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Whiskeytide

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12. The 9th Commandment is "Don't be full of shit"...

Reply to Blue Diadem (Original post)

Tue Apr 8, 2014, 06:48 PM

Apr 2014

I've been saying this for a while. The Republican requirement of Christian faith is inconsistent with general Republican philosophy. Thus, to be a Republican politician means you have to pretend to be a Christian - at least to get elected, anyway. That necessarily builds hypocrisy into the model. They are attracting the bottom of the barrel - candidates who are willing to lie about their religious faith. Only people with a very small sense of decency can do that effectively.

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I bet he could dish up more, they worked at the same place Blue Diadem Apr 2014 #18

The 9th Commandment is "Don't be full of shit"... Whiskeytide Apr 2014 #12

An Old George W. Bush Trick otohara Apr 2014 #15

I assume anyone who wears his/her religion in the sleeve RainDog Apr 2014 #16

Sigh.......... Flying Squirrel Apr 2014 #17