I read that story in the NY Times, too, and all I could come up with is
"Americans are morons." Nice work.
jd
On 7/11/07, Halvard Johnson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Sonnet: What American Voters Want
>
> They want their candidates to talk to God, of God,
> and for God. They want them in church every Sunday
> morning, shaking hands with insurance agents and
> car salesmen, taking the pulse of the public in public.
>
> They want God talk, glimpses of core values, hints
> of Apocalypse to come. They want to judge character.
> And they want characters to judge. They can spot
> fakers, so faking it won't do, and would-be fakers
>
> should at least know their Bible and carry it with
> them whenever they get on or off a plane, whenever
> they show up for town meetings, or picnics on the 4th
> of July. They want nothing to do with atheists.
>
> Lips that kiss their babies must be lips that launch
> prayers to their Maker every moment of every day.
>
>
>
> HJ
>
> Halvard Johnson
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Joseph Duemer
Professor of Humanities
Clarkson University
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