Wichita Eagle | 02/21/2005 | LEONARD PITTS: ALL THE NEWS THAT FITS THE REPUBLICAN LINE: "Three weeks later, I'm still waiting for a good explanation of what Jeff Gannon was doing in the White House. And for you to be upset about it."
Exactly. I was going to bed, but thinking about this bothered me so much. Not that the guy is a partisan hack. Not that he is gay and has worked as a gay prostitute (though the last is troubling--simply because it is so self-destructive) and it isn't even the connection to Karl Rove. I have long since been surprised when this guy does something sleezy.
No, my frustration is once again with my conservative friends. The same ones who were indignant with self-righteous anger when Clinton cavorted with Monica (and they were correct that his actions were immoral). Had this happened under Clinton (no pun intended) imagine the outcry. I can hear my conservative friends tsking, "Well, that is what you get with an immoral person like Clinton." and "What do you expect. He can't control his pants, has no morals and hangs around with liberals and lesbians." Hell, I heard on Christian radio that Hilary was gay (and a Marxist).
But for some reason King George continues to escape their outrage. I am beginning to think that they have turned their brains completely off. No need to even question Bush. No need to question Rove. No need. He is talking to God, afterall, unlike Clinton. Or Carter. Of course, Jimmy found a way to attend church--something this Bush is too busy to do. But he is talking to God. And God tells him to protect the rich and bomb other countries. And the evangelical community is silent and even approving.
That is horrible, horrible theology and even worse reasoning. I blogged once that Bush was the worst thing for evangelicals in recent memory because he had fooled them so much and lured them into being shills for a ruthless politician posing as a pius Christian. This most recent event just reinforces that thought. Bush could do just about anything except cheat on Laura and the Bushites would just nod and talk about how moral he is.
The evangelical church is done. Finished. It sold its soul to something far more earthly and base. Might as well start selling ad space next to the steeple. Hey, if you sell out, might as well sell out!
1 comment:
Streak
I share your frustration with the "sellout". The genius of Bush and his puppeteers is that he is not directly connected to the activities that could potentially turn his religious right supporters against him. The defense offered by Bush supporters to the "If this were Clinton....." line of reasoning is that Clinton used his own penis rather than someone else's. Bush is able to stay "the man" because the fault for any questionable activities like Gannon, payola, WMD's (or lack thereof), education ("No Child Left A Dime"), etc... can all be put on underlings, misinformation from agencies beyond W's control, etc.... This allows the "sellouts" to keep their focus on W and his accomplishing their agendas. Your sellout point is well taken, though. In order to get their agenda met, the religious right is now willing to accept almost anything that comes along with it. Even with my above comments, I now wonder if even cheating on Laura would derail the support W enjoys. So much has been swallowed up to this point, that might not even be enough to shake 'em.
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