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6/12/2004

The ultimate Moongate video: 81 Congressmen attended

"The era of the eternal peace kingdom, one global family under God, is upon us..."

This deeply weird Quicktime movie, which sounds like something played to motivate the bald-headed drones in "THX-1138," claims that 81 of your senators and members of Congress attended the event crowning Sun Myung Moon the Messiah. You know, the one that Congressmen listed in the program claimed not to have heard of.

26 ambassadors to the United States.

450 "leaders from various fields."

There are scenes that defy belief.

It begins with "congratulatory remarks" from Weldon (pictured speaking) and others. Black Congressional Caucus chairman Elijah Cummings then says that Moon is "consistently standing up for what is right. And I'm so pleased that he will be receiving an award tonight, for he richly deserves it."

Howard Stephenson, a state senator, now shows up and says he's repenting for the Trail of Tears, which is nice of him considering he's from Utah. Then Rep. Danny K. Davis reads a poem by Reverend Moon! And House leader Dennis Hastert sends a congratulatory statement.

The voiceover then explains that Moon's troubles in the United States in the '70s were due to "racial discrimination." The implication hanging over all of this is that all these Congressmen are apologizing to him for his Christ-like suffering (which includes being convicted by the U.S. justice system.)

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"John Gorenfeld: The first man on the Moon"
-- Ana Marie Cox ("Wonkette," Time.com Washington editor)

"Thanks to the superb reporting of John Gorenfeld on Salon.com and his indispensable Web page, Moon's shenanigans are routinely scrutinized. Maybe some of Gorenfeld's discernment will rub off on preachers and politicians."
-- Tony Norman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist

"The scene summoned the moment in Robert Graves's "I, Claudius" when Emperor Caligula declares himself a god in the Roman Senate; a fawning solon instantly offers a prayer."
-- New York Times editorial on the Crown of Peace scandal

"I am happy that our work is being challenged and improved in consistency, openness and coordination, by the accountability your spotlight demands. I am not talking about simply removing stuff from websites..."
-- Moon spokesman the Rev. Phil Schanker

"Instead of welcoming Reverend Moon, this government put me into prison. History will reveal the truth in the future and the American government and people will realize what an evil thing they did. What will they do then? They will bow down. Again, that is the way of natural subjugation." -- Moon in 1987

"A political movement basing its appeal on old fashioned patriotism and family values simply cannot justify an alliance with a cult that preys on the disintegration of the American family and advocates allegiance to an international social order operating with cell-like secrecy."
-- Rep. Jim Leach (R-IA)

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