I really think that the Republicans have not only embraced the religious right, it has learned from them, and adopted many of their methods. Their message is, The Republicans are a community, and in order to be part of our community, there are things you have to believe, as a matter of faith, which cannot be questioned. Among them are Taxes Can Never Be Raised, Global Warming Is a Lie, and Evolution Is a Lie, etc., etc. Those who stray from these beliefs are shunned and/or virulently attacked. Reason and compromise are seen as a lack of faith, and a weakness.
The fact that Romney is a Mormon, and you see a lot of this kind of thinking coming from his campaign is not a coincidence.
Strix,
point taken. I suppose your evidence could begin and end with Sununu, drop the mike and go home.
I have read about Orca (and I appreciate your link to the discussion of the "consultant con job"), but I am not at all convinced that Orca lost the Presidency for MR.
I totally agree.
I just find the Orca thing fascinating on its own.
I just realized that I managed to return a DVD case to the library without the DVD in it. Brilliant.
I've done that several times, Dana.
I have a bout today--a mixer in Appleton. Which means derby fun!
Harry Reid's a Mormon, and many of the Mormons I know are actually a lot more politically liberal than you'd expect. (And very happy about the election results.)
The Church as an organization has a lot to answer for (as do many Churches), but there are many LDS members in good standing who believe that it is not their job to force their beliefs on the population as a whole, which Mitt Romney himself has stated.
Yeah, I went to a Web site that was run by feminist Mormons and they were PISSED about Romney.
Florida has officially been called for Obama.
From way back:
Pix, can you explain the NBPTS renewal process. For Entry 1, I just write about 4 professional growth areas. But then what is the extra pages of documentary evidence?
I think I have a PDF of my entire submission if you want to take a look as a model. It took me freaking forever to figure out WTH I was supposed to be doing , but it came together well in the end. I know I would have liked to see a model of the whole thing, so let me know.
Florida has officially been called for Obama.
I heard that on the radio (the classical music public radio station) about 5 minutes ago. I thought it had been called for him Thursday or Friday, but I guess it wasn't official.
