Danforth concerned Republicans too closely tied to religious right

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/12476477.htm ^

[EverOnward]

If the Republicans feel they should distance themselves from the "religious right," I need to go shopping for a party I can support. BTW, does religious right mean someone who believes in God and the ten commandments, tries hard to maintain high morals and teach them to the children, works hard, is law abiding and wishes to be a good neighbor? Because that's what religiouis right people do that I know. It's a shame Republicans find that threatening.

[Reagan Man]

>>>>Retired Republican Sen. John Danforth expressed concern Thursday that his party is too closely aligned with the religious right.

Sounds like Danforth's long term and his short term memory are failing him. Without the religious right, AKA. religious conservatives, Reagan wouldn't have won election and reelection. Ditto for Bush43 in 2000 and 2004.

[TimeLord]

Every 2 or 3 years, this SAME type of article gets circulated by the MSM (which stands for "Marxist-Socialist Media," by the way). It basically reads as follows:
"CENTRIST REPUBLICAN X DECRIES THE INFLUENCE OF THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT ON HIS/HER PARTY"
The MSM has been publishing these boilerplate stories since Reagan got elected in 1980. EVERY single time, some R.I.N.O. says, "If this continues, the GOP will alienate most of America & become a shrinking party." Keep in mind they've been saying this since ***1980***, and since that fateful year the GOP has ***grown*** to the point where it's normal to speak of a dying DEMOCRAT party.

[kublia khan]

Read this post for a brief but informative list of the failures of John Danforth. Not surprised to see a wise person like the Goldstategop as the first to respond to this POS

[kublia khan]

Read this post for a brief but informative list of the failures of John Danforth. Not surprised to see a wise person like the Goldstategop as the first to respond to this POS

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"The purpose of American government, the purpose of our Constitution, is to hold together all kinds of diverse interests in one country," Danforth said.

That would be Article VIII, Holding Together Diverse Interests.

[LiteKeeper]

INTREP

[fieldmarshaldj]

Danforth keeps acting odder and odder all the time. Did his wife just die recently ? Fortunately he is no longer holding office so that he can embarrass himself a la McCain/Hagel, et al.

[tkathy]

Many of us despised moderates (who voted Republican before the takeover) are also concerned that our great party is too closely aligned with the religious right.

[madprof98]

Many of us despised moderates (who voted Republican before the takeover) are also concerned that our great party is too closely aligned with the religious right.

Well, there's another party where your pro-death crowd fits in very well. Go join them. They need you.

[Timmy]

Never forget that John Danforth's betrayal of Bob Dole and his own party is the reason the 1993 Crime Bill (and assault weapons ban) was passed. He had promised to sustain the filibuster, then when it came time to do it, he caved. He's a worm.(p)

[Jim Noble]

This observation by ECUSAn John Danforth is similar to Lutheran presider Mark Hanson's wish that an Ecumenical Council of the whole world should be convened to combat "biblical fundamentalism".

They both think that their perverted, anti-Christian, death-worshipping agendas are really, really popular, and that it's only those wascally Wepublicans and "fundamentalists" who are pulling the wool over people's eyes.

There's something happening here, but you don't know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones?

[Timmy]

If the Republicans feel they should distance themselves from the "religious right," I need to go shopping for a party I can support. BTW, does religious right mean someone who believes in God and the ten commandments, tries hard to maintain high morals and teach them to the children, works hard, is law abiding and wishes to be a good neighbor? Because that's what religiouis right people do that I know. It's a shame Republicans find that threatening.

Republicans DON'T find that threatening. A few liberals who call themselves Republicans (plus the nutty radical evolutionists) do. However, the vast majority of voting republicans embrace the same values as the dreaded "Religious Right," a.k.a, people who believe as you stated. It is the leftwing press that promotes these gadflys to try and tear apart the very successful Republican coalition. Don't let them do it.

[MamaB]

Isn't that the truth?

[tkathy]

Pro death is just not true and you know it. Pro reality is more like it.