Pandering To Evangelicals.

First we hear about McCain speaking at Liberty University, but this....this was a bit of a surprise.

Howard Dean recently appeared on Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network. That's right. You read it right. It gets BETTER. He told the audience “The Democratic Party platform from 2004 says that marriage is between a man and a woman. That's what it says.” (This is called either lying or willfully misleading)

But as Out for Democracy (a liberal site) points out:

"No Howard, that is most certainly NOT what the 2004 Platform says. Is this a baldface lie to pander to the religious right? I'd like to give Dean the benefit of the doubt, but some Democratic insiders who have corrected Dean on this very point in the past say yes.

Here's what the 2004 Democratic Platform actually says:

"We support full inclusion of gay and lesbian families in the life of our nation and seek equal responsibilities, benefits, and protections for these families. In our country, marriage has been definited at the state level for 200 years, and we believe it should continue to be defined there. We repudiate President Bush's divisive effort to politicize the Constitution by pursuing a Federal Marriage Amendment." Our goal is to bring Americans together, not drive them apart."

The Democrats have gotten this strategy down. Say one thing over and over, even if it is not true, and maybe people will buy it.

via The Hotline

Update: Dean issued a retraction, but the Human Rights Campaign still isn't happy with him. (thanks to concerned citizen for the link)