Republican Kansas House Speaker Emails "Funny" Bible Death Message About Obama

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Right-Wing Official Pushes Bible Death Message at Obama

A prominent Kansas elected official has made news in recent weeks after an email he passed around seemed to pray for the death of President Obama.

Kansas House Speaker ® "In one of two emails he thought were funny, he compared First Lady Michelle Obama to the Grinch and called her "Mrs. YoMama"........ in the second O'Neal invoked a line from the Bible, Psalm 109 verse 8 which states: "May his days be few; and let another take his office." (Translations used in press accounts vary, but the meaning remains about the same.)

O'Neal laughingly added: "At last — I can honestly voice a Biblical prayer for our president! Look it up — it is word for word! Let us all bow our heads and pray. Brothers and Sisters, can I get an AMEN? AMEN!!!!!!"

O'Neal claims he was just wishing that Obama's days in office would be few. But having advised others to "look it up" it is not clear if he had done so himself and therefore knew that Psalm 109 is a dead serious call on God to strike down his enemies. The very next line, for example, reads: "May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow."

"I understand the debate over the verse interpretation," O'Neal told The Wichita Eagle, "about which I have explained and for which I have repeatedly apologized

to the extent anyone misconstrued my intent or was otherwise offended. I respect both the president and the office."

Political insiders seem to be taking it as a case of bad judgement and even the Democratic Minority Leader doesn't think O'Neal should resign.

But not everyone is buying O'Neal's explanation.

"The verse clearly refers to death, not to his days in office," Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center told AlterNet in an interview.

"These are not amusing or harmless words," he said. "They are calling for someone's death and they ought to be recognized as such."

Potok, who has analyzed the ideology and rhetoric of hate groups for many years sees the Kansas imprecatory prayer bruhaha in the context of the "grotesque coarsening of public discourse" in which President Obama has been characterized as "a foreigner," "a Muslim," "an enemy," "less than human" even "the anti-Christ."

"Words have consequences," he said. "These are precisely the kinds of words that lead to situations like Gabby Giffords."

Regarding the slowness of the press and others to come to grips with the

underlying meaning of Psalm 109, he said, "Americans in all walks of life, are afraid to criticize religion, particularly Christianity. But these words," he averred, "are not a theological argument, they are an expression of gutter hatred against our first Black president."

O'Neal was presented on January 19th, with a petition with some 30,000 online signatures demanding his resignation. Two ministers from Topeka, the state capital, delivered the petition on behalf of the liberal Washington, DC group Faithful America.

"Sadly, it's not unusual for Republican politicians to use vile and hate-filled rhetoric when speaking about President Obama," the group declared. "But when they exploit religion to do so, people of faith have a moral responsibility to condemn it."

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[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Kansas is the most backwards state in the union. Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma and a few others are up there, but Kansas is the front runner. It's not a flame, it's just a fact. And anyone that has ever been to Kansas yet is not from Kansas knows this to be the truth.

Most of your hardcore Christian wingnuts come from Kansas.

Edited January 30, 2012 by Why_Me

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Kansas is the most backwards state in the union. Alabama, Arkansas, and a few others are up there, but Kansas is the front runner. It's not a flame, it's just a fact. And anyone that has ever been to Kansas yet is not from Kansas knows this to be the truth.

Most of your hardcore Christian wingnuts come from Kansas...along with fat chicks.

I would say Mississippi tops the list, especially with their "ban abortion completely" amendment denied last year by ONLY 58% of voters!

Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Tennessee are 3 others that come to mind.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

I would say Mississippi tops the list, especially with their "ban abortion completely" amendment denied last year by ONLY 58% of voters!

Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Tennessee are 3 others that come to mind.

Those states are right up near the top also. But seriously if you ever have the chance to visit Kansas, do so. Just to talk to the people if anything. And don't laugh at them...just take notes and thank god or whoever that you don't live there. It's like a place that time forgot.

[Ban Hammer 13,575]

Most of your hardcore Christian wingnuts come from Kansas.

and you base that on what, a few people from topeka?

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

and you base that on what, a few people from topeka?

Your from Texas so you should know better. And btw Kansas City is Missouri, not Kansas. I have a few theories as to why that state is so backwards but I'l keep it to myself atm.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/08/AR2005110801211.html

Kansas Education Board First to Back 'Intelligent Design'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_evolution_hearings

Kansas evolution hearings

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City,_Kansas

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses 318 square miles (820 km2) in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. It is one of two county seats of Jackson County, the other being Independence, which is to the city's east. As of 2010, the population census was 459,787 with a metro area of 2.1 million.

Edited January 30, 2012 by Why_Me

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You said "Kansas City is Missouri, not Kansas".

You didn't say "the anchor city of the Kansas city metropolitan area is in Missouri, not Kansas". Had you said that, I'd have agreed.

There is a Kansas City in Kansas so Kansas City is in both Missouri and in Kansas.

[mr and mrs 187]

"May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow."

not a terribly nice sentiment.

edit: ACK.

Edited January 30, 2012 by mr and mrs

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Another one of my favs in regards to Kansas...but it's like there's so many to choose from and the question is where to start. Anyways this is another fun read in regard to Kansas.

http://articles.cnn.com/2011-11-28/opinion/opinion_obeidallah-brownback-tweet-apology_1_governor-brownback-sam-brownback-tweet?_s=PM:OPINION

The girl who dared to tweet about Gov. Brownback

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

I spent five years in Manhattan KS. Its not backwards lol.

[Ban Hammer 13,575]

And btw Kansas City is Missouri, not Kansas.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

i guess you never heard of the acronyms kck and kcmo?

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

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Kansas is the most backwards state in the union. Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma and a few others are up there, but Kansas is the front runner. It's not a flame, it's just a fact. And anyone that has ever been to Kansas yet is not from Kansas knows this to be the truth.

Most of your hardcore Christian wingnuts come from Kansas.

What do these states have in common?

You want to look at the most backwards states in the unions start here:

Red States

• Utah (R + 30.768)
• Idaho (R + 27.018)
• Wyoming (R + 26.132)
• Nebraska (R + 22.606)
• Alaska (R + 20.946)
• Oklahoma (R + 20.567)
• Kansas (R + 16.892)
• North Dakota (R + 16.484)
• Alabama (R + 15.162)
• Texas (R + 12.872)
• Mississippi (R + 12.766)
• South Dakota (R + 11.920)
• South Carolina (R + 11.230)
• Montana (R + 9.668)
• Kentucky (R + 9.408)
• Indiana (R + 9.398)
• Georgia (R + 6.814)
• North Carolina (R + 6.086)
• Tennessee (R + 5.228)
• Arizona (R + 4.990)
• Louisiana (R + 4.824)
• Virginia (R + 3.252)