Comments on: How would the far left treat FDR today?

By: Allan Bourdius

Allan Bourdius — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:24:44 +0000

Another great reply to our liberal friends would be to ask which Democrat closed a rather famous and notable speech with:

With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God’s work must truly be our own.

By: Trish

Trish — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:06:41 +0000

Peggy Noonan is not all that conservative.

By: Anthony (Los Angeles)

Anthony (Los Angeles) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:00:14 +0000

The Democratic Party today is not the Democratic Party of FDR, Truman, Kennedy, or Jackson (Andrew or “Scoop”). But they’re not the only ones who have problems with the expression of religious faith in pubic life: Peggy Noonan, a conservative, practically fell over from a case of the vapors when Bush mentioned God or faith several times in his second inaugural. One worries that her head would have exploded, had she been forced to listen to Lincoln’s second inaugural address.

This hostility towards expressions of faith in public life leaves me scratching my head. I’m not a religious person (far from it, in fact), but only a willfully ignorant fool doesn’t recognize the role of religion in America’s history and public life. Far from fearing it (as the coastal elites seem to), I welcome expressions of faith from our leaders; they reassure me that our elected leaders understand the role of ethics and morality in governance.

It’s the people who cry foul when a public figure talks about faith who worry me.

By: No Runny Eggs » Blog Archive » The Morning Scramble - 9/12/2008

No Runny Eggs » Blog Archive » The Morning Scramble - 9/12/2008 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:29:13 +0000

[...] Sister Toldjah wonders how today’s Left would have dealt with FDR. I wonder if his Communistic tendencies would outweigh his “warmongering”, praying ways in their eyes. [...]

By: Lorica

Lorica — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:55:39 +0000

a peace invulnerable to the schemings of unworthy men.

Nowadays the Liberal perspective is to cater to the wishes of these men not fight against them. So many of the late and great Dems that made up this party have been cast aside and only mentioned when it fit the need. They don’t know history and they close their ears and gnash their teeth when it doesn’t fit their narrative. – Lorica

By: Joe S.

Joe S. — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:54:20 +0000

Seriously – does the left have ANY concept of history whatsoever?

Only when it supports the liberal narrative. Other then that…it never happened.

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:28:02 +0000

Our wonderful hostess asked:

Does the far left truly believe that politicos who are unashamed to pray for God’s guidance and for God’s blessings in public harbor secret fantasies of turning our country into a theocratic nation? If so, how’d that work out for Harry Truman? JFK? Lincoln?

Our friends on the left have no problems at all with Democrars expressing religious sentiments, because they know that:

1 – Such sentiments are being expressed solely to appeal to us bitter God ‘n’ guns rubes, to get our votes; or (or probably and)

2 – Such sentiments, if actually believed by the Democrat in question, wouldn’t actually have any influence on their political positions.

As long as the words mouthed by the Democratic candidates are essentially meaningless, our friends on the left don’t really care. But let a Republican utter such, even phrased in the blandest of terms, and, watch out! It’s a Christian theocracy headed our way!

By: Trish

Trish — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:46:39 +0000

This is interesting.
We don’t have cable or satellite tv at the present time, so we’ve been watching a local station that reruns old programs from th ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s. Some of them are great, some of them are rotten, and most are somewhere in between. The thing that strikes me about all of them is that none of them mocked people of faith. Most were not explicitly religious, but all respected religion.

Contrast that with the media’s attitude now.
If this is progress, you can have it.

By: Baklava

Baklava — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:46:03 +0000

I agree with Powerline's review of Charlie and Sarah.