I've pretty much always found Victoria Jackson to be the most annoying element of her generation of SNL, but now that she's voiced her political opinions on the internet, she has forced herself back into my consciousness, and not in a good way. Here is her little "Yay McCain!" tirade, with my commentary in italics. Forgive the way I go in and out of talking directly to Victoria. It's a problem I have when I'm irritated.
VJ: Why am I voting for the fantastic McCain/Palin ticket? Simply because my "world view" is based on the belief that The Bible is the inerrant, holy, Word of God, and the Republican stance on abortion, marriage, government control, taxes, education, health care, charity, military, defense, democracy and freedom - lines up closest with the Bible's message.
Okay. I don't generally like to criticize other people's religious beliefs because that's just opening up the opportunity for them to criticize my lack thereof (and my preference is simply to not discuss it), but I seriously HATE it when people use "but the Bible says" as their justification for every little thing. The Bible, in my opinion, is a book that was written by people. And by definition, people make errors and are prone to putting their own interpretive spin on everything with which they come into contact. As proof, my interpretive spin on the New Testament is that serves as a morality teaching. It drives me bats when people justify disapproval of homosexuality, etc., by the Old Testament. To me, this defies the New Testament's message of acceptance and non-judgment. At any rate, the Bible was not a fax from heaven. It was, at best, transcribed by people, and people are, again, fallible.
Moving along. In snarky opinion news, I was unaware that the Bible took a position on education that was not "don't teach women," or healthcare other than "women are unclean," or democracy, given that in Biblical times the predominant rule at the time was monarchy and that democracy was more or less contained to Greece.
VJ: Whoever Obama's paying to help him appear to be a Christian, to win the Evangelical vote... is doing a terrible job. He should ask me for a few pointers.
Sure. Since you're clearly not a person who passes judgment on others and therefore are a perfect Christian. I mean, if you say he's not a Christian, he must not be.
VJ: First of all, "obscure reference in Romans" is a dead give away that he's never cracked a Bible. "Evangelicals" love Romans. They have it practically memorized. -"obscure reference in Zephaniah" might have been more appropriate.
So every Evangelical is exactly the same level of authority on Romans? This I did not know. What I do know is that in high school when a group of us did the Disciple Bible study, we ended up reading about 70% of the Bible, including pretty much all of Romans. That doesn't mean that I don't consider parts of it obscure. (Also, I threw that in there to prove that I have indeed read a good deal of the Bible, and am not totally ignorant of the things it contains.)
VJ: And, Obama, when you say things like, "Sin is...being out of alignment with my values." That is a blaring siren of Biblical ignorance. The Bible says, "Sin is being out of alignment with God's values." That's like the number one lesson in every book of the Bible. You really need some help.
There's a way to make a point. Take a quote entirely out of context. In context, it reads as such (from a 2004 interview at God Factor):
GG: Do you believe in sin?
OBAMA: Yes.
GG: What is sin?
OBAMA: Being out of alignment with my values.
GG: What happens if you have sin in your life?
OBAMA: I think it’s the same thing as the question about heaven. In the same way that if I’m true to myself and my faith that that is its own reward, when I’m not true to it, it’s its own punishment.
He is not calling himself God, he is saying that he feels like he sins when he doesn't follow his values, which are Christian. So perhaps, Victoria, you're the one who needs help. With your reading comprehension. Or perhaps you never even read it in context. That seems likely.
VJ: Your statements are New Age, relativist, & humanist. Basically, they are textbook comments that go back to the first sin in the Garden of Eden, when the serpent lied and told Adam and Eve that they could be equal with God. (Read the book "When the World Will Be As One") "New Age" is the oldest false religion. It is a lie. And as for your "church" or Rev. Wright, Evangelicals think it's a sad cartoon. Obama, call me. I'll explain Christianity to you.
So because you don't believe it, it's a lie. Thank goodness we have you to flaunt your superiority by quoting a single contextually ambiguous comment and deciding that Obama thinks he's God. Victoria, call me. I'll explain the theory of rhetoric to you.
Isn't paganism the oldest "false" religion? Like, the sun worshiping that much of Christian symbolism and holidays are derived from, which was a way to subtly convert pagans into Christianity? Yeah, shut up.
Maybe you'll get saved and start loving unborn babies.
You're joking.You're joking with this, right?
You see, what bothers me most, besides being a Communist, and a racist (Obama writes in his book, From Dreams of My Father, "I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and and animosity against my (white) mother's race.") (Obama's "religion" of the last 20 years is Black Liberation Theology. What is that? "It is simply Marxism dressed up in Christian rhetoric. But unlike traditional Marxism, Black Liberation Theology emphasizes race rather than class. It's leading theorist is James Cone who says Jesus was black, African-Americans are the chosen people, and whites are the devil. Cone says, "What we need is the destruction of whiteness, which is the source of human misery in the world." The McAlvany Intelligence Advisor), is that he is a LIAR.
Way too long parentheses notwithstanding, this is idiotic. She quotes a passage from a book talking about Obama coming to terms with his racial identity in his youth and thinks that he's a racist because he once had resentment with regard to being raised by a white grandmother. Without having such an experience, one cannot begin to imagine what that is like. Unless you're Victoria Jackson, in which case, you know everything about everything and are an authority who considers the way they think and act to be above others.
As far as the Black Liberation Theology, first off, just because Obama's former pastor (who I kind of think took the crazy train when he got in the public eye) feels a certain way doesn't mean that Obama does. And quoting a leading theorist with no connection to Obama is irrelevant. But do go on. Why are you accusing him of being a liar?
He pretends to be a Christian and he incriminates himself everytime he speaks about Christianity. To lie about being a believer in Christ is very dangerous. Lightning could strike him at any minute! But seriously, he doesn't have a clue what the Bible says and yet he pretends to be a church-going Christian to win votes. That is sooooo evil.
Again with the condemning Obama for something that you cannot prove. You cannot know what is in a man's heart, says the Bible. Your perception does not define who a person is. Leveling condemnation and criticism at someone due to quotes you've read or heard is not fair. For instance, if I were going to judge you, Victoria Jackson, by your public persona, I would say that you are an absolute idiot because you portray one so well on TV. That's probably not true. It's unfair of me to say it, because I've never met you, spoken to you personally, gotten to know you on a deeper level. Yet here you are, doing exactly that to Obama.
I mean, let's talk about McCain. He has admitted to cheating on his first wife, who waited for him while he was a POW and raised his children, enduring a crippling injury at the same time. He had affairs while married, and began his relationship with his current wife while still married, and married her four months after his divorce was granted. If you're going to dredge up the past and blame Obama for his opinions and indiscretions in his youth, explain this McCain adulterousness away and tell me that he's a wonderful Christian by the same standards you judge Obama with.
In a 2004 interview with Cathleen Falsani for her book, Obama said, "...I believe there are many paths to the same place....and all people of faith - Christians, Jews, animists, everyone --- know the same God." This is not Christianity. It is universalism. Either Obama doesn't know John 14:6, "Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man comes to the Father but by me," or he doesn't believe it. You can't be a Christian and not believe the Bible is the Word of God!
By which she means, you can't be MY kind of Christian and not believe exactly what I believe. What of free will? Won't she be lonely in heaven if only people who believe precisely what she believes are going there?
Obama goes on to say he doesn't believe in hell, and he doesn't know what happens to him when he dies. One cannot deny the central tenets of the Christian faith and be a Christian (Christ-follower). Obama is a liar.
What of the possibility that the translation of the Bible which "real Christians" follow missed something? Or was misinterpreted by the prophet that God dictated it to? That means NO ONE CAN EVER BE SAVED. Isn't it likely that a loving God would accept the individual kind of relationship that each person is able to forge with Him, if any? If not, then He and Jesus probably don't get along that well.
I know my stance might keep me from LA jobs, since (almost) the whole town is liberal but, some time in a man's life, or a bleach blonde 49 year old woman's life, one must stand for what they believe in, and put truth before popularity.
If by "truth" she means "opinion."
I pray that our country will have a revival, and that God will forgive us for our rejection of Him. He blessed our country because we worshipped Him. But, now our public places have kicked him out, and subsequently, (or coincidentally?), our nation is being attacked by our enemies.
At what point was our country blessed in full? Did no one believe in God during the Revolutionary and Civil Wars? Further, did the entire world get punished during the World Wars? And what would have made God turn on the Jews so thoroughly and send Hitler into the world?
So let's say there's an undiscovered tribe out in a rainforest that people haven't managed to destroy yet. They've never met a missionary or seen a Bible, or heard of God in the way that you know. Are they summarily punished and sent to hell? Do you believe that God put them on earth, yet they won't be saved for never having believed as you believe? Because it's what you seem to be implying.
(By the way, the Bible says, "Love Your Enemies, Bless Them That Curse You." and the Koran says, "Kill the Infidel." (that means non-Muslims). I don't think people know that.)
When did the Koran come into this? Are you about to call Obama a Muslim? Also, there are lots of things in the Bible that call for stoning. Many people are smote (smited?) for the actions of a select few. Also, that one quote is not the entirety of the Koran.
I was reading the other day in Leviticus 26:3-13, and Leviticus 26:14-25 and on, where God was warning the Israelites to obey him. In Lev. 26:14-16 it even says, "...if you despise my statutes...I will even appoint terror over you." I couldn't help but see a parallel to our country which was founded on the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob.
Ah, Leviticus... the book that tells us of the evils of homosexuals, tattoos, rabbits, and pork. And a country founded on the God who makes sure you like him enough that you'd be willing to kill your son, should he request such, and then there's Jacob with the multiple wives and concubines.
Just today I heard a quote from Obama where he was mocking the Old Testament (The 10 Commandments)and the Sermon on the Mount. I wouldn't want to be Obama on Judgement Day, but I especially don't want him to be the leader of my country.
Care to share that quote? Because without it, you could just as easily have taken a totally innocuous comment out of context again, or just made it up. Also, if he said it when he was twelve, it's probably not relevant.
"We must in all seriousness ask if Barack Hussein Obama could be a Muslim terrorist sympathizer or a Marxist mole. His closest friends include Communists, domestic and Muslim terrorists, racists and convicted felons. In his book Audacity of Hope, Barack Hussein Obama says, "I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."
This again? How do people not understand that one's name does not define them? I have a last name that is commonly Korean, but I'm pale and blond. Do you still want to accuse me of being good at math? Because I'm not. His closest friends (say you) also do not define him. You used to spend a lot of time on the SNL set with Chris Farley and Adam Sandler, but that doesn't mean you're fat, on drugs and a total tool whose movies all suck. I don't know of any movies you've been in, but knowing Adam Sandler doesn't mean you're incapable of making a tolerable film.
Also, without context, I'm going to automatically dismiss that quote. "I will stand with" could just as easily be a way of saying "I will not expell them from the country and bomb the crap out of their homeland." And what's a Marxist mole? Are there rogue groups of Marxists trying to get info from the ultimate insider, the President.
"It is ironic and ominous that just 7 years after Islamic fundamentalist terrorists blew up the World Trade Center, that America may be about to elect a President with three Islamic names - Barack Hussein Obama - who has an Islamic education (in Indonesia), and strong Islamic ties and leanings."
GAAAH.
Come On America! Wake Up! How stupid can you people be?!
Oh. Well, now that you've called me stupid, I don't feel bad about calling you an ignorant idiot.
One of the leading Islamic Extremist organizations, Hamas, endorsed Obama! HELLO!
HELLO! Did you know that groups can endorse whoever they want? Without regard to the candidate's preference about same? If the Conservative Lesbians of America (apologies if there actually is such a group) endorsed McCain, would you think that he was in league with lesbians?
HOPE Americans start researching the candidates before they vote, and that they
CHANGE from ignorance and/or apathy to a passion for the Truth!
Yeah. I HOPE that happens to, but in the opposite way that you mean it. Because there's nothing we need more than CHANGE.