Sorry, I can't go there. Kathy


At 02:46 PM 1/5/2008, you wrote:
>I think Ron Paul looks good.
>
>earlier, Phil Scovell, wrote:
>
>>Kathy,
>>
>>He was complimentary, Rush was that is, concerning the voters but it just
>>sounded to me that he was trying to say Christian voters were not as true of
>>conservatives but voted more based upon their religious beliefs.  I watch
>>Bill O'o'Riley often and he seems to imply the same.  It makes me believe
>>these guys because Christians, when compared to other conservatives, can't
>>see the forest for the trees.  Frankly, I'm partly libertarian in some of my
>>political beliefs, believe it or not, so I bristle any time I think someone
>>is saying I support someone just because I'm a Christian and he's a
>>Christian, too.  For example, as much as Mormon theology freaks me out, if
>>Romney turned out to be the repub nominee, if he truly is pro life now,
>>although he wasn't before, that is one big time issue that would allow me to
>>vote for him, although I would have other criteria in the mix before I made
>>up my mind.  On the other hand, I'll never vote for Juliani, or however he
>>spells his name, because he believes in letting people decide to kill their
>>unborn children and although he carries a gun himself, he doesn't believe
>>common citizens have a right to protect themselves in the same manner.
>>That's just for starters.  He has a whole boat load of things that makes me
>>wonder why he is even a republican in the first place.  I sort of laughed
>>last night when they interview Pat Robertson on Fox news.  He said the Lord
>>had indeed told him who was going to be the next president but he refused to
>>say because he hoped he was wrong.  I have learned, concerning Rush, to read
>>between the lines, to some degree, because he isn't exactly what he appears
>>to be.  I find the same to be true with O'Riley.  Frankly, I wish all the
>>primaries were over and we could see who is left standing so we could find
>>out what the candidates really believe.  Is that possible?  Bush dropped the
>>ball somewhere along the line in some respects but I'd still rather have him
>>the than any of the current Dems.  I'd probably vote for Lieberman, on the
>>other hand, if he were running but I don't know what his abortion position
>>is but since he isn't running, I don't care what it is.  I don't care what
>>party a person is, I will not vote for anyone who believes in killing the
>>unborn.  Call me a one issue conservative if you like but 50 million murders
>>cannot be morally justifiable for a country, Christian or not.  I'm a one
>>issue Christian when it comes to salvation, so I guess I can be a one issue
>>voter, too, if I have to be.
>>
>>Phil.
>>
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 4:49 AM
>>Subject: Re: Who Are Evangelicals?
>>
>>
>> > Interesting Phil,
>> > I happened to catch a lot of Rush on Friday as well, but I think I
>> > came away with a different take.  Oh well.
>> > Kathy
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > At 05:28 PM 1/4/2008, you wrote:
>> > >I think I figured it out by listening to Rush today.  Of course, Rush is
>>mad
>> > >at Huckabee in the first place but he is definitely hacked off he won
>>Iowa.
>> > >A definite political drop in the bucket, even if I was born there, but a
>>win
>> > >nonetheless.  Other than that, I have spent quite awhile today listening
>>to
>> > >Rush insist that Huckabee won only due to those who are not true
>> > >conservative voters, that is, the evangelical Christians that pulled
>> > >Huckabee through.  At first, this odd political analysis made me feel
>>funny
>> > >coming from someone that has been, quote, the conservative leader of the
>> > >world for decades, unquote, but then I remembered how mad I was when Rush
>> > >pushed NAFTA so much years ago.  Look what we now have for that?  Jobs
>>out
>> > >sourced to all points of the globe, including our Enemies, and we now
>>also
>> > >are spending our tax dollars to support non American citizens in school,
>> > >their health care, unpaid health care, driver's licenses, jobs, which
>> > >Americans won't do we are told, and free refrigerators, washers, driers,
>> > >subsidized housing, and at the same time, they don't even need to speak
>> > >English or read it and some even want them to vote.  Even so come Lord
>> > >Jesus.
>> > >
>> > >Phil.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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