terrorist leaders who organized this, and the rogue states that supported and harbored them.
Two points, both of them obvious, I think:
1. Falwell is only speaking for Falwell, and in no way does he necessarily represent the views of other Christians. He doesn't represent mine, and I believe he doesn't represent the VAST majority of Christians.
(Honestly, I think the attack against us happened not because we are evil, but because we are good.)
2. These kinds of foot-in-mouth statements, these mis-blamings occur ALL THE TIME from ALL SIDES. If I need to remind you, President Clinton himself tried to blame the Oklahoma City bombing on "right-wing radio". The statements are stupid and condemnable, but not surprising.
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- Achtung Bubba
September, streets capsizing,
Spilling over, down the drain
"You know, by God, I actually pity those poor bastards we're goin' up against. By God, I do. We're not just gonna shoot the bastards, we're going to cut out their living guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks. We're going to murder those lousy...bastards by the bushel."
from the film Patton
Two points, both of them obvious, I think:
1. Falwell is only speaking for Falwell, and in no way does he necessarily represent the views of other Christians. He doesn't represent mine, and I believe he doesn't represent the VAST majority of Christians.
(Honestly, I think the attack against us happened not because we are evil, but because we are good.)
2. These kinds of foot-in-mouth statements, these mis-blamings occur ALL THE TIME from ALL SIDES. If I need to remind you, President Clinton himself tried to blame the Oklahoma City bombing on "right-wing radio". The statements are stupid and condemnable, but not surprising.
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- Achtung Bubba
September, streets capsizing,
Spilling over, down the drain
"You know, by God, I actually pity those poor bastards we're goin' up against. By God, I do. We're not just gonna shoot the bastards, we're going to cut out their living guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks. We're going to murder those lousy...bastards by the bushel."
from the film Patton