Thursday, January 13, 2011

"Awakening 2011" - A Gathering Where the GOP Mingles with Hate Groups


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I consistently view Liberty University as a foul boil on Virginia's backside that needs to be lanced and exposed for the evil force that it is. In keeping with its other anti-gay and anti-democracy efforts, Liberty University will be gathering a coven of theocrats and haters to its "Awakening 2011" where GOP elected officials will prostitute themselves to the vilest of theocrats and the leaders of active hate groups. The roster of loons who will be present and in the hater category the only thing missing is an appearance by the Grand Wizard of the KKK and Sarah Palin. Right Wing Watch has the following to say about this gathering:
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Last year, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli joined dozens of Religious Right leaders for an event called "Awakening 2010," organized by the Freedom Federation and hosted at Liberty University, where Cindy Jacobs declared that "the Bible is the government of the people, by the people, for the people," while Matt Barber and Andrea Lafferty claimed that passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act would allow those working at the Veteran's Administration to freely molest disable veterans.
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In April, the Freedom Federation will host its second annual "Awakening" conference entitled "Raising Our Voices: Equipping and Empowering a New Revolution" which organizer hope will feature a mix of right-wing activists like Lou Engle, Tony Perkins, Mat Staver, Frank Gaffney, Wendy Wright, David Barton, and Gary Bauer with Republican leaders like Cuccinelli, Michele Bachmann, Marco Rubio, Alan West, Mike Pence, Newt Gingrich, and Mike Huckabee.
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Not surprisingly, I suspect that more violence inducing rhetoric and hate inducing demagoguery will fill the air at this anti-liberty event.

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