And you thought it was over War on Christianity: Al Sharpton gets into it with Tony Perkins on Hardball today discussing this meme. And you thought it was over after Christmas. Sharpton nailed Tom Delay over his phony use of his religious beliefs and Perkins had no answer for that. Leaders like Perkins take isolated incidents and then wrap themselves around them mainly to fundraise and rally their base. Like you didn't know that already. "A Church under seige is a strong Church." Download | play -WMP Download | play -QT (low res)
To save Perkins butt, Matthews being the good Catholic boy (I grew up Catholic) ended the segment by saying that he thinks there is a campaign against religion. (no evidence supplied of course) Would it kill these guys to do a few segments about the attacks on Gays by religious leaders or on evolution or the attempts to label text books or the...(please add to the list.)
I'm endorsing this move because the truth is the truth. Presente Action (a new Hispanic organization) and the PCCC are going to run ads in Florida called: DenunciaRush.com to highlight the anti-Latino sentiment that permeates the right wing Republican base, and how that bias is bubbling over with the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.
Adam explains:
We've been pushing hard for health care reform recently, but another big thing is happening this week: The hearings to confirm Sonia Sotomayor as our first Latina Supreme Court Justice are starting today. And it's already ugly. First, congressional Republicans refused to denounce Rush Limbaugh's racist attacks on Sotomayor.
Then just yesterday, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee went on CBS and questioned the role of her "ethnic background" in her judicial work. Really? In 2009? Enough! It's time for Republicans to pay a political price for their blatant racism. That's why our friends at Presente Action are going on offense, running Spanish radio ads in key congressional districts -- starting in Florida. These ads will expose Republican racism for voters.
And Blue America's Alan Grayson is also getting big props for stepping up and bashing Limbaugh:
Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson -- also from Orlando -- did take on Limbaugh, despite representing a long-time Republican district. He said, "We have an African-American President and, soon, a Puerto Rican Supreme Court Justice. I'm proud of that. You're proud of that. And if Rush Limbaugh doesn't like it, that's just too bad." Grayson is a bold progressive in Congress. He successfully prosecuted Iraq war profiteers before defeating a House Republican last year and earning a reputation for grilling Wall Street execs this year. Grayson's outspokenness has made him a top Republican target in 2010. When you chip in to help air the radio ads, we've added a place where you can help Grayson's re-election as well. Please consider it.
War on Christianity: Al Sharpton gets into it with Tony Perkins on Hardball today discussing this meme. And you thought it was over after Christmas. Sharpton nailed Tom Delay over his phony use of his religious beliefs and Perkins had no answer for that. Leaders like Perkins take isolated incidents and then wrap themselves around them mainly to fundraise and rally their base. Like you didn't know that already. "A Church under seige is a strong Church."
Download | play -WMP 
Download | play -QT (low res)
