Posted on 07/10/2007 11:02:20 PM PDT by Asclepius
Jay Sekulow is hardly a household name among rank and file Republicans. True, the self-described "messianic Jew" does host a radio show popular among some evangelicals. But his primary claim to fame is the American Center for Law & Justice, an organization he founded to litigate controversial religious-freedom cases. Over the years, Sekulow has won favorable Supreme Court rulings on behalf of everyone from abortion-clinic protestors to student Bible-study groups. These victories have, in turn, landed him in such rarefied company as The National Law Journal's "100 Most Influential Lawyers" and The American Lawyer's "Public Sector 45" — accolades that don't necessarily turn heads at a Middle-American potluck, but which definitely get you noticed in Washington.
As it happens, Sekulow is also emblematic of the kind of prominent social conservative who's recently fallen for Mitt Romney ...
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
If there's one knock on Romney, then, it's not that he's a Mormon, but that he hasn't sufficiently paid his dues to unite the GOP hierarchy behind him. The combination of a fractured establishment and deep hostility from a key part of the GOP base could be a potential deal-breaker. That's why you see John McCain, the onetime frontrunner, attacking Romney as a fraud even as he largely gives Giuliani a pass.
But, in a way, McCain is missing the point. The people he has to convince aren't the people who watch debates on TV. It's the people who pal around with the candidates backstage. And they already know Romney's a fraud. They just happen to think, in the words of a certain Focus on the Family patriarch, that "he's very presidential."
The consensus: Romney is a fraud. (It doesn't take an investigative reporter to figure that out. You only need to listen to Romney himself.) The elites of the GOP--the establishment--embrace him. The base, OTOH ...
I searched and searched for this article. Please forbear should this be a repost.
JUST ANOTHER ANTI-ROMNEY POST FROM A PAID EMPLOYEE OF ANOTHER CANDIDATE
Sounds like I should be calling a dog. Hey Mitt, Hey Mitt.
JUST ANOTHER ANTI-ROMNEY POST FROM A PAID EMPLOYEE OF ANOTHER CANDIDATEI can't suspect the character and veracity of The Romniac and not be in the employ of a rival candidate? You realize of course that this is the very definition of fallacious reasoning, right? Or may I assume that you are spoofing the level of discourse emitted by your average Mittwit? If so, I congratulate your wit and wisdom.
No more RINO’s!
Smart guy, that Sekulow, indeed.
Jay Sekulow is hardly a household name among rank and file Republicans. True, the self-described "messianic Jew" does host a radio show popular among some evangelicals. But his primary claim to fame is the American Center for Law & Justice, an organization he founded to litigate controversial religious-freedom cases. Over the years, Sekulow has won favorable Supreme Court rulings on behalf of everyone from abortion-clinic protestors to student Bible-study groups. These victories have, in turn, landed him in such rarefied company as The National Law Journal's "100 Most Influential Lawyers" and The American Lawyer's "Public Sector 45" — accolades that don't necessarily turn heads at a Middle-American potluck, but which definitely get you noticed in Washington.
As it happens, Sekulow is also emblematic of the kind of prominent social conservative...
Jay Sekulow is a prominent social conservartive, indeed.Who?
Dim bulb you are, eh?
Which GOP candidate do you favor?
Which GOP candidate do you favor?Undecided mostly. My position may be described as "anyone but Romney." And by anyone I mean anyone.
LOL. OJ Simpson is a better candidate in your mind.
Got it.
What's your DU screen name and how have you managed to fly under the radar here at FR for so long? I noticed from your posting history you don't have anything good to say about anything GOP. Hmmm......
Since you live in Canada, why waste your time on our election...
OK. You believe OJ Simpson is a better candidate than Romney.
And you also probably believe that all the Ice Road Truckers seen on cable are better than Mitt as well.
When you find political reality, please let me know. Until then, I am standing by my prediction from months ago that Romney will be our nominee.
Since you live in Canada, why waste your time on our election...You realize of course that your ad hominem speculations undermine not one of my claims; they only reveal you to be an average Mittwit of average Mittwit intelligence. To answer your query: because I am a US citizen, file tax returns in the US as well as Canada, and vote in PA by absentee ballot. There. Mystery solved. How is this relevant to the perfidy and dishonesties of Mitt Romney? Answer: it isn't.
Until then, I am standing by my prediction from months ago that Romney will be our nominee.You may be right. As the article above specifies the establishment supports the Romniac even though the base remains divided and unconvinced, this despite the Romniacs recent social-conservative makeover. But this speaks more to the disintegration and internal weaknesses of the GOP than to the character or competence of Mitt Romney. As the article specifies, even those who support the Romniac know that he is a committed and implacable fraud. But the choices are so few. If he wins--G-D forbid--the nomination I will vote Libertarian.
I wouldn’t trust anything these punks at The New Republic write. Romney has liabilities (both political and substantive). But don’t let’s take our cues from a magazine that hates our guts, and shows it in every issue.
Jay can only be an asset to Mitt. He is a good guy and he has managed to “take it to the ACLU” more than a few times, despite not having their enormous funding. Don’t underestimate the advantage of having a Jay Sekulow on board, especially among the Evangelical Right.
I will absolutely vote for Romney in the primaries now. Seeing as how subversives are trying so hard to discredit him, he is clearly the correct choice and the one liberals fear. In fact, I have decided that I will donate to his campaign as well.
PRESIDENT ROMNEY 2008!!
What’s wrong, does he remind you of your missing dad who never gave you any hugs?
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