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(Happy Blasphemy Day!) TYT: How The Religious Right Got Started
From 10/16/2008: Cenk Uygur summarizes the New Republic article "The Stranger" about the roots of the American religious right and the background of Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ-4) in the Religious Right movement, including the National Christian Action Coalition. This was 3 years before Smith's outrageous "forcible rape" bill that kicked off the Tea Party Reign of Terror in the House. Cenk has also lived in Chris Smith's district.