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Cunningham invoked "[s]ix-six-six" and "the beast" in discussing "Barack Hussein Obama"

Summary: Stating that 666,000 new voters have registered in Ohio, Bill Cunningham said on October 10: "Six, six, six. The mark of the beast. The great majority, of course, are registered by ACORN. ... Who conducted ACORN seminars to tell ACORN employees and others how to cheat the system? Barack Hussein Obama. I may declare him to be the beast. Six, six, six. It could be the end of all days." On the October 13 edition of Cunningham's show, a caller said of Obama, "He may be the Antichrist."
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Posted by tbone

I thought the end of days was what you all the fundies can't wait for. If it means you'll disappear Bill, I'm all for it.

 The fear-mongering, racism and religious prejudice used by the GOP are the most pathetic I've seen in my lifetime. Col. Harlan Sanders

once again the left at its best...."you don't agree with us...well then you're a racist and fear mongerer and you hate people's religion"....give that one a rest it is old alreadyCPA5

Posted by snoopy in reply to Col. Harlan Sanders

Hee hee! If only fundies would disappear as fast as our 401K's.

Posted by wzwriter in reply to snoopy

Hee hee! If only fundies would disappear as fast as our 401K's.

It will be a laugh riot after the Rapture occurs to see how many fundies are left behind.  Starting with James Dobson, PAt Robertson, , John Hagee, and Rod Parsley.  They'll ALL have some 'splainin' to do......

Posted by rutgerhadge3815

The whole idea of god in politics plays as a role simply to obtain power. Political philosophers have wrote about this issue for centuries. Dating back to Plato, in the Republic, Divine rule is discussed as a political system. Machievellian philosophy asserts that a powerful ruler will and must employ the power of religion in order to sustain a scared and ignorant population. So many philosophers have discussed the irrationality of religion in politics and society...

The god idea becomes quite clearly absurd if you actually think about it and read the bible. Chriatians claim that god is infinite.Take this into consideration, infinate.

The second premise in christianity is God has a will, right? People will often say I'm acting on this due to god's will. People have claimed that for years, the crusades was predicated on 'god's will'.

If god is infinite, he(it) cannot contain a will, becaue to be infinite is to lack nothing, and willing is wanting. Wanting is lacking something, therefore, either god is not infinite or god does not have a will.

Basic philosophy of spinoza

Posted by wookie in reply to rutgerhadge3815

And if God can send hurricanes and earthquakes whenever he wants why does he rely on idiots like Pat Robertson to do his will?

Posted by nerzog in reply to wookie

I always thought that a hurricane was a clumsy instrument for retribution,  kind of like using dynamite to get rid of roaches in your house.  Is God really that dumb? Besides, it lets people in the landlocked states off the hook.

Posted by nerzog in reply to rutgerhadge3815

This is why Separation of Church and State is essential to the survival of our Republic.  Any goomba can pretend to speak for God;  just look at history.  If the government claims the authority of God, who can question it?  How does anyone disprove what God has told someone?  It's very much like a pet psychic... the ultimate con job.  

Theocracy inevitably leads to tyranny.  That's why Palintwit as vice president is a bad idea.  The woman is an evangelical nutjob.

Posted by magnolialover

Hey Bill. It's "666" not, 666,000 that is the number of the beast, allegedly (and there are a lot of theologians who disagree about the 666 stuff anyway). You can't even count. Six hundred and sixty six is NOT equal to six hundred and sixty six thousand. Jeesh. What a maroon. And Bill, how many of those new voters who got registered registered as a democrat? How many as a republican? And does it matter? Nope... You're an idiot.

Posted by captfoster2 in reply to magnolialover

"And does it matter? Nope... You're an idiot."

Which is precisely why this piece of poo can only been seen on Fox Noise when not being heard on his crappy show!

Posted by BillJ-MN in reply to magnolialover

I'd heard that the actual number of the beast was 616.  I like that one better because it's my birthday.

Posted by snoopy

If that's not enough for ya, here's Limpballs stoking fear and claiming them uppity blacks are training their kids to be terrorists against the white dominant americans...

As we are witnessing, the conservative movement is in shambles now and the only thing they can do is spew racist hatred out into the world and hope it sticks to their audience in droves. And how is the conservative right going to make sure race is all you can think of when you think of the name Obama?

How about by making the case that blacks in general are lazy, angry, and engaged in a 3 decades old plot to train black children as militants against the US? It's those scary black terrorists again. Don't think anyone would actually SAY that? Think again. Listen to it in Rush Limbaugh's own words. It's hard to cut out much of his racist diatribe so the full transcript will appear under the fold.

Limbaugh: We know that technological advancement is going along at light speed. And yet during this period of time, whether it be the last 57 years or be it the last 20 years, it seems that a majority of the black population has remained angry, frustrated, and behind. They've been left behind. They are acting like they've been left behind, and of course we've heard that this is because of racism, natural systemic institutional racism in America, that we are unfair, that this country is just horrible and rotten.

...The federal government became the father. The father didn't have to hang around in order for the kids to be okay, depending on how you define okay. But as you study more and more of this ACORN stuff, you find that it has been part of an entire movement that has been going on for two, maybe three decades, right under our noses.

We thought that it was just liberal welfare policies and all that that kept blacks from progressing while other minorities grew and prospered, but no, it is these wackos from Bill Ayers to Jeremiah Wright to other anti-American Afrocentric black liberation theologists with ACORN, and Barack Obama is smack dab in the middle of it, they have been training young black kids to hate, hate, hate this country, and they trained their parents before that to hate, hate, hate this country. It was a movement. It was a Bill Ayers, anti-capitalist, anti-American educational movement. ACORN is how it was implemented, right under our noses.
It has been a movement, it has been a religion, and Obama and Jeremiah Wright and William Ayers were all up to their big ears in it.

Posted by magnolialover in reply to snoopy

Wait a minute...

For years, Rush has been telling me that black people are lazy and living off of the teat of the federal government, when in reality, they've been training their kids to overthrow the white lead government of the United States. The only way to stop this, is to elect a black man as President of the United States. If Rush is so scared of the black folks, he should vote democrat, and feel safer.

But seriously, ACORN is non partisan. Simple as that. They register voters. And do other community acts to help lower income folks and moderate income folks raise their standard of living, and all of a sudden, they are some sinister liberal plot to destroy America? Please, before about 2 weeks ago, I would hazard to bet that there were a lot of people in the US who didn't even know they existed.

It appears that as recently as a couple of years ago, McCain embraced ACORN:

http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=12439&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=22386&tx_ttnews[backPid]=12387&cHash=5706e23a2f

How about some facts about ACORN?

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/10/75639/882/410/626072

And from the above link:

"Fact: Voter fraud by individuals is extremely rare, and incredibly difficult. There has never been a single proven case of anyone, anywhere, casting an illegal vote as a result of a phony voter registration. Even if someone wanted to influence the election this way, it would not work."

I think republicans ought to calm the F down about ACORN, because in reality, it's nothing to get excited about.

Posted by MissDee in reply to magnolialover

"But seriously, ACORN is non partisan"

They must have tripled the strength of the kool-aid in the closing days of the election...

Posted by Craig in reply to MissDee

"They must have tripled the strength of the kool-aid in the closing days of the election..." - MissDee

You should probably lay off it then.

Posted by magnolialover in reply to Craig

Exactly. What proof do you have MissDee that ACORN is NOT non partisan? Please try to promote, or put forth some actual, you know, facts... You can't, because they are.

Posted by Craig in reply to magnolialover

Apparently MissDee believes that helping poor people register to vote is a partisan activity. Triple-strength indeed.

Posted by historygeek001 in reply to magnolialover

Once again, no response from a right-wing nutjob when confronted with a request for facts.

Posted by wookie in reply to snoopy

Bill Ayers is an Afrocentric black liberation theologist?

Posted by Steve Wyp

This is wrong on so many levels that it makes my head hurt. This guy is so bad that even Fox should recognize him for the charlatan that he is. Seriously - "666" is the best you can come up with? As a Catholic in remission, even I know that this kind of wackiness is way out of RIGHT field!

Posted by jim359

My cousin in Cinncinatti told me that there're some strang people in her town but I had no idea. She said she really feels like a fish out of water there. Very conservative place with more than its share of whackos.

Posted by lakuip

What I don't get is why these looney rigiht wing rapture watchers wouldn't just go ahead and vote for the anti-christ.  They know their crazy prophecy says they can only be shipped up to Paradise after the anti-christ.  Wouldn't this hurry things along?

Posted by IRONY 101

There are 18 letters in the three names Barack Hussein Obama for an average of six letters for each of the three names. Three names, six letters each equals 666. Now if that isn't enough to convince you...I know it makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.   ;>) 

Posted by Brabantio in reply to IRONY 101

Ronald = 6

Wilson = 6

(are you ready for this?)

Reagan = 6

And when Reagan moved out of the White House, he moved to 666 St. Cloud in Bel Air.  Conclusive proof that the Gipper was the Devil, so we don't have to worry about another incarnation coming along for a while.

Posted by pete592

The religious zealots are going into hyperactive hyperdrive.

Posted by princeofwheels

To Whom It May Concern, Ther are actually 999,000 new registrations but we have the other 330,000 hidden in a safe place (a McCain office in your city) just around the corner. But you don't know about them. If you are a true believe in the 666 theory, you should go to that office and find them. Sincerely, A. Corn

Posted by Eric Jaffa

When it comes to demonizing people, Republican radio hosts are slimy enough to literally portray an opponent as a demon.

Rush Limbaugh referred to Tom Daschle (D-SD) as "El Diablo" before anthrax was mailed to Daschle's office.

Posted by jbraskin

Is there a competition today between Cunningham, Savage, and Limbaugh as to who can make the most idiotic statement about Barack Obama?

Posted by sportsguydave

Get rid of one of those 6s, and you'll have Billy Boy's IQ.

I have the misfortune of coming across this dillweed on the radio each afternoon. He's a first-class moron who even McCain had to throw under the bus. He promised he was done with McCain after that, but here he is, pimping himself out like a typical wingnut.

Too funny.

Posted by Romario

Well...if the caller and Cunningham believe Obama is the AntiChrist, then surely they know that all their efforts to stop Obama from winning the election will fail? The AntiChrist becomes the ruler of the world, so step aside folks...lol.

Posted by princeofwheels in reply to Romario

I thought that "Dean of Drugs", Mr. Limbaugh called Sen. Obama the Messiah. Must be slipping back into his old ways.

Rush, please, you have tried your best for years trying to get the Cons elected so why not try HELPING them instead of hindering everyone else. Sir, you are not a great American and Seannie is taking over your spot. But you are well-paid so why should you care.

Posted by eweston8542983

Stick a ferk in him, he's done.

Posted by jafou0012661

This antichrist talk is really irresposible.  This kind of nonsense could spur some fundie nutjob to do something horrible.

Posted by magnolialover in reply to jafou0012661

Actually, it shouldn't because in order for the rapture to happen (according to these folks), you NEED to have the antichrist on Earth. If that's the case, the fundies should be turning out in drove for Obama the anti-christ. I mean, if they really believe that he is and all, and that they really believe in their made up version of the Bible.

Posted by commonsenseliberal in reply to magnolialover

I wonder...

If these fundies actually believe that Obama is the Anti-Christ, why wouldn't they vote for him to bring about the rapture?

The answer, as I see it, is either (1) they don't truly believe in the rapture nonsense; or (2) they truly don't believe that Obama is the Anti-Christ. 

According to my fundy family, the Anti-Christ is supposed to show up in Israel...

I guess they'll just have to wait for another Anti-Christ to show up. </sarcasm>

Posted by pjcarter

This guy is a dope. But a dangerous on at that. I hope some fundie nutjob doesn't become inspired to do something really evil.

Posted by jafou0012661

In all seriousness can someone explain the "Micky Mouse" voter registration scandal to me? I was admittedly ignorant of what ACORN was about so I studied up on it. So they go on a voter registration drive sign people up and turn in the forms for them. So someone filled out the form as Mickey Mouse? To what end? So they could vote twice? Once for themselves and once as Mr. Mouse? Or was it an ACORN worker trying to pad his registration numbers? In which case shame on him, but I don't see how that could effect vote outcomes.

Posted by commonsenseliberal in reply to jafou0012661

ACORN workers trying to pad registration numbers.  They are paid by the number of registrations they turn in. After they're turned in, ACORN must, by law, turn those registrations in to the powers that be.  ACORN is just an organization whose goal is to get people to register to vote, republican, democrat or other.  It's a non-partisan organization that is, in this instance, caught in the middle by the law - and being blamed for this nonsense by idiots on the right with an ax to grind - and no issues on which to campaign.

Mickey Mouse is not going to show up to vote, even if the fraudulent registration form were to pass scrutiny.  I know that when I vote, I have to show my I.D.  Mr. Mouse, please show your I.D.  These fraudulent voter registration forms will not affect vote outcomes.  Neocons know how to fraudulently affect the numbers (Florida, anyone? Ohio, anyone?) - and this is not how to do it.

This is the way I see it.  If I'm wrong, someone please set me straight (or talk me down!)  ;)

Posted by Tbone Slickens in reply to commonsenseliberal

CommonSense,

Could there be the potential for voter fraud if, and I stress IF, you have precincts that are unmonitored and have large registrations ala Senior Mouse who could then just count them as votes? 

This could easily be pulled off, but there would have to be many people in on the fix.  I don't think it's likely but it could happen.

Posted by chin music

Desparation ain't pretty, folks.  You are going to see the true colors of these republican pigs coming out in the next few weeks.

Posted by wzwriter

"The Beast" is already here.  It lives in Bill Cunningham's toupe.

:-)

Posted by christopher howard

666,000 new voters means that Obama has the strength of 1,000 Anti-Christs or one negatively charged Kilochrist, as recently discovered by the CERN Large Hadron Collider.

Also, Ronald Wilson Reagan not only equalled 666, but his name is an anagram for: Insane Anglo Warlord. Think about it.