Poor Newt Gingrich, first he's surrounded by "reverse racists," now it's "paganism." Right here in Virginia, no less! :) Check this out.On Friday, Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, and Oliver North visited Rock Church in Hampton Roads, Virginia to give a three-hour long lecture on “Rediscovering God in America.” The speakers warned the audience about the “continuing availability of abortion, the spread of gay rights, and attempts to remove religion from American public life and school history books.” The Virginia-Pilot reported that Gingrich argued that, while Christianity is the foundation of American citizenship, Americans are experiencing a period where they are being “surrounded by paganism”Looking through the comments section at Think Progress, there are some good responses to this as you might expect. For instance.
*"OOOOooooOOoooOOOooooh!!!!! Pagans????? I'm askeered!!!!!!!"
*"The serial adulterer, the defender of rapists and the con artist who committed high treason are telling us why we're not Godly enough. I give up on ever trying to parody these clowns. They're always a step ahead."
*"Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!!! A corrupt, unethical, immoral liar is surrounded by pagans?!? I know a lot of pagans who are of far better character than he, the convenient christian."
*"Pagans just want to have fun. Like girls. What's wrong with that?"
*"Oliver North, wow, I get a lump in my throat when I think of that fine Christian. His tireless efforts to support illegal operations in Nicaragua, including intentional allowance of drug-smuggling into the United States to fund those operations, just make me feel born-again when I think about them."
*"Beware the politician [s]pouting Godly things"
""I SOOOOO hope that the Newtster runs for president in 2012."
Finally, here's my comment: Please keep coming to Virginia, Newt-ster, please keep hanging out with right-wing felons like Oliver North, and please keep on talking about how super-qualified Latinas are "racists," how we're surrounded by "paganism," how Barack Obama (and Democrats in general) are "socialists," how all we need is more "trickle down" economics, etc. My only request: next time you're in Virginia, can you please say these things with Bob McDonnell (and Bill Bolling and Ken Kook-inelli) standing next to you, and can I get a photo of it? Thanks Newt Man! :)
P.S. The definition of paganism: 1) "One who is not a Christian, Muslim, or Jew, especially a worshiper of a polytheistic religion"; 2) "One who has no religion"; 3) "A non-Christian."
P.P.S. For more on Gingrich's, Huckabee's and North's visit to Hampton Roads, click here.
