GOP platform crafted by the fundies

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NEW YORK (AP) -- In a few words meant to speak volumes, Republicans have extended a welcome to party members who disagree with elements of their platform, a strongly conservative statement of beliefs that includes an endorsement of constitutional bans on abortion and gay marriage.

Party leaders working with platform delegates on both sides of the abortion issue settled on a declaration Wednesday night that Republicans "respect and accept" that party members can have deeply held differences.

"We've worked very hard to be the open door (party) and show respect for other views," said Tennessee Sen. Bill Frist, platform chairman. "It's language I'm very comfortable with."

The committee adopted the compromise in a 74-18 vote, with most of the mild opposition coming from social conservatives who saw any accommodation as a dilution of core principles. On the other hand, advocates of gay and abortion rights had wanted a much stronger statement -- one that identified their issues as matters of disagreement.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/26/rnc.platform.ap/index.html

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1. It's the same platform they've had since Bu$h Sr

why should they change it now?

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3. Then we don't do

a good enough job of pointing it out. I think in the past, no one thought the candidate supported all those fundie issues, but Dubya has shown his true colors and we should make an extra effort to point out it is the pResident who is out of the mainstream.

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2. Why don't these idiots just defect?

Anyone tells me they're a Log Cabin Republican or a member of the Republican Pro-Choice Coalition and I'll tell them to have their heads examined.

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4. This shows me they have an Ace up their sleeves.

They were thouroughly humiliated during the '92 Convention when they went so Ultra Conservative and Bush 1 was beaten so badly. If they are not trying at all for Moderates and Swing Voters then they feel they don't need anyone. They have something else figured out. BBV possibly.