Marsha Blackburn
My Grandpa grew up in the northeastern part of Arkansas and went to a one room schoolhouse. He was a self educated man and knew more about ancient history than anyone I know. He once told me that a sure sign of an educated man was someone who knew the difference between a quote from the Bible and one from Shakespeare. I found that amusing at the time, as did he, and I still do.
Because Senator Marsha Blackburn, Republican from Tennessee.
No, Marsha. I wasn’t Jesus. Jesus warned us about hypocrites, stingy people, and false prophets. You know, people like you.
“Kill all the lawyers” came from Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2. It came from a player named Dick the Butcher, recognizing that lawyers are what keeps tyrants from becoming all powerful kings. Context, Marsha, context.
Thanks to Bubba the Lawyer for the heads up.
Speaking of Congress and, it seems bat fill in the blank King from NY is quitting. Maybe Louie will follo3.
1Yes Marsha, Jesus must have been complaining about how poorly his defense attorney handled his trial before Pontius Pilate.
2To quote the shortest verse in the Bible: “Jesus wept.” I imagine he wept with tears of laughter at dear Marsha’s misquoting Him. Then shook His head, thought to himself “you can’t fix stupid” (even if you are omnipotent) and walked off.
3Shakespeare was probably way too bawdy for her to be exposed to, so she probably believes all useful folk wisdom comes from the Bible. So who was it who proposed that all lawyers have one hand amputated so they couldn’t always begin their advice with, “On one hand… .”
4Luke 11:45 – 52
45 One of the lawyers answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us too.” 46 And he said, “Woe also to you lawyers! For you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not lift a finger to ease them. 47 Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors killed. 48 So you are witnesses and approve of the deeds of your ancestors; for they killed them, and you build their tombs. 49 Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’ 50 so that this generation may be charged with the blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world, 51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against this generation. 52 Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; you did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering.”
5I don’t recall Jesus ever advocating murder for any person or group. Maybe he said it in the Old Testiment, but I wouldn’t know, since I’m not a practicing christian.
6No Defense Of Trump From Republicans In Released Impeachment Depositions | The Last Word
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-YG8eO-3vY
7What is maddeningly clear, is that Dotard’s actions in contravention of our Law is why he should be hounded incessantly.
And had his own party done their job to hold his excesses at bay, impeachment would not be necessary…
8Considering Shakespeare may have written part of the King James Version of the Bible, I’m not surprised at the confusion.
Disappointed, yes. Surprised, no.
9For folks who don’t like lawyers, they seem to need them…a lot.
10No one has ever considered Marsha to be smart or well educated. Please know that I and the people I care about did not vote for her.
11What’s even more troubling, aside from sanctimoniously “quoting” Jesus, is that in her hubris she thinks she’s being profound: Jesus said it; I believe it; why say more?
12“Yes Marsha, Jesus must have been complaining about how poorly his defense attorney handled his trial before Pontius Pilate.”
in fairness to PP, he couldn’t find any reason to punish Jesus, after having interrogated him himself, so those defense attorneys must have done a pretty decent job. PP’s greatest “crime”, per Jesus’ adherents, was “washing his hands” of the affair.
13I’m embarrassed to be from Tennessee, when our elected officials show their stupidity. All you have to do, to be elected in Tennessee is have an “R” after your name
14Drives me nuts to see tote bags with “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers” – SHAKESPEARE. By putting those words in the mouth of a totally disreputable character, WS made it clear he did NOT agree. Creating characters you don’t agree with is a thing good writers do, and bad readers take out of context.
Thanks for letting me vent. In conclusion, Marsha Blackburn is an idiot.
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