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20080925
 Sarah
Palin -  Politics
- 2008
Election -  Alaska
-  US
-  Kenya
"Palin
once blessed to be free from 'witchcraft'." ... "A
grainy YouTube video surfaced Wednesday showing Sarah Palin being blessed
in her hometown church three years ago by a Kenyan pastor who prayed for
her protection from "witchcraft" as she prepared to seek higher office."
... "The video shows Palin standing before Bishop Thomas Muthee in the
pulpit of the Wasilla Assembly of God church, holding her hands open as
he asked Jesus Christ to keep her safe from "every form of witchcraft.""
... "Pentecostals are conservative in their reading of the Bible. Unlike
most other Christians — including most evangelicals — Pentecostals believe
in "baptism in the Holy Spirit." That can manifest itself through speaking
in tongues, modern-day prophesy and faith healing, which includes the laying
on of hands." ... "The [Reverend] Rev. Zipporah Ndiritu, who studied under
Muthee in the Kiambu, Kenya-based Word of Faith Church, said the bishop
is revered among evangelicals there. In a phone interview from Mombasa,
Kenya, she said church doctrine focuses on ridding the world of demons
— and witches." -By Garance Burke
-AP via -Google
 WATCH:
Republican Palin's church's speaker Reverend Muthee lays hands on Sarah
Palin to pray she be kept safe from "every form of witchcraft."
Search: <Palin witch> in <Google>
<YouTube>
20080924
 Barack
Obama - Christian
-  University
-  Oregon
- Race
- 2008
Election
"Effigy
of Obama found hanging from tree at George Fox University."
... "Officials at George Fox University say a life-size effigy of [2008
Election] Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was found hanging
from a tree at the Christian school's Newberg [Oregon] campus."
-KATU.com
20080915
 John
McCain - Sarah
Palin -  Federal-  Money
- Politics
- Immigration
- Religion
- US
- Alaska
-  Russia
-  Iraq
-  Military
- 2008
Election
"John
McCain's Journey From Maverick to Liar." ... "When
Jon Stewart asked [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate John]
McCain last year, "Are you going into crazy base world?" the celebrated
maverick acknowledged, "I'm afraid so."" ... "McCain flip-flopped on the
[Republican President] Bush tax cuts. He abandoned immigration reform.
He reached out to Jerry Falwell and other religious conservatives." ...
"It wasn't enough. And so, in a move that even one of his longtime advisers
conceded (in a remark captured by an open microphone) was disturbingly
"cynical," McCain gave the base [2008 Election Republican Vice Presidential
Candidate] Sarah Palin." ... "So far, the main "maverick" actions that
McCain has promised as the next Republican president are to trim nonmilitary
Democratic spending and continue the Iraq war. You can't get more conventional
than that." ... "And even that message has been somewhat undermined by
disclosures that Palin was a champion of those costly federal earmark projects
she has lobbied for in Alaska—where, you know, you can see Russia." ...
"At this point, McCain has taken the obvious way out—launching a series
of distracting attacks on [2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate]
Barack Obama, with slim regard for truth." ... "The ads have spurred a
backlash, the consequences
(or lack) of which may well decide the election." ... "For 18 months,
Obama has wagered all his chips on the (quaint? idealistic? brilliant?)
idea that the American people are tired of the same old sleazy and divisive
politics. McCain has now chosen to bet against him." ... "And we are the
cards." -By John Aloysius Farrell
-usnews.com
Sarah
Palin - John
McCain -  Criminal
- Politics
-  Women
-  Children
-  Safety
-  Law
- Money
- Religion
- Alaska
- 2008
Election
"Critics
Question Palin's Record on "Epidemic" Rape, Domestic Violence in Alaska:
Effort to Tackle Sex Violence Stalled by [2008 Election Republican Vice
Presidential Candidate Sarah] Palin's Office, Sources Say." ... "Evangelicals
and social conservatives have embraced [2008 Election Republican Presidential
Candidate John] McCain's vice presidential pick for what they call her
"pro-family," "pro-woman" values. But in Alaska, critics say [Alaska Republican
Governor] Gov. Sarah Palin has not addressed the rampant sexual abuse,
rape, domestic violence and murder that make her state one of the most
dangerous places in the country for women and children." ... "Alaska leads
the nation in reported forcible rapes per capita, according to the FBI
[Federal Bureau of Investigation], with a rate two and a half times the
national average – a ranking it has held for many years. Children are no
safer: Public safety experts believe that the prevalence of rape and sexual
assault of minors in Alaska makes the state's record one of the worst in
the U.S. [United States] And while solid statistics on domestic violence
are hard to come by, most – including Gov. Palin – agree it is an "epidemic.""
... "Despite the governor's pro-family image, public safety experts and
advocates for women and children struggled when asked to explain how Palin's
leadership has helped address the crisis. And current and former officials
from Palin's administration confirmed that an ambitious plan to tackle
the crisis has apparently sunk into doldrums after arriving at the governor's
office." ... ""She's really done a lot of work on oil and gas, but when
it comes to violence against women and children. . . we haven't been on
her radar as a priority," said Peggy Brown, executive director of the Alaska
Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. The Juneau[Alaska's capital]-based
group is an umbrella organization for shelters and anti-violence programs
around the state." ... "State troopers respond to most domestic violence
calls outside of Alaska's major cities, but they're too short-staffed and
under-funded to do it well, according to Robert Claus, a recently retired
trooper." (1, 2,
3)
-By Justin Rood -ABCNEWS.com
20080904
Barack
Obama - Sarah
Palin -  Giuliani
- Religion
- Politics
-  People
-  Workers
- Poverty
- Justice
-  Illinois
- 2008
Election
"What
a Community Organizer Does." ... "This morning, I
received a press release from a group called Catholic Democrats about the
work--the mission, the witness--that [2008 Election Democratic Presidential
Candidate Barack] Obama performed after he got out of college. Here's the
first paragraph:"
"Catholic
Democrats is expressing surprise and shock that Republican vice presidential
nominee Sarah Palin's acceptance speech tonight mocked her opponent's work
in the 1980s for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. She
belittled Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's experience as
a community organizer in Catholic parishes on the South Side of Chicago,
work he undertook instead of pursuing a lucrative career on Wall Street.
In her acceptance speech, Ms. Palin said, "I guess a small-town mayor is
sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities."
Community organizing is at the heart of Catholic Social Teaching to end
poverty and promote social justice."
...
"So here is what [Republican Rudy] Giuliani and [2008 Election Republican
Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah] Palin didn't know: Obama was working
for a group of churches that were concerned about their parishioners, many
of whom had been laid off when the steel mills closed on the south side
of Chicago. They hired Obama to help those stunned people recover and get
the services they needed--job training, help with housing and so forth--from
the local government. It was, dare I say it, the Lord's work--the sort
of mission Jesus preached (as opposed to the war in Iraq, which Palin described
as a "task from God.")" -By Joe Klein
-Time-Blog.com
20080903
Sarah
Palin - US
- Iraq
- Military
- Politics
- Alaska
-  Gas
- Companies
- 2008
Election
"Palin:
Iraq war 'a task that is from God'." ... "Alaska
[Republican Governor] Gov. Sarah Palin told ministry students at her former
church that the United States sent troops to fight in the Iraq war on a
"task that is from God."" ... "In an address last June, the [2008 Election]
Republican vice presidential candidate also urged ministry students to
pray for a plan to build a $30 billion natural gas pipeline in the state,
calling it "God's will."" ... ""Our national leaders are sending them out
on a task that is from God," she said. "That's what we have to make sure
that we're praying for, that there is a plan and that plan is God's plan.""
... "Palin told graduating students of the church's School of Ministry,
"What I need to do is strike a deal with you guys." As they preached the
love of Jesus throughout Alaska, she said, she'd work to implement God's
will from the governor's office, including creating jobs by building a
pipeline to bring North Slope natural gas to North American markets." ...
""God's will has to be done in unifying people and companies to get that
gas line built, so pray for that," she said." -By
Gene Johnson -AP
via -Yahoo
WATCH:
"Sarah Palin: War in Iraq is "God's Plan""
WATCH:
"Sarah Palin: Alaskan Pipeline is "God's Will""
20080902
Sarah
Palin - US
- Iraq
-  Foreign
- Military
-  Terrorism
- Politics
- Alaska
-  Massachusetts
- 2004
Election - 2008
Election
"Palin's
Church May Have Shaped Controversial Worldview."
... "A review of recorded sermons
by Ed Kalnins, the senior pastor of Wasilla Assembly of God [Wasilla, Alaska]
since 1999, offers a provocative and, for some, eyebrow-raising sketch
of [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate Sarah] Palin's longtime
spiritual home." ... "In his sermons, Kalnins did not hide his affections
for certain national politicians." ... "During the 2004 election season,
he praised [Republican] President Bush's performance during a debate with
[2004 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate and Massachusetts Senator]
Sen. John Kerry, then offered a not-so-subtle message about his personal
candidate preferences. "I'm not going tell you who to vote for, but if
you vote for this particular person, I question your salvation. I'm sorry."
Kalnins added: "If every Christian will vote righteously, it would be a
landslide every time."" ... "Months after hinting at possible damnation
for Kerry supporters, Kalnins bristled at the treatment President Bush
was receiving over the federal government's handling of Hurricane Katrina.
"I hate criticisms towards the President," he said, "because it's like
criticisms towards the pastor -- it's almost like, it's not going to get
you anywhere, you know, except for hell. That's what it'll get you."" ...
"Much of his support for the current administration has come in the realm
of foreign affairs. Kalnins has preached that the 9/11 attacks and the
invasion of Iraq were part of a "world war" over the Christian faith, one
in which Jesus Christ had called upon believers to be willing to sacrifice
their lives."
"What
you see in a terrorist -- that's called the invisible enemy. There has
always been an invisible enemy. What you see in Iraq, basically, is a manifestation
of what's going on in this unseen world called the spirit world. ... We
need to think like Jesus thinks. We are in a time and a season of war,
and we need to think like that. We need to develop that instinct. We need
to develop as believers the instinct that we are at war, and that war is
contending for your faith. ... Jesus called us to die. You're worried about
getting hurt? He's called us to die. Listen, you know we can't even follow
him unless you are willing to give up your life. ... I believe that Jesus
himself operated from that position of war mode. Everyone say "war mode."
Now you say, wait a minute Ed, he's like the good shepherd, he's loving
all the time and he's kind all the time. Oh yes he is -- but I also believe
that he had a part of his thoughts that knew that he was in a war."
...
"In his sermons, Pastor Kalnins has also expressed beliefs that, while
not directly political, lie outside of mainstream Christian thought." ...
"He preaches repeatedly about the "end times" or "last days," an apocalyptic
prophesy held by a small but vocal group of Christian leaders. During his
appearance with Palin in June, he declared, "I believe Alaska is one of
the refuge states in the last days, and hundreds of thousands of people
are going to come to the state to seek refuge and the church has to be
ready to minister to them."" ... "He also claims to have received direct
"words of knowledge" from God, providing him information about past events
in other people's lives." -By Nico
Pitney and Sam Stein -HuffingtonPost.com
20080829
John
McCain - Sarah
Palin -  Science
- Education
- Politics
- Law
-  History
- 2008
Election - Alaska
-  Tennessee
"McCain's
VP Wants Creationism Taught in School." ... "[2008
Election] Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin wants creationism
taught in science classes." ... "In a 2006 gubernatorial debate, the soon-to-be
governor of Alaska said of evolution and creation education, "Teach both.
You know, don't be afraid of education. Healthy debate is so important,
and it's so valuable in our schools. I am a proponent of teaching both.""
... "Asked by the Anchorage
Daily News whether she believed in evolution, Palin declined to
answer, but said that "I don't think there should be a prohibition against
debate if it comes up in class."" ... ""I'm not going to pretend I know
how all this came to be," she said." ... "The battle between evolution
and creationism -- specifically, Christian creationism -- in U.S. classrooms
dates back to the 1925 Scopes trial, when a Tennessee court banned the
teaching of evolution. Since then, state and federal courts have repeatedly
rejected so-called creation science in public schools, calling it religion
rather than science." ... "The latest courtroom defeat came in the 2005
Kitzmiller
v. Dover case, when the superficially religion-neutral theory of intelligent
design was classified as religious creationism. The Supreme Court ruled
in 1987 that teaching creationism violated the separation of church and
state." ... "Nevertheless, pro-creationism education initiatives driven
by Christian conservatives have flourished, and defenders of evolution
-- and, more broadly, scientific integrity -- worry that Palin's pick will
give momentum to this church-over-state push." ... ""It's unfortunate McCain
would pick someone who shares those particular anti-science views, but
it's not a surprise," said Barbara Forrest, a Southeastern Lousiana University
philosophy professor and prominent critic of creationist science. "She's
a choice that pleases the religious right. And the religious right has
been the chief force against teaching evolution."" -By
Brandon Keim -Wired
20080818
John
McCain -  Ralph
Reed -  Jack
Abramoff - Criminal
Investigation - Religion
- Politics
- Georgia
- 2008
Election
"McCain
nets $1.75 million at Reed-linked event." .. "[2008
Election Republican Presidential Candidate] John McCain raised more than
$1.75 million for Republicans Monday at a fundraiser [in Georgia's capital
Atlanta] clouded by confusion over the role of a political operative connected
to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff." .. "The downtown event was promoted
by Ralph Reed, a former head of the Christian Coalition. McCain's campaign
said the event was organized by the Republican National Committee — not
Reed, who was linked to the Abramoff scandal that McCain investigated in
the Senate." .. "A House investigative committee in 2006 did not call Reed
as a witness, but concluded that he interceded with the [Republican President]
Bush White House to help some of Abramoff's clients. Reed's public relations
firm also received $4.2 million from Abramoff to mobilize Christian voters
to fight the opening of casinos that could compete with Abramoff's Indian
tribe clients." .. "Abramoff went to prison for conspiracy, mail fraud
and tax evasion." -By Philip Elliott
-AP via -Yahoo
John
McCain - Ralph
Reed - Jack
Abramoff - Money
- Religion
- Georgia
- 2006
Election - 2008
Election
"Protesters
mark McCain’s visit to Atlanta for fund-raiser."
... "More than 50 protesters marched in front of the Marriott Marquis [in
Georgia's capital Atlanta] on Monday, shouting “Bush, McCain, same thing!”"
... "Across Peachtree Center Avenue, Georgia Democratic Party chairwoman
Jane Kidd and state [Georgia Democratic state Senator] Sen. David Adelman
(D-Atlanta) held a news conference to add a more official voice of protest."
... "Kidd blasted McCain for only coming to the state to raise money and
not to meet with regular voters." ... "“Instead of listening to Georgians,
John McCain chose to talk with people who have given him thousands of dollars,”
she said." ... "That includes Ralph Reed, said Adelman." ... "Reed is the
former head of the Christian Coalition who in 2006 [election] lost a bid
for the Georgia GOP [GOP=Grand Old Party=Republican] nomination as lieutenant
governor after he was implicated, but not charged, in the Jack Abramoff
lobbying scandal in Washington." ... "Reed e-mailed supporters and friends
to urge them to give to the [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate
John] McCain campaign. Reed also instructed potential donors to send contributions
directly to him. Reed told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he sent
the e-mail at the request of the campaign and was given boilerplate language
to use. He said he has no role in the campaign or in this event, something
the McCain campaign confirmed." ... "But Reed’s involvement in raising
money has been a source of ridicule and scorn from Democrats." ... "Reed,
Adelman said, “has sold his influence with Christian conservative voters
to the highest bidder.”" -By Aaron Gould Sheinin
-AJC
20080728
 Jim
D Adkisson - Religious
- Terrorism- Politics
- Tennessee
- Police
-Law
"Police:
Killer targeted church for liberal views: 2 people
killed, seven hurt, after man opens fire in Tennessee church." ... "An
unemployed man accused of opening fire with a shotgun and killing two people
at a Unitarian church apparently targeted the congregation out of hatred
for its liberal social policies, police said Monday." ... "Knoxville Police
Chief Sterling Owen IV said a letter had been been recovered from the SUV
of Jim D. Adkisson, 58, by investigators seeking clues about the motive
behind the attack. Authorities said he was an apparent stranger to the
Tennessee church where gunfire punctuated a children's performance based
on the musical "Annie." Two people were killed and seven wounded Sunday."
... ""It appears that what brought him to this horrible event was his lack
of being able to obtain a job, his frustration over that and his stated
hatred of the liberal movement," Owen said at a news conference."
-AP via -Yahoo
Jim
David Adkisson - Terrorism
-  Media
- Politics
-  Radio
-  TV/Channel
- Tennessee
- Religion
- Law
- Police
"Bill
O'Reilly, Michael Savage, Sean Hannity on accused shooter's reading list:
4-page letter outlines frustration, hatred of 'liberal movement'." ...
"Police found right-wing political books, brass knuckles, empty shotgun
shell boxes and a handgun in the Powell [Tennessee] home of a man who said
he attacked a church in order to kill liberals "who are ruining the country,"
court records show." ... "Knoxville police Sunday evening searched the
Levy Drive home of Jim David Adkisson after he allegedly entered the Tennessee
Valley Unitarian Universalist Church and killed two people and wounded
six others during the presentation of a children's musical." ... "Knoxville
Police Department Officer Steve Still requested the search warrant after
interviewing Adkisson. who was subdued by several church members after
firing three rounds from a 12-gauge shotgun into the congregation." ...
"Adkisson targeted the church, Still wrote in the document obtained by
WBIR-TV, Channel 10, "because of its liberal teachings and his belief that
all liberals should be killed because they were ruining the country, and
that he felt that the Democrats had tied his country's hands in the war
on terror and they had ruined every institution in America with the aid
of media outlets."" ... "Adkisson told Still that "he could not get to
the leaders of the liberal movement that he would then target those that
had voted them in to office."" ... "Inside the house, officers found "Liberalism
is a Mental Health Disorder" by radio talk show host Michael Savage, "Let
Freedom Ring" by talk show host Sean Hannity, and "The O'Reilly Factor,"
by television talk show host Bill O'Reilly [the latter two work for Rupert
Murdoch's News Corp subsidiary Fox TV]." ... "The shotgun-wielding suspect
in Sunday's mass shooting at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist
Church was motivated by a hatred of "the liberal movement," and he planned
to shoot until police shot him, Knoxville Police Chief Sterling P. Owen
IV said this morning." ... "Adkisson, 58, of Powell wrote a four-page letter
in which he stated his "hatred of the liberal movement," Owen said. "Liberals
in general, as well as gays."" ... "Owen said Adkisson specifically targeted
the church for its beliefs, rather than a particular member of the congregation."
-By Hayes Hickman with contributions by Bob Fowler,
J.J. Stambaugh, Frank Munger and Amy McRary
-KnoxNews.com
Jim
Adkisson - Jobless
- Politics
- Police
- Tennessee
- Church
- Gays
- Women's
- Rights
- Desegregation- History
"US
church 'killer' wrote of hate: A man accused of shooting
dead two people in a Tennessee church was motivated by hatred of liberals
and anger at being jobless, US police say." ... "The Tennessee Valley Unitarian
Universalist Church describes itself on its website as working for social
change since the 1950s, including desegregation, racial harmony, fair wages,
women's rights and gay rights." -BBC/News
Jim
Adkisson - Terrorism- Politics
- Tennessee
- Church
- Gays
- Jobs
- Government
-  Food
- Money
"Tennessee
church shooter angry at "liberals"." ... "A man [Jim
Adkisson] who opened fire inside a church, killing two people with a shotgun
hidden in a guitar case, was frustrated at being unable to find a job and
blamed liberals and gays, police said on Monday." ... ""It appears that
what brought him to this horrible event was his lack of being able to obtain
a job, his frustration over that, and his stated hatred of the liberal
movement," Knoxville [Tennessee] Police Chief Sterling Owen told reporters
of Sunday's incident at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church."
... "Suspect Jim Adkisson...." ... "... described his violent plans in
a four-page letter found at his home, which also explained that his age
and "liberals and gays" taking jobs had worked against him." ... "Another
recent setback was that Adkisson's allotment of government-issued food
stamps had been reduced, Owen said." -By Andrew Stern
with contributions by Michael Conlon and Jackie Frank
-Reuters via -IHT.com
Jim
Adkisson - Terrorism
- Politics
- Tennessee
- Church
- Children
"Timeline:
Church service marred by gunfire." ... "A neighbor
told 10News [suspected killer, Jim] Adkisson described himself as a "Confederate"
and a "believer in the old South." She says Adkisson self-identified in
this way to her on more than one occasion, but that she didn't know what
he meant by it." ... "The shootings happened at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian
Universalist Church on Kingston Pike." ... "A witness who spoke to 10 News
said police had arrived and one person was being detained at the scene."
... "A children's production of "Annie" was taking place as part of the
normal Sunday service at the time of the shooting, the witness, who is
a member of the church, said. The gunman walked into a packed sanctuary
and opened fire." -WBIR.com
Tennessee
Valley Unitarian Universalist Church - TVUUC.org
Jim
Adkisson - Political
- Terrorism
- Tennessee
- Out-of-Work-  Homeless
- Food
- Gay
- Churchgoers
- Women's
- Rights
- Children
"Police:
Man shot churchgoers over liberal views." ... "An
out-of-work truck driver accused of opening fire at a Unitarian church
[in Knoxville, Tennessee], killing two people, left behind a note suggesting
that he targeted the congregation out of hatred for its liberal policies,
including its acceptance of gays, authorities said Monday." ... "[Jim]
Adkisson, a 58-year-old truck driver on the verge of losing his food stamps,
had 76 rounds with him when he entered the church and pulled a shotgun
from a guitar case during a children's performance of the musical "Annie.""
... "The Unitarian-Universalist church advocates for women's rights and
gay rights and has provided sanctuary for political refugees. It also has
fed the homeless and founded a chapter of the American Civil Liberties
Union, according to its Web site." -By Duncan Mansfield
-AP via -Yahoo
Jim
Adkisson - People
- Emergency
- Church
- Terrorism
- Politics
-Police
- Law
- Tennessee
"Witnesses
recall Knoxville church shooting horror: ‘He had
gun leveled in our direction,’ says man who helped stop rampage." ... "Jamie
Parkey thought the blast that ripped through the sanctuary of the Tennessee
Valley Unitarian Universalist Church was part of the play his daughter
and other children were putting on. Then he saw blood on another parishioner
behind him and saw a man with a 12-gauge shotgun calmly firing away at
the congregation." ... "“He had the gun leveled in our direction,” Parkey
told TODAY’s Matt Lauer on Monday, one day after the gunman killed two
church members and wounded six others before being wrestled to the ground
by parishioners. “That’s when I pushed my mother and daughter to the floor
and got under the pew. When I saw the men rushing him was when I got up
to join them.”" ... "Parkey was one of the people who tackled 58-year-old
Jim D. Adkisson, kicking the shotgun away and holding the gunman on the
floor with an arm-bar hold. Parkey’s 16-year-old daughter was in the play,
and he had been sitting in the front of the church with his mother and
his 6-year-old daughter when the attack began." ... "“For the situation,
everyone responded phenomenally,” Parkey said. “June and Kevin Spooner
mobilized and got the kids out the back.” Vicki Masters, the director of
the play the children had been rehearsing for all summer, yelled for people
to get out of the building. Another woman ushered children to the Presbyterian
church next door after the gunman was subdued." ... "“Everybody did exactly
what they needed to do,” Broyles added. “There was very little panic, very
little screaming or hysteria. It’s a remarkable congregation of people.
I’ve never seen such a loving response to such an overwhelming tragedy.”"
... "Adkisson is being held in lieu of $1 million bail while local police,
with the assistance of FBI agents, gather evidence and search his home
in a neighboring town. Police say they found a letter in Adkisson’s car
which said that he planned the attack, that he couldn’t find a job, and
“stated his hatred for the liberal movement.”" -By
Mike Celizic -TODAYShow.com
-MSNBC
20080707
Barack
Obama - Faith
- Civil
Liberties - Law
- Economics
- History
- US_Debt
- Iraq
- Military
- US
- 2008
Election
"Why
some conservatives are backing Obama." ... "The "Obamacans"
that [2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate and Illinois Senator]
Sen. Barack Obama used to joke about - Republican apostates who whispered
their support for his candidacy - have morphed into a new phenomenon, or
syndrome, as detractors like to call it: the Obamacons." ... "These are
conservatives who have publicly endorsed the presumptive Democratic nominee,
dissidents from the brain trust of think tanks, ex-officials and policy
magazines that have fueled the Republican Party since the 1960s." ... ""The
untold story of the [Republican President] Bush administration is the deliberate
annihilation of the Reaganite, small-government wing of the Republican
Party," said Michael Greve, director of the Federalism Project at the American
Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank. "A lot of people are very
bitter about it."" ... "Many conservatives are aghast at the rise in spending
and debt under the Bush administration, its expansion of executive power,
and what they see as a trampling of civil liberties and a taste for empire."
... "Douglas Kmiec is former chief of the Office of Legal Counsel in the
[former Republican Presidents] Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations,
and now a constitutional law professor at Pepperdine University and a devout
Catholic. Kmiec endorsed Obama earlier this year, despite his conviction
that Obama "believes in a pretty progressive agenda."" ... "Kmiec said
his support deepened after meeting with Obama and other faith leaders last
month, during which the busy candidate spent 2 1/2 in a freewheeling discussion
with people who differed with him." ... ""I think he's the right person
at the right time to re-establish principles of constitutional governance
that have been ill treated by the current administration, and to free us
from the tar paper that we know is Iraq," Kmiec said, adding that many
Republicans privately agree. "I think he's a man in the market for every
good idea he can find, and he doesn't care what label it comes with.""
... "David Friedman, the son of late conservative icon and Nobel economist
Milton Friedman, has also endorsed Obama." ... "[Conservative Bruce Bartlett:]
"People don't understand that there has always been a small but very significant
element of conservatives who have been against the war from day one and
who, like me, also hate George Bush and think he's the most incompetent
president in American history," said Bruce Bartlett, a supply-side economist
who coined the term Obamacons. "The few people who are slavishly pro-Republican,
live or die, slavishly pro-Bush like the Weekly Standard crowd, have gotten
lot more publicity than they deserve."" -By Carolyn
Lochhead -SFGate.com
20080625
Faith
- Politics
- Justice
- Obama
- 2008
Election - "James
Dobson Doesn't Speak For Me." ... "Dr. James
Dobson recently attacked [2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate]
Barack Obama for a 2006
speech that Obama gave on his Christian faith. Does he speak for you?"
... "James Dobson doesn't speak for me. He doesn't speak for me when he
uses religion as a wedge to divide; He doesn't speak for me when he speaks
as the final arbiter on the meaning of the Bible; James Dobson doesn't
speak for me when he uses the beliefs of others as a line of attack; He
doesn't speak for me when he denigrates his neighbor's views when they
don't line up with his; He doesn't speak for me when he seeks to confine
the values of my faith to two or three issues alone; What does speak for
me is David's psalm celebrating how good and pleasant it is when we come
together in unity; Micah speaks for me in reminding us that the Lord requires
us to act justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with Him; The prophet
Isaiah speaks for me in his call for all to come and reason together and
also to seek justice, encourage the oppressed and to defend the cause of
the vulnerable; The book of Nehemiah speaks for me in its example to work
with our neighbors, not against them, to restore what was broken in our
communities; The book of Matthew speaks for me in saying to bless those
that curse you and pray for those who persecute you; The words of the apostle
Paul speak for me in saying that words spoken and deeds done without love
amount to nothing. The apostle John speaks for me in reminding us of Jesus'
command to love one another. The world will know His disciples by that
love." ... "READ
Barack Obama "Call to Renewal" Speech. [Barack Obama on Faith and Politics: WATCH:
Barack Obama "Call To Renewal" (1, 2,
3,
4,
5)
... Barack Obama: "10
Questions: Religion in America."]" -By Pastor
Kirbyjon Caldwell et al -JamesDobsonDoesntSpeakForMe.com
"Call
to Renewal"
by Barack Obama
20080621
Barack
Obama - Illinois
- Politics
- 2008
Election
"Obama
Making Christian Push." ... "With the Democratic
presidential nomination in his grasp, [2008 Eleciton Democratic Presidential
Candidate and Illinois Senator] Sen. Barack Obama is making a full-throttle
push for centrist evangelicals and Catholics." ... ""I've never seen anything
quite like it before," said evangelical author Stephen Mansfield, who wrote
"The Faith of George W. Bush" and has a forthcoming book about Obama."
... ""To be running against a dyed-in-the-wool Republican, and to be reaching
into the Christian community as wisely and knowledgeably as (Obama) is
-- understanding their terms and their values -- is just remarkable.""
... "This month, the Illinois senator held a closed-door meeting in Chicago
[Illinois] with almost 40 Christian leaders, including evangelical heavyweights
such as the [Reverend] Rev. Franklin Graham, publishing magnate Steve Strang
and megachurch pastor Bishop T.D. Jakes." ... "Obama's campaign is also
launching a grass-roots effort, tentatively called Joshua Generation, with
plans to hold concerts and house meetings targeted at young evangelicals
and Catholics." ... "A political action committee set to launch this month,
the Matthew 25 Network, plans to direct radio advertising and mailers to
Christian communities while talking up Obama in the media. The group is
not officially tied to the Obama campaign." ... "Obama's emphasis on faith
outreach plays to his strengths, campaign observers say. The senator is
at ease speaking about religion and preaches a message of forging common
ground with disparate communities. " (1, 2)
-By Daniel Burke -WashingtonPost
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