Frist not invited to "Justice Sunday II"

[ClintonTyree]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050802/ap_on_go_co/frist_evangelical_rally;_ylt=Aqu5rlYDV3LB.XmkdACtHBxAw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM-

WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist spoke by video to the first "Justice Sunday" evangelical rally in April, but he wasn't invited to address "Justice Sunday II," even though it's in his home state of Tennessee.

Since the first rally, the potential 2008 presidential candidate has angered the events' organizers by stating his support for expanded human embryonic stem cell research. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, was invited to speak at the Aug. 14 rally.

Family Research Council president Tony Perkins said Tuesday on the group's Web site that Frist's recently announced stem cell stance "reflects an unwise and unnecessary choice both for public policy and for respecting the dignity of human life." Perkins also has been annoyed with Frist for allowing a compromise on President Bush's judicial nominations.

:wow: Wow, they've REALLY got me convinced that Frist has fallen out of favor with them, how about you? :shrug: Golly gee, Frist has TOTALLY pissed them off now. Why, I'd bet that they'd NEVER SUPPORT HIM AGAIN! :eyes: Yep, Frist has swung so far to the left, he'd NEVER be a viable candidate for President! Why, he's positively a CENTRIST! At least that's what they'd like us to think. ;)

To paraphrase Bill the Bard, "Methinks the theo-cons doth protest too much"! How transparent is this? :spray:

[tsuki]

1. No stem cell researchers, but thieves are GREAT. Pass the plate.

[Zuni]

2. I disagree

this is the real deal. Any one who wants to have the support of the far right has two be qualified on only two subjects: 1. Far RW Judges and 2. no compromise on abortion, no compromise on euthanasia, stem cells, public support for religious monuments etc etc

Frist has not been a hard ass about the judges (at least not in their eyes) and has supported some embryonic stem cell reasearch.

As far as the Randall Terry wing of the GOP goes, that is suicide

[CatholicEdHead]

3. Extreme but true

that is how narrow that wing really is.

[morningglory]

4. And gay marriage. n/t

[Zuni]

9. shit, forgot that

yes, and 3. total opposition to gay marriage

[ClintonTyree]

5. I still think it's a carefully orchestrated attempt.......

to make Frist appear palatable to "Reagan Democrats" and Moderate Republicans (if there IS such a thing these days). I'm not buying into this for one minute.

[bryant69]

6. Well

I'd just comment that I would hope you would continue to recognize that the values Bill Frist champions aren't your values - that said that doesn't rule out the possibility that the insane religious right is angry with Frist.

This isn't a black and white issue to us - he took one step away from the Republican hardline, so to them he's a betrayer - but from our perspective, one step away from insanity is still pretty crazy.

I don't know if I'm expressing myself well, but hopefully you know what i mean.

Bryant
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[WildClarySage]

7. Bruther, you just said a mouthful.

Couldn't agree more.

[Dissent Is Patriotic]

8. Agreed! n/t

[RagAss]

10. It's a Rove Ploy

No fuccin doubt about it.... :nopity: