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Here are some rants and raves (so far only rants) on the U.S. presidential race from my newspaper column:
• Candidates need to make a true 'choice'
• Dems killing off own supporters
• IHOP endorses John Kerry
• 'It's a ding dong battle back and forth'
• Planters endorses James 'Nuts' Watkins
• No lack of material for late-night comics
• Job and Howard Dean
• WWJE? who would Jesus elect?

'It's a ding dong battle back and forth' september 2004

The night of November 2 will be filled with anticipation, anxiety, excitement, and suspense.

Yes, as Presidential election results from the Bush/Kerry race come in, I’ll be glued to the TV to hear what memorable metaphors CBS anchor Dan Rather will mouth. Election night 2000 provided these classics:

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This race is shakier than cafeteria Jell-O.

Turn the lights down, the party just got wilder.

It's cardiac-arrest time in this presidential campaign.

Bush has run through Dixie like a big wheel through a cotton field.

He swept through the South like a tornado through a trailer park.

Don't bet the trailer money yet.

Now Florida, that race, the heat from it is hot enough to peel house paint.

It's a ding dong battle back and forth.

You talk about a ding-dong, knock-down, get-up race.

If he doesn't carry Florida Slim will have left town.

This race is tight like a too-small bathing suit on a too-long ride home from the beach.

This will show you how tight it is -- it's spandex tight.

This race is as tight as the rusted lug nuts on a '55 Ford.

The presidential race still hotter than a Laredo parking lot.

It was as hot and squalid as a New York elevator in August.

This election swings like one of those pendulum things.

What we know is that there will be no decision until some of those races are decided.

Only votes talk--everything else walks.

We've lived by the crystal ball, we're eating so much broken glass. We're in critical condition.

Those market researchers . . . are playing games with you and me and with this entire country. Their so-called samples of opinion are no more accurate or reliable than my grandmother's big toe was when it came to predicting the weather.

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It will be a fascinating night with the race for President, to use another Dan Rather metaphor, “tighter than Willie Nelson’s headband.” So be sure to vote for your favorite candidates.

I just hope there’s a clear winner so I can go to bed before “Fidel Castro comes loping through on the back of a hippopotamus election night.”

no lack of material for late-night comics august 2004

The late-night comics have had no lack of material this election year. Here's how Leno, Letterman, and the rest have mined the rich political landscape.

On the conventions

You know how much time the big four TV networks are going to devote to convention coverage? Three hours - total. One hour a night for three nights. Which is only 1/10th the time we devote to choosing an "American Idol”! (Leno)

President Reagan’s son Ron Reagan is going to be a featured speaker at the Democratic convention. President Bush says he is not worried. He said, "Who wants to listen to the son of a former president speak at a convention?” (Leno)

On George Bush:

President Bush’s approval ratings are at an all-time low. But people still don’t like John Kerry either. So what we have are two guys that no one likes. No wonder we can’t sell democracy in Iraq. We can’t even sell it here. (Leno)

I’m sure you’ve heard - there’s talk of the possibility of delaying the presidential election in the event of a terrorist attack. Imagine if they delay the election? This could mean that Bush would be the longest serving president never to get elected. (Leno)

Former President Clinton is in the news. He says that he hopes President Bush and John Kerry will have a smart, rigorous campaign without childish name-calling. In response, President Bush said that it’s okay with me as long as it’s okay with poopy pants. (Conan)

President Bush said John Kerry is on both sides of every issue. And Kerry replied, "No, I'm not ... but there is some truth to that." (Kilborn)

It was reported in the paper that President Bush received a "warm reception" from the Daytona 500 drivers. Well sure, the drivers had never met anyone who was sponsored by more oil companies than they were. (Leno)

The letters G-E-O-R-G-E B-U-S-H spell "He bugs Gore" (my friend www.alspeegle.com)

On John Kerry

John Kerry has called for an increase in the minimum wage. He said people out there are struggling and you can't always fix the problem by marrying a rich woman. (Leno)

Last night at a fundraiser in New York City John Kerry played "This Land Is Your Land" on guitar while many celebrities sang it with him. Later Kerry admitted that much of this land is owned by his wife. (Conan)

We’re learning more and more about potential first lady Teresa Heinz Kerry. Very well educated woman. Did you know that? In fact she can say "shove it” in five different languages.

Kerry is worth a billion and Edwards is worth $50 million so this way they represent both the haves and the really haves. (Leno)

We make jokes about it but the truth is this presidential election really offers us a choice of two well-informed opposing positions on every issue. OK, they both belong to John Kerry, but they're still there. (Leno)

John Kerry and Ralph Nader met face-to-face, it was a historic meeting. Astronomers said today their meeting actually created what is called a 'charisma black hole.'" (Leno)

On Dick Cheney and John Edwards

Some polls show John Edwards with higher approval than Dick Cheney. That’s pretty amazing, isn’t it? For the first time ever, the lawyer is ahead of the guy in the ambulance. (Leno)

Kerry is hoping that Edwards will bring in a lot of the female vote because of the way he looks. So Cheney and Edwards are both going after voter’s hearts…but Cheney is looking for a donor. (Leno)

What does it all mean?

According to my totally unscientific research, late at night, there are slightly more Kerry than Bush jokes. We'll find out in November how much the insomniac vote affects the election.

We hear a lot about "pro-choice" from political candidates. We, too, want to avoid "legislating values and claiming there are moral absolutes."

Ethics is a personal choice, not a political or religious concern. That's why we've established "Planned Bank Robbery." Now, we personally don't approve of bank robbery, but we don't want to inflict our morals on anyone else either.

It must be a personal decision of each individual.

Education is the key since our studies reveal that 99 percent of senior high teens know that banks are robbed. But it is shocking the number of teens who don't know how banks are robbed. Or even how to load a .357 magnum, drive a get-away car, or demand, "Give me all of your unmarked, non-sequentially-ordered twenty-dollar bills." Young people need to know the wide range of career options available to them.

And we're also concerned that a lot of young people are robbing banks without proper protection. Personal injury and irresponsibility are much greater crimes than actually knocking over the First National. At Planned Bank Robbery we don't approve of unauthorized withdrawals. But we do want to offer--free of charge--bullet-proof vests, ski masks, and if necessary a get-away car. This is the compassionate thing to do!

And young people who need some extra cash from their local 7-11 shouldn't have to get their parent's permission to obtain this protection. If that were the case, hundreds more teens would be needlessly injured by narrow-minded parents who are trying to inflict their morality on their children.

Again, let me emphasize that Planned Bank Robbery does not condone or encourage grand larceny. We only want to stress it is a personal decision. We're "pro-choice."

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Seriously, the Roman Catholic Church is also pointing out the hypocrisy of pro-abortion candidates who are hiding behind equally silly reasoning.

George Weigel, director of the Catholic Studies program at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., reminds legislators and candidates that "pro-choice Catholic" is an offensive oxymoron.

Weigel writes, "Abortion, as the bishops have consistently taught, is a matter of the fifth commandment . . . 'Thou shalt not kill.'' Abortion involves taking the life of an indisputably human creature, endowed with an inalienable right to life. That is a serious public matter, not a private choice, because protecting innocent life is one of the first requirements of justice in any decent society.

"Another point of confusion is the common belief that Supreme Court decisions are irreversible. Just as the Court was wrong when it decided in the 1857 Dred Scott case that African-Americans were legal non-persons, so the Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood decisions were also mistaken. Legislators have an obligation to state publicly that the Court got it wrong." He argues that legislators must work "to reverse the Court's wrongheaded abortion decisions."

Weigel also challenges the claim that the Church's pro-life teaching is "a sectarian position which cannot be imposed on a pluralistic society." He points out that the church has never tried to force everyone in the United States to abstain from meat on Fridays.

However, he writes, " The Church's pro-life teaching is something that can be engaged seriously by anyone. You don't have to believe that there are seven sacraments to deal with this, you don't have to believe in the primacy of the bishop of Rome to engage this position. You don't even have to believe in God to engage this [pro-life] position because it's a position rooted in basic embryology and in basic logic, and anybody can engage that."

It's not anyone's "right" to take life. And it's not even a woman's choice involving her body. It's a separate life with separate circulatory system, often a different blood type, and 50 percent of the time a different gender.

The "pro-choice" candidates need to make a true choice. "Are you for or against abortion?" Quit hiding behind "Planned Bank Robbery" arguments.

Sometimes someone says it better than I possibly could. (Actually a lot of times!) Such is the case with Larry L. Eastland's editorial in The Wall Street Journal titled "The Empty Cradle Will Rock." Here's a condensation of the June 28 piece:

abortions

• There were 12,274,368 in the Voting Age Population of 205,815,000 missing from the 2000 presidential election, because of abortions from 1973-82.

• In this year's election, there will be 18,336,576 in the Voting Age Population missing because of abortions between 1972 and 1986.

• In the 2008 election, 24,408,960 in the Voting Age Population will be missing because of abortions between 1973-90.

These numbers will not change. They are based on individual choices made--aggregated nationally--as long as 30 years ago. Look inside these numbers at where the political impact is felt most. Do Democrats realize that millions of Missing Voters--due to the abortion policies they advocate--gave George W. Bush the margin of victory in 2000?

[According to a study by] the internationally respected survey research firm Wirthlin Worldwide:

• Republicans have fewer abortions than their proportion of the population, Democrats have more than their proportion of the population. Democrats account for 30% more abortions than Republicans (49% vs. 35%).

• The more ideologically Democratic the voters are (self-identified liberals), the more abortions they have. The more ideologically Republican the voters are (self-identified conservatives), the fewer abortions they have.

This isn't particularly surprising given the core constituencies of both political parties. But translating percentages into numbers for the purpose of evaluating their impact on politics makes the importance of these numbers real. It's one thing to quote percentages and statistics, it's quite another to look at actual human beings. For example:

• There are 19,748,000 Democrats who are not with us today. (49.37 percent of 40 million).

• There are 13,900,000 Republican who are not with us today. (34.75 percent of 40 million).

• By comparison, then, the Democrats have lost 5,848,000 more voters than the Republicans have.

These Missing Americans--and particularly the millions of Missing Voters--when compounded over time are of enormous political consequence.

Perhaps if they just don't get the moral and ethical issues of killing unborn life, they'll realize the political consequences!

James N. Watkins

IHOP endorses John Kerry march 2004

The International House Of Pancakes has formally endorsed Massachusetts Senator John Kerry as it's presidential candidate. According to a press release, "John Waffle Kerry's political positions have flipped and flopped faster than our famous pancakes."

I'm of course just kidding; Kerry's middle name is actually Forbes. But he is a waffling wonder. Even on waffling. During then-Governor William Weld's 1996 run for the Senate, Kerry said--and I quote--"Governor, as I listen to you, it's really extraordinary. You talk out of both sides of your mouth more than the Budweiser frogs. It's the most amazing thing I've ever seen in my life."

I think Kerry has surpassed Weld in his extraordinary and amazing ability to talk out of both sides of his mouth. Ribbit!

The decorated Vietnam vet has courted the veteran vote this election year, proudly flaunting his participation in that war. Yet he once trashed his medals and accused his fellow soldiers of rape, torture, and murder. He even participated in a 1970 anti-war rally with the woman most hated by Vietnam vets, Jane Fonda.

Speaking of war, Kerry was part of the minority vote against going to war against Iraq for its invasion of Kuwait. On January 22, 1991, he wrote a constituent, "I share your concerns. On January 11, I voted in favor of a resolution that would have insisted that economic sanctions be given more time to work and against a resolution giving the president the immediate authority to go to war." Just nine days later he wrote to the same voter, "I have strongly and unequivocally supported President Bush's response to the crisis and the policy goals he has established with our military deployment in the Persian Gulf."

In October 2002, Kerry voted in favor of authorizing military action against Iraq if Saddam refused to comply with United Nations demands. In January 2003, Kerry was asked on TV if he was "one of the anti-war candidates." He answered, "I am."

Once troops were on the ground in Iraq, Kerry complained that soldiers were not receiving the material support they needed. When President Bush asked Congress for $87 billion to fund just such support Kerry joined the minority (87-12) voting against the bill. On the campaign trail in West Virginia, Kerry explained, "I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it." Pardon me? "I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it." Thanks, I just wanted to be sure I was hearing that right.

Earlier Kerry sponsored a bill to cut $1.5 billion from the CIA's intelligence gathering budget. Then, following the 9/11 attacks, asked why the government's intelligence gathering wasn't better. He also was among the strong majority that voted to implement the Patriot Act that gave law enforcement greater powers to investigate possible terrorist activity, then promptly criticized Attorney General John Ashcroft for implementing it.

Two years ago, Kerry supported President Bush's tax relief effort to stimulate the economy. He even complained the tax cuts were too small: "Many of us thought it should have even maybe been a little bit larger last year." He then attacked the plan, as well as the President's unbalanced budget even though he has voted against the Balanced Budget Amendment five times.

Kerry waffles on virtually every political issue.

While Kerry is against same-sex marriage, he voted against the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, barring Federal recognition of same-sex marriages that was signed into law by then-President Bill Clinton.

On campaign spending, Kerry praised the McCain-Feingold restrictions on political contributions saying, "This bill reduces the power of the checkbook and I will therefore support it." However, Kerry saved his financially troubled campaign by writing a powerful check for $6.4 million! (According to Forbes magazine, the "man of the people" is the wealthiest member of Congress.)

In his New Hampshire victory speech Kerry declared, "I have a message for the influence peddlers . . . , the HMOs, the big drug companies that get in the way, . . . and the special interest groups who now call the White House their home: We're coming. You're going." But, according to the Center For Responsive Politics, last year Kerry accepted more money from lobbyists ("influence peddlers") than any other senator! He received half a million from the health care industry! And, this is rich, as a member of the Senate Finance Committee received $3 million from financial firms!

In accepting the endorsement of the AFL-CIO labor union, Kerry promised to "put our country back on track, on the road to prosperity, the road of fairness, the road of jobs." But in 1993 he voted for the North American Free Trade Agreement, which many blame for job losses and was opposed by organized labor.

But here's his worst example of waffling: "60 Minutes" ran a clip of Kerry from thirty years ago in which he said he was not interested in running for President!

Yep, IHOP's "Belgian Waffle served with strawberries or warm fruit compote and whipped topping" has a new name: John Kerry.

This just in: July 6, 2004

John Kerry chooses John Edwards as his running mate! In the primaries, he argued his vice president choice was, and I quote, "too inexperienced to be president. . . not up to the job." Need I say more?

Whew! Last week's column, "IHOP endorses John 'Waffle' Kerry," has fired up responses hot enough to grill waffles. Here are some of the "flaming" emails:

Jake Pontiac

I love waffles, but I must admit I am disappointed by your IHOP article on John Kerry. I declined to vote at all in 2000, because the choice reminded me of an old Japanese horror movie: Anti-Christ vs. The Blob. Starring, George W. Bush as an antichrist, one of the many antichrists John warned us against, who would present themselves as God's anointed without any verifiable basis, and Al Gore as The Blob, because indeed he has taken every conceivable position on every conceivable issue at some point in his career. Siarlys Jenkins, Milwaukee, WI

I had trouble reading your "article" on Waffle Kerry, as with my failing eyesight, it's difficult to read right to right. I do appreciate it, as I will save it, as it is far less expensive than Ex-Lax. When I need one, I just re-read it again. Tom Alberts [parts unknown]

How 'bout "Planters endorses James 'Nuts' Watkins"? Rabid_Riter@hotmail.com

Let me stop, drop, and roll, then try to address some of the comments.

First, I would like to think I am something "more than a right wing hack." I tend to be more of a "middle of the road" hack.

Second, I researched Kerry's waffling, not at any "right wing" sites or even the Republican National Convention, but at the so-called "liberal media" outlets such as the Newsweek, the New York Times, and the Washington Post.

And third, it's curious that no one from the "right wing" wrote to object to my opposition to George W. Bush's support of capital punishment (while he was governor of Texas, 113 prisoners were executed), when I told the President to pick on someone his own size in reference to China's far worst human rights violations than tiny Iraq's (October 6, 2002), argued against the President's obsession to go to war with Iraq (March 2, 2003), and most recently pointed out the irresponsibility of a manned Mars mission when there are so many life and death needs right here on planet Earth (January 26, 2004).

These emails seem to suggest that Democrats are passionate about getting George W. out of the White House, but Republicans seem to be passion-less about keeping their president on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Sure, loyal GOP'ers will vote for their candidate, but here are some headlines from "conservative, right wing" publications: " Bush Betrays Conservatives: It's Still the Economy Stupid, " "Bush betrays free enterprise," "Bush Betrays Pro-Life Cause Again, Backs Federal Aid to Overseas Abortion Providers," "Bush betrays US core values." They claim the president has acted like a Democrat by increasing the size of government, driving up the budget deficit, and seeming to take a hands-off attitude on many conservative's passions.

How bizarre! The "liberal media" is suspicious of Kerry and the "right wing conservatives" feel betrayed by Bush. Ralph Nader may actually have a chance!

If the President wants re-elected, he is going to have to ignite the kind of passion among his own supporters that is displayed in these flaming emails from Kerry supporters.

Or maybe that's just some nutty hack's unoriginal thought (but it does provide gentle, dependable relief).

Other reactions

Good one on John Waffle Kerry. I support Bush but I'm right with you on the Mars thing. Crazy is all I can say! Your passion observation is right on the mark. Reagan was successful because his supporters were passionate. Bush 41 killed the passion of his supporters when he raised taxes. "Good" Republicans still voted for him but there was no longer any passion in their support. Bush 43 is in the process of killing the passion of true conservatives (rampant spending, prescription drug benefit, etc.) but may survive because the war on terrorism is the overriding issue in America today. Keep up the good work. gbharbaugh@comcast.net (April 2004)

Kerry is in deep doo doo when even the ultra-liberal Village Voice hates him. Here's what the April 27 issue had to say: "With growing issues over his wealth (which makes fellow plutocrat Bush seem a charity case by comparison), the miasma over his medals and ribbons (or ribbons and medals), his uninspiring record in the Senate (yes war, no war), and wishy-washy efforts to mimic Bill Clinton's triangulation gimmickry (the protractor factor), Kerry sinks day by day. The pros all know that the candidate who starts each morning by having to explain himself is a goner." rabid_riter@hotmail.com (April 2004)

Job and Howard Dean january 2004

The Old Testament Bible character Job admits to God, "You asked, 'Who is this that obscures my counsel without knowledge?' Surely I spoke of things I did not understand (Job 42:3). Democratic primary candidate Howard Dean could use some of the same humility.

He recently bragged, "If you know much about the Bible--which I do." Then Dean then told reporters that the book of Job, his personal favorite, is in the New Testament. His political faux pas continue to take on biblical proportions.

In Iowa, Dean bragged that he is "the only candidate from a farm state." Vermont a farm state?! It's 7,000 farms are small potatoes compared to candidate Dick Gephart's home state of Missouri with over 100,000 farms!

Dean told the Quad-City Times in Davenport, Iowa, his "closest living relative in the armed services" was his brother. ''My brother [Charles] is a POW/MIA in Laos, but is almost certainly dead.'' Charles Dean was 23 when he disappeared while touring Laos 29 years ago as a civilian tourist!

And while on NBC's "Meet The Press," Dean admitted he didn't know how many troops the U.S. had, but argued he didn't think it was important to know that. Host Tim Russert reminded him that he was, after all, running for the armed forces' Commander in Chief.

In Boulder, CO, Dean declared himself "metrosexual"--a newly coined phrase to describe straight men in touch with their stylish, feminine sides. Later he admitted, "I've heard the term, but I don't know what it means."

Dean said, as governor of Vermont, he signed the bill legalizing civil unions for gays because he was, and I quote, "influenced by [my] Christian views." However at a later debate he was the only candidate not to respond as to whether religion has influenced any of their policy decisions. The next day, Dean explained that "I don't go through an inventory like that when making public policy decisions."

Later in reference to his support of civil unions, he argued, "The overwhelming evidence is that there is very significant, substantial genetic component to it. From a religious point of view, if God had thought homosexuality is a sin, he would not have created gay people."

Again, for someone who knows "much about the Bible" Dean "spoke of things [he] did not understand." While there is vigorous debate within the church concerning homosexuality, the scientific community has generally rejected the "very significant, substantial genetic component" to it.

In the March 1993 edition of the Archives of General Psychiatry (AGP), Drs. William Byne and Bruce Parsons examined past and current claims and concluded that "there is no evidence at present to substantiate a biologic theory. The terms 'gay gene' and 'homosexual gene' are, therefore, without meaning. No one has presented evidence in support of such a simple and direct link between genes and sexual orientation "

Edward Stein, Ph.D., a gay activist has critically researched the nature vs. nurture arguments. Writing in the gay-oriented Advocate, Stein warned that "claims [of] biological origin to homosexuality [have] serious problems with the science itself. My training has taught me that a lot of what was being said was, well, highly unscientific."

Surely Dean is speaking of things he does not understand: what constitutes a farm state, the definition of metrosexual and POW/MIA, U.S. troop strength, the causes of homosexual orientation, and where his favorite book of the Bible is found.

God may well ask Howard Dean the same question He asked Job: " 'Who is this that obscures my counsel without knowledge?"

If God doesn't, hopefully the voters will!

Is the 2004 election process a political campaign or an old-fashioned tent revival? It seems just about every candidate has seen the light and walked the sawdust trail to electoral salvation.

President George Bush is arguably one of the most outspoken, self-professed Christians to occupy the Oval Office. Young Bush met Billy Graham one weekend and says, "I was humbled to learn that God sent His Son to die for a sinner like me. I was comforted to know that through the Son, I could find God's amazing grace, a grace that crosses every border, every barrier and is open to everyone."

Not to be outdone, Democratic candidate, Howard Dean, has suddenly begun testifying to his faith. In a recent Boston Globe interview, the front-runner, said Jesus was an important influence in his life and that he would probably share with some voters the model Jesus has served for him. "Christ . . . set an extraordinary example that has lasted 2000 years, which is pretty inspiring when you think about it."

Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina says he "turned to the Bible" after his 16-year-old son, Wade, was killed in a car accident.

The Rev. Al Sharpton, an ordained Pentecostal minister since age 9, noted in a recent debate that he prays daily.

Wesley Clark, is a candidate for all faiths. His father was Jewish, his mother raised him Methodist, then Baptist. He converted to Catholicism prior to marriage and now attends a Presbyterian Church.

Apparently being a person of faith is good for campaigns. According to a 2000 poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, 70 percent of voters nationally want their president to be "a person of faith."

"What's more, since Carter's 1976 profession that he is born again, voters have expected a faith narrative," reports sociologist Alan Wolfe, director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life at Boston College. "More and more candidates are going to find out that Americans are going to want them to say something about their faith and how that affects their life,"

So, WWJE? Who would Jesus elect? It's not an easy question.

First, Jesus would warn against ". . . people [who] honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me." Not everyone who claims to be a Christian is actually living out Jesus' teachings.

Second, Jesus would warn against those who parade their faith for personal--and political--gain. "Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' before others, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven."

Third, Jesus would ask, what's your record on issues that are important to Me? "I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink? I was a stranger and you invited me ink, I needed clothing and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sister of mine, you did it for me."

And, fourth, Jesus would probably evaluate how the candidates were treating each other based on His "love your enemies; bless those who persecute you" command.

So, don't support someone simply because he or she mouths the right spiritual sound bytes. Rather, follow Christ's warning as you evaluate the candidates: "Be as shrewd as snakes."

Comments

Biblical issues in 2004 elections from Crossway.com

Thinking that electing Christians to high public office answers all of our problems ignores a reality that [Martin] Luther knew: In every society, "the wicked always outnumber the good."

It's a sinful world. Therefore, government's prime job is to restrain sin and to preserve order. That is its ordained role from God. Our leaders, therefore, have to be those who are best-suited for carrying out these tasks, the most confident and responsible. Or, as Luther is supposed to have said, it is better to be "ruled by a wise Turk than a foolish Christian." Breakpoint with Charles Colson, January 28, 2004

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