my problem with the policy issues is that they're religiously based; hardline christian at best.
You have a fair point, though. I should try to be more engaging and see eye to eye. But, nothing I do will change it, or anyone's opinion of her.
Those things I mentioned, coupled with some of her other issues (abortion etc etc) make me think she has a strong religious agenda here, and she possibly will never change her stance on these things. Anything that is decided based on religious codes, has absolutely no support from me.
It may seem like I'm solely giving Obama benefit of the doubt, but the two occurences are unique. On one hand you have a mistake that couldn't be even mistaken as a serious statement, and on the other hand you have a mistake which is the underpinning for her entire view of America. The only way the two would be similar is if Obama actually had some strange belief that there were, in some way, more than 50 states. For example, if he visited Cuba, and dominican republic, Quebec, and Japan and said he was hoping for their votes.
Anyway, for you, I will give her benefit of doubt on that. However, I cannot let it drop that she is a religious fanatic who cherry picks her own set of moral codes from a 2k year old metaphor.
