THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
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Volume VI, Issue # 3, January 5, 2004
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
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HOWARD DEAN'S CONVENIENT RELIGION: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS,
POLITICAL PROPAGANDA, PANDERING, HYPOCRISY, & THE BIG LIE
By Christopher G. Adamo
During the final days before the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Saddam Hussein attempted to solidify his ties with the rest
of the Muslim world by invoking Allah as his spiritual ally. This transparent pandering should have been an insult to
those at whom it was aimed, considering that only a decade prior, he had sought to militarily dominate the entire
Middle East and impose on the region his own brand of secular statism and despotism. However, somewhat to
his credit (or more accurately, to the disgrace of those other Middle Eastern leaders), much support of the Iraqi
tyrant, and condemnation of the United States of America, was voiced by Middle Eastern heads of state. Similarly,
Libya's resident terrorist/dictator, Moammar Khadafy, now seeks to recreate his pubic persona by proclaiming
(though intelligence reports show otherwise) his desire to rid his country of weapons of mass destruction and
promote peace throughout the region.
So why should anyone be surprised that a similar charade is being undertaken by another desperate would-be
world leader. Suddenly, after steadfastly espousing a Leftwing Liberal philosophy worthy of the worst elements
of America's counterculture, Democratic Party presidential aspirant Howard Dean is professing his faith and respect for
Jesus Christ. But Dean is no Progressive Jerry Falwell or Pat Robertson. Rather, he is an icon of God-hating
Liberals who love abortion and same-sex "marriage," and who firmly believe society would be better off if guided
by the religion of secularism that has undergirded every great tyranny of the twentieth century.
For sheer absurdity, Dean's transparent attempt to pander to southern Christians rivals the efforts of Michael
Dukakis to ingratiate himself to patriotic Americans by riding around in an M-1 tank. Despite his profuse
platitudes, Dean, a Congregationalist (when he does attend church at all), hardly qualifies to be keynote speaker
at the next Southern Baptist general convention. Christians in the South (as well as throughout America) have
come a long way since the days when Jimmy Carter could successfully appeal to them on the basis that he was a devout
Christian and Baptist, but, once in office, saw fit to embrace every Liberal, anti-Christian cause, along with virtually every
atheistic dictator in the world. Christian Southerners have come a long way also since the days of Bill Clinton, who
claimed to be a good Christian and Baptist, when he wasn't carrying around a Koran for photo-op purposes. Somehow,
the good Christian, good Baptist shoe didn't fit. Perhaps Dean should do a photo session complete, with a Bible and a
bowl of grits (Confederate flags haven't worked too well for him in the past), in case some are slow to get the message.
During his tenure as Governor of Vermont, Dean signed the bill establishing gay "civil unions," legislation which, in truth,
essentially codified same-sex "marriage." It would be difficult, to the point of impossibility, for Dean to reconcile
such an outward expression of his true "faith" with anything professed or taught by Jesus. No doubt, he doesn't
recognize any need to do so. Insipid banalities ought to be sufficient for those ignorant, Bible toting
Southerners.
At some desperate moment in the 2000 presidential campaign, Al Gore began throwing crumbs to the NRA, in an
effort to gain greater support from rural America. Apparently, a few tepid words of philosophical support for the
Second Amendment were assumed to be sufficient to erase his obvious anti-gun efforts and alliances of prior
years. The Second Amendment crowd was simply expected to overlook the fact that, prior to those words, the
administration to which he belonged had steadfastly worked to erode and undermine the right of the people to
keep and bear arms. Likewise, southern Christians are apparently presumed to ignore the venomously
anti-Christian philosophies undergirding literally every Dean stance, and the fact that such questionable bastions
of the Christian faith as the Hollywood Left are firmly and zealously in the Dean camp.
As part of some wholly misguided "new tone," President Bush has participated in some abominable events, such
as officially recognizing "Kwanzaa," a newly fabricated "holiday" bearing the moral equivalence of David Duke's
birthday. Furthermore, immediately after 9-11, Bush instituted official White House recognition of Ramadan, the
Islamic celebration of Mohamed's "empowerment," wherein he received his "divine instruction" to, among other
things, kill infidels, i.e., Christians, Jews, and other non-Muslims. Unfortunately, President Bush is the one individual
who has made it infinitely easier for Howard Dean to pull off his ruse.
Nevertheless, once Dean realizes that his profession of religion proves to be nothing but a political albatross, he
will reassure his base by recanting and disavowing any vestige of the Christian faith that might cause him to
include even the tiniest shred of morality in his policy making.
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