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January 21st, 2012

“President Newt Gingrich” #NSFA – Not Safe for America

As you know by now… Newt Gingrich as won the South Carolina Republican Primary. Only about 7% of South Carolinians voted in this primary. This is pitiful. Sad. This is why we cannot do much in this country.

I love this little pic:

Imagine if we voted like we whined?

Anyway… tonight, the party that has preached family values and the moral character of a candidate simply turned a hypocritical eye and, at least in South Carolina, voted for Newt Gingrich who has used every known card in the past few weeks to gin up votes for himself. As Jim notes, this is, well, actions of reprobates. As Tim noted earlier this week, a worldview matters. I agree… Brian is questioning whether or not a candidate’s sexual ethics should play a part in our choosing of them. Newt’s ethics, which are none, relies on one simple principle: What is best for him. He is like a baby, in that what he wants, he must have. He uses things to get other things. While indiscretions are one thing, for Newt, there is a solid pattern seen in his life. He ditches what is no longer desirable to him, and seeks to trade up, even if that means breaking some of the most sacred vows that one can take. There is a difference between humans being humans and a man who has built his entire life on the use and abuse of others to profit himself.

By the way, look at Bob’s post.

There are two Republican candidates which I wish could have been in South Carolina. One is Jon Huntsman while the other is Mitch Daniels. I’m not going to pretend that I am a Republican in any way, but I believe that in a contest between the current President and any of those two, the United States would win.

Newt Gingrich Wins South Carolina (alan.com)
Newt Gingrich Wins South Carolina and Becomes the Undisputed Alternative to Mitt Romney (whitehouse12.com)
Republicans might be making a Big Mistake! (macattack56.wordpress.com)
South Carolina Calls It For Newt (annem040359.wordpress.com)
Listen, People. Newt Gingrich is Not Going to Win. Let’s Move On. (thinlinestupid.wordpress.com)

Tags: 2012, family values, Jon Huntsman, Mitch Daniels, newt gingrich, south carolina
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July 8th, 2011

This Week in Dominionism, the Presidency, and 2012

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First up, we have Rick Perry’s pastor who has said that Oprah is ushering in the antichrist. (ht) Oh, and look it’s out favorite Mike Bickle, of IHOP fame, and no, not pancakes.

Bickle: The Harlot Babylon is preparing the nations to receive the Antichrist. The Harlot Babylon will be a religion of affirmation, toleration, no absolutes, a counterfeit justice movement. They will feed the poor, have humanitarian projects, inspire acts of compassion for all the wrong reasons. They won’t know it, beloved they will be sincere, many of them, but their sincerity will not in any way lessen the impact of their deception. The fact that they are sincere does not make their deception less damaging. I believe that one of the main pastors, as a forerunner to the Harlot movement, it’s not the Harlot movement yet, is Oprah. She is winsome, she is kind, she is reasonable, she is utterly deceived, utterly deceived. A classy woman, a cool woman, a charming woman, but has a spirit of deception and she is one of the clear pastors, forerunners to the Harlot movement.

Remember, Bickle is endorsing Rick’s The Response (website), well, actually more than endorsing. Speaking of sponsors and those likely to be seen in Texas soon, Lou Engle is taking up Pat Robertson’s mantle, in saying that the tornadoes in Joplin were God’s punishment.

Following that, we have Rick Santorum and Michele Bachmann both signing the ‘Family Leader Vow’ from Bob Vander Plaats. There are some issues with this ‘vow‘. First, it is anti-Islamic. There is a difference between being pro-Christian (not sure I would even describe it like that) and being anti-something. Other things too, but you can judge for yourselves. I haven’t posted much on Dominionism/Christian Reconstructionism lately, and nor do I intend to make it a regular habit, but it is something which people should be concerned about. Indeed, since before 2008, these various groups have done their best to find a viable candidate, which they prophesied was Sarah Palin, to run on their platform. Now, they have two who have declared themselves with one waiting in the wings.

I long for the days when Mitch Daniels was considering running. I like him, but don’t tell anyone.