Quote Originally Posted by bigpoppapuff
i find your post on the subject and the statue to be in poor taste...stick your bbq up your ass while you stare at the statue......barry has every right to speak on a topic....

the statue is disgusting and i'd want nothing to do with anyone connected to the church...or anyone that approves of it....
I agree the statue is in poor taste, my post however is not. Fortunately I no longer live in that area so I don't have to look at it on a daily basis. Barry does have every right to speak on the topic, as do I. I actually agree with a lot of his political viewpoints. He's wrong on this one. To make such an assumption that the statue has anything to do with republicans is ridiculous. We all know where he stands politically and in my opinion this was just to stir up shit. I don't even mind the shit stirring if you know what you are talking about and can back it up. My original post wasn't to defend the church and their statue, it was to dispute the relationship between republicans and this church which DVM was implying.

As to the BBQ up my ass comment... no thanks I'll pass, I like my ribs dry.

Quote Originally Posted by WhiteWidow
I think he is just trying to attack DVM's original point that this church and republicans are one in the same. I don't think he is necessarily endorsing either.
Right on. I didn't even read past the first page because it's the same ol' shit.

Quote Originally Posted by SmokinDVM
Here's the equation as simply as it can be put;

right wing religious whackos + right wing neocon republican whackos = the present admin and congressional controlling party.

And it's becoming more and more frequent that the churches are actively supporting republicans, even in classicly Democratic areas. And, republican politicians willingly associate themselves with the worst of the religious whackos. Untill that stops, and it won't unless it starts costing them elections, the repug party is the religious whackjob party.
I agree, but I can assure you the voting district that this church is in has a democratic majority(and I'm not talking simple majority).

Quote Originally Posted by SuperChuck
Um, isn't that just replacing one stereotype with another?

Yeah probably, but I've lived here all my life and know that this is a heavily democratic district. I know without a doubt that it's not the work of the republicans or the religious right.