Republican Morality

shinerbock · #1 10-03-2006, 12:15 AM

Prime Examples- Jim McGreevey, Bill Clinton, Mel Reynolds, Gerry Studds

Wolfman · #2 10-03-2006, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by shinerbock

Prime Examples- Jim McGreevey, Bill Clinton, Mel Reynolds, Gerry Studds

As far as I know none of these "offenders" cloak themselves with the mantle of Family Values and used this as a political strategy. We are al sinners but it's very precarious being a demagogue on these issues because we humans do have our weaknesses and they will be exposed, sadly to say.

The biggest sin I see the Republicans being a part of is the one that tripped up Satan: actually believing the hype that you are better than the Godless, libertine, anti-American Democrats. If you convince yourself of this then you'll be blinded by pride and slip into all kinds of unethical and immoral behaviour,justifying it on the grounds of the morality of your cause, God's cause. If you're a Christian and take the Bible seriously, and not simply for use as political slogans, then you know that we are all fallen beings, whatever political persuasion we may be. And if we put ourselves in the place of playing God, we'll be humbled. This is what I see happening to the GOP now. "Pride goeth before the fall."

shinerbock · #3 10-03-2006, 02:35 PM

I'm sure thats true for some, but there is no shortage of self-righteous Dems. Painting any group with one brush is a bad decision.

AXEAM · #4 10-03-2006, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by shinerbock

I'm sure thats true for some, but there is no shortage of self-righteous Dems. Painting any group with one brush is a bad decision.

What.. so every time a member of the GOP screws up your reponse is that the Dems do it to.....like Wolf said it's the GOP who proclaim to be so self rigtheous.

DSTCHAOS · #5 10-03-2006, 03:15 PM

The Republicans have long tried to paint themselves as the conservative voice of morality for this country. This is what makes all of these mishaps so noteworthy.

People are people and both Dems and Repubs are full of crap. But don't be the posterboy against child pornography, abortion, gay marriage and other weighty topics, claiming they weight down on the morality of this country, and then be exposed as a criminal or "social misfit" in your own right.

AXEAM · #6 10-03-2006, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

The Republicans have long tried to paint themselves as the conservative voice of morality for this country. This is what makes all of these mishaps so noteworthy.

People are people and both Dems and Repubs are full of crap. But don't be the posterboy against child pornography, abortion, gay marriage and other weighty topics, claiming they weight down on the morality of this country, and then be exposed as a criminal or "social misfit" in your own right.

That would make a nice Campaign slogan....I like it.

shinerbock · #7 10-03-2006, 03:20 PM

If you'll notice, I was referring to the starter of the thread.

DSTCHAOS · #8 10-03-2006, 03:21 PM

I feel similarly about Dem and Repub politicians who speak out against illegal immigration but have illegal immigrants doing their landscaping or working their building contracts.

Hypocrisy knows no political party. But being from certain political traditions and platforms certainly makes your hypocrisy more interesting.