What the hell is up with Evangelicals?

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_Maksutov
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Re: What the hell is up with Evangelicals?

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sock puppet wrote:http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/360010-poll-37-percent-of-alabama-evangelicals-more-likely-to-vote-for-moore-after?amp


You need to adjust your expectations, Sock. :lol:

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Re: What the hell is up with Evangelicals?

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It would be interesting to compare the prophecies of Mencken and Smith. I wonder who has the better track record.
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Re: What the hell is up with Evangelicals?

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This is the danger of too much credence in party politics. Too much of an us v. them mentality creates a huge blind spot to these sorts of allegations.
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Re: What the hell is up with Evangelicals?

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Maksutov wrote:
sock puppet wrote:http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/360010-poll-37-percent-of-alabama-evangelicals-more-likely-to-vote-for-moore-after?amp


You need to adjust your expectations, Sock. :lol:

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“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”


― H.L. Mencken, On Politics: A Carnival of Buncombe

I thought it would be bad enough that a significant percentage would retain their degree of support. But to increase it in light of accusations like these, now from 5 different women?

Also, while Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, R-Ky, is now calling for Roy Moore to step aside, the ever predictable wench, Kellyanne Conway, is yet stuck in the tank supporting Moore. It is funny to say, but the SNL satire of Conway is way too subtle. So much so, they're missing the mark.
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Re: What the hell is up with Evangelicals?

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Sock Puppet, the allegations against Roy Moore are the result of the forces of evil trying to silence Christian conservatives like you and me. Judge Roy said so.

https://Twitter.com/MooreSenate/status/ ... 85376?s=17
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Re: What the hell is up with Evangelicals?

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Babies have to be born to grow up to be the teenagers Roy Moore and Donald Trump molest.
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