David Kuo: Now an Additon to the Axis of Evil...per right wing fundie

[RedEarth]

Last night on CBS’s 60 Minutes, David Kuo, a former White House deputy on faith-based issues, explained that the Bush White House has consistently subverted its so-called “values” agenda in favor of crass political gain. “This message that has been sent out to Christians for a long time now: that Jesus came primarily for a political agenda, and recently primarily a right-wing political agenda - as if this culture war is a war for God. And it’s not a war for God, it’s a war for politics,” said Kuo.

Interviewer Lesley Stahl asked Kuo whether he thinks the White House is going to view his book as a betrayal and may go after him. Kuo responded:

“Of course they will. I can hear the attacks, right? ‘Oh, he’s really a liberal.’ or, ‘Oh, maybe that brain tumor really messed up his head.’ Or, you know, ‘He’s an idealist.’”

The assaults have already started coming in from the White House’s conservative allies. Christian evangelical leaders James Dobson, Tony Perkins, and Chuck Colson were to quick to criticize Kuo while defending Bush.

In the latest attack, an article entitled “David Kuo: An Addition to the Axis of Evil,” Jason T. Christy, the publisher of The Church Report (and once nominated to head the Bush-friendly Christian Coalition), lobs many of the accusations that Kuo predicted:

Don’t be fooled by Kuo; he is someone who has been described as a “wolf in sheep’s clothing.” Don’t let his smarmy tones and pouty eyes fool you. Having done campaign work for several Kennedys, having contradicted himself and his own letters, Kuo is being used to try and prop up the liberal left, to breathe life into lifeless campaigns and his master literary work is a mere smokescreen. Questioning the faith and motivation of this administration is wrong.

When he was young, Kuo interned for Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and was a campaign volunteer for Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA), who retired from Congress in 1998. In his professional life, Kuo worked for leading conservatives John Ashcroft and Bill Bennett.

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/16/kuo-attack/


link to the article.......

http://www.thechurchreport.com/mag_article.php?mid=789&mname=October

[Phredicles]

1. Crass political gain? The Bush administration?

He must be taliking about someone else. :sarcasm:

[bryant69]

2. It is sadly predictable.

But I think some of these people are going to regret buying into the Bush Administration to this extent. They aren't getting very much at all, and it's pretty obvious.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[Supersedeas]

3. remember how their was a threat to charge Paul O'Neil with a Federal

Crime.

[librechik]

4. Omigod! He's an EX- DEMOCRAT!!! (Maybe)

heh--they need better screenibg at the WH, apparently--David the Mole in Christian Clothing got through the crack squad that allowed Jeff Gannon and Abramoff to visit 100s of times!

[Donkeykick]

5. Just Maybe...

all of these guys can tell the religious right where and when that Federal Marriage Amendment is going to start for them. What do the Pachyderms need--another 12 years! :wtf:

[Gabi Hayes]

6. he was just on CNN, with Wolfie armed w/all kinds of disparaging quotes

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2406696