Texas evangelicals helped effort to stop Palin 'troopergate' probe

[scytherius]

Source: Miami Herald

New state gift disclosures show it cost Liberty Legal Institute and the two law firms working with it $185,000 to represent six Alaska legislators in an unsuccessful lawsuit to halt their colleagues' "troopergate" investigation into whether Gov. Sarah Palin acted improperly in firing the state's public safety director.

The legislators listed a $25,000 gift of services from the Texas-based Liberty Legal Institute. Liberty is the legal arm of the Free Market Foundation, which is associated with evangelical leader James Dobson's Focus on the Family, and lists its guiding principles as limited government and promotion of Judeo-Christian values.

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/892737.html

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Loons of a feather . . .

[DFW]

1. Texas is a big state. It's only normal that we have bigger nut cases than some other states

[TEmperorHasNoClothes]

3. ,,,as evidenced by Bush...

[DFW]

7. He was a transplant, like me

He is originally from Connecticut (I was born and raised in Virginia).

[sellitman]

10. And we really miss him here in Ct too!!!

NOT!!!

[DFW]

14. Yeah, like Europe misses the Black Plague!

[SpiralHawk]

2. Republicon so-called 'christian' family values.

wide-stance style.

As usual.

[patrice]

4. !#$!%@#%$!^!%%^$#%^EE@&>$#!# . . . ~ TAX THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lostnotforgotten]

5. DU Members Don't Really Appreciate How Big The Fundie Juggernaut Is - Texas Is Ground Zero

In one part of the state I visited often, Rush Limbaugh was piped into the US Post Office.

One could not escape that blithering idiot even while buying stamps.

[patrice]

6. Ohhhhhh, we see it up close and personal here in Kansas too!

Refer to Our President as a "babykiller" and you acquire friends : Tell people they need to actually listen to what President Obama is saying in order to deliver a personal opinion about it and you get turned-in to your boss for "being political".

Been there; done that.

[EV_Ares]

8. Yeah, those red state evangelicals are rather crazy aren't they. The thing

that amazes me is for them to consider themselves Christian but yet, for one of their own (Palin) it is OK to disrespect the law, the Constitution, etc. Maybe the definition of Christian has changed, don't know but a Christian was not like these people.

[patrice]

16. There ARE, for definite certain sure, Blaspheming Money Changers in the temple, of the same ilk

that sold Yeshua to the Romans.

And they are doing it all over again. I do not mean this figuratively or symbolically or as any kind of fantasy:
Oil Kings/trans-National corps = Pilate
BushCo et al = Herod
All of the Innocent DEAD and Suffering = Jesus.

They don't need to look for no "Second Coming" he's here now and always has been in every state/group sanctioned killing in human history. And that's what Yeshua was trying to tell us and why it cost him his life to refuse to participate in the Violence.

[Downwinder]

32. So called Christians or self syled Christians nt

[sellitman]

11. I worked for a company from OKC.

That state is redder than........

[patrice]

18. I used to live in Broken Arrow where there is this Bible college at which students claimed

the right to step into the middle of one of the busiest streets in the town, to cross the street, WITHOUT LOOKING, because the Holy Spirit is watching out for them. Nothing happened the 4 years that I was there, but the highschool seniors that I taught had all kinds of stories. Urban legends, some of it to be sure, but still where there's smoke, there's somekind of "fire".

[MUAD_DIB]

28. The same things goes on in Harvard Square, only the kids that walk out into

traffic have Mom and Dad's trust fund lawyers watching out for them if they happen to get hit.

[patrice]

29. Rich AND Stupid, oh . . . that bodes well for America!

[rainbow4321]

17. Which is why Palin is trying to insert herself into TX politics

by putting out a statement that she was "endorsing Rick Perry". It's one of the few states left that has her crazy assed base. Anyone bother to tell her that while TX may be BIG, she can't win in 2012 with **ONLY TX** in her column??

[dothemath]

19. won't work .................

Palin thinks sucking up to Rick Perry will help her. Doesn't she know Perry thinks she is a joke?

Check it out.

[NBachers]

9. So how much "faith-based outreach" money does this group get

from our US government?

[Bluebear]

15. Good question.

[TexasProgresive]

12. Texas Talibaptist at it again

Courtesy of Susan DuQuesnay Bankston of www.kissmybigbluebutt.com

February 8 - Well, as if the Texas Talibaptist didn't have enough to do right here, what with all manner of Sodom and Gomorrah and nakkid people and floozy wimmen and drunk cowboys walking around totally unarmed in flagrant violation of the second amendment, the Texas Talibaptists have had the wherewithal to send missionaries to Alaska to minister to poor starving lawyers with severe and horrifically chronic honesty deficiencies.
Poor pathetic unwashed Alaskan lawyers who don't even have their own "Feed the Lawyers" commercial on late night teevee. I get all misty-eyed just thinking about it.

JUNEAU — New state gift disclosures show it cost Liberty Legal Institute and the two law firms working with it $185,000 to represent six Alaska legislators in an unsuccessful lawsuit to halt their colleagues' "troopergate" investigation into whether Gov. Sarah Palin acted improperly in firing the state's public safety director.

The legislators listed a $25,000 gift of services from the Texas-based Liberty Legal Institute. Liberty is the legal arm of the Free Market Foundation, which is associated with evangelical leader James Dobson's Focus on the Family, and lists its guiding principles as limited government and promotion of Judeo-Christian values.

If being able to hide your public-interest activities is not a Judeo-Christian value, then I want to know what is! And Lord knows the Talibaptist have had years of experience at hiding - the liquor, the frequent trips to Hooters, pesky little divorces ...

[acmavm]

13. I love that stuff...

<snip>

Honey, you know the difference between the Taliban and Texas Republicans? One is opposed to science, equal rights for women, religious freedom, peaceful resolution of disagreements, and democracy. The other is the Taliban.


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Sounds like Nebraska farmers. Not being mean on a Sunday afternoon, nope. Just being honest.

[Skip Intro]

20. "walking around totally unarmed in flagrant violation of the second amendment" - ROFL!!!

:rofl:

[WatchWhatISay]

25. This lady is a hoot. You're cheating yourself if you dont

bookmard and visit her website frequenly

[Blue_In_AK]

21. Please read the response from "real Alaskan" Shannyn Moore

posted at the time the Liberty Legal Institute's involvement originally came to light in Alaska last September...

GET THE F*%# OUT OF MY STATE! http://shannynmoore.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/get-the-f-out-of-my-state/

[Faygo Kid]

22. And Palin just endorsed Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Payoff? I miss Molly Ivins.

Likely. I am sure that "Liberty Legal Institute" is up to its ears in GOP politics.

It's all about power.

I miss Molly all the time, but especially with what her take would be when this kind of Texas sleaze oozes from the ground.

[dixiegrrrrl]

26. Can you just see her and Ann Richards up there on a cloud, cracking everyone up

while they peer down at us?
Kinda makes my time to go a positive image.

[Love Bug]

23. "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor"

Funny how the groups that scream the loudest about the Ten Commandments don't think twice about breaking them when it suits their political purposes.

[WVRICK13]

24. Typical

evangelicals with no morals and me an atheist with morals. Go figure.

[Javaman]

27. see it works like this...

if baptists lie, it's not lying. simple rinse and repeat.

[Enrique]

30. the Aspens turn together

they're connected at the roots.

[dcindian]

31. It is gods will that liars and theives be rewarded.

Don't cha know.


Organized religion is a farce an open sore on society.

[benld74]

33. It is SO GOOD to see their congregational monies are being used for GOOD,,

God knows where it could have wound up - clothing the poor, feeding the poor, giving it to a REAL charity to use in a REAL charitable venture,,,,

[The Brethren]

34. Gee, what a surprise.