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tomm2thumbs

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63. exactly.. he may as well been handing her a leaflet and pushing his way into her house

Reply to enlightenment (Reply #35)

Tue May 21, 2013, 07:05 PM

May 2013

You DO believe it DON'T YOU?!!!

geeesh, what a piece of work Blitzer is

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Woman on CNN tells Wolf " um i am actually a Atheist" [View all] Notafraidtoo May 2013 OP

WRONG ANSWER! Quantess May 2013 #1

Seriously? Courtesy Flush May 2013 #2

No. Quantess May 2013 #8

No, The Blunt Skulls 1ProudAtheist May 2013 #83

i think maybe you ought to re-read Quantess' posts.. Phillip McCleod May 2013 #120

Hello? titaniumsalute May 2013 #190

Fail. patrice May 2013 #204

It's okay... Quantess May 2013 #236

... and if 0 had done so, what would it have "meant" then?, but, nevermind, I enjoy voting. nt patrice May 2013 #237

Dang. Unca Jim May 2013 #238

I am shocked to find Obamacare does not Vietnameravet May 2013 #254

I'm sorry you are so full of hatred Capt. Obvious May 2013 #274

you feel sorry for us? Well aren't you the saint! demwing May 2013 #262

It wasn't for me either. robinlynne May 2013 #257

Me thinks it was a joke. texshelters May 2013 #259

Wrong answer? That's right up Blitzer's alley... pinboy3niner May 2013 #5

I laugh like hell whenever I see that. nt msanthrope May 2013 #37

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah back to my favorite Jeopardy episode of all time malaise May 2013 #99

damn. i thought he got his ass kicked by carrot top...... n/t 8 track mind May 2013 #155

HAHAHA! TY! Rex May 2013 #258

the same guy who reported Obamacare had been overturned by the Supreme Court napkinz May 2013 #268

Heh! demmiblue May 2013 #6

Or she could have said... Major Nikon May 2013 #9

Would would anyone who believed that God and Satan are both imaginary, as are stories about either merrily May 2013 #193

Nonsense! matt819 May 2013 #11

God's way are a mystery! You cannot know the mind of God. Maybe there was a purpose. defacto7 May 2013 #18

Exactly. You get it. Quantess May 2013 #25

I think a great example of the shear silliness is when a 100 yard dasher that wins says rhett o rick May 2013 #57

Or a football player after winning the super bowl... truebrit71 May 2013 #146

It's like God gives a shit about who wins the Stupid Bowl. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #148

Just every single winning team ever, apparently... truebrit71 May 2013 #149

Tim Tebow just got cut by the NY Jets. bvar22 May 2013 #263

The saddest is cancer survivors thanking god for saving them because... Walk away May 2013 #246

My point was that if 10 racers all pray to God to win and only one wins, that means rhett o rick May 2013 #255

Maybe almighty god and her have a thing going on? another_liberal May 2013 #235

The correct answer wryter2000 May 2013 #27

Good reply! LongTomH May 2013 #32

i like that.. frylock May 2013 #86

you have a *CARD*?!?! Phillip McCleod May 2013 #121

You have to complete the Militant Commie Atheist Initiation first pinboy3niner May 2013 #127

oh that? i shoulda read the fine print.. Phillip McCleod May 2013 #131

You have to complete the MCAI, mkay? DetlefK May 2013 #179

When it comes to atheist cards, the real question is, "Who gave it to you?" merrily May 2013 #196

I think I got mine with my ACLU membership. Dollface May 2013 #229

I did! I came with my membership in Solipsism Anonymous! nt Walk away May 2013 #273

Thanks! wryter2000 May 2013 #214

That explains why certain people I know cprise May 2013 #106

All the good stuff is God (And not the people doing it) and the bad stuff is nature Scootaloo May 2013 #177

Yes, our evolutionary biology as primates is very relevant explanation Arugula Latte May 2013 #239

+1 The truth is better than fiction. n/t Laelth May 2013 #245

That is a good answer. Eleanors38 May 2013 #232

Actually, I'm convinced god hates Oklahoma... paleotn May 2013 #38

Welcome to DU, paleotn! calimary May 2013 #58

Well, OK is the home of Fred Phelps. rateyes May 2013 #93

I thought it was Kansas ... Topeka, to be specific Bake May 2013 #115

you are most likely correct...i was thinking Tulsa rather than Topeka. rateyes May 2013 #125

Fred did weigh in on this tornado, tho ANOIS May 2013 #153

And thats a natural disaster all on its own.... daleanime May 2013 #182

I love that one and have the perfect answer. longship May 2013 #72

And if there is such the thing as a false god, then alfredo May 2013 #76

Yepper! nt longship May 2013 #81

I just got off a prayer session with God and He told me the purpose was BlueStreak May 2013 #88

I hate to poop on anyone's party, but you're not totally correct RVN VET May 2013 #43

And therein lies the challenge of disproving things like prayer. Addison May 2013 #52

2005 study says no KurtNYC May 2013 #184

Study shumudy Addison May 2013 #243

not really. that might be *your* experience.. Phillip McCleod May 2013 #266

You are right to a point. SCVDem May 2013 #59

Some people journal. Some people pray. Politicub May 2013 #96

I rub my backside against an oak tree snooper2 May 2013 #197

Especially if there's poison ivy growing up the tree Politicub May 2013 #210

actually the effectiveness of prayer has been studied fairly extensively.. Phillip McCleod May 2013 #124

Pretty much kills heart patients. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #211

TRUE! Brainstormy May 2013 #241

I agree with you... tex-wyo-dem May 2013 #163

That is always my question decrepittex May 2013 #139

Well, and who sent the tornado in the first place? wickerwoman May 2013 #165

I thought Obama sent the tornado. mwb970 May 2013 #186

No, not the tornado, only the cover up. merrily May 2013 #217

But Obama DID orchestrate the Boston bombing, right? /nt mwb970 May 2013 #228

Domestic right-wing Christian terrorists prayed for the destruction AAO May 2013 #215

Right answer! AtheistAngel May 2013 #29

Welcome to DU, AtheistAngel! calimary May 2013 #54

+1 SCVDem May 2013 #62

Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin May 2013 #110

well said. nt Demo_Chris May 2013 #123

another +1 from me truegrit44 May 2013 #138

Or, "I guess god was too busy killing the faithful yesterday BlueStreak May 2013 #84

You have an amazing way with words--that last sentence just shook me to my core. nt Stardust May 2013 #166

When you are in shock, you say things you may never intended to say. merrily May 2013 #218

And the religions were among the first to discover this "shock doctrine" BlueStreak May 2013 #240

ROFL! Motown_Johnny May 2013 #109

This message was self-deleted by its author cer7711 May 2013 #160

Really? SMH Mr Dixon May 2013 #203

No. (no text) Quantess May 2013 #224

At least Wolf's follow-up statement wasn't, "so, YOU'RE the cause of this tornado!" stopbush May 2013 #208

Ironically, wouldn't this tornado kinda prove there is no God? Unless it is a vengeful one. JaneyVee May 2013 #3

One would think, but that is using logic Stuckinthebush May 2013 #22

A lot of liberal believers would claim cprise May 2013 #108

Maybe it proves that God created nature and its power. JDPriestly May 2013 #28

Maybe it proves that circular upward rotation of a convectionally created Cumulonimbus cloud Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #119

No, no, no says baby Ben.... defacto7 May 2013 #144

You probably have a point. But I would call those laws God. JDPriestly May 2013 #171

the force in the universe that is mysterious and not knowable to our meager consciousness. Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #172

But what first started that natural process is what unites the universe, and that is, in my JDPriestly May 2013 #221

So God is shrinking? jeff47 May 2013 #261

I don't see any conflict between science and the concept of God, of a unifiying force JDPriestly May 2013 #276

I'll trust my easily proven science. You trust your "trust in the invisible man" idea Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #264

Do convectional currents exist in a vaccuum? JDPriestly May 2013 #275

Nothing exists in a vaccum. What does that prove? Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #277

STAR WARS! The farce! ChairmanAgnostic May 2013 #231

So, despite your claim to be UU you are an agnostic intaglio May 2013 #178

What makes me a theist? JDPriestly May 2013 #220

That's where I am too. austinlw May 2013 #247

Agreed on most, in fact, probably nearly all of what you say. JDPriestly May 2013 #282

I did not say you were a theist intaglio May 2013 #260

Why does God only make itself apparent to so few people? JDPriestly May 2013 #281

I believe that question has been addressed by the likes of Thomas Aquinas... LanternWaste May 2013 #34

Nicomachean Ethics = Aristotle, perhaps you meant Summa Theologiae? 0rganism May 2013 #60

I like Epicurus' take: Arugula Latte May 2013 #64

Thanks for the recommendations BrotherIvan May 2013 #79

Please, enlighten us skepticscott May 2013 #87

Sincerity? defacto7 May 2013 #150

Gawd. Our media is utterly tragic at this point. Cali_Democrat May 2013 #4

When the admitting person at the hospital asked my religious preference last week GentryDixon May 2013 #7

When I was medevac'd to a stateside Army hospital from Vietnam... pinboy3niner May 2013 #12

As I live in a heavily Mormon state, I was expecting the need GentryDixon May 2013 #13

I still remember the chaplain that came by my room pinboy3niner May 2013 #15

I would guess Half-Century Man May 2013 #117

are you kidding? Kali May 2013 #94

Back then, in boot camp, we had to choose a religion. "None" was not an option. And it went on your Fuddnik May 2013 #75

sounds like a state mandating religion to me tomm2thumbs May 2013 #77

VN War dogtags pinboy3niner May 2013 #145

Before our last deployment giftedgirl77 May 2013 #92

Bwaahaaahaaahaaa! pinboy3niner May 2013 #95

Pastafarian! I *love* it!!! Stardust May 2013 #169

I demanded Atheist be put on my dog tags MattBaggins May 2013 #267

I know someone who would answer every "Religion?" question with: "No thank you." Arugula Latte May 2013 #17

I've had that Tab May 2013 #31

Proceed immediately to the Situation Room Blue Owl May 2013 #10

Should you pass GO? Too close to call. pinboy3niner May 2013 #16

Hahahaha!!! DevonRex May 2013 #21

I just hope we didn't violate some CNN/Blitzer copyright or trademark on that pinboy3niner May 2013 #24

As long as you don't have that Blitzer beard and Eddie Munster comb-back DevonRex May 2013 #46

Rut-roh! pinboy3niner May 2013 #51

ANOTHER CNN FAIL alp227 May 2013 #14

"Why aren't you giving prayers of thanks to the loving invisible omnipotent deity who destroyed Arugula Latte May 2013 #19

Yeah. Wolf should interview the dead ones. Find out what went wrong. randome May 2013 #55

You win. n/t Dawgs May 2013 #188

anybody have the video link? nt jimlup May 2013 #20

Deadspin has it... pokerfan May 2013 #26

Thanks jimlup May 2013 #36

Thanks for posting the video tomm2thumbs May 2013 #61

do you thank the Lord? Enrique May 2013 #114

More evidence, I think, that non-belief is going more and more mainstream. Arugula Latte May 2013 #70

Off topic but that penguin gif cracks me up.... neverforget May 2013 #128

Me, too! I've bookmarked this thread to show my grandson. And I love the surfing gif (can't recall Stardust May 2013 #168

Glad you like! Arugula Latte May 2013 #226

5% of Americans does represent an increase, but I'm not sure if I consider 5% = mainstream. merrily May 2013 #201

Right. Arugula Latte May 2013 #225

I am so fucking sick of hearing that praying shit. cui bono May 2013 #23

Well put, god bless America and we'll win the game! xtraxritical May 2013 #39

What they should be teaching in school SCVDem May 2013 #97

+1 freshwest May 2013 #141

+2 truebrit71 May 2013 #151

He should be embarrassed to ask such questions. surrealAmerican May 2013 #30

so much irony in what he asked -- he just didn't ask a long enough question tomm2thumbs May 2013 #73

Tell them you were spared because you are a loyal follower of Zeus. Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #33

Dr. Zeus at the very least tomm2thumbs May 2013 #80

I do not like the grey beard ham. Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #134

Lol! nt Stardust May 2013 #170

Why on earth would he ask that question twice? enlightenment May 2013 #35

exactly.. he may as well been handing her a leaflet and pushing his way into her house tomm2thumbs May 2013 #63

because he's become twice as dumb as he was yesterday. n/t Whisp May 2013 #71

Because he wasn't really listening? WinkyDink May 2013 #199

Gov. Fallin was just asked on CBS news what the people need. avebury May 2013 #40

This Oklahoma prayer thing reminds me of the sick cycle of domestic violence. Arugula Latte May 2013 #42

A governor??? Any elected official who says that should be recalled. n/t cui bono May 2013 #100

I watched that shit on the news yesterday. decrepittex May 2013 #142

Really? Because I don't think the Red Cross can survive on prayers alone. MONEY? Yes. WinkyDink May 2013 #202

it's like assuming everybody is heterosexual. nt boilerbabe May 2013 #41

someone briefed Wolf Enrique May 2013 #44

Those who pretend to know "god's will" scare me more than any god Major Nikon May 2013 #45

Those who claim they talk to God and God has talked to them ... napkinz May 2013 #271

The lord works in mysterious ways Major Nikon May 2013 #272

You do know that Wolf Blitzer is Jewish, don't you? Ter May 2013 #47

Wolf Blitzer is as useless a sack of flesh as there is on TV. marmar May 2013 #48

Well said !! pangaia May 2013 #66

Wait-- so god controls everything but tornadoes? Marr May 2013 #49

That God has got some good spin-doctor PR people, I tell ya. Arugula Latte May 2013 #56

shhhhhh.... you are stating the obvious and we know how that rattles cages tomm2thumbs May 2013 #67

He also can't heal amputees Nevernose May 2013 #107

9/11 - No Athiests on that day HockeyMom May 2013 #50

Oh, jeez. I wouldn't even say that to a fellow church-member. winter is coming May 2013 #53

I'm agnostic Aerows May 2013 #65

An atheist standing in the middle of a huge adieu May 2013 #68

Was watching coverage online from the local OKC TV station MNBrewer May 2013 #69

Thanks! I will do that. I have been donating through the ASPCA for... Walk away May 2013 #248

Atheist group collecting donations for Oklahoma tornado relief. MNBrewer May 2013 #74

I PRAY Wolf gets a clue someday olddots May 2013 #78

Oh good for her amuse bouche May 2013 #82

prayer: the next best thing to doing nothing frylock May 2013 #85

Arguably worse Major Nikon May 2013 #89

Literally the least you can do. arcane1 May 2013 #133

Maybe doing nothing is better. nt Walk away May 2013 #249

Bill Maher should have her on his show this weekend LittleGirl May 2013 #90

I second this. GiaGiovanni May 2013 #132

+1 LittleGirl May 2013 #136

LOL I knew this would end up here. I think she showed great grace. nolabear May 2013 #91

+1 pinboy3niner May 2013 #101

He seemed to be caught trying to pander to cheap emotion. nolabear May 2013 #130

That is exactly what he was doing. She handled herself perfectly. arcane1 May 2013 #135

He sort of laughed nervously, like, Oh shit, this woman is much smarter than I'd assumed. Arugula Latte May 2013 #158

Good for her Politicub May 2013 #98

what was his reaction ? JI7 May 2013 #102

he laughed Enrique May 2013 #113

He laughed ... nervously. Arugula Latte May 2013 #227

Can you imagine if she stated that SCVDem May 2013 #103

unprofessional of Wolf to make surch an assumption Skittles May 2013 #104

She was very polite in handing him his ass REP May 2013 #105

Ho boy. liberalmuse May 2013 #111

Wait ! Cheviteau May 2013 #112

Good for her! I am so sick of the assumption of Christianity. Chemisse May 2013 #116

Kinda like some Redneck asking me, "What are we going to do about the n****r in the white house? decrepittex May 2013 #140

That is really awful! Chemisse May 2013 #181

well, obviously that's what caused the storm. HiPointDem May 2013 #118

Video here! progressoid May 2013 #122

just.. just.. *awesome*! Phillip McCleod May 2013 #129

She knew what was coming and tried to deflect. demmiblue May 2013 #143

She handled it well LeftInTX May 2013 #147

Love this LostOne4Ever May 2013 #154

looks like the baby was making fun of Blitzer JI7 May 2013 #159

Awesome!!!! Cali_Democrat May 2013 #162

Awesome LadyHawkAZ May 2013 #167

seems like a cool lady and child fishwax May 2013 #173

Just imagine if she said ... "Praise be to Allah". JoePhilly May 2013 #126

Fuck god. Apophis May 2013 #137

Or maybe they did... defacto7 May 2013 #152

Well, maybe The Deity was busy determining the outcomes of sporting events and grammy nominations. Arugula Latte May 2013 #157

Poor Wolf Blitzer! guess he's still trying to fit in as a Journalist in-da-know... FrenchieCat May 2013 #156

actually i wonder if he would have asked someone from New York, Jersey etc the same thing JI7 May 2013 #161

I was insulted that Wolf put the religious question to her... ReRe May 2013 #164

Did she thank god for sending the tornado her way? Jasana May 2013 #174

What's up with all the religion-bashing on this thread? Jamaal510 May 2013 #175

It is equally foolish of you to equate "God" and "prayer" with Christianity. WinkyDink May 2013 #200

Try...just try wearing a shirt that says Athesist...for ONE day. alphafemale May 2013 #278

Saw video of this exchange and there was only one thing missing at the end... Astazia May 2013 #176

And the folk here gave thanks Anymouse May 2013 #180

+1 and welcome to DU. n/t Laelth May 2013 #253

like I said to someone on facebook yesterdaty SemperEadem May 2013 #183

I always liked the one... riqster May 2013 #185

There was a time I would not say I was an atheist because CBGLuthier May 2013 #187

What the fuck has this woman done to you Mariana May 2013 #191

I don't. I do think some of those posting in this thread are. CBGLuthier May 2013 #192

I've read your last two posts; they will suffice as examples. WinkyDink May 2013 #205

ROFLMFAO snooper2 May 2013 #198

As an atheist just let me say "thank you". Jokerman May 2013 #250

Then i suggest you join the "Church"! No bigotry there! nt Walk away May 2013 #251

I don't get it. If she is an atheist, who in the hell saved her???? NCTraveler May 2013 #189

Most Christians I know will tell you AtheistCrusader May 2013 #213

Prayer isn't going to rebuild that town. Dash87 May 2013 #194

Before Bush, I thought I could almost see TV personalities trying to steer people away from merrily May 2013 #195

KICK! for a very constructive perspective on an increasingly divisive issue. patrice May 2013 #207

Thank you. I appreciate it. But, I wasn't trying to be evenhanded, just merrily May 2013 #209

Tebowing in the media, or encouraging Tebowing n/t Fumesucker May 2013 #216

I hate how they treat people in these situations, anyway. merrily May 2013 #219

All they want is dirty laundry Fumesucker May 2013 #222

Good one! merrily May 2013 #223

So the tornado is her fault. Ian_rd May 2013 #206

I never understood why I would THANK something, but I wouldnt BLAME it for sending a tornado... CarrieLynne May 2013 #212

George Carlin Knocks It Out Of The Park!!!! napkinz May 2013 #230

He was the best. Arugula Latte May 2013 #233

I loved how she didn't throw the mike at him and storm off in a huff. Nye Bevan May 2013 #234

Awesome! Roland99 May 2013 #242

k&r for the truth and for COURAGE. n/t Laelth May 2013 #244

Why do we assume that Christians who do not agree with us on... Deep13 May 2013 #252

Good for her. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #256

Wolf Blitzer was God-baiting her. What an idiot he is. Meanwhile, she is smarter than Coyotl May 2013 #265

CNN's such a shame on America stuntcat May 2013 #269

Can people just be areligious? Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #270

That's pretty much the case in nations where reporters don't bug people about how they prayed Fumesucker May 2013 #279

Despite Newest Reality May 2013 #280