No Joke: Bush Declares 'Day of Prayer for Permanent Peace'

[Bob Geiger]

From our you've-gotta-be-kidding-me file, George W. Bush on Tuesday issued a formal presidential proclamation designating May 29 -- Memorial Day -- as "a day of prayer for permanent peace."

"Those who lost their lives in the defense of freedom helped protect our citizens and lay the foundation of peace for people everywhere," reads the proclamation, signed by Bush on May 16. "On Memorial Day, a grateful Nation pays tribute to their personal courage, love of country, and dedication to duty."

In conjunction with a joint resolution of Congress issued in 1950 that compels the president to issue such a proclamation each year, Bush designated "…the hour beginning in each locality at 11:00 a.m. of that day as a time to unite in prayer." The proclamation also requests that all Americans observe a National Moment of Remembrance on Memorial Day at 3:00 PM local time.

As a Veteran, I observe Memorial Day in a private and personal way and, while I understand Bush's responsibility for issuing this proclamation, I don’t think it's any secret why this received almost zero mention in the media. Nobody wants to breach the dignity of Memorial Day and George W. Bush declaring any day a time to wish for peace is just dripping with too much sick irony to acknowledge.

Isn’t this just a bit like Charles Manson declaring a mental-health day or Rush Limbaugh proclaiming a certain date as a time to renounce recreational Oxycontin? How seriously are we suppose to take a pray-for-peace proclamation from a man who lied us into a pointless war and who has the blood of tens of thousands of human beings on his hands?

But I don’t think Bush has anything to worry about as most of the country has been praying for peace on a daily basis ever since he took office. In that way, May 29 will just be another day.

You can reach Bob Geiger at [email protected] and read more from him at Democrats.com.

[paparush]

1. Complete and Utter Orwell Speak - File Under - Clear Skies, etc..

[babylonsister]

2. Your pin says it all, Mr. Geiger! And your correlations with

Manson and Limbaugh has me busting a gut! The irony is too much-thanks!

[bdamomma]

3. bush is reaching out for his base

what a hypocrite bush is. he has given spirituality/religion a bad name.

[blondeatlast]

4. How can you tell there's an elephant under your bed?

An unidentifiable voice slings up hypocritical warm fuzzy talking points at every opportunity--then sticks his hat-filled pase out for your money.

I just made that one up. I thought it was good... :shrug:

[LoZoccolo]

5. Shaddup, hippy! n/t

[Gregorian]

6. IS BUSH HITLER'S LOVECHILD?

Sorry. I have to shout sometimes. It's worse than had he declared Day of Truth. Damn! Every day I want to leave this country more. I have a feeling those sensors and fences at the borders are for US.

[Totally Committed]

7. And to prove what a good man he is,

he will then do everything in his power to make sure every one of those prayers was for nothing.

WTG, George!

TC

[Vickers]

8. "As a Veteran, I observe Memorial Day in a private and personal way"

Bwahahahahaha, dude, you're not a fucking veteran, you're a fucking DESERTER!!! :crazy:

I imagine the "private and personal way" you celebrate Memorial Day is by dancing on the graves at Arlington, you coward-ass pathetic sack of SHIT!

[gratuitous]

9. I think the "as a veteran" comment was Bob Geiger's own

But the irony of Bush urging people to pray for peace just drips out of the computer screen.

[Vickers]

13. D'oh! So much for MY reading comprehension.

:crazy:

The whole thing makes more sense now.

George calling himself a veteran is about as realistic as me calling myself an astronaut because I've ridden on Space Mountain. :eyes:

[Arkansas Granny]

10. If I was Bush, I'd be very careful about doing that. God might

decide that taking Bush out would be the best bet for world peace.

[Virginia Dare]

11. They used to do this regularly in the South during the Civil War...

or something very similar, and then the next day they'd go out and shed buckets more blood.

[TreasonousBastard]

12. Well, since thousands of churches have...

been praying for peace for years now, it's a wonder this idiot and his minions just noticed it.

United Church of Christ and Unitarian Universalists are in the process of joining the Peace Churches as we speak, some Baptists and Assemblies of God are returning to their historical pacifist roots, and new groups such as Christian Peacemakers, Every Church a Peace Church and others are joining older organizations like Pax Christi and Mennonite Central to stand against war and for peace.

If anything, the pantload in the White House has managed to inspire Christian pacifism more than anyone since Wilson.

[Cha]

14. Blow up your

ass, bush..you creepin' monster! You party of Death.

[Ishoutandscream2]

15. Just when you think you've heard everything from the Boy King

he comes up with this. He never ceases to amaze and confound me.