Bad Wead - ("godly" Doug Wead's secret tapes of G.W.Bush)

OPINION EDITORIALS.COM ^ | MARCH 7, 2005 | IRWIN N GRAULICH

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There are times when God gives an indivudal a very appropriate name.

And it came to pass, that an Indiana preacher, Wead, brought forth a son who was a very bad weed (sic). And this son became an evangelical motivational speaker, even though he did not actually graduate from the Central Bible College. This man, known as Douglas, who had three brothers, kept close company with J. Douglas Cassidy, a Springfield businessman who wound up serving time for conspiracy and tax evasion, something The New York Times has conveniently forgotten to mention.

Furthermore, this holy man, Wead, has been associated with Jim Bakker, the televangelist whose name is synonymous with scandal. And the public continues to inhale Wead's vile smoke--and mirrors. How sick is The New York Times for publishing transcripts of "private" conversations between then Governor George Bush and a pseudo friend. Next stop on the Times hit list--shocking photos of the president relieving himself in a bathroom stall.

The former newspaper of record has taken the outrageous place of The National Enquirer, using so-called expose journalism. To be clear, there is probably no one in America, rather the entire world, who has not uttered something foolish or embarrassing in "private." Had there been tapes of private telephone conversations with Mother Teresa or the Lubavitcher Rebbe, there would certainly be provocative and disconcerting conversation chatter.

That The New York Times, a publication once revered by decent people, would choose to give a platform to an Amway huckster like Wead, is another nail in their journalism coffin. Is there a pure soul at the Times' offices on 43rd street who has not uttered much worse in their past. Wead's excuse about this being "historical" because it is a conversation with a future president is quite pathetic. So is the implication that he never sought to profit from these tapes.

Douglas Wead's book, "The Raising of a President," is simply a total waste of trees and an environmental disaster. Its lack of any credibility will place it on the "dollar shelf" at Barnes and Noble very quickly. Wead understood the implications of his actions that taping a person without their permission is against the law in many states. Therefore, this religious criminal was quite careful to use his Radio Shack weapon in the states where his activity was technically legal.

If Wead's parents are alive today, they surely must be embarrassed by the son they raised. When St. Laura Bush criticizes you as she did with Wead, it means that you are, at the very least, bordering on evil. Shame!

Mr. Wead has broken the all important third commandment, which clearly states to religious people, "Those who carry God's name "In Vain" with them by claiming to be religious, must be very careful with their deeds." This brilliant commandment shows the importance of religious people exhibiting good behavior at all times because they represent God, whereas a secular individual only represents themself. Therefore, the Lord must have recently reserved a special "hot spot" for Doug, since he obviously is a religious fraud, in addition to being a human swindler.

The important lesson of this tragedy is that there is a clear difference between public and private. Just like we do things in our bedroom or bathroom that we would not do on the street, there are certainly things we say in our bedroom or den that we would not say in the public sphere.

Richard Nixon and Hillary Clinton made remarks in private that were described as antisemitic. Yet their records clearly show that they are indeed pro Jewish and pro Israel. Any Jew who falsely accuses these two figures of antisemitism, is not only a total fool, but implies that Nazi "antisemitism" was not really that bad, if Nixon and Clinton could be part of that label.

There is no doubt that Wead knows he is an insignificant player, and simply used his brief association with the president to give him his "10 minutes of fame." The "human weeds" of the world are dangerous for our future, because everyone will have to "guard their tongue" from childbirth.

The amazing thing is that the specifics of what George W. even uttered were actually quite positive, although ABC News and The New York Times tried to spin it otherwise. The fact that the liberal media cannot catch Bush in a lie or even an offensive remark in private taped conversations, shows what a decent guy our president truly must be. In keeping with the media's criticism of Dubya's mis-speech, they continually make a mountain out of a misplaced syllable.

Funny that the Bible, a work which most people at the Times are truly ignorant, goes out of its way to explain that the greatest leader in history, Moses, did not speak very well and actually stuttered. This shows that one does not necessarily have to be eloquent like Neville Chamberlain, to become a great leader. Moses would probably have had great difficulty with the word "nuclear."

I can guarantee that both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln uttered four letter words while holding the office of president. Had this language been in an inaugural acceptance speech or the Gettysburg Address, that would have been an entirely different story. When George W. Bush said during the recent presidential campaign that "he would not answer any question about anything that happened before he was 40," it established a brilliant precedent for other politicians.

Douglas Wead continues to preach "Love" while he acts horribly. What the bad Weads of the world do not realize is that Judeo-Christian "Love" is a verb not a noun. One must constantly be acting on it, improving it, working on it and respecting it. Confidentiality and honesty are important components of this love. That is why the Bible says "Love God AND do His commandments." The idea is not just to throw around the term "love," but to couple it with acting properly, as the commandments teach us.

Mr. Wead should be excommunicated from the Church either formally or informally. He can donate his royalties, as he has mentioned, to whatever charity he chooses. However, he is still a scumbag!

Irwin N. Graulich is a well known motivational speaker on morality, ethics, religion and politics. He is also President and CEO of a leading marketing, branding and communications company in New York City. He can be reached at irwin.graulich@verizon.net