Friday, April 28, 2006

A LETTER TO THE NEW YORKER? YES, A LETTER TO THE NEW YORKER ————- by Steve Nadis

I sent this letter to the New Yorker. Will they have the guts to print it? That remains to be seen.

GUIDED BY FAITH?

In “Political Science” (March 13, 2006), Michael Specter makes the oft-stated assumption that President Bush’s policies are “guided by faith.” Why should we believe it? Because he uses the word “God” a lot and refers to himself as a “man of God,” and because journalists like Specter accept that unchallenged? From the very beginning, Bush has always played to “his base,” and I can’t see that faith has anything to do with it. (Unless by that you mean “faith in his base.”) A friend of mine, Smitty, says it well in a bumper sticker he’s been selling for years: “Jesus to Bush–Stop using me as a reference!”

Posted by Snake at 21:05:28
Comments

7 Responses to “A LETTER TO THE NEW YORKER? YES, A LETTER TO THE NEW YORKER ————- by Steve Nadis”

  1. DrMax says:
    April 28, 2006 at 5:13 pm

    I wonder what Bush’s nickname for Jesus is….Savior Guy? Redeemeister? Christanator?

  2. Snake says:
    April 28, 2006 at 5:35 pm

    He calls him Karl.

  3. Windfall Woman says:
    April 29, 2006 at 8:05 pm

    I want to know if they publish it.

  4. Snake says:
    April 30, 2006 at 7:23 am

    Thanks Windfall–I’ll definitely mention it if they, the New Yorker, do the right thing.

  5. ardi k says:
    April 30, 2006 at 10:41 am

    Well said. And he hopes the masses have blind faith in him. I fear too many do. I also like the bumper sticker: “God is too big to fit into one religion.” I doubt if IT (he/she) can even fit a little toenail into the current administration.

  6. Snake says:
    April 30, 2006 at 11:03 pm

    Thanks, Ardi K.

  7. dofusvip says:
    March 6, 2009 at 9:39 am

    You are smart,only smart person can do such a smart job.

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