Perry's Response: Wingnuts Will Heal A Nation In Crisis | Common Dreams

Perry's Response: Wingnuts Will Heal A Nation In Crisis | Common Dreams: "Perry's Response: Wingnuts Will Heal A Nation In Crisis
by Abby Zimet


Presidential wannabee Gov. Rick Perry's day of prayer and fasting on Saturday will feature the wackiest of the religious right-wing. Among their beliefs: blackbirds are dying because of gay soldiers, the Statue of Liberty is a 'demonic idol,' the gay rights movement is a “satanic anointment,' Hurricane Katrina was divine retribution for the city's sins, and Oprah is a “forerunner to the harlot movement' who signals the Apocalypse. Well, they might be right on that one. Still, it may be a flop: Only 8,000 believers signed up beforehand for a stadium that seats 71,500, and none of the 49 governors invited plan to attend. So much for a nation healing itself. Rachel Maddow has more on who will be there, and why you might not want to be."