Evangelicals turn on Thompson

Politico ^ | September 26, 2007 | Jonathan Martin

[Sloth]

I am not committed to supporting Fred — CFR makes me pretty disgusted, really — but I can recognize that this is a lightweight, over-the-top hit piece.

[tennteacher]

Agreed. Thompson has a PAST. So does Guiliani. Hunter is the great hope.

My hope.

[Larry Lucido]

LOL!!!!!

Hey, I've seen some evangelettes who could turn on me, er, turn me on.

[aruanan]

Puh-lease. It’s more along these lines: a few “evangelical leaders” are miffed that their agenda is not bowed to and genuflected before (wait—that’s Catholic) and, so, rail on Thompson. Some of their followers will fall into lockstep. More of them, though, will look at Hillary and then at Thompson and then over at the “leaders of evangelicalism” and then shake their heads over the Pharisaical boneheadedness and pull the lever for Thompson and save the country from The Beast.

[JRochelle]

LOL.

I just remembered that Dobson had Newt on his show to make a clean confession of all his marital messes.

Naturally Dobson wants access to the White House. I don’t think he would get much if Thompson won.

[Rudder]

It’s impossible to win the Presidency with the positions advocated by the religious right.

They sure want to be a voice in the upcoming election, but what have they done to earn it? IMHO, not much.

[L98Fiero]

“The problem is, without the FMA, activist left-wing nanny judges will eventually strip every state in the union of their power to define marriage.”

So the activist “evangelical” right wing should beat them to the punch? No thank you.

[Sloth]

It’s impossible to win the Presidency with the positions advocated by the religious right.

Unfortunately, it’s also impossible to win the Presidency with anything resembling the positions advocated by the U.S. Constitution.

[jveritas]

Dobson is in the tank for Newt Gingrich who has zero chance of winning the primaries let alone the Presidency. I think Dobson needs to lay off the absolutism and goes with a great candidate like Thompson who is very conservative on most issues and the most important one and who will keep fighting the war on terror to protect our freedom and our way of life. Also very important Fred Thompson can crush any democrat candidate in the general elections.

[Petronski]

The title alone tells you it’s a hitpiece. Not “some evangelicals” or “many evangelicals,” just “evangelicals.” The reader is invited to assume it is “all.” Not true.

Further, what do the WashPost rejects care about the marriage amendment, except to use it as a wedge issue among conservatives?

Don’t be such a sucker.

[mgstarr]

It is ultimately about power and control.

I’d prefer Dobson and his ilk to be as vocal as those “urban” preachers who want money and programs.

Go pound sand.

[L98Fiero]

“If all 50 states ban gay marriage i don’t think it would bother him a bit.”

Me either. I’m about ready to get some states rights back. I’m sick of the feds being expected to do everything.

[Petronski]

Willard “dropped 10 in NH?” Really?

Gosh, I guess “money can’t buy you love.”

[RaceBannon]

and I just dont find homosexual marriage in the constitution, or any moral teaching...

[Petronski]

Is there a thread on Willard’s NH meltdown?

[Larry Lucido]

I swear, somedays I wonder if I should just join the Calvinists.

Nah, you have no menu choices. You get whatever you're predestined to get.

[eyedigress]

Thanks for seeing it that way. That’s his whole point and the spin machine is on. :^)

[jdm]

It’s impossible to win the Presidency with the positions advocated by the religious right.

This is precisely why we need:

Larry Craig
Mark Foley
2008

/sarcasm

[Petronski]

I’ll bet Dobson’s email was “leaked” the moment he hit send.

[JRochelle]

Yes.

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