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[cyrano]

Nabbed from Will: Tim Russert at the Democratic debate asks "What's your favorite Bible verse?"

"There's been a lot of discussion about the Democrats' and the issue of faith and values."
So the way to approach this is to ensure that the Democrats know that the only faith and values they can pretend to espouse are Christian Faith and Christian Values. And if you can't sum it up in ten seconds then it's not sound bitey enough and you obviously have no values.

Comments

[miss-friday.livejournal.com]

There is a lot of pandering here, on many levels. To start with, I'd like to know if Russert thought of that question himself or someone else wrote it for him. Because the person responsible should be taken out back and caned for awhile.

The question sums up in a nice "sound bitey" way my problem with politicians specifically and the American Populace in general.

The implication that having a favorite Bible verse is equivalent to having Faith. The implication that Faith is required to be President. The implication that only those of Judeo-Christian persuasion are qualified to be President. The fact there are millions of people in this country who believe, vehemently, in all three of my last sentences. The implication that Faith should matter as much (or more?) than Reason in goverance. The fact the media cannot think up more substantive questions. And the fact the media knows if they did ask more substantive questions, the candidates would retread their "glossy brouchure" answers because they are unable to *answer* substantive questions. The fact the candidates do not have the time and/or the intelligence to answer substantive questions. The implication that the Democratic Party is the party of Godless atheists and infidels.

I could go on here, but I really shouldn't push my blood pressure any higher.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Pretty much, everything you've said here. And possibly some of the other things left unsaid. With stabbyness.