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Jan. 16, 2012 8:09am Billy Hallowell

Ricky Gervias' controversial Sept./Oct. cover of New Humanist magazine

In Hollywood, it’s often common practice for winners at award shows to thank God for their victories. Of course, this gesture takes on different forms, with the actual meaning behind the words completely dependent upon the person uttering them.

During last night’s Golden Globes award show, controversial host and self-described atheist Ricky Gervais addressed this theme, while cracking a joke about God’s — and his agent’s — impact on his career.

Gervais also addressed overly-long thank you speeches — another common component of award shows. The comedian urged winners to limit their list of people they’d like to thank and, in gest, he encouraged them to simply shower praise upon God and their agents.

“You don’t need to thank everyone you’ve ever met…just do the main two, your agent and God,” he said. ”God and my agent had exactly the same amount of input into my career.”

Considering that he’s an atheist, Gervais was clearly cracking a joke here about the limited impact these parties have had on his successes.

Watch him make this wisecrack, below:

In 2011, Gervais was seen as “too harsh” and polarizing by many critics when he previously hosted the Golden Globes. This year, he was widely seen as having tempered himself. At the end of the 2011 show, he thanked God for his atheism (which, as can be imagined, created quite a bit of controversy last year):

During last night’s show, Meryl Streep also got in on the thank-you-speech joke. The famed actress stunned audiences when she, as Gervais had instructed, thanked her agent and “God” for her award. The only problem? The “God” she was referring to was director Harvey Weinstein (co-founder of Miramax Films).

Watch Streep’s speech, below:

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Stu D. Baker-Hawk
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:28am
Ricky and Meryl, thank God Almighty that He gave you free will to make fools of yourself in public. Fact is, all you Hollywood elite, the biggest joke is on YOU: make light of our Creator now, pay in tears and sorrow later… and for all eternity. (BTW, I’ll be spending no more of my hard-earned dollars on Ms. Streep’s movies.)

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- AOL_REFUGEE
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:43am
  What a couple of horse’s patoots.
  
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- MCDAVE
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:57am
  who cares what Hollywood personalities think…Most of them have the IQ of a stump..
  
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- PATTY HENRY
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:01am
  Sad, insignificant dinosaurs.
  
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- downthewell
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:01am
  People who believe in science and reason rather than a myth/religion they were inculcated into have the right to express their POV. What is disturbing is the fact that it upsets Glenn Beck and people who believe religious narratives.
  
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- downthewell
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:05am
  This is interesting and pretty funny. http://thetrollingstone.blogspot.com/2010/11/atheists-science-of-fear.html
  
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- downthewell
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:11am
  Here’s another end time nutter who was proven wrong by time, just like Beck will be: http://www.hwacompendium.com/
  
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- downthewell
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:35am
  OT, but lol Jon Huntsman “To be clear. I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming.”
  
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- carbonyes
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:46am
  DOWNTHEWELL, looks like you need a hand up, for it appears that you’re headed to the same place the Hollywood loonies are headed – spell it for ya, Hell.
  
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- ChiefGeorge
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:49am
  Keep it up Joker man!
  
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- Bluebonnet
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:51am
  There are a few who are exception to the rule, but most actor types are of Satan’s church.
  
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- Pigpen
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 12:09pm
  Well look at that! Mediocre talent combined with the street smarts to be a vocal atheist has catapulted this aging, UK comedian into the “inner circle” where he can attend the swankest, cocaine ridden parties in Hollywood and then jet out to the East Coast for cocktails in the Hamptons. Wow! Hosting the Golden Globes with “stars” like Meryl Streep! Wonderful! Looks like Ricky won’t be stuck hosting the Welsh BAFTAs any more!
  
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- not funny
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 12:39pm
  I too was disappointed in Meryl Streep’s acceptance speech. Sounded as if she had had too many glasses of wine and lost her sense. Maybe she was catering to what she thought was Hollywood cleverness, but she just sounded ridiculous and without much class. Disappointing.
  
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- JLGunner
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 12:48pm
  I tuned in shortly just to see what I’ve been missing. I’ve been missing hallywood elites gathering around and fulffing each other and patting each other on the back for doing sucha masterful job of pretending to be someone they are not. The bathroom humor went well with all the fancy gowns and tuxedos. What a joke.
  
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- Ari Ben TZion
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 12:50pm
  Here’s a religious joke for you:
  
  Q; What’s the Arabic word for PEDOPHILE?
  
  A: Mohammed
  
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- Jaycen
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 1:20pm
  Great job. Instantly alienate 80% of the people who might otherwise enjoy your work and pay for it. When your box office numbers drop and you aren’t pulling down the big checks anymore, you won’t have to wonder why.
  
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- Bobj_1960
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 1:26pm
  MCDAVE quit insulting stumps!
  
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- Zorro6821
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 1:27pm
  Seems like being anti-god is all the rage, however it just goes to show how people are like sheep. Being a body without a soul is an empty existence. The thought that there is no higher power than us mere mortals is not only foolish but self loathing. Faith in all its forms is the most powerful and humbling experience.
  
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- Luigi55555
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 1:41pm
  I believe God is looking down and laughing……….
  He must have a sense of humour……
  He created Ricky Gervais
  
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- crackerone
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 2:04pm
  I might believe, Meryl as Hillary Clinton! Those rwo, are cut from the same cloth!
  
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- Hollywood
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 2:25pm
  I think 2 Peter 2 V12,13 sums up their position before God. They are but brute beasts,made to be taken and destroyed,speaking evil of things they do not understand,and they shall utterly perish in their corruption. They will receive the rewards of their unrighteousness,as they count it pleasure to riot, in the daytime, sporting themselves with their own deceivings.
  
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- FRRRMAGS
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 2:31pm
  I agree with STU D. BAKER-HAWK – I know longer attend movies at the theater. My money will not go to support liberalism.
  
  I would rather go through life believe there is a God, and find out there isn’t on; then to go through life not believing in God and to find out there is a God.
  
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- robert
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:32pm
  “Golden Globes: Ricky Gervais & Actress Meryl Streep Crack ‘God’ Jokes During Awards Show”
  
  The intent of most all these Hollywood denigration of religion is aimed strictly at Christianity.
  
  I’m wondering if they are bright enough to understand that the god they are denigrating and ridiculing is the same god of the Muslim jihadists?
  
  If they keep it up, I’m pretty sure we’re going to eventually read of one of them getting beheaded for his blasphemy by a rabid Muslim.
  
  They’ll need a wake up call like that before they learn to keep their evil mouths shut.
  
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- ACLUHater
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 6:03pm
  Hollywood buffoonery at it’s finest. What a bunch of morons who clap for this filth.
  
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- Veritas Vincit Omnia
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 7:09pm
  Ricky Che Gervais…..
  
  Please give it a rest, you clearly enjoy mocking the vast majority of the worlds populations who believe in a Divine Creator/ God.
  
  We all know your a good little atheist you’ve told us already no need to keep regurgitating the same Hollywood appeasing crap…If your enlightened mindset succeeded in pushing a God figure out of the picture you’d be free to do as you please and answer to no man, right?, unfortunately Ricky I’m sorry to burst the bubble, your not a God.
  
  So sell your soul for some publicity if you must but try to be a little humble, courteous and understanding towards your fellow Humans who may not be as God like as yourself.
  
  Here’s a wacky idea, maybe acknowledge there’s powers beyond even your understanding.
  
  Just remember *When The Man Comes Around* the jokes on you pal… PS I also hear silver is on the rise.
  
  Matthew 10:33 But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.
  
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- TexasPeach
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 7:12pm
  Damn Skippy!! There is another actor I won’t be able to watch anymore. I’m running out of movies. So far I can still watch “It’s A Wonderful Life.”
  
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- Col. HawK
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 7:28pm
  There are some things in life that I fear….most of all is God the Father….I’m just going on my faith, believing…in the end, it will be Him, Who laughs last….pretty sad if you ask me.
  
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- sane_man
  Posted on January 17, 2012 at 2:24am
  DOWNTHEWELL Agree completely.God forbid someone would make a joke about a fable.
  
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- sane_man
  Posted on January 17, 2012 at 2:27am
  @CARBONYES I’m guessing you still believe in the boogeyman too? C;mon you really think people are going to some fiery realm to burn for all etrinity? LOL. You know it’s just a historic construct of those in power to control people right? I mean it’s so obvious nobody should really have to point it out.
  
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- phil1765
  Posted on January 17, 2012 at 5:51am
  I find it disturbing that all of these Hollywood types credit all of their success to themselves. It has been said many times over, pride cometh before the fall. There are some awfully elitist actors and such that are in for a rude awakening.
  
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- majasdad
  Posted on January 17, 2012 at 7:22pm
  @STU D. BAKER-HAWK
  Jeezus dude, relax for God’s sake… and get a sense of humor. They were funny and a good time was had by all. Live and let live.
  
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- JJosh
  Posted on January 17, 2012 at 8:09pm
  She was joking because the god of the old testament is full of blood-lust. Of course you don’t like that so your way of dealing with it is by threatening them with hell and torture for an eternity. Like, “Ha Ha, your be in infinite pain because you didn’t believe in my ancient barbarian in the sky.”
  
  And to whoever tried to say that MS has a low IQ, well she is one of the most well educated women in Hollywood, with honorary degrees from places like Harvard.”
  
  Of course, she doesn’t believe in your god, so clearly she must be an idiot. Unfortunately, you have that backwards.
  
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hersey10
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:20am
Ricky has made it no secret he’s an Athiest , I don’t adore his comedy for his religious beliefs . Comedians say things that make people uncomfortable , Ricky does that well . If you’re offended by something he said , that’s YOUR personal CHOICE to be so .

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- mils
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:34am
  Once again…If we DIDN”t WATCH allllllll the Hollywood put out…they would quit putting “it” out…
  However, the public just can’t leave these people alone, these people don’t care what you think….unless you DO NOT buy a ticket or turn into an award show…
  ..we appear to know more about Hollywood than we do about our country and things that actually affect us
  
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- nelbert
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:54am
  “Comedians say things that make people uncomfortable , Ricky does that well . If you’re offended by something he said , that’s YOUR personal CHOICE to be so.”
  ——————————————————————————-
  Not all comedy is about making one uncomfortable. While comedy may be stated so as to provoke thought (Charlie Chaplin in the Great Dictator), I can certainly think of a great many superior comedians who seek to inspire and entertain without seeking to make their audiences uncomfortable.
  I agree that to be offended (or how someone reacts to being offended) is ultimately up to the individual, but if a comedian’s focus is to make his/her audience uncomfortable, I think that comedian shares a little blame for causing members of that audience to feel offended. For example, I’m an atheist; however, my estimate of Mr. Gervais diminishes because I am offended by his desire to mock the beliefs of others. It’s my choice, but he had a hand in my making that choice.
  
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- Detroit paperboy
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:57am
  I would rather watch a pile of steaming Dog Turds, than a Hollywood Awards show !!!
  
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- Blazin Terry
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:12am
  Really tired of hearing the lame response, “Well just don’t watch or listen, then”. So, if someone takes a crap all over the Mona Lisa and ruins it, we should just stop going to the museum and have them wonder why we’ve stopped coming? Or should we let someone know, “Hey, these losers are defacing something we once enjoyed.” Americans do not remain silent. We don’t lie down or go quietly. We voice our opinions and we communicate our differences LOUDLY. That’s how we roll here and that’s how we change things. And hey, if that offends you…well, you can just not read our comments. :)
  
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- downthewell
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:12am
  BlazinTerry, your analogy is ridiculous and has no merit at all.
  
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- Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:23am
  For real. Moronic analogy. If you don’t like the response “if you don’t like it, don’t watch it” then maybe you should move to another country. People here are free.
  
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- downthewell
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:28am
  Bible quoting god fearin…most of Beck’s listeners/followers who are evangelicals want a theocracy and a religious dictatorship. They are as bad as the old communists from the USSR. Freedom of thought threatens their “faith” in myth/religion/superstition and their comments show it.
  
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- sisserydoo
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 12:58pm
  Well, I liked blazin terry’s analogy. Everyone knows who the douchebags are here, don’t worry about those guys!
  
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Highland
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:19am
The sad thing is that they think their anti-God squeaking really has an effect on the Almighty. There! I showed you, God, you don’t exist if I don’t want you to exist!

I suspect the Lord is grieved, but hardly bruised by their blather.

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- M1A2_Tanker
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:23am
  Anyone see his new commercial for that crappy show he has, where he and his **** buddy torment and bully their “friend”. Anyway At the end they say how they love American “kickball” and then (r)icky throws a football at the the head of their victim, I mean “friend” and he just so happens to be wearing a Denver Broncos helmet. Coincidence? Not a snowballs chance in hell, It is clearly a hit on Tebow. (r)icky IS a sack steaming dog-poo!
  
  I no doubt he doesn’t even watch “kickball”. Therefore I also believe he has gone completely out of his way to denigrate Tebow. Why do these people open their mouths about things which they have no clue about? That’s easy, because they are pure evil and have narcissistic personality disorder. On the surface they think that people really care what they have to say. They know they must say things that are shocking to get attention because deep down inside they suffer from low self esteem and know that no one really cares. (Good lord that’s wordy!)
  
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- JJosh
  Posted on January 17, 2012 at 8:11pm
  Well, maybe his almighty hand might teach you a thing or two in grammar.
  
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ares338
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:18am
Is anyone surprised that they got an atheist to host this awards show? I have a simple solution. One that I use quite frequently. DON’T WATCH!

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- BluifoxEd
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:32pm
  Watch what?
  
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angelcat
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:13am
You couldn’t pay me enough to watch one of these self-serving, non-entertaining show filled with Hollywood people who much of what the rest of us hold dear and who are often salacious and profane in their comments. If shows like this are something a person looks forward to, what an empty life that person must have!

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- your sensei
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:24am
  But you’ll watch Huckabee.
  
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- Kitkarr
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:58am
  Your Sensei – I have 2 serious questions, with no intent of setting you off or disputing your answers, I would just like to know the true answers.
  
  Where did you learn that Hell is cold?
  
  What, if anything, are you really mad about?
  
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- your sensei
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:59am
  KITKAR . . .Cold down below? I don’t believe hell exists, but those who do differ on its temperature:
  
  In many religious cultures, including Christianity and Islam, Hell is traditionally depicted as fiery and painful, inflicting guilt and suffering. Despite these common depictions of Hell as a place of fire, some other traditions portray Hell as cold. Buddhist – and particularly Tibetan Buddhist – descriptions of hell feature an equal number of hot and cold hells. Among Christian descriptions Dante’s Inferno portrays the innermost (9th) circle of Hell as a frozen lake of blood and guilt. But cold also played a part in earlier Christian depictions of hell, beginning with the Apocalypse of Paul, originally from the early third century; the “Vision of Dryhthelm” by the Venerable Bede from the seventh century; “St Patrick’s Purgatory”, “The Vision of Tundale” or “Visio Tnugdali”, and the “Vision of the Monk of Enysham”, all from the twelfth century; and the “Vision of Thurkill” from the early thirteenth century. (wiki)
  
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- Kitkarr
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 12:23pm
  Thank you, Sensei, but I noticed that you ignored my second question.
  
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- your sensei
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 12:34pm
  KITKAR . . . I consider that question rhetorical.
  
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- sisserydoo
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 1:13pm
  It’s quite sad when you think about it. They are so insecure that they have to get together and give themselves awards, and televise it, so that everyone can know how great they are.
  
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- Kitkarr
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 1:16pm
  Thanks again for the information supplied in your reply, it will give me valuable study time. Would you consider the other question rhetorical, even if I told you it wasn’t? Of the 2 questions I asked, the answer to that one was the reply I was most interested in.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 5:50pm
  KIT: He got the info from Wikipedia . Just google “hell.”
  
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hempstead1944
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:12am
Just two more reasons I don’t watch low lifes give one another meaningless awards for garbage product…..

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- Detroit paperboy
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:09am
  @your sensei
  And like all good Democrats, you’ll watch your mailbox, waiting for your welfare crack check…
  
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- your sensei
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 12:08pm
  DETROIT . . . Check in the mailbox? Why yes. Dividend checks. Quite a few of em actually. Jealous? Probably, given that you’re a paperboy.
  
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SREGN
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:04am
He never makes an anti-islamic comment. He has an empty sack.

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- Detroit paperboy
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:05am
  @sregn
  They all have empty little sacks when it comes to making fun of Allah and the Boys…. Interesting is’nt it ???
  
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- your sensei
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 12:59pm
  Fellas, fellas, I’m al for a good insult, but all this talk about “sacks” and “boys” is starting to sound a little gay. Issues? Don’t burden yourselves trying to keep it all in. It’s okay to be “that way.”
  
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Mizpah55
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:00am
Little people who think they are big people. May God open their eyes before it is too late. What a sad way to live the life God in Heaven gave you. I feel sorry for them. What a waste…..

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randy
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:59am
Hmmm Meryl Streep,
Ok, thumbing through the file cabinet.
Grabbing the “Never watch anything with these actors in it” folder.
Clean sheet of paper, since the list is getting so very long.
Sharpen pencil, press pencil to paper and add
Meryl Streep — Mocks God, 1-15-2012
RICKY GERVAIS was not added to the list, because I don’t need a list for certain people.
My cat, Mr. Einstein Stinky Pickle ****, is funnier to watch when he kicks the kitty litter out
of his litter box on purpose. At least he is trying to cover the stench.

C ya Meryl

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- GeorgieJo
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:19am
  I agree RANDY
  My list keeps growing too
  Sorry Meryl I can no longer support your movies
  Referring to Harvey Weinstein as God was enough to make me sick.
  Strange Hollyweirdos make so much money—-They think their opinions COUNT?
  And from the comfort of their cushy mansions—-They support OWS?
  Hypocrites but God Bless Them—For they know NOT what they do.
  
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- your sensei
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:23am
  Stinky Pickle ****! That’s the same nickname Michelle Bachmann has for Marcus.
  
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- Stu D. Baker-Hawk
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:31am
  Mr. Einstein Stinky Pickle ****? LOL
  
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- randy
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:45am
  @STU D. BAKER-HAWK
  Mr. Einstein because he has very long, almost bushy eye brows.
  “Stinky” and “****” go together, because OMG, when he farts or leaves me a surprise
  in his litter box. Ooooo Weeee does it stink….
  and “Pickle” because he was the size of a dill pickle when he was born and used to love climbing into a Claussen Dill Pickle container to play.
  
  Hence, “Mr. Einstein Stinky Pickle ****”
  
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- sonseeker
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:16am
  @RANDY
  I liked your story much more than the one it was posted to.
  
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- JJosh
  Posted on January 17, 2012 at 8:28pm
  Well, for those of you who won’t watch M.S. anymore, perhaps I should go ahead and give you a heads up on the rest of who in Hollywood don’t care for your god.
  
  Woody Allen
  George Clooney
  Jodie Foster
  Morgan Freeman
  Angelina Jolie
  Bruce Lee
  Steve Martin
  Sir Ian McKellen
  Brad Pitt
  Jack Nicholson
  Natalie Portman
  Ray Romano
  Daniel Radcliffe
  Meryl Streep
  William Shatner
  James Cameron
  Hugh Laurie
  Bruce Willis
  John Malkovich
  Gene Wilder
  Emma Thompson
  Dame Helen Mirren
  
  In fact, why don’t you just stop watching television. You wouldn’t want to accidentally acknowledge someone who doesn’t think exactly like you.
  
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thegodfather
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:58am
Liberals needed to stamp out any threats to their atheism. Tebow was getting too popular…so they needed to show America who’s boss…and it certainly ain’t God in their eyes. It’s themselves

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- ReynMansson
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:04am
  OK, You had to add Tebow, so I have an obsevation.
  
  43% of Americans said in a survey just before Tebow’s last game that they believed that GOD was watching and had an assist on that overtime winning play.
  
  Before the New England Patriots game a coven of Witches put a blessing on the New England team. And according to some sources a little hex on Tim.
  
  Final Score = Witches 45, God 10
  
  Will this mean 43% of Americans believe witches defeated the Broncos? I hope not because that is just trading one silly superstition for another.
  
  Being an atheist means you don’t accept either explanation and Allah was out of the game too.
  
  You are all atheists, it’s just a matter of degree. You don’t believe in Zeus or Allah or even the Mormon’s Moroni, you just have one more step and you are out of there and delusion free.
  
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- JJosh
  Posted on January 17, 2012 at 8:30pm
  Liberals are atheists? 80% of Americans call themselves Christians. Republicans and Democrats are split about 50/50. What your suggesting is pure slander, trying to merge two separate groups into one to make them both seem worse.
  
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Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:55am
Maybe it was a dig at the guy she was talking about? He looked pretty embarrassed. Who knows. Who cares. God will judge everyone in their time.

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marybethelizabeth
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:55am
A week does not go by without Mr. Beck lambasting the triune God, which is not the Mormon god.

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- yankfreely
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:22am
  By that logic Tebow must not really be a true christian, since he feels the need to show it all the time in public. Wow, impeccable logic?
  
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- yankfreely
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:27am
  My comment was directed at Postman
  
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- Abraham Young
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:08am
  You are correct, there is no “triune God” in Mormon Theology, but there are three separate and distinct Holy Beings , God the Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost. These three comprise the Godhead, one in purpose, separate in being.
  
  I find that definition and perspective far more comprehensible and understandable than the Nicene Creed version, don’t you?
  
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- Copper Catfish
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:12am
  Excuse me?
  
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- saranda
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 12:35pm
  @abeyoung – no sir, I do not find your version more comprehensible and understandable than the Nicene Creed. In fact I find it quite unbelievable, similar to much of what I find in the BofM. Not trying to start a debate nor am I taking a shot at your beliefs simply stating an opinion. And yes I have read the BofM (twice in fact).
  
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- marybethelizabeth
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 2:59pm
  Mr. Beck is finally a trend setter.
  
  The writers of the Golden Globes wrote some lines mocking God on last night’s broadcast.
  
  Mr. Beck has been mocking God for at least as long as his current radio program has been on the air.
  
  Mr. Beck is always quick to point out how he is ahead of the curve talking about issues that no one else is talking about (even though the facts he distorts come directly from those he criticizes.)
  
  Now Mr. Beck has evidence to support his claim of being ahead of the curve. The Golden Globes mocked God last night; something The Glenn Beck Radio Show and Mercury Radio Arts has been doing for years.
  
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ThePostman
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:54am
Remember, if any of these people truly were athiests, and felt it all the way down to their core, they would not feel the need to poke fun at our religion, and us. Their jokes reveal a deep-seated insecurity and uncertainty. Let them make fun of us. Do not return the hatred. That is how Jesus directed us to respond, show only love back. I fail at this all the time, lest anyone think I am preaching.

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- your sensei
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:05am
  Atheists have “deep-seated insecurity and uncertainty”. Really. Because they are willing to live with the responsibility of their actions? Some say Christians can’t handle that responsibility, so they invent the Guy in the Sky to tells them, “That’s OK. I know you continually cheat on your wife and beat your kids, but I’ll overlook that stuff cuz you act like you hear me in the night.”
  
  Seems to me the Christians are the insecure ones.
  
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- AmazingGrace8
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:12am
  I get that fleeting knee-jerk-reaction too, but thank God, the Holy Spirit, the Helper, immediately pulls me back from that sin. Went to see War Horse, well done film, and it has been many years I have been to a movie. Meryl is a great actress and only God and Meryl know what is in her heart.l will go to the movie, Iron Lady, because Thatcher is a great leader.
  
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- Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:51am
  Believing in the non-existence of god, does indeed make him not exist. Unfortunately, it does not make his followers not exist. I don’t believe in the theoretical subatomic particle which acts as a force carrier for the force of gravity, the graviton, either, but it’s fun to speculate about it. I don’t believe in magick or wizards, but I can still discuss Harry Potter with the best of them.
  
  Talking about a thing, as if it existed, or positting the implications of an affirmed existence, in no way belies one’s claim to a principled conviction in its non-existence. That honor is reserved for Christics talking about the Big Bang and Evolution.
  
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- I Love Howie Carr
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:02am
  Agreed. I have no desire to mock anyone’s lack of faith in God. But the fact that so many atheists seem obsessed with the Christian God does perplex me. I’m always left wondering where is the tolerance they constantly tell me I’m lacking.
  
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- Abraham Young
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:15am
  Sensei, God is not an “invention”. He is a revealed Creator. The only invention here is your invented reaction to the witness and testimony of those who recorded the revelations. You can run from the evidence of His Creation, by putting your faith and trust in the interpretations of men, but in so doing you build upon a flimsy foundation. For instance, the atheistic evolutionists seem to ignore the vast amount of contrary evidence abundantly found in nature, that there was intelligent design in everything.
  
  Not the smallest parasite could possibly have been brought about by the process described by evolutionary scientists, it is far too complex, there is not sufficient time in the universe, and there is no possibility that any process called natural selection could have put together the information necessary to do so without a vastly superior intelligence than exists today or at any time in earth’s history.
  
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- DeavonReye
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:00am
  Abraham, just because YOU don’t understand the theory of evolution doesn’t make your case strong. Just because YOU take the words of psuedo-scientists and their “evidence” [founded upon their lack of understanding] doesn’t automatically make a [magical] “intelligent design” account feasible. Nature DOES speak, . . . but is stays something that the Bible doesn’t. In stand in stark contradiction to the Bible.
  
  Even if we accepted the argument of “intelligent design” [which the vaste majority of actual scientists don't], then you STILL have no case when determining WHICH god did it. You only go by the religion you have attached yourself to. But “faith” is useless in factual investigation. It may seem harsh, but that is reality.
  
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- Winedude
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:50am
  Your Sensei…love your posts. Times change; most people that comment here don’t or won’t recognize that fact.
  On God: There are all kinds of bad/evil things that happen in peoples’ lives. We would have to assume that and “all good” deity (regardless of name) would be able to prevent these things from happening but chooses not to. Then is “God” all-good? I tend to think not. Let’s move on to the concept of “all-powerful”…Let’s assume that “God” CANNOT prevent the bad/evil things that happen in one’s lifetime. In that case “God” is hardly all-powerful. So…what’s the point of having a “God” who is neither all-good nor all-powerful. I haven’t even taken the conundrum of how “God” can possibly be all-knowing…not bloody likely. It’s truly sad that so many Americans have so little to cling to beyond the belief of some abstract deity that will save their dying souls…amazing!
  
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- your sensei
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 1:07pm
  WINEDUDE . . . Thanks. What can I say, it’s a gift. And what better place to ply my craft than in the belly of the beast? It’s so warm and gooey here. And target rich!
  
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- JJosh
  Posted on January 17, 2012 at 8:32pm
  So they really do believe? Thats a load of crap. In fact, you and all other religious people know they believe in fairy tales, and by continuing to read this you acknowledge that your god is a pig and nonexistent.
  
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Zoe
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:41am
Awol

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atlas shrugs
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:39am
Of course you know that every last one of these, in there last few moments on this great earth, will be praying to God and hoping that it works. That’s what I love about Tebow. What an amazing example of a man of faith.

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- BigSky
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:50am
  If they’re not praying to God near the end of their life here on Earth, they will be down on bent knee proclaiming God to be Creator of Heaven and Earth.
  
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Theodwulf
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:38am
What is wrong with them? If you don’t have any faith , that’s you, BUT why would you undermine someone elses faith? Maybe they can kick over some sandcastles after the show.

I am NOT a “Believer” BUT I envy them their faith and I respect their humility

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barber2
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:35am
Seems like a rather tasteless and cheap target for one’s humor. Guess we are now living in the Age of Lady Gaga. I miss the Age of Grace Kelly.

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- your sensei
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:10am
  BABS2 . . .We know you do. And “Happy Days” and sasparella and Smith Brothers cough drops and putting playing cards in your bicycle spokes.
  
  Well, those days are dead, just like Grace Kelly
  
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- Fireguarding
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:34am
  Amen, Barber! Precious few entertainment choices for me and my children. I guess we’ll have to load up on crafts and outdoor activities. No bad thing there, either. That may be the solution; let the “I don’t care” public support their Handbasket of an industry. Anyway, keep it up!
  
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- Abraham Young
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:17am
  Wow Sensei. Where do you derive your sense of loving empathy?
  
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- your sensei
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 12:11pm
  OLD ABE . . . Empathy? I get it from people who are so generous as to tell me that their view of creation is the only view worth having, and that if I don’t share that view, I am bound for eternal torment at the hands of their loving god.
  
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lgccac
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:32am
Some day when the people stand before Jesus, they can explain themselves.

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Johann
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:31am
Hollywood and television personalities are really not worth any comment at all. They are hollow people who live in a make believe world where they spend their entire lives pretending to be someone else. They are pathetic and should not be listened to for deep thoughts or contemplations about anything. We are talking about a zero industry where empty robots spend most of their time marrying multiple times why they bother is a curiosity; they spend millions on drugs and millions more on cosmetics and plastic surgery. People who live in the real world have nothing in common with these freaks of nature.

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- your sensei
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:08am
  Jon Voight called. He wants to tell you how the world should work.
  
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lgccac
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:29am
Some day when these people stand before Jesus, they can explain themselves.

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- your sensei
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:25am
  I have a few questions for Him, too.
  
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- DeavonReye
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:52am
  What if YOU take your place, look up, and it is Allah looking down at you? How will you answer HIS charges?
  
  Of coruse, neither of these [your belief or Islamic beliefs] will be the case,…fortunately. It is childish when people use this type of “I’m gonna tell my dad on you” type of statement.
  
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- mcgrawactor1
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 12:36pm
  Did you notice Sensei capitalized Him, when referring to Jesus? Was that Freudian or intentional? God works in mysterious ways.
  
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- your sensei
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 1:06pm
  MCGRAWTRACTOR . . . I know you Christians specialize in hidden signs. Just look at Tebow before God abandoned HIim. But capitalize sometimes and not others. You see, I am not an atheist. I am a theist, much like Jefferson or Lincoln.
  
  As for your pocket psychology, I suggest you focus on more meaningful possibilities. Here’s one. Hannity said the audience share for the famous 316 game was 31.6. Here’s the conundrum you need to consider. Why did Hannity say this when the 31.6 number was deconstructed from a partial stat that included only the 4th quarter and part of the 3rd quarter?
  
  Why would anyone feel they needed to amend God’s work in such an arbitrary and reprehensible way?
  
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Half2day
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:24am
If they had mocked Mohammed or Obama they would have been censored and their careers would be over. I too am adding Meryl Streep to the list of actor’s whose movies will never get a dime from me.

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- quicker
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:33am
  Haven`t watched her since the movie Silkwood.And didn`t wach all of that.
  
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glass biter
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:23am
So, I’m supposed to boycott the movies of everyone that doesn’t have the same theological position as me? Pshh.

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- barber2
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:33am
  Welcome to the Blaze as of today…hmmmmm
  
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- llhughes41
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:36am
  You are not one smart cookie dear! Just because people who have a brain want to, doesn’t imply those who can’t read should!
  
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- let us prey
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:44am
  Boycotting these socialist/atheist/progressive libs, takes away the platform for them to spew their garbage. If Americans cannot find a better way to entertain themselves that is sad.
  
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- Popp40
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:52am
  It isn’t that they don’t have the same theological position, it is more that they are mocking that theorlogical position. I find if funny that they make fun of Christianity, however, they never make fun of Islam. Why is that? Especially Ricky Gervais, I mean he claims to so “edgy” and “cutting edge”. If he is (or any other one of these Hollywood types) then let him crack about Mohammad and see what happens.
  
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- 4jpipes
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:06am
  Obviously that is your own choice. But before you mock/dismiss someone’s view point, you should know there are very good reasons for doing so. We no longer have cable in our home, because it is just too difficult to keep all the propaganda out. We have two small children and would much rather questions concerning faith, politics, and our planet be answered by us than by some progressive tv personality. Neither do we spend money on movies anymore. We are very careful what we watch, because we don’t want our hard earned cash furthering the Hollywood agenda. It is a pain. There are many movies that look awesome, but has some actor who has come out and spewed some tasteless garbage about how stupid our faith or our politics is. We have chosen to make a stand in our home. Not for everyone in Hollywood to know (they don’t care), but as an example for our children.
  
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- your sensei
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:14am
  4JPIPES . . .That is just dumb. Maybe if you wrapped your kids in cellophane and hung them in the closet you could watch a few movies without feeling guilty. The world exists. It is real and it is powerful and it is waiting for your kids to explore. And they will. And the worst abusers are usually kids who have been isolated their entire lives. That’s why they call it the “Preacher Kid Syndrome.”
  
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- Rayblue
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 12:01pm
  I didn’t see Star Wars till 15 years after it came out. And even then it was a hash of shallow tired ideas couched in a comic book morality play. Moviegoers have been conditioned to expect a steadily lowering grade of material for a long time now. The “Rolling Stone Raves” type of movie today is a computer generated half a$$ effort designed to dazzle the eyes but is severely lacking in talented writers, actors and sets built in real time with material other than a cheap computer program. So when Robert Ryan threw a punch, you knew it connected. When George Clooney pretends to fight, you know he’s pretending. When Meryl Streep is acting, it’s obvious. When some show their ignorance on national TV, their ignorance becomes them and precedes them to their next overhyped unnecessity.
  
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Choctaw25
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:17am
Looks like I won’t be going to see the Iron Lady. Never have liked her, anyway.

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kickagrandma
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:16am
Well, another one bites the dust. I’m really glad I don’t waste our money (God’s allowance to us on this earth) on that trash. I used to like meryl streep. Done now. Not one more penny on anything that isn’t GOD’s or HIS provision for us. Not in this lifetime, not on this earth. In JESUS’ name, amen.

I’m really glad GOD likes chocolate, or I’d be up a creek….

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- your sensei
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:19am
  GRANNY:
  
  God HATES chocolate. And if you had your way, He wouldn’t allow free will either.
  
  Granny, you’re the most dangerous kind of Christian, the kind who thinks just because you deny yourself the things you don’t like anyway that you’re exhibiting godly discipline. Nonsense. You’re doing exactly the same thing every heathen and sinner does – whatever you want to do. Hence the chocolate that has caused your body to balloon and doomed you and your diabetes to be carted around in a scooter.
  
  (How’d I know all that?)
  
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- barber2
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 5:52pm
  KICK: They same that God loves a sinner. A certain child of Saul Alinsky and resident smart aleck better hope that’s true..
  
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- barber2
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 5:54pm
  KICK: That should have been written as : ” they say God ..” The rest was written as intended…
  
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Baddoggy
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:15am
I would be buried in a firesuit if I were them…

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- your sensei
  Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:20am
  Actually, its cold in he double hockey sticks.
  
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