# House stenographer snaps, starts ranting about Jesus and Freemasons **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 17, 2013, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471 "2013-10-17T10:40:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471/1 "2013-10-17T10:40:48Z")
Or, if you watch Fox, “Democrats repress woman for praying” I suppose. 😛 But apparently [the crazy is contagious](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2464079/He-mocked--Stenographer-starts-yelling-God-House-floor-right-debt-ceiling-crisis-averted.html). > [@](#): > > The woman, identified as Dianne Reidy, took over the microphone on the House floor and started screaming about God and the Freemasons until security had to forcibly remove her from the floor. > ‘He will not be mocked. He will not be mocked- don’t touch me- He will not be mocked,’ she said. > > 'The greatest deception here is this is not one nation under God. It never was. Had it been it would not have been. It would not have been. > > ‘The Constitution would not have been written by Freemasons. They go against God. You cannot serve two masters. You cannot serve two masters. Praise be to God. Lord Jesus Christ. Praise be to Jesus.’ I really don’t know what to make of this story. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471/2 "2013-10-17T10:54:04Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > \I really don’t know what to make of this story. Obviously, better job screening is needed. ---
**Author:** ![blindboyard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blindboyard/32/2833_2.png) [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471/3 "2013-10-17T11:19:01Z")
Finally, someone in Congress talking sense. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471/4 "2013-10-17T11:31:29Z")
He will be mocked, actually. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471/5 "2013-10-17T12:06:09Z")
> [@detop](#): > > Obviously, better job screening is needed. Nonsense. She was perfectly qualified - she had all of the right friends. Spoils system, bitches. ---
**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471/6 "2013-10-17T12:07:41Z")
> [@](#): > > 'The Constitution would not have been written by Freemasons. Wasn’t it? I know Jefferson wasn’t a Freemason, but most of the rest were, right? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471/7 "2013-10-17T12:10:56Z")
> [@detop](#): > > Obviously, better job screening is needed. She certainly went against type. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471/8 "2013-10-17T12:44:01Z")
Better she goes ape in the House, instead of on a commercial flight. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471/9 "2013-10-17T13:09:13Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Better she goes ape in the House, instead of on a commercial flight. For a whackadoodle rant, it was cunningly well-timed. The vote to end the government shutdown probably got C-SPAN more viewers than usual. ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471/10 "2013-10-17T13:47:49Z")
> [@](#): > > You cannot serve two masters. You cannot serve two masters. Are they sure she wasn’t saying “I can’t find my crackers”? ---
**Author:** ![newcomer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e5b9ba/32.png) [@newcomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcomer)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471/11 "2013-10-17T13:54:04Z")
Well, even Jesus started out as a professional troll, no? ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471/12 "2013-10-17T14:21:49Z")
> [@Flywheel](#): > > Are they sure she wasn’t saying “I can’t find my crackers”? How hard could that be, in the current House? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471/13 "2013-10-17T14:24:31Z")
> [@](#): > > The Constitution would not have been written by Freemasons. They go against God. I thought one of the requirements for becoming a Mason was a belief in a deity. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471/14 "2013-10-17T14:31:54Z")
I resent having to look up who the heck Freemasons are! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471/15 "2013-10-17T14:33:23Z")
The House is so full of crazies I’m surprised anyone noticed one more. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471/16 "2013-10-17T14:36:23Z")
Even crazies have a trigger. Wonder what set her off? Was voting in Congress such a religious violation? Was Congress “mocking” God somehow? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471/17 "2013-10-17T14:37:52Z")
Maybe she just noticed all the [Satanic symbols](http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Evils%20in%20Government/Federal%20Reserve%20Scam/satan_on_our_dollar.htm) on her money. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471/18 "2013-10-17T14:40:25Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > Even crazies have a trigger. Wonder what set her off? Was voting in Congress such a religious violation? Was Congress “mocking” God somehow? Yeah, I can’t quite work out the context. Was she upset that they were caving on defunding Obamacare, or that they were trying to defund Obamacare, or about the economy, or what? The religious theme usually would suggest support for the more conservative position but unless I missed it she didn’t get around to saying which bit was offending Jesus. Maybe she just hates Congress, in which case she made a weird career choice. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471/19 "2013-10-17T14:45:55Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I thought one of the requirements for becoming a Mason was a belief in a deity. No, that’s just what THEY want you to think!!!111!111 I thank Dan Brown for a renewal of anti-Masonic bigotry. On a more serious note, this does not surprise me. There have been rumors for years that quite a number of staffers in the highest levels of the federal government are [Dominionists](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_Theology). We can expect more of the same kind of aberrant behavior until some modicum of sanity is restored. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471/20 "2013-10-17T14:48:27Z")
> [@Gagundathar](#): > > There have been rumors for years that quite a number of staffers in the highest levels of the federal government are [Dominionists](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_Theology). How are they different from the Taliban? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471.md?page=2)