Listen to Focus on the Family founder James Dobson's brand new radio interview with Sarah Palin here.
Dobson says he's praying for a miracle on Election Day, a thinly-veiled prayer for a McCain/Palin victory.
What most struck God-o-Meter about the interview is how much it hung on the charge that Palin has been victim of a media smear campaign because of her Christianity.
Is there truth to that charge?
It strikes God-o-Meter that the firestorm of Palin criticism from elites--both liberal and conservative--is not fueled by Palin's apparently Biblical worldview but by the fact that that worldview appears to be the major reason McCain selected her as his running mate, since it promises to appeal to the GOP's religious base, as opposed to such qualifications as experience or intellectual heft.
9
Add to Del.icio.us
Add to Technorati
Add to Digg
Add to Newsvine
Add to Facebook
Add to StumbleUpon
To Al Vrieze --
There's a product named "Goo Gone" that works wonders for removing stickers. Look for it at your local grocery store, drug store or hardware store.
You'll be able to get that McCain sticker off really easily...and after you wipe away the Goo Gone, that spot will be ready for a "Christians for Obama" (http://www.cafepress.com/M25store) or "Believers for Obama" (http://store.barackobama.com/product_p/bs24193.htm) sticker!
: )
To the all high and mighty (especially the first Karen) - What do you call a member of the Assemblies of God, Pentecostal church with tenets that equate drinking with "satanic behavior" and yet pander to Joe Six Pack for votes ? A "Sell-out" to be nice. Let's not kid ourselves to see what it is all about - - Getting votes at all costs. Wake up - you are being played.
I have taken it upon myself to respond on every website I read which includes some comment to the effect that "Palin is unqualified."
Let's see what the U.S. constitution says about that. Must be 35 years old, a US citizen born in the USA.
The rejoinded that is sure to come -- "Oh, give me a break. You know what we mean." -- leads to my next point:
A governor is unqualified to lead? Jimmy Carter was unqualified to lead? Teddy Roosevelt was unqualified to lead?
And then the rejoinder, "Oh, you know what we mean. She's dumb!"
Really? I taught high school for 33 years. I know dumb. Sarah Palin is anything but dumb.
There is a snob factor at work whenever anyone says she's dumb. They don't like her dialect. Strange that John Steinbeck, one of America's most important 20th writers, wrote at a 4th grade level.
It's a sad truth that many people, after hearing a man speak polysyllabically and incomprehesibly for thirty minutes will respond, "Man, he's smart."
No, sorry, big words don't equal intellect. Churchill fought for the little words because in them is the power of English, the Anglo-Saxon words that touch us archetypally.
The only ground I will yield on the Palin is unqualified argument is that she hasn't been in the national/global political realm up to this point. She needs time in the sphere to develop the rapport that will come (she's making great strides already).
But then again, what about Obama? He isn't a heartbeat away, he's the aorta itself. And he has less executive experience than Palin.
So please, stop with the Palin is unqualified arguments. They reveal a mind that fastens onto cliches rather than insights.
I'm gonna choose not to answer that question and just talk d'reckly to thu Beliefnet comboxers, 'kay?
Mrs. Palin is unethical (convicted), a bully (wanted her ex-brother-in-law fired - SPITE or what?), mean-spirited (charges rape victims for their medical examination kits), a liar ("He's pallin' around with tairists"), absolutely and utterly un-qualified in foreign affairs, despite the view from her porch), and the economy (doesn't know what the Bush Doctrine is), a would-be censor (the fired librarian affair), stoopid (still doesn't know what the job of the VP is), a hypocrite (mocks the 'elite' whilst wearin' her $170,000.00 wardrobe), a non-Christian (charges rape victms for their medical examination kits), not a very nice person (won't even reprimand the "Kill him!" horde), wants to change the Constitution to enshrine discrimination in it, is inarticulate, unaware (can't even name a single Supreme Court case with which she either agrees or disagrees), etc.
I get tired of typin' the very, very, very long list of reasons she is so NOT qualified to be Commander-in-Chief.
So please, stop with the Palin is qualified rant. They reveal a mind that fastens onto unreality.
Yeah Max, I assume since your "mission" is to post your weak case for Palin's readiness for the presidency means you won't return to answer any refutations, of course, so I'll just note a couple things...
1. Simply being a governor hardly means one is suited, prepared, or much less "smart" enough to be a good president. I know my governor isn't, and I'm sure plenty others aren't as well.
2. Your argument loses, primarily due to it being based upon a set of incorrect assumptions, those YOU may think are the reasons we & many millions more, (including numerous intelligent conservative Republicans), used to determine her unworthiness for office. The problems with her are NOT "her dialect", any lack of using"big words", nor her lack of national political exposure, sorry...
The post directly before mine notes some of the more accurate reasons, and since you are probably long gone, I'll not add more. And please, this debate over who's got the most "executive experience" is nothing more than a diversionary canard...
It is ironic, that if you buy into that rationale, then the ONLY "qualified" candidate running is Sarah Palin, as none of the others have any.... and that truly is a joke.
I'd suggest you open your mind, and perhaps read the very eloquent & sincere reasons that those Republican conservatives who've come out for Barack (Powell, Buckley, Hitchins, Eisenhower, Buffet, Volker, etc. ) have written, you'll see that most of us who see her as not ready for prime time, do not, for the silly reasons you think....
Post a Comment
By submitting these comments, I agree to the beliefnet.com terms of service, rules of conduct and privacy policy (the "agreements"). I understand and agree that any content I post is licensed to beliefnet.com and may be used by beliefnet.com in accordance with the agreements.