I’m indifferent on pledges. The MSM of course is treating this as something extreme. Oooh a Republican opposes gay marriage. How shocking! And doesn’t want Sharia law in the USA. Again how shocking!
Too me, opposition to gay marriage and sharia are things that go without saying for someone running as a conservative. These are things that I assume a conservative opposes.
Like you say, its a big deal only because the media says so.
But this is a sticking point with me, FI presidential candidates are going to sign pledges, and influential conservatives are going to create them. Could they at least take some care with the wording so that they don;t make it so very easy for the left to take things out of context and make us look ignorant?
for example the Pledge requires “a rejection of Sharia Islam”
There is no such thing. There is Sunni Islam, Shi’ite’ Sufist, Salaafist, Wahhibist etc, but No Sharia. Sharia is the term they use for their religious laws. Using the term “Sharia Islam” makes about as much sense as “Kosher Judiasm” or “Canon Law Catholic”. A quibble perhaps but why give the other side the ammunition?
Same thing with the bit that talks about how There were more intact African-American families during Slavery than now. Why is that in there? Never mind the dubious historical accuracy, the fact is, that sort of thing is red meat to the opposition. I guarantee you, even now they are twisting this into “Michele Bachmann signed a document saying black kids were better off as slaves”
Yes that’s a total distortion of what she actually signed, but the first casualty of a political race is nuance, and She should know that.