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VP Cheney

Discussion in '2008 Archive' started by TomMann, Jun 2, 2008.

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  1. Magnetic Poles

    Magnetic Poles New Member

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    Nothing about our government structure rankles me. And the verse in the bible is not talking about government at all. Context is everything.
     
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    I don't know what all the fuss is about. I have heard that kind of joke hundreds of times and not just about West Virginia but about the South in general. We southerners and rural folks are the object of a lot of jokes. Cheney's joke was no different and no more offensive. I think people in this country have become way too serious. It was a joke! If you were offended by it, that's your problem and not Cheney's. Get a sense of humor about things. It will improve your health and general well being.
     
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    So true. The southerner is the last class of people that can laugh at themselves and if you are a southern redneck, double that!
    Jeff Foxworthy proved this, big time.
     
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    My quote about the higher powers is a very familiar line from the KJV in Romans 13:1."And the verse in the bible is not talking about government at all"?! Check it out in TNIV:"Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God."

    Context is indeed key MP, deal with it.
     
  5. Magnetic Poles

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    OK, I thought you were referring to Ephesians 6:12. Still, the VP is not a higher power...he is our hired employee, not our master. Why is that concept of self-government in the US so foreign to you?
     
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    The VP is a governing authority -- a higher power in King James-speak. God has established him in that position. If you object, take it up with the Lord. Do you think that Romans 13 is somehow not applicable to the government of America?
     
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    The really funny thing about this is that Cheney doesn't give a rip what people think of it......I like the guy....
     
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    I like him too. We should do a poll. I am sure many states have jokes told about them. WV should not feel so alone. Let's see,N.J. sure gets picked on a lot, and Georgia, Texas has taken some hits over the years, and who doubts that California doesn't get its share of pot shots? The list of states being subject to jokes has to include most of the 50.
     
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    He didn't have to slur the fine people of WV to prove he wasn't from WV...

    All he has to do is take someone hunting! And everyone can see he wasn't from WV! WVians are good hunters.

    OK, I feel better now...
     
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