Bush the Antichrist?

April 2, 2003 6:54 AM

George W Bush is the Antichrist
posted by Domain Master 666 (34 comments total)

Hey... I thought FPPs were supposed to tell us something we didn't already know...
posted by jpburns at 7:01 AM on April 2, 2003

I hope that is what passes for satire around these parts...
posted by twine42 at 7:01 AM on April 2, 2003

Y'know, I can make the same case for Ronald Reagan . . .

Full name "Ronald Wilson Reagan"
Number of letters in each word: 6

Voila! 666.

On the other hand, so what.
posted by dazed_n_confused at 7:04 AM on April 2, 2003

Horns and music added for dramatic effect.

Thank you Master. You made me laugh really early today.
posted by oh posey at 7:07 AM on April 2, 2003

It might be satire twine42, but there are people that think that they find truths in things like this. Consider that people believe in The Bible Code. The Bible Code adherents believe that secret information is encoded in the bible and that by arranging the letters in a grid you can find these messages sort of like a cross word puzzle. Of course there's no standard grid and never mind that the current bible is a translation of a translation of pieced together and hand selected works.
posted by substrate at 7:12 AM on April 2, 2003

Mmm, recycled blorty goodness.

qu0n54r f0r 0v3rl0rd!
posted by yhbc at 7:13 AM on April 2, 2003

but there are people that think that they find truths in things like this

Unfortunately, GWB is one of them.
posted by drinkcoffee at 7:20 AM on April 2, 2003

Isn't there some sort of Godwin's law parallel that applies to any mention of Nostradamus...? Once people start citing good ole Nostra-dude as proof or evidence of *anything*, it's obvious that they are too far gone to be bothered with facts, reason, etc...

Having said that, the link is clearly a satirical site. Parody is sometimes funny, I'll admit.
posted by davidmsc at 7:24 AM on April 2, 2003

Do you really think this is satire? This looks sadly serious to me. It's nowhere near Onionesque.
posted by kozad at 7:28 AM on April 2, 2003

Hmm, Antichrist posts from "Domain Master 666". Does that qualify as a self-link?
posted by MrBaliHai at 7:29 AM on April 2, 2003

but there are people that think that they find truths in things like this
Unfortunately, GWB is one of them.

What will W do when he discovers he is the antichrist (not God's tool, as he possibly believes)? Or will he care? (I see a movie plot, a la Lost Souls and The Omen and others.)
posted by Shane at 7:31 AM on April 2, 2003

I thought the site that inspired it was much funnier.
posted by O9scar at 7:33 AM on April 2, 2003

Notice the "Satan Loves Bush" and "Evil Supports Bush" placards in the background? What exactly does that tell you?

Uhhh, that someone is a bit less than competent with PaintShop?

Based on that section alone, you gotta believe this thing is satirical.... you know, in a low-brow Church Lady kinda way.
posted by psmealey at 7:34 AM on April 2, 2003

To me, the whole idea of one single Antichrist in the future is rather poor exegesis...did these people really read 1 John, or just skim it for scary words? The book says anyone who does not acknowledge Jesus and God as father and son is an antichrist, and that many "antichrists" have already come and gone. Ironically, the so-called bible literalist fundamental Christians always seem to have a bad understanding of scripture.
posted by drinkcoffee at 7:39 AM on April 2, 2003

This Antichrist, it vibrates?

Heh, sorry...
posted by tomcosgrave at 7:46 AM on April 2, 2003

drinkcoffee - I'm the AntiChrist!

And I go to church every Sunday (well... one than one a month) to keep my fiancee happy and to take part in their hymns and prayers and chants that seem way too much like brain washing techniques for my liking. Sorry, wrong thread.

Agreed about the Godwin/Nostrodamus thing. We can call it Twine's Second Law if you want. Twine's First Law is that there is always someone who will put their name to anything in a mad bid for fame...

[on preview, and after my normal sunday caffiene dose I'm buzzing, yes... ;) ]
posted by twine42 at 7:51 AM on April 2, 2003

umm, twine42, it's wednesay, so your sunday caffeine buzz must have been a doozy...
posted by signal at 7:55 AM on April 2, 2003

I meant... erm... oh sod off... *grabs Lavazza* Me? If I wanna comment on it, I'll comment on it, who's gonna stop me, you pep pill boy, pep boy pills, pepbopills, oh boy, oh boy, ohoh, ohoh, I gotta stop taking those pep pills.
posted by twine42 at 8:04 AM on April 2, 2003

By this logic, I am the antichrist!....errr....better keep that silent for awhile...chicks will dig me.....power will be mine...hmmmm....there are souls to be had!! I'm off!
posted by effer27 at 8:14 AM on April 2, 2003

twine42, let's hope that gets you a little pew action in return.
posted by xmutex at 8:28 AM on April 2, 2003

People don't understand what antichrist really means. This mythological being is someone who does exactly the opposite of Our Lord. He was born on this big crucifix, and spent his days touching people and killing them, or giving them leprosy, as well as walking backwards, carrying donkeys. One day, he ate 498 loaves and fishes. People speak of the miracle of him Falling Into Ice. On the night of his immaculate death, where he was tragically enveloped by a whore, there was an infinite quantity of room at the local inn. This event was marked by three stupid women moving away at high speed.
posted by Pretty_Generic at 8:30 AM on April 2, 2003 [1 favorite]

No, no, no—this guy is the Antichrist. And he's one of us!
posted by languagehat at 8:31 AM on April 2, 2003

languagehat - why? because he's an AOL user?
posted by probablysteve at 8:37 AM on April 2, 2003

Left Behind.
(Google is your friend.)
posted by languagehat at 8:46 AM on April 2, 2003

This mythological being is someone who does exactly the opposite of Our Lord.

Or in DC comics, Bizarro Jesus.
posted by MrBaliHai at 8:57 AM on April 2, 2003

fucksocks
posted by Pretty_Generic at 9:44 AM on April 2, 2003

Pretty Generic: I laughed until I stopped. Thanks.
posted by five fresh fish at 9:44 AM on April 2, 2003

Er, but not about the fucksocks link.
posted by five fresh fish at 9:47 AM on April 2, 2003

The Pretzel Prophecy: "And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast." Revelation 13:3 (KJV)
posted by Bletch at 10:30 AM on April 2, 2003

Adventures of Bizarro Jesus and Jesus! He's Our President
posted by MrBaliHai at 10:50 AM on April 2, 2003

If George Bush really was the Antichrist, he would make sure that any evidence that could be brought up about it would be as ridiculous and seemingly as unbelievable as possible, so that we'd all laugh and ignore his rise to unholy dominion over planet earth.

I mean, duh. That's what I'd do. Suckers.
posted by dopamine at 11:56 AM on April 2, 2003

Full name "Ronald Wilson Reagan"
Number of letters in each word: 6

Voila! 666.

You can also rearrange the letters to spell 'Insane Anglo Warlord.'
posted by elwoodwiles at 12:10 PM on April 2, 2003

Dubya isn't smart enough to be the antichrist.
posted by zanpo at 3:17 PM on April 2, 2003

History has a tendency of repeating itself. Unfortunately, sometimes so does prophecy. When John wrote the Book of Revelations, he was expecting the end of the world and the return of Christ to happen in his own lifetime. Personally, I think Revelations was a rather exagerrated description of the Fall of the Roman Empire, which was destroyed by fire, with Nero fiddling while it burned. So as far as I'm concerned, Revelations already happened. It's just that John didn't get the details right. The thousand years of peace that John spoke about was what we refer to today as "The Dark Ages" with the Roman Catholic Church controlling all the known knowledge of the human race until the Rennaissance put an end to its tyranny.

Your mileage will no doubt vary, but as far as I'm concerned, mystery solved. What's happening now? It's yet to be written, which, come to think of it, is a bit more unsettling than blind faith in prophecy.
posted by ZachsMind at 11:09 PM on April 2, 2003