skippy the bush kangaroo: this thanksgiving..don't hang out with "the family"

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

this thanksgiving..don't hang out with "the family"

their "c street" abode may have lost its tax exempt status, but they're back...and jeff sharlet shares some more of their badness (can you say death penalty for being gay in uganda) with terry gross in a must listen to"fresh air" episode.

you may recognize these names from recent headlines: sen. john ensign, rep. bart stupak and rep. joe pitts. stupak and pitts have become familiar names through the media's health care overhaul coverage; their abortion funding amendment
introduced an 11th-hour twist as the house of representatives approached a vote
on a landmark health care bill.

ensign was the focus of media attention over his affair with a campaign staffer. just last night, a nevada man disclosed that he found out about his wife's affair with the state's junior senator — his best friend — via a text message.

the common factor among these political players is their involvement with the family, a secretive fellowship of powerful christian politicians that centers on a washington, d.c., townhouse. - npr

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