Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Evangelical Leader Threatens to Use Political Muscle Vs. Democrats

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009) Donate to DU
 
carrowsboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-01-05 01:58 PM
Original message
Evangelical Leader Threatens to Use Political Muscle Vs. Democrats
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/01/politics/01dobson.html

COLORADO SPRINGS - James C. Dobson, the nation's most influential evangelical leader, is threatening to put six potentially vulnerable Democratic senators "in the 'bull's-eye' " if they block conservative appointments to the Supreme Court. In a letter his aides say is being sent to more than one million of his supporters, Dr. Dobson, the child psychologist and founder of the evangelical organization Focus on the Family, promises "a battle of enormous proportions...
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-01-05 02:00 PM
Response to Original message
1. Time we launch a national and general counter offensive
against dobson and his minions
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Dr.Phool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-01-05 02:39 PM
Response to Reply #1
6. We can start by
Revoking their tax exempt status.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-01-05 02:01 PM
Response to Original message
2. Hey, could you put old Barbara's face on there? That would be
hilarious.

Don't have the link but this is a dupe. That's why I only asked about switching heads on your picture, not that I was in anyway disregarding the post.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Gman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-01-05 02:20 PM
Response to Original message
3. Yeah, well, he's got to get them to the polls too
and it took a hellva lot to get them there in November. I say they can't do it two elections in a row.

But our people are getting more and more motivated as this shit goes on.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-01-05 02:22 PM
Response to Reply #3
4. Oh yes they can
it is called rigging the election
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
JohnnyRingo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-01-05 02:37 PM
Response to Original message
5. Amusing reference to "anti abortion activist judges" as "conservatives"
If someone refered to a potential judge as a "liberal", republicans would scream at the top of their lungs for disqualification.

I'm sick of how these repubs have distorted "conservative/liberal" to mean "good/evil".
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Moderator DU Moderator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-01-05 02:42 PM
Response to Original message
7. Locking...
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Sat May 04th 2024, 04:20 AM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009) Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC