Republicans Admit Mailing Campaign Literature Saying Liberals Will...

[WillyT]

Ban the Bible - NYT

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The Republican Party acknowledged yesterday sending mass mailings to residents of two states warning that "liberals" seek to ban the Bible. It said the mailings were part of its effort to mobilize religious voters for President Bush. The mailings include images of the Bible labeled "banned" and of a gay marriage proposal labeled "allowed." A mailing to Arkansas residents warns: "This will be Arkansas if you don't vote." A similar mailing was sent to West Virginians.

A liberal religious group, the Interfaith Alliance, circulated a copy of the Arkansas mailing to reporters yesterday to publicize it. "What they are doing is despicable,'' said Don Parker, a spokesman for the alliance. "They are playing on people's fears and emotions."

In an e-mail message, Christine Iverson, a spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee, confirmed that the party had sent the mailings.

"When the Massachusetts Supreme Court sanctioned same-sex marriage and people in other states realized they could be compelled to recognize those laws, same-sex marriage became an issue,'' Ms. Iverson said. "These same activist judges also want to remove the words 'under God' from the Pledge of Allegiance."

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Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/24/politics/campaign/24bible.html

Uncle Sam... Culture War In Isle 5!!!

:wtf:

[Dickie Flatt]

1. The "activist judges" crap should be a bigger issue

The goal seems to be to discredit the entire judicial system of the United States. What the hell do Republicans have against them? The Repubs are bitching about Kerry trying to take down our commander-in-chief; that's not the story -- that's democracy. The real story is the GOP's attempt to take down our entire judicial system.

[LoZoccolo]

2. OK and /when/ did we say we were gonna ban the Bible? n/t

[Mr_Spock]

3. What they are doing seems so unAmerican as to be illegal.

Incredibly despicable - nothing is below the vile scumyness of Repuke shit heads.

[WillyT]

Yep... And It's ONLY September !!!

:scared::wow::puke:

[kerryin2004]

4. dupe sorry

[kerryin2004]

5. I concur..We should ban the bible..

Every hotel room should replace it with something more appropriate for what goes on there..How about the joy of sex" or better yet, the Kama Sutra

[deadparrot]

6. Um, no....THEIR side is the one who burns books.

[whistle]

7. Just ban the republicans from being able to mail anything if they can't...

...be more responsible and stop spreading lies.

[iwantmycountryback]

8. "Activist judges"

Judges who aren't in lockstep with the Bush agenda.

[DeepModem Mom]

9. kick

[DoYouEverWonder]

10. Darn and I just got a new copy of the Nag Hammadi Library

does that mean I have to throw it away? Oh that's right, they already threw these gospels away around 400 AD.

[WillyT]

11. We've Got The Rembrandt Version... Pretty Paintings !!!

Guess I better hide it now!

:evilgrin:

[kwolf68]

12. Damnit it with the activist judges

If we start rolling back decisions I can think of one "little significant" one in 1886 that did this

IT MADE CORPORATIONS PEOPLE!!!! That is bullshit and bogus

[Radical Activist]

13. Activist Judges ended segregation

and conservative ones allowed it to continue for decades. I'm sure some of Bush's pals are still mad about that one.