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With Palin, the Catholic Wars Heat Up
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dgilgoff
Below is a taste of the press release the conservative Catholic group Fidelis released this morning on the Palin announcement. Obama has a Catholic running mate. Now McCain does, too. The fight for Catholics is going to heat up big time. God-o-Meter has said it before: this year is for Catholic voters what 2004 was…
Palin: Culture Warrior and Bipartisan Peacemaker
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dgilgoff
Below is McCain’s statement announcing Sarah Palin as running mate. There’s a big omission: no mention of her being a social conservative, a darling of the Christian Right. Instead, she’s framed as a bipartisan peacemaker. The McCain campaign must figure that everyone who needs to know about her pro-life advocacy and other social conservative activism…
Family Research Council Action Shocked and Elated Over Palin
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dgilgoff
God-o-Meter just hung up with Connie Mackey, senior vice president of Family Research Council Action, who is absolutely thrilled at McCain picking Palin. She was also totally stunned. I know that a bunch of conservatives had pushed her name, but with sincere doubts that it would happen. Needless to say I’m surpised and thrilled. Mackey…
Picking Palin, McCain Finally Reaches out to Christian Right
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dgilgoff
A lot of people are surprised by McCain’s selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. God-o-Meter was suprised when Southern Baptist Convention politicla chief Richard Land pushed for her so forcefully in a CBS News interview a few weeks back. CBSNews.com: Who’s on the list of people mentioned for VP that you…
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