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Subscribe to RSSHere’s one way to bring some attention to your contested congressional race: Give your opponent a catchy nickname linking him to a ruthless terrorist group.
Incumbent Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., launched a television ad over the weekend in which he labeled opponent Daniel Webster “Taliban Dan” for his positions on women’s issues.
“Religious fanatics try to take away our freedom, in Afghanistan, in Iran and right here in Central Florida,” says the ad’s narrator. The spot, which also features images of Taliban fighters, includes video footage of Webster speaking to a Christian organization and saying the phrase: “Wives, submit yourself to your own husband...she should submit to me.”
Webster, who said he has not watched the ad, told an Orlando television station on Monday that the Grayson camp appears to be twisting his words. “I have no idea what context it’s in,” he said of his statement about wives “submitting,” later adding that he “would suspect that it’s explainable.”
He hasn't seen the ad, he quipped, because "my wife asked me not to watch it, and I submitted."
NBC's First Read puts this race in the top 30 of its "Field of 64" House seats likely to change hands in November.
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No Gore didn't do that, Jorge, though the right wing likes to LIE about that. So, if your point that lying is wrong, is that wrong? Or is it only when it is against a right wing "Christian" nut. Gore brought up furloughs generally against Dukakis. He did not mention Horton, that was our esteemed "Christian" brethren that did that. You can make any excuse you want, but Webster should NOT be put in any position of authority, though that won't stop the "teabaggers" from trying.
SO gore brings up the furlough program but its wrong for Bush to? Love the double standard
By the way you insinuating Webster should be put in positions of authority because he is "Christian" is called bigotry.
The Irony is, you side with the TALIBAN on this ..because he is a Chrisitan they wouldnt want him in position of authority either..
I think thats called bigotry
Who is the "taliban" now?
Poor Jorge, you really aren't good at this, are you? Gore brought up the furlough program, the righties made it about a black man. Think about it and you will get it. It is absurd to suggest that the Taliban would not want a "Christian" in charge of this country, and somehow that says something about me. The Taliban would want THEMSELVES in charge to make this a Theocracy, just a different kind. If the bigot thing is all you have Jorge, you may as well admit you've lost.
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No, conservatives made it about a criminal..who used the Furlough program to rape some poor woman..
conservatives never mentioned his race The dems decided since Horton was black his using furlough program to rape some one should be off limits.
DEMS made it about race because they couldnt defend Dukakis..... 40 states voted Bush in 88 so we know how the country felt about it.
Playing race card is the standard dem tactic when they lose, just like after this election DEMS will play the race card
Hell Barck Hussein Plays it nearly ever day .
your the one ATTACKING this republican for his religion....whats that called if not "bigotry"?
Your the one saying he should never hold "position of authority" because of his religon, whats that called if not bigotry?
You are what you are... a bigot
Jorge: You are just wrong, I am embarrassed for you, and don't know why you are not embarrassed for yourself. But, no, it was the righties that made the furlough program about one black man. There are successes with that program. Why did they not make it about that? It is cute how the only thing you can go to is bigotry. Do Google (you do know how to do that, don't you?) Jefferson's (that would be Thomas, he is a Founding Father and kind of the biggie in the bunch) letter to Dr. Thomas Cooper. I base my firm opinion on a Fundamentalist "Chrisitian" not being in control of this country on Jefferson. That is, unless you think he is a bigot too? I suppose it is possible, you don't seem to know much about the country. One more thing, I keep saying this to people like you who are amongst the "teabaggers" a group that I find to be largely without merit, ignorant about the founding of this country, and inconsistent about what they believe. If you start off with a false premise, your argument is invalid. You are a MASTER at that. But, as my friend Pietro would say, "nothing more to see here. STTS."
What does the tea party and jefferson have to do with your statement that Webster should never have an postion of power because of his religion?
Did Jefferson write to Cooper before or after he raped his female slaves?
which Daniel Webster is this?
The American statesman Daniel Webster was born in Salisbury (now Franklin), New Hampshire, on the 18th of January 1782. ? was elected by the Federalists a member of the National House of Representatives, and took his seat in May 1813. Webster had been in the House less than three weeks when he greatly embarrassed the administration by introducing a set of resolutions asking for information relating to the immediate cause of the war. In January 1814, when a bill to encourage enlistments was before the House, he attacked the conduct of the war in his first great speech. An even more forcible speech, delivered later in the same session, in support of a bill for repealing the embargo and non-importation acts, marked him as one of the foremost men in Congress. He successfully opposed a bill providing for what would have been practically an irredeemable currency, and he voted against the bill for chartering the second United States bank, although it provided for the redemption of bank notes in specie, because he objected to permitting the government to have so large a share in its management. he represented his home state New Hampshire, in Congress from 1813 to 1817.Webster removed to Boston in June 1816. This cost him his seat in Congress , Webster was elected to Congress from Massachusetts in 1822 and served in the Senate from 1827 to 1841
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Daniel Webster of Florida the longest-serving legislator in Florida history, Webster earned a reputation during his 28-year career as a staunch advocate for the religious right.
He was the chief sponsor of legislative efforts to prolong the life of Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged woman who would become a symbol for the national right-to-life debate.
A devout Southern Baptist, Webster first entered the political arena in 1979 following a zoning dispute involving his church and remained in office until term-limits forced his retirement in 2008. During his legislative run, Webster became a powerhouse among Florida Republicans, serving as Florida House speaker and state Senate majority leader