Perry prayerfest shaping up to be a flop

[brooklynite]

Source: Salon

Texas Gov. Rick Perry's big prayerfest -- the Jesus-centric event that has attracted support from a range of extremist pastors -- is scheduled for this Saturday at Reliant Stadium in Houston.

But the AP checks in on The Response event and finds that, if preregistrations are a guide, it's shaping up to be a potentially embarrassing flop:

But with only 8,000 RSVPs for a stadium that seats 71,500 people, virtually no politicians planning to attend, and a slate of organizers who hold out-of-mainstream views on religious freedom, gay rights and even Adolf Hitler, the event has become a potentially risky gamble if Perry is serious about running for the White House.

Perry invited every governor in America to the event, but the only one to publicly commit to attending, Sam Brownback of Kansas, now seems to be waffling.

Read more: http://www.salon.com/news/2012_elections/index.html?story=/politics/war_room/2011/08/03/perry_prayer_event_flop

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Wonder if the snack bars will be open during the "fasting" part...

[ananda]

1. Oh well...

Looks like even Perry is too extreme for some extremist GOPers.

[loudsue]

63. But there should be a whole stadium full of porta potties.

It's the republican way!!

[SpiralHawk]

2. RepubliCon FAIL

It's a tradition.

[roguevalley]

65. that reagon impersonator is WIN!

[Wait Wut]

3. Awwwww...that's sad.

We should all go to make him feel "loved"!!! :evilgrin:

[Permanut]

4. Sometimes God has a subtle way of telling you

that you're an asshole, Perry. But maybe if you read between the lines...

[mikeytherat]

6. "When you pray for something and it doesn't happen, that's God telling your ass 'no.'" - 50 cent

mikey_the_rat

[starroute]

10. He also prayed for rain, and not only hasn't Texas gotten any ...

... but the tropical storm that appeared to be heading their way basically evaporated before it hit the coastline. It seems there's so much dry air over Texas, even the storms can't make it through.

If I subscribed to Perry's style of religion, I'd say either that God was mocking him or that Satan has his claws in Texas and won't let go. But being both non-religious and much nicer than many who are, I'll say simply that once you mess too much with the planet, it can be hard to get out of the hole you've dug for yourself.

[mikeytherat]

11. One of my all-time favorite scenes from "The Simpsons"

Nun: Every day we light a candle and pray for Renaldo's return.
Marge: Have you considered going out and looking for him?
Nun: That's Plan B.

mikey_the_rat

[abq e streeter]

34. Ha ! Brilliant...and as usual, it's left to comedy to cut through the bullshit.

[NICO9000]

55. Ah yes, the infamous Brazil episode!

So funny it upset an entire country! A classic Simpsons episode methinks.

[Downwinder]

19. HOT air and Perry is not helping.

[awoke_in_2003]

38. "there's so much dry air over Texas"...

that's because perry won't shut his f'ing piehole :)

[AnneD]

39. Dry hot air....

Too much dry hot air over Texas.

Don't worry, he will get a warm Houston welcome........NOT.

[left on green only]

87. Now He Has Pledged To Rise Up (In The Biblical Sense) And Seed The Clouds

Amen brothers and sisters! And let all the world bear witness to the glory of his transcumbant member. For he shall then go forth in this world by the name of Big Rick Perry. (I forgot which testament I read that in)

[iandhr]

7. The onion already touched on this.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/god-urges-rick-perry-not-to-run-for-president,20981/

[xxqqqzme]

46. Perfect!

Before I read that I was wondering if gawd had spoken to him of late. Glad to see he stays in touch w/ the wacky.

[LiberalFighter]

31. If it was the god in the OT he would be extremely mad.

If it was the god in the NT he wouldn't had cared about what happened in the USA.

[No Elephants]

78. Someone told me Jesus was in the U.S. before he started his ministry

by turning water into wine at Cana. Or at least on the land that later became know as the U.S. This was a male, Italian-American Catholic. accountant, too, not Sarah Palin.

I forgot the rationale that supposedly supported this amazing fact. I suspect that may be because I went into shock and/or starting looking around for the nearest exit as soon as I heard his premise.

Jesus meeting the First Americans. That must have been a sight to see!

[ashling]

5. Ha

Wonder if the snack bars will be open during the "fasting" part...

Anything to make a fast buck

[JAnthony]

8. Couldn't happen to a bigger bigot! I wonder if they will serve Iced

TEA !

[awoke_in_2003]

41. Too be fair, this is Texas...

iced tea is its own food group (along with chips and salsa)

[Bennyboy]

9. Well Phish tour starts up that week...

Pretty sure there are more than 8,000 people gonna be doing that.............(and nobody even knows who Phish is!).

[pinboy3niner]

80. Perry should have booked Phish and Meat Loaf...

...and billed it as the "Loaf and Phish Miracle Prayerfest." :)

[mikeytherat]

81. "Loaves and Fishes?" There is but One Loaf, there is but One Phish!

A "no-munchies-fasting" vibe would be very uncool with Phish, though.

mikey_the_rat

[russspeakeasy]

12. The reason for the flop is easy to explain. "pivot".

Yesterday, I heard the prez say that he was going to "pivot" , putting all of his attention on jobs, jobs, jobs. So there is no need to listen to anyone else.. the economy is saved, spending will increase and the richest 1% will give gladly.....:tinfoilhat: :woohoo:
No need for jesus to step in, we have the "pivoter"......

[MadMaddie]

61. Here's an idea

How about blaming the Republican led House for not putting any jobs bills on table. As a matter of fact the Republicans have caused the loss of thousands of jobs....but hey who is paying attention to how the government is supposed to funtion...

[russspeakeasy]

70. Here's an idea...I do blame the repugs, but I also blame

mr. obama for buying into their bullshit tax cuts and debt ceiling debacle. And by the way can you send me a link to the dems job program (other than the "pivot") ? thanks in advance.

[ladywnch]

13. they'll round up a bunch of homeless/unemployed people,

bus them in, offer them hot dogs and cokes for the day and they'll fill the place.

[immoderate]

14. Beer would save them! Word would go out...

Just sayin'


--imm

[MuseRider]

15. We have been putting a whole lot of pressure on Brownback.

Now don't get me wrong, he does not give a flying shit what KEC says but he embarrassed himself when his thugs harassed us and Dan Choi for daring to carry flags to our rally. There was a lot of bad press, even the press finding photos of other events that he endorses with tons and tons of flags. Yes, a GLBT Equality group is really too dangerous to allow weapons (flag poles) on the steps outside his office. It is our Capitol building, there were about 3 officers for every one of us and they harassed us getting out of our cars. We are holding another rally sans flag poles, this Saturday because of this event in Houston and the previous harassment. Kansas NOW, who he also had harassed, is joining us. We have been getting a lot of press outlining him as being an associate of the most vile....those attending and speaking at the Perry event. I would not be surprised if he went to this anyway but it would not be a good move politically. His little marriage seminar, behind closed doors and at the taxpayers expense, and attempts to set up marriage rules and regs here has insulted even his most ardent supporters. Hee Hee. He is going to wish he has never messed with the uppity gays here. We are organized, we have been for quite some time, and we are not a small group anymore. We are loud and not going away. We Are Somebody!

Sorry, this is kinda a threadjack but I was on a roll........:blush:

[era veteran]

16. Day of Debauchery & Gluttony: DALLAS STYLE

A lot more fun.
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=242849249066395
Already on the DU:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=180x69568

[Gothmog]

17. Sugar Land Democrats are having Jim Hightower speak on that night

I will be at an event that night for the Sugar Land Democrats. Jim Hightower will be the speaker together with the new head of the Texas Democratic party. I think that this will be more fun than Perry's event

[AnneD]

40. Yeah Sugarland....

Are there still tickets and can I get some...PM me.

[awoke_in_2003]

44. I would like to hear Jim speak. nt

[No Elephants]

18. I've been praying for this event to be a flop.

God always like me best.

Psst, Perry, just a friendly reminder: The manual says....


Matthew 6 (KJV)

1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

[workinclasszero]

21. Teabaggers are the farthest thing from Jesus there is

They are mammon worshiping Pharisees. Their holy trinity is MONEY, Ayn Rand and GREED!

They hate the poor and do everything in their power to destroy minorities, the sick and elderly all in the name of Jesus.

Teabaggers are the demon children of fox "news" and hate radio.

When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.

Fascism is definitely here folks.

[Crowman1979]

33. Not to mention worshiping false idols.

Here are a few:

1) The Flag

2) The Constitution & Declaration of Independence (Which they don't remember)

3) Ronald Reagan

[efhmc]

72. Wow, so right.

[Mosaic]

76. You Sum it All Up Nicely

They, the republicans/teabag idiots are evil incarnate.

Indeed.

[hamsterjill]

26. Well said!!!

n/t

[Joe Bacon]

82. You forget that Rick Perry's REAL "God" is Ayn Rand.

Rick's real "Jesus" is John Galt and his real "Holy Spirit" is the Invisible Hand.

I wouldn't be surprised if this ass unveils a Golden Elephant statue at this rally for the fools to pray to...

[Capitalocracy]

20. What if there was a Nazi rally and nobody showed up?

Thanks, Brownback, way to make Kansas look bad for even considering showing up to this.

[KansDem]

22. What're they praying for this time?

Rain?
"Pray the Gay Away?"
...what?

But with only 8,000 RSVPs for a stadium that seats 71,500 people, virtually no politicians planning to attend

-- Don't worry, have FOX cover it. They can manipulate their cameras to make it look like more than 8,000 and then report it was 80,000.

...only one to publicly commit to attending, Sam Brownback of Kansas, now seems to be waffling. -- :eyes: What an embarrassment!

[Richardo]

23. The Houston Chronicle says the Reliant seating's being configured for 10,000

So there'll be plently of drops, false walls, etc to make it look 80% full instead of 85% empty.

[jwirr]

24. Anyone who attends this farce should automatically lose the votes

of thinking Christians. IMO.

[Iliyah]

25. The wealthy tea brats can

pay for the crazy so called gawd fearing preachers to come, y'think.

[No Elephants]

79. They paid for folks to come from as far away sa Washington State to Massachusetts

when the Brown turd ran for Senator Kennedy's seat.

Buses arriving here from all over. Got a lot of media attention. Then again, the media was already in love. His wife was a minor news personality here--you know, the one who is in a down parka at 5 am on some highway during a big snowstorm, 'cause otherwise we idiots in Boston might not grasp that it really is snowing that it really is snowing,and looking out our own windows proves nothing to us.

We must see some quasi news person knee deep in snow before sunrise or it just doesn't sink in (no pun intended). Yeah, that one. That's his wife. She never made it further than that.

[GreenPartyVoter]

27. ...

[myrna minx]

37. LOL-Thank you for saving me the time searching though my photobucket.

:hi:

HA-HA!

[fascisthunter]

28. religious fanatics trying to blend politics with a right wing ant-christ religion...

why do I call their flavor of christianity, anti-christ? If Jesus were alive today, they torture and kill him themselves. Their views are antithetical to Jesus' teachings.

[banned from Kos]

29. Rick W. Perry, Rick W. Perry, Rick W. Perry, Rick W. Perry

say it every time!

Tie him to Dumbya!

[AnneD]

42. Rick the Dick....

Lay a little Nixon on him while you are at it.

[LetTimmySmoke]

30. San Francisco Pride 2011:

1.2 million people.

[Crowman1979]

32. WAH-WAH-WAH WAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!

:rofl:

[SoapBox]

35. So sorry that you sponsored a LIMP event, Sicky Ricky.

...glad to hear that the event was a "flop".

hehe

[Crowman1979]

36. BTW, who is footing the bill for this flop?

[Moonwalk]

43. What if you threw a Prayerfest and nobody came....

Maybe if they served up free refreshments? You can get people to give blood if you just offer juice and cookies.

Well, 8,000 is nothing to sneeze at. You could start a very respectable cult with that.

[brooklynite]

84. Sorry, no cookies...

this is Prayer AND Fasting...

[Moonwalk]

85. Fasting? Well, there's your problem right there!

Fasting in Texas? The original home of the super sized meal? No one's gonna go to an event if there isn't free food and/or an open bar.

[DFLforever]

45. I'm praying Perry's the Republican nominee

He's now trading higher than Romney on Intrade.

[wryter2000]

47. The best possible news

It couldn't happen to a more deserving guy and his collection of hateful bozos. (Apologies to bozos everywhere.)

[craigmatic]

48. The era of right wing culture wars is over. Problem is we have nothing positive to replace it with.

They've failed but we haven't capitalized on it.

[Hubert Flottz]

49. I guess the ralltesnake round up didn't pan out this year?

[struggle4progress]

50. ... 95 98 100 100 ... Let's all go to Houston!

:rofl:

[japple]

56. Hell? Houston? Same difference this time o' year. And

how in the hell did Gov. Goodhair think he was gonna keep his hear looking good in this heat? What was he thinking?

[Safetykitten]

51. Well I would pay to see a gay republican pray with nuts.

[hay rick]

52. prayerfest, hatefest- whatever.

[beac]

53. Poor Ricky. There goes his chance of changing the nickname to

"Governor GoodPRAYER"!

[Blue Owl]

54. Sucks to be Perryfest

n/t

[DFW]

57. 100°+ heat for a month does not fry your brain.......

...unless you didn't have much of one to begin with.

Our illustrious governor seems to have overestimated the number of morons out there,
and even Sam-I-am Brownback seems to be wanting to spend more time with his family
these days.

The God Squad of Texas will preaching to the choir, and the choir is about 1/10 as
big as Perry thought it was.

Now, if there was only a way to force him to face the music......

[sulphurdunn]

58. Was God invited?

If so, and he accepts, you'll know. When he arrives fire and brimstone may rain down on the stadium. The ground will probably open and swallow Rick Perry. Of course secular humanists, liberals and homosexuals will take the rap.

[TheCowsCameHome]

59. That answers my prayers.

Sorry about that, Rick.

[Zambero]

60. Jesus has sent his regrets

that he wont't be attending either. Not in person and not in spirit.

[Veracious]

62. The HATE Group American Family Association will be there!! Woo Woo WEEE!

http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?s=bryan+fischer&submit

[McCamy Taylor]

64. We are planning a day of gluttony on Saturday. And there will be plenty of cussing, too.

[Lint Head]

66. Wonder what the rent for the day is on that stadium. I guess religious bigots have raped

granny's bank account so much they can afford the place. I hope they lose their asses.

[Canuckistanian]

67. I credit Rachel Maddow for her excellent reporting on these nutcases

I think all the reasonable Christians have been scared away from this controversy.

Even Perry distanced himself from it somewhat, saying he was "a participant" and not one of the organizers.

[and-justice-for-all]

68. He better be paying for that crap with his own money and not tax dollars.nt

[AnneD]

69. I live less than a mile from Reliant center....

I will fill you guys in on the crapfest. They will have to bus folks in because this is a blue city with a lesbian mayor. Too hard to sell crazy here.

[cstanleytech]

71. Maybe Gov. Perry should pray that more tickets are sold soon?

[rdking647]

73. instead of perrys hate fest

ill be attending the day of debauchery and gluttony

[AmericaIsGreat]

74. Sad that even 8000 are planning to attend

Way too many

[Mosaic]

75. Fake christians

I don't even capitalize the word because we all know they are fakes. Real Christians are a rare breed indeed. perry is going to lose big time because he insults the largest religion in the country Catholicism, with Hagee. he also insults his own with his vain, fake person, who knows if he's gay. I got a problem with perry, not his homosexuality or homosociality. He 's a loser, he's a texan, and America is sick to death of texans. He's also a confederate, he wants division. There is no way in hell he will win, I know the southern types, they won't ever vote for a gay man or percieved gay man.

[AnneD]

83. Please...

No Texas bashing. There are many Texans here that are real DEMS. Perry managed to win with just over 30% of the vote. Far from a majority I should think.

[vercetti2021]

77. Wow

This is our governer...Some loony ass fake christian with 8000 other fake loony christians, don't stick us with the bill there ricky dicky.

God is watching you and pray he won't send a lightning bolt to you as a message.

[Scurrilous]

86. Alas. n/t