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Republicans running on the Jesus platform
From today's Rachel Maddow blog.
First up from the God Machine this week is a look at the "presidential family forum," held last night in Iowa, and hosted by a far-right religious-right group called The Family Leader, led by a conservative kingmaker named Bob Vander Plaats.
Right Wing Watch explained this week a little about the man who ran the show: ""Not only does Vander Plaats want to remove from office or defund the courts of judges who find in favor of marriage equality, he believes that anything, like gay marriage, that 'goes against the law of nature' is by definition unconstitutional . He argues that the government is an institution of God and therefore its purpose is 'to promote righteousness' and to apply 'God's principles and precepts.'"
And it's against this backdrop that seven contenders for the Republican presidential nomination -- Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, and Rick Santorum -- appeared at last night's gathering, hoping to earn an endorsement.
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Asked to name the first person they would call upon hearing about a terrorist attack, Carson and Rubio both said the Department of Homeland Security; Fiorina and Mike Huckabee both said they'd fall to their knees and pray.
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The moderator asked the candidates to imagine a scenario in which there were simultaneous attacks on Times Square and Yankee Stadium on Sept. 11, 2017. The question -- who would you call first? -- went to Rubio, who talked about federal resources and DHS. Huckabee answered moments later, saying he would get on his knees and "make a call to God."
Based on the roar of applause, it was apparently the answer the audience was looking for.
Right Wing Watch explained this week a little about the man who ran the show: ""Not only does Vander Plaats want to remove from office or defund the courts of judges who find in favor of marriage equality, he believes that anything, like gay marriage, that 'goes against the law of nature' is by definition unconstitutional . He argues that the government is an institution of God and therefore its purpose is 'to promote righteousness' and to apply 'God's principles and precepts.'"
And it's against this backdrop that seven contenders for the Republican presidential nomination -- Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, and Rick Santorum -- appeared at last night's gathering, hoping to earn an endorsement.
snip
Asked to name the first person they would call upon hearing about a terrorist attack, Carson and Rubio both said the Department of Homeland Security; Fiorina and Mike Huckabee both said they'd fall to their knees and pray.
snip
The moderator asked the candidates to imagine a scenario in which there were simultaneous attacks on Times Square and Yankee Stadium on Sept. 11, 2017. The question -- who would you call first? -- went to Rubio, who talked about federal resources and DHS. Huckabee answered moments later, saying he would get on his knees and "make a call to God."
Based on the roar of applause, it was apparently the answer the audience was looking for.
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/week-god-112115#break
Seems that Rubio needs himself more Jesus. That aside, how about we just deport all LGBTQs, skip the primaries and the election, and appoint Jesus to the White House.
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Absolutely true. If you don't believe it,
