Wednesday, March 23, 2005

Delay and Sciavo politics

If there is still any doubt about the cynical political way in which the right-wing Republicans are using the Terri Schiavo tragedy check out Rep. Tom DeLay's talk to a Family Research Council (FRC) gathering March 17-18 at Washington, D.C.'s Willard Hotel, recorded by Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

"One thing that God has brought to us is Terri Schiavo, to help elevate the visibility of what is going on in America," DeLay told the crowd.
"This is exactly the issue that is going on in America, of attacks against the conservative movement, against me and against many others," DeLay said. He complained that "the other side" was leading the attack, with a goal "to defeat the conservative movement."
According to DeLay, a "whole syndicate" of "do-gooder" forces are arrayed against him in "a huge nationwide concerted effort to destroy everything we believe in."

It's all there: God brought us the Schiavo case. Why? To counteract "attacks against the conservative movement [us], against me [how self-serving can you get?], and against many others [of us]."

And then the big finish: "a huge nationwide concerted effort [you know: the liberals, the elite media, Hollywood, the liberal courts, etc.] to destroy everything we believe in."

It's a simple strategy: scare them, create a link between you and them and then any enemy of yours is an enemy of theirs. Not bad Tom, not bad.

The right-wing blogosphere must be working overtime to figure out how the tape was doctored {Dan Rather, where have you gone? When we need you). Just like they have already denied the infamous right-wing Schiavo talking points.

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