-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- from: http://www.americandispatches.com/ Click Here: <A HREF="http://www.americandispatches.com/">American Dispatches</ A> ----- Latest News February 23, 2000 Gov. George W. Bush stumbled badly in the Michigan primary on Tuesday, losing to Sen. John McCain who benefited from a massive crossover vote of independents and Democrats. But one of the reasons for Bush's clumsy performance in Michigan appeared to be that many voters now see the Texas governor as joined at the hip with televangelist Pat Robertson and Robertson's Christian Coalition. In South Carolina, the intervention by Robertson and other Christian conservatives boosted Bush to an impressive win. But Robertson's intervention did not play well in the north. The centerpiece of Robertson's attack was his gripe that McCain's national chairman, former Sen. Warren B. Rudman, R-N.H., had criticized the Christian Coalition. Robertson deemed Rudman's criticism an example of anti-Christian bias. The charge seemed to resonate in South Carolina. That led Robertson to reprise the complaint in a recorded phone message dialed to targeted Michigan voters. Robertson denounced Rudman as "a vicious bigot who wrote that conservative Christians in politics are anti-abortion zealots, homophobes and would-be censors." Robertson delivered the message with a tone of shock and disbelief, amazed that anyone could have gotten those impressions about the Christian Coalition's views. Besides going into conservative households, however, the message was rebroadcast widely on news programs and transcripts appeared in newspapers. The problem with Robertson's message was that many moderate independents and Democrats apparently agree with Rudman's assessment of the Christian Coalition: many Christian conservatives do act like "anti-abortion zealots"; they have made intemperate attacks on homosexuals; some activists have tried rid libraries of books deemed immoral. So rather than build sympathy for the Christian Coalition as the victims of Rudman's supposed intolerance, the Robertson intervention appears to have energized independents and Democrats to turn out and vote against Bush and his Christian Right allies. The lesson for Bush might be that endorsements from the Christian Right should be saved for a few conservative states. Robertson's claim to victimhood doesn't appear to travel well into the major industrial states in the North and the West. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For solid investigative journalism that you won't see anywhere else, check out: For a double-take on media and democracy, check out the American Review, edited by Jane W. Prettyman, formerly at (the old) Esquire Magazine ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
