Newly-elected Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.), a moderate Dem by anyone’s standards, tried to be patient in dealing with Focus on the Family, which is located in his home state. James Dobson’s group continued to attack Salazar, with increasingly incendiary rhetoric, until last week, Salazar had heard enough.
Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., intensified his war of words with Focus on the Family on Thursday, accusing its evangelical Christian leaders of trying to turn the United States into a theocracy.
“I think that the way Focus on the Family and the conservative right wing is attempting to take the country will threaten the basic cornerstone of our freedom,” Salazar said in an interview.
Over the weekend, Dobson’s supporters decided to respond to Salazar’s criticisms — by going after his wife’s Dairy Queen.
In Westminster Sunday, about two dozen conservative Christians gathered Sunday in front of the Dairy Queen owned and operated by the Salazar family. […] The protesters’ signs bore messages such as “Salazar is anti-Christian” or “Salazar mocks God.”
Minister Bob Enyart said he stands against “the things Salazar advocates,” adding that the senator “openly supports immorality.”
Can’t you just feel the Christian love?
Not surprisingly, the senator was not amused, telling reporters, “It’s outrageous to target my wife’s Dairy Queen. They can protest me wherever they want. These tactics are outrageous and un-American and simply won’t work.”
The left and right may not agree on much, but can’t we leave ice cream out of this? What’s next, picketing Ben & Jerry’s because Ben and Jerry are politically-active liberals? On second thought, I shouldn’t give the right any ideas….