Bob's Thesis

20 years fighting for a social agenda

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First he railed against toys. How about Halloween candy?

On page 6 of his blueprint, Bob wrote,

The unmistakable signs of social dysfunction linked to traditional family breakdown took on a fresh awareness in the 1980's. ... Studies showed the great negative impact that toys, music, television and other media were having on children, as violence, sex and the occult were common themes in these vehicles of play and entertainment.

Today, the Huffington Post reported,

Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network posted a blog by Kimberly Daniels recently that warns Christians to forgo celebrating Halloween because of its evilness. Daniels specifically calls out candy as a source of soul-molestation:

"During this period demons are assigned against those who participate in the rituals and festivities. These demons are automatically drawn to the fetishes that open doors for them to come into the lives of human beings. For example, most of the candy sold during this season has been dedicated and prayed over by witches."

Obviously, we shouldn't be buying Halloween candy, but what about getting it by trick-or-treating?

"Curses are sent through the tricks and treats of the innocent whether they get it by going door to door or by purchasing it from the local grocery store. The demons cannot tell the difference."

Darn.

We wholeheartedly agree with Daniels and have put together a handy guide of outrageously demonic candy to stay away from this (and every) season.

Bob McDonnell attended and received two degrees from CBN University during his 30s.  He served on the board of Regent University, from which CBN broadcasts, from 1998 to 2005.   He even appeared as a model in Regent University advertising.  

Hmmmm….

McDonnell promises to de-fund Planned Parenthood

Today, when Bob was asked on Laura Ingraham’s radio show, “Can you promise that as governor you’ll use the veto pen to ensure that Virginians tax dollars are not used to fund Planned Parenthood or abortion?” he responded by saying,

Yeah, I’ve said that I would do that. I don’t think, just like the federal government has long decided with the Hyde amendment that federal dollars should not be used to pay for those sorts of services. We shouldn’t be doing that in Virginia either. And so that’s kind of the sense I think—that’ll be part of what we’ll get done. (The Laura Ingraham Show, 10/27/09, 3:59-4:33)

He’s following through on his blueprint.  On page 56, he wrote,

Where Republicans have been successful in using parliamentary tactics or compromise to get bills passed, the results, to the degree verifiable, have been good.  Clearly, the banning of federal funding for abortion through the Hyde amendment and the encouragement of adoption for unwed mothers in the Adolescent Family Life Act, have helped to constrain the ability of low-income women, those most likely to become pregnant out of wedlock, to have abortions.

Remind us, Bob, why exactly do elections matter?

If Bob doesn't think government can do good, what would he do for the 1,100 people who just lost their jobs in Franklin

On page 16 of his blueprint, Bob writes,

While families may fail in providing a high standard of care, unless there is abuse, the permissive intrusion of the government is unwarranted.  Nobel Prize winner Friedrich A. Hayek wrote states that the view of unfettered discretion in the use of government power as a force for the social good and as an instantaneous problem solver when private sector solutions are slow in coming, is a delusion and an impediment to true progress.  This critical assertion underscores the importance of jurisdiction and authority over results and power, and is foundational for the construction of the public policy for the family.

This helps explain why Bob McDonnell favored rejecting $125 million in federal stimulus money that would have paid for unemployment benefits.

And why he turned his back on nearly 3,000 workers who lost their jobs when a textile plant in Martinsville shut down.

So what should we expect McDonnell to do for the 1,100 people who just lost their jobs in the paper mill in Franklin?

Bob’s claim at last night’s debate that he wouldn’t push a social agenda didn’t last 14 hours

From his speech at Liberty University this morning.

On pg. 55 of his thesis, Bob telegraphed the campaign he's been running:

It is also becoming clear in modern culture that the voting American mainstream is not willing to accept a true pro-family ideologue

But given Bob's dramatic change in tone between the debate last night and his appearance at Liberty today, just imagine how different his term as governor would be from his campaign.

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Pg. 14: Social agenda is the "first premise" of "economic and fiscal policy"

At tonight’s debate, Bob said that he would focus on the economy.  But in his blueprint, he argues that his social agenda is inextricably linked to the economy.  On page 14, he wrote

government at all levels must "support family parenting as the first premise of its social, economic, and fiscal policy."

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The Washington Post on what kind of governor Bob would be

The Washington Post wrote on Sunday that,

The clamor surrounding his graduate dissertation from 1989, in which he disparaged working women, homosexuals, "fornicators" and others of whom he disapproved, has tended to obscure rather than illuminate fair questions about the sort of governor he would make. Based on his 14-year record as a lawmaker -- a record dominated by his focus on incendiary wedge issues -- we worry that Mr. McDonnell's Virginia would be one where abortion rights would be curtailed; where homosexuals would be treated as second-class citizens; where information about birth control would be hidden; and where the line between church and state could get awfully porous. That is a prescription for yesterday's Virginia, not tomorrow's.

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Bob wants corporal punishment in schools, but under his plan to cut 5.4 billion in education, the classrooms would take the real hit

On page 7 of his blueprint, while talking about the public school system, Bob writes that,

Values that had historically provided strength to the family, such as firm discipline and corporal punishment, patriotism, and academic achievement, were either attacked, or given token attention.

Patriotism and academic achievement… definitely.  But corporal punishment? Really??

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Bob McDonnell says living your sex life how you choose is “perverted”

It’s now well known that Bob McDonnell attacks birth control and Roe vs. Wade in his thesis. In fact, on pages 7, 8, and 9, he attacks numerous Supreme Court rulings that protect people’s privacy and personal freedoms. Bob vehemently opposes these rulings and says,

The view of marriage as an indissoluable lifelong commitment has been abandoned. In its wake is the perverted notion of liberty that each individual should be able to live his sexual life in any way he chooses without interference from the state.

Interesting. Bob McDonnell usually says he is anti-regulation and government interference.
 

McDonnell decried regulation of financial markets and advocated a war on excessive regulation in the midst of the economic meltdown.

He linked social conservatism to economic conservatism, decrying government regulation of financial markets, a prelude to a 2008 speech when, in the wake of Wall Street's near-implosion, he heralded "a war on excessive government regulation." (Washington Post, 10/11/09)

McDonnell “praised” the efforts of George W. Bush to “relax regulations.”

The Republican nominee, former state Attorney General Bob McDonnell, said he preferred the policies of his party colleagues, Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. … McDonnell praised the efforts by both Bushes to hold down taxes, relax regulations on industry…” (Bloomberg, 10/13/09, http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aAmbYJFR_XJQ)

McDonnell said past Republican Presidents' efforts to lower regulation “are ideas that have helped.”

You might suspect the likely answer for me is the Republicans have done a better job. … I think all those presidents and all those governors have done some good things. Every President, every leader, tries to put in place the policies that will promote jobs and entrepreneurship, but I think the Republican presidents that have invested in lower taxes and limited regulation … I think those are the ideas that have helped. (AARP/League of Women Voters Debate, 10/12/09)

No regulations for Wall Street or corporations. But regulations for your sex life. That’s Bob McDonnell.

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