Stuart Shepard, Focus on the Fam's Kook-in-Chief, Prays for Rain at DNC

Which is weird, because if you're going to go to the trouble to ask God to take time off from his weekly Pai Gow game to ensure that a torrential downpour dampers the mood during Barack Obama's acceptance speech, why wouldn't you just ask God to rig the vote? It'd...

By Joe Tone

August 5, 2008

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Which is weird, because if you're going to go to the trouble to ask God to take time off from his weekly Pai Gow game to ensure that a torrential downpour dampers the mood during Barack Obama's acceptance speech, why wouldn't you just ask God to rig the vote? It'd be a lot easier, and it wouldn't mess up anyone's hair.

See the really weird video after the jump. -- Joe Tone

Joe Tone

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