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Book: Bush Aides Called Evangelicals 'Nuts'
LATimes ^ | October 13, 2006 | Peter Wallsten

Posted on 10/13/2006 2:04:59 AM PDT by CutePuppy

Book: Bush Aides Called Evangelicals 'Nuts' White House advisors sought the support of conservative Christians but mocked them in private, writes a onetime administration official. By Peter Wallsten, Times Staff Writer October 13, 2006

WASHINGTON — A new book by a former White House official says that President Bush's top political advisors privately ridiculed evangelical supporters as "nuts" and "goofy" while embracing them in public and using their votes to help win elections.

The former official also writes that the White House office of faith-based initiatives, which Bush promoted as a nonpolitical effort to support religious social-service organizations, was told to host pre-election events designed to mobilize religious voters who would most likely favor Republican candidates.

The assertions by David Kuo, a top official in the faith-based initiatives program, have rattled Republican strategists already struggling to persuade evangelical voters to turn out this fall for the GOP.

Kuo is scheduled to appear Sunday on CBS' "60 Minutes" as part of a rollout arranged by his publisher, Simon & Schuster, which shares a corporate parent with CBS.

Despite a publisher-enforced embargo, a copy of the book was purchased early at a Manhattan bookstore by a producer for MSNBC's "Countdown," a spokesman for the cable channel said. Program host Keith Olbermann began reading excerpts on his Wednesday show.

While many Democrats opposed the initiative as a violation of church-state separation, the White House used the program to build alliances with prominent African American ministers, some of whom switched political allegiances to back Bush. It was part of a larger minority outreach program designed by Rove and other conservative activists to slice off pieces of the traditional Democratic coalitions in order to build a lasting GOP majority.

peter.wallsten@latimes.com

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To: HostileTerritory

Well, I do NOT believe his story!! He must NAME NAMES or else his book is trash talk.


61 posted on 10/13/2006 7:19:55 AM PDT by Suzy Quzy ("When Cabals Go Kabooms"....upcoming book on Mary McCarthy's Coup-Plotters.)
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To: Miss Marple
Does it not sound to you like the guy is a mole?

like david brock? or maybe andrew sullivan, who strangely turned liberal on a single issue and obviously had no conservative core.

62 posted on 10/13/2006 11:11:52 AM PDT by wildwood
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To: wildwood

Exactly. I think it very interesting and something we should consider.


63 posted on 10/13/2006 11:15:53 AM PDT by Miss Marple (Lord, please look over Mozart Lover's and Jemian's sons and keep them strong.)
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To: Berosus; ValerieUSA; Convert from ECUSA; DaveLoneRanger; Pharmboy; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Coleus

Hey, the late-hit October Surprise for this week was running late, as I said earlier this week. ;')

Evangelicals Blame Foley, Not Republican Party
NY Times | October 9, 2006 | DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Posted on 10/09/2006 6:41:35 AM EDT by Pharmboy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1716145/posts

Evangelicals Fight Against an Independent Kosovo
http://www.campusprogress.org/page/community/post_group/main/C3v9
Posted on 10/06/2006 4:37:54 PM EDT by kronos77
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1715076/posts

Evangelicals Fear the Loss of Their Teenagers
NY Times | 10/06/06 | LAURIE GOODSTEIN
Posted on 10/06/2006 12:57:37 PM EDT by kiriath_jearim
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714951/posts

Evangelicals lead push to homeschool children
Daily News | September 2, 2006 | DAVID CRARY
Posted on 09/04/2006 5:18:17 PM EDT by DaveLoneRanger
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1695418/posts

and here's part of the latest late hit, one of many such sidebars:

New evangelicals are moving religious right to the center
The Mercury News | Sep. 22, 2006 | Mark I. Pinsky
Posted on 09/22/2006 9:54:56 AM EDT by Alex Murphy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1706284/posts

the fact is:

There's No Reason to Expect Dems to Win Over Evangelicals
Real Clear Politics | 21 August 2006 | Peter Brown
Posted on 08/21/2006 1:05:39 AM EDT by Aussie Dasher
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1687163/posts

here's something about 2008:

Evangelicals leader supports LDS candidate for presidency
The Salt Lake Tribune | 9/08/2006 | Peggy Fletcher Stack
Posted on 09/08/2006 9:47:24 PM EDT by CarbonCounty
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1698162/posts


64 posted on 10/13/2006 11:49:20 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (North Korea is a rogue and illegal regime. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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Aide says White House mocked evangelicals
· Administration accused of cynical ploy to win votes
· Bush adviser denies he called supporters 'nuts'
Julian Borger in Washington
Saturday October 14, 2006
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1922408,00.html


65 posted on 10/13/2006 11:49:51 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (North Korea is a rogue and illegal regime. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?q=quick&m=all&o=time&s=evangelicals&find=Find


66 posted on 10/13/2006 11:50:30 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (North Korea is a rogue and illegal regime. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Just A Nobody
This is the book I was telling you about, Justa. Michael Reagan mentioned this on his show yesterday and said what Olbermann was saying was untrue!

The operatives are sure keeping busy!

THE ENEMEDIA...full of lies as usual!

67 posted on 10/14/2006 12:00:09 AM PDT by jan in Colorado ("Show me just what Mohamed brought that was new & you 'll find only evil and inhuman")
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To: Gamecock

I wouldn't call last year's evacuation of the Gaza Strip, largely done because of pressure from the US government, "creating a bigger Israel." You heard the nickname Gaza got afterwards? Hamas-stan.


68 posted on 10/14/2006 6:18:13 AM PDT by Berosus ("There is no beauty like Jerusalem, no wealth like Rome, no depravity like Arabia."--the Talmud)
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To: Caipirabob

"Considering the next Democrat administration will likely bring back public crucifiction, I'd say I'm pretty happy with the one we've got now."

I was expecting the Democrats to bring back human sacrifice instead. That would make the MEChA/Aztlan crowd happy, and they're already doing something like that with abortion.


69 posted on 10/14/2006 6:24:25 AM PDT by Berosus ("There is no beauty like Jerusalem, no wealth like Rome, no depravity like Arabia."--the Talmud)
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To: Katya
The difference between us and them, is the various leftist groups will stay home, after they've had their feelings hurt.

Yes, so far they managed to offend some members of their eclectic alliance: gays (outing project), Jews (Lieberman, George Allen "Macacawitz", lack of suport for Israel against Hamas and Hezb'allah), blacks (Maryland, Ohio)... The question is, have these people finally had enough of Dems' hypocrisy to peel off and vote GOP or at least stay home?

One encouraging sign is that turnout in Democrat primaries was extremely low this year.

Another piece of the puzzle, would red-staters vote GOP or still cling to voting for "conservative Democrats" - about the only thing that keeps Dems numbers in Congress and Senate even close, as Republicans have about 30 states to 20 Dem states advantage.

70 posted on 10/14/2006 9:28:14 AM PDT by CutePuppy (If you don't ask the right questions you may not get the right answers)
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To: CutePuppy

I'll trust Tony Snow here....his admiration wouldn't be off the chart for W if this were true.


71 posted on 10/14/2006 9:32:26 AM PDT by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand; but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
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To: CutePuppy
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72 posted on 10/14/2006 9:33:01 AM PDT by itsamelman (“Announcing your plans is a good way to hear God laugh.” -- Al Swearengen)
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To: Patton@Bastogne
. . like that (Olson) preacher-kid-clown

Did you mean Osteen?

73 posted on 10/14/2006 9:35:14 AM PDT by La Enchiladita (God bless America, land that I love. NEVER FORGET ... Some Gave All ...)
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To: CutePuppy

I always remind people that Simon & Schuster was the publisher that gave Jim Jeffords a huge undisclosed advance (for a book that no one bought or read) just after he turned the Senate over to the Democrats. Almost certainly this was a Clinton-negotiated payoff.


74 posted on 10/14/2006 9:37:36 AM PDT by denydenydeny ("We have always been, we are, and I hope that we always shall be detested in France"--Wellington)
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To: SunkenCiv

The media's on a full-tilt binge of evangelical "stories," such as the promo I saw last week for "Evangelical children being taught to worship President Bush!" on 20/20 or Dateline...

The media malignancy is metastasizing.


75 posted on 10/14/2006 9:40:07 AM PDT by La Enchiladita (God bless America, land that I love. NEVER FORGET ... Some Gave All ...)
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To: Recovering_Democrat
Foleygate and now this? Definitely an attempt to keep Christians home on election day. Sorry, this Christian is VOTING!
76 posted on 10/14/2006 9:42:25 AM PDT by tioga
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To: La Enchiladita

And, there are at least six FR topics about how evangelicals are increasingly liberal, as well as topics about how Catholics and Protestants are at odds, and gee, it must all be a coincidence that the election is on the way. (':

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?q=quick&m=all&o=time&s=evangelicals&find=Find


77 posted on 10/14/2006 10:35:36 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (North Korea is a rogue and illegal regime. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Berosus
I'm referring to the idea many American Christians have that can become "Israel." (I speaking metaphorically)
78 posted on 10/14/2006 11:00:48 AM PDT by Gamecock (The GRPL: Because life is too short for bad Theology*)
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To: SunkenCiv

I have never seen so many attacks on religion in this country, mostly upon Christianity, nor so much bickering among Christians.

I think, while many of us were paying attention to the Word of God in church, we didn't realize that others were infiltrating for political purposes.

Now, the damage is irreversible. I am an ex-Episcopalian. There is no way for the faithful to retrieve that church; it is a secular political organization.

However, I cannot receive the Eucharist in the Catholic church although I attend mass, until I convert. But conversion is not to be lightly considered, either.

The Los Angeles diocese is rife with liberalism and ecumenism, etcetera.

But, more than, as a baptized Christian who has known Jesus since a small child I long for the Eucharist.


79 posted on 10/14/2006 11:09:44 AM PDT by La Enchiladita (God bless America, land that I love. NEVER FORGET ... Some Gave All ...)
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To: La Enchiladita

"But, more than, as a baptized Christian who has known Jesus since a small child I long for the Eucharist."

La Enchiladita, have you considered a non-denominational Christian church? You can have the Lord's Supper there, with other members of the Body of Christ.


80 posted on 10/16/2006 4:35:19 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (Stop the ACLU - Support the Public Expression of Religion Act 2005 - Call your congressmen.)
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