If I remember my history correct the Japanese and Italians of WW2 may have been classified in Poli-sci terms as far right, but Hitler was a far left socialist.

BTW, I think the reason this issue exploded is because the Henry camp did not want voters to remember his record on issues like gay rights and adult businesses . . .they’d rather sit back and watch Kelty stumble or get shot at by his own good ol’ boy party leaders, but the Shine letter blew it up and may have backfired, because it made no sense for him to gay-bait the media and to criticize Christian voters. Now more people know where Henry stands than before, and as I recall, this town was once called the City of Churches . . .I don’t think this spotlight on Henry’s liberal record will help him with a large number of voters.

You may want to start working on your corrections, my complaint to the IED is on its way!

I am comparing you to Jesus. Only you don’t make the grade.

Seems to me Steve Shine wants to make the GOP a group of lukewarm robots with no convictions about social issues at all. Maybe this country needs another political party and we can stick all those people into that group. They can pander to the liberals on social policies and pander to the conservatives on fiscal policies.

are you comparing Micah to Jesus?

While being a Catholic like you, I believe the ads are over the top for me also.

However, I have to give them a pass as much as I would give a pass to those who would offer the complete opposite view.

Depending on your views one could call some of their statements nearly a lie, but from their veiw point are they?

What we are talking about is how strong some people believe about their faith and what they take from it. I think you would even agree some lay people within our own faith are a little over the top.

What is funny, had not some not blown a gasket about this it would have come and gone. Only to be heard by maybe a few thousand people. Now it has been heard by tens of thousands of people. The only question is, did it provide Kelty with more support now or drove more away?

We will never know because people in Fort Wayne are pretty closed mouth about their faith and depth of that faith. Just like reading the bible. You get six people and you end up with five or six views on what it says.

Just like Henry making the comment tonight about all his brothers and sisters. Being a older Catholic, I know just what that comment was intended to say. Was it a cheap shot? Just depends on your views!

Mark Souder made some comments about Tom Hayhurst that was wrong, but no one stood up and said a word from the GOP party. If we allow such to be “part of the game” then you have to allow this to be “part of the game!”

I liked Micha’s letter .
What this magnification of a simple add on a radio station that reallly can’t have a huge following ,into a media bonanza illustrates an issue that had not been previously broached before and allows voters to know where each candidate stands . I think ithe big flap over this was more advantageous to Matt , than to Tom Henry bringing these views into the open. A statement of a candidates past voting record on an issue shouldn’t be construed as “negative” campaigning.

Hitler was far right, Matt is just pro-family and pro-life. I guess compared to you, Cathy Hawks and Tom Henry, Matt could seem far right.

Do you treat your faith like you do being a Republican, when it doesn’t suit you, you disregard what you don’t like? Or does what the Pope has to say have standing with you? BTW, that’s a question of faith.

And what of Mark Souder, is he too part of the far right? And where then is the corresponding letter from Shine, with all the outrage? I think this is pretty easy to figure out for the average person what’s going on here. Who are you trying to fool Sam? It’s not sellin’.

My kids can get this one right, how about you?

One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things doesn’t belong:

1. Christian, Lutheran, Catholic, Homosexual
2. Asian, Hispanic, African-American, Homosexual