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When GOD meets the WHITE HOUSE


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Joined: 2005-04-30
Imagine what will happen when God finally pays a visit to the White House. Let's take a sneak preview... "On this particular day God pays a visit to El Presidente, G. Dubya, leader of the Grand Superpower, a nation with MANY people who, like G. Dubya, believe that they have the "right" and the "justification" to do pretty well whatever THEY want, whenever THEY want. to whomever THEY want, however THEY want, wherever THEY want - just as long as they, like G. Dubya, have the conviction that they are the "chosen ones" for whom God plays on THEIR side (and as long as they believe they can get away with it.) ( Now folks, the above "convictions" might sound very familiar to the "convictions" that other groups elsewhere in the world ALSO have about THEIR God and what "their God" will also allow them to do in His name. It is. It's just that within the ranks of the Grand Superpower, nobody wants to admit to the sameness. ) Thus on this day, God, the Grand Creator, who had been observing all these goings on was just a tad irritated with all the folks who thought that it was OK to use HIS name (or that of His Son) to justify all these whatevers and wherevers and howevers etc.... So God decided it was high time that He paid G.Dubya a personal visit. Brushing aside all the SS, God strode into the Oval Office and announced Himself. G. Dubya was stunned, terrified and legless. "Hello there Georgie Boy" God steamed in G. Dubya's ear. "How goes your illustrious career as a human being, leader of millions man of power? I believe that you use MY name and that of my Son - YES, MY SON - to justify your many and varied deeds. Is this so ? " By now G. Dubya was sweating like a doomed Tweetie facing an ominous Sylvester. "Umm...er....ummm..ah.....er....ah....ah mean....but...bbbuuttt...er....ummmmm...da....da...da doo run run " stammered G. Dubya. "What ARE you babbling about, Georgie Boy" boomed God. So, today you are stunned, terrified, legless and speechless in my presence. I and my Son notice that you have NOT been speechless and legless over the past 5 years or so. To the contrary, you have had a lot to say and have done much, have'nt you - AND - and, you bought ME and MY SON into it. Not happy, Georgie Boy. NOT HAPPY AT ALL !!! " Meanwhile, all over the White House and Washington, the news of God's visit spread like a prairie fire. DeeCheney was longing for invisibility. Conquistadore Bumsfeld was wiping the perspiration from his glasses and pleading deaf, dumb and blind. Professori Condoleezza was frantically attempting to catch God's attention with a Bible - but without any success. The FBI, CIA and the NSA was busy dismantling themselves like there was no tomorrow. Echelon was on full throttle erasing its own name and all traces of Itself. NASA was on its knees begging for mercy and blaming "THEM" for making them do "IT". The Scientists were thumping their breasts and bleating that truly - TRULY - they had just been "good American citizens". The Legal Supremos were standing immobile with their hands in the pockets of their black robes and pleading the Fifth Amendment. The leaders of the Religious extreme were tearing their hair out and gnashing their teeth and wondering who they could blame for this betrayal of their illusion of self-righteousness. God said " Hey, don't blame ME or my Son. We gave you different messages. It's just that you did not want to listen to them. You preferred your own instead ". The movers and shakers of the Media were frantically attempting to rearrange their business cards and credentials to those of Greenpeace and Amnesty International. The leaders of the Armed Forces were ripping the brass stars and buttons and insignia from their uninforms to appear anonymous And over on Capitol Hill, the 'ERASE" computer buttons and the paper shredding machines of the Congressional Representatives and the Senators were working overtime. The speechwriters wondered just how they were going to spin, fog and mirror their "rationales" to God on behalf of their Masters. The writers did not hold out much hope that they could weasle out of THIS ONE. And the roads outside the White House were flooded with the limousines of the Kings and Captains of Industry and GULLIBILITY INC. who were getting out of "Dodge City" just as fast as their wheels and their wallets could carry them. El Presidente, G. Dubya, leader of millions and man of power scanned his office, hoping - PRAYING - that somebody, ANYBODY, would come and stand beside him But nobody did. Instead, they all stood back as far as they could, hoping to avoid any mud and fallout from G. Dubya's facing of the music with God. "Well Georgie Boy, what DID you expect ? When push came to shove that they would all desire to be shoved along with you? After all, YOU wanted the POWER, soooo badly, did'nt you? And what you desired soooo badly, you got. And then, you wanted even MORE ! And, you did anything to get it. What a FARCE !! Here was the Leader of the world's greatest democracy, selling "democracy" on the International stage and going after the heads of those you said were in lack of it - and there YOU and your small select band of followers were, jigging the electronic voting system in 2004 to ensure that the numbers did show you "won". But you DID NOT win, did you G. Dubya? But you swindled your OWN people to ensure that the numbers SAID that you DID. My, my, my, Georgie Boy, what a role model for tyrants and dictators. Have you emulated MY SON or ME - as you so often claim that you do ?" Silence from the Presidential chair. "Well, HAVE YOU ? " God demanded. Deafening silence from the Presidential chair. "Does silence mean "yes" or "no" G. Dubya. Blink once for yes or twice for no. G. Dubya blinked twice. "Hmmm. truth at last then. At least here WE do agree with you. Are YOU worthy of all this power then, G. Dubya.? ARE YOU WISE ENOUGH TO HANDLE ALL THIS POWER?" God put his face close to G. Dubya's and looked right into his eyes and his soul. Silence from the Presidential Chair. "Well. ARE YOU ??? Blink once for "yes" and twice for "no". And El Presidente, G. Dubya, leader of millions and mand of power, blinked twice. "Hmmm" said God with quiet force. Again WE would agree with you. Stand by then Mr. President to be dethroned "...... And with that, God disappeared just as quickly as He had come, leaving all in the Oval Office to ponder their futures and who they REALLY were..... AURORA www.elohim.net.au


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