Coulter quickly corrected herself by mentioning that Obama is really an atheist like the rest of the liberals (stealth) filthy bitch!
Ann Coulter - "Obama Will Swear in on a Koran"
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Cant even fomulate an opinion about someone so dumb
She didn't like the Republican choice either bro. And if she is right then she is right. Everything that is right leads to greater education.
Not news to me and nor a concern of mine who this bitch supports.
My deal is those far right wingnuts are the voice of the political right. As long as they dominate the conversation, they will continue to be marginalized. I said as others did early on in this campaign the Barack Obama will change the red/state blue/state map. He did. Right wingers kept talking shit like some major upset would happen including Bush declaring marshal law and shit.
I'm saying the bullshit republicans are done. All they are left with is playing to role of loyal opposition. Which is all that bitch has ever been about.
-VG
Yep. I appreciate her efforts to maintain irrelevance.
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Barack Obama's use of Abraham Lincoln's
Bible serves to connect the presidents by religion.</font size></center>
Los Angeles Times
By Ronald C. White Jr.
January 17, 2009
Barack Obama's decision to select the same Bible for his inauguration that Abraham Lincoln used at his first inauguration in 1861 forges an intriguing connection between these two presidents. It's the latest in a series of purposeful associations, from Obama announcing his run for the White House from the steps of the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., (where Lincoln gave his "House Divided" speech), to a photo-op last week at the Lincoln Memorial.
As with all symbols, the use of the Lincoln Bible -- gilt-edged, covered in burgundy-colored velvet -- does much more than physically link two administrations. Lincoln made surprising and controversial use of the Bible and faith as president. Will Obama, whose religious beliefs have already played a role in American politics, do the same?
Lincoln's reliance on the Bible is surprising in a way not generally known to most Americans today. Lincoln was the only president who never joined a church. Yet Lincoln arguably wrote and spoke more profoundly on faith and religion in American politics than any other president in our history.
The range of his words includes his emotional farewell address at Springfield in 1861, in which he offered a compelling statement on the omnipresence of God; the Gettysburg Address, where on the spot he inserted the phrase "under God" in his written text; and his second inaugural address, where, in only 701 words, Lincoln quoted the Bible four times, named God 14 times and invoked prayer three times.
With the way religion is commonly cited by all of our recent presidents, I was startled to discover that, until Lincoln, only one other president -- John Quincy Adams -- quoted the Bible in his inaugural address. God, the Almighty or the Supreme Deity made an appearance in the first 18 inaugural addresses, but mostly in a "God bless America" sort of way. That was true even in Lincoln's first inaugural.
By his second inaugural, however, Lincoln's biblical references -- two from the Old Testament and two from the New Testament -- occur in the central paragraph, not as decoration but as the speech's integral foundation. In quoting "Let us judge not, that we be not judged," Lincoln uses Jesus' words from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7:5) as the pivot that turns his address in the direction of reconciliation: "With malice toward none, with charity for all."
Lincoln's employment of the Bible was controversial in his day for many of the same reasons the employment of the Bible in public speech can be contentious in ours. After the second inaugural, Lincoln was accused of crossing the line between church and state. The New York World indicted Lincoln for "abandoning all pretense of statesmanship" by taking "refuge in piety."
So far, Obama's soaring oratory has been associated more with the Bible-quoting Martin Luther King Jr. than the Bible itself. But Obama has made no secret of his religious leanings. And, like Lincoln, he has been criticized for it -- from his choice of a Chicago church to his invitation to evangelical pastor Rick Warren to deliver the inaugural invocation.
Both Lincoln and Obama are also on record as being sensitive to the misuse of the Bible.
In Illinois, Lincoln was deeply troubled by those who tried to use the Bible to support slavery. In Washington, he grew weary of Union ministers and politicians who came regularly to the White House to tell him that God was on their side. In his second inaugural, he upbraided those who would turn God into a narrow tribal deity who takes sides ("each invokes his aid against the other") rather than a universal, inscrutable God ("the Almighty has his own purposes").
Obama, though critical of what he sees as misuses of the Bible by conservatives, also has questioned the failure of liberals to join the conversation about values that, he contends, cannot be separated from religious values. "To say that men and women should not inject their 'personal morality' into public-policy debates is a practical absurdity," he wrote in "The Audacity of Hope." "Our law is by definition a codification of morality, much of it grounded in the Judeo-Christian tradition."
Multiple witnesses mention the private Lincoln reading from his well-worn Bible. He memorized whole sections, especially the Psalms. In the summer of 1864, Lincoln invited Joshua Speed, his best friend, to spend an evening at the Soldiers' Home, the Lincolns' summer residence. When Speed arrived, he found Lincoln reading the Bible.
Speed remarked: "I am glad to see you profitably engaged."
"Yes," said Lincoln, "I am profitably engaged."
"Well," Speed continued, "if you have recovered from your skepticism, I am sorry to say that I have not."
Then, according to Speed's account, Lincoln rose, placed his hand on Speed's shoulder and said: "You are wrong, Speed. Take all of this book upon reason that you can and the balance on faith, and you will live and die a happier and better man."
As for Obama, on the campaign trail he too referenced the Sermon on the Mount. While Lincoln refers to God as the "Living God," Obama identifies the Bible as the "Living Word." Transparent in his own wrestling with religious questions, he is, as was Lincoln, appreciative of differing points of view. Both men in various ways reveal a strong internal religious compass. Both, it would seem, "read the same Bible."
On Tuesday, President-elect Barack Obama will put his hand on the same Bible as his 19th century model. The question now is how Obama's private and public use of the Bible will help guide the moral outcomes he hopes will grow from the theme of his inauguration, which yet again echoes Father Abraham: "A new birth of freedom."
Ronald C. White Jr., a Huntington Library fellow and a visiting professor at UCLA, is the author of the just-published "A. Lincoln: A Biography."
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-white17-2009jan17,0,4807263.story
Linked by a Bible</font size><font size="5">
Barack Obama's use of Abraham Lincoln's
Bible serves to connect the presidents by religion.</font size></center>
Los Angeles Times
By Ronald C. White Jr.
January 17, 2009
Barack Obama's decision to select the same Bible for his inauguration that Abraham Lincoln used at his first inauguration in 1861 forges an intriguing connection between these two presidents. It's the latest in a series of purposeful associations, from Obama announcing his run for the White House from the steps of the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., (where Lincoln gave his "House Divided" speech), to a photo-op last week at the Lincoln Memorial.
As with all symbols, the use of the Lincoln Bible -- gilt-edged, covered in burgundy-colored velvet -- does much more than physically link two administrations. Lincoln made surprising and controversial use of the Bible and faith as president. Will Obama, whose religious beliefs have already played a role in American politics, do the same?
Lincoln's reliance on the Bible is surprising in a way not generally known to most Americans today. Lincoln was the only president who never joined a church. Yet Lincoln arguably wrote and spoke more profoundly on faith and religion in American politics than any other president in our history.
The range of his words includes his emotional farewell address at Springfield in 1861, in which he offered a compelling statement on the omnipresence of God; the Gettysburg Address, where on the spot he inserted the phrase "under God" in his written text; and his second inaugural address, where, in only 701 words, Lincoln quoted the Bible four times, named God 14 times and invoked prayer three times.
With the way religion is commonly cited by all of our recent presidents, I was startled to discover that, until Lincoln, only one other president -- John Quincy Adams -- quoted the Bible in his inaugural address. God, the Almighty or the Supreme Deity made an appearance in the first 18 inaugural addresses, but mostly in a "God bless America" sort of way. That was true even in Lincoln's first inaugural.
By his second inaugural, however, Lincoln's biblical references -- two from the Old Testament and two from the New Testament -- occur in the central paragraph, not as decoration but as the speech's integral foundation. In quoting "Let us judge not, that we be not judged," Lincoln uses Jesus' words from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7:5) as the pivot that turns his address in the direction of reconciliation: "With malice toward none, with charity for all."
Lincoln's employment of the Bible was controversial in his day for many of the same reasons the employment of the Bible in public speech can be contentious in ours. After the second inaugural, Lincoln was accused of crossing the line between church and state. The New York World indicted Lincoln for "abandoning all pretense of statesmanship" by taking "refuge in piety."
So far, Obama's soaring oratory has been associated more with the Bible-quoting Martin Luther King Jr. than the Bible itself. But Obama has made no secret of his religious leanings. And, like Lincoln, he has been criticized for it -- from his choice of a Chicago church to his invitation to evangelical pastor Rick Warren to deliver the inaugural invocation.
Both Lincoln and Obama are also on record as being sensitive to the misuse of the Bible.
In Illinois, Lincoln was deeply troubled by those who tried to use the Bible to support slavery. In Washington, he grew weary of Union ministers and politicians who came regularly to the White House to tell him that God was on their side. In his second inaugural, he upbraided those who would turn God into a narrow tribal deity who takes sides ("each invokes his aid against the other") rather than a universal, inscrutable God ("the Almighty has his own purposes").
Obama, though critical of what he sees as misuses of the Bible by conservatives, also has questioned the failure of liberals to join the conversation about values that, he contends, cannot be separated from religious values. "To say that men and women should not inject their 'personal morality' into public-policy debates is a practical absurdity," he wrote in "The Audacity of Hope." "Our law is by definition a codification of morality, much of it grounded in the Judeo-Christian tradition."
Multiple witnesses mention the private Lincoln reading from his well-worn Bible. He memorized whole sections, especially the Psalms. In the summer of 1864, Lincoln invited Joshua Speed, his best friend, to spend an evening at the Soldiers' Home, the Lincolns' summer residence. When Speed arrived, he found Lincoln reading the Bible.
Speed remarked: "I am glad to see you profitably engaged."
"Yes," said Lincoln, "I am profitably engaged."
"Well," Speed continued, "if you have recovered from your skepticism, I am sorry to say that I have not."
Then, according to Speed's account, Lincoln rose, placed his hand on Speed's shoulder and said: "You are wrong, Speed. Take all of this book upon reason that you can and the balance on faith, and you will live and die a happier and better man."
As for Obama, on the campaign trail he too referenced the Sermon on the Mount. While Lincoln refers to God as the "Living God," Obama identifies the Bible as the "Living Word." Transparent in his own wrestling with religious questions, he is, as was Lincoln, appreciative of differing points of view. Both men in various ways reveal a strong internal religious compass. Both, it would seem, "read the same Bible."
On Tuesday, President-elect Barack Obama will put his hand on the same Bible as his 19th century model. The question now is how Obama's private and public use of the Bible will help guide the moral outcomes he hopes will grow from the theme of his inauguration, which yet again echoes Father Abraham: "A new birth of freedom."
Ronald C. White Jr., a Huntington Library fellow and a visiting professor at UCLA, is the author of the just-published "A. Lincoln: A Biography."
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-white17-2009jan17,0,4807263.story
I welcome the "ass" showing of the ridiculous right wing conservative republicans on the national media. The more that "actinass" the more irrelevant they admit they are.
Its funny that it even matters what holy book he would use...lol...It use to be an issue if a President was Catholic....I wonder if this is progress of just the transformation of racism...You know blacks and Irish folk were slaves in this country at the same time but the Irish were still able to assimilate into American society
C/S!
The more they resort to the fear-mongering, venomous rehtoric, and thinly veiled race-baiting, the more people see them for what they are.
You know what the sad part about that comment (and comments like that) is?
Even if he were Muslim and wanted to swear in with the Koran, he has every right to do so. There's nothing in the constitution that forbids Muslims to take office. There is a separation of church and state for a reason. Not all of the presidents have been Christian. Some of the firsts presidents didn't even believe in God.
Post 9/11 attitudes toward Islam is disgusting. There are 2 million (or so) Muslim Americans living in this country, do they forget that? Ever wonder how they feel to have to hear everyday as being a Muslim means you're a terrorist extremists? That in the actual news, you have to watch pundits dispar to prove that Obama is not a Muslim...?
Even if he were Muslim and wanted to swear in with the Koran, he has every right to do so. There's nothing in the constitution that forbids Muslims to take office. There is a separation of church and state for a reason. Not all of the presidents have been Christian. Some of the firsts presidents didn't even believe in God.
Post 9/11 attitudes toward Islam is disgusting. There are 2 million (or so) Muslim Americans living in this country, do they forget that? Ever wonder how they feel to have to hear everyday as being a Muslim means you're a terrorist extremists? That in the actual news, you have to watch pundits dispar to prove that Obama is not a Muslim...?
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Looks like a Bible to me. But of course the right wing wackos will continue to get press time on mainstream TV to sell their books and air their preposterous points of views. So much for the mainstream media.
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The only reason they let her speak so much is because she's white, blond and thin...if this woman looked anything different from that, no way would she have all the book deals and be allowed to speak as much...
Obama didn't even swear on a Bible when they redid his oath. 
Who gives a shit what that miserable racist jackass has to say? I'm really waiting for her 15 minutes of fame to end.
She needs to keep it up. It's her divisive appearance that got Barack elected.
It's a damn shame that people like ann coulter exist in this world..
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Obama didn't even swear on a Bible when they redid his oath.
source: Huffington Post
Ann Coulter Under Investigation For Voter Fraud
The New York Daily News reports that Ann Coulter is under investigation by the Connecticut Elections Enforcement Commission for allegedly voting in that state while registered to vote in New York City.
Officials are responding to a formal complaint filed by Coulterwatch.com blogger Dan Borchers. "For over 10 years, Ann Coulter has gotten away with illegal, immoral and unethical behavior, ranging from plagiarism to defamation, perjury to voter fraud," claims the conservative Borchers. Coulter declined to comment, but in the past has branded Borchers a stalker. He says the FBI has determined he poses no threat.
Coulter was investigated and cleared of wrongdoing in 2006 for allegedly violating Florida's voter registration laws by voting in the wrong precinct.
But Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com reports that Coulter was never actually cleared; the Florida Election Commission dropped the case after deciding that the two-year statute of limitations had run out.
An official previously told the Daily News that they would investigate "if we received a complaint under oath." Read more about Daniel Borchers, who filed the complaint, here.