"Mikey's Mission"-- A "Reagan Republican" takes on the Air Force Academy

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Here's an interesting article I read in the Colorado Springs Independent. It's about Mikey Weinstein, a "Reagan Republican", who is taking on the Air Force Academy for their evangelical religious proselytizing, a very interesting read. Seems we have friends on the other side of the aisle.

Mikey's Mission by Cara DeGette
Colorado Springs Gazette

<Snip>How do you become the most dangerous man in America?
Let's ask Mikey.

We've started the five-hour drive to Albuquerque, N.M., for a visit with Mikey Weinstein. To set the mood, we tune in to Colorado Springs Christian radio station KGFT-FM.

The rambling homemade talk shows are mesmerizing. Heartbroken women call in from around the country, confiding in male hosts about strange and sometimes incomprehensible born-again sex and relationship problems. There's the woman who's riding a rough road trying to be truly submissive to her husband. Another has been married for two years and isn't exactly sure where her husband lives, though she does have his cell-phone number. A third reports intense physical pain during sex, and isn't sure whether she is being abused.

Finally, James Dobson comes on to deliver Focus on the Family's daily sermon, from the doctor's mouth to the ears of 200 million listeners around the world.

His guest today is United States Sen. Rick Santorum. The topic: Samuel Alito's appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. Santorum first talks about his seven children — one in heaven, the rest home-schooled by his wife, because public schools are inferior and because the only place to truly set the moral standard is at home. The Pennsylvania Republican plugs his new book, It Takes a Family, a direct swipe at Hillary Clinton's book, It Takes a Village. Dobson offers high praise for Santorum's work. They celebrate at length the soon-to-be-appointed Judge Alito, their great hope to outlaw abortion.

On comes an advertisement, sponsored by Focus on the Family's political action committee, urging listeners to call Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar and demand he vote their way. At the end of the show, another ad comes on, seeking donations to Focus on the Family, a nonprofit ministry with an annual budget of $112 million. Though its electronic transfer program, you can give $5, $10, $15, $20 a month. Please, sign up immediately.

All in all, a tight package. Sell a book for a senator. Take control of the U.S. Supreme Court. Get money. Praise God.

In the war room...

More Here:

Mikey's Mission The Independent

[pretzel4gore]

1. how about 1 cent a month?

should post their addy.....klol!

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2. There's a link at the bottom

Mikey's Mission The Independent

[rockymountaindem]

3. The Independent is always a good read

And while I don't agree with everything they print, if they're pissing off Dobson to some small degree, that'll put a smile on my face.

[radio4progressives]

4. Excellent - It's heartening to see this very critical battle getting print

attention. I think my father would roll over in his grave if he knew what happened in the armed services - i feel like if this happened in the Air Force off the radar screen, then it may be happening in the other branches, perhaps to a lesser degree.

It's really unbelieveable how this was allowed to be cultivated in any branch of the service, just unbelievable.

And extremely frightening.

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5. Scary indeed

But just a symptom of the greater problem, people just don't understand the extremes that are going on there. THey think that it's about stopping the cadets from practicing their religion but, it's more about other not being able to choose not to participate.