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Howard Dean: Democrats Have Much in Common with Evangelicals
The Christian Broadcasting Network ^ | David Brody

Posted on 05/11/2006 6:16:55 PM PDT by george76

Dean said that "one of the misconceptions about the Democratic Party is that we're godless and that we don't have any values."

The Vermont liberal is trying to change that.

Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean told CBN News that his party has a lot in common with the evangelical community.

Dean wants evangelicals and other conservative Christians to know that Democrats have something to offer them.

"The truth is, we have an enormous amount in common with the Christian community, and particularly with the evangelical Christian community,” Dean said.

But the Democrats’ record on hot political issues such as abortion, gay marriage, and separation of church and state don't match up with that of evangelicals...

(Excerpt) Read more at cbn.com ...


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To: george76
I think I know what makes a certain segment of the Democrat/leftist community believe they can spew such transparent BS and have it count with anyone.

The left believes that the public is really, really stupid. A big reason they believe this is that they think that "Madison Avenue" and "Big Business" lead the public around by the nose, manufacturing demand for products that people don't really want, hypnotizing them into zombie-like patterns of involuntary money spending. They think that, if it were not for the pernicious hold that "Big Business" has over people, we would all live simpler, thriftier, more natural lives. They think they are the only ones who know this; that the average man and woman walking around are only dupes, tricked into believing the illusion that they posess free will.

Therefore, they believe, they can tell lies that a teenager could see through, and enough people will believe them that it will make a difference.

What they seem unable to accept is this: that, although there are some people who fit that description, this segment of the population already votes Democratic.

They the easily-manipulated ones are on the Right. Who remembers that op-ed piece in the Washington Post a few years ago in which the author opined that conservatives were prone to an irrational belief in G-d and were "easily led." Rush has spoken of it a number of times on his show.

Crazy Howie is just taking this view to heart. He really believes that if he just pays superficial homage to Christians and Christian evangelicals, they'll just nod their heads up and down and troop off to the polls this November to vote the Dems into a majority of the House of Representatives.

21 posted on 05/11/2006 6:34:11 PM PDT by Steely Tom
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To: Always Right

Yikes.


22 posted on 05/11/2006 6:35:48 PM PDT by Firefigher NC
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To: george76

I recall an article about Dean promptly apologizing to some gay rights groups, saying that he didn't really mean what he actually said in that article.


23 posted on 05/11/2006 6:35:56 PM PDT by Gordongekko909 (I know. Let's cut his WHOLE BODY off.)
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To: george76
Howard Dean: Democrats Have Much in Common with Evangelicals

Well, let's see. They're both members of the human race. Uhhhhhh . . . . nope. Nothing else.

24 posted on 05/11/2006 6:36:00 PM PDT by hsalaw
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To: george76

Mr.Doublespeak tries to appease the masses. However, he forgot evangelicals can see thru his hypocrisy.


25 posted on 05/11/2006 6:36:06 PM PDT by taxesareforever (Never forget Matt Maupin)
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To: george76

What? hahahahahahhahaahahhahahahaahhahaahha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


26 posted on 05/11/2006 6:36:29 PM PDT by gedeon3
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To: george76

what a whore.


27 posted on 05/11/2006 6:36:41 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (It takes courage to live. Hence, the "culture of death...")
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Does Howie mean the general assault on traditional Christianity, the gay sex, the porno and abortion?

Is that what the freak is talking about?

28 posted on 05/11/2006 6:36:48 PM PDT by Reactionary (The Barking of the Native Moonbat is the Sound of Moral Nitwittery)
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To: george76

Uh, they both are sources of "greenhouse" gases?


29 posted on 05/11/2006 6:37:42 PM PDT by Paladin2 (If the political indictment's from Fitz, the jury always acquits.)
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To: sokit2mebb
He's just blowing smoke!

Straight from the pit.

30 posted on 05/11/2006 6:38:34 PM PDT by mombonn (God is looking for spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The Demoncrats have much in common with evangelicals?
Is this around election time when they go to evangelical churches to pander for their votes?


31 posted on 05/11/2006 6:40:36 PM PDT by missnry (The truth will set you free!)
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To: gedeon3; M. Espinola; Grampa Dave

41 posted on 05/04/2006 10:21:54 PM PDT by M. Espinola (Freedom is never free)

32 posted on 05/11/2006 6:40:49 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76

there goes Dean smokin' that crack again...


33 posted on 05/11/2006 6:42:47 PM PDT by Echo Talon
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To: george76
Remember all the "nice" things Dean said about Conservative Christians and the Religous Right? Guess the "Evangelicals" must be a third, unrelated group.

What a lying bastard.

34 posted on 05/11/2006 6:43:47 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul (Liberals saying "We Support The Troops" is like OJ looking for the real killers.)
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To: appleharvey
One big difference. Evangelicals believe in a Supreme Being.

Are you claiming that the Democrats don't believe in Hillary Clinton?

35 posted on 05/11/2006 6:44:03 PM PDT by Mr. Brightside
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To: hellinahandcart; Salem; Yehuda
Nice.


36 posted on 05/11/2006 6:44:36 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76

Dem's may have something in common with some evangelical TV preachers; Beg for money while wearing diamonds and tell the masses that they aren't giving enough.


37 posted on 05/11/2006 6:54:15 PM PDT by Benjamin Dover (This tagline space for rent)
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To: Mr. Brightside

Forgive me. I stand chastened and rebuked.


38 posted on 05/11/2006 6:59:07 PM PDT by appleharvey
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To: hellinahandcart

WTF ?! Why is he dancing with a Muslim headscarf around his neck ?!


39 posted on 05/11/2006 7:00:21 PM PDT by festus (The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
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To: george76

From the man who left his church over a bike path.


40 posted on 05/11/2006 7:00:46 PM PDT by I still care ("Remember... for it is the doom of men that they forget" - Merlin, from Excalibur)
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