Iraq War is a "task that is from god" - Guess who?

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steven787 said:

Sqrl said:

It sounds a lot more to me like she is asking people to pray that it is the right course rather than declaring that it is. Sort of like saying "I pray we are doing the right thing."

Either way I'm trying to figure out why it is a problem for her to speak about this type of thing...at a church..? I was kind of under the impression that it was a given that you were allowed to speak of your convictions of faith at church...is that so crazy?

The real question I have from all of this is whether or not people are going to stop trying to smear Palin before there is a backlash from the voters....at this point my guess is on a "no". 

As an anecdote I talked to my mom today and we discussed a bit of politics and let me tell you that my mom isn't exactly the type of person to curse and get spitting mad...well she is beyond pissed off at the way Palin has been treated.  As another example I saw Susan Estrich (democratic strategist) tonight after the RNC coverage and she was saying that if Palin was a man none of this would be on the table for discussion and that she was hearing from all sorts of woman in the democratic party who were livid at the way she has been attacked and how sexist it has been. Just two stories, but a backlash starts with one or two and grows from there...it will be interesting to see if this one will grow into a full backlash before the smears take hold.

 

I am not attacking her because she is a woman.  I can't speak for anyone else.

If the VP-candidate for either party says something this outrageous, no matter if it is popular or not, I will denounce them as someone unfit for office in the United States because of the western tradition that has created a system where the governments are at the service of the people, no matter their background.

There is a big difference between saying "pray that we are on God's course" or "God bless our troops" and "a task that is from God."

Nations waging war on each other is not something righteous, sometimes it is politically necessary but it is not righteous.

Either way, whether you are like me, like the democrats, or like your mother, or an evangelical christian there is no arguing that this has polarized the election.  One of the strongest facets of McCains character was his record of non-partisanship and moderatism; he reverses his years of work by choosing a polarizing figure like Palin.  This is not good for the country.

Sorry, I definitely see how you got that from what I said but I didn't mean to imply that you were...I'm just saying that the more things people attack her for the more it adds to the sense of being ganged up on.  There are a tremendous amount of religious people all across the country and they will see this video and say "So what?".

 

PS - I emailed this off to my mom, curious to see her reaction (she is a bit of a night owl like me).