Is James Dobson right about gambling?

[ButterflyBlood]

The Nader apologists here seem to think so.

[Maddy McCall]

1. Don't keep up with Dobson's stances.

What's he say about gambling?

That it's immoral? A sin?

[emilyg]

2. What did he say?

[ButterflyBlood]

8. He wrote a letter with Nader to the DNC

Basically condemning comments by the then DNC chairman saying that the Democrats want to be the party of the gambling industry.

[emilyg]

11. Thank you.

[MonkeyFunk]

3. hard to say

without knowing his position.

[slackmaster]

4. We're not all watching the same TV show as you are, ButterflyBlood

Please enlighten us.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

5. Since I don't know what he said, I have no idea

I don't gamble because I don't find it fun to do. I know folks that have a great time gambling, and know when to quit. I've heard of people who get addicted to gambling and lose everything--I feel sorry for those folks, and think, like alcoholics, they might have to lay off gambling for the rest of their lives.

[rucky]

6. I don't know what he said.

but I'm voting "yes" because you want everyone to say "no" in your push poll.

[0007]

14. Me too! nt

[Forkboy]

7. I just voted even though I have no idea what you're talking about.

Voting is fun!

[Hollow Shells]

9. I don't know what his stance is

If it were up to me, the Gov. would own and run casinos to generate extra revenue. It would be a kind of voluntary tax.

[JoePhilly]

10. Vegas is giving 5 to 1 against Dobson on this poll. / nt

[Starbucks Anarchist]

12. LINK:

Ralph Nader and Dr. James Dobson, President of Focus on the Family, sent a letter today to Joe Andrew, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, inquiring about the Democratic Party’s stands on gambling. The letter follows:

http://www.commercialalert.org/news/news-releases/1999/08/nader-dobson-ask-whether-democrats-want-to-be-the-party-of-the-gambling-industry

Dear Mr. Andrew:

We write to inquire about a news article in the Las Vegas Sun, on June 3, 1999, regarding the National Gambling Impact Study Commission. The article reports that “Two weeks ago, President Bill Clinton raised $400,000 for the Democratic National Committee in Las Vegas. During that visit, DNC Chairman Joe Andrew told the Sun that Democrats in Washington want to be the party of the gaming industry.”

We have two questions for you:

Do “Democrats in Washington” or the Democratic Party “want to be the party of the gaming industry”? If so, what policies will the Democratic Party advance in support of the gambling industry? We are concerned when any political party is reported to boast that it wishes to be “the party of the gaming industry.” The gambling industry is the bane of millions of Americans, and a proximate cause in countless divorces, cases of domestic violence, bankruptcies, suicides, and homelessness, as well as despondency, ruination, impoverishment, despair and many other social ills and familial pain.* We want to know where you and the Democratic Party stand on gambling.

Sincerely,

Ralph Nader
James. C. Dobson, President, Focus on the Family

[jberryhill]

13. A much better question is...

whether James Dobson is right about gazpacho.... whatever it is he might have said about it.


But if he's right about gambling, then I'll cover his bets.

[ProudDad]

15. Back In 1999, he wrote a letter against the Dems

aligning themselves with the gambling industry in Las Vegas.

Here's the letter...

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Nader, Dobson Ask Whether Democrats “Want to Be the Party of the Gambling Industry”

Ralph Nader and Dr. James Dobson, President of Focus on the Family, sent a letter today to Joe Andrew, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, inquiring about the Democratic Party’s stands on gambling. The letter follows:

Dear Mr. Andrew:

We write to inquire about a news article in the Las Vegas Sun, on June 3, 1999, regarding the National Gambling Impact Study Commission. The article reports that “Two weeks ago, President Bill Clinton raised $400,000 for the Democratic National Committee in Las Vegas. During that visit, DNC Chairman Joe Andrew told the Sun that Democrats in Washington want to be the party of the gaming industry.”

We have two questions for you:

Do “Democrats in Washington” or the Democratic Party “want to be the party of the gaming industry”? If so, what policies will the Democratic Party advance in support of the gambling industry? We are concerned when any political party is reported to boast that it wishes to be “the party of the gaming industry.” The gambling industry is the bane of millions of Americans, and a proximate cause in countless divorces, cases of domestic violence, bankruptcies, suicides, and homelessness, as well as despondency, ruination, impoverishment, despair and many other social ills and familial pain.* We want to know where you and the Democratic Party stand on gambling.

Sincerely,

Ralph Nader
James. C. Dobson, President, Focus on the Family

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After watching the People of California get conned by that same industry, I tend to agree that the Democratic Party should NOT align themselves with such sleezeballs...

What do you think?

[awoke_in_2003]

16. Had to vote know

because everything that idiot says is wrong (ie Spongebob and gay agenda, showering with your 7 year old son, etc, etc)

[alfredo]

17. Dobson dropped a cool million at Atlantic City. He's been down on gambling

since then. You don't stand at 13 or take a hit at 19. Just never understood that concept.

[LoZoccolo]

18. You stand at 13 if the dealer has a 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 facing up.

:D

[alfredo]

19. True. But Dobson is a man of faith.