Reagan and jimmy carter. the other person not to be supported as a christian, i think there has been this unusual marriage between the political right and religious right. i m a progressive who believes that we ought to have separation of church and state but not separation of people of faith and institutions of government. that s why just two weeks ago i helped organize 11 faith leaders, jewish, christian, roman catholic, protestant, religious, and conservativconse republicans and democrats were both talking about numbers but not seeing the faces of children that will be hurt by the deficit debate. i think the democrats, progre progressi progressives, those in the middle that are not hard core radical christian right ought to use their faith statement and
2008. now, republicans also saw a 6 point increase in the number of white protestant voters in the midte midterms. there was little media analysis why this took place, but we know in the last decade the republican party has more openly and aggressively mixed religion and politics. george w. bush used dog whistles, like when he referred to the wonder working power of the american people during his 2003 state of the union speech. that was familiar, but would have passed unnoticed by others. recently, the religious fervor has grown more overt. where were you on august 6? i remember where rick, not related to me, perry was. his agenda is not a political agenda. his agenda is a salvation agenda. he is a wise, wise god and wise enough not to be affiliated with any political party.
Does not believe in god, so in 2012, democrats may do well not to allow republicans to offer the only interpretations of the define. joining me now, president and ceo of common cause, bob edgar, a former congressman and a former general secretary of the national council of church e es christ in the u.s., thanks for joining me tonight. it s great to be with you tonight. so what do you think of the thes thesis, are democrats taking the right approach by not mixing religion and politics? and by the way, i get why there s an impulse for it, but it seems the republicans are the only ones who get to claim the define on their side. well, i think since the 1970s when i served in congress and the religious right led by jim and tammie baker and the tell advantage lists and other had a similar marriage with ronald
She saying something about the quality of women s leadership or is this really just an attack on the incumbent president? i think it s probably the latter. i could imagine her making a similar statement even if hillary clinton had not been the second choice in the 2008 election. we know that barack obama s approval ratings are low, we know that congressional approval ratings are low, we know that people are frustrated with the status quo, so republicans are even trying to get democrats to think about alternatives. sure, that said, in the same class where i teach your book, i also took a week where the students, mostly young feminists, by the way, self-identified by feminists, read hillary clinton s aud biography and even though most disagreed with palin s policy positions, they found her life story to be pretty compelling. is sarah palin actually a good feminist role model, is there
Cut earlier this year. perry has problems. feels like he s always been with us. shoot from the mouth style. treason, evolution, and global warming. i needed to watch what i say. rick perry is an idiot, and i don t think anybody would disagree with that. the other republicans are still praying for help. mitt romney, rick perry, michele bachmann. men from mars? scoffing at science. ask him why he doesn t believe in science. in texas we create evolution. jon huntsman saying he does believe in evolution and climate change. i am not the only potential candidate. first rule of war is know your enemy. want to go all the way. oh, my goodness, yes! christine o donnell tells nbc that she s a victim. borderline sexual harassment. he asked you about gay marriage. creepy line of questioning.