Posted on 11/05/2004 7:33:20 PM PST by M 91 u2 K
The Left Threw Its Best Punch ... and Failed
Jerry Falwell Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004
Tuesday’s re-election of President George W. Bush and the election of a number of new conservative lawmakers across the nation astonished liberal newsmen, pundits and handlers who, hours earlier, had believed allegedly rigged exit polls and were confidently whispering that a new mandate was going to sweep the nation.
So what happened? After more than 25 years since I formed the Moral Majority and began mobilizing evangelicals to participate in the political process, I actually realized the fruit of my labors nationwide as Macel and I watched the election returns into the early hours of Wednesday.
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I could not hold back the tears of joy.
Hour by hour, we observed a "slam dunk" as the Church of Jesus Christ made the difference in initiating the return of this nation to moral sanity and the Judeo-Christian ethic.
The so-called political experts had forgotten to count a significant voting bloc, namely the millions of evangelical voters who went to the polls in droves to “vote Christian.”
Dan Rather, Peter Jennings, Tom Brokaw and Chris Matthews started Tuesday night with the firm belief they were presiding over the demise of social conservatism in America.
I’m not suggesting that we elected a bunch of fire-and-brimstone evangelists to office this week, but Christians collectively determined which candidates most closely held ideals that parallel our own biblically-based moral values and we went to the polls to support those candidates.
I believe evangelical Christians are about 33 percent of the electorate today and are as powerful a voting bloc as there is in this nation.
The so-called mainstream media will never give the proper credit for what we accomplished this week, but the fact is that evangelical Christians joined together in spirit at polls across this nation and are the reason a record 115 million persons actually voted.
This was the most exciting day politically since the same day in 1980 when we first arose to sweepingly elect President Reagan to the Oval Office.
I saw this coming weeks before the election and tried to hearten believers through my columns by recounting the incredible energy I witnessed among Christians in my many trips across the country. There was a palpable vigor among believers who could hardly wait to charge to the polls on Tuesday.
Thousands of pastors were stirring their congregations to distinguish the issues, know the combatants and be geared up to vote.
And boy, were they!
This mass evangelical turnout was also largely responsible for the passage of all 11 marriage initiatives that passed by vast margins on Tuesday. It is more apparent now than ever that the nation wants its leaders to define marriage as a unique bond between one man and one woman.
This is not discrimination; it is simply mandating what civilization has held true for many centuries. We must prevent activist judges in our federal courts from redefining marriage so that it corresponds with ever-changing social sentiment.
My good friend, Dr. D. James Kennedy, president of Coral Ridge Ministries, responded to Tuesday’s election: “Despite the conventional political wisdom that moral concerns are a drag on a political ticket, it was values that energized voters, lifted turnout among evangelicals and Catholics, and led to substantial GOP pickups in the House and Senate. The voters have delivered a moral mandate.”
We should all feel a sense of accomplishment and thankfulness to God for blessing our efforts. We must never forget that people of faith in this country, joined by political and fiscal conservatives, successfully withstood Hollywood, Springsteen, Affleck, Baldwin, the Dixie Chicks (now called the French Hens by some), billionaire George Soros and his ilk, all the 527s, most of the national print and broadcast media, the gays and lesbians, the abortionists, the entire liberal establishment... and about $2 billion of hate-inspired media and campaign expenditures.
The left threw its best punch and George Bush and social conservatism are alive and well. To God be all the glory!
“If my people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land” (II Chronicles 7:14).
That verse is more powerful than any exit poll. And it will sustain us against any rising political tide that seeks to counter biblical morality, if we remain true to that verse’s unique guidelines.
Now that we have acted, we cannot rest for long.
The left is already disparaging this obvious voter mandate.
Abortion-rights proponents are in hysterical overdrive mode to decry President Bush’s re-election. NARAL; Pro-Choice America and other militant abortion-rights groups are telling the president that they will not tolerate a U.S. Supreme Court nominee who is not one of their abortion-on-demand puppets.
Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Arlen Specter, hoping to be the next chairman of the Judiciary Committee, has today warned President Bush not to nominate any pro-life Supreme Court justices who might possibly overturn Roe v. Wade.
No sooner is obstructionist Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) defeated than Sen. Specter announces he will replace him in blocking the confirmation of good justices. Our work never ends.
The bottom line is that we must continue to diligently pray for President Bush, his cabinet and all elected leaders in America, as the Bible compels us in I Timothy 2:1-3. To elect these men and women to office without supporting them in daily prayer would be an act of abject abandonment.
Let us commit to continuing Tuesday’s mandate by keeping our nation, our leaders and the peace of Jerusalem at the forefront of our prayers and efforts.
I think that was Falwell..... and Robertson sat there and nodded in agreement like an idiot.
I still think both men are right on a lot of issues.
And I think they backed off some of these comments when challenged.
One good turn, eh?
OH yeah, that's the best part. We can turn out our base in such large numbers. I was just saying that our base is more than only religious people.
He did acknowledge it was a joint effort.
But his point that the faith block is the most powerful constituency when united and activated would hold true. It united Protestants/Evangelicals/Amish/Catholics & Jews. It transcends Party and if the Dems keep alientating this base (Minority Catholics & Protestants as well as Orthodox Jews), they will lose them to the Republican party permanently in greater majorities than even witnessed in this election.
I do think connection on issues of faith is the best way to overcome the inherent prejudices against conservatives. Constitutionalists and fiscal conservatives can be found among this typically conservative Democrat base, the difficulty lies in bypassing years of propaganda that paints Republicans as something akin to the anti-Christ. If we want to bridge the gap in these minority groups and the catholic block, this is the avenue of shared understanding that can be a bridge used to relate our common ground on economics and conservative policy.
I'm the risen Christ, not Jesus...I'm not actually bound by his views, laws, or behaviors... ;)
I love good, moral and decent people, these two are none of the afore mentioned. They are egotistic idots. Any thing to get their name in the media.
you know, i'm not an evangelical christian. But i'm glad i got jerry falwell with me in this brawl, watching my back.
I'd like to believe this...but I'm skeptical. Many of these are CINO.
On election night someone on Fox said 28 million evangelical Christians voted, and roughly 3/4 of those voted for Bush. I don't know where they got those figures, hopefully not from the bogus exit polls
If those numbers are even close to correct it would mean approximately 21 million Bush votes came from evangelicals, or about 1/3 of all Bush votes. When you add in the millions of votes from faithful practicing Catholics who believe essentially the same as evangelicals on moral issues, then add perhaps a few million votes from those mainline protestants who still believe in Christian moral standards, I think it's quite possible that as much as 2/3 of Bush's vote total came from the overall Christian community.
In light of those numbers, one would think that the old guard country club Repubs would be attentive to our concerns when judicial appointments are being considered, and when legislation concerning moral/social/cultural issues is being drawn up. I have thought that same way before and was disappointed. But this time the political pros realize how much influence we had on the outcome, and I think our agenda will be harder to ignore.
They are still claiming they have the youth vote if it would only come out. They are claiming everything except the truth: a rejection of Liberalism and its commie-loving gigolo flag bearer.
I am a Catholic and I admire both Falwel and Robertson because they say what should and must be said (even though they are marginalized in the media for doing it) when a lot of priests cower behind the altar afraid of "offending" someone and driving away their congregations. What the priests miss is the fact that with their "tolerance" they have driven away massive numbers instead of attracting new members.
my father was drafted into ww2 against his will, because he had a pregnant wife, and served in 28th infantry division in a recon company as a medic...he never saw any difference between faithful believers and atheists...dead men are just dead...having said that, while priests may cower behind the papal word, that is far better than fat and happy pompous protestants with no regard to be pretending to secure glory and victory for themselves where no evidence exists...and that is just what Falwell has done in this news release...and as he thinks it is safe to go toot his own horn, he undermines our true and honest President through his usurpation of tangible support...he tries to build once again his inportance through the efforts of others...I completely reject him and wish laryngitis at least on this vile self-important creature, and death if needs be
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