The Denver Post seems to have decided that "the Lord" should not be allowed in its paper. In a January 5 report about Illinois Senator wannabe Roland Burris, the unwelcome Burris is quoted by the AP as saying "the Lord" had "ordained" that he get his Senate seat. At 3AM the Post had the full religious quote featured on its site, yet by 8PM the religious reference was purged from the story. One wonders why reference to the Lord was scrubbed from the report?
The report by David Espo of the Associated Press originally quoted Burris as saying that, "We are hoping and praying that they will not be able to deny what the Lord has ordained." Obviously, Burris is convinced that God wants him to be a Senator. (The full AP report with the religious reference can be seen here.)
In the early morning hours of January 5 the Denver Post featured the full David Espo penned, AP story with the religious quote intact. I know this because quite a few websites, message boards and blogs made notice of the religious allusion and used the Denver Post link as their source for the quote. Even the nutcases at the extremist website Democratic Underground were mad that Burris said that God wanted him to be a Senator and pointed back to the Denver Post as the source of their ire. (Not that I care about their opinion, but just that it shows that the original Denver Post piece had the religious reference in it earlier in the day.)
As I said, however, by the evening of the 5th, the Denver Post updated the story cutting it short before the spot where Espo originally inserted Burris' religious quote.
One has to wonder why the Denver Post felt that half a day later it was a good idea to censor Burris' God talk? Was the Post trying to run flak for Burris, excising his religious reference so that Post readers wouldn't have the same extremist reaction that the haters at the Democratic Underground had?
Some of the posters on DU were quite upset that Burris would fall on a religious reference. Poster olkaz said of Burris, "It sounds like Bush. It also reeks of mental illness." One Webster Green slobbered the following: "The f_ _king "Lord" has ordained this a_ _hat to be a senator? :wtf: This dude needs a rubber room!" Well, needless to say, the inarticulate halfwits at DU had even more off color garbage to spew about Roland Burris, but you get the ugly picture.
As I searched the web for the Post's version of the story, several Democrat leaning and liberal sites revealed how miffed they were that Burris invoked God in the story and nearly every reference I found linked back to the Denver Post story.
And yet... and yet by evening the Post had eliminated the talk of religion.
Quite a curious thing, unless you realize that the Post was belatedly trying to clean up Burris' inconvenient religious expression for its readers. We must conclude that the Post was more interested in not upsetting the left than in reporting the news.
The left's scrubbing bubbles strike again.
(Photo Credit: AP Photo/Rob Carr via the Denver Post)
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It is absolutely breath
January 6, 2009 - 04:53 ET by USA4freedomIt is absolutely breath taking what these SOB do now.
They are with out shame, or guilt. They are just pure propagandist. Twisting every story to the template..
Its like someone walking into your store and stealing something and looking right at you and laughing..
Doesn’t anyone in the MSM have ANY scruples???
Stupid question..I know what is the name of this website..???
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
It just shows ta go ya
January 6, 2009 - 06:17 ET by sentforth5Evil doesn't attack good only, sometimes evil attacks itself!
Amos 8:11 Put some meat on dem bones!
Actually I'm kind of
January 6, 2009 - 07:02 ET by motherbeltActually I'm kind of suprised that they removed it. The MSM usually don't have a problem with liberals who claim to be doing the Lord's work.
The campaign of our President-Elect was a case in point.
who did he REALLY mean?
January 6, 2009 - 07:17 ET by AJBOf course... liberal democrat... the lord to him is Comrade Supreme Glorious Leader Obama, none other!
The Denver Post
January 6, 2009 - 07:18 ET by Worriedcould be called "The Liberal Denver Post." It's a left leaning newspaper and you can see this especially in the Editorial section. It's sick. The letters sent in by most readers are enough to make me wanna puke. Occasionally they'll print a letter from the other side. But I never thought they would stoop low enough to remove that somehow offensive term "the Lord."
The Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News are owned by the same company now, with a combined paper on Sundays. The Rocky is still looking for a buyer or else it goes under this month. Now only if we could get rid of the Denver Post.
Denver was my home in the
January 6, 2009 - 08:03 ET by nadadhimmiDenver was my home in the 80's and it was a wonderful, sensible place. Now, The Libs from California have taken over and turned it into a horrible shit hole. Crime, drugs, illegals galore, you know, all the things libs love and promote but isolate themselves from in their gated communities and armed guards. Think Gore, Streisand, Obama, et al. It's the "little people" that must put up with this social engineering crap they foist upon us. They are on Mussolini's path but are to f#cking stupid and arrogant to realize it. Wouldn't that be so appropriate to hang up polititians by their heels from a light pole at a gas station?
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Associated Press,
January 8, 2009 - 01:01 ET by Rush FanWilliam Dean Singleton, owns the Denver Post as well as many other newspapers via his MediaNews Group.
I noticed a change to the left (and downhill) when the Los Angeles area newspaper that I subscribe to, the Daily Breeze, was puchased by Singleton's MediaNews Group in late 2006. So it should come as no surprise that the Daily Breeze, that endorsed President Bush in the last two elections when it was owned by the Copley Press, endorsed Barack Hussein Obama for president.
In its endorsement of Barack Obama, the Daily Breeze sadly gave this as one of their reasons:
"We liked the way Obama carried himself in the final presidential debate. While McCain seems more impulsive and occasionally shoots from the hip, Obama's tone was one of reassurance and stability. He talked about the need for bipartisanship to solve complex problems instead of the traditional Washington mode of partisans butting heads rather than building consensus.
The powerful symbolism of the United States electing its first African-American president is something voters also need to consider. This, after all, would be the fulfillment of one of the basic ideals of this nation: that all of its citizens, no matter what their cultural heritage, can attain the highest office in the land if they
have the tenacity, persistence and intelligence to realize their dreams."
What a bunch of crap!
Sadly, another former conservative newspaper bites the dust.
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William Dean Singleton's Gaffe: Obama bin Laden
January 8, 2009 - 01:36 ET by Rush FanIn April of 2008 The Los Angeles Times reported:
"Appearing before a roomful of newspaper editors and publishers in Washington today, Barack Obama began with a slight (some might say strained) joke about the coverage he generated over the last couple of days because of his now so-well-known comments about small-town America.
As he was wrapping up, he had to parry a stumble by one of the nation's leading news executives, who conflated his name with that of a certain terrorist."
[...]
"Then came a brief Q & A, highlighted by a gaffe by William Dean Singleton, chairman of the AP board of directors and head of ...
one of the nation's largest newspaper chains. Asking about redeploying troops from Iraq, Singleton asked Obama if, as president, he could envision shifting "a substantial number to Afghanistan, where the Taliban has been gaining strength and Obama bin Laden is still at large."
"I think that was Osama bin Laden," the candidate corrected."
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The Denver Post was wrong
January 6, 2009 - 07:21 ET by eaglewingz08The Denver Post was wrong to remove the reference. But readers may make the mistake that Burris was referring to God or Jesus, as 'the Lord'. He was actually referring to the Dark Lord, Blago who gave Burris his appointment.
LOL
January 6, 2009 - 07:46 ET by Warner Todd HustonNow I am picturing Blago in the hooded robe that The Emperor in Star Wars wore!
I find it very disturbing
January 6, 2009 - 08:11 ET by SeashellI find it very disturbing that the left is so obviously adversed to anyone mentioning God. Do those on the left not believe in God? It they do, why be scared to utter his name?
Really, I know many democrats that go to church every Sunday and believe in God, but I still find it odd that so many on the left are offended at the mention of his name. Why is that?
get real...
January 6, 2009 - 08:15 ET by AJBThey don't want a God in their lives. God, to them, represents rules to live life by. If there is no God, then there are no rules. Abort the baby? Gay sex? Steal? Lie? Murder? All ok. If it feels good, DO IT.There is no personal responsibility, no one to account to for your sins. No sin. A society based on no rules fails to survive as a society in the long run... they self-destruct.
Sad part is, if your sex organ is your god, then all of society loses. Just think of all the good done in the name of God... feeding the hungry and poor, fighting against injustice. True, some people twist religion into their own form of hate, but I believe that truly is a minority. Anywhere there is good, evil will try to take over.
One thing I'd like to know
January 6, 2009 - 08:33 ET by taterOne thing I'd like to know is if they believe in that the devil exists as well. Because that would represent a consequence to their actions. For some, they may not believe there is a Satan...but he exists, and the fact that they don't believe is just what he wants.
www.theholyrosary.org
"There is no problem, I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we can not resolve by the prayer of the Holy Rosary." -Sister Lucia
As I said in my post above,
January 6, 2009 - 09:17 ET by SeashellAs I said in my post above, (and for the record, I don't like being in a position to take up for any democrats) I know some democrats (my sister is one of them) and they do believe in God and yes, they believe that Satan exists. I think what we are talking about here are democrats on the far left, true liberals that support positions that are just ungodly in every way, i.e. abortion, gay marriage, etc. I don't see how these people can believe in God or Satan, not with the positions they promote, so they are offended by the mere mention of God' name. Maybe they are just feeling a little guilty?
I think...
January 6, 2009 - 13:25 ET by AJBI think that's their goal... no God, no guilt. Makes all sorts of behavior acceptable.
Seashell, You know many
January 8, 2009 - 01:47 ET by thebutlerdiditSeashell,
You know many Dems that go to church every Sunday and believe in God?? Where? I have been missing all of them, myself. I'm glad to know there might be some out there. Do you ever read what the commenters on the leftie blogs write? It is some of the most vile stuff I have ever seen in my life!
Not surprising at all.
January 6, 2009 - 08:37 ET by c5thenThe more liberal the person the more they can't stand the idea of, thoughts about or mention of GOD. It reminds them that there is an absolute right and wrong and that they are freely allowed to damn themselves by ignoring the gift that is freely given but they refuse to acknowledge. This is why the left are so sympathetic to Islam, because it setts itself up to force it's followers to stay on it's path and to prevent, often with life taking force, any temptation for them to stray off it's path. Of course they don't really see that the path leads to death, not life.
Hey, I got the wrong "CHANGE"!
Alan Keyes / Sarah Palin - 2012
Bingo!
January 6, 2009 - 09:20 ET by SeashellBingo!
If this had been a
January 6, 2009 - 09:10 ET by rimskyIf this had been a Republican who had uttered these words, regardless of the circumstances, the quote would be the lead story all over the msm.
right rimsky
January 6, 2009 - 09:20 ET by Dee BunkI was typing below as you commented - you are seeing it the same way I do.
Me three! Remember that
January 8, 2009 - 01:55 ET by thebutlerdiditMe three! Remember that anytime Bush uttered anything about God he was slammed, and when Palin said something about she would walk through whatever doors God opened for her? On HuffPo there were comments about hoping "her fake f 'ing God who slam her in her f 'ing face with the GD door." And such. They made hay over it and any other mention of God she had, calling her a JesusFreak, believing in a invisible man in the sky, etc. They hate Christians, and love to make fun of it. Burris is an older black man who probably has a long time church background, so this is not surprising. If Obama had of picked him, they would have ignored that he said it.
I almost hate to say it, but
January 8, 2009 - 02:36 ET by general companyBurris is an older black man who probably has a long time church background, so this is not surprising.
I wonder what church he has been a member of for the last 20yrs? Think anyone will look into it? All I can say is I hope he hasnt been in the same pews as Obama.
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Burris is wrong to use "the Lord" this way
January 6, 2009 - 09:19 ET by Dee BunkGod has nothing to do with his appointment and has not "ordained" him.
What Burris has done is the exact thing that the left falsely accuses religious people on the right (Bush, Palin and Huckabee) of doing. None of those mentioned on the right have claimed that God sent them to power. They separate their political actions from their faith and don't claim that their actions are ordained by God.
The Denver post is scrubbing this because they don't want controversy brought to the left. That's the only reason. If a right wing politician had said it they'd have left it. They want all religious conservatives painted with that type of "God speaks through me" brush even when they don't claim it.
There is a huge difference between honoring God and being true to him with your actions vs claiming that he wants you in power.
Good morning Warner
January 6, 2009 - 09:57 ET by cocodrieHow about you and the staff save your lunch money ror a week and use it to buy the Denver Post, the NYT, and the LAT. Y'all could make newspapers out of them. At the rate their stocks are falling they might be affordable.
Just kidding, but it sounds like fun
Perhaps we could take up a
January 6, 2009 - 09:59 ET by sherylsimsPerhaps we could take up a collection...I bet there are a lot of conservatives who would invest in such a thing.
DON'T make me repeat repeat myself myself!
LOL
January 6, 2009 - 10:11 ET by Warner Todd HustonI could run the thing from my Den here in Chicago better!
No joke. I bet if it were
January 6, 2009 - 10:20 ET by sherylsimsNo joke. I bet if it were bought, and written well, and edited without the bias it would turn back into a moneymaker. (Just not in New York) I think that they are sortof left leaning there. Heck, I think there are quite a few posters HERE who could do a better job of reporting and editorializing than what we have seen from the so-called "professionals" there.
DON'T make me repeat repeat myself myself!
I can see it now
January 6, 2009 - 10:26 ET by choselife3xNYTimes headline:
"The Lightworker Revealed"
Now THERE is a vast right wing conspiracy for ya. Let's buy the New York Times and turn it into a real newspaper!
In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.
GREEN BIBLE
January 6, 2009 - 10:28 ET by PawpawNHas everyone gone out and bought the new GREEN BIBLE!