1.0J Walkinghttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jwalkingDavid Kuohttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jwalking/author/dkuoVotes for authenticity - J Walkingrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KZlhFmMsVu"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jwalking/2008/01/votes-for-authenticity.html">Votes for authenticity</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jwalking/2008/01/votes-for-authenticity.html/embed#?secret=KZlhFmMsVu" width="600" height="338" title="“Votes for authenticity” — J Walking" data-secret="KZlhFmMsVu" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Everyone is talking about change. And that is true. People want change. But more than that what Iowans voted for was authenticity. In Huckabee and in Obama voters saw men who were true to who they are. After the scandals of the Bush years – on top of the scandals of the Clinton years –…