Falwell says evangelicals control GOP, Bush's fate

[donsu]

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040925/news_1n25christ.html


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"The Republican Party does not have the head count to elect a president without the support of religious conservatives," Falwell said at an election training conference of the Christian Coalition.

Falwell said evangelical Christians are now "by far the largest constituency" within the Republican Party, their route to dominance beginning in 1979 with his founding of the Moral Majority, a precursor to the Christian Coalition.

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Falwell was among roughly a dozen speakers at the Christian Coalition workshop, which was held in a Senate auditorium, a courtesy arranged by Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the majority whip, the No. 2 Republican position in the Senate. The speakers included:

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who said Bush's re-election is critical because "the next president is going to appoint two, perhaps four, Supreme Court justices," making it possible to reverse the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion-rights ruling.

The Rev. Frank Pavone of Priests for Life, who, in announcing a $1 million campaign to mobilize church-going voters, likened politicians who support abortion rights to people who support terrorism.

Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., who said "preachers must be free to speak out" in favor of anti-abortion office-seekers because liberals are attempting to "eliminate the Judeo-Christian principles upon which this country was founded."
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con man Falwell does not realize he's being conned by the bushgang for their own aims.

he thinks he's a partner in the gang LOL

[StClone]

1. God I wish we could turn

This connection into an albatross.

[Ishoutandscream]

3. I think, in the long run, it is an albatross

Many of my very conservative friends wish that the evangelicals would distance themselves from the Republican party.

[Fuzzy LaRue]

8. This is pretty much true,

Each party has huge blocks of supporters and in a close election, they can make all of the difference. If Bush lost the Christian Right, he would lose. Kinda like if the Democratic Party lost the support of the Gays or the Pro-Choice block. In a close election, like this one is shaping up to be, both candidates have to hang on to every one of their core supporters and try to sway to fence sitters.

The only thing wrong with this is sometimes two blocks within a party have views that oppose each other. Hard to appease them both. Seems to me like this would be a bigger problem within the Republicans than the Democrats though.

[Momgonepostal]

2. This alone is reason enough NOT to vote GOP

[readmylips]

4. A vote for bush is a vote for Falwell and end of religious freedom...

If you tell Catholics that religious freedom is more important than abortion, they will not vote bush. Muslims already know that bush is running a religious war and will hurt religious freedoms for all.

Goldwater warned us many years back; Falwell is the most dangerous man in the US.

[Warren DeMontague]

5. Re; Conned

The Bushgang's aims and Falwell's aren't mutually exclusive. Halliburton doesn't give a rat's ass for reproductive freedom.

Seen the film "The Handmaid's Tale"? That's our future under these backwards-ass goons.

[Warren DeMontague]

6. Gee. The other side isn't shy about mentioning the "A" word...

Maybe it's time our people stop, too. Particularly now that Kerry is allegedly sagging among women. Maybe we should remind people that four more years of Bush's theocratic extremism will mean that John Ashcroft gets to control the bodies of 150 Million American women. Maybe we should mention that the HLA plank in the GOP Platform would necessitate the criminalization of the birth control pill. Maybe we should remember that the majority of americans are pro-choice, and the ones who are hard-core pro-life voters aren't voting for our guy anyway, so maybe he should stop treating the words "abortion" and "choice" like they're radioactive waste headed for Yucca flats... Just my 2 cents.

[Dob Bole]

7. Actually, evangelicals control the Democrats' fate...

Who were the last Democratic presidents? Carter. Clinton.

Evangelicals hold the key in some Southern/Midwestern states. It is arguable that Edwards was picked to attract evangelical women. If Black Evangelicals were to suddenly leave the party, we'd be screwed.

[cheshire]

9. Falwell sounds like a wannabe star.

* can't win without us just sounds like he wants the limelight. Everyone wants to be needed and noticed.