Oh... Fucking... Barf !!!

[WillyT]

Arkansas Democrat Mark Pryor says the Bible, not partisanship, should guide politics
By Travis Gettys - RawStory
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 15:09 EST



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A conservative Democrat who’s facing a tough re-election challenge has released an ad touting his faith in the Bible.

Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) is considered one of the most vulnerable incumbents in the country, in part due to his support of the Affordable Care Act and also because he’s a Democrat in the Deep South.

He released the 30-second TV ad Wednesday to help shore up support among his Christian constituents in the Bible Belt, telling voters that his faith guides him.

“I’m not ashamed to say that I believe in God, and I believe in His word,” Pryor says in the ad, looking directly at the camera. “The Bible teaches us no one has all the answers, only God does, and neither political party is always right.”

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More: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/04/arkansas-democrat-mark-pryor-says-the-bible-not-partisanship-should-guide-politics/

[kelliekat44]

1. "Render unto Caesar....." nt

[Kurovski]

29. "Reindeer plunder tweezers"

That's how I read it. Time for bed...brain and eyes shutting down.

But yes, that dude is total horseshit with that business.

Keep them separate.

The lord hath spoken, etc,.

[MannyGoldstein]

2. It is unfathomable to me that such an ad can run in a modern society

Let alone from an incumbent politician.

Oh God!

[Art_from_Ark]

11. There are lots of Baptists in Arkansas,

Southern and otherwise. There must be at least a dozen different Baptist churches in my hometown alone, and it's not even in the heart of the Bible Belt.

[JaneyVee]

3. This is an actual Democrat in the year 2013?! God help us all.

[villager]

28. +1

n/t

[CFLDem]

31. +2

[madinmaryland]

4. The question I have for you, is do we take a Democrat who votes with the party most of the time

while pulling the party to the right, or let a teabagger get elected who would never vote with the Democratic Party.

Personally, I would take Pryor rather than have what we here consider a strong Democrat (Ted Kennedy - Elizabeth Warren) run in Arkansas and get trounced.

[WillyT]

7. A "Blue-Dog" That Feels He/She Has To Vote With Republicans On A Regular Basis..

In Able To Keep Their Seat... Does Us No Good, What So Ever.

[madinmaryland]

10. Does a teabagger do us any better than a "blue-dogger"??

[WillyT]

14. Interesting Question... Can't Say I Know As Of This Moment.

Good Cop/Bad Cop

And all that...



IOW... the situation we are in currently... is NOT solely the fault of the Republicans.

[madinmaryland]

21. A teaklanner is one less vote for a Democratic Party Senate Majority Leader and ONE MORE VOTE

for MITCH McCONNELL as Senate Majority Leader.

Need I say any more?

[arcane1]

13. I'd love to see a no-nonsense liberal primary him, or present a 3rd party challenge.

It would be interesting, at least

It's sad, though, that even the supposedly Democratic politicians have to adopt the same bullshit narrative as the born-agains just to be taken halfway seriously.

[Art_from_Ark]

24. No one's going to primary him

Last edited Fri Dec 6, 2013, 02:39 AM - Edit history (1)

Heck, they won't even let Bill Halter run against Mike Ross in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. And Mark Pryor's dad was both a governor and US Senator (and did a good job in both offices) and is respected in the state.

[el_bryanto]

8. I think it's obvious that DUs antipathy towards religion is what matters most.

And if that costs us this seat that's a small price to pay to feel superior to those bible-thumpers.

Bryant

[madinmaryland]

12. So. A Teabaggerfundy is an improvement over controlling the Senate?

I don't agree with the ad, but the consequences of a teaklanner getting elected is far worse.

[el_bryanto]

17. Once again my antipathy towards using the sarcasm tag has trumped me. nt

[ProfessorGAC]

32. I Thought It Was Fairly Clear, Bryant

I was surprised the two folks who replied didn't realize you were being sarcastic. They know now, i'm sure.

[Art_from_Ark]

15. You should read about Pryor's opponent

He makes Ted Cruz sound sensible

http://votesmart.org/candidate/135651/tom-cotton

[SpcMnky]

20. I'd say we let them expose themselves, and then we win in a landslide

we survived the chimp, and we won big, everywhere.

This rightward drift, and excuses for it has been devastating to us... time for a CHANGE.

Worked for Obama!

[madinmaryland]

22. Let who expose themselves?? Republicans? If they do, they probably will win in a landslide.

If the "Democrat" exposes themselves, then they will probably be arrested. Kidding aside, if a Democrat exposes themself as a progressive, they will definitely lose in Arkansas. Unfortunately, the three G's still rule strong in the confederate states.

[SpcMnky]

23. haha

my point stands though.

[BlueToTheBone]

40. You don't live here

and it would be a disaster for us.

[SpcMnky]

41. the past 30 years has been a disaster for the working classes everywhere

I think we need a new strategy.

[BlueToTheBone]

42. Join your local party

and start working!

[SpcMnky]

43. way ahead of ya

[BlueToTheBone]

45. Great!

Now become a candidate!

[Tx4obama]

5. The rest of the story...

GOP Senate Candidate Scolds Republican Group for ‘Offensive’ Attack on his Dem Opponent

Democratic Senator Mark Pryor put out a campaign ad today touting his Christian values and calling the Bible the “North Star” that guides his life. But Pryor actually got some pushback for the religious ad from the National Republican Senatorial Committee, but the attack backfired when Pryor’s Republican opponent Tom Cotton actually stood up for him against the GOP group.

Pryor’s ad looks a lot like something you might see from a Republican candidate, but the NRSC’s Brad Dayspring called out Pryor for touting the Bible as a moral compass when, just last year, he said, “the Bible is really not a rule book for political issues.” Dayspring thought this showed Pryor to be a hypocrite.

So is the Bible Mark Pryor’s compass, providing the “comfort and guidance to do what’s best for Arkansas? ” Or is it really not a good rule book for political issues and decisions made in the Senate? Guess it depends on which Mark Pryor that you ask.

And then, somewhat surprisingly, Cotton’s campaign actually stood up and condemned the attack on their opponent.

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Full article here: http://www.mediaite.com/online/gop-senate-candidate-scolds-republican-group-for-%E2%80%98offensive%E2%80%99-attack-on-his-dem-opponent/

[arcane1]

19. Fascinating. I expect to see more of this sort of thing in the coming years.

[City Lights]

6. Oh brother!

Gag me...

[russspeakeasy]

9. The flag, dammit, the flag.....where is it ?

[Whisp]

16. yuk.

creepy.

[upi402]

18. They're free to believe in pretend crap. But leave our reality OUT!

Barf yes, in fact I'll up it to projectile vomit with sprinkles

[sakabatou]

25. WTF?

[LuvLoogie]

26. Pandering fuckwad

Stand for something asshole.

[Warpy]

27. Sadly, he has to say rubbish like that to get elected there

There are some parts of the country where secular people can't be honest about who they are. Arkansas is one of them.

Fortunately, NM doesn't seem to give a shit.

[Art_from_Ark]

30. It didn't used to be like that

I don't recall Bill Clinton or David Pryor or Dale Bumpers or J. William Fulbright ever having to make those kinds of statements. Maybe it started with "Reverend Huck" getting a free ticket to the governor's mansion thanks to Ken Starr's witch-hunt against Jim Guy Tucker.

[JI7]

34. when Gore lost Tennessee in 2000

[JHB]

33. Depends. Is he mouthing the magic words to mollify a voting bloc...

...that demands a de facto loyalty oath like this, so he can get on with real business?

[JI7]

35. it's Arkansas

[B Calm]

36. He looks to me to be a republican!

[polichick]

39. And that's the problem with a lot of "Dem leaders."

[Prophet 451]

37. And this guy's a Democrat?

Understand, I've got no problem with him holding his faith but pulling it out to win over voters is tacky and Democrats should be above that.

[RedCappedBandit]

38. Blows my mind we even live in the same country with this guy's constituents.

[Initech]

44. Well let's think about this here.

Think about what Pope Francis said about how religion should be more focused on helping those who are less fortunate instead of focusing more on partisan bickering over social issues then yeah that would be plausible.

But if it's the same stupid bullshit that the church has been feeding us the last 50 years (abortion and gay people bad, abstinence good, etc) then fuck that.

[lpbk2713]

46. To be expected when you see Pulp Fiction too many times.