I really think the "forum" is a setup

[iamthebandfanman]

i mean the one tonight with Obama and McCain.

Am i the only one ?

[zanne]

1. GMTA nt

[Muttocracy]

2. there was at least one faith speech thing during the primaries, wasn't there?

I can't remember who was left at that point - just Obama and Clinton?

[iamthebandfanman]

4. id imagine clinton and obama

have closer stances on these types of issues tho.

something tells me McCains gonna say whatever it takes to get their vote.

[ColbertWatcher]

3. I don't see a need for it, other than to push Christianity into politics. n/t

[Occam Bandage]

7. Can't push what's already there.

It's been there for over 200 years.



Yes, that would be God commanding the Bald Eagle to prevent Jefferson from burning the Constitution for the Devil on a French altar.

[ColbertWatcher]

15. Wow, it's like Bill O'Reilly's wet dream in woodcut! n/t

[Canuckistanian]

17. Gallic despotism?

That's a fine tribute to the nation who helped found the country.

I see anti-French lunacy has a long history.

[EV_Ares]

5. Yeah and you know McCain is going to get the questions somehow if he doesn't already have them, eom.

[annabanana]

12. It doesn't matter. McCain is going to have a problem.

I believe he was raised (and may still be) Episcopalian. We are not big "religion talkers", even in Church on Sunday Morning. The whole idea that you need anyone or anything between you and The Big Guy (whether a Priest or a whole social network) is kind of counter the whole zeitgeist...

The Primary Religious Experience for Episcopalians is an internal dialogue...

[Muttocracy]

6. when does it start tonight? nt

[gblady]

9. 5-7 PDT

[stlsaxman]

14. 7 pm EST... 2 minutes from now

[NightWatcher]

8. maybe it will kill the "muslim" meme

[Diane R]

10. I'm worried about that, too. I heard that Obama goes first for an hour...

...does that mean McCain will have heard all the questions, and Obama's answers, before he has to answer them?

[mtf80123]

11. this is what pisses me off the most...

if it were an actual debate... Obama would mop the floor with him.

[MJW]

13. I feel uneasy about it

I don't think it has anyplace in the political forum

Fundamentalist religion has always had a negative , anti intellectual influence in American political life.The appeal of these people is purely emotional and mistrustful of social change.

[cynatnite]

16. The christianity forum is nothing but a big pile of steaming crap...

It's so they can spout off their religious credentials and say they're the bigger christian and all that. This is how low the country has sunk. It's not about being able to do the job...it's about how much of a christian someone is in order to be president.

[TexasObserver]

18. setup