Roosevelt Vs. Obama

"Speak softly and carry a big stick" was Teddy Roosevelt's slogan.
Try to guess which President loves these two slogans:
"Fight for Allah and not for America!"
"Jigaboo for Jihad and not for Jesus!"
Want some new facts about our lawless Hypocrite-in-Chief?
Google "Obama Fulfilling the Bible" which some have even banned!

Its funny how we didnt hear a statement like this when it was farther from the election. Do I know what is in the president's heart with this statement? Well no. However, if he is true to his word we will keep hearing them. If I were president and Iran complained about the Olympic flag design looking like a cross, I would get a statue of Christ hanging on the cross and make a public statement to Iran that here is the only symbol that they need to be successful as a country or as individuals. Will the president do such a thing? Of course not. Will he do things that are inbetween what I would do and what he just did with his statement? No. Do you think you will hear him saying that Christ is the Saviour of the world and not Allah or someone else? No. Do you think we will hear him say that Christ is the leading guide in his life and without Him he couldnt do what he does? No. Do you think we will hear him say that he has seen so many people who have changed lives for the better because of Christ? No. So what good is the Ash Wednesday statement? It is only good for one thing. His being the nice little president that is in office to please everyone who voted for him and whom he represents. The guy who is there to represent all of us, and not just Christians. In other words he doesnt really mean what he is trying to infer. What do you think Christ thinks of his statement and behavior? According to the bible, Christians who are true to heart are willing to suffer for standing up for Christ. They get rewarded for it in the afterlife. Is this man willing to suffer for standing up for Christ? Or does he see the election coming up next year and his ratings in the polls? What gets me is how quick people are willing to point to George Bush and say how hypocritical he was when calling himself a Christian and somehow that is supposed to ok the behavior of Mr. Obama. What does that have to do with anything? The president has to stand on his own before God, as we all do.

What is truly "funny," Clay is how your statement reveals your very un-Christian bigotry. The President comes as close as he is allowed under our Constitution to a statement of personal faith (a bit too close for my taste, in fact), and you dismiss it as political posturing. Were your darling Mitt Romney to make such a statement (as non-Christians, do Mormons observe Ash Wednesday? But I digress.) would you be so quick to pounce?

Yes, I was distrustful of Bush II's professions of faith, but, then again, his overall moral turpitude (taking his nation to war against another nation that did not pose a treat to us on a fabricated pretext -- causing at least 150,726 civilian and military deaths -- comes to mind) did not inspire much trust at all.

Anyone who looks at the Constitution instead of the bible as to what they should be saying isnt doing their job as a Christian. I dont know if Mitt Romney would be any better or not. There is nothing bigoted about pointing out what God wants us to do. If the president shows a true heart for God you wont hear any complaints from me.

Clay,

Anyone who looks to the Bible instead of the Constitution as to what he should be saying/doing isn't doing his job as a citizen and should seriously consider removing himself from active participation from political discussion and participation in democracy. Many sects (Jehovah's Witnesses, the Amish, etc.) have done just that.

Clay who are you to judge the President's faith? You admit you do not know what was in his heart yet you go on as if you do. I feel sorry for you. For someone who claims to be a Christian you make many un-Christian comments.

One can look at both the Constitution and the Bible Clay. They aren't mutually exclusive. Nothing in the Constitution goes against the Bible and nothing in the Bible is in contradiction with the Constitution. It is possible to be a good citizen, keep church and state separate and still be a Christian.

Wow - it is always interesting to reread and hold up to scrutiny the comments of Obama supporters once historic events unfold. Bush was called a murderer, but Obama seems to be compassionate in his bombing of Libya. I guess bombing some dictators is an act of compassion, while bombing others is the act of a megalomaniac. What of Abu Ghraib? Liberals cried for weeks, calling for heads to roll all the way to the Oval Office - now we have "kill teams" who have killed civilians in Afghanistan, but oddly enough, no one ties Obama to this the way Bush was tied to Abu Ghraib. Gitmo remains open, military tribunals go on, and liberals are quiet, lest they tarnish the reputation of their master. It is right to question this president for what he claims, given the fact that history has shown him to be utterly duplicitous. Of course, online sycophants like "BankStreet" will continue to put out one piece of drivel after another in support of Obama - thankfully, the light of history show what those comments are worth - nada...

Mr Bedloe,

I defy you to find a single piece of drivel published over my signature. I have consisently defended Mr Obama against the ludicrous complaints (typically by Clay) that the President is either Moslem, anti-Christian, or psuedo-Christian. I have also been consistent in reminding readers (again, usually Clay) that ours is a secular nation and that asking the President (any President) to publically proclaim his personal faith as the preferred faith of the nation would be both highly unliklely and entirely unconsitutional. This is only a partisan issue because Clay seems to think God is a Republican.

By the way, I deplore the President's actions in Libya. But, so far as we know at this point, they were not justified to the American people by outright lies, aas was Bush II's invasion of Iraq. Also, thus far, the actions in Libya have not resulted in 150,726 civilian and military deaths.

Drivel? I don't think so.

It is pretty clear to me Mr. Bedloe that you have not followed BankStreet's posts. You would be wise to attack positions or arguments rather than people.

It is clear to me that Mr. Bedloe does not agree with Bankstreet's posts. Therefore he is not welcome here on this comment section for faith where essentially the same people put out the same unGodly drivel day after day that accomplishes nothing. When I post I can say that the scriptures can usually be pointed to to support what I post. That makes all the difference.

Clay (good to see you come out of seclusion, by the way),

This blog is not -- and never has been -- "for faith." It is "ABOUT faith and values in public and private life." All comments are welcome, but all are open to challenge. "Drivel" is in the mind of the reader. Vive la différence, as they say!