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Don't Come a Knockin if This Boat is a Rockin
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| Tim and Lisa 2006-10-20, 9:22 pm |
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"F.H." <connectu2@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> http://tinyurl.com/yfa3ap
I'm not a registered member of the NY Times.
So Fuhgedaboudit!! ;o)
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| Tim and Lisa wrote:
> "F.H." <connectu2@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> I'm not a registered member of the NY Times.
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> So Fuhgedaboudit!! ;o)
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Republican Woes Lead to Feuding by Conservatives
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 — Tax-cutters are calling evangelicals bullies.
Christian conservatives say Republicans in Congress have let them down.
Hawks say President Bush is bungling the war in Iraq. And many
conservatives blame Representative Mark Foley’s sexual messages to
teenage pages.
With polls showing Republican control of Congress in jeopardy,
conservative leaders are pointing fingers at one another in an
increasingly testy circle of blame for potential Republican losses this
fall.
“It is one of those rare defeats that will have many fathers,” said
David Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union, expressing the
gloomy view of many conservatives about the outcome on Election Day.
“And they will all be somebody else.”
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Personal favorite:
Dick Armey, who accused Congressional Republicans of “blatant pandering
to James Dobson” and “his gang of thugs,” whom Mr. Armey called “real
nasty bullies” — arguments he reprised on the editorial page of The Wall
Street Journal and in an open letter on the Web site organization
FreedomWorks.
Christian chickens coming home to roost and they're carrying the bird
(shit) flu. Happy days are here again, the skies above are clear
again.......
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"F.H." <connectu2@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> http://tinyurl.com/yfa3ap
Does it strike you that the influence that religious leaders in the US have
on our political system is very similar to the religious leader's influence
in Iraq, Iran, and other countries throughout the world? Until recently
they, the religious leaders, were for the most part in the background, and
not in the public eye, and the influence that they have on our political
leaders behind the scenes is tremendous. Of course, my bias could be showing
here.
RonG
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| Ron G wrote:
> "F.H." <connectu2@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Does it strike you that the influence that religious leaders in the US have
> on our political system is very similar to the religious leader's influence
> in Iraq, Iran, and other countries throughout the world? Until recently
> they, the religious leaders, were for the most part in the background, and
> not in the public eye, and the influence that they have on our political
> leaders behind the scenes is tremendous. Of course, my bias could be showing
> here.
It has *always* struck me that way. Fanatics are fanatics and there is
always a target audience. Always. Over there and right here. The more
power they have, the more they can (and will) abuse. Keeping
religiosity at bay has been one of America's greatest accomplishments.
The founders knew what they were doing and succeeded (regardless of what
the current crop of bible thumpers are saying).
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"F.H." <connectu2@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Ron G wrote:
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> It has *always* struck me that way. Fanatics are fanatics and there is
> always a target audience. Always. Over there and right here. The more
> power they have, the more they can (and will) abuse. Keeping
> religiosity at bay has been one of America's greatest accomplishments.
> The founders knew what they were doing and succeeded (regardless of what
> the current crop of bible thumpers are saying).
I think its more than just the fanatics. I wonder, are we really keeping
religiosity at bay? I get the feeling sometimes that our government is
unwilling to take on *any* religious organization for stepping over the
line, not to mention the politicians themselves. I know that there are a
couple of IRS issues going on with a couple of churches in regard to losing
their tax exempt status because of allegedly promoting politicians. But that
is so rare. I wonder what kind of religious issue will come up this year for
xmas. Can't use the word Christmas because it has the name Christ in it?
RonG
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| Tim and Lisa 2006-10-21, 2:21 am |
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"F.H." <connectu2@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> http://tinyurl.com/yfa3ap
Don't Come a Knockin if This Boat is a Rockin
Yeah , "Get the Money Right! Hooker. " ;o)
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