Right-wing Republican party 'driven by fear and paranoia' says former movement leader

by: Salaam

Fri Feb 13, 2009 at 11:15:56 AM EST

As someone who appeared numerous times on the 700 Club with Pat Robertson, as someone for whom Jerry Falwell used to send his private jet to bring me to speak at his college, as an author who had James Dobson giveaway 150,000 copies of my one of my fundamentalist "books" allow me to explain something: the Republican Party is controlled by two ideological groups. First, is the Religious Right. Second, are the neoconservatives. Both groups share one thing in common: they are driven by fear and paranoia. Between them there is no Republican "center" for you to appeal to, just two versions of hate-filled extremes.
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The problem is that when you deal with the Republican Party you're talking to the polished characters in Washington. I wish you could see the hate e-mail's that I have received over the last two years because I supported you, letters calling for God to kill me, telling me that I hate God because I supported you and that I am "an abortionist" and worse a "fag lover" because I've written that I believe that you will be a great president.

Of course, after Obama, all that fear and paranoia is directed at Muslims. US Muslims should be planning for the next national political campaign now as it will likely feature another huge media blast of anti-Muslim demagoguery. Consider your donations to Muslim organizations and individuals that respond effectively in the media to be an act of self-defense.