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Posted on 05/05/2005 8:52:58 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Have a look below at the latest fund-raising email from John Kerry to his supporters. The focus is on the possible use of the "nuclear option" by Senate Republicans to quash Dem filibusters of judicial nominees.
Along the way, Kerry manages to slur people of faith, describing them, in a thinly-veiled reference, as "the most extreme and out of touch interest groups in their [Republican] party."
And of course, ever-dutiful to his handlers and consultants, Kerry manages to work the word "values" into his spiel.
Read it and barf!
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Dear ,
It's decision time. Republican leaders are doing everything in their power to find the votes to pass the nuclear option - and clear the way for Bush nominations of extreme judges that don't need a single Democratic vote.
We've been working hard to stop them. But, now we've got to pull out all the stops. Your immediate financial help is essential as we launch an intensive effort with a powerful newspaper ad in next Tuesday's USA Today. Your donation can help deliver our message to 2.2 million people.
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For weeks now, we've been raising our voices. It's time to make them louder. George W. Bush, Tom DeLay and Bill Frist seem determined to prove how much they care about their own political power . . . and how little they care about using power to fight for what really matters to America's families.
In a matter of days, as Senator Frist gets ready to pull the trigger on the "nuclear option," we will see how far they are willing to go in sacrificing principle to satisfy the desires of the most extreme and out of touch interest groups in their party.
As this critical vote approaches, the outcome is unclear. But, this much is clear, we can't win unless committed supporters of democratic principles like you take action. Don't stand on the sidelines. Rush an immediate donation to mobilize public opposition to the Republicans' power play.
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With support from people like you, the johnkerry.com community is waging an all-out effort to give voice to our values and stop Republican leaders from running roughshod over the things we value most.
We've collected over a quarter of a million signatures opposing the "nuclear option." We've collected over 600,000 more signatures demanding that Congress act to help the 11 million children living in America without health insurance. We've distributed a video to millions of people on the Washington Republicans' dangerous tactics. And, right now, we're reaching out by email, mail and phone to millions more. Your participation - and your active financial support - for these initiatives are absolutely essential. Please take a moment to help right now.
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I've been traveling the country this week rallying support for our Kids First initiative to help children living without health care. The American people know what really matters. People won't stand for Republican leaders ignoring America's families any longer.
Let's get that message across. Thank you for standing up for principle at a moment of great urgency.
Sincerely,
John Kerry
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Does anyone have any birthrate data on religious vs non-religious Americans? I suspect the former are breeding faster than the latter, and that in a few generations, the majority of voters will be members of that "extreme" group..
where is the part about People of Faith?
Interesting....it seems I have heard that kind of talk here at FR about people of faith.
Keep talking Kerry.
Translation of the e-mail:
"Hey, fellow lefties. Let's reach out to the righties by callimg them slimeballs."
As I mentioned in my intro, the reference to people of faith is "thinly-veiled." Kerry doesn't dare say so in so many words, but this debate has revolved around the Dems portraying the GOP as having been captured by the religious right and attempting to appoint people to the bench who would impose a "theocracy," etc.
So when Kerry refers to "Extreme, Out-of-touch Interest Groups" I think it's fair to take that as a reference to the religious right.
Dear John,
I know that sometimes your gigilo duties can seem overwhelming, but that is not enough reason for you to foist your treasonous self onto the American electorate.
We don't care whether Teresa allows you to be on top or not. Just go play with your effin yacht and leave us alone.
- Citizen Hang 'Em
The image link doesn't seem to be working. Could you possibly repost?
Thanks, there it is!
Sorry if you're offended, but this is absoluely no distortion. People following this debate know that the essence of the Dem argument is that the religious is pushing Bush to appoint these candidates and exercise the nuclear option.
When Kerry wrote of "extreme, out of touch interest groups" what groups do YOU think Kerry was referring to?
Is it acceptable and constitutional for leaders to consult their faith and deeply-held beliefs in the discharge of their government duties?
This is a crucial question because, while no one wants a forced Theocracy, to deny the tenets of one's faith and to completely wipe out all traces of God from public decisions, we will effectively ensure that all future crucial public decisions will be made by people with no faith and no relationship with God. And that's bad. I don't think this country's founders would agree to that.
It is quite alright, I am not offended at all I just prefer we be accurate. Reading between the lines is fine with me, putting that assumption in headlines for me personally is not right.
Please have a look at this excerpt from a James Taranto op-ed in today's Wall Street Journal, making this very point:
"In the past three elections, the religious right has helped to elect a conservative Republican president and a bigger, and increasingly conservative, Republican Senate majority. This should make it possible to move the courts in a conservative direction. But Senate Democrats, taking their cue from liberal interest groups, have responded by subverting the democratic process, using the filibuster to impose an unprecedented supermajority requirement on the confirmation of judges.
"That's what prompted Christian conservatives to organize "Justice Sunday," last month's antifilibuster rally, at a church in Kentucky. After following long-established rules for at least a quarter-century, they can hardly be faulted for objecting when their opponents answer their success by effectively changing those rules.
"This procedural high-handedness is of a piece with the arrogant attitude the secular left takes toward the religious right. Last week a Boston Globe columnist wrote that what he called "right-wing crackpots -- excuse me, 'people of faith'" were promoting "knuckle-dragging judges." This contempt expresses itself in more refined ways as well, such as the idea that social conservatism is a form of "working class" false consciousness. Thomas Frank advanced this argument in last year's bestseller, "What's the Matter With Kansas?""
Who's John Kerry?????????
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