Listen:
I know you love me. I know you are thinking of me. I know you are sweet on me.
But before you run out to the Hallmark store–
Before you scour the aisles trying and find an appropriate card for your beloved blogging priest…
I just want to show you my favorite Valentine that I ever received:
Preacher’s Status: Overwhelmed.
…Here is Reason #1,865 why it is impossible to take the Washington Post seriously. A quote from one of today’s editorials:
…The United States…is dealing with the omnipresent specter of another terrorist attack…
Omnipresent specter?
Would the word “threat” not suffice? Or even the phrase “constant threat?” Who hired someone from the Ministry of Truth to copy edit the Washington Post?
The truth is that there is only one Omnipresent Specter, and He does not appreciate blasphemy.
He will indeed terrorize the proud. But He will exult the humble.
He will reward those who treat the language with reverence. But the cheap word-mongers He will crush.
…On the other hand, this pro-life essay by Alveda King, niece of M.L.K., Jr., is worth reading…
…You know that I love LeBron as much as anybody. My dream in life is to be the LeBron James of priests.
LeBron got dunked on recently. No big deal. It was a silly summer-league game.
He got dunked on by a college player. No biggie. College players are awful good.
He got dunked on by a college player who was wearing Nike LeBrons at the time.
Then Nike confiscated the videotapes. Here is the dunker:
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