The Republican Right's Moonie Problem

[babsbunny]

http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/21/the-republican-rights-moonie-problem/

A number of folks -- notably Ezra Klein and Glenn Greenwald -- have already pointed out quite adroitly that while the media have had little compunction about whipping up a phony controversy about Barack Obama's "pastor problem", there's almost nothing that white evangelical pastors can say that might bring down similar approbation. John McCain's "spiritual advisers" Rod Parsley and John Hagee really are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this.

As Glenn puts it:

The phrases "anti-American" and "America-haters" are among the most barren and manipulative in our entire political lexicon, but whatever they happen to mean on any given day, they easily encompass people who believe that the U.S. deserved the 9/11 attacks, devastating hurricanes and the like. Yet when are people like Falwell, Robertson, Hagee, Inhofe and other white Christian radicals ever described as anti-American or America-hating extremists? Never -- because white Christian evangelicals who tie themselves to the political Right are intrinsically patriotic.

[SoCalDem]

1. this will never resonate with the general public

because the Moonies have turned
"respectable" and publish a newspaper in DC..a newspaper that is often quoted and that is not recognized as a Moonie Paper..

Presidents have fawned over the Big Moonie, have "crowned" him..and praised him..

Most americans do not "do" nuance.. they see all papers in the same light (with the exception of the NOO YORRRK TIMES, which has been demonized thoroughly)..

The right-wing nut-case preachers are all over TV-Land and their viewers see nothing wrong with sending in money so the preachers can have every luxury known to man.

It takes a concerted effort to expose these nut-cases for what they are, but when they own/control the media necessary to DO it, don't hold out much hope for it happening..

[SpiralHawk]

2. Bad Moon Rising

The k and the r.

[Joanne98]

3. YES! Here's a video. Moon, Poppy, Ford, Ralph Reed, Gary Bauer,

crowned the "prince of peace' in the Senate building!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqm9JLZ2Rz0

[Joanne98]

4. The crowning. March 2004. Senate building...LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBsrxzBkCas

[Joanne98]

5. NEW! Poppy drinks Moon Holy wine and praises "father"...

This was posted only a week ago. It's 5 min. It's the head of Moonie church talking about the ceremony.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqc8na1sxSw

[UTUSN]

6. K&R big #5 for, can the media pick up on MOON already?!1 n/t