Saturday, June 12, 2004
Ev'ry time it rains..it rains...pennies from Heaven
Charles P Pierce of The American Prospect has a letter he expects Ronald Reagan would write from his Heavenly perch. The letter would be addressed to Peggy Noonan, Reagan's former speech writer. Ms Noonan spent the bulk of last week falling all over herself to make sure Reagan was placed on par with Jesus himself. Reagan's letter seeks to disabuse "Dear Peg" of this notion.
An excerpt:
They'd like you all to love each other. They'd like you all to treat each other as equals. They're really serious about you all being stewards of the world you were handed, so watch out for the rivers and the ozone layer. They don't spend a lot of time worrying about rap music and the Internet. Even in eternity, there's no time to waste on the knucklehead stuff. And I've looked everywhere, Peg, and there aren't any stem cells here. No embryos, either. If you can pass the word, Peg -- nobody here wants anybody to die of Alzheimer's or Parkinson's. It's not part of anyone's plan. If you can cure something down there, you should cure something.
I'm a Deist but I have a deep respect for the teachings of Jesus Christ. This piece is one of the few that's moved me spiritually to the point of thinking Christ himself must have smiled on this author as he wrote it.
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An excerpt:
They'd like you all to love each other. They'd like you all to treat each other as equals. They're really serious about you all being stewards of the world you were handed, so watch out for the rivers and the ozone layer. They don't spend a lot of time worrying about rap music and the Internet. Even in eternity, there's no time to waste on the knucklehead stuff. And I've looked everywhere, Peg, and there aren't any stem cells here. No embryos, either. If you can pass the word, Peg -- nobody here wants anybody to die of Alzheimer's or Parkinson's. It's not part of anyone's plan. If you can cure something down there, you should cure something.
I'm a Deist but I have a deep respect for the teachings of Jesus Christ. This piece is one of the few that's moved me spiritually to the point of thinking Christ himself must have smiled on this author as he wrote it.
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