Ministers Put "Holy Oil" on Alito Hearing Room Chairs
Ministers Put "Holy Oil" on Alito Hearing Room Chairs
#0Ministers Put "Holy Oil" on Alito Hearing Room Chairs
Posted: 1/8/06 at 7:43pm
I couldn't make this sh*t up if I tried.
And this is from the Wall Street Journal!
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Insisting that God "certainly needs to be involved" in the Supreme Court confirmation process, three Christian ministers today blessed the doors of the hearing room where Senate Judiciary Committee members will begin considering the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito on Monday.
Capitol Hill police barred them from entering the room to continue what they called a consecration service. But in a bit of one-upsmanship, the three announced that they had let themselves in a day earlier, touching holy oil to the seats where Judge Alito, the senators, witnesses, Senate staffers and the press will sit, and praying for each of the 13 committee members by name.
"We did adequately apply oil to all the seats," said the Rev. Rob Schenck, who identified himself as an evangelical Christian and as president of the National Clergy Council in Washington.
Ministers Say They Blessed Seats Ahead of Alito Hearing
#1re: Ministers Put 'Holy Oil' on Alito Hearing Room Chairs
Posted: 1/8/06 at 7:49pm
I demand equal time for the atheists, the pagans, the satanist and everyone else . . .
Get you religion out of my government, and I promise to keep my government out of your religion.
Gets me so fricking mad.
#2schumer vows wedgie retaliation
Posted: 1/8/06 at 7:50pmthis is the first time i've ever got the feeling that anyone was complaining about the mention of oil around here.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
#4schumer vows wedgie retaliation
Posted: 1/8/06 at 8:03pmi mean seriously, the national clergy council is in effect lubing up senators seats. anybody wanna wager the irony is lost on them?
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
#5Ministers Put "Holy Oil" on Alito Hearing Room Chairs
Posted: 1/8/06 at 8:03pmYou joke because these sleazebags are how you define integrity.
#6Ministers Put 'Holy Oil' on Alito Hearing Room Chairs
Posted: 1/8/06 at 8:07pm
PJ - I will give Papa the benefit of the doubt on this one, and says he jokes because there is no defensible argument for what they did.
But, I could be wrong.
#7schumer vows wedgie revenge
Posted: 1/8/06 at 8:07pmno, pj, i joke because it's funny. anyone who can't see the humor in this needs a long vacation away from politics and messageboards.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
#8Ministers Put "Holy Oil" on Alito Hearing Room Chairs
Posted: 1/8/06 at 8:09pmThe joke is on you.
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#9Ministers Put 'Holy Oil' on Alito Hearing Room Chairs
Posted: 1/8/06 at 8:11pmWell, I suppose that should burn the hell out of some asses in the morning.
#10schumer vows wedgie revenge
Posted: 1/8/06 at 8:12pm
no, it's really not. i can look at something like this, see the inherent insanity of it and call it as such.
but whatever, as with everything else in pj-land, once it is stated to be so, it is so, regardless of any evidence or facts to the contrary.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
#11Ministers Put 'Holy Oil' on Alito Hearing Room Chairs
Posted: 1/8/06 at 8:17pmMaybe they should Reverand Ronnie Latham from Tulsa to anoint the chairs. He's that guy who was helping anoint those undercover cops last week.
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#12Ministers Put 'Holy Oil' on Alito Hearing Room Chairs
Posted: 1/8/06 at 8:25pmPal Joey, if Alito had been Jewish a Rabbi would have schmeared chicken schmaltz on the chairs!
#13Ministers Put 'Holy Oil' on Alito Hearing Room Chairs
Posted: 1/8/06 at 8:30pmAnd OY! the dry-cleaning bill!
#14Ministers Put 'Holy Oil' on Alito Hearing Room Chairs
Posted: 1/8/06 at 8:31pmI say smear the seats with cow manure....and arrest the idiot ministers with breaking and entering
#15Ministers Put 'Holy Oil' on Alito Hearing Room Chairs
Posted: 1/8/06 at 11:00pmI just annointed my keyboard with vomit as I read that story.
#16Ministers Put 'Holy Oil' on Alito Hearing Room Chairs
Posted: 1/9/06 at 1:36pmI say, pray for whoever you want, there's far crazier ways to express your religion. But oil? I worked one summer at a religious outlet store, and broke a bottle of that stuff, and I smelled like Baptized Baby for what felt like weeks.
#17Ministers Put 'Holy Oil' on Alito Hearing Room Chairs
Posted: 1/9/06 at 1:44pmReminds me of voodoo.
#18Ministers Put 'Holy Oil' on Alito Hearing Room Chairs
Posted: 1/9/06 at 1:48pmYour post & signature say both "voodoo" and "hoohoo". You've exceeded the number of repeated O's per day that you're allowed. You've been banned for 5 minutes. Woo Hoo. :)
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#19Ministers Put 'Holy Oil' on Alito Hearing Room Chairs
Posted: 1/9/06 at 2:03pm
I saw that! Oh, Cheno and Ellen would make the perfect couple.
On topic, ew. And I'm with PJ. The oil, which I doubt is water based, would ruin those nice pants.
#20Ministers Put 'Holy Oil' on Alito Hearing Room Chairs
Posted: 1/9/06 at 2:27pm
"The oil, which I doubt is water based..."
Yes, since I am an expert on the subject, I can officially state that holy oil, like so many oil, is in fact, not water-based, but oil-based.
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