Smeagol
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In 2008 I was, to put it mildly, surprised by a non-politician faith-based media guy who I deeply admired dedicate a broadcast on the dangers of electing Senator Barack Obama to the White House. The broadcast lead-in was made up of clips from some sort of out of control protest with chants similar to "no justice, no peace" followed by a man on the street talking into the microphone who said "We gonna turn the White House into the Black House." I saw this is nothing more than deliberately inciting racial fear. I have never looked at him the same way since, despite dedicating an entire week of broadcasts to Tony Dungy, Dr. Tony Evans, JC Watts or whoever it was and what great guys they are the following day.
In 2012 there were some very controversial comments made by prominent Republicans on the difference between "legitimate rape" and "regular rape." Rape sometimes being God's will. A female college who under employer controlled health care (which, by the way I oppose,) lamented women like her could be denied oral contraceptive treatment even if for conditions like ovarian cysts and endometriosis with a public response demanding that pornography videos be produced featuring the college student for the entire American public to view since her employer would directly pay for her healthcare benefits as part of her compensation, instead of including that in HER compensation and letting her pick her own healthcare service.
Yes, there were individual denunciations. However, this and so many other incidents and statements made on a host of levels including race-relations, double standards on policy issues; gloating over inner-city violent crime, especially in Chicago; celebrating when America looses to Rio in the 2016 Olympics because the host city would have been Chicago, the home town of the President they despise, essentially cheering against America. This all indicates, in my view the party has a serious culture problem. Because of this, I decided to hold most republican office seekers accountable to the culture of the republican party until it is healed.
Do you think the candidates for either party suffer long-term credibility problems when they loyally stand with other candidates or even a political party that becomes a powder keg of controversy?
In 2012 there were some very controversial comments made by prominent Republicans on the difference between "legitimate rape" and "regular rape." Rape sometimes being God's will. A female college who under employer controlled health care (which, by the way I oppose,) lamented women like her could be denied oral contraceptive treatment even if for conditions like ovarian cysts and endometriosis with a public response demanding that pornography videos be produced featuring the college student for the entire American public to view since her employer would directly pay for her healthcare benefits as part of her compensation, instead of including that in HER compensation and letting her pick her own healthcare service.
Yes, there were individual denunciations. However, this and so many other incidents and statements made on a host of levels including race-relations, double standards on policy issues; gloating over inner-city violent crime, especially in Chicago; celebrating when America looses to Rio in the 2016 Olympics because the host city would have been Chicago, the home town of the President they despise, essentially cheering against America. This all indicates, in my view the party has a serious culture problem. Because of this, I decided to hold most republican office seekers accountable to the culture of the republican party until it is healed.
Do you think the candidates for either party suffer long-term credibility problems when they loyally stand with other candidates or even a political party that becomes a powder keg of controversy?
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