An Atheistic Examination of the Culture of Death
Lip Service - Tue, Jul 24, 2007
CNN selected an atheist as one of the YouTubers permitted to question the Democratic candidates last night. Should he fear that a Democratic administration would snub secular voters but "pay lip service to the extremely religious?" Literally understood, of course, the question asks whether the candidates intend to ignore believers as much as non-believers. CNN, regrettably, did not pick up on the misuse of "lip service," aggravating matters by emblazoning the question across screen as if it made perfect sense. They even put "lip service" in quotes, seemingly to emphasize the audicity of favoring anybody with it. As you can see from the link, WashingtonPost.com also thinks it's something closer to kissing than kissing off.
John Edwards and Barack Obama, who answered, probably knew better. (I know Hillary does, as she used the phrase correctly in this 2005 speech which coincidentally criticized the devout and the godless for giving lip service to religious liberty). But they didn't correct the atheist, instead choosing to pay lip service to the question. I think it's clear enough from their responses, though, that they'll treat all faiths to the same lip service they pay their own.
(Top) —Posted by: The Raving Atheist in The Daily Rave · Permalink · Trackback · 10 Comments
·•◊•·
The Raving Atheist » Comments on: Lip Service
Er.... give them credit for consistency?
[Edit] July 24, 2007
Ugh. People are more and more illiterate everyday. It is something of a freudian slip, since these candidates do in fact pay lip service to people of virtually any constituency, religious or not.
[Edit] July 25, 2007
I think it's pretty obvious most Democrats outside of Obama are willing to say whatever makes them most popular at the time. And citizens who consider themselves Democrats are falling for it. Especially Hillary's Bush-like comments about foreign policy. Disgusting. I think I put it pretty well in terms of what happened last night/later today in my blog post Democrats Take It in the Ass Again.
[Edit] August 4, 2007
Legitimate voting is so last score in any case, I don't really know why any of the politicians bother speaking to us at all.
[Edit] August 7, 2007
Scott Adams of the Dilbert blog is the latest doofus to get on the theism train:
http://indiauncut.com/iublog/article/atheism-as-the-absence-of-belief/
[Edit] August 8, 2007
"Scott Adams of the Dilbert blog is the latest doofus to get on the theism train:"
How disappointing. He has forever dimmed his comic for me.
Incidentally RA. The forum is not the same without you to love/hate. I wish you would grow your fangs back and we could mush it all back together.
[Edit] August 8, 2007
Especially Hillary's Bush-like comments about foreign policy.
[Edit] August 20, 2007
"You are a stupid deluded idiot."
Your aggressive and ignorant insensitivity toward emaciated, jaundiced, bedridden people doesn't make God real.
[Edit] August 20, 2007
Yes, I also think I put it pretty well in terms of what happened last night/later today in my blog post Democrats Take It in the Ass Again.
[Edit] August 21, 2007
Oops. I did it again. Soree
[Edit] August 26, 2007
Add A Comment
(Top)