Religious Right revolt?

[Dob Bole]

I wrote a post yesterday about how the dems could win back the South by winning over rank-and-file evangelical voters, many of whom support programs like Welfare and Universal Health Care and aren't fiscally conservative by any means.

Today, CNN reported that Pat Robertson was angry at Bush for interfering in Liberia, supposedly making a Christian president step down in favor of Muslim rebels. Of course, we know that Pat Roberton is lying through his teeth; the real reason he wants Bush out is his diamond mines in the region. But still, when he speaks, some people (unfortunately) listen. Robertson has a Presidential campaign under his belt already, which means that he has the knowledge to challenge Bush in the election if he gets desperate.

Of course, that's the optimistic result of Robertson's statement. The other possibility is that Bush will cave in to his demands and the Civil war in Liberia will continue. It's too early to tell. But a lot of evangelicals who voted for Bush (but who are not "religious right") weren't happy with the war in Iraq, particularly Mennonites, who are pacifists, and United Methodists, who thought that the war was not a "just war."

Drip, drip

[LeftCoast]

1. You may be right, but if the RRwingers don't realize Bush

is the best thing they're ever going to get, then they're a bunch of morans.

Oh.

Wait a minute...

:)

[EFF BrandyWine]

2. The monstrous "reverend" robertson...

invested much capital in the gold mines, partnering with the "christian president" Taylor...he, robertson, said in his mind he had "given up" on an eight million dollar investment and that it's a loss. Consider whose money it was, obviously the money sent in by his faithful followers, n'cest pas? These people will support anyone and follow anyone! Eight MILLION dollars! Imagine that.

[MinnFats]

6. think of what that $8 million could have done...

....if Robertson had actually decided to follow Jesus' teachings and, for example, fed the poor or brought comfort to those in prison. "...the least of them."

But fat chance. Robertson is living proof that "the love of money is the root of all evil."

[noonwitch]

10. I'm still trying to figure out....

How Pat got the camel through the eye of the needle to begin with. That's quite a trick.

[sandnsea]

3. Bush said today, no troops

Maybe some advisers and trainers. We wouldn't want to get "over-extended". Hmmm.

[Dob Bole]

4. Troops, advisers, trainers...

something tells me that Robertson won't be able to tell the difference until Bush agrees to leave his investments alone.

[atreides1]

5. Robertson Won't Run

Old Pat has a skeleton is his closet, something about how did a USMC
lieutenant trained as rifle platoon leader get assigned to a rear echelon job. Could it have anything to do with the fact that Pat's daddy was a US Senator during the Korean Conflict, enquiring minds would like to know.

And before anyone gets on the Al Gore was in the rear also, Gore was trained as a journalist, not an infantryman.

[Trajan]

7. Selling your 'soul' to the devil ....

to win an election ....

My integrity is worth more than that: .. I would rather lose ....

[Best_man23]

8. About TV Preachers

The TV series "Miami Vice" included an episode that casts what I feel to be one of the best portrayals of televangelists. Brian Dennehey played a TV preacher whose wife is busted while attempting to buy street drugs. At one point he says "I am martyring myself on a cross of luxury." The episode ends with the TV preacher coming clean about his wife. And still, the money flowed in from the sheeple.

Maybe Pat sees himself as a martyr for sin and feels his cross shouldn't be so rugged.

[izzie]

9. What makes people fill their lifes with having someone rule them?

I do not understand it but then I was told to think for my self since I was a child. I can hear my father now. What do you think you have that brain for, not that I always used it the right way but it was said enough. And the business of being run by a church also. I do not recall the times I was told how we got here to get away from the church ruling our lifes. It was fun growing up Yankee.