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April 14, 2008

WorldNet Daily Goes Rabid Again

Yesterday, I ran across an interesting rumor. Apparently, Jimmy Carter and Al Gore are working on a plan to get Hillary Clinton to drop out of the race before the Democratic National Convention and let Barack Obama win “for the good of the Democrats.”

A number of options are being considered by the higher echelons of the Democrats, but they fall roughly into two categories. One is for Carter and Gore to go to Clinton privately and ask her to step down. The other is for both men to appear in public and endorse Obama – a move which would see a majority of superdelegates go with them.

The campaign to force Clinton to make an early exit is being masterminded in Congress, home to the most influential of the superdelegates. Senate Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have called on superdelegates to hold an unofficial congress in early June to anoint a winner, rather than waiting for the convention in Denver.

So it should come as no surprise that the Christian-oriented Republican-operative “news” source, WorldNet Daily (which I've already found to be rabidly anti-Obama) is today featuring the following rabidly anti-Carter headlines, all no doubt aimed and undermining Carter’s efforts to help Obama's candidacy before they become widely known:

Hamas terrorists join Jimmy Carter fan club, U.S., Israel have no moral authority to oppose Carter, and Israel's secret service snubs Carter. A little further down the headline page today are these headlines, underscoring the overall purpose: “Obama worked with terrorist: Senator helped fund organization that rejects 'racist' Israel's existence,” “Obama reveals real threat – grandma?” and “Find out what you're NOT being told about Barack Obama.”

It’s all so ironic, in my opinion. These men actually behave decently, love and are loyal to their wives and children, acknowledge a belief in God and do not bring shame on that belief, and focus on helping those who are less fortunate – all traits which are supposedly important to Christians and which all-too-rare in today’s political climate. The gut-level aversion of the organized Christian community to these men, in favor of people whose lives and behavior often run opposite of supposed Christian values, speaks volumes about their priority - which is not to spread love, but rather to spread Republicanism.

I see no way to justify rabid attacks on decent people, even if they hold political views that are contrary to those of conservative Christians. Their positions would be much better served through rational discussion. And considering the Republican track record on taxes, spending, abortion, freedom, etc. under President Bush - bearing in mind they've had many years now in which they should have been able to do almost anything they really wanted to do, but have only made things worse in these key areas - and considering that little, if anything, would change in this regard if John McCain became President, I don't understand Christians' pro-active support of the GOP in the slightest. Why set aside common decency to fight for a secular candidate who certainly will not advance the supposedly Christian cause of goodwill and love in the world and against a candidate who has spent his adult life fully focused on community service and civil rights and who shares their religion? It makes no sense unless their motives are partisan and not spiritual.

Posted by Becky at April 14, 2008 12:54 PM