Steubenville Elects Bush

National Catholic Register ^ | Dec. 12-18, 2004 | DEAL W. HUDSON

[Diago]

And meanwhile at the Catholic college of John Carroll outside of Cleveland, Bishop Pilla and JCU President Glynn were prepared to attend a rally for John Kerry:

Toldeo Blade Claims Bishop Pilla and John Carroll Prez were to appear at John Kerry Rally

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1288236/posts

[Diago]

ping!

[mountaineer]

Good job.

[WildHorseCrash]

Danke, Steubenville!

[jveritas]

Great article. The Catholic vote was crucial in the re-election of President Bush.

[Cyber Liberty]

But, as they say, "success has many fathers, and failure is an orphan."

then later in the article...

Bush won Ohio by 136,483 votes. All of those votes can’t be contributed to Franciscan University, but they could be attributed to the Catholic vote overall.

Should have left it at the first quote, but that would have made a short article that fails to take credit for the Bush win.

[mike182d]

"Pontius Pilate Was Also Personally Opposed."

Brilliant! Why didn't I think of that?

[Buckeye McFrog]

the students from Steubenville are top-notch...they have faithfully protested in front of a particular Pittsburgh abortion clinic every Saturday since Roe v. Wade.

Don't know how much they managed to sway Ohio though...
most of Ohio does not know they exist...Steubenville
is, for all practical purposes, a suburb of Pittsburgh, PA
(as in their official Chamber of Commerce slogan...THE
BURB OF THE BURGH)

[Maximilian]

Every time Deal Hudson speaks he merely embarrasses himself further.

[Unam Sanctam]

What specifically do you find objectionable in this article?

[California Patriot]

Great post! Should be read by every "conservative"
Catholic in the country.

[mountaineer]

John Kerry and his campaign should have known they were in for trouble when he came to town in September. Franciscan alumnus Michael Hernon joined with university student Gabriel Hahn, son of Catholic apologist Scott Hahn, to organize an anti-Kerry rally where 500 Franciscan University students combined with another 300 Steubenville citizens to protest the visit.

I'd like to salute the kids at Wheeling Central Catholic High School as well (a few miles downriver from Steubenville). They joined in the protest of Kerry during his two visits to their town, and showed a lot of energy and commitment to the pro-life cause.

[NYer]

For those who missed the coverage.

Catholics Give Kerry Cool Welcome in Steubenville

Catholic Ping - please freepmail me if you want on/off this list

[Dominick]

Booyah!

It comes down to people talking. Most people in Churches were supporting Bush. Out of those, even if the support was weak or strong, they cast the vote the right way. Most could not fathom the risk of electing Kerry. Notice that the Methodist Bush got an invite to talk to the Knights of Columbus National Convention, and Kerry got a snub.

In Florida, Baptists and Catholics worked to achieve the goal of reelecting Bush, while the Kerry workers were mostly imports from other states. A few "carpetbaggers" were spotted complaining about Florida, and how weird things were to them, no wonder they had no success. I would LOVE to know how they got paid (or unpaid...)

[netmilsmom]

HA!!!
My Uncle is the retired Bishop of Steubenville!
Good Job Fr. Gil!
(yes, eventhough he is my uncle, my mother always insisted we call him Father. We are still the only nieces that call him that)

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Heh, heh.

Don't forget Pulaski!

I'm sure there were a lot of Polish voters who came out in droves to re-elect President Bush.

[AnAmericanMother]

You don't call him Your Excellency? (Or "Your Eminence", along the same line of thinking that causes one when in trouble with the law to address the patrolman as Sergeant? < g > )

[netmilsmom]

Actually, we were all kids before he became a Bishop in 76.
I don't know why she didn't have us call him that! Maybe because my sisters were already married and both were preggie at the time, she thought we might protest even more!
Like I said, all the cousins call him "Uncle Gil" but then again, I think we are the only Catholics left!!! Pretty bad considering that he and my mom came from a family of 12!

[netmilsmom]

Ooops! Make that all adults! (I was actually 15 but felt like an adult)

My oldest sister named her son Gilbert after him, then became a lesbian. Go figure. However, she feels she is sanctioned to remain Catholic because of the Gay ministry in Cleveland.

Oh thank you Bishop Pilla!