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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 06:36 AM Original message |
What's with this smarmy Joel Osteen? |
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scarface2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 06:43 AM Response to Original message |
1. elmer grant lives!! |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 07:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Gantry? |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 07:41 AM Response to Reply #1 |
10. He's no Elmer Gantry. Might not be my cup of tea, but he offers hope and a positive message |
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TheUniverse (954 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 05:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. So he doesn't care about the bigotry? |
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stranger81 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 05:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. I'm not sure it promotes hope or a positive message to tell people |
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hiphopnation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 05:52 PM Response to Reply #10 |
25. it's a fair question |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 06:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. sleazeball son of the old man. |
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Loki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 06:50 AM Response to Original message |
3. Joel just wants you to be happy and prosperous |
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skyblue (724 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 05:54 PM Response to Reply #3 |
26. He is something to be feared after all week after week he has 10's of thousands |
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TheCentepedeShoes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 06:52 AM Response to Original message |
4. He's a promoter of |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 07:00 AM Response to Original message |
5. Even the nut jobs at RaptureReady.com |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 07:38 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. OMG. Glenn Beck is "always fair and presents both sides of an issue". |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 07:42 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Because he doesn't tow the Fundie line and call out gays, blacks, etc etc. |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 08:00 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. He's hated by right-wing Evangelists |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 05:38 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Well ... *that's* in his favor |
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nealmhughes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 07:08 AM Response to Original message |
7. I saw it on the telly once when ill early one Sunday morning. The teeth were very nice, |
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scarpa43 (157 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 07:30 AM Response to Original message |
8. I live in Houston |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 07:42 AM Response to Original message |
11. He's a televangelist who doesn't act like a televangelist |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 07:44 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. that's not a bad description. At least you didn't trash the man the way so many DU'ers |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 07:58 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I think his message is generally empty |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 08:18 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. He seems to be very popular among African-Americans.. |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 06:43 PM Response to Reply #11 |
31. He's God's Zig Ziglar? n/t |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
16. As far as televangelists go, he's not a bad person, afik |
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TheUniverse (954 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 05:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. If I were to guess, the reason he refuses to condemn anyone is because... |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
17. The smarmy king.. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
21. I'm OK with Joel--he seems like a sincere, positive guy, for a TV preacher. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
24. Our local newz covering his 'sold out shows' at First Mariner Arena |
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Evergreen Emerald (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
27. Ms. Osteen had an "incident" last year |
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MagickMuffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
28. Here's what my MIL told me about him |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
29. there selling jesus, and i guess folks are buying..... |
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DemGa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
30. I don't get "smarmy" from Osteen |
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