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In the discussion thread: Whoo boy! Martin Bashir is SPANKING Joe Barton! He's relentless! [View all]

Tue May 8, 2012, 05:41 PM

LastLiberal in PalmSprings (4,394 posts)

23. It's a 'phantom quote' from a non-existent book in the Bible

"God helps those who help themselves!"
Hezekiah 6:1

This verse, of course, is not in the Bible. Hezekiah sounds plausible enough, but is not a real book of scripture. "Yeah! That's from the book of Hezekiah, isn't it?" is the code-word for these kinds of phantom texts.

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35 replies	Author	Time	Post
Whoo boy! Martin Bashir is SPANKING Joe Barton! He's relentless! [View all]	gateley	May 2012	OP
I had to turn off the tv. He is so sickening, another preacher for the relgion of trickle down	libinnyandia	May 2012	#1
He makes my skin crawl. But then Bashir started in on him about being Christian -	gateley	May 2012	#3
I should have changed the channel...	butterfly77	May 2012	#8
That POS	Politicalboi	May 2012	#2
Bashir sure made him look like a POS - he wouldn't answer yes or no as to cutting meals on wheels	aint_no_life_nowhere	May 2012	#5
Yup	Politicalboi	May 2012	#6
I wasn't all that fond of him initially -- but lately he's wowed the socks off of me!	gateley	May 2012	#11
I adore Martin Bashir	PatSeg	May 2012	#32
barton is a fool. republicans don't give a fuck about people.	spanone	May 2012	#4
What piece of scripture says that?	gratuitous	May 2012	#7
Yeah, I was impressed! Hopefully others will take note. nt	gateley	May 2012	#9
Benjamin Franklin said that, not Jesus.	hifiguy	May 2012	#10
I never knew that. And apparently neither did Barton. Good for Bashir! nt	gateley	May 2012	#13
Yeah, I'm pretty sure there was a nod and a wink implied	FiveGoodMen	May 2012	#21
I got in on the end of it	JitterbugPerfume	May 2012	#12
That piece of scripture is BPsalms 23$	Uncle Joe	May 2012	#14
God helps the helpless! Isaiah 25:4	leftyohiolib	May 2012	#15
But it doesn't say I should help the helpless -- God will help them. (Just thinking like	gateley	May 2012	#16
They call themselves Christians secretly hoping they can fool God	lunatica	May 2012	#18
Who said they were Christians?	DearAbby	May 2012	#19
It was worth watching	mitchtv	May 2012	#17
Barton is a tool	Icicle	May 2012	#20
I literally gasped -- I'd totally forgotten about that! What a weasel! nt	gateley	May 2012	#22
THAT twit!	eShirl	May 2012	#31
It's a 'phantom quote' from a non-existent book in the Bible	LastLiberal in PalmSprings	May 2012	#23
Barton is quoting ancient pagan literature.	JDPriestly	May 2012	#24
Yup. n/t	progressoid	May 2012	#33
Missed it, but friend told me about it.	elleng	May 2012	#25
Fish in a barrel. Joe Barton is dumber than an empty box of rocks.	marmar	May 2012	#26
Besides Rachel or Ed, name one other MSM talking head that would have done the deed.	DCKit	May 2012	#28
did anyone ever tell barton that his father ain't jesus	SemperEadem	May 2012	#27
AMEN!!!	uponit7771	May 2012	#29
Now I understand the rePIGlican support for the likes of the Koch brothers	mazzarro	May 2012	#30
Bashir was great when he asked Barton if he is suggesting that the elderly	PA Democrat	May 2012	#34
He had a LOT of zingers! He was outstanding!! nt	gateley	May 2012	#35

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