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Reporter Mocks Scott Walker For Claiming To Communicate With God Through Prayer
DC - Daily Caller ^ | February 24, 2015 | Alex Griswold, Media Reporter

Posted on 02/24/2015 1:06:40 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

Political Wire publisher Taegan Goddard got a lot of flack on Twitter after mocking Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker for claiming he could discern God’s will, only to admit that he had no idea Christians believed they could communicate with God through prayer.

It all began with a rather snarky tweet about Walker’s comments that he was still waiting for “God’s calling” before he announced a presidential run.

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As Goddard received criticism from religious followers, he shot back at critics by claiming that he wasn’t showing disdain for people of faith, even as his tone became more and more sarcastic.

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Eventually, Goddard betrayed his ignorance of basic Christian beliefs, when he seemed genuinely confused that Walker believed prayer could be used to communicate with God.

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(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: 2016election; christianity; demagogicparty; election2016; faith; media; memebuilding; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; politicalwire; religion; scottwalker; taegangoddard; twitter; walker2016; walkerreligion; wisconsin
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1 posted on 02/24/2015 1:06:40 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

And the same reporter is going to mock CAIR tomorrow, right? I mean, come on, why not? Surely it isn’t because they’ll bust through your office door and shoot up you, your friends, family, and anyone else who might be around?

If it weren’t for double standards, liberals wouldn’t have any standards at all.


2 posted on 02/24/2015 1:10:11 PM PST by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

That’s funny.

A sanctimonious, condescending, leftist is forced to admit he does not know the first thing about the people and the philosophy that he mocks.


3 posted on 02/24/2015 1:10:51 PM PST by WayneS (Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
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RE: Reporter Mocks Scott Walker For Claiming To Communicate With God Through Prayer

So what are these people doing then?


4 posted on 02/24/2015 1:10:56 PM PST by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Scott Walker got this same treatment back in 2011.

Scott Walker Believes He’s Following Orders from the Lord

This is where that snark came from - Walker's talk to the Christian Businessmen’s Committee in Madison on November 13, 2009.

5 posted on 02/24/2015 1:11:27 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: SeekAndFind

They are the gods, mocking the people.


6 posted on 02/24/2015 1:11:39 PM PST by cornelis
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To: kingu

Is the above picture mockable?
7 posted on 02/24/2015 1:12:01 PM PST by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
WHO ARE THEY COMMUNICATING WITH?

8 posted on 02/24/2015 1:13:00 PM PST by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

It is amazing the number of people “in high places” who grew to adulthood without ever, EVER having their asses kicked.


9 posted on 02/24/2015 1:13:11 PM PST by shalom aleichem
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Last month I prayed to God before I went to sleep for healing of my receding gums. Then in the middle of the night an Angel visited me and put its hand near my jaw and healed me.

I called the dentist and canceled my appointment.


10 posted on 02/24/2015 1:13:32 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: SeekAndFind

OM


11 posted on 02/24/2015 1:13:38 PM PST by shalom aleichem
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To: SeekAndFind

It is mockable as you know Bubba is thinking about Monica...


12 posted on 02/24/2015 1:16:07 PM PST by petercooper ("How To Destroy The Country In 6 Short Years" by Barack Obama & the Democrats)
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To: WayneS; All
A sanctimonious, condescending, leftist is forced to admit he does not know the first thing about the people and the philosophy that he mocks. How perfect is that?

I posted this a bit back on another thread - a blogger has read Walker's book and he outlined some of what Walker wrote:

“...............Missouri’s Republican gubernatorial nominee can especially benefit from the following six lessons from Walker’s success:

Be principled. If the policy is right but the public doesn’t like it, educate the public and persuade them that it is right. Care more about getting things done than getting reelected. Independent voters respect the courage to stand on principle. Walker observes, “If you back away from your principles, you not only lose your base, you also lose the one thing that attracted these independent voters to you in the first place.” If the policies are right, the public will see that eventually, and reelection will take care of itself.

Be positive. Run a campaign based on hope and optimism. Refute the opponent when you must, but make specific, positive proposals to make things better the centerpiece of the campaign. Walker contrasted how President Obama had won in 2008 with a positive campaign of hope and change, while Mitt Romney had lost in 2012 by dwelling on criticism of Obama instead of emphasizing how he would make things better.

Be decent. The Democrat playbook calls for demonizing the Republicans. Union protesters in Wisconsin compared Walker to Hitler and slave masters, vandalized the state capitol, venues where Walker spoke and the homes of Republican legislators, and terrorized their families. Walker refused to respond in kind, and stayed above the fray, even in the most trying circumstances. “In the end,” Walker noted, “the contrast between our conduct and their outrageous behavior helped turn public opinion in our favor.”

Be bold. Attack the identified problem with direct, not half-hearted, solutions that actually solve the problem. A big crisis is a chance to do big things. Timidity is the enemy.

Be fair. To persuade the voters, we need to move their hearts as well as their minds. Walker won the people when they thought his reforms were fair, and he nearly lost them when they thought they weren’t fair. Demonstrate how your proposals will make things better for ordinary people. Point out where unfairness results from the policies you are trying to change, and emphasize how savings brought about by Republican reforms will provide the resources to strengthen public services, improve education and lower taxes.

Be a leader. Leadership is a function of all of the above. Walker explains that independent, reform-minded voters want leadership in times of crisis. “They don’t care if it is Republican leadership or Democratic leadership. If you step forward and offer a reform agenda that is hopeful and optimistic, they will give you a shot. And if you have the courage to follow through and keep your promises, they will stick with you.” Demonstrate empathy by trumpeting the fairness of Republican reforms. Resist responding in kind to abusive Democrat attacks. A surprising number of people, upwards of 10% of all voters, cast their ballots for both Obama and Walker, in spite of their political differences.

If the lessons sound familiar, it’s because they were successfully employed by President Ronald Reagan. His leadership and bold policies ended the inflationary cycle born in Lyndon Johnson’s administration and nurtured and worsened by Nixon, Ford and especially Jimmy Carter, and Reagan’s much maligned massive tax cuts (“trickle down economics”) launched two decades of unparalleled prosperity.

Walker reminds us of how those lessons are still viable today. And of Reagan."

13 posted on 02/24/2015 1:16:11 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: SeekAndFind

Literally looking down on you?


14 posted on 02/24/2015 1:16:55 PM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
"Reporter Mocks Scott Walker For Claiming To Communicate With God Through Prayer"

What's goddard have to say about hillary channeling Eleanor Roosevelt?


15 posted on 02/24/2015 1:18:10 PM PST by clearcarbon
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

This is priceless. LOL


16 posted on 02/24/2015 1:18:48 PM PST by tioga
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To: SeekAndFind

The press doesn’t mock liberals - they have standards after all - - double standards...


17 posted on 02/24/2015 1:19:24 PM PST by GOPJ (How dare we act superior to beheaders, child rapists and those who burn men alive?)
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To: WayneS
A sanctimonious, condescending, leftist is forced to admit he does not know the first thing about the people and the philosophy that he mocks.

He knows it. He's just afraid that admitting it might lead to him being banned from journalism for bigotry. A boycott or two would accomplish that.

18 posted on 02/24/2015 1:19:53 PM PST by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Please, please, ask that angel to visit me and heal my painful feet.

Just send me the bill.


19 posted on 02/24/2015 1:20:42 PM PST by 353FMG
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

The media just can’t stand America-loving, God-fearing patriots.


20 posted on 02/24/2015 1:20:52 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (True followers of Christ emulate Christ. True followers of Mohammed emulate Mohammed.)
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