The title of this post sounds facetious, but in fact, Bobby Jindal, the governor of Louisiana says it is literal. He wrote an essay in 1994 claiming he took part in an exorcism where he battled Lucifer and won! That's bad ass. Now that's the kind of experience we need in the White House. If he can beat the Devil imagine what he can do Al Qaeda.
Just when you thought the Republicans couldn't get any more nuts, Governor Jindal is here to prove you wrong. Listen for the unbelievable details here:
This guys is being considered for the VP slot by McCain. Now, I'm not going to put this on McCain. I doubt he knew about the exorcism, or approves of battling Satan in your down time. And he hasn't even picked Jindal. This is part of the normal vetting process and I hope Jindal has now been effectively vetted out of consideration.
So, putting the McCain connection aside, how did this guy get to be governor? Atheists who believe in a rational world have no chance in politics in this country, but stark raving mad guys like this are considered legitimate and electable? What does that tell you about us? Now, that's the real scary thought.
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 6)
1. So the man that wears depends is possibly going to select a fundy. American politics at its funniest, where else but America could this happen?
JefFlyingV at 12:40PM on Jun 13th 2008
2. Can we be sure Bobby Jindal actually won?
Kevin Taylor at 12:54PM on Jun 13th 2008
3. If you don't believe that someone is possessed by "taking a child- molesting them, cutting their private parts, putting fruits into their open cut up bodies, turning them over and inserting their penis into a dead corpse by solomizing them, then Young Turks, you really don't know Satan. There cases like this, and these are from the dark forces, but, Hey, in this age, two men tonguing each other in a school bus is okey with the public, or is it?
Jaki Baez at 12:59PM on Jun 13th 2008
4. I confess not to know much about Jindal, but I doubt McCain will choose him partly because of his age - 36, I believe - next to a 72 year old? Not feeling it. Besides, Jindal just got the Governor's slot last year. I think the GOP will pressure McCain to choose someone older with more experience - well, not too much older!
As to this nuttty stuff about exorcism, obviously there are hard line fundamentalists who believe this crap (like Jaki Baez above). It is true - there is one born every minute - gullible suckers, that is.
David S. at 1:11PM on Jun 13th 2008
5. Wow! 2 brilliant posts in one day!
Cenk must have been out hitting it really hard last night.
bob at 2:23PM on Jun 13th 2008
6. I wonder if Jindal is related to Dinesh D'Souza.
Republitards will love him. He isn't white, but he isn't black. He's a fundie. Republitards know in their hearts that Jesus is a wingnut.
Captain Negative at 3:03PM on Jun 13th 2008
7. Republitards know in their hearts that Jesus is a wingnut.
Captain Negative at 3:03PM on Jun 13th 2008
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verily thou sayest. render unto me the pharisee jab of fists and peradventure swear upon the mama of babies.
Surely doth the Nubian bear the Mark Of mcCAIN and is uppity among the followers of mammon.
Clif Kuplen at 5:26PM on Jun 13th 2008
8. "Barkeep! A glass of your best snake venom, if you please!"
Dead-eye Dick Cheney could use an exorcism.
Captain Negative at 7:56PM on Jun 13th 2008
9. Obama is a liar
Obama has put up a website to counter what it calls false rumors and lies about Obama. In big letters, this site states "Senator Obama has never been a Muslim, was not raised a Muslim, and is a committed Christian" Statements about his Muslim background are bald face lies. The website says Obama never attended a "Madrassa" but fails to say anything about his schooling in Indonesia.
Obama, in his book"Dreams of my Father", he states that"In Indonesia, I had spent 2 years at a Muslim school, 2 years at a Catholic school. In the Muslim school, the teacher wrote my mother to tell her I made faces during Koranic studies"
Obama was registered as a Muslim at both of those schools. At the Muslim school, as required, Obama spent two hours a day in Koranic studies.
Obama's mother was well known to be an Atheist so he was not brought up as a Christan. Obama was not baptized till 1988.
Obama's half brother, Malik Obama, stated in a 6/08 interview, "if elected his brother will be a good President for the Jewish people, despite his Muslim background".
According to Islamic jurisprudence, children of a Muslim father-even an apparently non praticing one, such as Obama's father, and irrespective of their mother's faith-are automatically Muslims. Most Muslims around the world agree "A child of a Muslim father is a Muslim". Period. Will Muslim nations around the world accept Obama's religious renounciation?
Obama is a liar.
Obama said he never had been a Muslim, was not raised a Muslim, lies, all lies.
Will America elect a Muslim???
Will America elect a liar as Obama has shown he is???
Obama is a Muslim at 4:20AM on Jun 14th 2008
10. OBAMA the "Post Turtle"
When you're driving down a country road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a "Post Turtle". You know he didn't get up there by himself. You know he doesn't belong up there. He doesn't have any idea what to do while he is up there, and you can't help but to wonder what kind of a dumb ass put him up there in the first place.
Taint at 5:23AM on Jun 14th 2008
11. Cenk
Is this any another article/book you are talking about without having read the Jindal article?
You cannot just go on the internet and just read this article, you have to pay for it. You did a book review recently without reading the book, it this story the same, you did not read this article?
Jindal ran for two elected positions, the last being for Governor, and this Exorcism was not used by the Democrats to discredit Jindal.
Did the Democrats know the story being put out on the blogs at that time about the ecorcism was not true? Did the Democrats not use the exorcism against Jindal because they did not want to lose any Catholic votes? Tune in for when Cenk says he read the article.
How would Jindal match up against Wes Clark?
Cenk-I guess in your opinion, the famous New York Cardinal O'Conner was "stark raving mad" because he did 2 exorcisms on people.
Robert OKane at 6:32AM on Jun 14th 2008
12. With Tim Russert's passing rumors have been flying around that Comrad Cenk will take his place. He should fit in well with Raechel Matterhorn,Keithless Olderwoman, and Whiffelball Mathews. Better known as the 3 Stooges of NBC.
POLITICAL SPIT at 7:16AM on Jun 14th 2008
13.
> From: szfbrown@cox.net
> To: ;
> Subject: $104,655.60 Ad in the (Democratic) Washington Post--fr wm
> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:59:55 -0500
>
>
>
> Here is someone with the money to fund a rebuttal to what
> Howard Dean, Democratic National Committee Chairman, said
> recently that many Republicans have never done an honest
> day's work in their life.
>
> The following full-page ad
> was placed in the Washington Post by a
> businessman named George J. Esseff, Sr. He paid $104,655.60
> to run the ad and only did it because he is sick and tired
> of the way that 'the rich' are portrayed by
> liberals these days. It is a great read.
>
> Maybe you're a Republican?
> In today's America ask a growing number of high school
> and college students, their teachers and professors, the
> self-anointed media elite and/or hard working men and women
> of all ethnicities, the question, 'What is a
> Republican?' and you'll be told '... a rich,
> greedy, egotistical individual, motivated only by money and
> the desire to accumulate more and more of it, at the expense
> of the environment, the working poor.and all whom they
> exploit.
>
>
> I am a Republican - And I am none of those things....and I
> don't know any Republicans who are!
> WHAT I AM first and foremost, is a loving husband of some
> 52 plus years, the father of four and an American who's
> proud of his country...and his country's heritage.
> WHAT I AM is the grandson of immigrants who risked
> every-thing, including their lives and those of their
> children, to escape tyranny in search of freedom.
> WHAT I AM is a man who grew up during the Depression and
> witnessed first hand the effects of the Stock Market crash
> and the soup lines that followed. I watched as both my
> parents and grand parents, who had very little themselves,
> share what food they had with a half dozen other families,
> who had even less.
>
> WHAT I AM is someone who worked his way through college by
> holding down three and four jobs at a time and then used
> that education to build a better life.
> WHAT I AM is a husband who at age 24 started his own
> business for the 'privilege' of working 60, 70 and
> 80 hours a week, risking everything I had including my
> health, in search of a better life for myself and my loved
> ones.
>
> WHAT I AM is a businessman whose blood, sweat and
> tears....and plenty of them..., made it possible for me to
> provide a secure living not only for my family and myself,
> but also for literally hundreds of my employees throughout
> the years. Employees who in turn were able to buy their own
> homes, raise their own families and give back to their
> communities and their country.
>
> WHAT I AM is a man who believes in God; a God who has
> blessed this country... and all for which it stands.
>
> WHAT I AM is someone who knows, if you doubt miracles exist
> in today's world, you need only to look into the face of
> those who received them....and the eyes of those who give
> them.
> WHAT I AM is an American who's proud that his President
> embraces a belief in God; proud of a President who
> understands, as 'politically incorrect' as it may
> be, there is evil in this world and for the security and
> safety of all freedom loving people everywhere, it must be
> confronted...and it must be defeated.
>
> WHAT I AM is an American who takes comfort in the knowledge
> that our President refuses to allow decisions concerning the
> very safety and security of this nation, to be governed by the
> political whims of foreign governments.
> WHAT I AM is tired of hearing from leading Democrats who
> see only negativity in America; racism in her people; class
> warfare in her society and 'political incorrectness'
> in her character.
>
> WHAT I AM is a former democrat who now understands that it
> is the soldier and not the reporter that guarantees us our
> freedoms of press, speech and dissent.
> WHAT I AM is a man who believes in the sanctity of life. A
> man who is repulsed by the pandering of the political left
> for votes, at the expense of the unborn.
>
> WHAT I AM is a husband and father who believes in the
> sanctity of marriage and the preservation of the family
> unit.
> WHAT I AM is a ex-movie goer who is repulsed by those
> insecure, socially inept, elementary thinking, ego-inflated
> 'entertainers' who have appointed themselves
> 'experts' in the fields of national security and
> geo-politics and then use their forum to attack this
> nation, its leaders and its actions....much to the delight
> and encouragement of our enemies.
> WHAT I AM is an American who understands the difference
> between 'censorship' and 'choice.'
> Evidently, these individuals do not, because when these
> same 'celebrities' receive public ridicule for
> their offensive actions, the first thing they yell is
> 'censorship.' What they seem incapable of
> understanding is...the right of free speech and dissent is
> shared equally by those offended...as well as those who
> offend. I support and will continue to support those films
> and performers whom I choose to and refuse to support those I
> don't. It is my right as an American a right I will
> continue to enthusiastically exercise.
> WHAT I AM is a voter, tired of politicians who every time
> their voting records are subjected to public scrutiny, try
> to divert attention from their political and legislative
> failures by accusing their opponents of 'attack
> ads' and 'negative campaigning'....and the news
> media who allow them to get away with it.
>
> WHAT I AM is a Catholic who loves his God and his
> Faith....and who's been taught to respect all religions
> whose teachings are based in love, peace and charity. As
> such, I am embarrassed and ashamed of those individuals in
> both private and public life whose decisions and actions
> are devoid of any sense of character or morals; individuals
> who are only driven by what's best for them....rather
> than what's right... often times at the expense of
> many....including our national security.
> WHAT I AM is a realist who understands that the terrorist
> attack that murdered hundreds of innocent Russian children
> could have occurred here, in our heartland. That's why
> I sincerely believe America needs now, more than ever, a
> President who sees with a clear and focused vision and who
> speaks with a voice when heard by both friend and foe alike
> is understood, respected and believed.
> WHAT I AM is eternally grateful to Ronald Reagan for having
> the bravery to speak out against Communism and the courage
> of his convictions in leading the fight to defeat it; and
> George W. Bush for the vision, courage, conviction and
> leadership he has shown in America's war on terrorism
> amidst both the constant and vicious, personal and
> political attacks both he and his family are made to
> endure.
>
> WHAT I AM is a human being, full of numerous faults and
> failures, but a man nonetheless who though not always
> successful has continually strived to do 'what's
> right' instead of 'what's easy.' A man who
> is challenging the religious leaders of all faiths, to not
> only preach to their congregations the fundamentals of
> 'what's right' and 'what's wrong,'
> but to also then hold them accountable for their actions in
> both the public and private sectors.
> WHAT I AM is disgusted with the Courts who on one hand call
> the murder of a pregnant woman a 'double homicide,'
> but then refer to the abortion of her baby as
> 'pro-choice'.
>
> WHAT I AM is someone deeply troubled by a political party
> which embraces a candidate whose primary
> 'leadership' qualities center around his protesting
> of the Vietnam war and his labeling the honorable men and
> women who fought in it, (50,000 of whom gave their lives in
> that action), as rapists, and war criminals (John Kerry).
> That same political party then stepped forward this year to
> block the appearance of a true Vietnam war hero, retired
> Admiral and former United States Senator, Jeremiah Denton,
> (a man who spent seven years and seven torturous months in
> a North Vietnam prison), from speaking before an open
> session of the California legislature as part of that
> state's 4th of July celebration.
> The reason Democrats gave for refusing to allow this
> American hero to speak before their state legislature was
> because of the 'conservative' nature of his views.
> As an American, that troubles me deeply....as well it
> should you. (Are you listening Mr. D?)
>
> WHAT I AM is a man who feels the need to spend, ONE HUNDRED
> & FOUR THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED & FIFTY FIVE DOLLARS
> ($104, 655.60, tax paid) of his own money, to purchase this
> advertisement, in order to set the story straight. Some may
> say this money would have been better spent
> feeding the world's poor. At the risk of sounding
> self-serving, as an American and as a Republican, for the
> last six decades of my life, I have done exactly that...and
> more. Following the examples of my parents and grandparents,
> I have used my earnings to feed the poor, shelter the
> homeless, provide housing for the elderly and medical care
> for the sick.....and continue to do so...and I'm not
> alone in that work.
> WHAT I AM is someone who is paying for this announcement at
> my sole expense in hopes of opening the eyes of those led
> blindly by ill-informed elements of our great nation, who,
> through either ignorance, or malicious intent, repeatedly
> attack and belittle those of us who belong to a political
> party that holds true to the belief, 'The rights of the
> governed, exceed the power of the government.' For those
> interested, I am speaking only as a tax-paying individual
> who is in no way associated with the Republican National
> Committee, nor with any of its directors, or delegates.
> > >>>
> WHAT I AM is a man who understands, 'the American way
> of life' is a message of self-empowerment for all.
> WHAT I AM is an American who is grateful that our nation
> gives each of us the opportunity of self-determination and
> the right to benefit from the fruits of self achievement.
>
> WHAT I AM is an American who wants to preserve that way of
> life for all who seek it.
>
> WHAT I AM is blessed to be an American.... and proud to be
> a Republican!
>
>
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jim at 7:43AM on Jun 14th 2008
14. "WHAT I AM is a man who feels the need to spend, ONE HUNDRED & FOUR THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED & FIFTY FIVE DOLLARS ($104, 655.60, tax paid) of his own money, to purchase this advertisement"
UMMMM....so he spent 100,000 plus dollars (more than most families earn in a year) on a newspaper ad to prove....HE ISN'T RICH? Hah hahh hahh hahhhhhhhh
What a DUMB, rich Republican.
Oh, and O'Kane? New York Cardinal O'Conner IS "stark raving mad" because he did 2 exorcisms on people. And you're an idiot if you believe that people are actually possessed by demonic spirits.
T.Brough at 8:30AM on Jun 14th 2008
15. Too bad you lost your battle with Lucifer.
audrey hobbs at 9:43AM on Jun 14th 2008