Comments on: You've heard of Jeremiah Wright. You've heard of John Hagee. Now meet The Family. http://grittv.org/2008/06/05/jeff-sharlets-family/ Cultivating a Better Conversation Sat, 14 May 2011 01:31:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DeadLast http://grittv.org/2008/06/05/jeff-sharlets-family/comment-page-1/#comment-99 DeadLast Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:48:50 +0000 http://www.grittv.org/2008/06/05/jeff-sharlets-family/#comment-99 <p>All of it was interesting. But I thought the part about the Family being in favor of “top down” democracy versus Reverend Wright’s “grass roots” or “bottom up” democracy was the best part. </p> <p>I think that captures the tone of today’s politics: should we continue with the ‘Father knows best’ version wherein our elected and appointed officials do what is best? Or do we return to the New England town meetings of citizen participation?</p> All of it was interesting. But I thought the part about the Family being in favor of “top down” democracy versus Reverend Wright’s “grass roots” or “bottom up” democracy was the best part.

I think that captures the tone of today’s politics: should we continue with the ‘Father knows best’ version wherein our elected and appointed officials do what is best? Or do we return to the New England town meetings of citizen participation?

]]> By: ACitizen http://grittv.org/2008/06/05/jeff-sharlets-family/comment-page-1/#comment-98 ACitizen Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:41:27 +0000 http://www.grittv.org/2008/06/05/jeff-sharlets-family/#comment-98 <p>Yes more folks should be aware of this. Of course, it is much more important to keep hammering Hillary for her refusal to ‘keep her place…’ </p> <p>Say, how many women are in positions of power in The Family?</p> Yes more folks should be aware of this. Of course, it is much more important to keep hammering Hillary for her refusal to ‘keep her place…’

Say, how many women are in positions of power in The Family?

]]> By: Blub http://grittv.org/2008/06/05/jeff-sharlets-family/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Blub Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:12:50 +0000 http://www.grittv.org/2008/06/05/jeff-sharlets-family/#comment-97 <p>I thought that I should post something else here. I’m a little sad that this thread got so little attention. Thank you for posting this. Dangerous people like these fundies need more light cast on them, and more people paying attention to what they’re really about.</p> I thought that I should post something else here. I’m a little sad that this thread got so little attention. Thank you for posting this. Dangerous people like these fundies need more light cast on them, and more people paying attention to what they’re really about.

]]> By: Blub http://grittv.org/2008/06/05/jeff-sharlets-family/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Blub Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:28:26 +0000 http://www.grittv.org/2008/06/05/jeff-sharlets-family/#comment-96 <p>wow</p> wow

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