Now, Mr. President, I get that you could no more throw Jesus under the bus then you could the rest of the black community (Hey... wait a minute.... you DID throw Wright under a bus) but if seeing the name of Jesus OFFENDS you so much, then why the hell did you go there to give a speech?
It seems to me, Mr. President, that since you really AREN'T God (even though it seems, all-too-frequently, that you may THINK you are) that out of politeness and respect, YOU would have accommodated THEM.
In addition to your many other miserable failures, you're going to become known as the "Administration of Unforced Errors."
Mr. President, the self-evident idiocy of your petty dictate on this issue is the kind of thing that breeds contempt, if not down-right hatred. What the hell were your worker bees thinking? Did one of your more moronic underlings that seem to infest our government make this call? Was it done with your concurrence?
I've got to tell you, Mr. President, no matter how much you made MY leg tingle, if I ran that school, and you made such an idiotic demand on me, I would tell you to get stuffed.
So, when you give your commencement at Notre Dame, are you going to force THEM to cover up references to Jesus?
Why any Catholic school or institution would ask you to speak, given your pro-Abortion stance, is beyond me anyway.
Your political idiocy never ceases to amaze me, Mr. President. It's seems superseded only by your supporter's gullibility.
But as you find out in the abysmal failure that was your G-20 debacle, charm alone ain't enough to get it done. Pretty soon, you're gonna have to win some ball games.
Georgetown Says It Covered Over Name of Jesus to Comply With White House Request
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
By Edwin Mora
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
By Edwin Mora
Photo of Gaston Hall stage that shows
symbol "IHS" that was covered up during
President Obama's speech to accommodate
a White House request. (Wikimedia photo)
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(CNSNews.com) - Georgetown University says it covered over the monogram “IHS”--symbolizing the name of Jesus Christ—because it was inscribed on a pediment on the stage where President Obama spoke at the university on Tuesday and the White House had asked Georgetown to cover up all signs and symbols there.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the “IHS” monogram that had previously adorned the stage at Georgetown’s Gaston Hall was still covered up--when the pediment where it had appeared was photographed by CNSNews.com.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the “IHS” monogram that had previously adorned the stage at Georgetown’s Gaston Hall was still covered up--when the pediment where it had appeared was photographed by CNSNews.com.
President Obama is greeted by Georgetown
University President John J. DeGioia as he
arrives to deliver remarks on the economy,
April 14, 2009, at Georgetown University.
Georgetown had covered the symbol "IHS"
on the pediment above and behind the two
men. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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“In coordinating the logistical arrangements for yesterday’s event, Georgetown honored the White House staff’s request to cover all of the Georgetown University signage and symbols behind Gaston Hall stage,” Julie Green Bataille, associate vice president for communications at Georgetown, told CNSNews.com.
“The White House wanted a simple backdrop of flags and pipe and drape for the speech, consistent with what they’ve done for other policy speeches,” she added. “Frankly, the pipe and drape wasn’t high enough by itself to fully cover the IHS and cross above the GU seal and it seemed most respectful to have them covered so as not to be seen out of context.”
“The White House wanted a simple backdrop of flags and pipe and drape for the speech, consistent with what they’ve done for other policy speeches,” she added. “Frankly, the pipe and drape wasn’t high enough by itself to fully cover the IHS and cross above the GU seal and it seemed most respectful to have them covered so as not to be seen out of context.”
Pediment in Gaston Hall with "IHS"
covered as photographed by CNSNews.com,
April 15, 2009. (Photo by Penny Starr,
CNSNews.com)
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On Wednesday, CNSNews.com inspected the pediment embedded in the wall at the back of the stage in Gaston Hall, where Obama delivered his speech. The letters “IHS” were not to be found. They appeared to be shrouded with a triangle of black-painted plywood.
Pictures of the wooden pediment prior to Obama’s speech show the letters “IHS" in gold. Many photos posted on the Internet of other events at Gaston Hall show the letters clearly.
The White House did not respond to a request from CNSNews.com to comment on the covering up of Jesus’ name at Gaston Hall.
Pictures of the wooden pediment prior to Obama’s speech show the letters “IHS" in gold. Many photos posted on the Internet of other events at Gaston Hall show the letters clearly.
The White House did not respond to a request from CNSNews.com to comment on the covering up of Jesus’ name at Gaston Hall.
President Obama speaking at Gaston
Hall at Georgetown on April 14 with
the "IHS" covered up on the pediment
behind him. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Georgetown, which is run by the Jesuit order, is one of the most prestigious Catholic institutions of higher education in the United States.
Roman Catholics traditionally use “IHS” as an abbreviation for Jesus’ name. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, “St. Ignatius of Loyola adopted the monogram in his seal as general of the Society of Jesus (1541) and thus became the emblem of his institute.” The Society of Jesus is the formal name for the Jesuits.
Roman Catholics traditionally use “IHS” as an abbreviation for Jesus’ name. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, “St. Ignatius of Loyola adopted the monogram in his seal as general of the Society of Jesus (1541) and thus became the emblem of his institute.” The Society of Jesus is the formal name for the Jesuits.
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