C-SPAN is entertaining us today with a live broadcast of the Family Research Leadership Council convention under the guise of “Campaign 2008”, so, of course, I started watching it, being concerned with the next election.
What I saw, of course, had little to do with the campaign, and a great deal to do with giving a television-wide forum to people slinging invective against “secular progressives”… or, to put it bluntly, people like me.
I heard that “secular progressives” are often academics who are corrupting our universities. Gee… my wife and I teach in the Maryland Community College System and we like to hang out at programs at Shepherd University and other schools. I guess that makes us a part of those corrupt academics.
I heard that “secular progressives” are people who support the ACLU, Women’s Rights and similar philosophical value structures. Gee… that’s me all right.
I heard that “secular progressives” are promoters of sodomy. Gee… now it is starting to get a little weird.
I heard that “secular progressives” are bent on destroying the family and creating a social pathology of entitlements like Social Security and Medicare. And that we are spreading a myth about “women’s biological clock” which is keeping us from God’s biblical calling for women to have children ASAP. Gee… now I’m confused.
And finally I heard that “secular progressives” were Democrats. Well, I am. I have a voter registration card that says so.
I guess I can’t be too down on CSPAN for promoting this crap. It would sure be nice if there were a Secular Progressive convention somewhere that they could cover in the name of “Campaign 2008.”
And if there was a Secular Progressive Convention on CSPAN tomorrow, the right would immediately scream ‘liberal bias’.
nalbar
Hiding behind the “Jesus mask,” so they can take shots at people who do not share their politics. Interesting take on Christianity. After all, who would Jesus vilify?