Fishkite points us to this Sojo press release with an interesting reference that turns out to be something other than factual:
-- Jim Wallis Holds a Conversation with Gov. Howard Dean on the "Democratic Party and the Faith Voter." (Tuesday, June 27, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.) Gov. Dean and Mark Melman were invited to discuss: "How do Democrats and Republicans Plan to Overcome Poverty." Gov. Dean accepted the invitation; Mark Melman of the Republican Party declined.
The problem? Mark Melman is a Democratic pollster and ex John Kerry aide. Now Fishkite suggests that Sojo meant to invite someone with a similar sounding name who is a Republican. And perhaps that's the case. But what really caught my eye and prompted this post is this Fishkite introductory paragraph:
Slate alerts us to Pentecost 2006, the religious left’s political gathering starting this week, organized by Jim Wallis of Sojourners and Call to Renewal. Headliners include Hillary Clinton, Barak Obama and Howard Dean, with a few Republicans thrown in to maintain the Marxist group’s bipartisan facade.
Marxist group? Bipartisan facade?
Amen. And amen.
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