Crazy Preacher Syndrome

Barack Obama and John McCain both agree that the upcoming presidential campaign should concentrate on substantive issues and avoid issues over religion. Both candidates have encountered problems with religious leaders who have proved to be embarrassments on the campaign trail. Senator Obama has had Rev. Wright, while Senator McCain has had Pastor Hagee to deal with. Both candidates are dealing with what is known as the "Crazy Preacher Syndrome."

Reverend Wright has said that AIDS is a plot by the government to eliminate black people. Pastor Hagee has said that the Catholic Church is a giant whore. Naturally the two candidates become tired of constantly having to disavow the statements of these religious leaders. They also begin to wonder when the next "Crazy Preacher" is going to pop up. (They always seem to show up on the evening news just when things are going well.)

In what some political pundits believe is a truly brilliant political move, both candidates have decided to work together to get religion out of the politcal campaign. They both agree they must pull the rug out from under the "Crazy Preacher Syndrome." Consequently, negotiations are currently underway between both political parties and major television networks to provide air-time for their joint announcement.

Both candidates have decided to go on live-tv and declare they are now atheists.

This will allow them to totally distance themselves from any crazy preacher, pastor, priest, rabbi or mullah who happens to pop up unexpectedly. Of course some of their advisors have said this is a risky strategy since over 70% of U.S. citizens claim to be religious. Other advisors have countered this argument with the fact that most voters don't believe what politicians say so that it may not matter.

Other advisors point out that this may work until the first "Crazy Atheist" makes his or her appearance on the evening news.