U.S. [Religious] Conservatives Frustrated By Republicans

[ruggerson]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060922/pl_nm/values_dc

U.S. conservatives frustrated by Republicans By John Whitesides and Ed Stoddard

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Religious conservatives voiced frustration on Friday with Republican Party leaders and their failure to push key social initiatives through the U.S. Congress and said it could hurt voter turnout in November's elections.

At a "Values Voters Summit" sponsored by leading religious conservative groups, some activists said President George W. Bush and Republican leaders showed too much pragmatism and too little concern for issues like abortion, immigration and banning gay marriage.

"There is no question people are frustrated with the Republican Party. The message it sends is: 'We don't care where you stand, we just want you to be a Republican,"' said Phil Burress, president of the Ohio-based Citizens for Community Values.

Burress was a leader in the state's 2004 fight for a ballot initiative banning gay marriage, credited with helping turn out conservative support for Bush. He said he was not sure religious conservatives would turn out with the same vigor in 2006.

"There is a big number who may not show up to vote," he said.

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[CatholicEdHead]

1. Yep, they are not openly theocratic enough for them

[napi21]

2. Oh, I'm SURE they thought if they had Pubs in charge for

all this time, they would have overturned Row, passed the gay rights ammendment, and although immigration is a newby on the scene,sent them all home, I guess?

Oh how I hope they're disenchanted with the Pubs and just stay home!!!!!!!

[AlCzervik]

3. Did these fools just figure out they got played?

[Stardust]

8. Hey fundies! Ninny ninny foo foo! You got punk'd!

[bperci108]

4. How's it feel to be used, Phil?

Hope you got kissed first....


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[annabanana]

5. Methinks they are "frustrated", period.

It seems to be a pretty much permanent state of affairs.

[stepnw1f]

6. They Have the GOP by the Ballz

'Who's ya daddy?!"

[leesa]

7. They're not sick enough for you, huh?

[SquireJons]

9. What if they were democrats?

I wonder how we would feel about them then?

[mitchum]

10. There's a sucker born again every minute

[goforit]

11. True!! LOL!!! And they all thought Bush would overturn abortion! NOT LOL!

[VegasWolf]

12. Fundies are such easy targets. They can be used over and over. They

give up their hard earned money to some guy in a black suit who tells them an improbable story about sky people and how they will rot in hell if they don't give money to the man in the black suit. Dumb people are easy pickings and always will be.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

13. I guess they forgot the bit about not being able to serve both God and

Big Money.

[BadGimp]

14. DUH

re: "The message it sends is: 'We don't care where you stand, we just want you to be a Republican,"'

Well DUH!

The current crew running things has even abandoned political conseratives and their adgenda.

These people are about grabbing power and wealth, and doing whatever they have to do it.

[bumblebee1]

15. Oh fundies,

you were the suckers who bought this Repuke bs hook, line and sinker!!! You voted for the perceived values. Values are great, but, they don't pay the rent/mortgage, the utilities and put food on the table.