U.S. conservative Christians target 16 Democrats

[Festivito]

Source: Yahoo/Reuters

By Ed Stoddard Ed Stoddard – Sat Sep 19, 6:36 pm ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative Christians, a key base for the Republican Party, said on Saturday they were targeting 16 Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, in the 2010 congressional elections.

Four other Democratic senators and 11 U.S. representatives were on the list, which was released at a summit in Washington of conservative "values voters" who are rallying against President Barack Obama's agenda.

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Former Arkansas Governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee won a straw poll that asked delegates to choose the Republican they would most like to see take on Obama in 2012. Huckabee took 28.5 percent versus 12.4 percent for the runner-up, Romney.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090919/pl_nm/us_usa_politics_conservatives

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Article does not name the entire list.
I think we have a fight brewing with these so-self-proclaimed conservative Christians.
(My first attempt at this new DU LBN posting. It's good.)

[fasttense]

1. As if they have NOT been targeting them all along.

The Religious right fought mightily for the Republicons in the last 2 election cycles. It's not as if these idiots would ever consider supporting a Democratic politicians, at least not since Carter.

[DainBramaged]

2. Who would Jesus support? Not a whore-mongering Republican that's for sure

[Suji to Seoul]

3. They don't what Jesus said. They only care about that Jesus fellow

in order to instruct others on how to live their lives.

Narrow, unenlightened halfwits.

[RKP5637]

5. The Republicans of today would stone Jesus to death for being an enraged hippie communist!

The christian right butt-holes of today, AKA the republican party, are so far from godly things they emanate from hell!

[Bette Noir]

12. The organized religious Right didn't support Carter.

They supported Reagan. Carter is a *real* Christian, which is anathema to the religious Right.

[fasttense]

16. Yes in his reelection attempt the religious right supported the Hollywood type Raygun

I thought they had backed Carter in his first election. I might be wrong.

[treestar]

4. Ironic. How many times does one read on DU the desire to

get rid of Reid?

[TankLV]

38. Exactly - we may get our wish after all...and spineless harry will have only HIMSELF to blame!!!

When you MARGINALIZE and RIDICULE and DISREGARD me - then you can kiss MY support goodbye!!!

[no_hypocrisy]

6. Reminder: Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall inherit the Earth.

Just sayin' . . . .

[Hubert Flottz]

7. They should be taxed if they want a say in the government

unions are!

[RKP5637]

8. EXACTLY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Many of these outfits are basically running tax free religious corporations with political megaphones and indoctrination schools... What a joke on taxpayers, funding brainwashing and politics in the name of their god and bizarre agendas...

[Hubert Flottz]

11. Welcome to DU...

[RKP5637]

13. Thanks!!!

[fascisthunter]

23. .

or just shut down since we know from past history what happens when these people get power.

[Hubert Flottz]

24. .

You'll never separate church and snake!(the two legged kind)

[fascisthunter]

25. you almost made me ruin my keyboard!

what scary bastard that man was. That is Rasputin, correct?

[Hubert Flottz]

28. Sorry about the shock.

Yes you're right.

If you've seen one you've seen 'em all...

[fascisthunter]

29. I guess my approach to this problem is a bit ham fisted

[Hubert Flottz]

30. That happens when you get enough sand kicked in your face.

I can't go with their flow. I won't swim with the reich wing do gooders and their false prophets in their seething judgmental cesspool of hypocrisy.(sugar coated, self serving, shit creek)

If there really is a God, I'd hope that it would not approve of torture and mass murder as a means to get rich, or to win political power.

[AlbertCat]

34. "Rah rah Rasputin! Russia's greatest love machine!"

Those a lyrics to a song some Russian rock group got in trouble over back in the late 80's.

[WCGreen]

45. Naw it's Tony Peters,,,,

[AlbertCat]

36. YES! If they state they are engaging directly in politics....TAX 'EM!

But of course they'll put on the ol' "We're being persecuted" robes. These guys just love playing martyr. The poor put upon Christians!


Someone must figure out a way to do it without making the Dems look anti-Christian. I know.... their taxes can go to paying for Health Care Reform. (Actually, that wouldn't work either)

There's no way to do it.

Maybe if they start by taxing their businesses.

[Ready4Change]

9. So, any link to the list itself?

I'd like to know who to vote for. :)

[Patchuli]

44. Just vote Dem Blue!

:dem:

[geckosfeet]

10. Any religious institution found taking part in organized political actions should

(beyond registration drives) should immediately lose their tax exempt status.

Beyond this, how do we counter? Target repubs? There has to be better way.

[gopiscrap]

21. That's a slippery slope

I run a peace and justice outfit in Tacoma, Washington via a church..we work with the GLBT community on gay rights issues, the peace community on anti war issues, the labor community on fair wage issues and the health care community on a single payer drive..we view these issues as a moral issue being rooted in our interpretation of the Gospel and as such have vigils, forums, classes etc etc..I am sure that by your definition at certain times we've probably crossed the line!

[Lucky Luciano]

26. Unfortunately, you would lose the tax exempt status as well,

as you should...does not mean you cannot find other avenues to fight the good fight.

[AlbertCat]

41. Unfortunately, you would lose the tax exempt status as well,

The only fair thing to do is TAX ALL THE CHURCHES


YEA! Why should superstitions get a free ride anyway?

[geckosfeet]

31. Much of politics has it's roots in moral issues. The problem is, morality is relative and my taxes

support your efforts as well as the opposing efforts. The money is not distributed equitably. Not to mention my interpretation of the gospel may be in direct opposition to yours and others. It becomes a situation where government (and corpo lobbies) are favoring one belief system (the one that they can best manipulate to their advantage) over another.

Also, when big corpo gets behind people like the teabaggs and other hate groups that hide behind the religious cloak it becomes a grand deception. Morality is the first casualty. It becomes a 'simple' case of economics. Who has the most dollars. And that's the way 'they' want it because 'they' have the connections and the dollars.

[Ian David]

14. Fifteen Democrats plus Harry Reid. n/t

[SpiralHawk]

15. They ain't conservative, and they ain't Christian

They are radical anti-democratic Pharisees with Freakish Hypocritical Familee Values.

[keroro gunsou]

17. /em rolls eyes

oh well, everyone needs a hobby i suppose....

[dbonds]

18. This is the not the time they should be playing politics...

They should be looking forward and trying to be bi-partisan. Don't they know it will all come back to haunt them if they play politics at this stage. It is not the time for the blame game.


(Just a list of the greatest hits of excuses they use on us whenever we gather to fight back).

[pattmarty]

19. Yeah, and so what??? The counter article should read; ..................

............."liberals and progressives have targeted 75 Republican Senators and Representatives that are up for election in 2010". Need I say any more?

[NecklyTyler]

20. I hope the right wing fundies spend every nickel they have in this effort

After the expend all of their cash, after they borrow heavily even more, after they put their whole being into defeating good Democrats, I hope they watch in dismay as all 16 stand re-election and come shining through like the sun after a storm.

I'm good with Harry staying in the Senate, as long as we get a more aggressive Majority Leader to take his place.

[fascisthunter]

22. religious fanatics

[Vidar]

27. Harry Reid wouldn't be a loss.

[ladywnch]

32. oh please! put Huckabee up for POTUS in 12.....PLEASE!!!

a religious crackpot.....yes....can we get that lucky.....maybe Huckabee/Palin (I know it won't happen, but I can dream).

[santamargarita]

33. When do these goddamn christian-fascists lose their tax status?

:puke:

[Taverner]

35. OK Democratic Mormons (I know there are a few of them out there...)

You need to work to get the Mormons back into the Democratic party

A simple view through history should get the blood boiling

Many Republican Lawmakers back in the time of Briagham Young wanted to flat out EXECUTE you guys

Remind Mormon Republicans of that

Start up the "Harry Reid Democrats" campaign

[TankLV]

37. Well - Harry Reid is on his own - he doesn't work for ME so he can count me out this time around!!!

I'm stopping feeding the MONSTER!!!

maybe when he's DEFEATED, then he'll wonder why he didn't acutually try to govern like a DEMOCRAT instead of caving into the repukes time and again...

unfortunately, we'll probably have a repuke - unless a GOOD REAL Democrat challenges him next time around!!!

and he'll have ONLY HIMSELF to blame!!!

I will never vote for a repuke - I will just NOT VOTE for him if he's the choice come next time around!!!

[AllyCat]

39. I don't have a problem with them trying to keep Reid from getting re-elected

We just need to have a solid challenger to fight the Repuke they'll put up against that person.

Reid needs to go. If they want to legally help with that part, lets let 'em do it.

[IndianaGreen]

40. As much as I dislike Reid, there is no way I would let the American Taliban win this one!

They are the modern version of the religious fundies that Jesus locked horns with when he was alive.

[jasi2006]

42. The more they wind up the more our side should get riled up

and not let them win at the polls.

[mistertrickster]

43. Where do I send money to get rid of Reid? Just kidding, sort of. nt