James Broadwater

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Reverend James S. Broadwater was a Republican candidate for U.S. Congress from the state of Mississippi.

Broadwater is staunchly conservative and an evangelical Christian. He is unabashed in promoting his personal belief that Christianity is the main source of American values.

1 Da Ali G Show
2 2004 Elections
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Da Ali G Show

Broadwater is perhaps most famous for his appearance on Da Ali G Show. One of the show's characters, Borat, asked which religion he must choose to get to Heaven. Broadwater answered that according to the Bible, Jesus is the only way to Heaven. Borat, played by the Jewish entertainer Sacha Baron Cohen, asked if Jews will go to Heaven or Hell. Broadwater reluctantly replied, "I would have to say that they would go to Hell." The interview with the fictional Kazakh journalist (filmed just before the March 2004 congressional primary, in which Broadwater was also a candidate), caused Broadwater to receive some hateful emails after the episode aired.^[1] He was told that the interview would be played in foreign countries to teach others about the American political system. Broadwater never expressed an opinion that he had not already openly discussed in his campaign, but his views were deemed to be far more intolerant to a national audience than they had been by his Mississippi electorate.

Broadwater later posted a letter on his website denouncing Da Ali G Show, explaining that his statement referred to a theological belief that anyone who "accepts Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior will spend eternity in Heaven, while everyone who rejects Him will spend eternity in Hell."

[edit] 2004 Elections

James Broadwater ran for the Republican nomination for the House of Representatives in Mississippi's Second Congressional District against Clinton B. LeSueur and Stephanie Summers-O'Neal. Clinton B. LeSueur won the Republican primary, but he ultimately lost to incumbent Democrat Bennie G. Thompson.