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From: orb@whuxl.UUCP (SEVENER)
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Subject: Re: Re: Louis Farrakhan, Jesse Jackson, Jerry Falwell and Reagan
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Date: Mon, 9-Dec-85 11:35:56 EST
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> Tim Sevener asks:
> 
> > Again, *I* will ask the question the media pundits refuse to ask:
> > when will Ronald Reagan disavow Jerry Falwell?
> 
> I will answer his question with a question:
> 
> Why *should* Ronald Reagan disavow Jerry Falwell?
> 
> No hearsay evidence, please.

For the same reason that the media pundits kept asking when Jesse 
Jackson would disavow Louis Farrakhan: because Falwell gave Reagan
political support, because Reagan has closely associated himself
with the fundamentalists like Falwell by speaking numerous times
at Evangelical breakfasts, like the one held before the Republican
National Convention (for the express purpose of influencing that
Convention), because Falwell and fundamentalists conducted a
voter registration drive to recruit new fundamentalist voters for
Reagan.  Reagan has endorsed the political aims of the fundamentalists
for prayer in schools, government subsidies to private religious
schools,etc.
As a result of Falwell and other fundamentalists' support of Reagan,
he achieved well over 70% of the fundamentalist vote.
If it can be asked why Jesse Jackson hadn't disavowed Louis Farrakhan
until the Democratic National Convention when Farrakhan brought Jackson
black votes and black campaign workers, it can be asked why Reagan
has yet to repudiate Falwell with Falwell's political support via
votes, campaign workers in the last election, and $$$$$$$.

What's good for the goose is good for the gander!
               tim sevener    whuxn!orb