Why didn’t I think of this?
Suck on it Sibby & Bob! Your Hero is long gone!
Suck on it Sibby & Bob! Your Hero is long gone!
This is the reason FOX & Wallace is a joke.
Hat Tip = Talking Points Memo
The SD blogosphere has gone cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs
I’ve gotten a lot of grief from people from both sides of the SD blogosphere about some of my wacky stances and positions, but I’ll admit, I have always approached them with honesty and a sense of humor.
Over the past weekend I’ve watched several of my counterparts in the SD blogosphere completely lose it, and not in a funny way. Not sure if it is because of Obama becoming president, or what, but you guys are seriously scaring the shit out of me.
– Pastor(?) DooHickey is having trouble praying for Obama.
– Sibby is afraid that Karl Marx was just inaugurated today.
– Pitty Pat Powers warns about the evils of public health and public safety.
– And Todd Epp suddenly has gotten a sense of humor, kinda.
Please guys, leave the wackiness to me. You guys can go back to writing about killing babies, the evils of Unions, the greatness of conservatism and Bruce Sprinsteen. Thank You.
This prayer was censored from Sunday’s HBO broadcast of a pre-inauguration event.
A Prayer for the Nation and Our Next President, Barack Obama
By The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire
Opening Inaugural Event
Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC
January 18, 2009
Welcome to Washington! The fun is about to begin, but first, please join me in pausing for a moment, to ask God’s blessing upon our nation and our next president.
O God of our many understandings, we pray that you will…
Bless us with tears – for a world in which over a billion people exist on less than a dollar a day, where young women from many lands are beaten and raped for wanting an education, and thousands die daily from malnutrition, malaria, and AIDS.
Bless us with anger – at discrimination, at home and abroad, against refugees and immigrants, women, people of color, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
Bless us with discomfort – at the easy, simplistic “answers†we’ve preferred to hear from our politicians, instead of the truth, about ourselves and the world, which we need to face if we are going to rise to the challenges of the future.
Bless us with patience – and the knowledge that none of what ails us will be “fixed†anytime soon, and the understanding that our new president is a human being, not a messiah.
Bless us with humility – open to understanding that our own needs must always be balanced with those of the world.
Bless us with freedom from mere tolerance – replacing it with a genuine respect and warm embrace of our differences, and an understanding that in our diversity, we are stronger.
Bless us with compassion and generosity – remembering that every religion’s God judges us by the way we care for the most vulnerable in the human community, whether across town or across the world.
And God, we give you thanks for your child Barack, as he assumes the office of President of the United States.
Give him wisdom beyond his years, and inspire him with Lincoln’s reconciling leadership style, President Kennedy’s ability to enlist our best efforts, and Dr. King’s dream of a nation for ALL the people.
Give him a quiet heart, for our Ship of State needs a steady, calm captain in these times.
Give him stirring words, for we will need to be inspired and motivated to make the personal and common sacrifices necessary to facing the challenges ahead.
Make him color-blind, reminding him of his own words that under his leadership, there will be neither red nor blue states, but the United States.
Help him remember his own oppression as a minority, drawing on that experience of discrimination, that he might seek to change the lives of those who are still its victims.
Give him the strength to find family time and privacy, and help him remember that even though he is president, a father only gets one shot at his daughters’ childhoods.
And please, God, keep him safe. We know we ask too much of our presidents, and we’re asking FAR too much of this one. We know the risk he and his wife are taking for all of us, and we implore you, O good and great God, to keep him safe. Hold him in the palm of your hand – that he might do the work we have called him to do, that he might find joy in this impossible calling, and that in the end, he might lead us as a nation to a place of integrity, prosperity and peace.
AMEN.
© Copyright 2004-2006 by The Diocese of New Hampshire, The Episcopal Church
The South Dakota Peace and Justice Center invites artists to submit work for an exhibit titled “Artists Against War.â€
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The show will run March 7 through April 4th at Black Sheep Coffee & Bistro on 69th Street and Minnesota Avenue in Sioux Falls. Â
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Applications will be at all Black Sheep Coffee shops and at www.SDPJC.orgÂ
or email peaceandjustice@svtv.com
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Application deadline: Saturday, February 28th. Artist reception: Saturday March 14 at 4 pm.
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We are especially looking for work that deals with the Cost of War, in both human and economic terms; however, if your work does not deal specifically with this theme, please consider submitting it anyway.
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This exhibit is open to artists of all ages, but because of the space it is showing, we can only accept media that can be hung or sculpture that will fit on a mantel-sized shelf.Â
There are no fees to be in this show.Â
You may offer your work for sale if you wish.
The South Dakota Peace and Justice Center reserves the right to reject artwork that does not align with the principles of the organization.Â
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Artist Responsibilities
·  Entrants are responsible for transportation of your work to and from Black Sheep Coffee.Â
· If your work is selected, delivery must be Saturday morning March 7th.
· Work MUST BE PICKED UP Saturday, April 4th.
· Artwork should be original in concept, composition, and execution.
· Artwork cannot be copied in part or wholly from any published or copyrighted work.
· All art must be ready to hang—screw eyes and wire are preferred.Â
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Liability  Care will be taken to secure and protect individual pieces of artwork, but Black Sheep Coffee & Bistro and the South Dakota Peace and Justice Center do not insure individual pieces and are not responsible for losses or damage incurred which the work is being exhibited. It is recommended that the artists insure their own artwork.
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a JPG file to peaceandjustice@svtv.com