Idiots...

Speaking of the Post-Gazette, today's opinion section contains one of the dumbest letters to the editor I've ever seen. It doesn't really have anything to do with the stuff I've been writing about, but it's so hilariously ignorant that I couldn't resist blogging about it. Check it out:

Thou shalt not kill

E.J. Dionne Jr's May 4 column, "This JFK's Problem," discussed the abortion or right-to-life issue in the presidential election. The controversy over whether a pro-choice Catholic Democrat, John F. Kerry, should be allowed to receive communion was discussed as was the fact that Sen. Rick Santorum, a foe of abortion, campaigned for Sen. Arlen Specter, a supporter of abortion rights.

That introduction was way too long. The good part is coming up next.

Sydney Harris, an author who routinely wrote about morality, said that the 10 commandments did not say that "Thou shalt not kill except in the case of (1) abortion, (2) capital punishment, (3) euthanasia, or (4) war."

Yeah, good call. The 10 Commandments actually say "Thou shalt not murder." That means you can't kill an innocent person. There is a difference. I'm always surprised at how many people think that "thou shalt not kill" means "you can never, ever kill anybody for any reason."

Since President George W. Bush wants to be known as the "war president..."

Yeah, because we all know that he loves war more than anything.

...and war involves killing...

*GASP* Really?! Why didn't someone tell me before?

...it seems to me that Bush and Kerry are even on this issue.

And there's the ignorance, folks. Apparently, killing terrorists and murdering unborn children are morally equivalent in this person's world. Tell me, when did babies start blowing up buildings and decapitating civilians? I must have missed that.

Kerry is opposed to war...

Only on odd days of the week.

...and Bush is opposed to abortion. Maybe Bush should not receive communion either.

See what I mean? These people don't even know what they're saying half the time. In case you didn't know, BUSH ISN'T CATHOLIC! That means that the Church has no control over whether he receives communion.

I don't understand how people can be this dumb and still manage to express their semi-thoughts with actual English words.