Now Where Did They Get That Idea? [View All]

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Angry over the “thumping’” the Republicans took at the polls last week, the Right is frantically casting about for explanations and excuses as to what went wrong.

The latest scapegoat appears to be those religious organizations and leaders who have the audacity to be concerned about more than just outlawing abortion and demonizing gays. Those who voice concerns about issues such as global warming or poverty are, according to Focus on the Family, simply trying to confuse and siphon off the Right’s so-called “values voters”

Carrie Gordon Earll, director of issue analysis at Focus on the Family Action, said it's all spin by liberal faith groups with an eye on co-opting the impact of values voters.

"That's the way the religious left is trying to paint this," she said. "If you vote based on a candidate's position on abortion or defense of marriage, then somehow you don't care about poverty, and you don't care about the war. That's not true."

More... http://www.rightwingwatch.org/2006/11/now_where_did_t_1.html