E-mails targeting Texas House Speaker Joe Straus cite his Judaism, rivals' Christianity

[brooklynite]

Source: Dallas Morning News

AUSTIN – Some conservative Republican activists working to unseat House Speaker Joe Straus are circulating e-mails that emphasize his Judaism.

Several e-mails have surfaced in recent days that mention Straus' rabbi and underscore the Christian faith of his leading critics in the House Republican Caucus.

"Straus is going down in Jesus' name," said one, whose origins were unclear.

Straus, R-San Antonio , "clearly lacks the moral compass to be speaker," said another, written by Southeast Texas conservative activist Peter Morrison.

Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/state/stories/DN-speaker_17tex.ART.State.Edition1.b180a7.html

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Presumably, they didn't complain when he was actually running for office as the Republican nominee...

[fascisthunter]

1. the bigotry is so thick in some states, it amazes me

talk about shut-ins... open your fucking minds people... other people of other faiths should not be discriminated, nor should their religious view even be a consideration. These people are so opposite of what this country was supposed to be like. Fuck em...

[cyr330]

11. I wish I still had it in me to be surprised or shocked

at some of these assholes' stupidity. I am not shocked or surprised by anthing anymore, and it's kind of sad.

[Tippy]

2. K&R....Down the road some day this will come back to bite them.....

[gratuitous]

3. Gee Mr. Straus, proud of your party?

Because it seems that some aren't very proud of you.

[happygoluckytoyou]

4. you know that JUDEO-christian think only comes up when they need the JUDEOS lol

[happygoluckytoyou]

5. sort of like that LOG CABIN group------ they HATE them.... BUT.... come election time.... FABULOUS!!

[pattmarty]

6. Gee, and I thought the Republicans main religious selling point was........

..........the US being a "Judeo/Christian" nation. I hope they eat themselves up, fuck these hypocrites.

[happygoluckytoyou]

9. it is not really RACE... nor RELIGON... nor ORIENTATION... it is CLASS WARFARE and nothing less

those in control include colors and religons and races and different orientations....

and what the TEA PARTY DOES NOT GET ... is that the blacks were not "abandoned" in new orleans because they were black
the hispanics in arizona....

IT IS A MONEY THING

[MidwestTransplant]

7. I always love Jews who ally themselves with Fundys over Israel. What do they think happens

when the fundys decide that the Rapture is imminent? They don't seem to appreciate that their alliance with Jews is a means to an end for them.

[alfredo]

8. Hey assholes! Jesus was a Jew.

[Crowman1979]

10. What hypocrites! We support Israel, BUT YOU BETTER LIKE JAAAYYYSUUS!!!

:wtf: