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An alert FBvian snapped this shot in the West Village Borders. It was taken in the �Religion� section of the Children�s area of the store. Curious. But a very appropriate section in the store. (special thanks to freeconservatives.com)

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UnkleSam

February 12th, 2009

11:33:28 PM CST

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how is this ironic? can i rate it negative 5?

madDogSoldier

February 12th, 2009

11:38:49 PM CST

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Yeah, I know, its just so obviously self evident right now, just like how the Pittsburgh Steelers are the greatest football team ever, although it might have clicked some months back before people figured things out. Anyway, to vote that way, click on the gray star to the farthest right.

anystrom

February 13th, 2009

12:26:31 PM CST

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YOU'RE roguemerc? LOL, this is Neil Peart

madDogSoldier

February 13th, 2009

6:54:13 PM CST

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I'm glad you could RUSH over here.

MasterAL

February 13th, 2009

10:34:33 PM CST

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The irony is lost on me. Also, the fail noise with what Obama says at the end doesn't make sense to me.

madDogSoldier

February 13th, 2009

10:53:38 PM CST

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:rolls eyes: Maybe I should use smaller words so that you will understand. If you don't get the irony of a president being placed in a religious books section, there is nothing I can do to help you. It is fairly obvious that you think that he is a god. The fail noise would go well with you comment.

madDogSoldier

February 14th, 2009

1:20:16 AM CST

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Well if you think that the president is a god king to be worshipped, then it makes sense that you would not understand my use of the word 'irony' either.

madDogSoldier

February 14th, 2009

3:04:01 PM CST

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You have been bitching this much just about what you feel to be bad semantics? :rolls eyes: First of all, your'e wrong. Plenty of things can be ironic and appropriate at the same time, given the right context. Secondly, I could care less that he was your senator. That does not make him any better.

madDogSoldier

February 14th, 2009

3:19:53 PM CST

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You think your'e so smart, but your'e not. I know what ironic means. In the context of revealing an unintended truth about something, it can be appropriate as well. For example, the fact that you are making yourself look very foolish here in an attempt to do so to me would be ironic from your perspective. However, I would find such an irony to be appropriate.

madDogSoldier

February 14th, 2009

3:30:04 PM CST

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Really? Which one of us is endlessly pestering the other over semantics?

MasterAL

February 18th, 2009

1:05:36 AM CST

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madDog please come on! Irony doesn't seem to be the appropriate word. I mean, it would be ironic, if say... you brought up the seperation of church and state....but that's iffy at best. The fact that people consider him to be a god isn't counterpointing something you gave us. That's why I don't understand why this is ironic.

madDogSoldier

February 18th, 2009

10:57:23 PM CST

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Looks like someone has tunnel vision here, because I thought that this question was answered in plethora below. But I will repeat the points, just for you. 1. We live in a secular nation, that there was supposed to be a division of powers, including that of church and state. The idea was that unlike the kings from days of old, that politicians would base their views upon reason instead. This would help keep certain kinds of tyrants from office. Unfortunately, this principle was badly abused over time

madDogSoldier

February 18th, 2009

11:05:13 PM CST

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Now, both parties have both become heavily infested with religious rhetoric. Although, the democrats were allegedly supposed to be much less worse. 2. Because of this, the democrats have had the moral high ground from the secularist perspective. But now, many have pointed out that quite lately, the democrats have been abusing this principle just like the republicans. They fiercely denied this. This picture is simply more proof of their hypocrisy.

madDogSoldier

February 18th, 2009

11:22:17 PM CST

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I wasn't talking to you, I was talking to MasterAL (actually, maybe I was talking to you). Whether or not the democrats put the books wherever is not the point. The point is that the books were there to begin with, for any reason. Even if the wind blew them there, it would still be ironic.

madDogSoldier

February 18th, 2009

11:51:26 PM CST

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Big difference. Those two books you mentioned are specifically religious. Right on their front covers. They had little to do with politics. The books in this photo, however, are really more of a mish-mosh of various things. They do not come out and say that they have anything to do with religion. One of them, "Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope" is supposed to be a biography. It's pretty clear that the lines between philosophy, religion and politics is being blurred.

madDogSoldier

February 19th, 2009

12:09:24 AM CST

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I'm no fan of Carter. I'm disappointed that someone like him got elected. I'm actually disappointed with Obama for both reasons, as any sane person should be.

ZeroTron

February 19th, 2009

10:55:09 AM CST

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god dammit maddog it's thanks to people like you that I didn't know what the real meaning of irony was till I was 13.

madDogSoldier

February 19th, 2009

4:12:52 PM CST

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Speaking of 13, I now have over 1300 views :D

GaryGnu

February 13th, 2009

11:18:40 PM CST

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But... But.... But........ GEORGE BUSH!!!!

madDogSoldier

February 13th, 2009

11:22:21 PM CST

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In fairness, there was a certain amount of this for him too. But not like this.

coyotemoon722

February 14th, 2009

1:36:29 PM CST

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Deprecating Comment!

madDogSoldier

February 14th, 2009

2:07:30 PM CST

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oh, what's the matter, did I offend another Obama supporter?

madDogSoldier

February 15th, 2009

2:28:14 AM CST

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I don't think that most of the other voters here agree.

Eldred

February 15th, 2009

1:15:39 AM CST

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Barrack Obama stimulated my package

vonmatrices

February 15th, 2009

4:57:31 AM CST

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"Ironic," I don't think it means what you think it means.

madDogSoldier

February 15th, 2009

9:43:30 AM CST

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Well that's too bad, because I think it means the dictionary definition.

madDogSoldier

February 15th, 2009

3:02:18 PM CST

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WOOHOO! Over 700 views!

ieldanth

February 16th, 2009

9:36:54 AM CST

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fix the audio's volume consistency ftw. Have to turn up the speakers to make out what Obama is saying only to have the fail noise blasting out at the very end. Irony on multiple levels here: President's books in the religion section vs Separation of Church and State for one.

madDogSoldier

February 16th, 2009

6:00:40 PM CST

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Thanks for pointing that out on both counts. I updated the audio.

ieldanth

February 18th, 2009

8:27:30 AM CST

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I updated my vote too. Thx. :)

Kremlin

February 16th, 2009

11:48:58 AM CST

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internet

madDogSoldier

February 16th, 2009

5:42:31 PM CST

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LOL

v3rt1g0

February 17th, 2009

3:31:36 AM CST

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hurf durf hurf durf hurf durf

madDogSoldier

February 17th, 2009

5:42:53 PM CST

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Sorry, I don't speak retard. Come back when you learn english.

icreatedytmnd

February 17th, 2009

4:02:44 AM CST

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i dont find it ironic.. its the truth. the followers of him .. have FAITH in him.. they BELIEVE hes going to save the world.

madDogSoldier

February 17th, 2009

5:46:56 PM CST

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Yes, it is the truth indeed. But ieldanth said it pretty well. We live in an allegedly secular nation. We are supposed to have a wall between church and state. Yet all these fools seem to be ignoring this. For an additional irony on top of that one, the democrats have always complained (rightly so) that republicans and conservatives have embraced religion too much and try to force it on everyone else. But now Obama and his democrats are doing the same exact thing. This picture speaks 1000 words.

February 18th, 2009

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February 19th, 2009

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This never happened when Taft was president. Now THERE'S a president.

madDogSoldier

February 19th, 2009

4:18:10 PM CST

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His son kicked even more ass. Too bad Eisenhower beat him out for the nomination.

ZeroTron

February 23rd, 2009

9:23:45 AM CST

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obama's economic plan: bail out best bankin' buds and make sure to give just enough money to unemployed people in order to prevent riots and because you're black you can also help prevent riots because you're the "cool black dude" he he this doesn't smell like a scam or anything and is nothing like what communists do at all.

madDogSoldier

February 23rd, 2009

9:17:29 PM CST

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Right now, he is on TV that sounds relatively decent from the point of fiscal conservatism, but I will believe him if and when I see him live by what he said. I hope to God he does not listen to Keynsian psychos who are completely oblivious to the fact that we have the largest government in history, yet are still f*cking up.

soapalope

February 23rd, 2009

9:23:48 PM CST

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This is infuriating. That section should be nothing but the Catholic Catechism, Mother Angelica books and pop-up Bible.

madDogSoldier

February 23rd, 2009

9:46:21 PM CST

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I know, right?

xparasite9

May 16th, 2009