Posted on 01/14/2008 9:08:12 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Senator Fred Thompson is far and away the best conservative candidate to represent those who live in Jesusland, according to David Jeffers, author of Understanding Evangelicals: A Guide to Jesusland. "Evangelicals are looking for a candidate who is strongly pro-life, is for traditional families, and who is an actual Reagan Conservative." Jeffers explains, "Every GOP candidate is espousing Reagan-like characteristics, but only Thompson has the record to back it up."
Jeffers claims that many in Jesusland are enamored with Governor Mike Huckabee because of his Southern Baptist roots and strong social conservative values. "There are three important agendas in the Reagan Conservative and while the social agenda is certainly important, Huckabee is weak on the foreign policy and fiscal agendas," Jeffers said.
Jeffers reminds evangelicals that Thompson has been endorsed by the National Right to Life Committee, Human Events newspaper (which was Reagan's favorite newspaper), and is solid in all three important conservative agendas.
"Senator Thompson has a 100% pro-life voting record, is a strong defender of 2nd Amendment rights, and is a proven fiscal conservative." Jeffers states if conservatives and Evangelicals are going to be intellectually honest they should closely examine all Republican candidates under a true conservative microscope. "We cannot allow our fear of Hillary Clinton to sway deeply held convictions and vote for a 'more electable candidate" said Jeffers.
Moreover, Jeffers believes Evangelicals must be careful in their desperation to find a true Christian candidate to not run to the first one that sings the tune those in Jesusland want to hear.
"In Matthew 10:16 Jesus warned us, 'Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves," said Jeffers. "Evangelicals must choose carefully who will get our vote. We must assert ourselves as a voting bloc, but we must remember that we are the Salt and Light of the earth."
Jeffers encourages all Americans to buy his book to better understand evangelical beliefs and values. "This book is the quintessential primer to help evangelicals to better explain what they believe, why they believe it, and why it's important." It also teaches the importance of being an active, voting member of society. Jeffers' book is available at his website (www.understandingevangelicals.com) and online through Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
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David Jeffers is a lay preacher, retired Army Master Sergeant and author of Understanding Evangelicals: A Guide to Jesusland. A Magna Cum Laude graduate of Liberty University where he received his degree in Biblical Studies, Mr. Jeffers frequently comments on the Evangelical perspective of current affairs in the media. Mr. Jeffers has published numerous articles on The New Media Journal and appears regularly on talk radio shows around the country. To interview Mr. Jeffers please contact him at jeffers221@bellsouth.net or by cell (850) 565-0993
Mike *uckabee is the candidate for Christians who wear their religion on their sleeves.
Fred Thompson is the candidate for Christians who wear it in their hearts.
Realistically, I think Evangelicals are not going to get too fired up over a candidate who considers his faith to be a “private matter” and refuses to speak about it publicly.
Right or wrong, that’s just how it is.
You said what I’ve been thinking. BTTT
“Realistically, I think Evangelicals are not going to get too fired up over a candidate who considers his faith to be a “private matter” and refuses to speak about it publicly.
Right or wrong, that’s just how it is.”
But Huckabee is an impostor. He is as fake as a 3 dollar bill.
Right or wrong, that’s just how it is."
I saw both Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan up close while an intelligence analyst in the service. We cannot afford another Jimmy Carter, and that's exactly who Governor Mike Huckabee reminds me of, eerily, in fact.
Simple, support Thompson, and your handing McCain the nomination. Not me.
Nails it right there.
Huckabee is one-third conservative and two-thirds liberal. Soft-on-crime with his commutation and pardon spree, tax-and-spend with his 50%+ increase in spending in 10 years and his multiple tax hikes, and Carteresque on foreign policy with his bombastic charages of a Bush 'bunker mentality' and statements that we were wrong to not have diplomatic relations with Iran (hello, mcfly! forget the hostage crisis!!?!)
But the worst thing is this: BECAUSE Huckabee is such a weak candidate - he cannot, he will not, he MUST not, be the nominee ... SO WHAT PURPOSE DOES HE SERVE? He serves the magnificent purpose of drawing off enough social conservative support TO PREVENT A REAL COMPETITOR TO JOHN MCCAIN FROM EMERGING. Huckabee ends up beign the stalking horse that helps give mcCain the nomination.
And so the wink and nod 'deal'. Huckabee helps McCain get the nod and ends up as the VP on the ticket.
A double-barrelled RINO ticket. Phooey to that.
Proamnesty-antiBushtaxcuts-proCO2caps-CFR-RINO John McCain delenda est!
Throw them both back in the pond.
We must unite behind a candidate that is at least acceptable to all the major factions, and who also has a reasonable chance to run an effective, winning campaign in the general election.
United we stand, divided we fall. Thompson may not be your ideal candidate, but he can unite the GOP coalition better than any other candidate. A united coalition is a strong coalition, whose members will be energized to work towards the election of their consensus candidate, and go to the polls to vote for him on election day.
Every Republican in the race is a Christian.
Mike *uckabee is just the only one who has nothing else to run on.
"Weak" is an understatement.
Fred Thompson had it right when he said Huckabee's platform is the same as the DemocRats!
“I saw both Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan up close while an intelligence analyst in the service. We cannot afford another Jimmy Carter, and that’s exactly who Governor Mike Huckabee reminds me of, eerily, in fact.”
Most comparisons are just right there front and center ... but the eeriest one is how they both tie their religious beliefs to their Israel policy and mention visits to the Holy Land. You have to think hard to remember that Carter ran as a pro-Israel candidate in 1976 (he sure has evolved on that one) and spoke with reverence about that land. Huckabee has done exact same thing.
That is ... eerie.
Anybody who doesn’t think Thompson doesn’t help McCain, just look at the latest S.C. polls. All of Thompson’s gains have been at Huckabee’s expense, while McCain’s support remains unchanged.
“Every Republican in the race is a Christian.”
To Evangelicals, no one who supports abortion is a Christian. That cuts Guiliani. And Romney is a Mormon.
Huck is far more of a stalking horse than Thompson.
I see a McCain/Huck ticket coming out of this too.
Not true. Christians will ‘know’ them by their fruits and NOT what they say.
Better McCain than *uckabee.
Better anyone than *uckabee.
McCain’s support is just that of the frontrunner.
That’s why it’s so important for Mitt Romney to win Michigan tomorrow and deflate John McCain.
Fred will be the beneficiary of a Romney win.
So all Fred supporters in Michigan need to vote for Romney tomorrow.
Don't play a cliff game with us. You should've supported Thompson over Huckabee. (See how that works?) It's not Thompson's fault that Huckabee's actual record is not inspiringly conservative.
If McCain or Giuliani gets the nomination and Huck signs up for Veep for either one, are you going to remind us how conservative Huck is?
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