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    Evangelicals and the Realities of Political Partisanship

    Former White House aide David Kuo says President Bush is a man of genuine faith, but he's more concerned with appearances than realities and he's promised conservative Christians much more than he's delivered.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Former White House aide David Kuo says President Bush is a man of genuine faith, but he's more concerned with appearances than realities and he's promised conservative Christians much more than he's delivered. His advisors are using evangelicals for political purposes, but behind the scenes Christian leaders are tolerated rather than welcomed. Veteran Texas reporter Wayne Slater says he heard the President himself call conservative Christians "whackos." Those revelations come as Republicans are struggling to get their voters out to the polls. So, what's the real message to the religious right? Are they surprised that politics is a cynical game? Who's using whom? We hear from Kuo and Christian evangelicals.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Dan Konecky

      Producer, To the Point

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      David Kuo

      Former Deputy Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

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      Richard Cizik

      New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good

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      Wayne Slater

      journalist and author

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Evangelicals and the Realities of Political Partisanship
    1. 1:29Secretary Rice in Japan to Discuss Response to North Korea
    2. 7:45Evangelicals and the Realities of Political PartisanshipYou’re reading this
    3. 41:19UK's Blair Says Veils Keep Muslims from Fully Integrating
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