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Originally Posted by finnbow
He was just elected in November when the Dem's put up a particularly weak candidate (Creigh Deeds). BTW, he ran as a "moderate" even though he got his law degree from Regent University (Pat Robertson's school).
During the campaign, his thesis at Regent came under fire because it outlined a controversial 15-point conservative agenda. In his thesis, McDonnell wrote "government policy should favor married couples over 'cohabitators, homosexuals or fornicators.'" McDonnell also "described working women and feminists as 'detrimental' to the family." He criticized a 1965 Supreme Court decision which legalized the use of contraceptives and wrote that "man’s basic nature is inclined towards evil, and when the exercise of liberty takes the shape of pornography, drug abuse, or homosexuality, the government must restrain, punish, and deter."
He somehow seems to have convinced the Virginia voter (particularly those who lean Democratic from Northern Virginia, Richmond and Tidewater) that he had changed his stripes in favor of moderation. Not so, it seems.
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Regent University---two miles down the road. I've met some real gems from that place. Trust me, even if you are a staunch Republican, you DON'T want these people running your country. If you think Obama is bad, you aint seen nuthin' yet.......................
Dave