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Jeff59
28 Nov 2004, 10:45 AM
Looks like Cincys own Phil Burress is going to build a statewide pressure group:

..accordin to this NYT article (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/26/national/26gay.html?ex=1259125200&en=107793e8a743a3fd&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland)

Beyond that, Mr. Burress plans to take his grass-roots movement in Ohio to a new level, using a computer database of 1.5 million voters to build a network of Christian conservative officials, candidates and political advocates.

He envisions holding town-hall-style meetings early next year in Ohio's 88 counties to identify issues, recruit organizers and train volunteers. With a cadre of 15 to 20 leaders in each county, he says he believes religious conservatives can be running school boards, town councils and county prosecutors' offices across the state within a few years.

"I'm building an army," Mr. Burress said. "We can't just let people go back to the pews and go to sleep."

...and awaaay we go!

postfeminist
28 Nov 2004, 10:47 AM
dear god, please save us from your followers....

Jeff59
28 Nov 2004, 10:47 AM
Also, from the article, looks like Mike DeWine better watch out.

Though he strongly supported Mr. Bush's re-election, Mr. Burress says he is furious that powerful Republicans like Governor Taft, Attorney General Jim Petro and Senators George V. Voinovich and Mike DeWine opposed Ohio's marriage amendment. (They asserted that the amendment would harm Ohio businesses by prohibiting employee benefits for domestic partners.)

Mr. Burress attacked those Republicans as "enablers" of what he calls the homosexual agenda, and he has vowed to run candidates against them and anyone else who opposes what he considers pro-family, antiabortion or anti-gay-rights policies.

purple_octopus
28 Nov 2004, 10:49 AM
Originally posted by Jeff59


NYT article (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/26/national/26gay.html?ex=1259125200&en=107793e8a743a3fd&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland)

..."I'm building an army," Mr. Burress said. "We can't just let people go back to the pews and go to sleep."[/i]

Can someone please give these people some Nytol before they do any more damage?

Jeff59
28 Nov 2004, 10:50 AM
If Burress is serious, and somewhat sucessfull in building a statewide organization, it should spice up GOP politics quite a bit.

The proof of the pudding is if Burress will actually be able to unseat someone like DeWine in a primary, or to suceed in having his candidates win an open statewide GOP primary.

tobedawg
28 Nov 2004, 12:05 PM
What sick sad times we live in!!

People need to mobilize on the left to fight the War on Terrorism.. Domestic Terrorism that is..

markalot
28 Nov 2004, 12:47 PM
If Burress is serious, and somewhat sucessfull in building a statewide organization, it should spice up GOP politics quite a bit.

It should kill GOP politics. This is a good thing IMO.

classicgrrl
28 Nov 2004, 10:21 PM
Originally posted by postfeminist
dear god, please save us from your followers....

A fuckin Men.