# Focus on the Family wants Obama Drowned Out. Literally. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 13, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851 "2008-08-13T15:38:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![stolichnaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@stolichnaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolichnaya)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851/61 "2008-08-14T18:12:44Z")
[QUOTE=Cervaise] I am praying for a rain of breasts. [/QUOTE] I can’t but read this in the voice of the guy who plays Jeff on Coupling. When you believe in the power of prayer, isn’t joking about praying for flooding rain a little bit like joking about a bomb at the airport? I mean, I think that their little joke is funny because I believe that there is no such thing as effective prayer. And it’s also just funny for being pathetic. But if I truly believed in the chance that such a prayer would be answered, doesn’t it make it a bit gauche to pray as a joke? Just to be sure, I will be praying that John McCain enters the Republican convention floor by peeling his way out of a giant banana. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851/62 "2008-08-14T19:01:19Z")
[QUOTE=stolichnaya] I can’t but read this in the voice of the guy who plays Jeff on Coupling. [/QUOTE] That was where I was coming from. 😃 [QUOTE=Duck Duck Goose] And the jokes they consider real kneeslappers make me go, “Um…” Case in point: [The Holy Observer.](http://www.holyobserver.com/) [/QUOTE] Most of that site is very 😕 but [this one](http://www.holyobserver.com/detail.php?isu=v03i04&art=pointing) is pretty good. Well, it would be if it were shorter; it labors the idea rather unnecessarily. But I did chuckle a bit, at least. ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851/63 "2008-08-14T19:11:38Z")
_It’s like rain on your nomination day, More funds to raise when you’ve already paid, It’s the talking point that just didn’t take – Who would have thought? It figures._ The presidency has a funny way of sneaking up on you… ---
**Author:** ![stolichnaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@stolichnaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolichnaya)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851/64 "2008-08-14T19:29:39Z")
[This one](http://www.holyobserver.com/detail.php?isu=v01i01&art=tbn) is pretty darn funny. ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851/65 "2008-08-14T19:36:38Z")
The problem is, is that a joke or not? I have no idea! It’s like the Onion. Often the only way I know they’re kidding is the fact that it’s in The Onion. (Obviously, children conjuring up three-headed dogs on the spot is a bit of a clue, but most of the stories aren’t quite that clear-cut.) Is that true for The Holy Observer? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851/66 "2008-08-14T19:37:55Z")
[QUOTE=stolichnaya] Just to be sure, I will be praying that John McCain enters the Republican convention floor by peeling his way out of a giant banana. [/QUOTE] Actually, I’m praying he and Cindy will make an entrance by popping out of a giant red, white & blue cake, he in a sequinned gold tie, tails and tophat, she in the kind of Vegas showgirl outfit that magician’s assistants wear. ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851/67 "2008-08-14T19:45:33Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] Actually, I’m praying he and Cindy will make an entrance by popping out of a giant red, white & blue cake, he in a sequinned gold tie, tails and tophat, she in the kind of Vegas showgirl outfit that magician’s assistants wear. [/QUOTE] For this, I would watch the Republican convention. I may anyway, but for this, I absolutely would! ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851/68 "2008-08-14T19:59:48Z")
[QUOTE=Oy!] For this, I would watch the Republican convention. I may anyway, but for this, I absolutely would! [/QUOTE] Yeah, I’m kind of picturing the “One” number from _A Chorus Line_, with Republican Congresspersons and Senators, and John McCain. They all climb out of the cake and do a high-kick line down the stage to the podium, where McCain gives his acceptance speech. ---
**Author:** ![stolichnaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@stolichnaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolichnaya)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851/69 "2008-08-14T20:02:06Z")
Guys, this isn’t funny. ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851/70 "2008-08-14T20:02:10Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] Yeah, I’m kind of picturing the “One” number from _A Chorus Line_, with Republican Congresspersons and Senators, and John McCain. They all climb out of the cake and do a high-kick line down the stage to the podium, where McCain gives his acceptance speech. [/QUOTE] This has at least as much substance as whatever they’re actually planning, and would be far more entertaining! ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851/71 "2008-08-14T20:04:51Z")
[QUOTE=stolichnaya] Guys, this isn’t funny. [/QUOTE] 😕 The “pray for rain” thing or our Chorus Line sidetrack? Because, at base, I think both of them are hilarious. The prayers for rain, even if they were meant in earnest, have about as much chance of actually making anything happen as I would if I stood out in a field and beat a drum to sour someone’s milk down the road. And the Republican Chorus Line? Hell, that’s comedy GOLD! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851/72 "2008-08-14T21:26:25Z")
[QUOTE=stolichnaya] \ Just to be sure, I will be praying that John McCain enters the Republican convention floor by peeling his way out of a giant banana. [/QUOTE] But what if he gets stuck and can’t get it open? And then the drummer just EXPLODES! ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851/73 "2008-08-16T04:46:40Z")
Although I don’t plan on voting for Mr. Obama, he certainly doesn’t deserve the nonsense being spouted by these nutbag groups. Personally, I hope they keep their definition of “family” as far away as possible from my family. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851/74 "2008-08-16T05:21:43Z")
Roundabouts where I grew up, Rush Limbaugh was a Poe’s Law case. I remember hearing people relay rumors that he was seen at or near gay nightclubs, and was actually a closeted gay man. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851/75 "2008-08-25T03:39:35Z")
I don’t think we’re in zombie territory yet, sooo . . . God didn’t get the timing right, His aim was a little off, and the plague wasn’t what was ordered — still, [tornados touched down south and east of Denver Sunday afternoon](http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_10292554) — probably just about the time the delegates were getting down to the serious business of scoping out the hospitality suites. From FotF’s POV, probably the only thing that would have been better would be to have a mysterious hand appear in midair and spell outS . . . U . . . R . . . R . . . E . . . N . . . D . . . E . . . R D . . . E . . . M . . . O . . . C . . . R . . . A . . . T . . . SI expect there will be much rejoicing in Colorado Springs on Monday. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851/76 "2008-08-26T02:28:23Z")
Thursday’s forecast for Denver: Sunny, with a high of 86. God must love Obama. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851/77 "2008-08-26T03:13:00Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] Yeah, I’m kind of picturing the “One” number from _A Chorus Line_, with Republican Congresspersons and Senators, and John McCain. They all climb out of the cake and do a high-kick line down the stage to the podium, where McCain gives his acceptance speech. [/QUOTE] Better yet, they all climb out of a teeny-tiny little car… ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851/78 "2008-08-26T03:15:16Z")
[QUOTE=kaylasdad99] Better yet, they all climb out of a teeny-tiny little car… [/QUOTE] Well, I didn’t want to insult either clowns or shriners. ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851/79 "2008-08-26T04:01:33Z")
No, I like the chorus line out of a cake rising from the floor better. The more sensational tackiness the better. I want sequins! ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851/80 "2008-08-26T08:29:54Z")
[Part of Pepsi Center flooded by sprinkler system](http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=98286&catid=188) > [@](#): > > A sprinkler system partially flooded part of the Pepsi Center [where the convention will be held] Monday morning. > > The sprinkler was located on the club level in a skybox which had recently been renovated to host a news crew. It appears the skybox belongs to Fox. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851.md?page=5)