Comments on: Surprise! Baptist preacher finds homosexuality sinful http://www.flashpointblog.com/2007/12/08/surprise-baptist-preacher-finds-homosexuality-sinful/ The Unpredictable Union of Pragmatism, Idealism, and Cynicism Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:24:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: walt moffett http://www.flashpointblog.com/2007/12/08/surprise-baptist-preacher-finds-homosexuality-sinful/#comment-15943 walt moffett Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:46:24 +0000 http://www.flashpointblog.com/2007/12/08/surprise-baptist-preacher-finds-homosexuality-sinful/#comment-15943 Just sticking to Huckabee's remarks and election impact. I think the major harm will be that a Huckabee/Whoever Presidential contest will turn into a referendum on gay issues. Which neither side should really want. It might be hazardous down ticket for the Democrats and why give the Republicans down ticket advantage? Major positive is that this does appeal to the base which is what winning primaries/etc is all about. Whether he has room to move the middle is unclear to me. Just sticking to Huckabee’s remarks and election impact.

I think the major harm will be that a Huckabee/Whoever Presidential contest will turn into a referendum on gay issues. Which neither side should really want. It might be hazardous down ticket for the Democrats and why give the Republicans down ticket advantage?

Major positive is that this does appeal to the base which is what winning primaries/etc is all about. Whether he has room to move the middle is unclear to me.

]]> By: Brian http://www.flashpointblog.com/2007/12/08/surprise-baptist-preacher-finds-homosexuality-sinful/#comment-15940 Brian Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:12:47 +0000 http://www.flashpointblog.com/2007/12/08/surprise-baptist-preacher-finds-homosexuality-sinful/#comment-15940 I will caveat my statement about federal funding of science and medical issues by saying that there is a necessary role for such spending to support military endeavors. For example, I don't think the private sector on its own has much motivation for researching into how to treat certain injuries that are mostly limited to the battlefield (or on how to effectively inflict such injuries). I will caveat my statement about federal funding of science and medical issues by saying that there is a necessary role for such spending to support military endeavors. For example, I don’t think the private sector on its own has much motivation for researching into how to treat certain injuries that are mostly limited to the battlefield (or on how to effectively inflict such injuries).

]]> By: Dan http://www.flashpointblog.com/2007/12/08/surprise-baptist-preacher-finds-homosexuality-sinful/#comment-15907 Dan Sun, 09 Dec 2007 06:44:05 +0000 http://www.flashpointblog.com/2007/12/08/surprise-baptist-preacher-finds-homosexuality-sinful/#comment-15907 I was actually starting to kinda respect Huckabee until I read this. And as libertarian as I am, I find it hard to be against all federal medical and science research. I guess it's because of what I do, but a reasonable amount of NSF seems okay. Although I don't know... industry grants would probably be better. I'm conflicted. I was actually starting to kinda respect Huckabee until I read this.

And as libertarian as I am, I find it hard to be against all federal medical and science research. I guess it’s because of what I do, but a reasonable amount of NSF seems okay. Although I don’t know… industry grants would probably be better. I’m conflicted.

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