Atheists on the Sh*tlist, Or, an Exercise in Footnoting
Not content with irritating me with their gratuitous bus ads, now a group of unbelievers have sued to ban the phrase "so help me God" from the inaugural oath, saying it is not part of the oath as specified in the Constitution.*
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/30/AR2008123002858.html?nav=hcmodule
You’re right, atheists. “So help me god” isn’t in there, but neither is anyone trying to put it in. It would follow that I ask what exactly you're trying to prove? You lost me somewhere between “pointless” and “get a life.”
This phrase comes from a man who only committed 6 years to watching a half-starved, half-naked, poorly-equipped army die of exposure, disease, and war.** And then, to continue being the biggest anti-patriot that ever was, this chump went on to dedicate an additional 8 years of his life to holding together a nascent, unprecedented government as none of his contemporaries could.***
So you’ll agree with me that the man who started this phrase was a huge bastard with absolutely no respect for the document that so deftly frames our government, the blood spilt to bring the document into being, the v. principles upon which the country was founded, or any combination of the above. It’s pretty clear that this historic phrase was tacked onto the oath 1) during a brain fart, which, as a human being, the Father of our Country would no doubt have had; Or more likely 2) it was purposely uttered during a truly momentous, unparalleled time in history as a way to force all future Americans to believe in God or else.****
This phrase comes from a time when 13 v. different states with v. little in common fought a remarkably unlikely war to sever themselves from the greatest power on earth. And then the craziest thing happened—they WON. In 1789 there was not much “country” to speak of. Our “nation” with no army, no navy, no credit, no currency, needed all the help it could get.*****
George grasped the Herculean task in front of him. I think his phrase was a way of saying, “We’ve got real challenges coming up and these problems are beyond the scope of any one man, no matter how extraordinary, to solve. Any help would be vastly appreciated.” Are the times so different now? Granted, the issues are not that another country is occupying forts in our territory or taking our sailors off our ships, but how many billions of dollars do we shell out next and to which struggling industry?******
Some people, and I say this with all the New Years goodwill and cheer I can muster, just need to chill the f*ck out. Despite the election of a man who looks so v. good superimposed on t-shirts, posters, and pins, our country has serious problems beyond the scope of any one man, no matter how extraordinary, to solve. However, the solutions to said problems, I am convinced, would be a lot easier to puzzle out were we not wasting time and money suing over bollocks like this.
The American Humanist Association's ads pissed me off, but I exercised my right to ignore it and go on with my day.******* It is 4 words, 4 syllables, 11 letters. The way I see it, if you don’t like it, you can write George a strongly-worded letter by way of the crypt at Mount Vernon or exercise your fundamental right to Tune it Out.
So help me God.
*I’ll be damned. Someone *is* reading the Constitution.
**Dysentery, small pox and whores (o my!) were all the rage in the continental army. Fascinating stuff. Pick up 1776 when you’re done with The Express.
***Obama mandate-declarers beware: George Washington is the only man to be elected president unanimously. Twice.
****It’s pretty clear that George Washington was an agnostic.
*****This is almost true. John Adams secures a loan of five million Dutch Guilders for the virtually bankrupt USA, which helps establish our credit pre-1789.
******This is called Progress.
*******No lawyers were consulted.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/30/AR2008123002858.html?nav=hcmodule
You’re right, atheists. “So help me god” isn’t in there, but neither is anyone trying to put it in. It would follow that I ask what exactly you're trying to prove? You lost me somewhere between “pointless” and “get a life.”
This phrase comes from a man who only committed 6 years to watching a half-starved, half-naked, poorly-equipped army die of exposure, disease, and war.** And then, to continue being the biggest anti-patriot that ever was, this chump went on to dedicate an additional 8 years of his life to holding together a nascent, unprecedented government as none of his contemporaries could.***
So you’ll agree with me that the man who started this phrase was a huge bastard with absolutely no respect for the document that so deftly frames our government, the blood spilt to bring the document into being, the v. principles upon which the country was founded, or any combination of the above. It’s pretty clear that this historic phrase was tacked onto the oath 1) during a brain fart, which, as a human being, the Father of our Country would no doubt have had; Or more likely 2) it was purposely uttered during a truly momentous, unparalleled time in history as a way to force all future Americans to believe in God or else.****This phrase comes from a time when 13 v. different states with v. little in common fought a remarkably unlikely war to sever themselves from the greatest power on earth. And then the craziest thing happened—they WON. In 1789 there was not much “country” to speak of. Our “nation” with no army, no navy, no credit, no currency, needed all the help it could get.*****
George grasped the Herculean task in front of him. I think his phrase was a way of saying, “We’ve got real challenges coming up and these problems are beyond the scope of any one man, no matter how extraordinary, to solve. Any help would be vastly appreciated.” Are the times so different now? Granted, the issues are not that another country is occupying forts in our territory or taking our sailors off our ships, but how many billions of dollars do we shell out next and to which struggling industry?******
Some people, and I say this with all the New Years goodwill and cheer I can muster, just need to chill the f*ck out. Despite the election of a man who looks so v. good superimposed on t-shirts, posters, and pins, our country has serious problems beyond the scope of any one man, no matter how extraordinary, to solve. However, the solutions to said problems, I am convinced, would be a lot easier to puzzle out were we not wasting time and money suing over bollocks like this.
The American Humanist Association's ads pissed me off, but I exercised my right to ignore it and go on with my day.******* It is 4 words, 4 syllables, 11 letters. The way I see it, if you don’t like it, you can write George a strongly-worded letter by way of the crypt at Mount Vernon or exercise your fundamental right to Tune it Out.
So help me God.
*I’ll be damned. Someone *is* reading the Constitution.
**Dysentery, small pox and whores (o my!) were all the rage in the continental army. Fascinating stuff. Pick up 1776 when you’re done with The Express.
***Obama mandate-declarers beware: George Washington is the only man to be elected president unanimously. Twice.
****It’s pretty clear that George Washington was an agnostic.
*****This is almost true. John Adams secures a loan of five million Dutch Guilders for the virtually bankrupt USA, which helps establish our credit pre-1789.
******This is called Progress.
*******No lawyers were consulted.
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