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Originally Posted by ^Ice_Bat^
Strong Christian... You'd support a party which suppots the removal of the 10 commandments from our government buildings? You'd support the removal of "under God" from our pledge of allegance? You'd support a party which is for these things, yet thinks it's perfectly ok for a city in Michigan to hold a Muslim rally which boasts anti-American ideas? Christianity is a basis for much of our laws that govern our country, as well as the values which we hold dear. It is what our nation was founded on and that is a historical fact. You'd support a party that wants to get rid of history... strong Christian.
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A true Christian would condemn Bush's unChristian instigation of war that is, not absolutely necessary, not support him. Rove has succeeded in persuading you
and the majority of Christian fundamentalists to unquestioningly support a
man who mouths the "Christian Ethic", but is not a member of a Christian
congregation, or attend worship services at a church. Rove instructed Bush
four years ago to declare that Jesus was his favorite philosopher, and that
he was a "saved" Christian and you "bought it". Please explain why Bush,
who agrees with you that "abortion is murder", a president whose party
controls both houses of congress, has not even introduced a legislative bill
designed to ban abortion? He paid lip service to your beliefs by signing a
bill so flawed legally as to insure it's intended demise, that only limits third
trimester abortion. Bush only has to "talk your talk" by mouthing whatever
Karl Rove conceives that will harvest your political support and you will overlook all of Bush's manipulative religious hypocricy and unChristian international agenda. Your Christian President and his Christian party crafted
a conservative Christian platform at the NYC convention last month , and
then never mentioned it during prime time. They paid lip service to your
conservative Christian agenda, and then trotted out prime time speakers
like pro choice advocates Giuliani and Shwarznegger. While you are distracted
by non-issues such as the public display of the ten commandments, Rove is
free to cultivate moderate non-Christian and non-religious voters by offering
them a knowing wink that assures them that he is only patronizing the Christian fundamentalist platform to stregthen Bush's base. Rove enjoys the
fact that you are so easy to keep under control, under the "big tent". Kerry
and his party won't pay lip service to your homophobia and your goal of
"Christianizing" this country. Bush and Rove fool you into believing that they
are sincerely attempting to accomplish your goals, but they will never give
you more than the minimum, because giving you more would lessen their
political power. Do you see any display of the text of the Republican party
platform in the main stream press? Rove knows that your platform items
will not attract swing voters, or even a majority of registered Republicans.
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'Big Tent' Approach Upsets Some Republicans
Tuesday, August 31, 2004
By Peter Brownfeld
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GOPers Seek Pro-Life Voice at Convention
NEW YORK — About two dozen demonstrators on Monday stood just steps from the security perimeter outside the Republican National Convention (search) with a message unlike many others offered up by the large protest groups in New York City this week.
Carrying signs that suggest the open-party policy of the GOP is allowing abortion-rights supporters and other moderate voters to sway the party's direction, the atypical protesters outside Madison Square Garden argued that "a tent divided will not stand."
"Hasta La Vista Pro-Abort GOP," read one protester's sign. "Babies Die in Big Tent GOP" stated another. Demonstrators chanted: "Rudy Giuliani is a poison to the party."
The activists say they want the party to take a harder line on abortion and gay rights. They slammed the convention and its lineup of moderate speakers like California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
"Giuliani, [New York Gov. George] Pataki, Schwarzenegger. They're the poison to the party because they're not men of principle. They dishonor the party platform," said Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue (search) and president of the Society for Truth and Justice (search), both anti-abortion groups. "To parade them around is an act of deception and treachery." <a href="www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,130667,00.html">www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,130667,00.html</a>
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Let me guess....Rove has convinced you that Bush believes that "abortion is
murder", and that you have to be patient until he gets re-selected, and
then he'll stop at nothing to achieve a federal ban on all abortions, but
first, they have to lure some pro-choice Republicans into their "big tent"
by deceiving them into thinking that Bush is not serious about implementimg
your platform items. I like Kerry's honest answer, that he doesn't believe in
making laws that interfere with a woman's right to choose. Seems fairer to
women who can't afford to confidentially fly to another
jurisdiction where abortion is legally available, if your agenda should ever
actually become law in the U.S. I guess you will declare victory if you can
use the law to compell full term pregnancies for women who aren't wealthy.
I've always wondered how you would deal with knowing that the uterus of a wealthy woman is beyond your control. I guess you would find solace in
legislating compulsive pregnancies only for the women on the lower rungs of the economic ladder.