I cast my first vote for President in the 2000 Presidential Election. Al Gore has the distinction as being the first candidate for Presidential to get my vote, once in the Primary and once in the General Election. I was a young college liberal who recognized that the distinctions between a progressive agenda and conservative agenda meant using Government as a tool to protect and assist the poor and oppressed rather than big corporations and the wealthy. An agenda that recognized the strength of diversity versus the staleness of elitism. An agenda that sought to move our society forward towards liberty for all rather than and a place to legislate morality. As a Christian I couldn't image voting any differently than for a Progressive agenda. If not for the Butterfly Ballot in Palm Beach County, Florida, or the thousands of African Americans in Florida who were turned away at the polls because their names falsely showed up on the convicted felon list, Gore would have been our President. His speech last night in Detroit endorsing Obama reminded me of how unfortunate we were that he lost to Bush in 2000.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Gore Endorses Obama
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Hey dude - check it out - http://www.jamesdobsondoesntspeakforme.com/. I'm sure you'll like it. We need to do coffee again soon.
Yeah, I can't believe the media let's James Dobson speak for the rest of us Christians. In my opinion there are so many Christian leaders better suited. He really does run contrary to what Progressive Evangelicals are all about. I was so mad when this story was the headline on msnbc. He doesn't deserve the attention. Definitely coffee again. Thanks bud!
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