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Behind Obama's Ideas on Faith, Government, and Politics

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Wow, the threadjacking is fierce here on USNews, isn't it? Why not post these questions on an an article about the actual incident? Or do you think the president had something to do with this?
(1) Why was a Black guard and not White Jewish guard shot?
**Maybe because he was closest?
(2) Do they hire Jews to guard their own museum? Just how many guards are Black and how many guards are White? Is that a wrong hiring practice?
**Who cares? They probably contract with an external vendor to provide security, and the company sends whoever they choose?
(3) Did the Black guards forced out all the White guards that no White guards, especially Jews, could find jobs in Washington DC?
**Probably not. How is this relevant to thie original article here?
(4) Was the gunman against Black or Jews? What was his motives?
**Apparently against Jews. He shot up the Holocause museum, not the National Civil Rights Museum. This stuff shouldn't be hard to figure out.
(5) What kind of affirmative actions is that?
**Is what?
Those are important questions that need to be answer.
**No, these are a paranoid waste of bandwidth.

Rob of MA 10:39AM June 15, 2009

Um, John Warren? You do understand that your reactionary, hate-filled, violent, compassionless agenda (you know, the one through which we just suffered for eight agonizing years) is what lost John McCain the last election, right?
You seem really big on helping people die (pro-gun, pro-military-spending)--unless they want to, I suppose-- and really against helping people who need help.
You talk about an "unintrusive government," but then want to turn around and have that same government push "God and Christianity, traditional and Judeo Christian values, Bible reading and prayer in our public schools, and Creationism." Sounds pretty intrusive to me. People who aren't Christian (there are lots of us in this country, and the same First Amendment keeps the government from foisting *your* religion on us keeps *us* from foisting ours on you. Well, that and my religion doesn't proselytize anyway, but remember that "traditional American values" includes freedom of religion and a State that does not establish religion. That inconvenient Constitution thing, you know? And those of us who really know even a smidgen about science know that Creationism is a fine subject for study, in the Social Studies/Current Events classes, but not in science classrooms. Judges seem to understand it too, since they keep slapping down people who try to sneak it into science classes one way or another.
I've found that people who espouse the things you do generally don't really want a small government, they want a government that is plenty big/instrusive when it serves your personal "moral" agenda, but not when it might actually help protect our environment (pro nuclear) or push for equality and justice (unless things like "pro marriage" and "pro traditional values" *don't* mean "against equal rights for gay couples").
You oppose arms agreements with Russia, and you're anti-Communist: you are aware that this is 2009, not 1959, right?
You go right ahead and vote for Romney/Palin in 2012. Find out what it's like to get your butt handed to you *again.*
Oh, and the next time you want to post a screed like this, you might consider posting it somewhere where it's actually relevant to the subject at hand.

Rob of MA 10:33AM June 15, 2009

Faith and ethnic based questions raised about the Holocaust Museum Shooting.
(1) Why was a Black guard and not White Jewish guard shot?
(2) Do they hire Jews to guard their own museum? Just how many guards are Black and how many guards are White? Is that a wrong hiring practice?
(3) Did the Black guards forced out all the White guards that no White guards, especially Jews, could find jobs in Washington DC?
(4) Was the gunman against Black or Jews? What was his motives?
(5) What kind of affirmative actions is that?
Those are important questions that need to be answer.

Jordan C. Fan, Prophet of Environment. 8:10AM June 14, 2009

Let me tell you, Obama is noway a Christian. The Bible says you will know them by there fruits. You watch what Obama does and says and it is not anywhere near the fruits of the Word. He is NOT a Christian. Not sure he even knows how to become a Christian. He sat in Wrights church for 20 years and he sure didn't learn how to become a Christian in there.

G.Ray of AZ 6:33PM June 13, 2009

was more serious about real Christianity than his present-day detractors think---to have been curiously involved in these meetings at those times.

Muser of NM 11:07AM June 13, 2009

Prior to be selected as McCain's running mate no one outside of Anchorage even knew who Palin was. Now she's Obama's successor? Palin is a long way from being ready for the big time. She couldn't even handle Katie Couric yet the right thinks she can run the greatest and most powerful country on earth? Her lack of experience and lack of leadership skills barely qualify her as Governor.
Palin should be thanking her lucky stars that McCain plucked her from obscurity (yes I'm referring to Alaska). Rather she has spent her time blaming McCain's team for making her look bad during the run-up to the election. Intrestingly the sentiment from the right appears to support her rather than a decorated war veteran with decades in public service. I'm not a Republican but I have nothing but the utmost respect for John McCain.
As a Democrat I ask that you continue to support Palin and the hypocritical, drug using Rush Limbaugh. That should secure Obama's 2nd term.

Jay of TX 11:01AM June 13, 2009