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CurtEastPoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-12-09 01:13 PM
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Ralph Reed is back. Brace yourselves for smarminess galore.
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Source: Atlanta Journal/Constitution

“This is not going to be your daddy’s Christian Coalition,” Reed said in an interview to describe his new venture, the Faith and Freedom Coalition. “It has to be younger, hipper, less strident, more inclusive and it has to harness the 21st century that will enable us to win in the future.”

If so, perhaps this really will be a new start. After all, when Reed ran the original Christian Coalition from 1989 to 1997, he famously warned enemies they wouldn’t know what hit them “until you’re in a body bag.”

But, it’s been a decade since Reed left that stage, and he has suffered embarrassments and defeats the past few years.

Now, Reed wants back in. And, judging from the 2008 national elections, Republicans could use the help. But questions remain: Do Republicans need or want Reed’s new group? And can Reed still deliver it if they do?

Read more: http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/stories//2009/07/12/ralph_reed_comeback.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab
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