Thread: New Right Wing Craze Prays that Obama's "Days be Few"

The newest far-right craze is an anti-Obama slogan that is making its way onto t-shirts, bumper stickers, mugs, and even teddy bears: “Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8,” which reads, “Let his days be few; and let another take his office.” The meme is also taking off on Twitter, with conservatives calling it “hilarious.” Commentators have noted that it’s unclear whether the intent is to hope for an end to Obama’s time in office — or an end to his life. But a look at the lines in the rest of the psalm hint at the latter:



Let his days be few; and let another take his office.

Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.

Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labor.

Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favor his fatherless children.

Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.



Diana Butler Bass at Beliefnet explains that Psalm 109 is one of the “imprecatory” prayers, “a lament in the form of petition to destroy one’s enemies.” While perhaps intended to be a joke, she notes that the psalm actually “entreats God to destroy the president”:



It is the personal prayer of an individual, someone who has been dealt an injustice by another–and usually more powerful–person. The words of Psalm 109 are those of deep agony, the longings of a victim for retribution and justice. This psalm is considered one of the most difficult of all the psalms–full of violent images of vengeance and death.



http://thinkprogress.org/2009/11/19/pray-obama-psal/







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Fuckers.

Would that fall under free speech or freedom of the press?

[quote name='anonnymous' date='20 November 2009 - 09:54 AM' timestamp='1258728893' post='63922']

Would that fall under free speech or freedom of the press?

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It would fall under getting dangerously close to the Fred Phelps version of religion.

[quote name='Forplay' date='20 November 2009 - 10:08 AM' timestamp='1258729735' post='63929']

Of all the ways the left bashed Bush they didn't think of using this tactic, they must really be jealous they didn't come up with this idea

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Speaking for the left, I'd be rather embarrassed if they had.



On the other hand, I was thoroughly supportive of a sex-toy shop in Philadelphia that put up a large sign in their window during a Bush/Cheney campaign visit. The sign read simply "WE SUPPORT DICK AND BUSH."



Now that was clever.

[quote name='TennesseeRain' date='20 November 2009 - 05:56 AM' timestamp='1258725393' post='63889']

The newest far-right craze is an anti-Obama slogan that is making its way onto t-shirts, bumper stickers, mugs, and even teddy bears: “Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8,” which reads, “Let his days be few; and let another take his office.” The meme is also taking off on Twitter, with conservatives calling it “hilarious.” Commentators have noted that it’s unclear whether the intent is to hope for an end to Obama’s time in office — or an end to his life. But a look at the lines in the rest of the psalm hint at the latter:



Let his days be few; and let another take his office.

Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.

Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labor.

Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favor his fatherless children.

Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.



Diana Butler Bass at Beliefnet explains that Psalm 109 is one of the “imprecatory” prayers, “a lament in the form of petition to destroy one’s enemies.” While perhaps intended to be a joke, she notes that the psalm actually “entreats God to destroy the president”:



It is the personal prayer of an individual, someone who has been dealt an injustice by another–and usually more powerful–person. The words of Psalm 109 are those of deep agony, the longings of a victim for retribution and justice. This psalm is considered one of the most difficult of all the psalms–full of violent images of vengeance and death.



http://thinkprogress...ray-obama-psal/







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Fuckers.

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Yeah, it's freedom of speach. I'd freely explain to a person wearing that crap why they were retarded, however.

[quote name='TennesseeRain' date='20 November 2009 - 06:56 AM' timestamp='1258728972' post='63923']

It would fall under getting dangerously close to the Fred Phelps version of religion.

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I'd run that dude over with my car if I thought I could get away with it. That evil menace needs to disappear.

[quote name='Forplay' date='20 November 2009 - 10:08 AM' timestamp='1258729735' post='63929']

Of all the ways the left bashed Bush they didn't think of using this tactic, they must really be jealous they didn't come up with this idea

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Wow. What a ridiculous thing to say.

[quote name='gabebrooks' date='20 November 2009 - 10:22 AM' timestamp='1258730572' post='63939']

I'd run that dude over with my car if I thought I could get away with it. That evil menace needs to disappear.

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It's a good thing you are not in a position of power. Are you advocating the murder of someone if you could get away with it?

[quote name='anonnymous' date='20 November 2009 - 09:54 AM' timestamp='1258728893' post='63922']

Would that fall under free speech or freedom of the press?

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I think that would fall under 'instilling homeland terrorism' under the Patriot Act.

Let's hope that one bites you righties in the ass....





[quote name='anonnymous' date='20 November 2009 - 11:06 AM' timestamp='1258733166' post='63980']

It's a good thing you are not in a position of power. Are you advocating the murder of someone if you could get away with it?

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Fred Phelps? Certainly....that's comparable to taking out the trash.