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From: tan@ihlpg.UUCP (Bill Tanenbaum)
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Subject: Re: Re: Louis Farrakhan, Jesse Jackson, Jerry Falwell and Reagan
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Date: Thu, 12-Dec-85 01:26:23 EST
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> > I will answer his question with a question:
> > [Andy Koenig, I think]
> > Why *should* Ronald Reagan disavow Jerry Falwell?
> > 
> > No hearsay evidence, please.
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> [Tim Sevener]
> 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.
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Oh, there you go again, Tim.  Your answer seems to be that Reagan
should denounce Falwell because Falwell takes the same positions
as Reagan!  Brilliant!  Why not just ask Reagan to denounce himself?
(And, of course, Nancy, too.-)
My God! Influencing the convention.  Recruiting voters.  What
horrible crimes!
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> 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 $$$$$$$.
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To repeat, Jackson was asked to denounce Farrakhan solely because of
Farrakhan's racist statements.  You have yet to demonstrate why
REAGAN should denounce Falwell.
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Bill Tanenbaum - AT&T Bell Labs - Naperville IL  ihnp4!ihlpg!tan