WHERE WAS THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT?
This victory is quite different from the one that defeated the hate bill in the Senate Judiciary last October. At that time, Christian conservative leaders such as James Dobson, Beverly LaHaye, and Jerry Falwell inspired a tidal wave of calls to the Senate. This time, apart from Bill Frist, the leaders of the religious and conservative Right did not play a significant role. I am unaware of any statements by national evangelical or conservative leaders informing us of the imminent danger posed by the hate bill. Instead, the momentum to push Kennedy out of the way came from viewers of the O’Reilly Factor and thousands of dedicated activists within heartland America who listened to me on alternative talk radio and called all 100 members of the Senate. HATE BILL DANGER STILL THREATENS What is the future of the Kennedy/ADL hate bill? Thankfully, it cannot be added during the upcoming conference between the House and the Senate on the children’s bill. Regretfully, I was told by Sen. Frist’s
