the 'shut the fuck up' award.
It's been a long time since we've awarded the coveted Shut The Fuck Up Award -- bear in mind that we here at The Fourth Estate do not believe in bestowing such honors based on a calendar. The STFU Award must be earned. And our most recent recipient won this thing going away.
Today's Shut-the-fuck-Up Award recipient is Bob Jones III, president of the racist, sexist and homophobic Bob Jones University.
Jones said, in a letter published on the school's Web site, that President Bush should use his electoral mandate to appoint conservative judges and approve legislation "defined by biblical norm."
"In your re-election, God has graciously granted America - though she doesn't deserve it - a reprieve from the agenda of paganism," Jones continued.
"You have been given a mandate . . . Put your agenda on the front burner and let it boil. You owe the liberals nothing. They despise you because they despise your Christ," said the letter, dated Nov. 3.
It never ceases to amaze me, the sheer arrogance, stupidity and -- is this a word? -- assholiness of fundamentalist, conservative religious leaders.
I wonder if Jesus Himself throws his arms up in exasperation over the utterly stupid ways people invoke Christianity. Maybe I'm just a pesky secularist, but I've got to believe that God has more important things to do with His time than worry about elections.
Granted, Bob Jones and his university have proven time and again that they're nothing more than a group of extremist zealots whose religious fervor is on par with that of Islamic fundamentalists. They just lack the gumption to actually die for their cause. Instead, they'd rather pummel the rest of us with their judgment, invective, and hatred.
I especially love it when the Bushies tout this election as a "mandate," because Bush received the most votes in history. THAT'S BECAUSE THE NATION KEEPS GROWING, YOU FUCKWAD!!! And, let's not forget one important detail: He received 51 percent of the vote. Dickheads like Bob Jones make it seem as though Bush won 99 percent of the vote. He didn't, you horse's ass, motherfucker.
So, Bob Jones, SHUT THE FUCK UP and go fuck yourself. And take your ministry and hate-filled university with you.
Today's Shut-the-fuck-Up Award recipient is Bob Jones III, president of the racist, sexist and homophobic Bob Jones University.
Jones said, in a letter published on the school's Web site, that President Bush should use his electoral mandate to appoint conservative judges and approve legislation "defined by biblical norm."
"In your re-election, God has graciously granted America - though she doesn't deserve it - a reprieve from the agenda of paganism," Jones continued.
"You have been given a mandate . . . Put your agenda on the front burner and let it boil. You owe the liberals nothing. They despise you because they despise your Christ," said the letter, dated Nov. 3.
It never ceases to amaze me, the sheer arrogance, stupidity and -- is this a word? -- assholiness of fundamentalist, conservative religious leaders.
I wonder if Jesus Himself throws his arms up in exasperation over the utterly stupid ways people invoke Christianity. Maybe I'm just a pesky secularist, but I've got to believe that God has more important things to do with His time than worry about elections.
Granted, Bob Jones and his university have proven time and again that they're nothing more than a group of extremist zealots whose religious fervor is on par with that of Islamic fundamentalists. They just lack the gumption to actually die for their cause. Instead, they'd rather pummel the rest of us with their judgment, invective, and hatred.
I especially love it when the Bushies tout this election as a "mandate," because Bush received the most votes in history. THAT'S BECAUSE THE NATION KEEPS GROWING, YOU FUCKWAD!!! And, let's not forget one important detail: He received 51 percent of the vote. Dickheads like Bob Jones make it seem as though Bush won 99 percent of the vote. He didn't, you horse's ass, motherfucker.
So, Bob Jones, SHUT THE FUCK UP and go fuck yourself. And take your ministry and hate-filled university with you.
