Rick Perry still plans to attend prayer event

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By Brian Montopoli, Bonney Kapp
August 4, 2011

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-2...03544.html

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Perry himself has played down his involvement, saying at one point, "I may be ushering, for all I know."

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A number of controversial groups and individuals are linked to the event, including the American Family Association, which is providing financial backing; AFA representatives have called for a ban on Muslim immigrants and for gay men and women to "be disqualified from public office." Others tied to the event have called for the government to be placed under Christian control and suggested Oprah Winfrey is setting the stage for the antichrist.

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Some have suggested the event could link Perry to the religious fringes in a way that could hurt him both in states like New Hampshire and with the full electorate if he wins the GOP nomination, and have speculated that Perry may thus play down his involvement in the event he initiated. But Bearse, the spokesman for The Response, said that is not the case.

Perry, he said, is "fully embracing the event, and there is no truth whatsoever to that false spin."

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[RoyGBiv]

He's also still an asshole, so at least he's consistent.

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(08-06-2011 05:28 AM)RoyGBiv Wrote:  He's also still an asshole, so at least he's consistent.

HEAR! HEAR!!

thank you, Roy!

[Drunken Irishman]

I thought, a few weeks ago, Perry could at least give Obama a run for his money in 2012 and certainly was capable of beating him. However, I think he's done. Aligning himself with this type of hate-speak isn't going to do him any favors. At least Bush was able to walk that line between mainstream Christianity and fundamentalism. Perry, however, has decided not only won't he walk that line, he's content running a campaign from outside the mainstream.

He's kind of like Huckabee without charisma. Huckabee scared me, but was able to mask all those crazy right-wing Christian talking points with his folksy act. Perry? Not so much.

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(08-07-2011 12:03 AM)Drunken Irishman Wrote:  I thought, a few weeks ago, Perry could at least give Obama a run for his money in 2012 and certainly was capable of beating him. However, I think he's done. Aligning himself with this type of hate-speak isn't going to do him any favors. At least Bush was able to walk that line between mainstream Christianity and fundamentalism. Perry, however, has decided not only won't he walk that line, he's content running a campaign from outside the mainstream.

He's kind of like Huckabee without charisma. Huckabee scared me, but was able to mask all those crazy right-wing Christian talking points with his folksy act. Perry? Not so much.

it is good to hear the words "i think he's done." he really is, as you say, running from outside the mainstream!

check this out:

Christians Angry at Perry for Crossing Boundaries With Houston Prayer Rally

http://www.christianpost.com/news/christ...lly-53291/

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Christian leaders have been blasting the Republican politician for allegedly using his public office to show preference for a particular faith.

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Barry W. Lynn, a Christian minister and Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, penned a letter of concern to Perry, accusing the governor of overstepping his bounds.

"I am a Christian minister and would like to remind you that it is not the job of government officials to call people to pray, recommend that they fast or prod them to take part in other religious activities," Lynn said. "That job belongs to me and my fellow clergy."

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he really is "kind of like Huckabee without charisma"!!

thank you, Drunken Irishman!

[DFW]

If Rick Perry had his way, he'd be like Torquemada without the charisma (but Palin's ignorance and Cheney's morals, or, rather, lack of them).

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(08-07-2011 01:31 PM)DFW Wrote:  If Rick Perry had his way, he'd be like Torquemada without the charisma (but Palin's ignorance and Cheney's morals, or, rather, lack of them).

YES!!!
ruthless, ignorant fanaticism.

very well illustrated, DFW!!

thank you!

[jaxx]

I read somewhere that Perry was bawling his eyes out. God must have thumped him on the head and said shut up and go home. ;-)