[IGOTMINE]

Nice post.

[fooman]

whoaaaa. The truth is like pouring water on the wicked witch of the west.

Disgusting we should stop communion.

[BibleDoc]

"You can't square those two things."

Yes, in this age of post-modernism where there is no absolute truth, you can square any number of things because there is nothing that is so true that it cancels out something else.

Democrats seem to be particularly good at putting together contradictory ideas...but, unfortunately, it's become a society-wide phenomenom.

[kingattax]

Thune is first-rate. God willing he will win this, losing

by only 524 votes to Johnson. daschle has to go.

[sionnsar]

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[BibleDoc]

"You can't square those two things."

Yes, in this age of post-modernism where there is no absolute truth, you can square any number of things because there is nothing that is so true that it cancels out something else.

Democrats seem to be particularly good at putting together contradictory ideas...but, unfortunately, it's become a society-wide phenomenom.

[tioga]

Abortion question by Thune/daschle from their debate.

[Gumdrop]

Do you have any idea what the viewing audience was for this debate? I mean, did many South Dakotans see it? You know, being from Minnesota, I can tell you that the folks in North and South Dakota are some of the nicest people on earth. They are honest and hard working, and really live their christian faith. So, it always baffles me that these two states send 4 liberal Democrats to represent them in Washington, DC. It's because they do not follow closely enough the actual betrayal of their values perpetrated by these 4 senators, who talk the conservative line during election years, then go to Washington and follow the liberal playbook. I hope the good folks in SD send Tom Daschle packing in two weeks.

[Dog Gone]

Was this the final debate?

[alancarp]

Tom Daschle: "I believe very strongly that there ought to be separation of church and state. And I know that this is a very difficult issue in many cases. But I strongly believe that one of the reasons our country was founded is a recognition that there can't be a state religion.

Uh, not exactly -- not a single overriding National religion, perhaps, but around 10 of the 13 original states had an official religion. The last one - Massachusets, oddly enough, abandoned its "official" state religion somewhere around 1820. This simply continues the historical misconception of the phrase "CONGRESS shall make no law..."

[Bigh4u2]

" believe that that's really what we ought to do, is ensure that we teach as much as we can in our churches and in our parochial schools, but keep that fire wall in public schools. "

Not according to the Founding Fathers Tommy!


http://www.christianparents.com/ffathers.htm

[Wings-n-Wind]

Thanks Kurt... nice post
May I ask ... How did you think the overall "debate" impressed the voters.... How is the sentiment for Thune running, in order to replace the Puff-ster??

Puuhhhhleeeze... good people of South Dakota.... relieve us of this burden....

Thanks again

Regards

[ken5050]

The text doesn't tell you how effective Thune was in the debate. Daschle loked tired, almost depressed. He was on the defensive the WHOLE debate. Thune was superb. He looked younger, more vigorous, fresh..His best line, IMHO, when talking about the prescription drug plan, he said that daschle voted against it, but ALL the Dem senators from the nearby states..Dorgan, et al..voted FOR it...

I was also impressed with the questions. They came from SDak voters who sent them in..far better than Schieffer and Ifil..

[brooklyn dave]

Good post. While I might not be on the same page as many Evangelical Christians in regards to a lot of social issues, I really believe that the left treats God as if He were Freddy Kruger or Chuckie....too scary to mention. Anyone who knows any history at all knows the Founding Fathers interpreted "separation of church and state" as not establishing a particular state religion as in many European countries....not abolishing any public display of religion from the public sphere.

[tame]

Thune did an excellent job in that debate, and Dasshole was...saddened...deeply.

[Free_at_last_-2001]

Excellent!

[workerbee]

Tom is in Washington, D.C., NARAL's poster boy and in South Dakota runs TV ads talking about learning his values as an altar boy. I mean, it is awfully difficult to square those two things. And in an election year he tries to become what he thinks people in South Dakota want him to be on some of these cultural issues.

Right between the eyes.

PLEASE, South Dakotans, take this burden from us and elect Thune!