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Bush Quietly Meets with Amish Here; They Offer Their Prayers
Lancaster New Era ^ | 7/16/04 | Jack Brubaker

Posted on 07/16/2004 3:01:21 PM PDT by Preacher777

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To: Preacher777

The Amish are wonderful people. They always vote conservative and Republican. You can expect them to do this. It's good that Bush took the time to meet with them.


101 posted on 07/16/2004 9:35:18 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: Preacher777

Thank you for posting this.

It made my night!


102 posted on 07/16/2004 9:36:18 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: Preacher777
The president commented on the appearance of Amish farms, and an Amish man spoke apologetically about how he and his friends were not expecting to see the president and were wearing soiled work clothes. Bush said he did not mind that.

the Amish seem to be a class act. :-)

103 posted on 07/16/2004 9:40:24 PM PDT by lawgirl (is RNC bound! W here I come!)
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To: nmh

It shows concern and respect for a very small but distinct consituency.


104 posted on 07/16/2004 9:42:08 PM PDT by I-53 (What did Charlie the Tuna know and when did he know it?)
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To: lawgirl

Have fun out east! That will be the rally to beat all.


105 posted on 07/16/2004 9:44:24 PM PDT by I-53 (What did Charlie the Tuna know and when did he know it?)
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To: Vermonter

At the end of the session, Bush reportedly told the group, “I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn’t do my job.’’


But you might see some lib reporters throwing a tantrum about that remark.


106 posted on 07/16/2004 9:44:36 PM PDT by Reagan79 (Pro Life! Pro Family! Pro Reagan!)
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To: Mo1
Holy cow...what an article! The MSM didn't cover this at all and sadly,neither did FNC.

Many thanks for the ping! :-)

107 posted on 07/16/2004 9:48:30 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: DocRock

LMAO.........Perfect pic !

Stay safe !


108 posted on 07/16/2004 9:48:56 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: CharliefromKS; First_Salute; Landru
Per a request:

A photo of an Amish handmade quilt that I have on the bed in our guestroom. This is a pieced-quilt that probably took over a hundred woman-hours to make. It consists of more than five thousand tiny hexagonal fabric squares pieced together, with all of the quilting done by hand, each stitch about a sixteenth of an inch in length, and the stitch lines as straight as an arrow. Although I think it is beautiful, pieced-quilts don’t hold a candle to appliqué quilts (which generally cost many times as much as a pieced-quilt – often several thousand dollars, and worth every penny).

109 posted on 07/16/2004 10:08:54 PM PDT by joanie-f (To honor Ronald Reagan, America must never shrink from denouncing, or confronting, evil.)
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To: Preacher777; narses; TradicalRC; AAABEST; Loyalist; thor76; Maximilian; Land of the Irish

Interesting.


110 posted on 07/16/2004 11:07:11 PM PDT by HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
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To: cripplecreek
Actually i was wondering how John Kerry would attempt to pander to that crowd. 7 posted on 07/16/2004 3:09:39 PM PDT by cripplecreek

John Kerry: "By donating your embryos to science, think of all the great medical cures the Amish of the future will enjoy under socialized medicine, mandatory state-regulated mental health screenings, and required automatic euthanasia at 65."

111 posted on 07/16/2004 11:11:58 PM PDT by HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
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To: joanie-f

Thanks. It's beautiful. Does one Amish woman usually make a quilt? I have seen, like in movies, lots of them sitting around a wooden thing stitching a quilt. Do they usually work in a big group like that? Did you buy yours right from an Amish farm?


112 posted on 07/16/2004 11:25:19 PM PDT by CharliefromKS
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To: Integrityrocks
I don't think the Amish are "backing" Bush. They said they would pray for him, as they would pray for any leader.

And most of them don't vote because they believe they are supposed to remain separate from the pollution of modern society and not involve themselves with the affairs of modern society--and especially not with affairs that have to do with killing other people, like wars. You are right about their being anti-war, any war for any reason.

This was just some Christians meeting another Christian from a different sect. It was just a neighborly thing.

113 posted on 07/17/2004 12:00:23 AM PDT by patriciaruth (They are all Mike Spanns)
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To: Torie; ambrose; NYC Republican; AntiGuv; Dales
Bush reportedly told the group, “I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn’t do my job.’’



I think someone has mis quoted W .....
114 posted on 07/17/2004 12:19:23 AM PDT by KQQL
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To: Integrityrocks
I'm a bit impressed with the Amish backing Bush since they are anti war.

They aren't anti-war. They are conscientious objectors and have occasionally served as such. They object to being personally responsible for killing somebody because they do not believe that violence is a solution to human problems. However, the Amish helped the American cause in the War for Independence, for example, although obviously not as soldiers.

116 posted on 07/17/2004 5:35:30 AM PDT by Hermann the Cherusker
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To: Strategerist

That comes from not being in debt from owning a lot of farm machinery and not being a part of Social Insecurity since they take care of their own.


117 posted on 07/17/2004 5:40:27 AM PDT by Hermann the Cherusker
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To: vetvetdoug

There's 120,000 of them now, many in Ohio and Pennsylvania. A few thousand votes from them in each state might be all it takes to win.


118 posted on 07/17/2004 5:54:34 AM PDT by Hermann the Cherusker
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To: nopardons

As I recall, many Amish don't approve of havinng their picture taken. I remember them running from my mother's camera on a trip to Amish country as a child - she was clueless and tried to snap a pic of them.

So the lack of coverage may be due to this, rather than any political ignoring of the event. Even if the networks wanted to cover it they may not have been allowed by the Amish to film it.

LQ


119 posted on 07/17/2004 6:16:38 AM PDT by LizardQueen
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Think you may be correct.....Wouldn't you love to see a picture of the President's Quilt?


120 posted on 07/17/2004 6:23:05 AM PDT by hoosiermama (prayers for all)
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