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 EC> In fact I haven't even seen a single rant from you about
 EC> Nancy Pelosi saying that God caused Hillary's defeat for
 EC> the nomination because God wanted Obama to be the nominee,
 EC> or about Don Fowler saying that hurricane Gustav was God's
 EC> way of siding with the Democrat party.


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 An Open Letter to God, from Michael Moore

 Sunday, August 31st, 2008

 Dear God,

 The other night, the Rev. James Dobson's ministry asked all
 believers to pray for a storm on Thursday night so that the
 Obama acceptance speech outdoors in Denver would have to be
 cancelled.

 I see that You have answered Rev. Dobson's prayers -- except
 the storm You have sent to earth is not over Denver, but on its
 way to New Orleans! In fact, You have scheduled it to hit
 Louisiana at exactly the moment that George W. Bush is to
 deliver his sp eech at the Republican National Convention.

 Now, heavenly Father, we all know You have a great sense of
 humor and impeccable timing. To send a hurricane on the third
 anniversary of the Katrina disaster AND right at the beginning
 of the Republican Convention was, at first blush, a stroke of
 divine i rony. I don't blame You, I know You're angry that the
 Republicans tried to blame YOU for Katrina by calling it an "Act
 of God" -- when the truth was that the hurricane itself caused
 few casualties in New Orleans. Over a thousand people died
 because of the mistakes and neglect caused by humans, not You.

 Some of us tried to help after Katrina hit, while Bush ate cake
 with McCain and twiddled his thumbs. I closed my office in New
 York and sent my entire staff down to New Orleans to help. I
 asked people on my website to contribute to the relief effort I
 organized -- and I ended up sending over two million dollars in
 donations, food, water, and supplies (collected from thousands
 of fans) to New Orleans while Bush's FEMA ice trucks were still
 driving around Maine three weeks later.

 But this past Thursday night, the Washington Post reported that
 the Republicans had begun making plans to possibly postpone the
 convention. The AP had reported that there were no shelters set
 up in New Orleans for this storm, and that the levee repairs ha
 ve not been adequate. In other words, as the great Ronald
 Reagan would say, "There you go again!"

 So the last thing John McCain and the Republicans needed was to
 have a split-screen on TVs across America: one side with Bush
 and McCain partying in St. Paul, and on the other side of the
 screen, live footage of their Republican administration screwing
 up once again while New Orleans drowns.

 So, yes, You have scared the Jesus, Mary and Joseph out of
 them, and more than a few million of your followers tip their
 hats to You.

 But now it appears that You haven't been having just a little
 fun with Bush & Co. It appears that Hurricane Gustav is truly
 heading to New Orleans and the Gulf coast. We hear You, O Lord,
 loud and clear, just as we did when Rev. Falwell said You made
 9/11 happen because of all those gays and abortions. We beseech
 You, O Merciful One, not to punish us again as Pat Robertson
 said You did by giving us Katrina because of America's
 "wholesale slaughter of unborn children." His sentiments were
 echoed by other Republicans in 2005.

 So this is my plea to you: Don't do this to Louisiana again.
 The Republicans got your message. They are scrambling and doing
 the best they can to get planes, trains and buses to New Orleans
 so that everyone can get out. They haven't sent the entire
 Louisi ana National Guard to Iraq this time -- they are already
 patrolling the city streets. And, in a nod to I don't know what,
 Bush's head of FEMA has named a man to help manage the federal
 government's response. His name is W. Michael Moore. I kid you
 not, he avenly Father. They have sent a man with both my name
 AND W's to help save the Gulf Coast.

 So please God, let the storm die out at sea. It's done enough
 damage already. If you do this one favor for me, I promise not
 to invoke your name again. I'll leave that to the followers of
 Rev. Dobson and to those gathering this week in St. Paul.

 Your faithful servant and former seminarian,

 Michael Moore

 P.S. To all of God's fellow children who are reading this, the
 city New Orleans has not yet recovered from Katrina. Please
 click here for a list of things you can do to help our brothers
 and sisters on the Gulf Coast And, if you do live along the Gulf
 Coast, please take all necessary safety precautions immediately.
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BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

... "Everything will perish, save love and music." -- Gaelic proverb
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