Posted on 07/09/2011 9:35:16 PM PDT by Hawk720
A social conservative Iowa group has retracted language regarding slavery from the opening of a presidential candidates' pledge, amid a growing controversy over the document that Michele Bachmann had signed and Rick Santorum committed to.
The original "marriage vow" from the Family Leader, unveiled last week, included a line at the opening of its preamble, which suggested that black children born into slavery were better off in terms of family life than African-American kids born today.
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Slavery is word to be avoided at all possible costs unless its being condemned.
Which is why I will forever use the word to describe the tax burden that productive people face in this country. Forced redistribution is slavery.
The idea of pledges in the first place is the problem--not this particular part of this pledge. The whole thing is nothing but an opportunity for the Family Leader to try to remain relevant in Iowa.
This group has made so many mistakes, they deserve to fade off into obscurity. No more pledges!!
Just about a week ago, VP goes on the Mickelson show and stabs very good Republican lawmakers in the back and then rightfully got his comeuppance from a couple of those lawmakers he was stabbing.
The ironic part was that during the whole legislative session TFL had done nothing to help advance the pro-life legislation to prevent late-term abortion in Iowa and then he goes on the air and criticizes the Republicans for "lack of leadership" regarding the issue.
This whole issue of demanding candidates to sign pledges is out of hand and I'll have more respect for the next candidate who tells the next group where to stick their pledge.
We need to demand that candidates sign a pledge that they will not sign any more pledges.
The conservative group should pack it up and go home. Their sanctimony is offensive and serves no purpose than enhancing their own self esteem.
They do more harm than good. they do no good at all
From the article.
"She signed the 'candidate vow,' " campaign spokeswoman Alice Stewart said, and distanced Bachmann from the preamble language, saying, "In no uncertain terms, Congresswoman Bachmann believes that slavery was horrible and economic enslavement is also horrible."
It wasn't clear whether Bachmann had read the "slavery" language in the preamble, but Stewart later added Bachmann "stands behind the candidate vow - which makes absolutely no reference to slavery."
Comments?
“This whole issue of demanding candidates to sign pledges is out of hand “
Totally agree. It sounds like what school children do on the playground.
As even the poorest peasant in India could tell you, pledges will almost certainly lead you to ruin and should be avoided.
I demand that all candidates sign my pledge that they won’t sign any pledges. If not, they will not get my support. And while they are at it, at the next debate, I want them all to “raise their hands” if they don’t believe in pledges.
AGREED— And the Democratic Party politic is all about keepin the negro on the Democratic Plantation and doing high tech lynchin’ of any uppity educated black man who attempts leave that plantation.The Only people the Democratic Party benefit are the Party bosses (just like their Communist Party mentors)
Thats fine. I just hate giving people ammo to use against me.
It was an obvious trap Bachmann wasn't smart enough to avoid.
She's a gift to Obama for sure and maybe even Romney. She's looking more like a stalking horse, a black hole for conservative votes and dollars every day.
No one takes Santorum's candidacy seriously except his kids who keep asking why he's always gone--something he mentioned in a debate.
It's yet another failure of Bachmann leadership.
It's like she'll sign anything except DeMint's very simple cut-cap-balance pledge.
I agree that she should have looked before she leaped, but at least she’s willing to take on the homosexual agenda.
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This entire episode is a case study in why conservatives (and conservatism) loses in the public forum of ideas.
1. Conservative group or person makes a controversial statement (such as the suggestion that black children enjoyed more stable “families” under slavery than in many situations today - a statement which has the ring of truth).
2. The left screams “racism”, or, what-have-you.
3. The conservative person or group goes wobbly, starts trying to “clarify” his/her/their remarks.
4. The left screams louder.
5. The conservative person or group “apologizes” and retracts his/her/their earlier remarks. The “retraction” has no bearing to the fact that the remarks are based on truth. Rather, it comes with ONE reason: to “save face” and to stop the screaming.
When are conservatives going to stand up to the screamers and say, “I said what I meant and meant what I said, I’m NOT sorry, I’m NOT going to apologize, and I’m NOT going to take back what I said, for truth is truth.” ????
Just sayin’....
Good point. I didn’t agree with Powell on a lot of things, Condoliza Rice either, but the way the Leftists went after them just because they were in a Bush administration, wow.
If you’re a black woman social worker, you’re a genius. If you’re a black Conservative, you’re an Uncle Tom.
Put a fork in Bachmann! Not because of this pledge, but because she has no character and her judgment is in question.
Bachmann put a fork in herself when she sent Rollins out to attack Gov Palin.
Once again the GOP kowtows to the Marxist. Yet we are supposed to vote for them.
Same can be said of American Catholics, they also had the power as a group to prevent the aprox 60 million abortions that have taken place.
Also Black`s/Catholics both have blood on their hands, not just for abortion, but gay marriage, having prayer and God`s Word removed from public square etc.
For full disclosure RINO WASP`s etc that have voted Democrat or for moderate Republicans etc, also have blood on their hands. Not sure if this group alone could have prevented all the death/destruction? But certainly the other 2 groups on their own could have prevented liberal Supreme Court Justices from ever having their say.
Black`s have such a rich Christian heritage, but now when they wave their arms in Church Sunday Morning saying they Love Jesus, it`s all in vain IMHO
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