Simple Question

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   justadood on July 13, 2009 at 3:20 pm

   Hate to say, but I know of several megachurches out here in CA (mainly in SoCal) that would probably follow along…   Sadly, there are for too many who can’t handle the responsibility of being personally accountable for their moral decision-making, so they farm it out to the Ralph Reeds of the world.

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   nonynony on July 13, 2009 at 3:25 pm

   Are there any people stupid enough to follow Ralph Reed’s Christian leadership?

   Yes.

   I no longer think that the answer to any question that starts with “Are there people stupid enough to …” is anything but yes.

   The real question is “Are there ENOUGH people stupid enough to follow Ralph Reed’s Christian leadership to put Reed back on the board as a big name player?”  And sadly the answer to that one is probably also yes.

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     DaveW on July 13, 2009 at 4:28 pm

     Around a quarter of the population, near as I can tell. And the demonic prophets and the GOP are absolute virtuosos when it comes to keeping them in that sorry condition.

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   boran2 on July 13, 2009 at 4:00 pm

   Now, Reed wants back in. And, judging from the 2008 national elections, Republicans could use the help. But questions remain: Do Republicans need or want Reed’s new group? And can Reed still deliver it if they do?

   Reed says the answer to the first question is in the 2008 election results. The GOP was out-hustled, out-spent and out-organized in key states, Reed said. The party needs what he delivered in the 1990s, but with a 21st century update.

   “Even though I’ve been doing other things, this is kind of like Steve Jobs returning to Apple,” Reed said.

   Yeah, it’s just like that.

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     its simple IF you ignore the complexity on July 13, 2009 at 4:04 pm

     except that Steve Jobs is not a morally bankrupt bloodsucker casting himself as a moral exemplar, actually has good ideas, and isn’t still trying to sell me the exactly same thing he was in 1984.

     Reed is more like the liver that they took OUT of Jobs…

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       Davis X Machina on July 13, 2009 at 7:39 pm

       I can tell you’ve never been in a good PC/Mac flamewar.

       Jobs has been called worse….on Slashdot.

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         corvus on July 13, 2009 at 10:55 pm

         Heh, beat me to it. Not that I’ve ever called Jobs any of those things on Slashdot. Now, on Kuro5hin on the other hand… 😉

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   Dongi 2 on July 13, 2009 at 4:06 pm

   Yes, there are such people but they have forked tongues, horns, a red complexion and offices on the outskirts of hell.

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   Oui on July 13, 2009 at 8:37 pm

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   GQ: Reed, Abramoff Discussed “Mortgaging Old Black People”

   "But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."