December 7, 2007
Governor, you're no Jack Kennedy
Anyone notice how different Romney's "JFK speech" was from JFK's?
So it is apparently necessary for me to state once again not what kind of church I believe in — for that should be important only to me — but what kind of America I believe in.
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I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute
Freedom requires religion
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Religion is seen as merely a private affair with no place in public life. It's as if they are intent on establishing a new religion in America - the religion of secularism. They are wrong.
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We should acknowledge the Creator as did the Founders in ceremony and word. He should remain on our currency, in our pledge, in the teaching of our history, and during the holiday season
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Our greatness would not long endure without judges who respect the foundation of faith upon which our constitution rests.
It seems pretty obvious that the speech was simply an attempt to pander appeal to conservative Christians who are flocking to crazy ol' Huckabee.
(See also: Video of JFK's speech, John Nichols op-ed and that classic moment from the '88 debates.)
07 Dec 15:39 | Link | Category: Opinion & Thoughts, Politics