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posted at 10:00 pm on July 20, 2008 by Allahpundit
“I never thought I would hear myself saying this… While I am not endorsing Senator John McCain, the possibility is there that I might.”
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And a very strong endorsement it will be, I’m sure.
Yoosaion on July 20, 2008 at 10:05 PM
I wonder if James Dobson has been introduced to John Kerry?
Kini on July 20, 2008 at 10:06 PM
Whoa….I think the earth just shook.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on July 20, 2008 at 10:07 PM
yawn.
CP on July 20, 2008 at 10:07 PM
And AP is just thrilled about this.
(snort)
SteveMG on July 20, 2008 at 10:08 PM
James Dobson is a self-important hypocrite.
The Race Card on July 20, 2008 at 10:08 PM
Red Pill faints. Film at 11.
Since I don’t care what my preacher, or any other preacher thinks about politics, this sleep-walking-sorta-thumbs-up means zero to me. That said, if this brings even ten voters into the booth for McCain then I’m all ears.
Limerick on July 20, 2008 at 10:08 PM
Mr. Dobson looked at what Obama stands for, and then against, and then for, and against again, and said “Mhhh…I better recall some semblance of significance”.
Entelechy on July 20, 2008 at 10:14 PM
If it’s McCain vs. Obama, you gotta go with McCain on prolife concerns alone.
kc8ukw on July 20, 2008 at 10:14 PM
We’ve been doing that for a while now, and quite frankly, I’m tired of it.
Kowboy on July 20, 2008 at 10:15 PM
That said, if this brings even ten voters into the booth for McCain then I’m all ears.
Limerick on July 20, 2008 at 10:08 PM
Stop picking on Barry!
Seriously though, I’m getting very motivated to support McCain, and any help is welcome from Dobson or anyone else. The Democrats’ tax plan will cost me a ton of money, not because I’m making over $250,000, but because I’m self-employed. It will put a hurting on me, my family, and the economy in general.
forest on July 20, 2008 at 10:16 PM
John McCain will need all the help he can get.
sheriff246 on July 20, 2008 at 10:17 PM
I thought it was gonna be Rush.
Here’s the money quote:
McCain “seems to understand the Muslim threat.”
Which is the top priority, nothing else matters if we lose to Satan’s hordes.
Tony737 on July 20, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Think of how many voters you’d bring into the booth if you had a real candidate. If Obama wasn’t such a caricature of a post 60′s radical, McCain would get pasted. About the only thing Obama is missing at this point is a twirly mustache and a big top hat.
McCAin has a perfect issue in fuel prices that he could be hammering and he’s barely touched it. Even if I hadn’t had the last 8 years to grow a festering dislike of this bozo, I would be amazed at what a sucktastic candidate he is.
austinnelly on July 20, 2008 at 10:22 PM
Like the Red State update:
Dobson,just say it,say it,and be done with it!
Then, just freaggin pick Mitt for VP,for the
love of pete,just pick him!
Then,lets get the Republican campaign bus fueled
up and on the stinkin road!
That way,McCain can wave bye bye at Obama,when
Obama is throwing his campaign staff,under da bus!haha.
canopfor on July 20, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Self important, self righteous, self aggrandizing POS. I could care less what he thinks about anything.
In short, yawn…
hburns on July 20, 2008 at 10:27 PM
And when you sit and do nothing while the greater evil wishes to take over and you still do nothing to prevent this from happening …
You are guaranteed the greater.
And how is that going to work out for you, and me, and the entire country for 4 or 8 years? Not to mention the supreme court justices that will be there for decades.
wise_man on July 20, 2008 at 10:31 PM
Though the journey is hard the choice is easy. Frodo would vote for McCain.
- The Cat
MirCat on July 20, 2008 at 10:33 PM
We’ve got our own set of douchebags on the right, and Dobson is at the head of the line… at least most of the clear thinkers on our side repudiate him, unlike the other side, who elect their idiots to the Senate… from Illinois, Massachusetts, West Virginia, California… the list goes on…
hindmost on July 20, 2008 at 10:35 PM
I haven’t look yet.
Bill Clinton?
MB4 on July 20, 2008 at 10:38 PM
Hey that’s great sizzlechest. Who are you again and why should I care?
Dash on July 20, 2008 at 10:40 PM
What a preening jackass.
It's Vintage, Duh on July 20, 2008 at 10:43 PM
So what?
newton on July 20, 2008 at 10:44 PM
What’s the phrase? Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Maybe it’s time to do something different.
Spirit of 1776 on July 20, 2008 at 10:45 PM
Well, I know how this guy feels.
AMartinez on July 20, 2008 at 10:45 PM
Do you even know who he is? He’s done more good in his lifetime with his Focus On The Family radio show than most. He’s hated by the left because he fought against the pornography industry and fought for the family. You should do a little research on who the guy really is instead of relying on ABS, CBS, and NBS to tell you.
Mojave Mark on July 20, 2008 at 10:47 PM
He decreased the value of his endorsement during the primary. He isn’t getting that value back.
Greenhorn on July 20, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Gave me a chill, like asking for a fatwa from a mullah. Need that church and state thingy spelled out a little louder.
BL@KBIRD on July 20, 2008 at 10:53 PM
If the founders had wanted to write “separation of church and state” into the Constitution, they would have.
You’re welcome to start a drive for an amendment that has it “spelled out a little louder” if you like. Good luck with that. I for one will be voting against it.
And no, I’m not a theocrat, just interested in history and have some understanding of the “church and state” issues in the context of the state churches in England, Germany etc. around the time of the Revolution.
cs89 on July 20, 2008 at 11:01 PM
As to Dobson… eh. He’s done some good with his organization, but does seem to draw attention to his opinion too much. If it helps turn a few diehard evangelicals into the voting booth for McCain instead of sitting this one out, good.
cs89 on July 20, 2008 at 11:02 PM
Yeah, like you really had any other choice.
Did you ponder it long and hard and come to your decision after much soul searching?
Just cut the crap and fall into line with the rest of Huckabee’s single issue voters.
RobertInAustin on July 20, 2008 at 11:04 PM
Like voting 3rd party? Because that isn’t “new” at all.
It's Vintage, Duh on July 20, 2008 at 11:05 PM
Yeah, by ‘not voting for the lesser of two evils,’ and helping Obama to win.
Sounds like an excellent plan, tex.
By the way, in a page that is long gone, I asked the question.
Who would you rather have president for 4 years.
So Spirit of 1776, would you rather have Barack Obama president?
An yes or no answer would be appreciated.
And I have a follow-up question.
wise_man on July 20, 2008 at 11:10 PM
I hate to admit it, but I also know how DR Dobson feels. I hate Hate HATE what McLame has done to “stop” immigration (hint…nothing as everyone here that has been really paying attention knows) but by the same token I would definately not want Obamessiah in the White House! I also am one that is really dusgusted by being forced to vote for the lesser of two evils. All that being said, I admit that I made a token donation to Juan Mcain. I answered his “survey” which we all know is a veil to solicit donations. I hope my point was made. I donated approximately eleven cents. Yes, I made a donation…of one peso! It went out in the mail Friday.
Vntnrse on July 20, 2008 at 11:10 PM
I certainly hope you won’t have a problem reading my question and be able to comprehend it as well.
wise_man on July 20, 2008 at 11:12 PM
No, that’s not what I mean actually. Elections are not binary. Well, they are, but only in the booth at the end, so there are plenty of factors that can be altered leading up to the election. We get coming to the same endpoint, so maybe time to reexamine the path that gets us there. That’s what I mean.
Spirit of 1776 on July 20, 2008 at 11:12 PM
get = keep, of course
Spirit of 1776 on July 20, 2008 at 11:13 PM
Sorry, but I only take political advice from actors and politicians who have no actual knowledge of the subjects they talk about.
/SARC>
landlines on July 20, 2008 at 11:15 PM
A while back, the guy at scared cow burgers made a ‘zero peso’ bill that you could print out and send in every pre-paid envelope asking for money.
You could find that and send it to McCain, in lieu of real currency. I am not sure if he would get the hint. Maybe the people they employ to open letters would just throw it in the trash,
ANother thing you can do is pledge a hundred dollars, and then send 10 (or one) in the envelope, with the instructions that you will send in the second installement of $90 (or 99) when McCain changes his position of illegal immigration.
Again, not sure if it would have an impact, but if thens of thousands of contributions came in that way, …. you never know.
wise_man on July 20, 2008 at 11:16 PM
Dobson is not the sort of voice tag to represent my conservative views.
He’s sort of a Jerry Falwell reincarnated which doesn’t do conservatives any favors, but gives the left ammunition for his stupid comments.
It’s the local, county, house and senate elections that need to be focused on if we are to see conservatism as we’ve known it to return.
We won’t see it from McCain.
Kini on July 20, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Oh, and by the way, here is an updated version of the Bush Zero Peso I found:
heresmydonationgx2.jpg
Updates with McCain’s mug. Print it out using a color printer, and then put it in the pre-paid envelope as your ‘donation;.
wise_man on July 20, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Yes, it’s a difficult decision for thinking people. Whether to risk the ostensibly Republican candidate, who will pursue liberal policies in at least two very crucial areas for 4 or 8 years and bring opprobrium to the party and the resultant consequences.
Or to abstain from the Presidential vote while supporting those Republican candidates who share your values, thereby not doing yo9ur part to prevent the opposition, who might not have a much of a chance of doing as much harm to the country as the aforementioned Republican.
I gotta tell you, I envy those people whose grasp of the situation is so tenuous that they can reduce the choice to one of black and white, good and evil. Especially if they are so sure of themselves that they have the confidence to excoriate their ostensible fellow travelers.
Ignorance is bliss.
misterpeasea on July 20, 2008 at 11:24 PM
Hey misterpeasea,
who would you rather have Barack Obama president?
An yes or no answer would be appreciated.
Or is a yes or no answer ‘too binary?’
wise_man on July 20, 2008 at 11:27 PM
“Never trust a preacher who owns more than one suit.” – Lenny Bruce.
profitsbeard on July 20, 2008 at 11:36 PM
I’d like to binary both those suckas!
- Fred Sanford
MB4 on July 20, 2008 at 11:41 PM
Once again we have a parade of “self-important”, ignorant, judgmental critics who know nothing about this heroic leader James Dobson beyond a few sound bites.
jgapinoy on July 20, 2008 at 11:42 PM
I’ve strongly disagreed with Dobson at times–especially in political matters–but I’ve always deeply respected him.
As someone who listens to his radio show 5X a week, I know him more than any of those trashing him here.
jgapinoy on July 20, 2008 at 11:44 PM
Dobson is such an obnoxious little douche…
doubleplusundead on July 20, 2008 at 11:44 PM
What the hell has Dobson ever done that you would consider heroic?
Blarg the Destroyer on July 20, 2008 at 11:45 PM
I think AP is pretending to believe that desperate-for-attention crap (“Attention, please”) just to get on my nerves. I don’t think AP is stupid enough to believe that every person who tells his political opinion is doing it for attention. And neither AP nor I have seen any evidence that Dobson is anything but humble.
jgapinoy on July 20, 2008 at 11:50 PM
See, I knew you had a sense of humor.
doubleplusundead on July 20, 2008 at 11:51 PM
Who couldn’t have predicted this?
SouthernGent on July 20, 2008 at 11:55 PM
By ignorant, I mean unknowing.
Dobson is someone who has stood in the face of prevailing “expert” opinion for three decades & spoken out about every issue from abortion to homosexuality to divorce. And every time he speaks out he gets hammered by false accusations like the ones in this thread. He could lay back & just teach us how to make little Johnny behave from now on, & make a lot of money doing it, but he’s willing to take the hits because he loves this country so much.
Now you know.
jgapinoy on July 20, 2008 at 11:56 PM
Apparently doubleplusundead thinks religious people aren’t allowed to share their political views..?
jgapinoy on July 20, 2008 at 11:57 PM
Hm. That’s a good point. I don’t know too much about him, never heard his show or anything, but I read a book of his years ago (it was well-written). He is definitely swimming against the stream.
Spirit of 1776 on July 21, 2008 at 12:00 AM
I agree, who cares?
I’m as sick of the Rightwing “Conservative” Religio-Nutbags and their out-of-proportion influence on the Political process, as I am of the Leftwing Democratic Nutbags and their ownership of the Democratic Party.
As far as I’m concerned, a Pox on both their houses.
We need a Viable Third party in this country, that will work for and garner the support of the 50% of the people in this country who yearn to be in the MIDDLE, and thus completely isolate those 25% of the Nuts on the Right, and those 25% of the Nuts on the Left!
Dale in Atlanta on July 21, 2008 at 12:04 AM
Yep; and I’ve long said in these very pages that he should just STFU and Focus on the family. Politically, he’s a complete and total embarrassment to thinking conservatives in this country… thank you for proving my point.
hindmost on July 21, 2008 at 12:05 AM
whatever happened to the anonymous ballot. Around here, we don’t talk about who we are going to vote for. Why would I tell anyone who I’m going to vote for? It’s nobody’s business but my own.
Nobody’s vote is more important than anyone else’s. It’s a bit arrogant to believe that your vote is more important so you need to ‘exclaim’ who you are voting for as though it is some sort of grand gesture.
Endorsements are over rated. Dobson is a good man, but he really needs to take the tack of the Grahams and say he’s not endorsing any political candidate because he is a religious leader and must focus on Christianity more so than democracy.
ThackerAgency on July 21, 2008 at 12:06 AM
Dale, tell us about the Great Moderates of History.
……
Thought so. I’ll align myself with the Great “Nuts on the Right” like Reagan, Lincoln, Washington, Churchill, Thatcher, etc.
jgapinoy on July 21, 2008 at 12:07 AM
No, I just think calling Dobson humble is hilarious.
doubleplusundead on July 21, 2008 at 12:08 AM
We finally have someone who admits to believing that religious leaders aren’t allowed to share their political views!
Now will the rest of you Dobson-haters admit to this syndrome?
jgapinoy on July 21, 2008 at 12:10 AM
Explain to us your evidence that he’s not, please.
jgapinoy on July 21, 2008 at 12:11 AM
From my post. . .
so according to you jgap, I’m a ‘Dobson-hater’?
I didn’t say they weren’t ALLOWED to share their views. I wasn’t just talking about Dobson either. . . I wasn’t really even just talking about religious people.
I did say that I think any ‘endorsements’ other than official newspapers and news organizations (to disclose bias in their reporting) is extremely arrogant.
Yeah, I’m a ‘Dobson hater’ for not caring who he endorses or doesn’t endorse. Before Falwell, religious leaders didn’t ‘endorse’. It wasn’t that they shouldn’t or couldn’t. . . it was that it didn’t matter and wasn’t important. Now all of a sudden it is ‘important’. I like Falwell, but didn’t really like his endorsing anyone either. I don’t like Oprah Winfry endorsing either. . . I just think it is tacky.
ThackerAgency on July 21, 2008 at 12:15 AM
I apologize for linking you with the “Dobson-haters”.
I don’t see how anyone can campaign for a candidate w/o admitting that he/she will vote for the candidate.
jgapinoy on July 21, 2008 at 12:18 AM
Explain to us your evidence that you’re a fvcking mindreader.
Kralizec on July 21, 2008 at 12:20 AM
I just think it would be implied if you speak well of someone. But a grandiose announcement seems tacky. We have a private ballot, and I think that is a good thing. I’ll never say who I vote for. . . I don’t think it matters to anyone else. Nor should it matter to anyone else. I’ll comment on issues as they come up.
ThackerAgency on July 21, 2008 at 12:21 AM
Gapinoy: I think you just completely misrepresented American History!
Lincoln was most definitely a “moderate”; in fact, if you knew you’re history, at the start of the Civil War, he was more than willing to allow the institution of slavery continue to exist, as long as he preserved the Union.
That doesn’t mean he supported slavery, there’s enough evidence to show that is not true, but he was willing to make a compromise, in order to avoid war and preserve the Union.
Once the War was forced on him, he eventually came around to the view that Abolition was the only answer, and of course it was the correct answer.
Lincoln wasn’t the “rightwinger”, McClellen was! Lincoln was the “moderate”.
As for Washington, he was also the “moderate”; he had to manage all the competing factions, from people who wanted to establish a monarchy, to those who wanted to reamin with Britain.
Washington wasn’t the “rightwinger”; he was the “moderate”; it was Conway of Conway’s Cabal who was the “rightwinger”.
Was Reagen from the “right”; sure.
Thatcher, kinda, but then again, I wasn’t talking about British politics in my example, I was talking about American “moderates”.
Dale in Atlanta on July 21, 2008 at 12:24 AM
Not a mindreader; just logical.
Many of the people telling him to shut up, to “Focus on the family”, saying that he’s just seeking attention, can logically be explained by noting that they don’t think religious leaders are allowed to give political opinions.
If you throw a rock into a pack of dogs, the one that yelps is the one that got hit.
jgapinoy on July 21, 2008 at 12:26 AM
No, I’m not calling you a dog.
jgapinoy on July 21, 2008 at 12:29 AM
Okay, I’ll bite. What is the root of this argument? McClellan was ready to sue for peace in the run up the election in ’64. Seems wholly like a ‘whatever-the-mood is’ politician.
Spirit of 1776 on July 21, 2008 at 12:31 AM
Organized religion is a sin.
Screw Dobson, and the cross he rode in on. His ilk has hijacked the republican party long enough.
YOU DON’T SPEAK FOR ME YOU JERK!. I am comfortable with my mores and I don’t want or need you to tell me what is right or wrong.
winemkr on July 21, 2008 at 12:31 AM
Washington & Lincoln were both for
–low taxes
–prayer & Bible reading in school
–laws against abortion
–strong national defense
–limited gov’t
–the right to bear arms,
as well as being against homosexuality.
They would be called Religious Right today.
They would be called “Nut” by you.
jgapinoy on July 21, 2008 at 12:35 AM
He never claimed to speak for you.
“Hijacked”? You’re another example of “religious people aren’t allowed to give political opinions”.
The rest of your comments need no rebuttal.
jgapinoy on July 21, 2008 at 12:38 AM
Oh my goodness, Dale. After your wacky, three page, 31-link comment about how Obama is a Muslim manchurian candidate, you now claim to want a third party for the people in the middle?
You’re a special kind of RonPaul crazy.
Jaibones on July 21, 2008 at 12:42 AM
Um, isn’t religion organized spirituality by definition?
Spirit of 1776 on July 21, 2008 at 12:46 AM
They would be called Religious Right today.
They would be called “Nut” by you.
jgapinoy on July 21, 2008 at 12:35 AM
GApinoy, you’re taking eveything completely out of Historical context with your laundry list, anyone who signed the Declaration of Independence or supported Lincoln during the Civil War, by your definition, would be included on that list, and that is just not the case, as I demonstrated.
You’re a special kind of RonPaul crazy.
Jaibones on July 21, 2008 at 12:42 AM
Son, you’re out of your league here, my suggestion to you, is to just turn around and walk away, before you get embarrased again!
Dale in Atlanta on July 21, 2008 at 1:14 AM
He never claimed to speak for you.
Wrong. He is like the Mullah who interprets the word of (insert god’s name here) and then tries to bend us poor cretins in the direction that will give him the most power over an ignorant group of people who just don’t have the common sense to tithe each weak so that the golden goblet can be presented in the name of a mortal man (men) who was nothing but a MERE philosopher.
I is edjukated and I knows right from wrung.
Getting to the HIJACKED part of my statement. I categorically repute and am totally disgusted with religion being part of the political spectrum.
Religion belongs in the home and it is protected by the constitution and meant to stay in the home.
That’s my interpretation of what our founding fathers meant by their implied speration of church and state.
Dobson does not speak for me, and I will never as a republican conservative ever give him one ounce of credence in the political world.
“Hijacked”? You’re another example of “religious people aren’t allowed to give political opinions”.
The rest of your comments need no rebuttal.
winemkr on July 21, 2008 at 1:19 AM
Who gives a frogs fat As$…
These religous as$-hats are a huge problem in this political struggle. How many douchebag Jim Bakers, Dobsons and Jerry Farwells have driven real people of faith from the conservative movement. Send this a-hole packing and lets let logic and reason win this fight.
Claypigeon on July 21, 2008 at 3:58 AM
I wonder if anybody cares what this windbag has to say?
RWLA on July 21, 2008 at 5:43 AM
Who is this guy anyways? I haven’t seen him much in my local paper.
StuLongIsland on July 21, 2008 at 6:35 AM
Wow! I am so glad you educated me. Speaking out in a free country… I mean… the bravery of this man. Being so heroic, fleecing morons to line his pockets.
It is inspiring.
Blarg the Destroyer on July 21, 2008 at 7:03 AM
I am not sure why there seems to be such extreme antipathy to James Dobson. The guy has been around for a long time, his radio, book and organizational mnistry have been successsful.
I think two things:
1) Whatever you might say about John Hagee and Rod parsely, James Dobson is mainstream evangelical. So, if he endorses McCain and McCain blows him off, that would resonate with evangelical voters.
2) I think Dobson is one of us MDS-ers (McCain derangement Syndrome)whose derangement is starting wear off as the elction draws closer.
BigD on July 21, 2008 at 7:14 AM
With Dobson and Gramm “on his side”, McCain doesn’t need any enemies.
labrat on July 21, 2008 at 7:14 AM
Lets face it. It’s been a tough year.
JellyToast on July 21, 2008 at 7:16 AM
Now, I have don’t have any special love for Dobson, but I do find it funny that after months of hearing McCain supporters tell all the MDSers that they’d better wise up or lose the election to Obama, the McCain supporters call Dobosn an attention-getting hypocrite when he actually does change his mind.
BigD on July 21, 2008 at 7:32 AM
After watching all the morning news shows going crazy over Obama in Iraq this morning, if I was Dobson the Evangelical I’d declare Obama the predicted Anti-Christ and tell his followers that’s a good reason to vote for McCain!
deedledee on July 21, 2008 at 7:51 AM
Wow. Been a while since visiting HotAir but what a rash of Christan haters have moved in.
James Dobson and his organization have done more for the Republican Party and this nation that you folks will ever know. It has never been about money for him or the few thousand folks who work there – they get paid peanuts, as he does. Believe me, I know. I think your real problem is with religion — aka – Jesus Christ and the cross. I’d like to tell you to “get over it” but know you cannot. That’s just the way it is. Have a nice day.
warriorlawyer on July 21, 2008 at 7:53 AM
Our founding fathers never meant or implied or said or wrote of any separation of church and state, EXCEPT that Jefferson used the phrase once in a personal letter to some Christians who were concerned that the gov’t might interfere with religion. Jefferson was assuring them that it wouldn’t (not knowing that the Democrats of the 21st century would via the unFairness Doctrine).
jgapinoy on July 21, 2008 at 7:56 AM
This same Jefferson signed legislation that tax dollars would be used to support missionaries who would teach Pennsylvania Indians the gospel. He worshiped with a church that met in the Capitol building. So much for separation of church & state.
jgapinoy on July 21, 2008 at 8:00 AM
I like how some HotAir commenters stretch “Congress shall make no law establishing a religion” into “Religious people aren’t allowed to state political opinions”.
jgapinoy on July 21, 2008 at 8:02 AM
What’s with the Dobson bashing? He is a very good man who is having a very hard time endoring McCain. I feel exactly as he does for very good reasons! The anti-Christian sentiment on this blog is truly stunning!
sabbott on July 21, 2008 at 8:08 AM
Actually, I vote for the bullies to leave the schoolyard…
dominigan on July 21, 2008 at 8:12 AM
You have a bunch of folks who know nothing about Dobson except what AP tells them.
AP keeps telling them that he’s desperate for attention (even though Dobson’s radios show reaches more people in a day than AP reaches in a month).
jgapinoy on July 21, 2008 at 8:14 AM
Absolutely. The environment on this blog has changed greatly in the last six months. Now, it’s just another blog for Christian-bashers…
dominigan on July 21, 2008 at 8:17 AM
I doubt this will affect the Christian vote much.
I know it doesn’t affect mine. Dobson’s credibility was trashed back when he hummed and hawed around when he should have endorsed Huckabee.
Al-Ozarka on July 21, 2008 at 8:20 AM
Are you saying you miss Bryan? I love Ed–I just complimented him in another thread–but I want Bryan back!
How about three HA bloggers, MM?
jgapinoy on July 21, 2008 at 8:21 AM
He would’ve been trashed for that, too. Religious people aren’t allowed to state political opinions.
(I’m certainly no Huck fan)
jgapinoy on July 21, 2008 at 8:23 AM
I am not sure about this, but I think it started largely with the Terri Schiavo case. Dobson came out publicly in support of keeping her alive, which didn’t sit well with people who wanted the issue kept local, whatever their reason.
BigD on July 21, 2008 at 8:23 AM
Why on earth should Dobson have endorsed Huckabee? I ama Christian, and Huckabee was at the bottom of my list for a number of reasons, including (but not primarily) that stunt with the floating cross (oh excuse me, bookcase) behind him. I found the use of the cross as a political tool to be appalling.
BigD on July 21, 2008 at 8:26 AM
Gapinoy is correct; “seperation of church and state” was never enshrined in the Constitution; only the ideal that the Government shall establish no “state” religion above any other; two completely different concepts, thought you’d never know it from our bogus activist judges, at both the State and Federal level!
Of course, I’m an atheist, so it doesn’t bother me, except for the fact that the Leftists are using the bogus argument to attack Christianity to the exclusion of other religions, which is not right either, so I side with the “Conservatives” on this one!
Dale in Atlanta on July 21, 2008 at 8:35 AM
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