Rush needs to learn a bit more about atheists

Somewhere in his monologue today (I'm not reading the whole site today because his constant harping on Thanksgiving and God annoy me) Rush said this (foundon his quote page):

The painter and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti said, 'The worst moment for the atheist is when he's really thankful and has no one to thank.'

He may have said that - Dante's the guy who wrote Dante's inferno - but he is of course wrong.

What's the atheist got to be thankful about? Someone gives him a big commission to make a sculpture? He'd thank the person who gives him the commission.

Someone praises him on his talent? (Or hers). He thanks his parents from whom he inherited those talents.

As I've said a few times in this blog, I'm an atheist and it really stuns me to see so many religious people in the world. You look at the utter misery and despair in which 90% of the world live, and have lived since the dawn of time, and you think, there's a loving god behind all this? I don't think so.

Well, tomorrow will be a "Best of Rush" I have no doubt, so have a happy Thanksgiving, everyone. And remember it wasn't God that gave you what you have, but rather your own industriousness...or if you are out of work, unemployment checks from the government. ; )

May 2011 see an improvement in the job numbers - as that's the only way the newly elected Republicans are going to retain their office.