Obama: "I am confident we can create a Kingdom right here on Earth."

[Quixote1818]

This is a little over the top for me but I think this is probably a smart move.



GREENVILLE, South Carolina (CNN) — After speaking to an evangelical church on Sunday in this traditionally conservative South Carolina city, Sen. Barack Obama said that Republicans no longer have a firm grip on religion in political discourse.

"I think its important particularly for those of us in the Democratic party to not cede values and faith to any one party," Obama told reporters outside the Redemption World Outreach Center where he attended services.

"I think that what you're seeing is a breaking down of the sharp divisions that existed maybe during the nineties, when at least in politics the perception was that the Democrats were fearful of talking about faith, and on the other hand you had the Republicans who had a particular brand of faith that often times seemed intolerant or pushed people away," he said.

More: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/10/07/obama-gop-doesnt-own-faith-and-values/

[Ediacara]

1. How is kissing up to the reactionary evangelicals not "Republican Lite"?

[pocoloco]

2. LOL Where has he been?

We already got our fucking kingdom here in America!

[IDemo]

3. Very unfortunate phrasing given our present fiefdom

[Wiley50]

4. The Last Thing We Need Is Another President With Theocratic Leanings n/t

[hatrack]

5. FUCK. THIS. SHIT.

I'm sorry, Senator - we're not a monarchy.

Actualy, we're a representative democracy - interesting, huh? Or could it be that you, despite your status as an officer of the government, lost sight of that little factoid? This raises the awkward yet unavoidable question of, "So, just why are you talking about 'kingdoms' and all that?"

But wait, don't answer!! Just remember - the next time you feel obliged to entice people who believe in the angry-yet-benificent Cloud Being who puts down a tally mark every time you jack off or cuss or drink a glass of milk while eating a roast beef sandwich, do us all a favor and just STUFF A SOCK IN IT.

This act is, I suspect, NOT going to play well with that vital demographic, snake-handling Reagan Democratic small-engine repair company-owning multi-toothed ORV-owning non-off-year-election-voting Pentecostals.

I damn well KNOW it is not going to play well with that long-neglected long-lost demographic, "registered Democrats".

[sandnsea]

6. That's the entire point of spirituality

but go ahead and pile on and give Hillary more points in the polls.

[Colorado Progressive]

7. I'm so sick of religion even being MENTIONED by candidates! nt

[Swamp Rat]

8. WHAT?!? We already have a "kingdom" that we are trying to stop!