Lil'MoonbatTommy, Besides Fred Phelps, can you point to any Republican, and specifically their policy(ies) on oppressing Gay folks? Citations, links please.
By the way, Fred Phelps is a registered Democrat and has even run for the Democratic primary for governor three times (1990, 1994, and 1998). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Phelps ** ** On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > But it seems obvious that the biggest reason to vote Democrat is to > take one good look at the crazies in the Grand Opressive Tea Party and > what they will do to oppresss LGBT people, as well as a whole slew of > demographic minority groups, including immigrants, Latinos, > African-Americans and women who have been raped or victims of incest. > If you don't vote for the Democrats, you are opening the door for > bigoted hateful theocrats like the Fred Phelps Wesboro "Church" who > totally ignore Jesus' actual message of love, acceptance and inclusion > and fail to know what their Bible really says. > The Republican Agenda is anti-American. Their number one priority is > to obstruct and make The President of The United States fail. Welcome > to the Recorporate Party of Greed. > > > On 10/28/10, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > > Geesh, that was totally rational, and I agree one hundred percent > Michael! > > > > <Grin>! > > > > Good to see ya! > > > > Keith > > > > On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 8:54 PM, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> Haven't you figured this out yet? > >> The Tea Party BEGAN in outrage to Bush and the Republicans. > >> It grew ... and grew ... and grew. > >> The ESTABLISHMENT tried desperately to 'make it go away' with the usual > >> crap about 'racism', etc. > >> It didn't work. > >> The Tea Party grew some more. > >> The ESTABLISHMENT tried desperately to make it about 'hating' Obama. > >> It didn't work. > >> The Tea Party grew some more. > >> Desperate, the Republicans threw (useful idiot) Palin at the Tea Party. > >> It seems to have worked as MORE joined because of HER. > >> The ESTABLISHMENT media made every effort to link HER and make HER the > >> torchbearer. > >> NOW that the Republicans have been somewhat successful at bringing it > >> under > >> their wing (at least the Palin contingent they created), the Democrats > can > >> pull out their standard fare: Republican Bad (converts to Tea Party > Bad). > >> > >> > >> This latest escapade with Rand was not unlike the "Black Caucus" effort > >> that was shown to be fraudulent. > >> The hope HERE is that there is not enough time to 'correct' the fraud. > >> The ESTABLISHMENT hopes that their TIMING is 'good enough' to further > >> 'de-fang' these would-be 'disruptions' to their sacred shell game. > >> > >> There is too much MONEY and POWER at stake to have 'loose cannons' > >> wandering about. > >> > >> My guess is that when the Republicans FAIL (again) to deliver after > >> sweeping in HERE that the Tea Party (or whatever REPLACES it) will not > be > >> so > >> quickly fooled. > >> Then again, look at all those who vote religiously for the Rs (or Ds) > >> expecting them to do something the 'advertise' ... and yet they NEVER > do. > >> > >> Regard$, > >> --MJ > >> > >> The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They > >> have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business of > >> government; they have only a talent for getting and holding office. > Their > >> principal device to that end is to search out groups who pant and pine > for > >> something they can't get and to promise to give it to them. Nine times > out > >> of ten that promise is worth nothing. The tenth time is made good by > >> looting > >> A to satisfy B. In other words, government is a broker in pillage, and > >> every > >> election is sort of an advance auction sale of stolen goods. -- H. L. > >> Mencken > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> At 08:13 PM 10/28/2010, you wrote: > >> > >> Tea party antics could end up burning Republicans > >> > >> By Amy Gardner > >> Washington Post Staff Writer > >> Thursday, October 28, 2010; 12:32 AM > >> > >> > >> > >> The tea party's volatile influence on this election year > >> appears to be doing more harm than good for Republicans' chances in > >> some of the closest races in the nation, in which little-known > >> candidates who upset the establishment with primary wins are now > >> stumbling in the campaign's final days. > >> > >> In Kentucky, a volunteer for tea-party-backed Senate candidate > >> Rand Paul was videotaped stepping on the head of a liberal protester. > >> In Delaware and Colorado, Senate hopefuls Christine O'Donnell and Ken > >> Buck, respectively, are under fire for denying that the First > >> Amendment's establishment clause dictates a separation of church and > >> state. In Nevada, GOP Senate nominee Sharron Angle is drawing rebuke > >> for running TV ads that portray Latino immigrants as criminals and > >> gang members. > >> > >> Perhaps the most dramatic tea party problems are in Alaska, > >> where Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller is suffering another > >> round of unfavorable headlines after it was revealed late Tuesday that > >> he had admitted lying about his misconduct while working as a > >> government lawyer in Fairbanks. > >> > >> Miller was conducting his own poll in 2008 in an effort to > >> oust a state GOP chairman, and he used his colleagues' computers to > >> vote in the survey, then erased their computers' caches to try to hide > >> what he had done. > >> > >> "I was beyond stupid," he wrote in a letter of apology > >> included in documents ordered released by a judge Tuesday. He was > >> suspended for three days without pay, according to the documents. > >> > >> Miller, who was considered a shoo-in just two months ago when > >> he defeated Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the Republican primary, was already > >> falling quickly in GOP and Democratic internal polls before Tuesday's > >> revelations, strategists said. Last week, he was in the spotlight when > >> a campaign-paid security guard handcuffed a reporter who tried to ask > >> Miller a question. > >> > >> Such moments are giving Democrats hope that the few undecided > >> voters who remain may become turned off and move away from Republicans > >> in the closer races nationwide, including those in Colorado, Nevada > >> and Kentucky. > >> > >> "In state after state, Republicans nominated a less viable > >> general-election candidate, and that's more on display than ever in > >> these final days of the campaign," said Eric Schultz, a spokesman for > >> the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. > >> > >> Miller's latest travails are more likely to give the advantage > >> to Murkowski, who began a write-in campaign shortly after her primary > >> loss, than to Democrat Scott McAdams, the little-known mayor of Sitka. > >> But even in Republican-leaning Alaska, no one is counting out McAdams: > >> Both Murkowski and the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which > >> is backing Miller, are running ads targeting the Democrat. > >> > >> The Miller campaign did not respond to inquiries Wednesday. > >> But the Murkowski team jumped on the latest disclosure. "The bottom > >> line is Joe cheated, he lied, tried to cover it up, lied again, then > >> finally got caught and had to admit it, just as he lied to Alaskans > >> when he initially denied any problems with his employment at the > >> [Fairbanks North Star] Borough, claiming his record was 'exceptional' > >> and 'second to none.' " > >> > >> Miller's most ardent supporters say they are unfazed. Asked > >> whether her group plans to pull its support for Miller, Amy Kremer, > >> head of the national Tea Party Express group, said via e-mail: > >> "Absolutely not! As a matter of fact, we are going back up on the air > >> for Joe Miller because he is the only candidate addressing the > >> important economic issues facing America while Lisa Murkowski is > >> following the Democrat game plan around the country of only making > >> vicious attacks on her opponent." > >> > >> In addition, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin will appear > >> with Miller on Thursday at a rally in Anchorage. > >> > >> In Nevada, Angle's controversial advertisements about illegal > >> immigrants are airing at a time when questions remain about racism and > >> prejudice in the tea party. According to a canvass of 647 local tea > >> party groups conducted by The Washington Post, 11 percent of > >> organizers say President Obama's race, religion or ethnic background > >> is very important or somewhat important to their members' > >> participation in the movement. > >> > >> Also on Wednesday, Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips > >> came under fire for an Internet column published over the weekend in > >> which he called for the defeat of Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) because > >> he is Muslim. > >> > >> "Ellison is one of the most radical members of Congress," > >> Phillips wrote. "He has a ZERO rating from the American Conservative > >> Union. He is the only Muslim member of Congress. He supports the > >> Council for American Islamic Relations, HAMAS and has helped Congress > >> send millions of tax dollars to terrorists in Gaza." > >> > >> Ellison made the following statement late Wednesday: "I issue > >> a call to civility, and urge Americans to reject the divisive rhetoric > >> of Republican Tea Party leaders like Judson Phillips; including calls > >> for my defeat solely because of my religion." > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > >> Have a great day, > >> Tommy > >> > >> -- > >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > >> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > >> > >> * Visit our other community at > >> http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > >> <http://www.politicalforum.com/%A0> > >> * It's active and moderated. 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