“Hey guys, I’ve just been appointed as the Executive Director of AIPAC. I’m a proud, life-long member of the National Socialist German Workers (NAZI) Party. Now, I know what some of you may be thinking. ‘Why is a Nazi working for Jews?’ You see, most Nazi’s actually LOVE Jews! According to these statistics I think I saw 18 years ago, over 70% of Nazis have NO PROBLEM WITH JEWS whatsoever! So, because not every single Nazi in the world has a problem with Jews, it is wrong to stereotype all Nazis as anti-semites based on the actions of the leaders, such as rounding up all Jews and shipping them off to gas chambers. That was just the actions of a few! You needn’t worry about me! How dare you assume I’m that way just because I donated $1,000 to Adolf Hitler’s political campaign!”

My favorite thing about Edwina in this interview is how when Greta asked her a question she didn’t like, she just answered the question she wished Greta would have asked her instead.

Often times, problems are arising from the conservative side and that’s one reason why it’s important to include both sides. The majority of the gubernatorial positions and state legislatures are controlled by Republicans.

Problems, arising from Republican governors, which she is “embarrassed” that she didn’t donate money to.
ER from the interview with Greta, in response to a question about Rogers donating $1,000 to Rick Perry.

And I’m really embarrassed that I haven’t contributed money to every governor, every Republican governor

Rogers was definitely part of the problem, and by white-washing the Republican party, she continues to be part of the problem.

In other words, you know full well your party is dead wrong and bad for America, but you’re not going to do squat to oppose them because you don’t want to question your tribal loyalties. How do you think they get away with going so far off the rails for so long? You’re part of the problem.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2012/05/03/the-atheist-lobbys-new-executive-director-is-a-female-republican-strategist-who-used-to-work-for-george-w-bush/

Check out this quote:

Often times, problems are arising from the conservative side and that’s one reason why it’s important to include both sides. The majority of the gubernatorial positions and state legislatures are controlled by Republicans.

She seems to be saying that since Republicans are so powerful, the secularist movement has to accomodate them. Isn’t she supposed to be lobbying the Republicans to accomodate secualarists, not vice versa?

This woman is a lifetime career Republican. How far will she be willing to go to push a cause that many of her “former” colleagues not only disagree with, but hate with unholy hyperpartisan passion? She’s already looking for excuses NOT to be an effective lobbyist for the SCA.

I think there’s about a 33% chance she’ll drag her feet on anything that threatens to offend those easily-offended wingnuts whose influence she denies, until she gets fired; then she’ll get a gig with Faux News crying about how mean and partisan and us PC-thug secularists are.

Either you’re lying, or you weren’t looking. I did not see an “unthinking knee jerk reaction,” I saw copious references to past statements of hers — and links to video of her making said statements — that raised reasonable doubts about her character and priorities.

I really do think her future loyalty is uncertain; and my doubts are exacerbated by her comments about how the secular movement allegedly needs to be more inclusive of Republicans (thus, presumably, making it less liberal or progressive). Will she relly be lobbying Republicans for secular causes? Or will she be lobbying for more Republican influence in the secular movement?

I’m with Crip Dyke regarding the inability to evaluate evidence. Anyone who actually believes that party policy reflects reality is sadly disconnected from the latter.

Take your “centrist” FUD somewhere else. Your conservatism is showing.

She spent too much time around unquestioning syccophants.

She should have stayed among the sheep, because the wolves don’t go hungry.