IT’S ALL ABOUT the BOOBIES…(And, Punishing Poor Women for Political Gain!)

Komen has arrived on the front lines, in the War on the POOR.  (Hey, if Mitt Romney, the Radical Republicans, and the Tea Partiers  don’t care about the poor, then why should Komen… ) {SARCASM INTENDED & APPLIED}

Yes.  The legendary Susan G. Komen Foundation, known for its fundraising efforts in the fight against cancer said that it would be withdrawing grants given to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screenings.  Who does this hurt?  Women at or below the poverty level.

Komen, really.  We looked the other way when we found out that your CEO rakes in almost a ½ million dollar a year salary-But when you cave to political pressure in spite of the lives it will cost, its time to draw a goddamn line!

33 MILLION WOMEN visit Planned Parenthood each year.

76% of 33 MILLION are at or below the poverty level.

Fun facts about Komen and their love affair with the Far, Far RIGHT….

 Congressional Republicans being the Far Right’s willing
foot soldiers in its war on women, Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) launched an inquiry to determine whether Planned Parenthood uses public money to fund abortions. Planned Parenthood receives federal money but cannot use it to provide abortions. The malicious and farcical inquiry is based on the ongoing smear campaign against Planned Parenthood by Religious
Right
activists, but Komen is using this as its excuse to stop funding Planned Parenthood’s critical work — citing a new policy about not supporting organizations under congressional investigation.

The right-wing pressure leading to Komen’s decision also came from within the organization. Last year, Komen hired as its new
vice president of public policy Karen Handel, an anti-choice former secretary of state and Republican candidate for governor in Georgia. During her failed primary bid, Handel vowed to cut off any state-allocated funds to Planned Parenthood and was one of Sarah Palin’s infamous “Mama Grizzly”endorsed candidates. Indeed, the bio on Handel’s Twitter account reads “Lifelong Conservative Republican formerly Georgia’s first  Republican Secretary of State,” giving an indication of her priorities.

It’s now being reported that Komen’s top public health official, Mollie Williams, resigned in protest immediately following the Komen board’s decision to cut off Planned Parenthood in December.

In another apparent nod to anti-choice activists, Komen has also quietly stopped funding potentially life-saving stem cell research, showing that its mission to find “a cure” takes a back seat to its desire to please social conservatives.

Komen’s board includes Jane Abraham, the General Chairman of the anti-choice Susan B. Anthony List (SBA). SBA constantly spreads false information about federal government funding of abortion and public health and medical evidence surrounding safe abortion care. Abrams is also closely tied with the Nurturing Network, which exists for the sole purpose of convincing women that abortions cause a range of unrelated
health problems, like promoting the mythical link between abortions and breast cancer. Jodi Jacobson at RH Reality Check rightly asks, “Can you trust a breast cancer organization whose staff and board members lie about breast cancer?”

The GOOD NEWS?  Planned Parenthood donations have surged.  Let’s keep the momentum going: Donate Now.

More about Komen’s decision:

DailyKOS

Open Secrets

Talking Points Memo

Alter Net: Breasts Yes, Vaginas No?

Komen Faces Backlash After Pulling Planned Parenthood Funds

Komen Foundation In Contortions Over Justifying Planned Parenthood Decision

 

 

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AZ’s Recalled Bigot Files for Re-Election

Just got an email from the Arizona Democratic Party …

recalled russell pearce files for re-electionRussell Pearce, the recalled AZ state senator, resident bigot, and self-proclaimed Tea Party President didn’t get the message the first time. He actually filed papers for re-election in the newly created Arizona District 25. The man responsible for Arizona’s “papers please” law, SB1070, was ousted last November by Republican moderate and Mormon leader Jerry Lewis. Since then, the AZ GOP has thrown a lot of love his way and it went to his head.

The AZDP released this statement today:

“As we saw last weekend when Russell Pearce was elected the GOP’s shadow chairman, the Arizona Republican Party is doubling down on the same failed leadership that even Pearce’s own conservative district has rejected. Given that, it should come as no surprise that Pearce is running for reelection.”

“Arizona has shown time and again over the last year that it has moved past the ugly and divisive politics of Russell Pearce. Come November, Arizona will again show Pearce that his time is over.”

This racist trash cannot be allowed back in a position of power. All Things Democrat will be sure to follow the story and help where we can.

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Romney Gets Trump Endorsement

When I’m wrong I’m wrong. Donald Trump did not endorse Newt Gingrich, he endorsed Mitt Romney, who told reporters at the Trump Las Vegas Hotel,

“Look, there are some things that you just can’t imagine happening in your life, this is one of them.”

Seriously?

Romney by DonkeyHotey

Romney might want to hold off on celebrating the endorsement, though; according to the Washington Post,

“A January…poll found that nearly two-thirds of Republicans and GOP-leaning independents said a Trump endorsement would make no difference in their vote. Moreover, somewhat more said it would be more of a reason to oppose than to support a candidate (20 to 13 percent).”

Among all Americans, just 8 percent said they’d be more likely to vote for a Trump-endorsed candidate; more than three times as many said they’d be less likely to do so (26 percent).

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Late Night Political Jokes for Dems

“Despite his big loss in Florida Newt Gingrich vows to stay in the GOP race. And we all know when Newt takes a vow he really sticks with it.” –Jay Leno

“Mitt Romney went to a McDonald’s and ordered burgers and fries and apparently everything was going well until Romney asked the cashier if she could break a $1 million bill.” –Conan O’Brien

“Studies are showing that Republican candidates are buying a lot of their ad time on the Weather Channel. You can tell because last night, the weatherman blamed the cold front on immigration and gay marriage.” –Conan O’Brien

“Rick Santorum says Newt Gingrich is too hot, Mitt Romney is too cold, but he’s the ‘Goldilocks candidate.’ Yes, nothing gets voters excited like comparing yourself to tepid porridge.” –Craig Ferguson

“A lot of people want Gingrich and Romney to continue their attacks on each other all the way to the convention. These people are called Democrats.” –Craig Ferguson

“I don’t know whether Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich won but we do know one thing for certain: tomorrow both of them can go back to ignoring Latinos.” –Stephen Colbert

“Newt Gingrich has been attacking Mitt Romney for being wealthy and having money in bank accounts in the Cayman Islands. See, that’s when you know you’re part of the top 1 percent, when your bank’s address has the word ‘island’ in it.” –Jay Leno

“But, Romney says he is not a creature of Washington. He has lived in the real streets of America. I believe it’s Easy Street, if I’m not mistaken.” –Jay Leno

“Ron Paul was not in Florida, he was campaigning up in Maine. They think he was afraid that if he went to Florida, they’d grab him and put him in an old folks home.” –Jay Leno

“Now, Senator John McCain has gotten into the act; McCain says that the Republican debates have turned into mud wrestling. To which Herman Cain said, “I knew I got out too soon!” –Jay Leno

“Over the weekend, Herman Cain announced that he is endorsing Newt Gingrich. Well sure, adulterers like to stick together. You never know when you need an alibi. You cover for me, I’ll cover for you.” –Jay Leno

“Today, Snoop Dog endorsed Ron Paul for president. Snoop said he likes Paul’s positions on everything from legalizing pot … to legalizing pot.” ” –Conan O’Brien

“Newt Gingrich picked up an endorsement from Herman Cain. It’s not unlike getting Carrot Top’s endorsement for an Academy Award.” –Jimmy Kimmel

“Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer also said, I swear to God, this is the quote — today she said, or yesterday she was interviewed about this, she said she felt a ‘little bit threatened.’ Really? On the tarmac in broad daylight? By the — what was he going to do, deck her? Or buy the house next door? I mean, wow. Lord help this woman if she ever runs into a really scary black guy like Wayne Brady or Urkel.” –Bill Maher

“Mitt Romney said he loves Florida. All the sunshine and sandy beaches reminds him of the country where he keeps hi money.” –Bill Maher

“Yes, Mitt finally released his tax returns for one year. It turns out he keeps a lot of his money in the Cayman Islands, in Bermuda, Luxemburg, a Swiss bank account. And he said he’s not trying to evade paying taxes by keeping his money in these places. That’s like saying I got caught with meth and crack, but it wasn’t because I was trying to get high.” –Bill Maher

“These debates have jumped the shark because last night the Republican stalked about three things: deporting Mexican grandmothers, building a colony on the moon that could become the 51st state, and how Obama is out of touch.” –Bill Maher

“Newt may be toast already. The Republican establishment have the knives out for him. Tom Delay said Newt Gingrich was the most despicable human being he has seen since shaving this morning.” –Bill Maher

“Mitt Romney is going to release 2010 and 2011 tax returns. Not to be outdone, Newt Gingrich is going to release his 1988, 1994, and 2005 wedding vows.” –Conan O’Brien

Courtesy of DIRECT eZine, the newsletter of the San Diego County Democratic Party

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Trump to Announce…Something

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, I’m on the edge of my seat! Donald Trump is holding a press conference today!

According to Politico, Trump advisor Michael Cohen made this announcement:

“Donald J. Trump will be making a major announcement tomorrow (Thursday, February 2, 2012) at 12:30 p.m. at Trump International Hotel & Tower, Las Vegas, Nevada.  He will be arriving this evening at approximately 11:30 p.m.  The announcement will pertain to the Presidential race.

Seriously, tell me again, why do we care? Gingrich and Trump by Donkeyhotey

He’ll probably give an endorsement, which will probably give a bump in the polls to whoever he endorses because, for some reason, Tea Partiers and many Conservatives idolize this guy. My guess would be it’s going to be Gingrich; the only question is, what “coalition” or “committee” will Gingrich put him on in return?

 

Gingrich & Trump by DonkeyHotey

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New Additions to the Site

I’ve added some new resources for our readers, including:

  • A new “Oppo” menu (short for opposition research) for useful info on the 2012 GOP candidates, including an open thread for our bloggers and readers to add their comments providing news they’ve read on the candidates  (see http://allthingsdemocrat.com/2012-opposition-research-open-thread/).
  • Two new items on the Resources menu: Senate: Recent Votes and House: Recent Votes.

Enjoy!

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Dems Plan to Take Back the House

For those who, like me, occasionally lose faith in our Democratic leaders and question their ability to fight and win elections, well … buck up Dems!

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has a Red to Blue 2012 program designed to help Democratic candidates “organize, mobilize, win”.

The DCCC’s Red to Blue program highlights top Democratic campaigns across the country, and offers them financial, communications, grassroots, and strategic support.

Campaign Chair Steve Israel’s battle-plan, “Drive to 25″, represents the minimum number of seats needed to win the 218 seat majority.

Citing polls that are trending toward public support of Dems regaining the House, the campaign identified dozens of Republican-held seats in swing areas that the DCCC believes they can win in 2012 (see the list at DCCC). Fundraising is another key reason Dems believe they can take back the house.

CNN reports:

The DCCC out-raised its Republican counterpart in 2011 by $7 million, with the Democrats taking in $61.4 million to the GOP’s $54.1 million.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi noted on Thursday that her party’s cash advantage is part of the equation.

“We’ve out-raised and out-recruited and out-redistricted the Republicans,” she said.

And that belief in winning extends to the White House. Just last week at the House Democrats’ annual retreat, VP Biden told House Democrats:

I really do think we’re going to win back the House.

And President Obama told the same group:

I believe in you guys. You guys have had my back through some very tough times. I’m going to have your back as well, and together we’re going to move this country forward.”

In any other election cycle, I would have remained skeptical. But I see a perfect storm forming against the radical right and the do-nothing GOP-led House that gives me great hope: the occupy protests, backlash against anti-labor GOP governors, Rom-bot – the one-percent’s choice of a GOP front-runner, and the growing realization that the rich have been screwing the middle-class and the poor. I see Dems gaining the upper-hand … and I like it!

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Romney Takes Florida but Gingrich Still Won’t Go Away

According to Fox News’ exit polling of almost 3,000 voters, Gingrich managed to beat Romney with only a few of the primary’s voting groups:

  • Those who consider themselves “very Conservative      41% to 30%
  • Those who strongly support the Tea Party                     45% to 33%
  • Those who felt the abortion issue was most important    43% to 25%
  • Those who wanted a “true conservative”                       44% to 11%

Although Fox claimed at one point,

In a positive sign for Gingrich, exit polls showed evangelical voters trending for the former House speaker.

it wasn’t much of a trend; in the end the difference was a mere 2 percentage points.

What was evident was that Catholic voters weren’t buying into the conversion/repentance b.s. Catholics went for Romney 56% to 30%. I guess it’s only the far religious right that has a problem with Mormons.

Gingrich lost in the demographics of gender, race, age, education, and income. He won’t be able to blame it on attack ads either; only one percentage point separated Romney and Gingrich when voters were asked who ran the most “unfair” campaign.

But Newt still declared after he lost.

“We are going to contest every place, and we are going to win, and we will be in Tampa as the nominee in August.”

Oy vey – we’ll never be rid of this guy

 

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The Florida Primary and Beyond

According to the Wall Street Journal, Florida’s Republican Party estimates 1.5 million to 2 million Republicans will vote in today’s primary; approximately 30% of those votes having already been cast during the early voting period.

So where do the candidates stand?

According to Rasmussen,

“Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has opened a double-digit lead in Florida as the perception grows among Republican primary voters that he is the strongest general election candidate against President Obama.”

Romney is leading with 44% support to Gingrich’s 28%, followed by Santorum at 12%, and Paul at 10%. One percent prefer some other candidate, and five percent are undecided.

Rasmussen also finds

“Nationally, Gingrich leads the presidential pack among likely GOP primary voters with 35%.  After that, it’s Romney 28%, Santorum 16% and Paul 10%.”

But Gingrich has a problem. As the American Spectator points out:

“For Gingrich, February will be the toughest month. If he doesn’t pull off an upset in Florida, he isn’t favored in another nominating contest until March 6. Can he keep his campaign going until Super Tuesday? That will be his challenge if losses follow in Nevada, Arizona, and Michigan. There also aren’t any debates.”

March 6th is “Super Tuesday”, when ten states cast their votes and quite possibly decide the nomination. Two reddest of the red states voting that day, Georgia and Tennessee (my state) have the redneck factor that will help Gingrich, coupled with the fact that I’m not sure how many people down here have ever even heard of a Mormon.

This is also part of the Bible Belt which should boost Santorum a bit; but then, as we’ve seen so far, Conservatives are more than willing to chuck their values for a win.

 

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Fear Not Conservatives, Another Idiot Is Waiting in the Wings

Donald Trump is once again considering running for President, and says he’ll make his decision once the GOP chooses their nominee; only then can he determine if he’s “needed” or not.

Trump told USA Today,

 ”If they pick somebody who I think can’t win and if they pick somebody who is, in my opinion, the wrong person … and if the economy continues to be bad, I might run as an independent.”

He told CBS Miami,

I hope I don’t have to, but I may absolutely.”

Where do they get these guys? All I can figure is Conservatives have  invented some kind of candidate locating device capable of honing in on tremendous ego and incredible stupidity simultaneously.

But Donald Trump has the potential to be a bigger joke than all the other candidates combined.

For example, Time reported on a Trump interview with George Stephanopoulos, where he explained how, to compensate ourselves for the cost of the wars in the Middle East, we could just take Iraqi oil.

“Stephanopoulos countered incredulously, “So, we steal an oil field?” Trump responded, “Excuse me. You’re not stealing anything. You’re taking — we’re reimbursing ourselves.”

In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal in May

“My strength has always been the economy, and that’s what I’m best at. What I will do best is China will not be ripping us off for long, believe me. OPEC will change their ways very, very quickly.”

Aside from the usual self-importance and personal delusions that are Conservative signatures, the rest of Donald Trump can be summed up in a couple of paragraphs:

Four Corporate bankruptcies so far, which he defended in Forbes :

 “Basically I’ve used the laws of the country to my advantage…”

Three failed business ventures:

Trump Vodka, Trump Airlines and Trump Mortgage, where according to Time

“The executive Trump selected to run his loan company, E.J. Ridings, claimed to have been a top executive at a prestigious investment bank. In reality, Ridings’ highest role on Wall Street was as a registered broker, a position he held for a mere six days.”

Then there’s his clothing line. While Trump rails against China and their inferior products,

“The problem with our country is we don’t manufacture anything anymore…the stuff that’s been sent over from China falls apart after a year and a half. It’s crap.”

he doesn’t mind pawning their “crap“off on the idiots who buy his $70.00 Chinese dress shirts.

Trump likes to point out that he’s wealthier than Romney is, as if that’s a selling point. Maybe he should dump this wife and get a new one before June, and then he could also brag about being married more times than Gingrich.

And speaking of Trump’s marriage, if he runs, somebody had better make it very clear to his wife that she is Not entitled to the Whitehouse in a property settlement – just so there’s no confusion.

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Florida GOP Primary Results

Florida’s GOP primary is today and we’ll update this post as results come in. Polls close at 8pm est. Our results come from the Florida Department of State, Division of Elections. The numbers won’t be updated as soon AP and other sites who use exit polls to determine an early outcome, but our numbers will be the official outcome according to the state of Florida.

Update 11:06pm est:

romney wins florida primaryWith over 95% reporting and 1,661,860 votes cast (there were 1.95 million in 2008), the results are as follows:

  • Rick Santorum, 222,118, 13.37%
  • Newt Gingrich, 530,899, 31.95%
  • Mitt Romney, 770,646, 46.37%
  • Ron Paul, 116,666, 7.02%

And that’s where I’ll call it a night …

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Earlier post …

PollingReport.com has these, latest poll numbers with Romney way ahead in one poll and Gingrich with a slight lead in another:

Romney 43% / Gingrich 31% / Santorum 13% / Paul 9% / Other 1% / Unsure 3% (American Research Group, Jan. 29-30)

and

Gingrich 28% / Romney 27% / Santorum 17% / Paul 13% / Other 2% / Unsure 13% (Gallup national tracking, Jan. 26-30)

Mother Jones has a fun tool called the GOP Primary Predictor. You click on the graphs for each upcoming primary and predict who will win the primary, including how many delegates the remaining candidates will win. As of today, you can predict the next 17 primaries until Super Tuesday, March 6, where 8 primaries are running together. More primaries will be added later and, in the end, you’ll see the accuracy your predictions.

* MJ is also running a Twitter contest at #fantasyGOP where you may win prizes for your winning predictions.

Here’s a complete list of the 2012 GOP primaries (courtesy of USA Today):

Jan. 10: New Hampshire primary
Jan. 21: South Carolina primary
Jan. 31: Florida primary
Feb. 4: Nevada caucuses; Maine caucuses begin
Feb. 7: Colorado, Minnesota caucuses; Missouri primary*
Feb. 28: Arizona, Michigan primaries
March 3: Washington State caucuses
March 6: Super Tuesday — Primaries or caucuses in Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia. Wyoming caucuses begin.
March 10: Kansas caucuses
March 13: Alabama, Mississippi primaries; Hawaii caucuses
March 17: Missouri caucuses
March 20: Illinois primary
March 24: Louisiana primary
April 3: District of Columbia, Maryland, Texas, Wisconsin primaries
April 24: Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island primaries
May 8: Indiana, North Carolina, West Virginia primaries
May 15: Nebraska, Oregon primaries
May 22: Arkansas, Kentucky primaries
June 5: California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota primaries
June 26: Utah primary

*Non-binding primary; Missouri delegates chosen at March 17 caucuses.

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“Same as It Ever WAS…”

Wall Street Owns WASHINGTON…

You know what they want? They want obedient workers. Obedient workers, people who are just smart enough to run the machines and do the paperwork. And just dumb enough to passively accept all these increasingly shitty jobs with the lower pay, the longer hours, the reduced benefits, the end of overtime and vanishing pension that disappears the minute you go to collect it, and now they’re coming for your Social Security money. They want your retirement money. They want it back so they can give it to their criminal friends on Wall Street, and you know something? They’ll get it. They’ll get it all from you sooner or later cause they own this f#cking place! Its a big club, and you ain’t in it!  You, and I, are not in the big club. (READ MORE)

Senate Aims to Bypass Obama on Keystone Pipeline

 Political one-upmanship is on the rise in Washington DC. Congressional Republicans are planning an attempt to circumvent President Obama to hasten the approval of TransCanada’s controversial Keystone XL pipeline.

Republicans last month used Keystone XL as leverage to pass economic stimulus, which President Obama signed into law. Obama is now compelled to make a decision on the pipeline, which crosses international boundaries, by February 21. The State Department was expected to spend several years deliberating its approval.

The stage is set for a showdown. The Administration has questioned whether Congress’s 60-day deadline could run afoul of environmental laws, and the GOP is drafting legislation that would exert Congress’s authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations if the White House denies TransCanada a permit (READ ON…)

Rectal Exam ADDED Amendment To Anti-Abortion Bill …  (APPLAUSE!)

To protest a bill that would require women to undergo an ultrasound before having an abortion, Virginia State Sen. Janet Howell (D-Fairfax) on Monday attached an amendment that would require men to have a rectal exam and a cardiac stress test before obtaining a prescription for erectile dysfunction medication.

“We need some gender equity here,” she told HuffPost.

GOP AIMS TO commit political suicide by opposing the Buffet Rule …

 The reality is that Whitehouse’s bill stands next to no chance of becoming law. Republicans overwhelmingly oppose it and Senate Democratic aides said privately they don’t expect GOP support for it.

And, my response to all of this…. to quote the great philosopher David Byrne, “Same as it ever was…”

 

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Ron Paul’s Extremist Positions

Ron Paul isn’t getting much air time lately, now that he’s polling waaay behind in comparison to Rom-bot and the Newt-ster. But as I wrote in an earlier post, there are still many who support him, including (supposedly) liberals.

Ken Quinnell at C&L created a huge list of Paul’s extremist positions (with source links) that his liberal supporters should be considering. Some of these positions are:

For the full list and additional, important analysis, see Ken’s article at C&L …

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Newt Gingrich Spoke at Tea Party Rallies – in 1994

Newt Gingrich has created a new page on his campaign site labeled “Coalitions”; the most interesting of which is “Tea Partiers with Newt“.

Evidentally, in their zeal to establish Newt’s “street creds” with the Tea Party, and puff up his resume even more, some moron wrote the following paragraph (emphasis mine):

“Newt Gingrich strongly believes in and has lived and governed the values of the Tea Party: Individual Responsibility, Free Markets and Constitutionally limited government. Newt has been a strong supporter and advocate of the modern Tea Party movement since the beginning. When no one else was endorsing it, he was. But he’s not new to Tea Parties. In 1994 he was also out speaking at countless Tea Party events that helped sweep in the 1994 Republican takeover of Congress.”

That’s right, Newt’s campaign is claiming he spoke at Tea Party rallies – 18 years before there was a  Tea Party. This guy could actually be clinically out of his mind. Lucky for him, Tea Partiers are dumb enough not to notice.

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Gimme That Ol’ Time Religious Quid Pro Quo

Herman Cain has officially endorsed Newt Gingrich, explaining it this way according to Newsmax :

“I decided to throw my support behind former Speaker Newt Gingrich because I can now see much clearer distinctions between President Obama and Newt than I do between Governor Mitt Romney and the president.

…which is why I accepted his invitation to co-chair his Economic Growth and Tax Reform Advisory Council.” (my emphasis)

Newt Gingrich by Donkey Hotey

 

Ah yes, another endorsement coincides with some sort of position in the Gingrich camp. So far, besides Cain,

according to ABC, Gingrich sees a “major role” in his administration for Sarah Palin”, (Republicans are hell-bent on getting this dingbat into the White House one way or another)

Rick Perry will supposedly “lead a “Tenth Amendment enforcement project” for Newt’s campaign,    (as long as they keep reminding him what he’s leading).

 

And Gingrich is also buying off racking up the Evangelical fringe as well.

Conservative Pastor Tim LaHaye endorsed Gingrich, and will be joining the “Gingrich Faith Leaders Coalition as a national co-chairman”.

Newts “coalition” is led by Christian market researcher, George Barna. It also includes Dr. Jim Garlow, the California pastor behind the Proposition 8 Battle, Congressman J.C. Watts, Don Wildmon of the American Family Association, and Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel.

Liberty Council describes itself as

“…an international nonprofit litigation, education, and policy organization dedicated to advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and the family since 1989…”

Lunacy council would be more fitting. One of their pages touts an  “Adopt a Liberal”  program which they describe as

“Helping Restore Poor Leaders to Right Thinking”

where they suggest “Christians”,

“Pray for God’s powerful intervention in many liberals’ lives”

The page includes a list of “liberal” politicians and media types to be prayed for, including the “Unknown Liberal”.  They use the term “liberal” to refer to anyone they don’t agree with (surprise), including Republicans Arnold Schwarzenneger and Olympia Snowe.

The “Faith Leaders Coalition’s” stated mission is to “assist Gingrich to engage with thousands of Christians across the country, and is already working with the candidate on a White House initiative to defend religious liberty.”

That’s right, just Christian liberty.

Some other endorsers/coalition members:

Dr. Michael Youssef who will be a National Co-Chair.

Atlanta Pastor Joe Fuitenwill will be Washington State co-chair.

Dutch Sheets, an avowed Dominionist and self-appointed apostle according to Right Wing Watch

and Christian author George Barna who’s Barna Group has a division called The Josiah Corps, which is a process developed to identify young people between the ages of 8 and 12 whom God has called to lead the Church in the future. (my emphasis)

California pastor Jim Garlow said in a conference call with other religious fanatics that,

“…the United States as we know her will cease to exist as will, then, Western Civilization…”

(talking of course about what will happen if President Obama is reelected.)

Conservative activist Don Wildmon  picked Gingrich over Santorum because, “You’re basically going to vote for the man you think can do the best job”.

The endorsements of these individuals validate the long standing Non-Republican point, that the “faith and family values” schtick is an absolute load of garbage.

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