Pew: Protestants No Longer a Majority in United States
The trend has political implications. Voters who describe themselves as having no religion vote overwhelmingly for Democrats. Pew found Americans with no religion support abortion rights and gay marriage at a much higher rate than the American public at large.
These “nones” are an increasing segment of voters who are registered as Democrats or lean toward the party, growing to 24 percent from 17 percent over the last five years.
The religiously unaffiliated are becoming as important a constituency to Democrats as evangelicals are to Republicans, Pew said.
After the full steaming quart of frothing angry piss he produced in May of 2008 when Bush was photographed playing golf following an IED/suicide bomber attack in Iraq, (supposedly after Bush had said he intended to give up playing Golf) you’d THINK that Keith Olbermann would at least take a moment to criticize this.
Then? “Mr. President, this war isn’t about you…OR Golf!”
Now? “….”
Not surprising Obama wants to talk about Big Bird. Very few Socialists would want to talk about The Little Red Hen.
An updated version of “The Little Red Hen”
“Who will help me plant my wheat?” asked the little red hen.
“Not I,” said the cow.
“Not I,” said the duck.
“Not I,” said the pig.
“Not I,” said the goose.
“Then I will do it by myself.” She planted her crop and the wheat grew and ripened.
“Who will help me reap my wheat?” asked the little red hen.
“Not I,” said the duck.
“Out of my classification,” said the pig.
“I’d lose my seniority,” said the cow.
“I’d lose my unemployment compensation,” said the goose.
“Then I will do it by myself,” said the little red hen, and so she did.
“Who will help me bake the bread?” asked the little red hen.
“That would be overtime for me,” said the cow.
“I’d lose my welfare benefits,” said the duck.
“I’m a dropout and never learned how,” said the pig.
“If I’m to be the only helper, that’s discrimination,” said the goose.
“Then I will do it by myself,” said the little red hen.
She baked five loaves and held them up for all of her neighbors to see.
They wanted some and, in fact, demanded a share but the little red hen said, “No, I shall eat all five loaves.”
“Excess profits!” cried the cow.
“Capitalist leech!” screamed the duck.
“I demand equal rights!” yelled the goose.
The pig just grunted in disdain.
And they all painted ‘Unfair!’ picket signs and marched around and around the little red hen, shouting obscenities.
When the farmer came, he said to the little red hen, “You must not be so greedy.”
“But I earned the bread,” said the little red hen.
“Exactly,” said the farmer. “That is what makes our free enterprise system so wonderful. Anyone in the barnyard can earn as much as he wants. But under our modern government regulations, the productive workers must divide the fruits of their labor with those who are lazy and idle.”
And they all lived happily ever after, including the little red hen, who smiled and clucked, “I am grateful, for now I truly understand.”
But her neighbors became quite disappointed in her. She never again baked bread because she joined the ‘party’ and got her bread free. ‘Fairness’ had been established.
Individual initiative had died but nobody noticed; perhaps no one cared so long as there was free bread that ‘the rich’ were paying for.
And perhaps…this is the end.
But the next week, there was no bread, or anything else to eat. So, they all starved equally.
Sorry for the fast departure from topic, but…NEWSMAX HEADLINES?
Is this a new sidebar feature, or am I just dull and inattentive?
First newsmax story:
Socon=OUTLAW!
I just hope Romney pulls this off, if only to see a lot of lefties feed on Obama and each other like cannibalistic tadpoles.
That’s most awesome, Darleen. I shall disseminate widely.
After the full steaming quart of frothing angry piss he produced in May of 2008 when Bush was photographed playing golf following an IED/suicide bomber attack in Iraq, (supposedly after Bush had said he intended to give up playing Golf) you’d THINK that Keith Olbermann would at least take a moment to criticize this.
Then? “Mr. President, this war isn’t about you…OR Golf!”
Now? “….”
Something? Anything? Keith?
I believe you’ve come up with something worse than being nibbled to death by ducks. We are not worthy.
Is this a new sidebar feature
It’s been there for months. Get worried when its WND headlines.
Not surprising Obama wants to talk about Big Bird. Very few Socialists would want to talk about The Little Red Hen.
An updated version of “The Little Red Hen”
“Who will help me plant my wheat?” asked the little red hen.
“Not I,” said the cow.
“Not I,” said the duck.
“Not I,” said the pig.
“Not I,” said the goose.
“Then I will do it by myself.” She planted her crop and the wheat grew and ripened.
“Who will help me reap my wheat?” asked the little red hen.
“Not I,” said the duck.
“Out of my classification,” said the pig.
“I’d lose my seniority,” said the cow.
“I’d lose my unemployment compensation,” said the goose.
“Then I will do it by myself,” said the little red hen, and so she did.
“Who will help me bake the bread?” asked the little red hen.
“That would be overtime for me,” said the cow.
“I’d lose my welfare benefits,” said the duck.
“I’m a dropout and never learned how,” said the pig.
“If I’m to be the only helper, that’s discrimination,” said the goose.
“Then I will do it by myself,” said the little red hen.
She baked five loaves and held them up for all of her neighbors to see.
They wanted some and, in fact, demanded a share but the little red hen said, “No, I shall eat all five loaves.”
“Excess profits!” cried the cow.
“Capitalist leech!” screamed the duck.
“I demand equal rights!” yelled the goose.
The pig just grunted in disdain.
And they all painted ‘Unfair!’ picket signs and marched around and around the little red hen, shouting obscenities.
When the farmer came, he said to the little red hen, “You must not be so greedy.”
“But I earned the bread,” said the little red hen.
“Exactly,” said the farmer. “That is what makes our free enterprise system so wonderful. Anyone in the barnyard can earn as much as he wants. But under our modern government regulations, the productive workers must divide the fruits of their labor with those who are lazy and idle.”
And they all lived happily ever after, including the little red hen, who smiled and clucked, “I am grateful, for now I truly understand.”
But her neighbors became quite disappointed in her. She never again baked bread because she joined the ‘party’ and got her bread free. ‘Fairness’ had been established.
Individual initiative had died but nobody noticed; perhaps no one cared so long as there was free bread that ‘the rich’ were paying for.
And perhaps…this is the end.
But the next week, there was no bread, or anything else to eat. So, they all starved equally.
They actually have changed the story of the little red hen, and now she shares with her shiftless neighbors.