Reply #25: LTTE: Ohio Restoration Project is guilty of false advertising [View All]

[MelissaB]

Ohio Restoration Project is guilty of false advertising

Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Regarding “Blackwell urges Christians to be politically active” (Jan. 18): The Ohio Restoration Project is guilty of false advertising. They should call themselves what they really are, Shills For The Republican Party.

Who does Ken Blackwell think he’s fooling with his little cross lapel pin? This career politician who is on the make presumes to be the moral conscience of Ohio? Yeah, him and nutty Jerry Falwell and extra-nutty Pat Robertson. I have no doubt that Ken Blackwell would shave his head, don a saffron robe and join Hare Krishna if he thought it would gain him the governor’s mansion. These guys make me wonder if one of the requirements for becoming born again is to buy into whatever con job comes along.

The Republicans have been stringing Christians along for 30-plus years with empty promises of their bringing an end to legalized abortion. Last time I checked, abortion was still legal and readily available. But why shouldn’t politicians such as Blackwell profit from the gullibility of faith-based voters who will support anyone who bills himself as a “culture warrior”?

Certainly, selling this phony “cultural war” takes much less effort than balancing a state budget or making sure that our schools are adequately funded. And anyone who is naive enough to vote “pro-life” for 30 years without any results surely is good for another 20 or 30 years of support for the so-called Christian (Republican) Party.

Go ahead, all you Christian warriors. Put Blackwell in the governor’s mansion. Four years later, when abortion is still legal, I’ll remind you that I told you so.

DON CIRELLI, CANTON


Link: http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=265606