Are FAMILY VALUES philosophy MAKING SUCKERS out of us?
Why is it that republican and religious and secular conservatives continue make family values an election issue. The issue of family values and morality was ONE of the hallmark reasons for the Republican take-over of congress and it was also used as a theme during Bush’s first run for office.
Read the list of “hypocrites” below and respond whether or not you think that family values was/is a “SMOKE SCREEN” to win favor and votes
POPULAR SCANDALS
1.Senator Larry Craig, recently pleaded guilty to lued homosexual acts in an Airport. He still defiantly claims that he is not gay.
2.Mark Foley, had phone sex and indecent conversations with male pages.
3.George W. Bush, Republican president, accused in a criminal complaint and lawsuit of raping Margie Schoedinger, who later committed suicide. Accused by Tammy Phillips, a former stripper quoted in the National Enquirer in 2000 saying she had an affair with Bush that had ended in 1999
4.Senator David Vitter (R-La) who ran a hard-core platform on traditional family values, name was found on a Madams list. He told his constituents that it was a “private issue” and to leave him alone.
5.Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican governor, had sex with a 16 year old when he was 28.
6.Joe Scarborough, former Republican Congressman, currently a conservative talk show host. Resigned his congressional seat abruptly to spend more time with his family, amidst allegations of an affair. His intern, Lori Klausutis, was soon after found dead in his office. The medical examiner, who had his license revoked in Missouri for falsifying information in an autopsy report, and suspended in Florida for six years, ruled the case an accident, after giving conflicting information about her injuries. He said he lied about them because "The last thing we wanted was 40 questions about a head injury."
7.John E. Peterson, Congressman (R-Pa), accused of sexual harassment and creation of a hostile work environment by six women. Peterson has refused to admit a crime, saying only "I may have been an excessive hugger."
8.Henry Hyde, Judge who oversaw Clinton’s impeachment proceedings, prominent opponent of reproductive rights, who had an extramarital affair with a woman who was married and had three children, during the course of which she and her husband were divorced.
9.Newt Gingrich, married three times. Gingrich campaign worker Anne Manning admitted that she gave Newt oral sex while he was still married to his first wife. Informed one wife he was filing for divorce while she was in the hospital recovering from cancer treatments
10.Richard A. Dasen Sr., Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, convicted of sexual abuse of children, promotion of prostitution and several counts of solicitation, enough to add up to a sentence of 126 years in prison
Conservative Personalities and Figure Scandals
1.Paul Crouch Televangelist, Former President of Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). Paid 5,000 in hush money in an attempt to cover up a gay affair.
2.Ted Haggard, popular conservative pastor who advised Bush on Family Values issues was outed by a male prostitute who also alleged that he gave Haggard drugs.
3.Rush Limbaugh, triple-divorcee
4.Bill O’Reilly Right-wing conservative talk show host on Fox News, sued for sexual harassment by his producer.
5.Dr. Laura Schlessinger, right wing conservative radio host. Promotes family values, estranged from her mother, opposes birth control, has had her tubes tied, espouses saving oneself for marriage, admits to having had sex before she was married, opposes adultery, has committed adultery while she was married, and has slept with a married man, opposes divorce, is divorced and remarried, has posed for nude photos which are available online.
There are many, many, many more. I know that I am going to be accused of being repub-coserv-basher. I am not, I know the democrats have just as many scandals if not more. However, I think that the whole PLATFORM OF CONSERVATIVE FAMILY VALUES IS A DISINGENIOUS strategy to rally votes and to swing elections. THIS LIST DEMONSTRATES THE FACT THAT NO ONE PRACTICES WHAT THEY PREACH!!!
I also believe that we are all human and everyone makes mistakes, but it is VERY HYPOCRITICAL to impose ideas that these “cultural-icons” don’t keep!
(((What are your thoughts???)))))))
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Of course they are hypocrites, but the truth is that people really play more attention to what you say than what you do; and, in the mean time they are being tricked into voting against their best interests by this red herring "family values" issue.
By this I mean that many of the "family values" voters are economically vulnerable people who need better health care and education, things which most Conservatives tend to oppose for those who can’t pay for it; but, many poor people vote for these people because they are "family values" candidates and perhaps do a bit of a religious song and dance to go along with it.
They go to church because they need to believe that there is something better for them out there somewhere and maybe there is in some afterlife, but in the meantime their "faith" is being used against them in this life.
Okay, so then, it stands to reason that if I raise a platform which rallies against "hate crimes" for instance, I win the election and it later turns out I beat the snot out of gays at night just for fun, perhaps I should just be branded a hypocrite and that silly idea about hate crimes shouldn’t be imposed on anyone or mentioned again? That’s what you’re saying for here.
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Fancy That! Oh Pleeeaaaasseee!
MOST of the things YOU claim are failures of the republican agenda are SPECIFICALLY staples of the Democrats who have failed to fix ANY of them after 50 years of failed social engineering policy! You honestly think the Democrats aren’t guilty of "telling people what they want toy hear"? HAHAHA! Every ONE of them claims they’re going to make this a utopia by sticking it to the man! I may philosophically fall on the side of the Republicans, but I don’t attempt to FOOL MYSELF or anyone else– ALL politicians tell people what they WANT to hear!
The GOP will tell you whatever they THINK you want to hear so they can use elected offices to further their own power and wealth.
The ‘family values’ party has thrown countless Americans into poverty, deprived them of health care, eroded our educational base, started a war that has left 4,000 US families much sadder, and tend of thousands more with disabled & forgotten Iraqi vets.
Stop listened to what they SAY and start following what they DO.
The fact that they can lie so blatently to their own constituents tells you they have no respect for average people and they have no personal integrity whatsoever.
That, my friend, is the GOP.
I can’t argue with you. Those political tactics and topics that hit the heartland were sure attention getters and was more of a success in the 60′s.
This is an excerpt from a news letter by paul Jacobs
Politicians are notorious at talking the talk, but then not walking the walk. For career politicians, issues are something they put in their speeches and commercials because they know that’s what voters care about. Issues are the bait politicians use to catch voters, but politicians aren’t committed to anything but the act of reeling us in. They often don’t respect our opinions the morning after the election.
But there is a pledge that gives us as voters a lot better handle on what is truly motivating someone to run for office. It’s called the Term Limits Pledge. It’s not a pledge to support term limit bills in a Congress dead-set against them. It’s a pledge about not pursuing a career as a politician, at all. Going to Washington for a short period of public service as a citizen legislator. No more than three terms, tops.
Career politicians become skillful at the bob and weave of telling people what they want to hear, and then finding excuses for failing to follow through. But representatives who take the Term Limits Pledge swear off a career. They act on their belief in term limits. And they do fight for what they believe in. They walk the walk.
(If youre interested in the rest go )tohttp://www.ustl.org/Press/Common_Sense/cs73.html
I opened my answer with Jacobs commentary because I believe that you maybe forgot as do so many of us that for many elected to government ,be they republican or democrat the whole campaign process is smoke and mirrors. they look at the polls and go "hey there,s alot of conservative ,christian,republicans out there.or "there is a large amount of liberal pro gay,pro abortion people out there"
"I have to have their votes! then they design their public image around that lifesyle and portray it to the world through carefully crafted media and sound bytes.You think people would vote for someone that would come out and say;Vote for me and I,ll misuse government funding for my own desires,have numerous illicit affairs including blow jobs from a white house intern and then I,ll lie about it untill you threaten to impeach me. probably not.
I believe that you are incorrect that no one practices what they preach. the united states is full of people who DO believe and DO practice what they believe concerning the moral Right and conservative family values and we shouldnt judge them by the ones who are elected to represent them.
All Americans are responsible for who is elected into office.the fault lies with maybe taking a person at face value and believing their campaign promises ,instead of investigating further into a persons background.enforcing term limits, not voting for someone who wont sign a term limit pledge,watch for those who switch sides depending on whos in power.
most of all i believe we have to get involved! research! and vote!
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Thank you!
I’ve been saying this for years!
Seriously, when will people just start acting like people and grow up?
I’m an independent and you know what? I could care less about family values.
Sex only after marriage? I don’t think so.
Oppose divorce? Never.
Why are these hypocrites in office anyway?!
I could do a better job!