Posted on 08/08/2008 7:58:45 AM PDT by WilliamReading
CBSNews.com: So, Tom Ridge, who's been discussed. You think …
Richard Land: That would be a catastrophe.
CBSNews.com: Who’s on the list of people mentioned for VP that you think would most excite Southern Baptists and other members of the conservative faith community?
Richard Land: Probably Governor Palin of Alaska, because she's a person of strong faith. She just had her fifth child, a Downs Syndrome child. And there's a wonderful quote that she gave about her baby, and the fact that she would never, ever consider having an abortion just because her child had Downs Syndrome. She's strongly pro-life.
CBSNews.com: And what about Mitt Romney?
Richard Land: I think Mitt Romney would be an excellent choice. There are people in the evangelical community who would have a problem with his Mormonism. I am not one of them. I mean, I'm very clear that I do not believe Mormonism is a Christian faith. But that does not disqualify someone from being President or Vice President. And my guess would be that, probably, about 15 to 20 percent of the evangelical community would have a problem with his Mormonism.
I'll tell you another choice that I think would ring a lot of bells among evangelical and Catholic social conservatives, and I think could have some real electoral punch to it, is Eric Cantor, the congressman from Richmond. He's the fourth highest person in the House leadership. He is a conservative, observant Jew, a one hundred percent pro-life voting record. And if he picked Cantor, that would probably help hold Virginia. And it would increase McCain's percentage of the Jewish vote in Florida and Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
Once more ... Evangelicals theaten. That’s what they do best ...
Palin / Cantor: My top two choices.
Not exactly. I couldn’t excerpt the entire article, but Richard Land goes nuclear against Tom Ridge and Joe Lierberman as VP choices.
McCain is the kind of “maverick” who would pick Tom Ridge just to show how independent he really is.
But Land is drawing a line in the sand.
I think Ridge may help McCain carry Pennsylvania and Ohio, so he may ignore the warning.
You really think burnt toast is that dull? I really hope it's not Tom Ridge.
I think this is the kind of story that a lot of Evangelicals and Baptists like to read. Richard Land has some influence, no? What don’t you like about him or the article?
I wouldn't know much about Richard Land. He's not someone I care much about or pay much attention to. Further, I didn't say I didn't like anything about Ricard Land or the article.
The headline is a lot more confrontational than Mr. Land’s actual comments warrant. I think he’s offering McCain some very good advice. Eric Cantor is an excellent young man and I would be proud to vote for him. I like Palin and Mitt too. I think Tom Ridge would be a disaster...it would be very hard for me to vote for a McCain/Ridge ticket. I probably would but it would be painful.
Actually Ridge is pretty militant in his pro abortion beliefs. He refuses to back down at all. He is totally unacceptable.
Exactly!
I think he's busy raising money for Conservatives, but I am sure that it has something to do with LDS doctrine worshipping one god while Baptists worship a different G-d.
Good grief. Has no one figured it out yet? Nobody cares what anybody may want. McCain is gonna do whatever he wants because you have no place to go.
Don’t like Romney? Too bad. Don’t like Cantor? Too bad. Don’t like Huck? Too bad. Don’t like Palin. Too bad. Don’t like Pawlenty? Don’t like Ridge or Lieberman? Too bad, etc. Get it yet?
Otherwise you are an Obamaite. /s
I’ve said it once. I’ll say it again. McCain is closing the gap, but it’s still close if he wants to put it over the top he NEEDS to pick a right-winger. A ginned up base will bury Obama in “contrast” ads that will make his head spin.
If not, McCain may still squeak in there, but he’ll ONLY have little ol’Sean Hannity to thank.
OK, Huck, how a box of hair being dull? :)
My thinking is that for every pro-life vote he may lose, Ridge would probably garner two from the pro-choice side.
I would like to see the polling that McCain is doing regarding McCain-Ridge vs. McCain-Cantor. Who would carry Pennsylvania?
Cheney keeps a low profile, but it’s no part-time job, at least not if it’s being done well. And remember 9/11, when Cheney and many other senior political leaders had to be rushed into a bunker and stay there for several days. And the campaign trail is absolutely a 24/7 proposition.
Exactly. SeeBS
I like Cantor, and not just because he’s Jewish. I have seen him on TV and he can be a real attack dog, something McCain needs. I wonder if Palin can do that.
Excuse me? I AM an evangelical. Not a Baptist and I vote my conscience, so endorsements don’t move me. However, I am interested to see what leaders of all stripes have to say about the elections. So we threaten our way through life?
I know it is better to vote for the loser third party candidates..
I have been wondering why a non Christian Jew, Eric Cantor, is getting a push from those who will not accept Mitt Romney as a candidate based on their belief that Mormons are not Christian. Also, has anybody run this latest Vice President find past the 9 million evangelicals that we are told hold the Republican party hostage to their approval of a candidates religious affiliation? I personally cannot be pushed any further with this nonsense. Are Republicans to accept less than a top tier person for our party because of blackmail from one group of religious followers? Pick the right person for the job and let the chips fall where they may.
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