GOP ad says Democrats are for banning the Bible?

[Sayhey]

This is just plain dumb.

GOP Mailing Warns Liberals Will Ban Bibles

Fri Sep 17, 6:24 PM ET

By WILL LESTER, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Campaign mail with a return address of the Republican National Committee (news - web sites) warns West Virginia voters that the Bible will be prohibited and men will marry men if liberals win in November.

The literature shows a Bible with the word "BANNED" across it and a photo of a man, on his knees, placing a ring on the hand of another man with the word "ALLOWED." The mailing tells West Virginians to "vote Republican to protect our families" and defeat the "liberal agenda."

Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie said Friday that he wasn't aware of the mailing, but said it could be the work of the RNC. "It wouldn't surprise me if we were mailing voters on the issue of same-sex marriage," Gillespie said.

The flier says Republicans have passed laws "protecting life," support defining marriage as between a man and a woman and nominate conservative judges who will "interpret the law and not legislate from the bench." It does not mention the names of the presidential candidates.

Jim Jordan, a spokesman for American Coming Together, described the mailing as "standard-issue Republican hate-mongering."

Gillespie said same-sex marriage is a legitimate issue in the election. President Bush (news - web sites) has proposed amending the Constitution to ban gay marriage. Democratic Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites) also opposes gay marriage but said a constitutional amendment is going too far.

The RNC also is running radio ads in several states urging people to register to vote.

"There is a line drawn in America today," one ad says. "On one side are the radicals trying to uproot our traditional values and our culture. They're fighting to hijack the institution of marriage, plotting to legalize partial birth abortion, and working to take God out of the pledge of allegiance and force the worst of Hollywood on the rest of America."

"Are you on their side of the line?" the ad asks before making the plea to "support conservative Republican candidates."

This is definitely become the "limbo" campaign for the GOP. As in "how low can you go." I hate to think what's next from this crowd.

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[takao]

haha lol ... come on ... this is a joke right ? is there a way how it could get more ridiculous ?

[IJ Reilly]

Well, Dick Cheney could say that a vote for Kerry is a vote for terrorism. That would be even more ridiculous.

[Roger1]

I don't see John Kerry allowing this. He is a practicing Christian, so for him to approve this would be extremely hipocritical.

[katchow]

I don't see John Kerry allowing this. He is a practicing Christian, so for him to approve this would be extremely hipocritical.

i thought he was catholic...which reminds of a bumper sticker i saw recently "real cathoilics are not pro-abortion"

i wish i had a bumper sticker that said "real catholics are fascists"

[coconn06]

Originally Posted by katchow

i thought he was catholic...which reminds of a bumper sticker i saw recently "real cathoilics are not pro-abortion"

i wish i had a bumper sticker that said "real catholics are fascists"

Umm, Catholics ARE Christians. Though Christians aren't necessarily Catholic.

[Krizoitz]

Originally Posted by Roger1

I don't see John Kerry allowing this. He is a practicing Christian, so for him to approve this would be extremely hipocritical.

What would Kerry have to approve in a Republican ad?

[Roger1]

Sorry, don't understand the question

[Chip NoVaMac]

Originally Posted by SayheyThis is definitely become the "limbo" campaign for the GOP. As in "how low can you go." I hate to think what's next from this crowd.

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Evidently, pretty low. As long as the Bush administration doesn't have to answer for its actions over the last four years.

[g4cubed]

To me this is just one more turd in the ever increasing pile of sh** they keep try to feed us.
The bad thing is, most people are sheep and sheep follow just about anything.

[Chip NoVaMac]

Seems that this story has legs:

http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/sto...=20040806NY376

When will the people learn?