Governor Perry new book takes shots at the ACLU

Posted on April 10, 2008

Rick Perry, the governor of my home state of Texas, released a new book last month entitled “On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts are Worth Fighting For”. I just finished it and it was well worth the time to read, and confirms my high opinion of Governor Perry. While he comes down on the wrong side (IMHO) on the “nature vs. nurture” discusion, he certainly pulls no punches in his defense of the Boy Scouts and his attack on the ACLU.

The Statesman.com has published a list of Excerpts from his book. Here are some of my favorites:

“Only they know, but isn’t it odd that the ACLU, which champions First Amendment rights, wants them applied selectively? It seems some of the most intolerant acts occur in the name of tolerance; a paradox that seems to describe much of the ACLU’s political agenda.”

“The ACLU’s focus is almost exclusively on efforts to curb Christianity.”

“The ACLU is nothing if not tenacious in its determination to have atheism (represented by approximately 5 percent of the population) prevail in the public square and to force the Boy Scouts to accept gay activists as scoutmasters and assistant scoutmasters.”

“It’s as if the mere mention of a Creator is too powerful an idea for their own Godless ideology to withstand. Perhaps that’s because there is a grain of truth to the idea that, indeed, all of Creation does speak to the existence of God.”

“The ACLU’s purpose—protecting individual liberties—is a prime example of a virtuous cause becoming subverted by an extreme interpretation.”

I am glad to see that more prominent political people come out strongly against the ACLU. I can think of no more vile, corrupt, and dangerous organization in America, with the possible exception of Planned Parenthood.

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3 Responses to “Governor Perry new book takes shots at the ACLU”

  1. Neil on April 10th, 2008 5:59 pm

    Wow, good for him. I live in Texas and have been lukewarm on Perry. This is a good sign.

  2. kb on April 10th, 2008 8:44 pm

    ACLU and Planned Parenthood most vile orgs in America. Hilarious. Oh wait, that wasn’t a joke. Sad.

  3. MarineCorpsVet on April 11th, 2008 10:55 am

    Correction:
    That would be Planned UnParenthood.