Newt makes dummy comments IMO

[Antitrust32]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

This is on top of the ticker right now.. I'm gonna post the article cause the ticker always changes..


CNN) — Newt Gingrich said Tuesday the Obama administration is "intensely secular" and "anti-religious," the former House Speaker's second hard-hitting criticism of the new administration this week.

In an interview with FOX News, Gingrich said he strongly disagreed with Obama's choice of Harry Knox — an outspoken activist for gay rights — to the White House advisory council on faith-based initiatives.

"I think their goal is to have a very secular America in which government dominates everything," he said. "Why wouldn't you put an anti-religious, left-wing zealot on a faith-based group? It's a perfect pattern for this administration."

Since 2005, Knox has served as the director of the Human Rights Campaign, a national organization that advocates on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals. He is also a former Methodist pastor.

Obama formally named Knox to the 25-member advisory council on Monday, a move that has not sat well with some Christian conservatives. The conservative Catholic League called him "unfit to serve," especially taking issue with Knox's recent comment characterizing Pope Benedict XVI as a "discredited leader" because of his opposition to gay marriage.

In a statement released earlier this week, Knox said, "The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is eager to help the administration achieve its goals around economic recovery and fighting poverty; fatherhood and healthy families; inter-religious dialogue; care for the environment; and global poverty, health and development."


But Gingrich said the Knox appointment, along with some other moves, proves the administration is trying to "go down in history as a consistently anti-religious, secular group of people who are consciously trying to drive things out."









So he has an advisory crew of 25 guys and one guy happens to represent the gay community. What the heck is so wrong with that? Should the gay community have no voice when it comes to stuff that could directly affect them?? Gay people arent allowed to have faith?

Silly and stupid comments by Newt but I'm sure Rush and a lot of other Repubs are loving them!

[Cannon Shell]

What does the environment have to do with faith based initiatives?

[dellinger63]

When this former minister figures out the "fatherhood and healthy families' part let me know.

Is he talking of a sudo co-op, if you will, between the gay and lesbian crowd because if he is this could be more explosive than the traditional 'You hate me I hate you' spouses of families today. Maury Povich has another 25 years!