Image via WikipediaMr. Media® Radio Network • Email • Twitter • Facebook • LinkedIn • YouTubeThis weekend, Gov. Rick Perry is hosting his prayer party in Reliant Stadium in Houston. According to figures earlier this week, a little more than 10 percent of the stadium will be occupied. I am hopeful this is representative of the pull Gov. Good Hair has in the rest of the country.
Prayer thingies for political causes are fine. I had the misfortune of attending a "prayer breakfast" with Ronald Reagan during the Republican National Convention in Dallas in 1984. Really, they grabbed a bunch of kids from private schools to stand behind the president in Reunion Arena and look like a massive choir.
But these religified political rallies are as common as baby kissing. Unfortunately, Rick has a whole bunch of ugly supporting him this weekend. They include people who founded organizations deemed "hate groups" by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
I've made no bones about my dislike for the man. What bothers me more than anything is what this prayer rally will do for our long-term weather forecast. We are already in the middle of a scorching drought and heat wave. Dick Perry's last call for prayer – specifically for rain – seemed to lock a dome of high pressure over the state. This weekend may cause the earth to open and have us all swallowed up by hell.
On second thought, it is a risk my family and I are willing to take to save the country from the prospect of President Rick Perry.
