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August 15, 2006

I Don't Get It, Either

Ed Waldo, over at Boregasm, writes that he doesn't "get that people don't get it." The "it" being that the backers of term limits and TABOR ballot measures are "snake oil salesmen, slithering unctuously into the various states, using the electoral process for grand social experiments, and nobody seems to be upset."

I don't get it either. Just like I don't get how the Oregon Christian Coalition could allow confessed child molester Lou Beres to continue to hold the position of Executive Director, or how Bill Sizemore continues to be given any credibility or be able to raise money despite his obviously shady dealings, to put it mildly.

What is this inability on the right to recognize bad apples and toss them out? In particular, I am amazed at the Christian right for failing to take to heart the admonition Jesus gave his disciples: "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves." (Matthew 10:16 KJV). The continued arrogance and blind defensiveness displayed by so many on the far right is extremely disturbing. I really don't get it.

Posted by Becky at August 15, 2006 10:15 AM