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DallasNE

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33. Colson Was Always About Colson
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 09:30 AM
Apr 2012

He did what many scoundrels do; announces a conversion to evangelical Christianity, provides some lip service, then carries on as usual. Even his sugar coated Wikipedia page can't cover up his practice of far right political hatchet work. Jeb Bush pardoned him, restoring his right to vote, and George W. Bush invited him to the Whitehouse for an illgotten honor. To my knowledge Colson has never repentent for the crimes he committed. Colson was to Nixon as Rove was to Bush with the only difference that Colson spent some time in the slammer while Rove went free to continue his dirty work.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Colson

RIP Ratfucker CBGLuthier Apr 2012 #1
What about saying " REST" goclark Apr 2012 #31
How about RIH? Yavapai Apr 2012 #43
That sounds OK with me goclark Apr 2012 #48
This is one of those obituaries I take great pleasure in reading.....eom lastlib Apr 2012 #53
single page view: replace "story" with "singlePage" as in... alp227 Apr 2012 #2
Done. Thanks. Faygo Kid Apr 2012 #3
isn't that the same hospital where darth cheney got his heart? niyad Apr 2012 #4
That would be The Wizard Apr 2012 #10
Yup The Atheistic Human Apr 2012 #15
rest in pieces Great Caesars Ghost Apr 2012 #5
R.I.P. a man who after whistler162 Apr 2012 #6
...and was a homophobic jerk who used his infamy to promote bigotry. yardwork Apr 2012 #9
The evil men do lives on long sfter they are gone. Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #20
Alot of mindless hate from the whistler162 Apr 2012 #36
Apologist for a fellow co-religionist? Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #38
He set up dominionist ministries to a captive audience, LeftyMom Apr 2012 #27
Exactly. Some call it redemption. Hardly. October Apr 2012 #39
Helping?! dmallind Apr 2012 #51
Reap what you sew, and say hi to your grandma for me. Festivito Apr 2012 #7
"would rather be in prison embracing an inmate." -- + he lead the rebranding as Christian underpants Apr 2012 #8
Well, okay. calimary Apr 2012 #11
He continued to do hateful things after he supposedly found God. yardwork Apr 2012 #12
Sort of like a piece of shit. immoderate Apr 2012 #13
Would be a wasted wish, anyway. It's pretty much guaranteed. MNBrewer Apr 2012 #18
He served 7 months. And then reinvented himself as a Christian savior to a captive audience . Ugh. October Apr 2012 #41
De mortuis nihil nisi bonum. nt humblebum Apr 2012 #14
Rest.... goclark Apr 2012 #16
#3? MNBrewer Apr 2012 #17
RIP axis of evil ?? nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2012 #24
Interesting. "Painter of Light" guy (Thomas Kinkade, btw) October Apr 2012 #42
Only one committed esthetic crimes though. MNBrewer Apr 2012 #46
I knew Chuck Colson; I saw him nearly every day... grasswire Apr 2012 #19
What good did he do? Arugula Latte Apr 2012 #40
a significant part of his non-profit empire was for prison reform grasswire Apr 2012 #44
Okay, well that is good stuff. Arugula Latte Apr 2012 #49
Burn in Hell you bastard dballance Apr 2012 #21
My sentiments exactly rurallib Apr 2012 #23
My mama taught me to only say good about the dead. He's dead. GliderGuider Apr 2012 #22
Karl Rove weeps. eppur_se_muova Apr 2012 #25
Never have wished anyone dead. GoneOffShore Apr 2012 #26
William F. Buckley, Jr. said it best (and he would know) when he coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #28
I bet Amy will ask. EFerrari Apr 2012 #30
Colson Was Always About Colson DallasNE Apr 2012 #33
Interestingly enough, Rove cut his teeth politically as one of coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #35
Ellsburg tried to meet with him in recent years. grasswire Apr 2012 #45
Hunter Thompson once called him "the meanest man in America." That was probably an understatement. jmowreader Apr 2012 #29
Old Saying: No one is more righteous than a reformed whore. RBInMaine Apr 2012 #32
I'm trying to think of something kind to say. sofa king Apr 2012 #34
All men do. Solly Mack Apr 2012 #37
Why was Colson on the Grassy Knoll? stuffmatters Apr 2012 #47
I normally won't speak ill of the dead CanonRay Apr 2012 #50
. lastlib Apr 2012 #52
Boo fucking hoo catbyte Apr 2012 #54
Good. FiveGoodMen Apr 2012 #55
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