Rep. Cohen Compares Obama to Jesus

[BlueJessamine]

Source: The Hill

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) compared Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama to Jesus Christ and Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin to Pontius Pilate.

"The parties have differences, but if you want change, you want the Democratic Party," Cohen said Wednesday during a speech on the House floor. "Obama was a community organizer, like Jesus, who our minister prayed about. Pontius Pilate was a governor."

The comment comes in the wake of Palin's Republican National Convention speech in which she criticized Obama's time spent as a community organizer, contrasting it with her experience as a governor. Since then, Republicans have sought to emphasize Palin's experience, relative to Obama.



Read more: http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2008/09/10/rep-cohen-compares-obama-to-jesus/

[WCGreen]

1. That line is golden, like Butter, if you will....

[hughee99]

10. I'm not sure it's really that good.

Just pointing out that Palin is a governor like Pontius Pilate seems to miss that 28 other Democrats in the US are currently governors, as well as our last two Democratic presidents and FDR. There's nothing wrong, in and of itself, with being a Governor, there's just something wrong with Palin.

[raystorm7]

16. Don't overthink it, just relish in its simplicity :)

[WCGreen]

19. It's just one of those he who casts the first stone things...

It will resonate...

For us.

[clevbot]

2. lol.

[Enrique]

3. hey, that line was from a DUer wasn't it?

:wow:

[shadowknows69]

8. I saw it here right after the convention

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Cue new McCain ad: Obama thinks he's Jesus!

[AnneD]

17. This may shock some folks ....

but he might even have the same skin tone as Jesus....just a thought. That ought to bake some noodles.

[Newsjock]

5. Cue the faux outrage in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ...

Within three hours, CNN and Fox News will be showing old film of John Lennon saying the Beatles were bigger than Jesus.

[Ishoutandscream2]

12. I won't take that bet. I think you are absolutely correct

Within this news story, they'll show Beatle albums being burned in the south after it was found out about the Lennon statement.

[jobycom]

6. Cute, but it may hurt Palin's feelings, you know.

Being called insensitive, lipstick, and Pontius Pilate all in one week? Who knew politics could be so mean? :cry:

[Mike Daniels]

7. delete

[WriteDown]

9. Nothing good can come of this...

This is not helping. Plays into the same argument as Hillary saying the clouds were going to part for him.

[kirby]

11. ALLEGORY, not COMPARES!!! n/t

[redqueen]

14. Too bad so many people are so dumb... the distinction is lost on them.

Le sigh.

[scytherius]

13. UGH

How stupid. I wish both sides would bail on the religion metaphors. What a dumb comment.

[ObamanationYes1]

18. I agree

Now this will be in the news along with the statement by the SC Dem Leader - both things taking the focus off of Obama's message.

Besides, can you imagine what we DU'ers would be saying if a Repug mentioned Jesus on the House Floor.

BAD FORM!

[HomerRamone]

15. a goyishe Cohen? nt

[Zhade]

20. ENOUGH WITH THE MIXING OF RELIGION AND POLITICS.

This borders on the illegal, if it's not already!

EDIT: After thinking about it further, this IS a violation of the separation of church and state, and here's why: jesus is the central figure in christian mythology. Here, he is spoken of in a positive manner by an elected official. That's an ENDORSEMENT of religion by a government figure!

[meow2u3]

21. Rep Cohen is a mensch!

He took the Christianist Right's most powerful weapon--The Jesus Card--and used it against the repukes. :yourock:

The puke said this: The National Republican Campaign Committee (NRCC) fired back at Cohen Wednesday afternoon, sending a memo condemning the Tennessee Democrat's remarks.

"The Democrats have lost their minds – and all sense of moral decency," said NRCC communications director Karen Hanretty. "Pontius Pilate sentenced Christ to death on a cross. So, exactly what point was Cohen trying to make?"

Here's the point: Just as Pontius Pilate sentenced Christ to death on the cross after finding Jesus innocent, the repukes are trying to railroad Obama and sentence him to political death
without a shred of solid evidence.

[mitchum]

22. And the repubs also have The Whore of Mooselon

[FVZA_Colonel]

23. While it really is just a little joke, this can't really be a good thing.

Righties are going to take this way out of context.