Screw Me? No, Screw Neu!

At the end of Fletch, the evil Chief Carlin (SPOILER!) unexpectedly busts into the Stanwyck Mansion. Fletch remarks, “Thank God. The Police.”

Funny stuff.

Almost 2 years ago, President Obama pushed through legislation allowing the federal government to assist cash-strapped states in maintaining their police forces and in some cases, hiring additional police officers. Remember how wildly popular that stimulus was? Everyone loved being able to project all their dissatisfaction with government onto a modest spending bill passed in the middle of a terrible recession.

But one guy isn’t cool with the help the democrats gave the Fraternal Order.

A Manatee County sergeant was suspended without pay after he highlighted an ominous verse in the Bible and dubbed it the “Obama Prayer.”

According to the police report, Matthew Neu circled “Let his days be few, and let another take his office” — from Psalm 109 — and placed the “Obama Prayer” note in a bible on a colleague’s desk. The “Obama Prayer” has been circulating around the Internet, and Neu received it in an email.

So they suspended Neu for 26 hours and blahblahblah – in retrospect it’s not the most riveting story. However, the continued invocation of Psalm 109 remains interesting. Shortly after taking office, I wrote about the rising invocation of Psalm 109 among some conservatives. Psalm 109:8 reads –

“May his days be few; may another take his office.”

I get the literal implication. Of course, the next sentence reads…

“May his children be orphans, and his wife a widow.” (Psalm 109:9)

If you love the book, you should read the book. Openly advocating for the premature death of an American president is pretty low, not to mention treasonous. Be true, Officer Neu. If you want it, you should wear it. And don’t worry – new governor and corporate-fraudshaft, Rick Scott will clearly look out for public employees. He’s really into that.

or maybe this is more appropriate.