Not to put too fine a point on it
Minority Report:
Ralph Reed Deserves a Beatdown
Today's New York Times reports that the Bush campaign is urging the Southern Baptists to do all they can to mobilize their constituency to support Dubya, short of breaking laws prohibiting tax-exempt organizations from getting involved in political campaigns. They interview Ralph Reed, the Republican strategist who led the Christian Coalition as saying:
Mr. Reed, for his part, appeared to relish any criticism of the campaign for cultivating churches, since it served to reinforce the campaign's connection to the faith. In his speech at the reception, he brought up recent criticism of the campaign over an e-mail message from Pennsylvania suggesting that supporters distribute campaign information inside the places of worship of "friendly congregations," something specialists in election law say might jeopardize their tax status.
"I, for one, believe people of faith have the same rights to participate in the political process as any other citizens," he said. "Christians should not be treated as second-class citizens."
Ralph Reed doesn't know the first goddamn thing about what second-class citizenship is about.
Read the rest, see how correct that last sentence is.
