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How Democrats’ ‘God’ Complex Handed Mitt Romney the Election in Three Minutes
The Washington Times ^ | September 6, 2012 | Joseph Curl

Posted on 09/07/2012 8:25:20 AM PDT by re_tail20

In just three short minutes, Democrats handed the 2012 election to Republican Mitt Romney.

In a surreal floor vote at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., at 5:04 p.m., long before prime-time viewers flipped on their TVs, delegates split — hard — on whether to include a simple mention of God in their platform, and to declare that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.

“Awkward,” “embarrassing,” “stupid,” “unforced error,” said Democrat Paul Begala. That doesn’t even begin to capture what will be a game-changing event in the presidential election.

With no advance warning and no fanfare, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a rising star in the party, took to the podium. He gave the floor to the head of the platform-drafting committee, former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland.

“As an ordained United Methodist minister, I am here to attest and affirm that our faith and belief in God is central to the American story and informs the value we have expressed in our party’s platform,” he said. “In addition, President Obama recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and our party’s platform should as well.”

Well. The delegates voted — by yelling ‘yay’ or ‘no.’

Spotlight Mr. Villaraigosa. “In the opinion of the chair — let me do that again.”

He did. Another vote, half yay, half no.

“I, uh, I guess — ” said the by-now formerly rising party star, turning for help.

An unknown woman sidled up and told him, “You just gotta let them vote, and let them do what they’re gonna do.”

Finally, in vote 3, the “no’s” clearly won, but the teleprompter said otherwise and the motion was deemed passed: God and Jerusalem as the capital of Israel were back in the party platform.

(Excerpt) Read more at nation.foxnews.com ...


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To: re_tail20

We have never seen anything so sickening (in an organized political event).... The lunatic, anti-American fringe has seized control of the DNC.

The Republicans need to re-broadcast this video clip many, many times between now and November.


21 posted on 09/07/2012 8:41:07 AM PDT by faithhopecharity
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To: re_tail20
I think this party is veering further and further away into an extreme wing that Americans don’t recognize.”

Marxists are atheists

22 posted on 09/07/2012 8:42:58 AM PDT by mjp ((pro-{God, reality, reason, egoism, individualism, natural rights, limited government, capitalism}))
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To: re_tail20

People have never forgotten that Philly Eagles fans booed Santa Claus. And that was in 1967.

This is gonna be ten thousand times worse.


23 posted on 09/07/2012 8:43:22 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: re_tail20

I am not ‘Sunday go to meet’n’ myself, but I am certain that you depart from the book at your own peril.

After all, this country WAS colonized by Christian Europeans!


24 posted on 09/07/2012 8:43:28 AM PDT by SMARTY ("The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings. "Henri Frederic Amiel)
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To: re_tail20

Turns out Squaw Warren was right that the system is rigged against the people. We just didn’t realize she was talking abou the DNC.


25 posted on 09/07/2012 8:44:27 AM PDT by JediJones (Grow your own dope...plant a Democrat.)
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To: djrakowski

God works in mysterious ways.


26 posted on 09/07/2012 8:45:35 AM PDT by dblshot (Insanity: electing the same people over and over and expecting different results.)
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To: Kirkwood

27 posted on 09/07/2012 8:46:05 AM PDT by evets (beer)
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To: uncbob
The other thing is the moderator was giving them 3 chances to affirm what had to be what Obama wanted changed ( They had to know it came from him )and they didn’t care

If only our side had the same commitment to our principles instead of agreeing to nominate moderates because Karl Rove says we have to.

28 posted on 09/07/2012 8:46:23 AM PDT by JediJones (Grow your own dope...plant a Democrat.)
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To: Rinnwald

It was the main story on CNN’s site at least for an afternoon, but then of course it faded away.


29 posted on 09/07/2012 8:46:47 AM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Carve your name on hearts, not marble." - C.H. Spurgeon)
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To: Kirkwood
And then the cock, obama, crowed.
I thought that the cock crowed the previous night.
30 posted on 09/07/2012 8:48:24 AM PDT by dblshot (Insanity: electing the same people over and over and expecting different results.)
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To: JediJones
If only our side had the same commitment to our principles instead of agreeing to nominate moderates because Karl Rove says we have to.

Ain't that the truth!

31 posted on 09/07/2012 8:48:24 AM PDT by djrakowski
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To: yldstrk
"3X just like Peter at the bonfire"

Can I have an Amen?!?!

32 posted on 09/07/2012 8:48:33 AM PDT by illinifan (The Left doesn't want you to be upwardly mobile. They want you to be angry and disaffected)
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To: re_tail20

-——In just three short minutes, Democrats handed the 2012 election to Republican Mitt Romney. -——

Should read.....

“In just three short minutes, Democrats handed the 2012 elections to Republicans”

The debacle is all encompassing and the stench and stain clings to all Democrat candidates


33 posted on 09/07/2012 8:48:42 AM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Present failure and impending death yield irrational action))
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To: djrakowski

It is even more ironic than that. As a preface, remember that you needed photo ID to get into the Dem convention, but Dems say you don’t need photo ID to vote, because there is no vote fraud. With that in the back of your head, they were stupid enough to debate the existence of God on national TV. When they didn’t like the outcome of the first vote, the demanded a recount. When the recount affirmed the original vote, they demanded another recount. When the third recount affirmed the first and second votes, they committed vote fraud on national TV and declared the vote in favor of, get this, two things the Dems absolutely disagree with. Then they boo’d!

If the American people aren’t smart enough to throw Obumbler and the Dems out this year, there is no hope for the country.


34 posted on 09/07/2012 8:50:02 AM PDT by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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To: Henchster

Wow... an excellent set of observations! If they’re willing to defraud card-carrying Democrats at their own Party’s convention, what’ll they do to defraud the public at large in November?


35 posted on 09/07/2012 8:52:19 AM PDT by djrakowski
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To: rwfromkansas
It was the main story on CNN’s site at least for an afternoon, but then of course it faded away.

Day of, besides FOX, it made ABC News online. I watched the ABC evening newscast that night, and nothing. The chirpy, cheerleading convention coverage made me sick. The news team couldn't hide their smiling faces.

36 posted on 09/07/2012 8:52:50 AM PDT by Rinnwald
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To: Slump Tester

Just showing at their core how tolerant they actually are.


37 posted on 09/07/2012 8:53:05 AM PDT by rovenstinez
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To: yldstrk
3X just like Peter at the bonfire

I agree. It was freakishly biblical. It still causes me to shudder when I watch it. It also reminded me of some of the stories of rebellion in the old testament. I guess some things never change.

38 posted on 09/07/2012 8:53:17 AM PDT by Pete (29thday.org Exponential problems require exponential solutions)
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To: Henchster

We need to keep reminding people of this fiasco. MSM will probably ignore it. One Dem complained that their votes meant nothing.


39 posted on 09/07/2012 8:54:20 AM PDT by Dante3
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To: Pete
I want to see an ad where they show Obama promising the most transparent administration in history with open hearings on Health Care carried on CSPAN and then contrasted with the facts—Passed in the middle of the night—We have to pass it to see what is in it-—Pass to Save Obama’ Presidency headlines from the papers etc If the GOP doesn’t use this they need new campaign managers

Or Baseball wise --3 strikes and you are out
40 posted on 09/07/2012 8:55:01 AM PDT by uncbob
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