Well, Isn't THAT special....
Posted on 06/30/2007 12:57:45 PM PDT by hardback
WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Sam Brownback says he harbored a "hatred" of Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton until he experienced a religious awakening in the mid-1990s.
"I was considering what I should say when I confronted all the anger that I held for the Clintons," the Kansas senator writes in the book, "From Power to Purpose: A Remarkable Journey of Faith and Compassion."
"I thought, I hate them for what they are doing to the country and I feel justified in hating them for it," he writes.
But Brownback says he realized there is never justification for hating someone regardless of their actions.
He said his apology came about when he told an audience at a prayer breakfast that he used to have a "hatred for Bill and Hillary" because of their politics. He spotted Sen. Clinton in the crowd and, speaking directly to her, said he "realized that those thoughts of hatred were wrong. I apologized to her for them. I don't know what she thought, but I believe it made a difference."
Religion permeates nearly every corner of Brownback's book, written with Jim Nelson Black and officially slated for release July 3. His soul searching began in 1995, hastened by two dramatic events in his personal life. His marriage was in real trouble as he devoted all his energy to the conservative agenda that fueled the Republican takeover of the House in 1994.
Even more traumatic was his 1995 bout with cancer and surgery to remove malignant melanoma from his right side. Brownback says he finally found peace when he resolved to devote himself to God.
"One night I got down on my knees and said 'OK, Lord, that's it. I give up. It's all Yours,'" Brownback writes.
(Excerpt) Read more at iht.com ...
Sounds like he’s joined the Unitarian/Universalist “church”.
>>Republican Candidate Brownback Says He Ended Hatred of Clintons After Spritual Awakening<<
And then Brownback changed his mind.
Harboring hate hurts the one who harbors it more than anyone else in general terms.
Well, that’s just lovely, Sam.
I don’t think you’re cut out for the Senate, let alone the White House. Why don’t you end something else now, namely your candidacy for president.
Do you think Brownback is greasing himself for an imaginary position in the “Mrs.Clinton Administration”?
Just wait 11 minutes!
Hatred is not the same as not liking her.
Hatred is not the same as thinking her methods are disgusting.
Hatred is not the same as thinking her objective of socialism is abhorrent.
I guess everybody writes books nowadays
Why doesn’t he just drop out of the race? With his gaming the vote on immigration reform and now kissing up to the Clintons while trying to pull the religion vote, he’s making a fool of himself.
|
I'll tell you what she thought, Senator:
"You're a fool."
The self-destruction of a politician/presidential-candidate... thank God it’s in public for all to see.
I just suppose I haven’t evolved that far. Old as I am it is probably too late.
Well, Isn't THAT special....
Sam Brokeback was against Hitlery before he was for her. Flip flopper.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.