Sarah, why I won’t vote for you on November 4th
Received from a blogger:
Watching you, Sarah, on the campaign trail reminds me when I was a child of the times the carnival came to town in the summer. As a child, I liked to listen to the "carny barker" or "carny hustler" at the side show. It’s like you’re playing the role of "carnival hustler" for the McCain sideshow. You’re no different than the “1st-of-May” short-term carny hustler who is hired by the carnival for the summer to bark with a megaphone inviting the crowd to the sideshow. Keep up the role of carny hustler that McCain assigned to you, Sarah, because in the end you’ll be nothing more than the “1st-of-May short-term carny hustler of the McCain campaign trail.”
Sarah, as an adult, I haven’t enjoyed listening to you bark the McCain Campaign’s “politics of smear and fear and hate.” Now, it’s coming back to bite you. Ms. Palin, your Christian epitaph at the end of a failed campaign will read, “What you sowed is what you reaped.” In your folksy way appealing to the Republican base and as McCain’s carny hustler, you falsely accused Barack Obama as "seeing America as imperfect enough that he’s pallin’ around with terrorists who would target their country." You said you’re “afraid” that “he doesn’t see America the way” that you do "as the greatest force of good in the world." What did you do when someone in the crowd yelled, "Kill him!" when you made these statements?
You did nothing. You were unresponsive to the individual. You didn’t take any action to squelch it. Your lack of action spoke loudly to the crowd saying, "You, as the Republican vice presidential candidate, condone this type of crowd outburst." I don’t trust you when you say you "see America as the greatest force for good in world." The campaign you and McCain have been running demonstrates that neither of you are a force for good in America or the world. Too many lies and false accusations have come out of your mouths. The issues haven’t even come up. It was difficult to see and hear what was happening at your rallies and television campaign spots. It’s a flashback to the 1960s with all the assinations that happened. I hope that the majority of Americans who vote on November 4th don’t see
You told a graduating class at your Wasilla Assembly of God church that Pastor Moothie prayed to “God to make a way” for you to be Governor of Alaska. If He did, why did God do this for you, Ms. Palin? Did He do it so that you would break His 9th commandment: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor?” As governor of Alaska, you did this to Walt Monegan
I have a question for you, Sarah, if God ordained you to be Governor of Alaska, why did you go your own way and stray from the role of governor
You and McCain have been sowing the seeds of hatred. Don’t you know that your public lies and false witness against Presidential Candidate Obama have the potential to incite a riot or worse, cause violence against innocent people including Barack Obama? I saw you and McCain on television preaching “hate” at your rallies, heating up your crowds to mob mentality. I heard McCain ask “Who is the real Obama?" In response, I also heard individuals in the crowd yell out, “Terrorist!” and "Traitor!" I heard them yell, “Kill him,” and even “Treason.” You see, Sarah, as the “carny hustler” of the McCain campaign, you prepared the crowd mentally to yell the poison that you planted in their thinking to respond to McCain’s question.
This upset me because in the crowd are people who are hurting–they lost their retirements or homes or jobs or businesses. They are already in a highly emotional state and mentally exhausted by their losses from the financial crisis and economic downturn in the US. Sarah, you took away their hope and made them fearful about their futures. You took advantage of them in their time of great loss. Your statements were deliberate. You cleverly hooked them emotionally through fear and hate. Innocent people in the crowd that you made fearful by your campaign were getting a “mob mentality” by what you and McCain were saying to them. This makes me afraid of the kind of
An Alaska Hockey Mom Not Voting for Sarah Palin
Thank you, thank you! I’ve been composing a letter (not yet made it to “paper”) but I find that yours says it all, and better. Thanks also for the analogy to a carnival barker even if it demeans the useful not to mention far more innocent position. Oddly enough, my mental thesis was wrapped around the metaphor of county fair … hmmm! as a positive bridging of differences to focus on shared values. At any rate, I’m trying to deal with my outrage in a productive manner. Hope that writing it proved somewhat cathartic; I’m now more encouraged to follow through with mine.
Sarah Palin is imploding the Christian base. True conservative Christians have decided to support Senator Obama, whose Christian faith is reflected in his leadership and humility. Anyone who can stand by the Palin ticket after seeing her incite a mob mentality of hate and fear, have no morals or true Christian values.
I am a male from Bayonne, NJ, about as far as can be on the spectrum from an Alaskan hockey mom. But reading your blogs, I have to say how encouraged I am.
I have been unnerved and quite outraged at the comments made by Mrs. Palin, which could only result in the incitement of a crowd, the hatred and virulence against Barack Obama and even directed against a black cameraman at one of the events. It borders on the surreal. Truly frightening.
The fact that one blogger, Polly, described Mr. Obama as a person “whose Christian faith is reflected in his leadership and humility”, is truly inspiring. I believe that Sen. Obama is truly concerned about the welfare of the people of the country who are without healthcare, jobs, and, most important, hope. I am hopeful that he can restore some of the greatness of America which has been so badly eroded over the past eight years or so. Actions do speak louder than words.
Not to get into the state politics of Alaska, I have no intention of angering anyone. But I have much difficulty with the fact that Mrs. Palin would attempt to so strongly criticize Obama for his “pallin’ around with terrorists”, while her husband has had a long, if tenuous, relationship, with the AIP. I don’t pretend to know the extent of support for this group among the citizens of Alaska. But such a group, while expressing their belief they are working for the good of people in Alaska, can be viewed in many quarters in the lower 48 as advocating treason against the United States by their talk of secession.
After all of John McCain’s talk against ‘those who take our money overseas and don’t all like us’, particularly as he refers to Iran, Mr. McCain picks a VP running mate who’s husband has had past involvement with a group that would have Alaska seceed from the US and sell oil to the lower 48.
Ms. Palin is not, in my estimation, at all qualified for the duties of the VP of the US, and her expression of intent to further strengthen the office of the VP is also very disconcerting.
The economic crisis has been hurting many all over our nation, and long before the crisis was noticed by the news media because it began affecting Wall Street. The people of our nation are systematically losing their homes, jobs, savings, and retirement. And they are losing hope. That is why we need a fundamental change of direction in Alaska, and throughout America. Barack can begin this long process…
God Bless the good people of the Great State of Alaska !!! Obama/Biden in 08 !!!!!!!!
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. You’ve confirmed my belief that the majority of good folks in Alaska don’t condone the actions of Mrs. Palin, and are as frustrated as the rest of us watching from the sidelines.
I’m almost sorry to say that you all will have to continue to deal with her as governor after November 4th, but that’s a heck of alot better than the rest of us dealing with her as VP
I know a bit about that, being a Democrat in Texas. During W’s first run for president, I did all I could to warn folks about his poor job as our governor, not wanting to see him be a dimwit for the entire nation!
Keep up the good fight, don’t let Palin get away with one darn thing. She does NOT speak for all Alaskans, and I wanted you to know that there are millions of people in the US that feel your pain.
Obama/Biden on November 4th!
I love your site!!! I am an Alaskan living out of state temporarily. My husband is active Air Force. So we are in Dover, Delaware right now. I lived in Wasilla while Sarah was Mayor. Lemme tell ya, she SUCKED at it!
I added your site to my blog. I hope more people that come across my blog will happen upon your site.
I too feel strongly that Sarah Palin is a JOKE. A giant “christian” JOKE.
Why, As a born again Christian, I cannot morally vote for John McCain
October 30, 2008 by Anthony Wade
As I am sure it will come as no surprise to many who know me, I will be voting for Barack Obama this year. I am doing so as a born-again Christian who believes in the bible as the inerrant word of God. I am doing so because I feel morally compelled to do so. It is my Christianity that compels me to vote for Obama. Allow me to explain.
The organized church has long held the notion and belief that we should be voting for the candidate that most closely represents our values or beliefs. This has been a sham. You must understand that while we believe what we believe in the church, the world is entirely different. The world of politics is inherently corrupt. There is simply no escaping it. The desire for power and money take precedent over values and beliefs. It is a fairy tale to assume that we will elect a Christian who will not be inherently corrupt. In 2000 we elected someone who claimed the mantle of Christianity and eight years later we see the destruction left from the presidency of George W. Bush. If anything, we should learn that merely saying you are for Christ does not mean anything. The bible warns us:
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’ – Matthew 7:21-23
The bible implores us to look at the fruit, not the words. The country has been impoverished, the educational system and infrastructure are in ruins, there are over 200,000 people dead in wars that have been proven to be based upon pre-meditated lies, our civil liberties have been eroded and torture is now the official policy of this land. I have heard the cries of “it can’t all be his fault.” Yes it can and yes it is. It is time we stopped enabling and avoiding the truth.
Thankfully, Bush cannot run again but we need to take lessons from his presidency. I have heard the cries of the pro-life and anti-gay marriage platform. It is time to be honest about them though. The GOP has no intention of ever overturning Roe versus Wade and even if they did, that would not outlaw abortion. It would only return the issue to the states. They cannot afford to overturn it because it is their greatest weapon every four years. If there was no abortion issue, the only thing they would have left to run on is endless war and tax breaks for the rich – not exactly a winning combination. So, I know it is unsettling for Christians but the reality is what it is. On gay marriage, both candidates have the same position.
More importantly though is you have to understand that Christians are being used. Christians are being co-opted. The people that send you the pro-life emails and anti-Obama emails are the same folks. They are not Christian and do not care about the cause of Christ. They only care about you voting for their person.
I am voting for Obama because I know when someone tries so hard to lie about someone, they must not have any substantive reason for me to vote for them. The McCain campaign and its operatives have spent 90% of their efforts trying to make me afraid of Barack Obama. The Obama lies that have been spread have been varied and insidious. The bible speaks directly against this. God hates lying lips. I know that Obama is not a secret Muslim, refuses to wear a flag pin, wont say the pledge, wants to take God off of the currency, knew someone 10 years ago who was a domestic terrorist 40 years ago, or supports infanticide and partial birth abortions. These are lies. I will not be used by people who wrap Christ around lies while they try to convince me to vote my Christian conscience.
I do not pretend that either candidate represents true Christian values. I have heard some of the theology of Obama and it is wrong. But I also know that McCain is an admitted adulterer, liar and thief (Keating Five). The bottom line is that I have not heard John McCain tell me one good reason, Christian or otherwise, why I should vote for him. The economic policies of the last eight years have been a disaster and have seen the middle class squeezed into the working poor. McCain unashamedly admits to wanting to continue the same failed policies. The number one topic in the bible is taking care of the least in society but we have lost our way. With so many living in poverty and 50 million without healthcare, how can we say that we are a nation of Christian values? The foreign policy of arrogance and unprovoked war over the past eight years has decimated our military and damaged our credibility in the world. McCain could be even worse. He has mocked about dropping a nuclear bomb on Iran. The 200,000 people dead in the Middle East may not mean anything to some folks, but they mattered to God. I am tired of the church turning the Prince of Peace into a war monger. The truth is there is not one pro-war verse in the New Testament; not one.
I am also voting for Obama because John McCain carelessly put political expediency first, not his country when he selected the most unqualified vice presidential candidate in the history of this country. The fact that she is a Christian is absolutely irrelevant. Once again, what is the fruit? She was on video asking a congregation to pray for the 30 billion dollar pipeline deal in Alaska, referring to it as “God’s will.” She has been exposed now as having abused her power to try and ruin the career of someone who had the temerity to divorce her sister. Her answers on everything from the simple to the difficult display her utter emptiness. I also do not need the “shucks” and winks. We have had eight years of a president who couldn’t put a coherent sentence together with two hands and a thesaurus. I do not want another. The days of wanting to have a beer with our president are graciously over. Can you honestly see Sarah Palin negotiating nuclear proliferation treaties? ‘Aww shucks Putin, I can see you from my kitchen window.” Wink wink. No thanks. And enough with the ridiculous notion that she has more experience than Obama. Barack was the first black President of the Harvard Law Review. He spent over a decade as a constitutional law professor (you remember the constitution don’t you?). He then spent over another decade as a State Senator where he represented 750,000 people, which is 100,000 more than Sarah represents as Governor. So save the canned GOP talking points please. She is horribly unqualified and dangerous to this country, period.
So as a Christian I cannot morally vote for someone who will continue the status quo. Someone who will continue to punish the poor for the sake of the rich. My bible tells me I cannot support that. I cannot vote for someone who cares so little for life that he can casually joke and sing a song about nuking another country just because they look different than us. My bible tells me I cannot support that. I just can’t.
I can hear the cries already from the far right. They have been sold the wedge issues for so long now that everything always comes down to abortion and gay marriage. It is as if there is nothing else going on in the world that matters to God. Genocide and famine? Nope, we got to stop abortion and gay marriage. Jesus Christ charged us with bringing the Gospel to a lost world. That was the Great Commission. That does not mean we are to bring our morality to the world but the love of Jesus Christ. Remember what we believe is at stake. We believe in heaven and hell. Eternal life with God and eternal separation from God. I ended a recent debate with a well intended Christian who felt morally compelled to vote McCain this way. Even if you were able to succeed in your plans to stop all abortions in the world and stop all gays from marrying; you have accomplished nothing. Based upon what we believe, they all would still be going to hell because of their separation from God. The Great Commission replaced by what man feels is more of a moral imperative. We need to stop trying to bring the morality of Christianity to people and get back to the red letters in the bible. Get back to bringing the world the love of Jesus Christ.
Anthony Wade, a contributing writer to opednews.com, is dedicated to educating the populace to the lies and abuses of the government. He is a 41-year-old independent writer from New York with political commentary articles seen on multiple websites. A Christian progressive and professional Rehabilitation Counselor working with the poor and disabled, Mr. Wade believes that you can have faith and hold elected officials accountable for lies and excess.
Anthony Wade
I agree with most of the people here. Sarah Palin is a very conservative and biased person.Being conservative is not bad if you pay respect to the views of other people also. But she doesn’t seem to have any respect for others. Not only for Christianity such people are not good for any religion…
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