Watch G.W.H. Bush lavish praise on Rev. Moon next month

Because Moon owns the Bush family and all the power trappings that go with it:

Moon's enterprises extend far beyond the Unification Church, said Steve Hassan, an expert on cults and a licensed mental health counselor who was once a leader in the Moon organization.

"There are a number of business and political fronts; it's a multibillion-dollar international conglomerate headed by a demagogue who claims that he's the greatest guy in history, who wants to abolish democracy, end or destroy the United Nations and set up a theocracy for his heirs to rule," said Hassan.

When the elder Bush takes to the podium next month, it would be surprising if the close relationship between the Bush family and Moon is scrutinized by the mainstream media, since it has been basically ignored or glossed over for decades, Hassan insists.

"It infuriates me, as one who has been in the group and often heard Moon say that he wanted to destroy democracy and take over the world, that the mainstream media has not gotten this story right," he said. "While they have talked about corporate lobbying, they've neglected to discuss the lobbying and political influence of cults. Moon has been basically mainstreamed."

Hassan also noted that Moon's operation in the US, which began with the "street recruiting" of members - especially in university towns - has shifted to lavish dinners and awards ceremonies where Moon is able to hobnob with powerful political figures and later claim their allegiance.

"Having George H W Bush come and speak at the Washington Times anniversary event is definitely a coup," Hassan pointed out.
"That George H W Bush has such a long-term alliance with the theocratic Reverend Moon, who for all of his flag waving is on record as hating American constitutional democracy, is disturbing and will no doubt come to be seen as a defining aspect of Bush's political career, before, during and since his presidency," Fred Clarkson added.

"Bush's headlining the Washington Times' 25th anniversary event couldn't be more appropriate, since the Rev Moon and Bush's fortunes, political and otherwise, have been closely intertwined for decades."

Update: Remember what happened in the nation's capitol in 2004:

WASHINGTON -- As a shining symbol of democracy, the U.S. Capitol is not ordinarily a place where coronations occur. So news that the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the eccentric and exceedingly wealthy Korean- born businessman, donned a crown in a Senate office building and declared himself the Messiah while members of Congress watched is causing a bit of a stir.

One congressman, Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., wore white gloves and carried a pillow holding one of two ornate gold crowns that were placed on the heads of Moon and his wife, Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, at the ceremony, which took place March 23 and capped a reception billed as a peace awards banquet.

Davis, for the record, says he held the wife's crown and was "a bit surprised" by Moon's Messiah remarks, which were delivered in Korean but accompanied by a written translation. In them, he said emperors, kings and presidents had "declared to all heaven and earth that Reverend Sun Myung Moon is none other than humanity's Savior, Messiah, Returning Lord and True Parent."

Update: From anonymous in comments, what Moon's money has purchased in our government and how the mainstream media has not addressed this.

And, I am not joking, sushi is one way Moon funds his church