Its always been ridiculously easy to fool the repub Christian base [View All]

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That's part of the Christian Conservative movement I've always found fascinating, the ease with which they trick people into supporting them and sending them money. The t.v. preachers are the model, the politicians have taken it to monstrous proportions. My folks sent money to Jim and Tammy Baker, when they fell, they sent money to Pat Robertson, eventually they stopped sending money, but for years they were suckered, very easily.

A perfect example of this can be seen on the Bill Moyers special on Abramhoff and Delay. When Tom Delay is finally forced to step down, he appears before his adoring fans and says he hopes they see Christ through him and continue to support him, even after being caught stealing from them and lying to them for decades, the Jesus trick always works.

Starting with Reagan, the republican operatives reached out to them directly for their loyal votes and donations, using the buzz words they like to hear, simply mentioning the almighty, or the Lord, or the odd bible passage, they fall into line like soldiers.

But this Foley thing has hit them in the guts, many of them are shocked to their very core to think of rampant homosexuality in the congress, after decades of being told that homosexuals are the same as cannibals and monsters. Their heads are reeling, they feel betrayed, and not just by this.

Many of them are angry to discover they've been hoaxed, no one likes that, and for the first time I can ever remember, they are pissed at those they support the most, and the most unconditionally. The mold has been broken by the Foley scandal.

There are still of course the die hard never give up types who would literally support bush and his masters no matter what depravity they indulge in, hell, they've accepted war and torture and piracy. All you have to do is mention Christ every couple of minutes and you're in. These are the most easy to manipulate, the most loyal, and now the republicans are forced to continue to appeal to them.

Will the trick always work? Its so ridiculously easy, anyone can do it, even you. Find a church, use the magic words, pass the plate, and bada bing, you're rich. Ralph Reed did it, Tom Delay did it, george bush did it, and you can too.

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/moyersonamerica/capitol/index.html
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