Comments on: It’s the Religious Right? Wrong. http://pdberger.com/its-the-religious-right-right-wrong/ The blog of a British freelance writer living in New York Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:06:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: alison http://pdberger.com/its-the-religious-right-right-wrong/#comment-7582 Sat, 29 Oct 2005 19:52:58 +0000 http://pdberger.com/its-the-religious-right-right-wrong/#comment-7582 Aren't the women in Bush's life pro-choice? I'm "surprised" the BBC wouldn't want to make conjectures on how that might influence his strategy behind his Supreme Court nomination decisions. And being that most intellectual conservatives strongly opposed the Myers nomination, a more intellectual response by journalists would be to reassess what Conservatives actually value. Now many people have told me that European papers are a bit more intellectual than their American cousins, so what's going on? The BBC response seems to me to be absolutely unintellectual as it is not even based on fact. But perhaps with their very low opinion of American intellect they feel quite comfortable. It's fun to say that Americans are stupid - and I confess, as an American I've even had a bit of fun with this myself although it's growing tired. Aren’t the women in Bush’s life pro-choice? I’m “surprised” the BBC wouldn’t want to make conjectures on how that might influence his strategy behind his Supreme Court nomination decisions. And being that most intellectual conservatives strongly opposed the Myers nomination, a more intellectual response by journalists would be to reassess what Conservatives actually value. Now many people have told me that European papers are a bit more intellectual than their American cousins, so what’s going on? The BBC response seems to me to be absolutely unintellectual as it is not even based on fact. But perhaps with their very low opinion of American intellect they feel quite comfortable. It’s fun to say that Americans are stupid - and I confess, as an American I’ve even had a bit of fun with this myself although it’s growing tired.

]]> by: pdberger http://pdberger.com/its-the-religious-right-right-wrong/#comment-7581 Sat, 29 Oct 2005 19:35:20 +0000 http://pdberger.com/its-the-religious-right-right-wrong/#comment-7581 It's not me who was right, it's the American Expat. But I have been meaning to blog about this the last couple of days. It seems ironic to me that Democrat-leaning friends of mine in New York have spent the past two years convinced that Bush was itching to pack the Court with people who would reverse Roe vs Wade. Then this happens and his nominee is opposed by conservatives...more because of her lack of experience than her unreliability on the abortion issue. It makes me wonder how well we really understand Bush and his views. As for the BBC, I don't think they do not understand American culture. I think they do not <strong>want</strong> to understand. And I think it is far easier to re-inforce stereotypes than it is to break them. It’s not me who was right, it’s the American Expat. But I have been meaning to blog about this the last couple of days.

It seems ironic to me that Democrat-leaning friends of mine in New York have spent the past two years convinced that Bush was itching to pack the Court with people who would reverse Roe vs Wade. Then this happens and his nominee is opposed by conservatives…more because of her lack of experience than her unreliability on the abortion issue.

It makes me wonder how well we really understand Bush and his views.

As for the BBC, I don’t think they do not understand American culture. I think they do not want to understand. And I think it is far easier to re-inforce stereotypes than it is to break them.

]]> by: alison http://pdberger.com/its-the-religious-right-right-wrong/#comment-7580 Sat, 29 Oct 2005 19:05:11 +0000 http://pdberger.com/its-the-religious-right-right-wrong/#comment-7580 The Christian right is so overrated and so overly feared. Most Americans, including Christian Americans, scoff at them. And you're absolutely right. It's the intellectual conservatives who were in a tissy about the Miers nomination, and not the religious right. My husband actually thinks that Bush nominated Miers to through a bone to the Christian right, all the while knowing that the nomination would fall through. Bush could then later nominate a candidate that the intellectual conservatives will approve of but who will not hold a christian right bias with Roe vs. Wade. Does the BBC not understand American culture or are they blatantly trying to create a false impression? The Christian right is so overrated and so overly feared. Most Americans, including Christian Americans, scoff at them. And you’re absolutely right. It’s the intellectual conservatives who were in a tissy about the Miers nomination, and not the religious right. My husband actually thinks that Bush nominated Miers to through a bone to the Christian right, all the while knowing that the nomination would fall through. Bush could then later nominate a candidate that the intellectual conservatives will approve of but who will not hold a christian right bias with Roe vs. Wade. Does the BBC not understand American culture or are they blatantly trying to create a false impression?

]]> by: Alarming News http://pdberger.com/its-the-religious-right-right-wrong/#comment-7578 Sat, 29 Oct 2005 18:26:14 +0000 http://pdberger.com/its-the-religious-right-right-wrong/#comment-7578 <strong>I must do the Christian Right's bidding</strong> Via Englishman in New York, I've discovered this great post The American Expat about the BBC's obsession with the Christian right and its misrepresentation of its infuence: Tonight on Newsnight, reporter Stephanie Flanders adopted the standard BBC/Gu... I must do the Christian Right’s bidding

Via Englishman in New York, I’ve discovered this great post The American Expat about the BBC’s obsession with the Christian right and its misrepresentation of its infuence: Tonight on Newsnight, reporter Stephanie Flanders adopted the standard BBC/Gu…

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