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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Enam Luf who wrote (12859)	2/28/2000 12:25:00 PM
From: Brian P.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

February 28, 2000 McCain Sharpens Assault on the Religious Right By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- John McCain condemned religious conservative leaders Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell as "agents of intolerance" today and warned his Republican Party against "pandering to the outer reaches of American politics." In a stinging rebuke delivered in the evangelists' home state, the presidential candidate was careful to say he wasn't attacking Christian conservative voters, only "a few of their self-appointed leaders." McCain said his anti-abortion record had been misrepresented and one of his campaign leaders smeared "because I don't pander to them." He linked rival George W. Bush to such leaders, saying he was a "Pat Robertson Republican" who couldn't defeat Al Gore if the vice president becomes the Democratic nominee. "Neither party should be defined by pandering to the outer reaches of American politics and the agents of intolerance, whether they be Lewis Farrakhan or Al Sharpton, on the left, or Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell on the right," McCain said in speech to about 1,500 people at Cox High School. McCain brought former presidential rival Gary Bauer, a conservative activist, along to help avoid angering religious voters. "If this were an attack on Christian conservative voters, I wouldn't be here. " Bauer told reporters before the speech. He was on stage with McCain as he spoke. McCain said he decided to speak out because of political tactics used in South Carolina. Robertson has made phone calls about McCain to voters, calling McCain's campaign co-chairman Warren Rudman a "vicious bigot" who attacks religious conservatives. The speech followed McCain's attacks on Bush for speaking at a Christian university in South Carolina criticized for spreading anti-Catholic views. After weeks of defending his decision to speak at Bob Jones University, Bush sent a letter Sunday to the leader of New York's Catholics, saying he deeply regretted "causing needless offense" by not more clearly "disassociating myself from anti-Catholic sentiments and racial prejudice." Bush's top strategist, Karl Rove, today accused McCain of using the Bob Jones controversy to portray Bush as a bigot and divide voters by religion. "This is a reprehensible attempt to bring religion into American politics in a very ugly way," Rove said on ABC's "Good Morning America." In his speech, McCain offered GOP leaders a blunt choice, declaring: "I don't believe it's logical to suggest the Republican establishment is more important than to save the Republican majority." McCain aides compared the attack to a 1992 move by President Clinton criticizing rap singer Sister Souljah, a move where Clinton cast himself as a moderate. In California today, a poll found Bush leading McCain by 20 percentage points among the Republican voters who will choose delegates, but tied with McCain for the popular vote that includes Democrats and independents. With the state's March 7 primary approaching, a high-profile showdown in California seemed threatened when McCain said he wouldn't appear at Thursday's scheduled debate in Los Angeles. His aides said Bush dallied in committing to the event, which caused scheduling problems. Bush hotly denied that and demanded an explanation for why McCain is missing the debate, sponsored by CNN and the Los Angeles Times, just days before California votes. "He's going to have to explain why he's not going to this debate," Bush said. "I was led to believe earlier this week that everybody had accepted." "We're not going to let George Bush dictate our schedule," countered McCain spokesman Todd Harris. Senior McCain aides dismissed any suggestions that the senator was easing his commitment to California. McCain has scheduled six campaign days in the state before the primary, and is running $3 million in television commercials in the state, the aides said. Officials are considering adding another day to that effort. Earlier in the campaign, McCain repeatedly attacked Bush for ducking debates. The Field Poll found Bush leading McCain, 48 percent to 28 percent, among Republicans likely to vote in the California primary. Among all open-primary election voters, McCain and Bush were in a statistical tie at 20 percent and 22 percent, respectively. Democratic Vice President Al Gore led with 28 percent. The poll conducted Tuesday through Sunday surveyed 1,447 registered voters with an error margin of plus or minus 3 percentage points for likely voters, 5 points for Republicans. Earlier Sunday, Bush was on the defensive about the visit he paid to Bob Jones University in South Carolina before that state's primary, issuing a letter to Cardinal John O'Connor, leader of New York's 2.4 million Catholics, saying his speech was "a missed opportunity" to speak out against religious and racial discrimination.

To: Enam Luf who wrote (12859)	2/28/2000 12:26:00 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

I would be grateful if you could point to some information that show Bob Jones advocates using the power of the Federal or State government to impose his beliefs on others by force of law. If he does he is indeed as dangerous as the irreligious left.

To: Enam Luf who wrote (12859)	2/28/2000 12:55:00 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

The Orthodox are part of the Religious Right. Among the non- Hasidic Orthodox, about 3/4 vote Republican. Among those Hasidim that vote (not all do), the number is over 90 percent. Among Conservative Jews, the numbers are roughly even, Republican to Democrat. It is only Reform (and Reconstructionist) Jews, and secular Jews, who are overwhelming Democratic. However, they have the numbers, compared to the Orthodox.....