[Peace-discuss] Fw: Right-Wing Univeristy: Jerry Falwell's Power Play

[Wendy Edwards]

Speaking of Falwell, here's a blast from the past.

http://www.hfac.uh.edu/comm/media_libel/cases-conflicts/print/falwell.html

On Wed, Sep 22, 2004 at 01:59:17PM -0500, jencart at mailstation.com wrote:
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> From: "Gov. Howard Dean, M.D." <democracyforamerica at democracyforamerica.com>
> Sent: Sep 21, 2004 7:35 PM
> To: Jenifer <jencart at mycidco.com>
> Subject: Right-Wing Univeristy: Jerry Falwell's Power Play
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> Dear Jenifer,
> 
> Jerry Falwell has a lot to say. Falwell is the fundamentalist who opened
> the Republican National Convention in 2000 (the GOP kept him under
> lock-and-key this time around). He asserts that the AIDS crisis is
> "God's punishment for the society that tolerates homosexuals." 
> 
> Now he has started a law school. The purpose: to train fundamentalists
> to ignore laws they don't support and reinterpret others to enforce
> their radical agenda. The "school" is only the latest move in a
> monumental power play by the extreme right wing. They have taken over
> the Republican Party - and have set their sights on every branch of our
> government.
> 
> In the coming weeks, Democracy for America wants to distribute $250,000
> to candidates who will stop them. Supporting these candidates now builds
> the infrastructure we will need to compete with the radical right. But
> we need your help to make that investment in the future of our cause:
> 
> http://www.democracyforamerica.com/contribute
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> The press didn't say much about the new law school. But a timid, shallow
> media is not the only problem. People who support common sense and
> fairness do not have the same infrastructure as the radical right. For
> decades they have spent billions of dollars funding, training and
> amplifying their movement.
> 
> That's why we are supporting judicial candidates like Anita Kelly in
> Alabama. She will use her office to enforce the law and address real
> problems. She has spent her career fighting to enforce laws that
> guarantee access to education, labor rights, and other liberties that
> people like Falwell would roll back.
> 
> Democracy for America is the organization dedicated to stopping them.
> DFA is the only organization who will not be afraid to stand up and
> fight back now and build the infrastructure to compete with them for
> decades to come. Please contribute whatever you can today:
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> In the days after September 11th Falwell said that America deserved to
> be attacked for, "throwing God out successfully with the help of the
> federal court system, throwing God out of the public square, out of the
> schools." He implicated supporters of civil liberties and women's
> rights, among others, saying: "I point the finger in their face and say,
> 'You helped this happen.'"
> 
> Like the rest of his and George Bush's agenda, the purpose of Falwell's
> law school is to roll back the progress of the last hundred years. The
> people of this country have spent a century unraveling hate and
> prejudice from out legal system. Falwell wants to bring all that back.
> 
> I am committed to stopping him. The dozens of candidates DFA has
> endorsed for every level of office are committed to stopping him and his
> allies. There are just over 40 days left to make an impact on this
> election. Make your commitment to today:
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> With your contribution, we can make this substantial investment in the
> future of our movement for socially progressive, fiscally responsible,
> common sense change. Thank you.
> 
> Gov. Howard Dean, M.D.
> Democracy for America
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