Reed morphs into a lizard. A big, grinning lizard.

July 18, 2006 3:24 AM

THE SINS OF RALPH REED. Chinese labor, life insurance scams, and the great big grinning grin of everyone's Christian Coalition flack. Sean Flynn of GQ has the scoop.
posted by Sticherbeast (7 comments total)

Chip Berlet, a senior analyst at Political Research Associates, outside Boston, who has been tracking right-wing groups for more than thirty years, suspects Reed created his own gray area between the terrestrial and the spiritual. “When you decide that taking power in a political system is the most important thing, then you rewrite the sacred texts of the religion to justify what you’re doing,” he says. “So in your mind you’re still faithful, but the version of the faith you’ve created serves your political needs.”

Well, no shit.
posted by Mayor Curley at 3:59 AM on July 18, 2006

Double.
posted by jack_mo at 4:00 AM on July 18, 2006

You have to admit this is a better title, though. amber gets more points for style, but Sticher gets that good new york post style screaming headline.
posted by cavalier at 4:01 AM on July 18, 2006

Gah! I searched but did not see the GQ story originally.

Ohhhhhhhh well. I apologize. Off to the Shame Shed for me.

By the way, Ralph Reed looks like a cross between the Smiler from Transmetropolitan and a Venture Brother.

And his soul looks like a tureen of shit, tar, vomit, and dead beetles the size of grapes.
posted by Sticherbeast at 4:02 AM on July 18, 2006

Someone's headed to the other place unless he changes his ways, eighth circle it will be.
posted by caddis at 4:20 AM on July 18, 2006

But don't you question his faith now, y'hear?
posted by maryh at 4:47 AM on July 18, 2006

I'd never dream of questioning Ralph Reed's faith, maryh. He's one of the most devout and loyal devotees of Satan and Mammon I've ever seen.
posted by Faint of Butt at 5:03 AM on July 18, 2006