Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Tucker Carlson says Evangelicals were duped

Via the most excellent and outstanding blog Crooks and Liars, I found Tucker Carlson telling the world that our leadership holds Evangelicals in contempt. Apparently, evangelicals are just now getting the message.

CARLSON: It goes deeper than that though. The deep truth is that the elites in the Republican Party have pure contempt for the evangelicals who put their party in power. Everybody in…

MATTHEWS: How do you know that? How do you know that?

CARLSON: Because I know them. Because I grew up with them. Because I live with them. They live on my street. Because I live in Washington, and I know that everybody in our world has contempt for the evangelicals. And the evangelicals know that, and they're beginning to learn that their own leaders sort of look askance at them and don't share their values.

MATTHEWS: So this gay marriage issue and other issues related to the gay lifestyle are simply tools to get elected?

CARLSON: That's exactly right. It's pandering to the base in the most cynical way, and the base is beginning to figure it out

Source: Crooks and Liars » Tucker Carlson to Evangelicals: Duped

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I could waste hours on Crooks and Liars. And I do, almost twice a week. I recommend them highly.

 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Tucker Carlson has it right.

(Even if I find Crooks and Liars insufferable)