Posted on 07/10/2010 9:42:36 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The religious right's fascination with Sarah Palin befuddles me. I just don't get it! Her lifestyle and qualifications fall short of what I would expect the religious right to embrace in a candidate for high office.
By way of disclosure, I fit the profile of the religious right - I am a social conservative with strong faith values. Thus when Senator McCain invited her to join his presidential ticket I was open to this unknown outsider, but within weeks I became quite underwhelmed by her candidacy. Yet the religious right mostly went gaga over her, seeing her as a religious resurrection of Ronald Reagan. Newsweek magazine recently called her the new face of that old movement.
I have been to Wasilla, Alaska, and by coincidence she attends the same church as my wife's cousin. I have heard she was a good mayor of that fine city - no small task I might add. However, she floundered at rather basic questions involving national security and economics - subjects not critical to mayors, but pretty crucial to presidents - and I became skeptical of her presidential qualifications. To repeat a hackneyed phrase, she seemed a mile wide and an inch deep when it came to substantive policy issues.
Her supporters attributed such criticisms to the "liberal media," and claimed she was ambushed by CBS' Katie Couric. I watched that interview and frankly found Couric's questions quite reasonable, even lightweight. Some were softballs designed to be driven out of the park! Yet Palin swung and missed like a five year-old at a T-ball game.
The religious right, while advocating traditional family values, has embraced one who, shall we say, has not exactly lived by them.(continued)
(Excerpt) Read more at knoxnews.com ...
Palin is finished. It is Newt now.
When you run out of straw man arguments just bring out a straw man who tells you he’s a Christian too and can’t understand why Palin is popular with...blah blah blah. Where’s the guy with the “Troll Be Gone” spray—? Seems they could use a little of it down in Knoxville.
This guy, Stan, is so full of crap it’s coming out of mouth. I very much doubt he is a “social conservative”. If you are a social conservative, you do not have to say it. And his critiques of Sarah have been written already by liberals. Stan is an idiot, pure and simple.
Newt?? LOL.. Newt went out of fashion with Grunge and Tickle Me Elmo.
.... The religious right’s fascination with Sarah Palin befuddles me. ...
That’s because Stan doesn’t understand Heart and Principles!
Sure, she isn’t perfect, but for sure she isn’t bought (by Soros or any other special interest).
That’s what Stan can’t understand, that common folk can pick up on the ‘bought RINOs” and other trash floating out there in political fantasy space!
I just can take people seriously who still get their information from MSMediots. After Brian Williams half quoted Gov. Palin to herself, she called him on it and he did not back down, why would anyone take anything that pack of liars says, reports or asked her about seriously?
Yo! Stan! Just what where Obamas credentials?
Newt is tainted.
LOL
I liked Newt way back when, but now he actually reminds me somewhat of McCain. I don't feel his interests are mine, but that he carefully measures what he thinks his target audience wants to hear before speaking.
That actually defines every politician out there now.
Yet the religious right mostly went gaga
Lady Gaga can is an accomplished multi-instrimentalist...song writer for many artists prior to her current fame ...and manages a multi faceted multinational business.
I hear that argument all the time and I just don't get it. We all agree Obama didn't have credentials to become president, so now credentials don't matter?
If that's the case, then Obama has won a real victory--for mediocrity--that will benefit dems forever.
The point is that Sarah has credentials. and the nippleheads who call her unqualified, elected a putz with no record.
But this writer doesn't say he likes Obama, so that argument makes no sense in context.
Newt! LOL
I just noticed the Faggot in Chief wears “shoulder pads” in his suit LoL
Well, lemme read this guys article then.
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