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30. Look folks, when someone dies you're supposed to say something good.

Reply to LearnedHand (Original post)

Thu Aug 21, 2025, 09:59 AM

Aug 21

James Dobson is dead. Good.

Stole that from someone at DU when Falwell died.

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James Dobson, Influential Leader of the Religious Right, Dies at 89 [View all] LearnedHand Aug 21 OP

And the world is a better place!! hatrack Aug 21 #1

good. keroro gunsou Aug 21 #2

I think he was the "Focus on the Family" founder BumRushDaShow Aug 21 #3

I think he was too LearnedHand Aug 21 #7

Yeppers JustAnotherGen Aug 21 #8

I always enjoyed that retaliation "Focus on your own damn family" Blue Owl Aug 21 #23

... BumRushDaShow Aug 21 #25

LOL! Never heard that one! Great retort. 👍 electric_blue68 Aug 21 #29

ding. btw . quit shoving your mortality down my throat , not u personallhy blue owl. AllaN01Bear Aug 21 #37

We here refer to that tax-free group as either "fungus on the family", or, niyad Aug 21 #55

Focus on the Family SpankMe Aug 21 #45

Focus facility lakercub Aug 21 #71

Focus on the fetus? What it really was. Grins Aug 21 #56

Focus on the family as another hater mountain grammy Aug 21 #4

Hocus Focus Blue Owl Aug 21 #24

Perfect! mountain grammy Aug 21 #32

Woo hoooooo! JustAnotherGen Aug 21 #5

Roast him slowly Satan!!🔥 Hey Joe Aug 21 #59

Hope that scares the s... out of TSF! LakeVermilion Aug 21 #6

Good riddance. Paladin Aug 21 #9

All I can do is UpInArms Aug 21 #10

The air is a little fresher orangecrush Aug 21 #11

I can't think of anything nice to say. yardwork Aug 21 #12

I'm with you. There is nothing positive I can think of to say. Arkansas Granny Aug 21 #15

Come sit next to me and we'll continue saying nothing nice. yardwork Aug 21 #17

You do realize that it could take some time to exhaust all of the Arkansas Granny Aug 21 #69

Great idea! And a beach! yardwork Aug 21 #72

You should say something good rurallib Aug 21 #28

We're taught never to speak ill of the dead, only good. So.... YodaMom2 Aug 21 #58

To quote the movie "Razor's Edge" - "He will not be missed." n/t the nelm Aug 21 #13

swaggart, dobson who will make 3? rampartd Aug 21 #14

Here's an honest obituary for Dobson AverageOldGuy Aug 21 #16

That's an excellent obituary. hunter Aug 21 #77

I am so happy to learn this! tonekat Aug 21 #18

Unfortunately his father failed to pull out in time. NT cstanleytech Aug 21 #19

Only just now learned of you and looks like best moment, RIP! Brainfodder Aug 21 #20

Where the P stands for "perdition"? LearnedHand Aug 21 #31

The world is a better place today Stuckinthebush Aug 21 #21

I thought the air smelled a bit fresher this morning. -nt CrispyQ Aug 21 #22

John MacArthur keeled over too..in july Demovictory9 Aug 21 #26

The Devil Awaits ZDU Aug 21 #27

Look folks, when someone dies you're supposed to say something good. underpants Aug 21 #30

There will be someone to take his place. The Grand Illuminist Aug 21 #33

Or hopefully he may be a total corrupt incompetent fuckup. Crowman2009 Aug 21 #36

"No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up." Lily Tomlin twodogsbarking Aug 21 #39

There are already many to take his place. valleyrogue Aug 21 #40

Luckily due to MAGA a lot of them are grifters. Crowman2009 Aug 21 #61

Good riddance to this christo-fascist pigman wolfie001 Aug 21 #34

Child abuse advocate Freddie Aug 21 #35

Some good news for a change. Crowman2009 Aug 21 #38

No heaven for you James Clouds Passing Aug 21 #41

You should always say something good about the dead. Ray Bruns Aug 21 #42

Excellent. sinkingfeeling Aug 21 #43

took too long pfitz59 Aug 21 #44

The fires of hell are burning brighter today. Oopsie Daisy Aug 21 #46

My mother taught me Pototan Aug 21 #47

HAH! I thought... GiqueCee Aug 21 #48

Nice to wake up to this PlanetBev Aug 21 #49

Not the obituary I was looking for... Dulcinea Aug 21 #50

I know how you feel. calimary Aug 22 #82

Go to Hell, JD. FalloutShelter Aug 21 #51

Prepare the way for Trump now Dobson... Moostache Aug 21 #52

I noticed that the air here was a bit cleaner this morning. niyad Aug 21 #53

Have fun in the flames of hell choie Aug 21 #54

About the white-washing job I would expect from the nyt. The Wonkette niyad Aug 21 #57

Woohoo!!! rhiannon55 Aug 21 #60

I once emailed Focus on the Family Mblaze Aug 21 #62

Who's left of religious right leaders? ChicagoTeamster Aug 21 #63

ah hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha eggplant Aug 21 #64

Freddi was fabulous. They name a planet after him. twodogsbarking Aug 21 #65

Excellent Owl Aug 21 #66

Adios, Fucko JoseBalow Aug 21 #67

The only real justice, these days. Buddyzbuddy Aug 21 #68

Now he will find out what God really thinks of his version of Christianity jgmiller Aug 21 #70

Boo hoo. WestMichRad Aug 21 #73

Wasn't he the one who, on 9/12/2001 with the buildings still smoking, blamed the attacks on lesbians? Hekate Aug 21 #74

That was Jerry Falwell, Sr. n/t valleyrogue Aug 21 #78

Ah yes. So hard to tell the emeffers apart Hekate Aug 21 #79

One of the best send-offs Wild blueberry Aug 21 #75

May his journey be enlightening Hekate Aug 21 #76

Good. One less monster in the world. travelingthrulife Aug 21 #80

Bye Bye eringer Aug 21 #81