John McCain’s fundraising romance with Ralph Reed provides the perfect platform for this story:
Saturday night, McCain and Obama appear at their first forum together when they speak at Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church in California. And it’s another excellent peg to look at the religious vote in this presidential campaign. According to the polls, McCain is faring well among evangelicals.
In last month’s NBC/WSJ survey, he had a 64%-24% lead over Obama with this group, and a recent Barna Group poll had him up 61%-17%. But when it comes to religion, McCain isn’t George W. Bush, and he has two challenges. One, do these evangelicals come out in same numbers and with the intensity that they did in 2004 (and if not, how does he make up the difference)? And two, is Obama able to peel off enough of them (especially those under 40) to make the difference in key states?
MSNBC’s First Read team goes on to describe this as a “huge” opportunity for Obama, who talks more freely about his religion than John McCain, whose faith one scholar described as “a soldier’s faith” of commitment and duty.
Tweety
Reed is a self-loathing closet-case.
emb
I just hate it when they get all misty-eyed about how much they love their imaginary friend, and who loves their imaginary friend the very mostest. Is this really any basis for choosing a President?
Paul
Of course MSNBC’s First Read says this a “huge” opportunity for Obama…..they’ve been licking his balls for the past 18 months – what would you expect them to say????
I wonder just how much money the Obama camp has to funnel to blowhards like Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann to keep them panting like Pavlov’s dogs….it’s pathetic…..
We all saw with Jeremiah Wright, just exactly what Obama’s religion is all about…..well, of course not now….just the past 20 FUCKING YEARS!!!
Mr C
Well Paul,
And we see how much the Rev Pat Robertson, OH WAIT, The Late Rev Jerry Falwell remember he said that it was God’s will to keep the races separate, OH WAIT The Rev Charles Dobson, OH WAIT The Rev Chuck Stanley and those folks have been a part of the Grand OL’ Party longer than 20 fucking years!
How much they have given the GOP????? And the way you feel about MSNBC and Matthews,
Oh then there is FOX with Hannity,Gibson,Hemmer etc! We feel the same about them.
Hillary may possibly have a chance in 2020.
CHURCHILL-Y
Obama will peel enough of them. He already has just by his melanin. They are 13-14 % of the US population. And like all good black liberation theology practitioners they’ll head down the polls to cast a vote for him while thinking to themselves G*d D***mn America!
There’s still hope if we play our card right.
Hillary in 2012.
CHURCHILL-Y
But that wont keep him from pandering to the other Evangelical homophobic freaks though.
We’ve already seen him do it. Just remember his promise to expand on Faith Based Programs (an Obamination if there ever was one).
seitan-on-a-stick
I bet GOD Loses!
Paul
Mr C…..
Try to stay on topic…Your rant against FOX News makes absolutely no sense at all…who gives a fuck about them??!! NOWHERE in my post do I even mention those blowhards on that RIGHT WING channel.
My point is I don’t want to be “told” by ANYONE what to do – least of all those LEFT WING NUTJOBS over on MSNBC/First Read so fuck off!
Disgusted American
You Assholes….IF you Vote anyone but Obama..you can COUNT for SURE that McCain will do Major Harm,Damage to LGBT Rights..Obtained,and Rights…being Lost! Obama is NOt perfect..but I’d sure as Hell trust him to be MY President as a LGBT American, then McCain..DON’T be Foolish and waste your Votes fellow Gay Citizens. Again – Obama is NOT perfect..but he’s the Best Chance LGBT Americans have to further OUR Rights.
Disgusted American
Now as far as These Candidates having to be Moderated regarding thier Faith..makes me SICK! That being said…Obama will do well…Aaargh.. OBAMA 08!
mark
Obama
” this little light of mine
I’m gonna let shine ”
knock em off their kneelers tonight
mark
Speaking of MSNBC Andrea Mitchell had that motherf*ckin Tony Perkins on as a commentator, I wrote in and complained on Hardblogger. It’s like having a Neo Nazi on to discuss Israel or the holocaust. Perkins BOUGHT David Duke’s f*ckin KKK mailing list. LGBTs and Jews and Blacks and every other group oppressed by the KKK should write MSNBC and let them feel your outrage.