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08/31/2004 Archived Entry: "'Big Tent' Approach Upsets Some Republicans"

Posted by steve @ 04:27 PM EST [Link]

I SPOKE TOO SOON: Last night I stated that the world wasn't collapsing if a couple of moderate Republicans spoke at the RNC but it appears that not everyone shares that view. Apparently yesterday saw right-wing protests in addition to the expected left-wing screamfest.

Carrying signs that suggest the open-party policy of the GOP is allowing abortion-rights supporters and other moderate voters to sway the party's direction, the atypical protesters outside Madison Square Garden argued that "a tent divided will not stand."

"Hasta La Vista Pro-Abort GOP," read one protester's sign. "Babies Die in Big Tent GOP" stated another. Demonstrators chanted: "Rudy Giuliani is a poison to the party."

The activists say they want the party to take a harder line on abortion and gay rights. They slammed the convention and its lineup of moderate speakers like California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Dudes, lighten up. You have a president who is pretty socially conservative and that's the guy you're voting for. Do you seriously believe the Republican Party is going to drop the pro-life plank from its platform just because a couple of moderates like Rudy Giuliani speak at the convention?

Read on.