Rep. Tim Scott, on his divinely inspired opposition to raising the debt limit

[snousle]

"I hope the Lord blesses our nation in a way that is measurable."

Yeah, about eight inches, I reckon. Bend over, America.

Comments

[kevynjacobs.livejournal.com]

Um, is it wrong that you just turned me on with that last line?

[snousle.livejournal.com]

Yeah that's wrong! LOL

[come-to-think.livejournal.com]

Back in the '60s, when "under God" was added to the pledge of allegiance, _The Realist_ published a cartoon with the legend "One nation under God". It showed -- well, not precisely that. Uncle Sam was on his belly.

[goldibehr.livejournal.com]

1954, according to wikipedia.

1954

[ursine1.livejournal.com]

I remember that change. To this day I don't say the "under god" because that's not the way I learned it.

Chuck

Re: 1954

[furr-a-bruin.livejournal.com]

Being born in 1965, I was taught it with the "under god" phrase - but I'd never SAY it once I reached what George Carlin called "the age of reason." :)

[broduke2000.livejournal.com]

Actually, the fundys looked at a bible passage, and see the Tea Party as a way to bankrupt the US, and take it over, making it into an all Christian nation. People in the south are positively ecstatic over this, and yours truly may become homeless ... along with millions of others.

[come-to-think.livejournal.com]

Ah, so. The cartoon was not an immediate response to the change, which had however been recent enough to be still giggled over.