Did you read the article? That is what he said!
Contrast that with the ability to take everything a Huckster says at face value without batting an eyelid and it becomes some sort of alternate universe.
I've never said or implied that I take anything Huckabee says "at face value without batting an eyelid" much less "everything".
No sane person would have read the article you quoted and thought that Fred was talking about Christianity in general when he said the quote you posted.
OK mr/mrs sanity, what was he talking about, the price of tea in China? Did you read the article?
Why you feel the need to continue to paint him in a negative light after he's dropped out is indicative that you have nothing left to fight for in the election.
I'm not attacking Thompson, I've been defending Dobson.
Which is indicative of how effective the strategy of the Evangelical Right was overall.
The "Evangelical Right" have no strategy. We have all sorts of different denomonations, pundits, leaders and opinions and absolutely no organization to tell us what to do. No sane person would think otherwise :-). We've been voting all over the place just like the rest of the conservatives. If we had an unmistakable Evangelical Conservative to vote for as a block we probably would because we could understand his worldview and trust him.
I won't be voting for Romney or McCain, I think that Huckabee still has a chance but my hope is not in him anyway.
I'm sorry I offended you but I hope we can agree to pray for Thompson and our nation. Both will need lots of prayers.
Ahem. We are now entering the 8th year of the presidency of an evangelical conservative. I fully understand his worldview and trust his integrity. While I believe his faith was a boon in dealing with 9-11 and its aftermath, it has been an anethema in advancing conservative positions on immigration and government spending.
Correct.
Did you read the article? That is what he said!
The article simply said that reporters asked him to clarify his statements on religion. They did not say, "What do you think of Christianity?" Nor did they say, "What do you think of Jesus?" You say that he answered a question that wasn't in fact asked. And yes, I did "read the article." Weird that someone would read an article and come to a diametrically opposite point of view on it. I'm betting this isn't the first time.
OK mr/mrs sanity, what was he talking about, the price of tea in China? Did you read the article?
He was not going to say "I believe in Jesus so you can vote for me" or any other sundry throwaway dumb quotes which mean absolutely nothing in a political campaign ("I go to church twice a week." "Jesus Christ is my personal Lord and Savior, now vote for me.")
He said, in effect, I'm not going to toot my own religious credentials to try to hype my candidacy. I respect him for that. I probably would have done the same thing. It's probably the reason that his candidacy ended this early. But it's probably the reason he'll be able to look himself in the mirror in the morning with integrity and self-respect intact. I'm not sure a Republican candidate left in the race can do that. Ron Paul probably could, but mirrors aren't in the Constitution so he doesn't have one.
I'm not attacking Thompson, I've been defending Dobson.
By attacking Thompson. It can't be both ways. Dobson can't be a highly intelligent and articulate defender of the faith and simultaneously be unaware how his statements about Thompson would be perceived and used.
Both will need lots of prayers
Why would Thompson need any more prayer than my Aunt Barb?