Dobson Blasts Thompson: "Not For Me!"
It turns out that Fred Thompson, who was wooed to enter the race by social conservatives unhappy with the other candidates, can't even remotely count on any help from Mr. Social Conservative himself, James Dobson of Focus on the Family.
Dobson wrote in a private e-mail obtained by the Associated Press; "Isn't Thompson the candidate who is opposed to a Constitutional amendment to protect marriage, believes there should be 50 different definitions of marriage in the U.S., favors McCain-Feingold, won't talk at all about what he believes, and can't speak his way out of a paper bag on the campaign trail?"
"He has no passion, no zeal, and no apparent 'want to.' And yet he is apparently the Great Hope that burns in the breasts of many conservative Christians? Well, not for me, my brothers. Not for me!"
A spokesman for Focus on the Family confirmed that Dobson wrote the e-mail, which was apparently provoked by Thompson's admission that he does not attend church regularly.
Comments (6)
Don wrote on September 20, 2007 11:09 AM:Draft Dobson!
Jolly Ranchero wrote on September 20, 2007 12:16 PM:Since Dobs blasts him for supporting M-F, I thus conclude that Dobs is against it.
Can anyone enlighten me as to why social conservs would be against M-F? What does abortion, gays, and prayer in school have to do with M-F? Can anyone give me snark-free serious answer to this?
bob wrote on September 20, 2007 12:34 PM:Please find someone more divisive Jimmy boy, please!
M-F is bad for the GOP, hence Dobson no likey.
Matt S. wrote on September 20, 2007 1:20 PM:One of the principal aims of McCain-Feingold is to sharply reduce "issue ads" that do not endorse a candidate directly. You know the ads that go: "Candidate X hates babies and God and wants to personally euthanize your Mom. Should you vote for Satan's minion?"
Such advertising is the lifeblood of social conservatives. Therefore, they oppose McCain-Feingold.
The Republicans hate McCain-Feingold because it threatens to cut off the corporate-contribution gravy train. So, the Reupublicans and social conservatives have a marriage of convenience on this issue.
Saleem Siddiqui wrote on September 20, 2007 7:22 PM:Can Fred Thompson survive the backlash that is coming?
James Dobson gave his opinion about Fred Thompson regarding his being the moral choice for the GOP.
Dobson says NO to Fred.
Read my analysis at
http://www.hotconflict.com/blog/2007/09/james-dobson-sa.html
I seem to remember Dobson talking up Newt awhile back.
I imagine this figures into that somehow.
I mean, objectively, Newt and Gramps are both moral degenerates.
But Newt did the "forgive me, I have sinned" get out of jail free B.S., so Newt is Dobson's kind of moral degenerate.
