As noted from time to time by the God-o-Meter, Senator McCain has not had an easy time of it winning support from conservative evangelical Protestants. So, it certainly can’t hurt him with that electoral segment that he can count on getting the vote of Macel Falwell “for sure.” That’s what she tells Newsweek’s Lisa Miller in an interview . For many, the Rev. Jerry Falwell, founder of the estwhile Moral Majority Inc. and also Liberty University, held a status as the public voice of the Protestant right-wing for nearly three decades, until his death last year. But Macel Falwell, saying her late husband didn’t talk much around the house about his activism, declines the opportunity to speculate on whether religious conservatives will play much of a role in the fall election.
As for McCain, Miller asks Mrs. Falwell if she will vote “happily” for the presumptive Republican nominee? Her response: she doesn’t think has “much of a choice.” Without mentioning Senator Obama by name, she says that “it has to be one or the other, and I would prefer” McCain.
Hmmm… That might sound a little backhanded. But she does add she’s sure McCain ”would be Jerry’s choice.” Could be a blurb the campaign might consider using.
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posted June 15, 2008 at 7:33 pm
I must email this information to my friends working for the Obama campaign immediately. Thanks for the tip!
posted June 15, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Praise the Republican Evangelical Jesus! Glory to his oil baron elite in the highest!
This just in, McCain is having one of Bush’s Midland TX oil buddies raise money for him. He has incredible values that must be representative of some Republicans because he’s a money changer in their temples. Here’s the rest from AP (You can cut & paste the address below to see it for yourself):
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080614/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_fundraiser;_ylt=ArHTQcm1sHNfCBtjPfydP3Os0NUE
“a Texas oilman (Clayton Williams) who once joked that women should give in while being raped.
The Texan, Republican Clayton “Claytie” Williams, made the joke during his failed 1990 campaign for governor against Democrat Ann Richards. Williams compared rape to the weather, saying, “As long as it’s inevitable, you might as well lie back and enjoy it.” He also compared Richards to the cattle on his ranch, saying he would “head her and hoof her and drag her through the dirt.”
Williams’ comments made national news at the time and remain easy to find on the Internet. Even so, McCain’s campaign said it hadn’t known about the remarks.”
Claytie has raised $300,000 for our conservative friends! Praise the GOP Jesus! Yay!
Soon we’ll be going to war with Iran!
posted June 16, 2008 at 1:08 am
One would hardly expect her to back Obama.
posted June 16, 2008 at 6:17 am
Dear American Cousins
Isn’t it about time all this legitimation of views via religion was dropped and politics dressed up as theology exposed as the nonsense it is?
posted June 18, 2008 at 11:46 am
I wonder what Falwell’s gay son would have to say about the matter?