Tim Pawlenty - Minnesota's gift to McCain

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David Brody is a "Senior National News Correspondent" for the right wing Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN).

Brody recently interviewed Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty, who is said to be another of those on McCain's short-list for vice president.

Guess what? Pawlenty is also an "evangelical, born-again" Christian who wears his faith on his sleeve.

Hear that, McCain? Tim might just be your man!

When Brody asked Pawlenty to speak to his faith, Pawlenty said:

"As a person, I am defined by my commitment to Christ and people always say well there is an official role and there is but I don't think people in public life should shy away from sharing their faith perspective because it informs others about their value system and what they believe and who they are and so I am a committed Christian and I am someone who is proud to say that my value system, my beliefs are shaped my (sic) faith and my faith in Christ and I think that is informative for people to know and I'm not bashful about that."

Well, we wouldn't want Tim to be bashful about anything. And maybe it's true that his commitment to Christ says something about his value system. The problem is that the phrase, "I'm committed to Christ" doesn't give us a frigging clue as to what value system that might represent. In many cases, it would suggest the best course of action is to lock the person up in a straight-jacket.

Bush is "committed to Christ" and he's a lying nogoodnik who conned the American people into an unnecessary war that has led to hundreds of thousands of dead men, women and children. In fact, Bush lies about most everything!


What's really funny is how Pawlenty answers Brody's next question which is: "Should Evangelicals be concerned at all about a McCain presidency? Can you pretty much look Evangelicals in the eye and say listen, don't worry about John McCain as the President of the United States?"

And Tim says: "Yes, I can David. I mean, if you think about the major things he stands for; winning the war, getting us strict constructionists on the Supreme Court which is so important not just for now but for the next 20 years, appreciating the limited role of the government and his value system. ... I'm sure there are certain things here or there that people might say well I don't fully agree with him or this or that but as a general proposition his value system, his faith system I think would be something that would make Evangelicals proud."


C'mon, Tim, don't you kinda wonder in your hearts of hearts about a man who would leave his devoted wife who had waited years for him to return from the war for a blonde bimbo with tons of beer money? Don't you kind wonder about a man who went out of his way to use his political clout to help a friend make money at public expense? Don't you wonder about someone who switched from being an Episcopalian (which you probably don't even recognize as a "real" Christian church) to Southern Baptist in order to attract southern votes? Don't you wonder about a man who has flip-flopped on abortion, taxes, the war in Iraq, torture, etc.? Don't you wonder just a little about a man who calls his wife a cunt in public, Tim? Don't you wonder about a man who calls certain religious leaders "agents of intolerance" in one breath, and then taking another breath a few years later speaks of them as "angels of deliverance"?

What McCain values are you talking about, Tim?

But Tim wasn't done with his description of John McCain, man of values. He said, "John McCain is a person of faith and he is a committed Christian and he is somebody that I think is probably less comfortable being overt about that than perhaps some others might be but his value system and his belief in Christ I think is something that is part of who he is as a person..."

Well, Tim continues on in that vein. It's pretty sickening. And most of it isn't even true. And you have to wonder as to what the hell these so-called "committed Christians" are talking about when they talk about their "faith" and their "values" and then continue the politics of unending war, policies that tend to beat people up, especially the poor, and legislative programs that benefit only global entities engaged in activities destined to destroy the earth.

Maybe Tim's your man, John. And you know what, you can have him!