Posted on 10/26/2005 6:29:55 PM PDT by jern
Here's a headline we'll never see:
"Democratic Party Criticized for Atheistic Bias"
"Danforth,... an Episcopal priest..."
So, what does that tell you? The only denomination that marries homosexuals in the church has a priest who doesn't like true Christians. Imagine that.
The Republican Party as we once knew it is now imploding. If Danforth thinks the conservative Christians are a drag on the party, wait until the GOP loses everything when the "Religious Right" pulls out of the party and sits on their hands like they used to do. That was when the Democrats ran the show for 40 or more years. Hey Danforth -- shut up!
They make up about a third of Republican voters, and u want to write them off? Who would you substitute for them? Volvo driving liberals from the northeast?
"Under Democratic President Bill Clinton, Danforth was appointed special counsel in an investigation of the deadly 1993 siege at the Branch Davidian complex in Waco, Texas."
And whitewashed the murder of innocent children and infants finding no complicity involving our illustrious fbi when they set fire to the branch david church.
This guy is at the least contemptuous toward Christianity and possibly just downright evil.
If he wasn't such a born elitist, Danforth would have joined his philosophical Democrats years ago. But the folks at One Checkerboard Square kept him in the GOP.
Yes, the days of the unelected President Ford, unelected Vice President Rockefeller, Senator Scott of PA (with his perpetual pipe), and House "gentleman" Bob Michel
Well,I like the way you think. I doubt we could take over a state. But we could certainly move to certain areas, and exert and influence there. You can bet church attendence would be way above the norm in those areas!
I don't think the popular Danforth is evil, but I suspect that he is sometimes unable to distinguish "evil" from "good," and vice versa. It's in the Bible. I remember his being a vociferous opponent of school prayer in the 1984 Senate vote.
I'm no particular fan of evangelicals but I am a Christian conservative and I do think Danforth is off the meds.
Danforth is nothing but a hypocrite. He would have been voted out of the U.S. Senate after one term if the religious right hadn't rallied for him at the last minute. In 1982, Danforth was running for re-election and his opponent was Democrat Harriet Woods. Woods was a far leftist, but was (as usual) positioning herself as a "moderate". She had a big campaign warchest and strong media backing. Danforth trailed in the polls, mainly because his brand of wimpish Republicanism wasn't clicking. In desperation, with only about ten days to go before the election, Danforth blitzed the state of Missouri with ads noting that he had a pro-life voting record and noting that Woods was backed by NARAL, Planned Parenthood, and the abortion industry. The ads saved Danforth's butt. They rallied the religious right and Danforth survived in a very close race.
His friend Clarence Thomas also survived in part because of the religious right. The "moderate" country club Republicans would have cut and run the moment the phony sexual misconduct allegations were spewed forth against him. But thanks to Thomas' courage and determination, and the unwavering support of the religious right, Thomas stood his ground and was confirmed.
Danforth should be ashamed. He's no better than clowns like Turban Durbin who use pro-lifers and other religious conservatives to launch their political careers and then dump them when they want to move to the cocktail party circuit.
I think Danforth is also a favorite of Nancy Reagan. Didn't he have a leading role at the Reagan funeral?
You're agreeing with a democrat. Maybe it's time for you to leave.
"former U.S. Sen. John Danforth"
Says it all.
You agree with this? It's frightening. Unbelievably so! Let me write your name down so I know who to beware of.
Um, have you heard of Ronald Reagan?
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