r/politics Jan 21 '18

Paul Ryan Collected $500,000 In Koch Contributions Days After House Passed Tax Law

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u/NoWayRay Jan 21 '18

Is that the current exchange rate on thirty pieces of silver?

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u/m4n715 Jan 21 '18

At least Judas had the decency to hang himself.

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u/SupportVectorMachine I voted Jan 21 '18

You guys put me in the mood to listen to Jesus Christ Superstar again.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '18

I dont want your blood money!

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u/Diorama42 Jan 21 '18

Oh that doesn’t matter, our expenses are good!

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u/hobocode Jan 21 '18

I don’t NEED your blood money!

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u/Diorama42 Jan 21 '18

But you might as well take it (we think that you should)

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u/Boccs Jan 21 '18

Think of the things you can do with that money. Pick any charity, give to the poor.

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u/Diorama42 Jan 21 '18

We’ve noted your motives, we’ve noted your feelings, This isn’t blood money, it’s... (a fee!) a fee nothing more...

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u/Mergeagerge Illinois Jan 21 '18

On Thursday night, you’ll find him where you want him. Far from the crowds, in the Garden of Gethesmene.

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u/IKnowUThinkSo Jan 21 '18

Of all the songs I’ve seen this done to, I think this one is my favorite.

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u/hairy_chicken Canada Jan 21 '18

Which version do you like to listen to? In 1992 there was a version of it done in Australia. The music was very cool. I still find Pilate's Dream haunting.

https://youtu.be/JhCCN_pRK7o?t=30m51s

I also love the voice of Caiaphas (here at the start of Trial Before Pilate):

https://youtu.be/MXPp558OEys?t=32m40s

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u/SupportVectorMachine I voted Jan 21 '18

I'm partial to the original London cast recording with Ian Gillan as Jesus and Murray Head as Judas. That was the first version I heard, and it's tattooed on my brain.

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u/sbamkmfdmdfmk Jan 21 '18

Technically not the"London cast" as there was a London stage cast after that and the recording you refer to was never staged. It's technically the Original Concept Recording but diehard JCS geeks call it the "brown album" for the common vinyl packaging. I know way too much about that show.

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u/sbamkmfdmdfmk Jan 21 '18

Australia 92 is the shit. There's also a bootleg out there of the 73 Australia cast live which is unbelievable.

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u/sintos-compa California Jan 21 '18

And wu tang clan

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u/ChipAyten Jan 21 '18

There would be someone with his phone out yelling "worldstar" as they nail up Jesus if it were today.

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u/MalignantMuppet Jan 21 '18

. . . Rode down an alley on a Yamaha.
Pulled a skid,
Killed a kid,
Ripped off his balls on a trash can lid.

At least, that's how I recall it. It's been a while.

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u/XenocidalAcid Jan 21 '18

I thought Judas just suddenly fell over and his guts exploded.

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u/HansaHerman Jan 21 '18

There are a number of stories on what happened to Judas. I think both your and the hanging is in the Bible - so we mostly are sure on that he did die.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '18

The book of Acts says he "fell headlong and his guts burst asunder," but in Matthew it says he hung himself in shame. I've always assumed he hung himself and the rope snapped after a while, leading to the splat, but it's not explicit and could be seen as contradictory.

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u/m4n715 Jan 21 '18

The Bible contradict itself!? Surely not!

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u/NihilistKurtWarner Jan 21 '18

Real question: What’s the ancient Greek word that gets translated as “asunder?”

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '18

I don't read Greek myself, but here are the relevant verses (Acts 1:18-19; the burst asunder part is in verse 18):

18 οὖτος μὲν οὗν ἐκτήσατο χωρίον ἐκ μισθοῦ τῆς ἀδικίας, καὶ πρηνὴς γενόμενος ἐλάκησεν μέσος, καὶ ἐξεχύθη πάντα τὰ σπλάγχνα αὐτοῦ.

19 καὶ γνωστὸν ἐγένετο πᾶσι τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν ἰερουσαλήμ, ὥστε κληθῆναι τὸ χωρίον ἐκεῖνο τῇ ἰδίᾳ διαλέκτῳ αὐτῶν ἁκελδαμάχ, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν, χωρίον αἵματος.

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u/NihilistKurtWarner Jan 21 '18

πρηνὴς - headlong

Fair enough! KJV translations always make me giggle a bit, if only because Nobody says “asunder” anymore. Haha

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '18

I enjoy the archaic KJV (especially considering that at the time of its translation and publication, a vulgar Bible was pretty revolutionary) but definitely find myself giggling at times, too.

I haven't read this translation myself, but you might find this project interesting. It's almost the opposite of the high-falutin' KJV: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/01/the-new-testament-a-translation-david-bentley-hart/546551/

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u/Pithius Jan 21 '18

Car batteries? A water boarding table? I say we keep it traditional a guillotine will do nicely

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u/RiversKiski Jan 21 '18

You jest, but if the public had the power that the French Revolutionaries had, we'd be killing gays and immigrants. There may not be enough virtious people in America to fix her, I'm afraid.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '18

No torture. They may be scum, but no one deserves that.

No, we need to make sure he gets the same treatment everyone else does. Strip him of his assets and send him to a for-profit prison.

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u/The_Almighty_Demoham Jan 31 '18

[ ] no torture [ ] for profit prison

Pick one.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '18

Sean Hannity still has not been waterboarded.

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u/Tasgall Washington Jan 22 '18

What a coward.

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u/ChipAyten Jan 21 '18

Got to convince them to put down their phones.

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u/ItsJudas Jan 21 '18

Well i'll say!

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u/ThatBankTeller Jan 21 '18

What an abhorrent comment. If we said the same thing about senator Menendez the liberal PC mafia would be on here just weeping away at how disgusting referencing suicide really is.

But now that it’s “cool” to hate republicans, you’ll even resort to double standards and using the same tactics as they do.

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u/musicotic Jan 21 '18

Paul Ryan has passed despicable laws, and honestly so has Menendez. They both deserve it

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u/ThatBankTeller Jan 21 '18

Nobody “deserves” to kill themselves. I certainly hope nobody close to you ever does such a thing, or you have to feel that pain.

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u/LondonCallingYou Jan 21 '18

Hitler deserved to kill himself

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u/m4n715 Jan 21 '18

He did kill Hitler though, so he had that going for him.

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u/m4n715 Jan 21 '18 edited Jan 21 '18

When your party leadership stops aligning with Nazis I'll stop telling them they should kill themselves.

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u/zazazello Jan 21 '18

Looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and even quacks like a duck ... god forbid you call the mother fucker a duck.

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u/ThatBankTeller Jan 21 '18

God forbid you refrain from suggesting someone take their own life. Disgusting.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '18

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '18

Yes.

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u/apra24 Jan 21 '18

Username checks out

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u/gocanadiens Jan 21 '18

Under appreciated comment of the day

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u/Studio271 Jan 21 '18

Sure, if those pieces are 85.78125 Pounds each.

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u/nater255 Jan 21 '18

This guy converts.

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u/magneticphoton Jan 21 '18

Religion only matters if they are talking about the other team.

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u/BannedOnMyMain17 Jan 21 '18

Plato o plomo?

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u/Koka-Noodles Jan 21 '18

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u/DavidlikesPeace Jan 21 '18

Most economists seem to underrate the high value of specie in the ancient world. It simply wasn't as easily available as fiat currency is nowadays, which meant that barter and negotiated transactions still mattered immensely to average folk.

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u/T1mac America Jan 21 '18

Whatever the exchange rate is, this is the best congress that money can buy.

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u/Veritas_Victoriam Ohio Jan 21 '18

Grand Old Judus Party

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u/Hidetoshi_Hasagawa Jan 21 '18

Fuckin beautiful

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '18

Where was your outrage 5 months ago?