Dean's Jesus talk is ringing false in the South

Tallahassee Democrat ^ | 8-Jan-2004 | Kathleen Parker

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[Arkie2]

There's no way Dean would take one state in the South. If the Dems nominate him the South will be a complete write off for them. If Clark gets the nod they have a chance in some Southern states and he could cause more trouble in the general ( no pun intended ) election.

[samtheman]

And his most quoted statement about Jesus, the one that ends with the words "when you think about it", leaves the listener thinking that Dean is a guy who doesn't "think about it" very often. His tone is hollow, his words are hollow and his delivery is hollow. And not just on this subject.

Which is why I will be registering rat this spring and voting for Dean in the rat primary. Dean is the opponent I want George Bush to face in the fall.

[billorites]

The Conversion of St. Howard on the Bike Path to Burlington

[Balding_Eagle]

What they can't understand, and are less likely to forgive, is a man who bears false witness.

Proverbs. Old Testament.

Clever line. And true.

[Hillary's Folly]

I've heard a lot about Dean placing Job in the NT, but I haven't seen or read a direct quote. Anyone know when and where it was said? This I've gotta see, what a maroon.

[ShandaLear]

Excellent and right on the mark.

[TomServo]

LOL!!!!!!

[HELLRAISER II]

It won't work on this Wild Eyed Southern Boy, that man is a Lunatic.

[PistolPaknMama]

he's from the Northeast and his people don't talk openly about religion only reminds Southerners that he's from "off."

Actually, the proper phrase around these parts is "he ain't from around here."

Southerners don't like outsiders telling them what to do. It's in our DNA. The more Dean tries to "fit in" the more he looks like a baboon.

[alloysteel]

Howard Brush Dean III, child of privilege, Birkenstock doc, and beneficiary of some $3.8 million in trust funds, equities and financial instruments, just can't get those Southerners to cut him any slack. Spoiled rich kid, waltzing in and playing at being a "good ol' boy", without a clue how to relate his world to theirs.

Life is hard, and the degree of hardness is so much of the time, of one's own making.

[gridlock]

You don't find Southern Episcopalians, who prefer Chardonnay with their communion wafers, standing on street corners imploring passersby to prepare to meet Jesus. They're as lock-jawed and emotionally taut as any Park Avenue Yalie.

Ahem.

Why is it no OK to say that every Baptist is a Bible-thumpin', three-toothed, hard-drinkin' Southern redneck, but it is perfectly all right to say that every Episcopalian is a lock-jawed, emotionally taut, repressed block of ice?

OK. I'll climb down off my soap-box now...

[PistolPaknMama]

Try this thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1051118/posts

[kinghorse]

As soon as John Q Southern Voter steps into the booth and contemplates "President Clark" he/she will think Democrat but vote Republican. Even Arkansans will vote Bush over Wesley unless they are true democrats, meaning Govt supported leeches.

[AnAmericanMother]

You don't find Southern Episcopalians, who prefer Chardonnay with their communion wafers . . .

A second Ahem.

It isn't Chardonnay. It's cheap New York State jug port (at least it is around here.) Port being a fortified wine kills the germs.

And Southern Episcopalians aren't like Yankee Episcopalians at all.

For one thing, most of us (barring the Bishop of Atlanta and a few other heretics) actually believe in the Bible.

[Arkie2]

Clark would carry Arkansas and I think you misunderestimate the respect for the military in the South. Clark would give Bush a run for his money in the foreign policy area for those folks who don't listen hard to what the candidates say on the issues and there are plenty of those. In any case, Bush would carry the South, just not unanimously.

[js1138]

I believe Dean was asked for his favorite book from the Bible, and replied "The Gospels". Then he was asked for his favorite book from he New Testament and launched into a "scholarly" discussion of Job. I don't think he ever phrased a sentence starting with "My favorite book from the New Testament is..."

He did, however, claim to know a lot about the Bible.

[Guillermo]

Dean's killing himself with his "Osama is innocent till proven guilty," "We're not safer with Saddam being caught," "It doesn't matter to me where Osama is tried," and his pathetic pander to Southerners.

This is why Clark is catching him.