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Thread ID: 12796 | Posts: 2 | Started: 2004-03-19
2004-03-19 17:51 | User Profile
'Passion' could help Bush
Some conservative Republican leaders believe that Mel Gibson's movie about Jesus Christ's death, "The Passion," could help drive President Bush's core constituency to the polls. The theory in conservative circles, according to two leaders, is that for those who see the movie, supporting a moral and devoted leader who does not change positions for political benefit will be the election's mission. "They see Bush as that person," said a key conservative. Robert Knight, with Concerned Women for America, meanwhile said that the movie is a big piece of a larger "wave" among Christians to go with a candidate or movement that will strike back at what many see as moral reversals and petty politics. "There's a profound thread that's being woven here," said Knight, who cited a backlash to a series of recent events that include a boom in gay marriage and the raunchy Super Bowl halftime show. "America has had its excesses rubbed in its face and is looking for somebody who can make things right." Knight said that "The Passion" helps to drive that feeling. "It puts things in perspective." Another Christian conservative leader said that there is a parallel between the movie and Bush: Both have been under heavy media criticism. "A lot of the phone and Internet buzz about the movie has been railing against the media as being anti-Christian bigots and a 'We're going to show them' by turning out for the movie. The media seems to be giving Kerry a lot more favorable coverage than Bush, so there may be a connection there," he wrote in an E-mail.
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2004-03-22 20:08 | User Profile
Nothing can save Junior from defeat this November. John Kerry will be President and Junior will go back to his first love - executing people in Texas.