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Palin's Religious Beliefs are Crazy
Booman Tribune —
Sarah Palin believes that the Iraq War and a $30 billion construction of a gas pipeline which the supports is all part of God's plan, which she asks her (now technicallyformer since she moved to Juneau) church's congregation to pray for back in June of this year. Here she is in her own words and voice spelling out the details: (Part 2 of the video is cont. below the fold.)
The Palin Problem
The Republic of T. —
I haven’t had time to write anything about McCain’s VP pick, because I’ve been at home with Dylan — who’s apparently cutting his top front teeth, which makes him really irritable — since yesterday (daycare is closed), and probably won’t have anything to post today for the same reason. I do have a couple of posts I’m working on which, with nay luck, will get posted before the end of the week.
In the meantime, I have a question.
Which is worse. That McCain’s choice of Palin was essentially a roll of the dice? Or that after a vetting ...
Palin in Church and Charmaine Quotes
Reasoned Audacity —
Our liberal leftist friends do not know what to make of Sarah Palin.
They do not understand her faith in Jesus Christ.
They do not understand her leadership.
They do not understand her family.
They do not understand her husband.
They do not understand her ability to persuade.
They do not understand her politics.
They do not understand her ability to win.
They do not understand her love of the military.
They do not understand her motherhood of 5.
They do not understand her balancing work and home.
They do not understand her love of small-town America.
They do not understand her pro-life (com)passion. ...
guns and religion, huh?
BlondeSense —
So, Ms. Palin pissed and moaned at the Obama comment (from eons ago) about small-town people clinging to guns and religion. I had the great displeasure of listening to this whining when my clock-radio went off about fifteen minutes ago and they were recapping from last night on NPR. Well, explain this, Ms. Palin. This is from her church. Three months ago. (I apologize for not knowing how to embed YouTube things here, you'll have to go to the site). Here she is talking about praying for a pipeline ...
Real Vetting Roundup
Daily Kos —
"The vetting process was completely thorough and I'm grateful for the results." - John McCain As the true vetting of Sarah Palin continued yesterday, we learned more about John McCain's pick for vice-president. Here's a recap of what we learned about the person John McCain thinks should be a 72-year-old heartbeat away from the presidency: She was involved in yet another ethical scandal, this time relating to her firing of a longtime local police chief, who "says he was fired because he stepped on the toes of Palin's campaign contributors, including bar owners and the National Rifle ...
"We Are Expecting Great And Mighty Things"
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
After last night's national debut, here's another speech by Palin in the Assemblies Of God church she grew up in. (Have we ever had a president from the Assemblies of God before?) She comes across as a charismatic, Pentecostalist charmer in favor of the Iraq war as part of God's plan. Track has a Jesus tattoo on his calf, by the way. My favorite quote: "Y'all are a bunch of cool-looking Christians." Her pastor speaks after her of the "last days" when the lower 48 states may have to seek refuge in Alaska. This governor is on a path, by her own testimony, that is being guided by God. When you see this clip, you can see evangelical ...
Palin In Wasilla
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
A reader writes:
Good God! I watched that video of Palin at her church through twice. The Assemblies of God are Pentecostals, of course, the real "holy rollers"--ecstatic experience of the Godhead in your own body, rolling in the aisles, talking in tongues. When I got some exposure to them, they were extremely conservative and strict (no dancing, no lipstick, no short skirts) but Palin is evidence of how they've mainstreamed themselves.
I wonder if the average reader would hear the references she makes and understand them? Master's ...
Sarah Palin in Church
Suburban Guerrilla —
Ooo, and they prophesy, too! Apparently God wants Sarah in the White House!
How Religion Guides Sarah Palin
TalkLeft —
From today's Chicago Tribune: Just as McCain's politics are largely shaped by his experience as a prisoner of war and Obama's by his embrace of his racial identity, Palin's approach has been shaped by her relationship with God. Palin sees her government work as paling in comparison to a greater mission. Her pastor thinks her religion would shape her views on foreign policy: [more...] Rev. Tim McGraw, Palin's pastor when she became mayor of Wasilla, said believers look to Israel for signs of the coming end times and where they are in God's plan. That would undoubtedly influence Palin's ...
God's Will?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Jim Henley thinks I am misinterpreting Palin's remarks about Iraq and God's will: This does not strike me as at all a confident declaration that the Iraq war is a task from God, but rather expresses a hope that it might be. It’s, dare I say it, humble, anxious and becomingly sincere - a genuine mother’s genuine hope and worry. The phrasing clearly admits the possibility that the war might not have God’s favor. I expect that Palin’s entry into Republican presidential politics marks the end of that brand of humility and genuineness touching matters of war and peace, but at least ...
The Miracle Worker
The American Spectator —
Eight weeks remain until Election Day and the final result is still anyone's guess, but in just 10 days, Sarah Palin has performed a political miracle. The Alaska governor's selection as John McCain's running mate deprived Barack Obama of his most valuable asset -- the media limelight -- and even though coverage of her has been harshly negative, Palin produced the spark that finally ignited excitement among the disaffected conservative base of the Republican Party. The most obvious evidence of the Palin effect is the polls, which have seen a huge swing toward the GOP since her convention speech Wednesday. Saturday, Zogby ...
(God's) Country First
BAGnewsNotes —
At first glance, you have to wonder what a photo of Sarah Palin signing one of those noxious "Country First" placards is doing leading this NYT background piece on her religion? In a brilliant piece of photo editing, however, The Times provides vivid warning of the fundamentalist merger of church and state, especially the military component.
As The Times relates, Palin tells the Assembly of God Church, as regards her sons deploying to Iraq, that:
[T]hey should pray “that our national leaders are sending them out on a task that is from God, that’s what we have to make sure we ...
Elmera Gantry
The Reaction —
By J. Thomas Duffy "I think God's will has to be done, in unifying people and companies to get that gas line built, so pray for that..." Good Grief! She makes Elmer Gantry look like a piker! Though she could probably fit either role, the Jean Simmons/Sister Sharon Falconer, or Shirley Jones/Lulu Bains, if they go to remake the movie, they need to reach out, pluck Sarah Palin and call it "Elmera Gantry". Check this out, from the Anchorage Daily ...
Michael Ames: Palin: the Perfect Proxy
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
Meet Sarah Palin. Relatable and fun, cute but sassy. Her record makes Dan Quayle look like Kissinger, but never mind that, Fox News says. She is one of us. And in this tribal mindset, in a TV instant, the Grand Old Party, once the reliable patron of boring, accomplished white men, ditched decades of tradition for a mascot.
It's sad, really. The party of Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt, of Eisenhower and, uh, Chester Arthur, hijacked again by the lunatic fringe. In Governor Palin, and therefore the McCain candidacy, the retrograde right has its perfect proxy.
Creationism in the schools. Abortion outlawed in cases of rape and ...
Sarah’s God and Guns
The American Spectator —
Barack Obama's dismissive remark about embittered Americans clinging to their God and guns sounded like a good description of congregants in his own church: the Malcolm-X-style black separatists who were doing cartweels as Jeremiah Wright inveighed against America. The same media that yawned at those YouTube videos find Sarah Palin's talk ...
And you never ask questions When God's on your side
SteveAudio —
Normally I would say, let's not waste time on Sarah Palin. Her main claim to fame is as a skirt for McCain to hide behind, and to use dog-whistle language to excite the Rabid right in this country. But then stuff like this happens during the Charlie Gibson interview: "I would never presume to know God's will or use God's words". Right. Because that's a sin. Except that people, pastors and congregants, in evangelical churches do it all the time. I heard the leader of one of the largest evangelical churches, based in Costa Mesa, CA, say to his flock, in re: the ...
Joanne Bamberger: An Open Letter to Sarah Palin About Working Mothers
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
Dear Sarah,
I hope you don't mind me calling you Sarah. I feel like we know each other so well, what with all the media coverage you've been getting in the last couple of weeks.
I know you're really proud of the working motherhood arrangement you've crafted for yourself. But since the GOP has been holding you up as the shining beacon of model motherhood, I have a few questions for you. I think a few of the other moms I know do, as well. So I hope you don't mind me asking! We could have a quick chat over a cup of coffee, or you could just e-mail me back -- I know you're killer on the Blackberry! ...
The End-Times And Sarah Palin
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Yes, she believes in them. Of course she believes in them. Her former pastor believes that Alaska will be the refuge for the faithful in the lower 48 states when the Rapture comes. She is a Biblical literalist who denies evolution - who has to deny evolution - to remain in her church. She believes - because she has to believe - that the earth was created 6,000 years ago. And she believes that the Apocalypse will start in the Middle East. Sam Harris sees it clearly, as usual: Palin's spiritual colleagues describe themselves as part of "the final ...
Watch Out: The Mad Woman From Minnesota, Michele Bachmann, is Back
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash —
BE ELECTED by Meg White Sarah Palin may not be in the White House, but don't rejoice too quickly. Minnesota's Sixth Congressional District has their own mini-Palin: Michele "Mad Woman" Bachmann. Bachmann is a crazy born-again who's even more fun to watch than Palin. She's got the hair, the wonderful Fargo-esque accent and penchant for abuse of power ...
