Culture War Watch: Election Wrap-up Edition
Apparently, there are elections in odd years too. Decision 2007's impact on the culture wars and more:
Gov. Replaces ethics, good government with framed pieces of paper on easels; Voters shockingly unimpressed.
Kentucky governor Ernie Fletcher's re-election bid met defeat yesterday. Apparently, installing a few pieces of paper in the capitol rotunda and deploying gay-baiting robo-calls days before the election are not enough to convince Kentucky voters you are the "values" candidate. Voters in that state seem to prefer someone who hasn't been indicted.
A Vote for Romney is a Vote for Satan
At least, televangelist Bill Keller thinks so. Culture War Watch really wanted to find a way to point out the fundamental wrongness of this statement, ideally calling attention to the danger both the Church and our American democracy face if this kind of world view becomes widely accepted, but Keller's logic "[Romney] would influence people to seek out the Mormon faith...They would get sucked into those lies and they would eventually die and go to hell" and fashion sense "[Keller] was dressed in a red and black Michael Jordan tracksuit, with the zipper lowered halfway down his bare chest" are simply above reproach.
Pat Robertson attempts to stay relevant
By endorsing Rudy Giuliani.
This Week's Scorecard: At first glance, it seems like the Culture Warriors have this week all wrapped up, but a second look reveals surprising gains by the Common Do-Gooders. After all, Gov. Fletcher's culture war stoking strategy failed miserably. (He probably would have benefited from the new efforts from We Believe Ohio and Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good calling for clean campaigning). And while any mention of Pat Robertson tends to score points for the Culture Warriors, this time he only seems to underscore how traditional culture war issues are becoming more and more irrelevant. Give this week to the Common Do-Gooders.


Comments
The "Culture Warriors" were truly exposed as Pat Robertson endorsing Rudy Giuliani proves how the religious right is clearly more about politics than religion. What exactly qualifies Rudy Giuliani as 'more than acceptable to people of faith'? To put Giuliani's harsh war rhetoric and a lax attitude towards torture as synonymous with faith values is insulting and highly misleading. If you are going to endorse Giuliani then at least be honest about your reasoning and objectives.
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