Cold front brings rain; Governor calls it an 'affirmation'

[underpants]

Source: Atlanta Journal--Constitution

By MIKE MORRIS
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 11/15/07

Gov. Sonny Perdue said Thursday morning that he's not gloating over the fact that it rained a day after he held a prayer vigil at the Capitol.

"This is hopefully the beginning of more," Perdue said from Canada, where he is on a trade mission. "One rain won't refill the reservoirs. It is great affirmation of what we asked for."

"As we do all we can from a conservation standpoint, virtually all of us know we are dependent on rain. I am just a person who believes it comes from God," Perdue said.

Overnight rainfall totals included .14 inch at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, .21 inch at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport and .28 inch at Dobbins Air Reserve Base.




Read more: http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2007/11/15/weather_1116.html

[Red Zelda]

1. Hey, Sonny

I just prayed you grow a third fucking eye.

[1620rock]

4. Uh huh, they got a whole 16/100th of an inch.

[zabet]

7. That is probably

deeper than his faith.

[insanad]

20. I love the Religious Nuts who call weather an act of God

The rest of the world who has even a little bit of grey matter to rely on for logical thought calls it Weather, and in the WINTER, we get cooler weather which can manifest ittself in rain, snow, ice and wind. It's been going on since the beginning of the earth and the rotation of the earth at it's present axis, (possibly for 6,000 years!!!).

When the Mormons go through a drought (every year in Utah and the west) they call for more vigilant tithe paying and praying. When it rains they claim that God has heard their prayers. When it doesn't, it means they haven't paid enough to the Morbot God who dictates blessings on the devotees.

We can cure global warming and drought with money,not in the coffers of the religious nuts but in the investment in reasonable, viable, scientific and realistic conservation, innovation, and research. Today I'm going to GO GREEN by not buying stuff I don't need, NOT going where I don't absolutely need to go, and NOT consuming more than I need to consume. If there's green to be had, let it be in my bank account.

[hlthe2b]

6. LOL

:rofl:

[Virginia Dare]

2. I'm sure it's purely coincidental that he held this prayer vigil...

on a day before a massive cold front was about to come through....:eyes: Sonny, you could have saved your state a hell of a lot of money if you'd have just prayed about six months ago.

[underpants]

5. I first heard about this prayer vigil at least over the weekend

:bounce: Yes they clearly CLEARLY waiting for the SCIENTIST to tell them when they had the best chance of getting a "God payoff" :bounce:


Too funny--more discussion here
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2286515&mesg_id=2286515

[regnaD kciN]

3. So, he waited until forecasts predicted rain...

...then called for his "prayer rally?" :crazy:

This reminds me of all those old-time adventure stories where the Westerners "amaze the natives" and get honored as gods by calling on the sun to darken...all the while knowing that an eclipse is about to take place that very moment. :eyes:

[Orsino]

29. Last week, the prediction was for three days of showers...

...Tuesday through Thursday.

Can we get him to pray for continued drought conditions? That might help.

[Fierce]

8. All that prayin' for not even a quarter-inch of rain?

Doesn't say much for your faith now, does it, governor?

Better organize another one...you all could use a nice long soak. Ask for more next time.

[underpants]

9. Nope can't do it today

it might rain

[TwilightGardener]

10. The Lord's being a little stingy, isn't he?

[Richard Steele]

35. The Lord has been known to take a dim view of hypocrites like Perdue. Just sayin'. nm

[Divine Discontent]

11. I believe in miracles

this was no miracle. less than a quarter of an inch implies God was running out of water...

Oh Sonny, Sonny, Sonny... way to glamorize yourself. How about you just pray and not tell everyone and then give private thanks for God, and God alone - oh that's right, you're a dirty politician capitalizing on the 'god card'.
:eyes:

[acmavm]

15. I also am a believer in 'miracles'. But I also believe in the

science of meteorlogy. I don't think Sonny Boy is hitting on all cylinders.

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/fcst/home.rxml

[olddad56]

19. Miracles happen when a shift in perception happens.

for me a miracle would be that the people of the world, one person at a time, has a shift in their perception of war or global warming. For many, that shift in perception has already happened. For too many, that shift has not occurred. When we reach a critical mass, our collective consciousness will shift and that will be a miracle. Because then the war will end and we will begin to work to change the climate.

A miracle doesn't happen because some fundamental christian politician plays god.

[Al Federfer]

12. The manipulative prick knows it'll rain eventually, then he'll take credit for it. n/t

[balantz]

13. Better pray now

we get us a good president who will address our relationship with the environment!

[Lobster Martini]

14. So, Sonny, why does god hate small trees and lawn furniture?

Hmmm...weather conditions following prayer vigil at capitol..."Such strong winds may result in weak or small trees being blown down...lawn furniture...should be secured...'It is great affirmation of what we asked for.'" Curse you, uncaring heartless gods! Leave the lawn furniture alone!

[AX10]

16. Again why I never want to set foot in Georgia!

[RebelOne]

24. Despite Perdue, Georgia is a great place to live.

I should know, I live here. Before moving here, I lived in South Florida and I never want to set foot there again.

[AX10]

47. I don't like Florida either.

[Mist]

17. Sonny, drawing attention to the fact you're not gloating, is, well, gloating. nt

[Zorra]

18. It's an affirmation that Gov. Perdue is a charlatan that watches the Weather

channel.

[bmbmd]

21. Better to light a candle

than to curse the darkness. I will join Governor Perdue in his prayer.

[kestrel91316]

22. Definitely proves Gawd listens to fundie prayers. 'Cause it's NEVER

rained when a cold front came through before.......

[kestrel91316]

23. 1/4" of rain. Well, THAT will end the drought.

Not.

[blm]

25. I'm in NC and weather forecasts said our region would get rain Wed and Thurs.

and I heard about it last Saturday.

When did Gov. Perdue decide to pray for rain?

[onehandle]

26. Fuck you, Sonny. We didn't get shit here.

It stormed a bit here for an hour or so. Mostly noise. Didn't amount to anything

God hates Republicans running Georgia.

[rodeodance]

27. it was in the forecast say CNN-ha ha

[David Zephyr]

28. How pathetic was that? He waits until rain as in the forecast and only then calls a "prayer vigil".

Deception and self-deception and mass deception.

The opiate of the masses.

[Algorem]

30. i pray they find a brick of heroin in his suitcase at customs

[XemaSab]

44. In his suitcase?

I'm holding out for them finding it somewhere else. :evilgrin:

[klook]

31. He should have prayed for a plumber instead

According to another article in the AJC, a faulty water meter at the Ga. governor's mansion leaked 17,500 gallons of water while Sonny was praying for rain. See http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2007/11/13/leak_1114.html

"That's equivalent to two months of indoor water use for a typical four-person home, the American Water Works Association says...state officials are keeping records in case they need to contest the next water bill."

Why would they need to contest the bill? Won't God intercede on the governor's behalf again?

[LSK]

32. later this afternoon I will pray for sunset

Let us hope God hears my prayers.

[Javaman]

33. So spitting on a raging forest fire will also put out the flames if I pray to god??

what a tool.

[Disturbed]

34. The pathetic thing is that millions believe this.

In a sane world all the people in the proximity of this Gov. would have been laughing as he prayed to God to make it rain.

[Javaman]

37. This whole episode just has such earmarks of Salem witch trials to it.

A bizarre mix of fear, desperation, the unknown and ignorance.

[KamaAina]

36. Maybe if he prays really, really hard, they'll get a whole half-inch!

either that or his head'll explode. Either way, Georgia wins!!

[Beaverhausen]

38. Why not pray for an end to the war or an end to world hunger?

Why did he choose this to ask god to help with? I mean, if he really believes god will answer his prayers, why not aim a bit higher?

[Bluebear]

39. .14" of rain in response to that big showy prayer? Divine sarcasm.

[progressivebydesign]

40. hello? Any of those folks ever hear of the weather channel???

Doesn't take a freakin' meteoroligist to check the weather a few weeks in advance and schedule it for then. D'oh!!!

[Hubert H. Hubert]

42. Hmm...

I thought this sounded familiar:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2236525&mesg_id=2237283

Total coincidence. Must be. Such a fine, upstanding member of the Grand Old Party would never think of stooping to such a level.

[klook]

50. And you know what else?

The Weather Channel studios are IN ATLANTA!! :rofl:

[spanone]

41. so sonny, why the fuck didn't you pray last summer?

[Canuckistanian]

43. An 'affirmation'? I'd call it a weather forecast

I think the speech was timed to coincide with that cold front.

[tom_paine]

45. How long until these morans start burning witches (liberals) at the stake?

A few decades? A century? Until the oil runs out and they get tired, scared, and hungry?

You betcha.

Actually, no one can predict the detials, so it might be something very different from burning at the stake...but the results will be the same.

[northernsoul]

46. not too long

Once they fail to propitiate the vengeful deity through obseiance, they will search the community for an offending heretic or two who must be the cause of their problems and can be sacrificed with minimal protest.

[tom_paine]

48. I hope I am not alive to see it.

I still think something like this is something that still will take half a century or more, but I would no longer be surprised if it happened in a decade or two.

[SoCalDem]

49. God just spit on ole Sonny..n/t

[RebelOne]

51. Rain!! Praise God!! say the Rapture Ready fundies

http://www.rr-bb.com/showthread.php?t=22219