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Rep. Cleaver ends opening prayer for new Congress: 'Amen and awoman'

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Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., altered the traditional ending of "amen" by saying "Amen and awoman" as he delivered the opening prayer for the 117th Congress on Sunday -- raising eyebrows.
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Rep. Cleaver ends opening prayer for new Congress: 'Amen and awoman' — Fox News

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., altered the traditional ending of "amen" by saying "Amen and awoman" as he delivered the opening prayer for the 117th Congress on Sunday -- raising eyebrows.
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Bwhahahahahaha

I suspect that most lefties will dismiss this as just too unimportant to even mention or even defend it. Most righties will see humor in this.
 

Stupidity is never satisfied.
 
I don't know that you speak for most lefties or most righties. Probably not.
As a marginally left-of-center progressive, I find it all pretty funny. But then I find congressional prayers and "amen" funny all by themselves.
I suspect that means we both see the humor in this.
 

Probably but no doubt we will not agree on what makes this funny. Is there even such a thing as a “marginal” progressive?
 
That was unwise.
 
More stupidity than humor....but on both sides. The grammar is inconsistent ("A"men-plural vs. "A"woman-singular) and ignores the Latin root of the word, which has nothing to do with gender, sex, or even any specific "higher power/God." But prayers in a public meeting....I've never understood them either.
 

Shocking! No wonder there's been so little coverage on Fox News of the President of the United States on tape asking the Georgia SOS to find enough votes to change the outcome of the election. This is far more newsworthy.
 
lwf said:
Shocking! No wonder there's been so little coverage on Fox News of the President of the United States on tape asking the Georgia SOS to find enough votes to change the outcome of the election. This is far more newsworthy.
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Just as I predicted...
 
X Factor said:
Probably but no doubt we will not agree on what makes this funny. Is there even such a thing as a “marginal” progressive?
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X Factor said:
Probably but no doubt we will not agree on what makes this funny. Is there even such a thing as a “marginal” progressive?
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I never said "marginal progressive". I said "marginally left-of-center". . . . I suspect that distinction should not be beyond your grasp.
 
I don’t think it’s that funny having an important deliberative political body- one of the most important in the world- publicly begging an invisible man in the sky for help.

Is that what you mean?
 
MamboDervish said:
I never said "marginal progressive". I said "marginally left-of-center". I suspect that distinction should not be beyond your grasp.
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Is there even such a thing as a progressive that’s only marginally left of center?
 
Aunt Antifa said:
Maybe someone will draw a little baby jesus on a starbucks cup for you and make it all better.
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I’ll pass on the Starbucks, too much caffeine and I don’t ever want to be woke to the point where “amen” has to be offset by “awomen.”
 
Threegoofs said:
I don’t think it’s that funny having an important deliberative political body- one of the most important in the world- publicly begging an invisible man in the sky for help.

Is that what you mean?
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Sure.
 
X Factor said:
I’ll pass on the Starbucks, too much caffeine and I don’t ever want to be woke to the point where “amen” has to be offset by “awomen.”
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...is this the part where you tell me how funny you find it and you’re not at all outraged? G’head, tell me more about how little you don’t care about this. G’head.
 
X Factor said:
I’ll pass on the Starbucks, too much caffeine and I don’t ever want to be woke to the point where “amen” has to be offset by “awomen.”
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That and they burn their beans while roasting, making the whole thing taste awful.
 
In this case awoman really stands for antifa-woman, its a signal for the movement to begin
 
My great aunt used to do this on the rare occasions we had Thanksgiving with her.

I don't see what the big deal is.
 
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