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Pres. Bush - Does he walk his talk? (Cont'd)
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Rapper's Inaugural Invite a Shocker, Say Family Advocates (Cont'd)
For those who may not be familiar with Kid Rock, also known as Robert James Ritchie, he is a Detroit-based rapper who, among other things, has received a 1999 MTV video music award for being the "Sluttiest Male Celebrity," and shared the same stage as Janet Jackson at last year's controversial Super Bowl halftime show. His lyrics often focus on the recreational nature of sex and send a message of female sexual exploitation.
In addition, a search on Yahoo! indicates he performed in at least one pornographic video (released in 2000) along with well-known porn stars Tricia Deveraux, Ron Jeremy, and Teri Weigel. The video was produced by infamous porn video director John Stagliano, whose trail of porn videos slinks back to the early 1980s.
Reaction? You Bet...
The rapper's invitation has created a stir among many pro-family supporters of the president. Dr. Don Wildmon, founder and chairman of the American Family Association, says the White House has sent a shocking statement to millions of families who supported his re-election.
"Kid Rock is an inexcusable choice," Wildmon says in a press release. "His music lyrics serve to teach our young men to disrespect women in a most vile, self-serving manner. Obviously, someone on the Presidential Inauguration Committee has made an extremely poor judgment call."
Bob Knight of the Culture and Family Institute concurs. "I think the Republicans are so sensitive to the fact that the Democrats have a lot more Hollywood support, and support from MTV, that they'll take anything they can get," he says, "but taking Kid Rock is going a step too far. [He] advocates mindless sex, he uses the f-word -- he's anything but a representative of family values."
Both Wildmon and Knight believe Kid Rock needs to be removed from the inaugural program as soon as possible. But can that happen? Knight thinks so.
"I think if they hear enough outrage from the people who elected President Bush, that this is a slap in the to their values, that they'll have to reconsider," Knight says. "He ought to be dis-invited."
WorldNetDaily quotes California pro-family leader Randy Thomasson who says if Kid Rock is allowed to perform at this inauguration event, it will send a clear message to pro-family Americans that the GOP has "taken them for a ride and ditched them in the gutter."
That is why Thomasson, executive director of Campaign for Children and Families, tells WND that the rapper's presence at a GOP event is "more than inconsistent" with the pro-family principles of the Republican Party. "It's a sham," he says. "This guy is one of the worst role models for youth imaginable."
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/1/62005a.asp
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Pro-lifers not thrilled
with Gonzales choice
Bush's pick for attorney general upheld abortion on Texas court
Posted: November 10, 2004
5:00 p.m. Eastern
© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
Pro-life activists are criticizing President Bush's choice of Alberto Gonzales to replace John Ashcroft as attorney general, worrying the White House counsel will not aggressively uphold the administration's anti-abortion stance.
Gonzales is a former member of the Texas Supreme Court, where he voted to allow a teenager to get an abortion without notifying her parents, circumventing the notification law in that state. At the time he criticized the position taken by his colleague on the court, Priscilla Owen, who voted against allowing the abortion. Gonzales said dissenting from his majority opinion "would be an unconscionable act of judicial activism."
His comments later were used by Democrats in the U.S. Senate who blocked Owen's confirmation to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Chuck Baldwin, a pastor and columnist, slammed Gonzales, citing the Texas case and stating, "Gonzales is anything but pro-life."
LifeNews.com reported not all pro-lifers condemn Gonzales for voting to allow the Texas abortion, quoting Ramesh Ponnuru, the pro-life senior editor of National Review.
"My conclusion was that while the dissenters had the better argument about how to construe the statute, the cases do not prove Gonzales to be a lawless judge, a supporter of Roe v. Wade, or even a proponent of a right to abortion," Ponnuru said.
The site pointed out there may be a silver lining to the Gonzales appointment: It takes him out of the running for a Supreme Court appointment should Chief Justice William Rehnquist leave the court due to health problems.
Tom Minnery of Focus on the Family Action, offered guarded praise for today's AG pick.
"We know the great personal regard President Bush has for Mr. Gonzales, and we wish him well in his challenging new assignment," Minnery said in a statement.
"It will now be Mr. Gonzalez's duty to defend the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act against the federal court challenges that have blocked its implementation – a duty handled admirably by Attorney General Ashcroft. American families will also look to Mr. Gonzalez to aggressively prosecute obscenity cases against pornographers who continue to flout federal law."
Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice, on the other hand, effused about Gonzales.
"Alberto Gonzales is an outstanding attorney who … will bring a wealth of experience to the post and a keen understanding of the law that will enable him to excel as the nation's chief law enforcement officer," Sekulow said in a statement. "Gonzales has been with the president for many years and served on the Texas Supreme Court. He will be an attorney general who will work diligently to protect America, the Constitution and the rule of law. During this dangerous time for our nation, Gonzales is the perfect person for this demanding job."
Gonzales was Bush's general counsel when he was governor of Texas and also served as secretary of state there.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41386
For those who may not be familiar with Kid Rock, also known as Robert James Ritchie, he is a Detroit-based rapper who, among other things, has received a 1999 MTV video music award for being the "Sluttiest Male Celebrity," and shared the same stage as Janet Jackson at last year's controversial Super Bowl halftime show. His lyrics often focus on the recreational nature of sex and send a message of female sexual exploitation.
In addition, a search on Yahoo! indicates he performed in at least one pornographic video (released in 2000) along with well-known porn stars Tricia Deveraux, Ron Jeremy, and Teri Weigel. The video was produced by infamous porn video director John Stagliano, whose trail of porn videos slinks back to the early 1980s.
Reaction? You Bet...
The rapper's invitation has created a stir among many pro-family supporters of the president. Dr. Don Wildmon, founder and chairman of the American Family Association, says the White House has sent a shocking statement to millions of families who supported his re-election.
"Kid Rock is an inexcusable choice," Wildmon says in a press release. "His music lyrics serve to teach our young men to disrespect women in a most vile, self-serving manner. Obviously, someone on the Presidential Inauguration Committee has made an extremely poor judgment call."
Bob Knight of the Culture and Family Institute concurs. "I think the Republicans are so sensitive to the fact that the Democrats have a lot more Hollywood support, and support from MTV, that they'll take anything they can get," he says, "but taking Kid Rock is going a step too far. [He] advocates mindless sex, he uses the f-word -- he's anything but a representative of family values."
Both Wildmon and Knight believe Kid Rock needs to be removed from the inaugural program as soon as possible. But can that happen? Knight thinks so.
"I think if they hear enough outrage from the people who elected President Bush, that this is a slap in the to their values, that they'll have to reconsider," Knight says. "He ought to be dis-invited."
WorldNetDaily quotes California pro-family leader Randy Thomasson who says if Kid Rock is allowed to perform at this inauguration event, it will send a clear message to pro-family Americans that the GOP has "taken them for a ride and ditched them in the gutter."
That is why Thomasson, executive director of Campaign for Children and Families, tells WND that the rapper's presence at a GOP event is "more than inconsistent" with the pro-family principles of the Republican Party. "It's a sham," he says. "This guy is one of the worst role models for youth imaginable."
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/1/62005a.asp
=================================================
Pro-lifers not thrilled
with Gonzales choice
Bush's pick for attorney general upheld abortion on Texas court
Posted: November 10, 2004
5:00 p.m. Eastern
© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
Pro-life activists are criticizing President Bush's choice of Alberto Gonzales to replace John Ashcroft as attorney general, worrying the White House counsel will not aggressively uphold the administration's anti-abortion stance.
Gonzales is a former member of the Texas Supreme Court, where he voted to allow a teenager to get an abortion without notifying her parents, circumventing the notification law in that state. At the time he criticized the position taken by his colleague on the court, Priscilla Owen, who voted against allowing the abortion. Gonzales said dissenting from his majority opinion "would be an unconscionable act of judicial activism."
His comments later were used by Democrats in the U.S. Senate who blocked Owen's confirmation to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Chuck Baldwin, a pastor and columnist, slammed Gonzales, citing the Texas case and stating, "Gonzales is anything but pro-life."
LifeNews.com reported not all pro-lifers condemn Gonzales for voting to allow the Texas abortion, quoting Ramesh Ponnuru, the pro-life senior editor of National Review.
"My conclusion was that while the dissenters had the better argument about how to construe the statute, the cases do not prove Gonzales to be a lawless judge, a supporter of Roe v. Wade, or even a proponent of a right to abortion," Ponnuru said.
The site pointed out there may be a silver lining to the Gonzales appointment: It takes him out of the running for a Supreme Court appointment should Chief Justice William Rehnquist leave the court due to health problems.
Tom Minnery of Focus on the Family Action, offered guarded praise for today's AG pick.
"We know the great personal regard President Bush has for Mr. Gonzales, and we wish him well in his challenging new assignment," Minnery said in a statement.
"It will now be Mr. Gonzalez's duty to defend the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act against the federal court challenges that have blocked its implementation – a duty handled admirably by Attorney General Ashcroft. American families will also look to Mr. Gonzalez to aggressively prosecute obscenity cases against pornographers who continue to flout federal law."
Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice, on the other hand, effused about Gonzales.
"Alberto Gonzales is an outstanding attorney who … will bring a wealth of experience to the post and a keen understanding of the law that will enable him to excel as the nation's chief law enforcement officer," Sekulow said in a statement. "Gonzales has been with the president for many years and served on the Texas Supreme Court. He will be an attorney general who will work diligently to protect America, the Constitution and the rule of law. During this dangerous time for our nation, Gonzales is the perfect person for this demanding job."
Gonzales was Bush's general counsel when he was governor of Texas and also served as secretary of state there.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41386
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