TEA-Drenched Political Dominionism ~ Will the GOP Drink It?

ALL the big names are lining up. It is looking like a resurgence of Republican Party stranglehold once again by the Christian Dominionists. This IS the Religious Right, practicing what is commonly done in Dominionist circles called, “condemnation and re-branding”. It’s supposed to throw us off their trail leaving us to believe that they have somehow disbanded and are in no way associated with the former. Nuh-uh! Not them. But…gosh darn it! The names sure seem familiar…

Gary Bauer — American Values

Brian Burch — CatholicVote.org

Phil Burress — Citizens for Community Values

Chris Carmouche — GrassTopsUSA

Janice Crouse — Beverly LaHaye Institute

Tom DeLay — former Maj. Whip, U.S. House of Representatives

Don Feder — World Congress of Families

Janet Folger-Porter — Faith 2 Action

Don Irvine — Accuracy In Media

Bishop E.W. Jackson, Sr. — Stand America

Tony Perkins — Family Research Council

Rick Scarborough — Vision America Action

Phyllis Schlafly — Eagle Forum

Mat Staver — Liberty Counsel

Tim Wildmon — American Family Association

Wendy Wright — Concerned Women for America

Mike Valerio — Mike and Helen Valerio Foundation

Richard Viguerie — ConservativeHQ

Who are they? “Mandate to Save America“ They are self-identified god-fearing, America lovin’, patriotic people that care about YOU! That is if that “you” represents precisely the type of person that is as special as they are bing chosen and all that – and you currently hold a first class ticket in the Rapture Transport Tube. Otherwise? Ummm…Not so much!

Political Dominionists, the new Religious Right! They are boldly and openly ramping up their “7 Mountains Mandate” to “reclaim America for Christ”. Let’s take a look at the advertising that former Baptist preacher, Dr. (of course he is) Rick Scarborough did at the Nashville Tea Nation Convention.

What separation of church & state?

‘At a workshop at the National Tea Party Convention given by Scarborough, the senior pastor of Harvest Point Church in Nacogdoches, Texas,  unveiled what he’s calling the “Mandate to Save America,” a plan that might, as Devin Burghart of the Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights who attended the convention recently reported, signal “a shift taking place … transforming the focus from bailouts and deficits to the culture war.” ~ Buzzflash Bill Berkowitz

And then from one of America’s highest paid lobbyist (calling for less lobbyists in D.C.), former U.S. Congressman from Texas, co-creator of Freedomworks and ongoing puppetmaster of the TEA Party Movement, now has yet another blossoming Movement. “Contract from America“ blending Political Dominionists (cuz they need ‘em) and angry neocon teabaggers. Even though Dick Armey had this to say about Christian extremists only a few years ago when we were still calling them the “Relgious Right”, he stated…

Laughing all the way to the BANK!

“I pray devoutly every day, but being a Christian is no excuse for being stupid. There’s a high demagoguery coefficient to issues like prayer in schools. Demagoguery doesn’t work unless it’s dumb, shallow as water on a plate. These issues are easy for the intellectually lazy and can appeal to a large demographic. These issues become bigger than life, largely because they’re easy. There ain’t no thinking.”

Okay…one more time just for my own entertainment? Sure…what the heck!

“There ain’t no thinking.”

Well, hey! At least he put a ‘g’ on the end of that ‘ing’ word! That truly sets Armey apart from Palin and her ilk.

And who are the groups hovering under the umbrella of Armey & Corporate America Freedomworks/Contract blah, blah?

Contract from America

Freedomworks (freedom to scalp & prey is workin’ for Dick!)

Liberty Central

National Taxpayers Union (sure…NOW they support a Union!)

The Liberty Lab (the lab experiments there must be somethin’)

Americans Tax Reform

Americans Solutions (expel everyone but those JUST like us)

Let Freedom Ring

New Patriot Journal

Regular Folks United (not kidding)

The Heartland Institute (Institution?)

The Next Right

What does this remind me of? Hmmm…lemme think. Ah! Yes…it is akin to the Political Dominionists turning their backs on McCain after he shot off his mouth in premature electionation rhetoric and called the Religious Right (and I quote)…

“Agents of intolerance!”

And then along came 2008, McCain was having a political meltdown like a snowball at the Vancouver Olympics…until…the Political Dominionist machine moved in, threw a consummate wingnut into the mix, convinced the campaign staff that though she may be ignorant, she is viewed as a conservative and good lookin’…by god! And voila! McCain grabs the Christocrat vote!

What’s a Christocrat? This is their term…you know me, I refer to them as ReBiblicans because try though they may…they control and vote republican.

Let’s listen to one of the movers and shakers in the conservative/Christian/Political Dominionist/teabagging former Baptist Preacher gone wild…Mr….I mean DR. (they are ALL doctors aren’t they?) Rick Scarborough! He likes calling himself a Christocrat. That darn GOP is just too liberal!

Contract from America…The Mount Vernon Statement…Mandate to Save America

And people still try to convince me that this isn’t happening. That teabaggers are just well-meaning simple folk who are indenpendant from the lunatic loudmouths. That the religious extremists aren’t that powerful…and, well, “there just aren’t that many of them” they tell me.

I don’t know about you guys, but I am pushing back. All the comforting statements of denial will only increase their influence and erode our freedoms. Take them seriously. This is not a joke.

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