… [T]he problem with the Tea Partiers’ claimed fealty to the Constitution is that it’s a form of religion rather than analysis. “Originalism,” Lepore writes, “looks like history, but it is not; it’s historical fundamentalism, which is to history what astrology is to astronomy, what alchemy is to chemistry, what creationism is to evolution.”
[…] Tea Party supporters are disproportionately white social conservatives, who, Campbell and Putnam say, “had a low regard for immigrants and blacks long before Barack Obama was president, and still do.” And while Tea Party leaders say their main concern is limiting the size of government, Campbell and Putnam found that the cause that really unites rank-and-file Tea Partiers is a desire for more religion in government.
Personally, I would refer to them as the “Bell Brothers,” you know, Ding and Dong. [MSH]
http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/18/how-would-you-compare-rick-perry-to-george-w-bush/
For further insight into Dominionism, I recommend,
“Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism,”
by Michelle Goldberg,
http://www.librarything.com/work/932192/book/71908657
Both Fareed Zakaria, and Barack Obama have proven to be utter disappointments. [MSH]
[The Religious Right] know[s] the best way to surreptitiously influence elections: hold an event at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas; say it’s about prayer not politics; collect thousands of email addresses through the event’s registration process; and two weeks later, send out a mass email urging attendees to show up at the polls and recruit others to go along […] My fellow Response attendee, AU Executive Director Barry W. Lynn, also received the friendly “get out the vote” email reminder and has this to say: “This event was a total fraud. It wasn’t about spirituality; it was about partisan politics and electing people who share the Religious Right’s extreme agenda. This email is proof.
Always Question Authority 