'Betrayed' Christian Right threaten to derail McCain presidential campaign

scotsman.com ^ | 02/10/08 | Chris Stephen

[WorkingClassFilth]

Gosh. Who’da ever thunk this’d happen?

[Perdogg]

“the high priest of the Christian Right”. More like the “Ayatollah in training”.

I really need James Dobson to tell me how to live my life - NOT.

[Laptop_Ron]

My question is which God is this referring to? I don’t recall Jesus every saying that we should stop thinking (”when you have God in your life, election choices become simple: “I let the pastor do it.”.) and just blindly follow whomever shows up to lead us in His name.

[WorkingClassFilth]

Agreed. Dobson should have just shut his pie hole and acted on his conscience as an individual.

[Sybeck1]

Love to see McCain’s nose bloodied. Will there be more debates?

[TADSLOS]

No need. The DNC controlled media will do it for them.

[PA-RIVER]

“McCain is probably one of the most hated figures in the Republican Party,”

Our beloved Maverick????

[squidly]

This is why McCain is going to pick Huckabee as a running mate.

[Invincibly Ignorant]

Love to see McCain’s nose bloodied. Will there be more debates?

How would McCain get his nose bloodied? The Huckster has his nose so far up McCains' bee-hind that he doesn't notice McCain even has a nose.

[IssuesOriented]

Why should anyone feel betrayed??

The GOP did not stop any conservatives from entering the race and competing in the caucuses and primaries. Republicans are allowed to vote for their favorite candidate. No one has been betrayed.

If Christian conservatives are dissatisfied, they need to:
1. Recruit a satisfactory candidate.
2. Fund that candidate.
3. Organize for that candidate.
4. Vote for that candidate.

Christian conservatives cannot blame anyone but themselves for the current situation.

[WorkingClassFilth]

Yeah. He’s probably going to ask Arlen Spectre to be his running mate just to patch things up with the conservatives.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Flipping a burger, one grey-haired teacher in a polo shirt and shorts says that when you have God in your life, election choices become simple: "I let the pastor do it."

Unnamed person. And an attitude HARDLY representative of the good churches I've been to. Most pastors seek to educate and inform and urge the congregations to pray. Pastors should be candid about their personal decision process.

It's the churches the LEFTISTS appear in where the pastors are straw bosses.

[Eccl 10:2]

“On a long list of issues, the centrist McCain is at odds with the Christian Right. He tolerates gay marriage, supports research on human embryos and opposes tax cuts, torture at Guantanamo Bay and the teaching of creationism in place of science in schools.”

Fascinating portrayal of evangelical positions.

Note “tolerates gay marriage” - not “endorses homosexual agenda”

Note “supports research on human embryos” - not “believes it is OK to kill human embryos when non-emryonic research holds just as much promise or more”

Note “opposes tax cuts” - not “doesn’t have a clue how to run a fiscally responsible government”

Note “opposes...torture at Guantanamo Bay” - not “will do what it humanely takes to keep America safe from non-uniformed terrorist enemy combatants”

Note “opposes...teaching of creationism in place of science in schools” - not “supports secular theories that have no scientific basis as fact”

Fascinating.

[Lijahsbubbe]

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Painting the religous right as mindless sheep who can't think for themselves is just crap. There will always be people looking for someone to make decisions for them, but that holds true in any venue, including the secular.

[WyCoKsRepublican]

Like many conservatives, the upcoming election poses a dilemma for certain. For the first time since voting at the age of 18, I can’t in my right conscience vote for any of the three DemocRATS on the ballot: Hillary, Obama or McRino - The Great Oz Has Spoken.

[AlaskaErik]

Flipping a burger, one grey-haired teacher in a polo shirt and shorts says that when you have God in your life, election choices become simple: "I let the pastor do it." The congregation tends to follow the pastor's instructions, and at the moment those are likely to recommend voting against Republican front runner John McCain as part of a conservative rebellion threatening to derail his campaign.

So much for thinking for yourselves. Like freakin' lemmings.

[texican01]

George Bush and McCain have destroyed the GOP. It’s time to move on to a Conservative Party or perhaps a Patriotic Conservative Party.

I will not vote for McPain or any other RINO. George Bush was the last RINO I voted for. Learned my lesson after voting for him 2 times as Governor and twice as President.

Christians are not intimidated by the “Hillary will appoint more wacko Supreme Court Justices.

Genuine Christians believe that God trumps 9 old codgers in black robes!

[gidget7]

Then don’t pay any attention to him, it’s your free choice. But that post, wasn't called for.

[Sybeck1]

I thought that too before Mitt dropped out. But does look embarrassing for the “nominee” to lose. I mean, how many red states has McCain won?