tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673382.post112853005579649199..comments2024-03-27T08:33:11.834-07:00Comments on There is some truth in that: Anti-MainstreamJonathan Jenkins Ichikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260245860017778409noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673382.post-1128746454707015832005-10-07T21:40:00.000-07:002005-10-07T21:40:00.000-07:00I know, it's very annoying. I'm sorry. There've ...I know, it's very annoying. I'm sorry. There've been spam problems, so I turned that on.Jonathan Jenkins Ichikawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260245860017778409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673382.post-1128738594631237522005-10-07T19:29:00.001-07:002005-10-07T19:29:00.001-07:00And why is Blogger making me type in stupid letter...And why is Blogger making me type in stupid letter combinations to post?Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019989788721036349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673382.post-1128738558499223902005-10-07T19:29:00.000-07:002005-10-07T19:29:00.000-07:00Maybe I'm off, but I don't find this particularly ...Maybe I'm off, but I don't find this particularly shocking (stupid, yes). I'd be surprised to learn that FotF didn't violently disapprove of people meeting with homosexual groups. Even taking the potential misinterpretation, I'd be surprised if they weren't displeased that she apparently came across as "open" to them in any way.Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019989788721036349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673382.post-1128626201984827542005-10-06T12:16:00.000-07:002005-10-06T12:16:00.000-07:00Well...I'm worried that even if Perkins isn't expr...Well...<BR/><BR/>I'm worried that even if Perkins isn't expressing concern over the fact that Miers doesn't come across as some right-wing ideologue, he may be expressing concern that Miers isn't acting in ways that only a right-wing ideologue would act. Is this a distinction we should care to draw?Clayton Littlejohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596200828134402805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673382.post-1128624756188311412005-10-06T11:52:00.000-07:002005-10-06T11:52:00.000-07:00I'm not sure Tony Perkins would object to being ca...I'm not sure Tony Perkins would object to being called a right-wing zealot or right-wing ideologue. He may, but if he did then it would be on the grounds that he thinks he represents the silent majority. He knows he's well on the right side of the political spectrum and is not a moderate in any sense. So he's right wing. He knows he has strong views and promotes them as an agenda. Isn't that what an ideologue is? He knows he is very fervent about them, in a religious-supported way. Isn't that zealous? That may be why he would view some of these descriptions differently than most people who read this blog, including any conservatives like me who have much more of a moderating influence.Jeremy Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441308872350317672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673382.post-1128618187414072362005-10-06T10:03:00.000-07:002005-10-06T10:03:00.000-07:00Would anybody but a right wing zealot worry about ...Would anybody but a right wing zealot worry about legitimizing these groups simply by meeting with them?Clayton Littlejohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596200828134402805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673382.post-1128609625346309622005-10-06T07:40:00.000-07:002005-10-06T07:40:00.000-07:00Yeah I know. The description I gave was an unchar...Yeah I know. The description I gave was an uncharitable one. This is as much a PR surprise as anything else -- I'm amazed that Tony Perkins puts text in his own newsletter that's so easy to interpret in this way, even though the interpretation is surely wrong.Jonathan Jenkins Ichikawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260245860017778409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673382.post-1128606144162894102005-10-06T06:42:00.000-07:002005-10-06T06:42:00.000-07:00That's not what he says he's concerned about. What...That's not what he says he's concerned about. What he says he's concerned about is that she might have been "helping to legitimize the drive of homosexual organizations for power and influence over our public policies". It wasn't about how she appeared to them. It was about how her dealings with them would make them look. It would make them look mainstream. I got the sense that what he didn't like is that she met with them to begin with, because it makes their organization look legitimate. I don't think that's very flattering to him, but it's not the same thing as being worried that she's not a right-wing ideologue.Jeremy Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441308872350317672noreply@blogger.com