BANNING BIBLES
GOP Flyers Hit
Hillbilly States

It turns out these weird flyers aren't just in West Virginia. From the Advocate courtesy of Eschaton:

Republican Party admits to antigay mailers

The Republican Party acknowledged Thursday that it has been sending mass mailings to residents of Arkansas and West Virginia warning that ''liberals'' seek to ban the Bible while promoting same-sex marriage, according to a report in The New York Times. As part of the GOP's efforts to mobilize religious voters for President Bush, the mailings include an image of the Bible under the word "banned" and an image of a man proposing to another man under the word "allowed." The Arkansas mailing warns: "This will be Arkansas if you don't vote." The West Virginia mailing is similar in content.

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As far as I know, gay marriage is not part of the Democrats' national agenda, although it probably should be. Accusing them of wanting to ban Bibles is, of course, completely insane. However, I don't think that the Republican operatives who put these flyers together really believe what they're saying: they are clearly targeting poor states with ignorant, socially conservative populations in order to push emotional buttons. In short, they're concocting sensational lies, no doubt because they don't really have much to offer these people in the way of actual policy making.

Bastards.


Image courtesy of Eschaton.

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