<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>This isn't at odds with the 1st Amendment, is it?  It's just a closing prayer at a DNC.  It just seems like an easy way to try and siphon some votes from the GOP. <br><br>-Scott</div><div><br>On Aug 28, 2012, at 7:41 PM, "Joe Campbell" <<a href="mailto:philosopher.joe@gmail.com">philosopher.joe@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>It is interesting, that in an age when the right to religious belief has run amok, that this part of the 1st Amendment (the Establishment Clause) often gets overlooked.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 7:28 PM, Rosemary Huskey <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:donaldrose@cpcinternet.com" target="_blank">donaldrose@cpcinternet.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">What happened to the separation of church and state?  <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Rose<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Ron Force [mailto:<a href="mailto:rforce2003@yahoo.com" target="_blank">rforce2003@yahoo.com</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 28, 2012 7:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> Rosemary Huskey; 'Moscow Vision2020'</span></p><div class="im"><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] absolutely unbelieveable.<u></u><u></u></div><p></p></div>
</div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Democrats, too:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#111111">Sister Simone Campbell And Cardinal Timothy Dolan To Bless The Democratic Convention<u></u><u></u></span></h1><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.25in;line-height:12.0pt">
<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#999999;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Religion News Service</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#999999">  |  By <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jahnabi-barooah" target="_blank"><span style="color:#999999;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none">David Gibson</span></a> </span><span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#999999;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Posted: 08/28/2012 6:31 pm Updated: 08/28/2012 6:31 pm</span></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#999999"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</div></div></div><div><div class="h5"><div><div style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;overflow:visible"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.25in;line-height:15.75pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333">NEW YORK (RNS) In a move that could recast the reigning political narrative about the Catholic bishops, Cardinal Timothy Dolan has accepted an invitation to deliver the closing benediction at the Democratic National Convention, a week after he gives a similar blessing to the Republicans in Tampa, Fla.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><div style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;overflow:visible"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.25in;line-height:15.75pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333">From the start, Dolan, who is also president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, made it clear that he would be willing to pray at the Democratic convention. There were doubts, however, that the Democrats would invite Dolan.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><div style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;overflow:visible"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.25in;line-height:15.75pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333">The Obama campaign also revealed Tuesday (Aug. 28) that Sister Simone Campbell, the popular face of the recent "Nuns on the Bus" tour for social justice, will be addressing the Democrats in Charlotte, N.C., the night before Dolan's appearance.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><div style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;overflow:visible"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.25in;line-height:15.75pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333">That is kind of a Catholic "two-fer" that threatens to upstage GOP nominee Mitt Romney's Catholic outreach and highlights the importance of this swing vote in a deadlocked race...<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><div style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;overflow:visible"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.25in;line-height:15.75pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/28/cardinal-timothy-dolan-sister-simone-campbell-democratic-convention_n_1837848.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/28/cardinal-timothy-dolan-sister-simone-campbell-democratic-convention_n_1837848.html</a> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Ron Force<br>Moscow Idaho USA<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:white" align="center">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Rosemary Huskey <<a href="mailto:donaldrose@cpcinternet.com" target="_blank">donaldrose@cpcinternet.com</a>><br>
<b>To:</b> 'Ron Force' <<a href="mailto:rforce2003@yahoo.com" target="_blank">rforce2003@yahoo.com</a>>; 'Moscow Vision2020' <<a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target="_blank">vision2020@moscow.com</a>> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 28, 2012 5:05 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Vision2020] absolutely unbelieveable.</span><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style=""><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Splendid, kissing the bishop’s ring. . . how can Evangelical Republicans stand this blatant pandering?   Remember how Repubs used to worry about John Kennedy bringing Rome to Washington?  </span><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Yowsa!!!!!!</span><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Rose Huskey</span><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com" target="_blank">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com" target="_blank">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ron Force<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 28, 2012 3:52 PM<br><b>To:</b> Moscow Vision2020<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] absolutely unbelieveable.</span><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">
<span style=""> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Here's why the KOC:</span><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/the-catholic-vote-is-the-2012-bellwether/2012/05/03/gIQAXkJhyT_blog.html" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/the-catholic-vote-is-the-2012-bellwether/2012/05/03/gIQAXkJhyT_blog.html</a> </span><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Ron Force<br>Moscow Idaho USA</span><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:white" align="center">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%"></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Tom Hansen <<a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" target="_blank">thansen@moscow.com</a>><br>
<b>To:</b> Rosemary Huskey <<a href="mailto:donaldrose@cpcinternet.com" target="_blank">donaldrose@cpcinternet.com</a>> <br><b>Cc:</b> viz <<a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target="_blank">vision2020@moscow.com</a>> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 28, 2012 11:44 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] absolutely unbelieveable.</span><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style=""> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="">The RNC opening ceremony WITHOUT a military honor guard to present the colors?!?!<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">
<span style=""> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="">WHAT AN EFFING PILE OF CRAP!!!<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">
<span style=""> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="">Who else is the GOP going to disrespect?<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div>
<div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="">Seeya round town, Moscow.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style=""> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div>
</div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="">Tom Hansen<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="">Moscow, Idaho<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style=""> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="">"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students.  The college students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style=""> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="">- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style=""> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style=""><br>
On Aug 28, 2012, at 11:13 AM, "Rosemary Huskey" <<a href="mailto:donaldrose@cpcinternet.com" target="_blank">donaldrose@cpcinternet.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
<div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style=""> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="">I am gobsmacked beyond belief…..  even in my most cynical, sarcastic mood never would I have imagined that the Republican Party would invite the Knights of Columbus – with their silly plumed hats and swords to present the colors at the opening of their convention this morning – followed by the worst tenor ever heard straining out the National Anthem.  It is a rich satire complete with audience shots of frumpy old white women decked out in a super heavy application of pancake makeup and deep blue eye shadow.  I’m frightened!!!!!.  <u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style=""> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="">Rose Huskey<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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