Seems the GOP is afraid to put any radical right wackos on the podium during the Republican Convention in August. I say we join the far-right fundamentalists in urging the GOP to include lots and lots and lots of family-values bigots as speakers at the convention. I can think of nothing better than to have a repeat of 1992 when Pat Buchanan showed the nation what absolutely freaking nuts these people are.
Feel free to let the Republican National Committee know that you're a God-fearing American who wants Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell and other fundamentalist Christian leaders speaking out at the convention against homosexuals, abortion and pornography: (202) 863-8500
This from the Family Research Council's email update today:
The Republican National Committee recently announced the line-up of speakers for its 2004 national convention, to be held in New York City. Given the location, it comes as no surprise that "moderate" Republicans Gov. George Pataki (NY) and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani are among those giving keynote addresses. However, a look at the full list of speakers shows that the convention is lacking in speeches by prominent Republicans who can adequately address the social issues our nation is facing - from protecting marriage to defending the sanctity of life.
In fact, many of the people who will have prominent roles at the convention have publicly contradicted the Bush Administration's policies on these very issues; not just Pataki and Giuliani, but also Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). Understandably, the Bush campaign would like to portray the Republican Party as a "big tent" while the national spotlight is on, but surely there is some room in that tent for social conservatives. The Bush team admits it had trouble fully mobilizing Christian voters in 2000. Leaving real conservatives off the convention stage won't do much to correct that problem in 2004.
