What I know of American Politics is restricted to the news as reported locally, on the Web, and through discussions in forums. We all know that most of the time, reports in the mass media (especially in a "neutral" country) is edited to just the skeletal bare facts... and glossed over to such an extent that it looks more like a Political Studies tutorial, rather than the actual events as it transpired.
I was pretty shocked when I came across this article highlighting Bush's support for the Philadelphia Battle Cry. I've heard of him allegedly being a "Bone & Cult" member of the Bohemian Club, and that he usually asks God for advice on how best to make the next move.
Now this...
*excerpt from article*
"It began with fireworks so loud and startling I screamed. Lights and smoke followed, and a few kids were pulled up on stage from the crowd. One was asked to read a letter.
This was the letter that opened the event. Its author was George W. Bush. Yes, the president of the United States sent a letter of support, greeting, prayer and encouragement to the BattleCry event held at Wachovia Spectrum Stadium in Philadelphia on May 12. Immediately afterward, a preacher took the microphone and led the crowd in prayer. Among other things, he asked the attendees to ?Thank God for giving us George Bush.?
On his cue, about 17,000 youths from upward of 2,000 churches across America and Canada directed their thanks heavenward in unison.
Throughout the three and a half hours of BattleCry?s first session, I thought of only one analogy that fit the experience: This must have been what it felt like to watch the Hitler Youth, filled with self-righteous pride, proclaim the supremacy of their beliefs and their willingness to shed blood for them.
And lest you think this is idle paranoia, BattleCry founder Ron Luce told the crowds the next morning (May 13) that he plans to launch a ?blitzkrieg? in the communities, schools, malls, etc. against those who don?t share his theocratic vision of society."
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It never ends, does it?