Giuliani's Christian-right foes to meet again

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Source: Salon.com

Oct. 18, 2007 | Washington -- Key conservative and religious leaders will continue discussing a mass defection from the Republican Party in a private meeting at a Washington hotel Saturday afternoon, just hours after the pro-choice presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani speaks before thousands of pro-life voters.

The unnamed group of about 50 people first met in late September in Salt Lake City, sending shivers through the Republican establishment by adopting a resolution to consider a third-party candidate if Republicans nominate someone like Giuliani. "If the major political parties decide to abandon conservative principles, the cohesion of pro-family advocates will be all too apparent in 2008," warned Dr. James Dobson, of Focus on the Family, in a published article after the meeting.

In addition to Dobson, the September meeting was attended by the Family Research Council president Tony Perkins, conservative activist Richard Viguerie and former presidential candidate Gary Bauer, who called in by phone. Before the meeting ended, the group agreed to meet again this weekend at the Hilton Washington Hotel, where thousands of social conservatives are expected to gather for a "Values Voter Summit" beginning Thursday.

"There will be further exploration of what is to be done," said Howard Phillips, the president of the Conservative Caucus, who participated in the Salt Lake meeting. "And there will be some discussion of who would be a viable independent candidate."



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1. Pfft. Let them do as they will.

I hope they do try to create a third party based on their "values" (hate, repression, lies, manipulation, etc.). Let's see how far it goes. They're just peeved that they can no longer run the show in the WH.


And Dobson, Focus on your own effing family!

[Faygo Kid]

2. They're wasting their time. They put the neocons in. The neocons will stay in.

They are taking on the REAL tough guys. Cheney gives lip service to anti-choice positions, but raw power is what he's all about. Giuliani has loaded up on neocons. If there is an "election," that will put him in, and he knows it. And so do they.

[Roy]

3. I believe this is only muscle flexing........

Making the Repubs aware of their power over them.

They will be supporting the last Repub standing in the end.

[tanyev]

4. Ya'll keep talking about that as long as you need to.

Maybe we should start a coffee and doughnut fund for them.