Democrats under fire over fish parody

Seattle Times Online ^ | 12/14/05 | Ralph Thomas

[highlander_UW]

Berendt said he wasn't sure what the fish symbol is supposed to mean...

So much for the Defeatocrat party's claim to also being a party of faith. The state party chairman doesn't even have a clue what the fish symbol represents.

[JudgemAll]

he thinks it is aimed at "people who claim to be pro-life but are for the death penalty."

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"people"? What does he mean people. You gpt to "love" it, he appologizes with a parting shot at Christians. These people never admit a wrong, always feel righteous. I swear, it must be the guilt of being with the Devil himself.

[12B]

Earning the ole Dumbocrat moniker in a big way this week.

[spetznaz]

LOL. Seems like a bunch of Democrats need to know the difference between being an atheist and being anti-Christian. It seems the anti-Christian group always seems to be shouting the loudest.

Oh ....and should someone say ANYTHING about Islam they are the first to spout forth accusations, yet they have no problem mocking Christianity. Although to be honest I hope they continue doing exactly that .....they just make themselves look even loonier than they normally are. For example imagine if an independent stumbled across DU. LOL.

[NJRighty]

You gpt to "love" it, he appologizes with a parting shot at Christians.

You said it. To them, anti-abortion and pro-death penalty is hypocritical, but pro-abortion and anti-death penalty is not.

[NJRighty]

Earning the ole Dumbocrat moniker in a big way this week.

I prefer the term Dumpcrap.

[Prime Choice]

Berendt said he wasn't sure what the fish symbol is supposed to mean but said he thinks it is aimed at "people who claim to be pro-life but are for the death penalty."

This coming from people who claim to be against the death penalty, but see nothing wrong with starving an innocent disabled woman to death.

[Judith Anne]

You said it. To them, anti-abortion and pro-death penalty is hypocritical, but pro-abortion and anti-death penalty is not.

Exactly, they have no problem with killing innocents by the tens of millions, but raise hell when one guilty one dies.

There is NO moral equivalence between abortion and the death penalty.

[msnimje]

Yeah, he didn't see a problem with the sticker because he likes his fish grilled.

[highlander_UW]

You said it. To them, anti-abortion and pro-death penalty is hypocritical, but pro-abortion and anti-death penalty is not.

Ironic, isn't it...that the defeatocrats would have the gall to accuse others of hypocrisy when they are personally guilty of EXACTLY that. Clearly, the Dims only care about protecting the guilty...the innocent should have their brains sucked out minutes before they're born.

[Sooth2222]

"...are personally guilty of EXACTLY that."

Worse. There is a logic to say "the innocent should be protected and the guilty should be punished." To say "the innocent should be killed but a multiple-murderer should be nominated for a Nobel Prize" is deranged. Liberalism really is a thought disorder!

[dawn53]

Berendt said he wasn't sure what the fish symbol is supposed to mean but said he thinks it is aimed at "people who claim to be pro-life but are for the death penalty."

Okay, we can officially call this guy a "dumb-o-crat."

[SoFloFreeper]

Not too long ago, someone was driving around South Florida with a sign in their back window. The sign said something to the effect "It is impossible to be a Christian and vote for the Democrat party".

I don't necessarily agree with that sentiment, but it is clear the Democrat party has become increasingly unfriendly to deeply religious Christians.

Those who practice their Christianity "culturally" or only occasionally--that is, those who don't think their religion is extremely important to their daily lives--may not see this hostility. But I believe it exists.

[Slump Tester]

I tried plugging their URL ( http://www.wa-democrats.org/ ) into The Wayback Machine, but the most recent archive was a year old.

Here's a refrigerator magnet they sell there:

Aren't these losers brilliant?

Telephone 206 583 0664
Fax 206 583 0301
Email info@wa-democrats.org

Paul Berendt, State Party Chair | (206) 583-0664

If it wasn't long distance, I'd try to explain to this dolt "what the fish symbol is supposed to mean".

[backhoe]

In context:

48 posted on 12/14/2005 10:43:40 AM EST by sionnsar (†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† || To Libs: You are failing to celebrate MY diversity! || Iran Azadi)

[Forte Runningrock]

"The moment I became aware of it, I insisted it be taken down," Berendt said Tuesday. "I'm sorry if anyone was offended. It's embarrassing."

Then he says:

" he wasn't sure what the fish symbol is supposed to mean..."

So why would he take it down if it had no meaning to him?
Lying sack of crap. He's sorry the real image of what the democrat party is all about slipped out is all.

[OldFriend]

LOL....the devil made them do it!

[SlowBoat407]

I find it ironic that the very symbol of Christianity's early years as an underground, persecuted movement is now being used to persecute again.

It's Crazy How They Usurp Symbols.

[mewzilla]

Parody is a nice word for it.

[Sam Cree]

Communists have no room for religion.