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Howard Dean’s Faith: The Bike Path Into The South
By Matt Margolis | December 27, 2003
Some Deanites praise Howard Dean for being a “straight talker” – a man who believes what he says, says what he means, and tells it like it is.
Of course, nothing could be further from the truth, and Dean’s recent exploitation of Jesus Christ, a pathetic attempt to repair the damage done towards voters in the South is proof of that.
He has said almost nothing about his personal faith or how the role of religion or faith affects his perspectives of national issues. But that’s about to change.
Dean, a member of the congregationist church whose wife and children are Jewish, now says he will talk more about Jesus Christ when he campaigns, but only in the south.
Only in the South… Gee, I wonder why.
Interestingly enough, Dick Gephardt’s campaign manager, Steve Murphy, gets this recent Dean 180 down right. “Howard Dean can never get it straight,” he said, “I mean, first, he said that, you know, that southerners shouldn’t vote on guns, God and gays, and now he says he’s going to use religion more … You never know what Howard Dean is going to say. If you don’t like it, just wait a little while, he’ll change it.”
What’s happening here is Dean is already trying to run in the general election. The article pointed this out:
Religious faith has become one of the strongest indicators available of partisan political attitudes. According to a poll released last month from the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, 63 percent of voters who regularly attend religious services support Republicans, while 62 percent of voters who very rarely or never attend religious services support Democrats.
Former chairman of the Republican National Committee Mark Braden said, “It’s not unusual for politicians to look at religious belief as a way to reach out to the electorate. But frankly, it only works if you’re sincere, so the question of whether it will work for him or not is whether he is sincere.”
Howard Dean, sincere? Those words just don’t go together.
A bike path… Wow. That’s heavy stuff.
Democratic strategist and Fox News analyst Mary Ann Marsh said, “If this is just a southern strategy … it’s a risky one. If it looks like it’s contrived and calculating, it could backfire … He has to be convincing. It has to look real and genuine and that remains to be seen.”
A lot of things remain to be seen in Dean’s campaign - namely honesty.
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December 28th, 2003 at 11:52 pm
You never know what Howard Dean is going to say. If you don’t like it, just wait a little while, he’ll change it.”
Sounds like New England weather, if you dont like it, wait a minute.
It is good to see the Dem’s finally being exposed for their flip-flops. First Kerry was exposed for his war flip-flop, now Dean for his religion snafu.
Of course I may be mistaken about the Dem’s being exposed, i only pay attention to right-wing news, i have no idea what CNN, MSNBC, etc. are saying about this, if anything.
December 29th, 2003 at 1:06 pm
Howard Dean can no longer claim to be the straight talker he touts himself as… he’s spinning and turning and going all over the place trying to get his abortion-stained hands on a vote.
June 17th, 2004 at 9:10 pm
mary ann marsh, is a disgusting left winger who makes my blood boil with her leftist remarks, on o’reilly. I want to reach my hand into the tv and slap her face, or just gag her big mouth
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December 30th, 2006 at 7:55 pm
When someone quotes me as a Christian celebrity, make sure it is understood, that I am not some laid back, afraid to speak my mind, believer. I shoot from the hip, and am proud to be a man of faith, and a staunch Republican. I am a Reagan Republican, with conservative values, and a follower of Christ. I don’t take anything from this new American trailer trash values. God rules, not socialist, left wing, vile mouthed, aborant neocons of today. I am at war with this new generation. I believe in the one true God, and find myself at direct confrontation with anyone who claims to be a Democrap. We are enemies for life, and I won’t hide behind my faith, to give them any chance to pervert me or my family. When you quote me, make it right. “just for the road, you can shove this whole new Democratic party into the Atlantic Ocean, where it belongs!