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attaboy

Effective with her daughter? Sometimes people slip up. They take their eye off the ball, whatever you wish to call it. Sarah's daughter slipped up. Christians can accept that.

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Butterfly

^ stop being an apologist atta, she is a hypocrite

how about those Christian values from McCain divorcing his wife ?

sabang

As Noam Chomsky said 'we are all Hypocrites'.

The people who care about the fact her daughter is up the duff can care- personally I think a much bigger issue is the Ethics investication in Alaska against her, for which she has recently hired two attorneys.

attaboy

^ Which is why I seldom use the word.



Butterfly - What can be done today? Obama could practice what he preaches. His favorite quote from the bible he likes to pull out to call for more government programs, “whatever you do for the least of my brothers, you do for me.”, he could apply that to himself and send his brothers and sisters living in tin shacks in Africa some money to improve their lives. He could sponsor them to come to the USA, but he doesn't. How could there be a greater hypocrite? His family languishes, while he quotes the bible to justify big government laying guilt on the American public.

attaboy

Palin is speaking on C-Span at this moment.

C-SPAN Live Stream - C-SPAN

sabang

Whoa Baby, things just got hotter!!
The venerable National Enquirer has been digging some dirt.
True or false? No idea. They were right about Edwards, but then again most of their alien landing stories remain untrue.

"The McCain campaign has vigorously denied a report in the National Enquirer magazine that the Republican's vice-presidential pick, Alaska Governor, Sarah Palin has had an extramarital affair with her husband's business partner.

The story, which appeared just hours before Governor Palin was due to address the Republican convention, was branded " scurrilous" by the chief strategist, Steve Schmidt. He said it was totally untrue.

"The smearing of the Palin family must end. The allegations contained on the cover of the National Enquirer insinuating that Gov. Palin had an extramarital affair are categorically false. It is a vicious lie," said Mr Schmidt.

"The efforts of the media and tabloids to destroy this fine and accomplished public servant are a disgrace. The American people will reject it."

It follows revelations earlier in the week that Ms Palin's 17-year-old daughter, Bristol, was five months pregnant and planned top marry the father Levi Johnston and have the baby.

Ms Palin is expected to castigate the media in her speech at 12.30pm Eastern Australian time.

The magazine has a reputation for digging dirt on politicians lives.
It insisted that Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards was having an extramarital affair and had had a child with his lover, while his wife was ill with breast cancer.

The allegations were denied for months until the National Enquirer finally got pictures of the duo meeting in a hotel in Los Angeles."

Palin says love affair story 'a vicious lie' - US Election - smh.com.au

This puts the cat amongst the pigeons.

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Butterfly

it would seem that Obama is following Christian traditions, helping others first

what's wrong with that, atta ?

sabang

I agree entirely with what Sarah Palin said when interviewed by a British magazine less than one year ago- but I wonder what our resident GOP Party Faithful will make of this?

Not to mention the 'rich white boys' of the Republican party. :-

"In fact, according to Sarah Palin, the Republicans are dominated by "good old rich white boys" and their candidates should better reflect modern America.

Less than 12 months have passed and the candid and somewhat mysterious Mrs Palin's advice has been heeded: the good old rich white boys plucked her from the wilds of Alaska and she is on the podium beside presidential candidate John McCain.

Mrs Palin's words form part of a frank interview published not in Washington but in the London magazine Monocle last year. The piece was commissioned by Tyler Brule, the editor-in-chief and founder of Wallpaper*, known for its prescient ability to pick trends.

Writer David Usborne had travelled to Governor Palin's Wasilla home just outside Anchorage last September to chase persistent rumours that the corruption-busting, crusading Alaskan governor might be hand-picked by then presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani.

She was having none of it: "I think it is so far in outer space, the possibility that he would ever want a hockey mum from Wasilla to be his running mate, that I haven't considered it. I think the obligation that I have here is to serve my four-year term as a governor of Alaska. That's the deal that I struck with voters. There is much more that Alaska can do to contribute to the US and I think I can help it do that as governor," she said.

Asked about the idea of an Obama-Hillary ticket, Mrs Palin says: "That's diversity right there, isn't it? Wow! And who do the Republicans have? Good old rich white boys. I think that's another factor that has to be considered by Republicans, that in some way their candidates are a reflection of more politics as usual. Not to slam good old rich boys, but it sure wouldn't hurt for a new energy and new perspective to be enveloped by the party."

She said her anti-corruption work in Alaska had created enemies from within: "There is little love lost between me and the state party, sure, I have lost the support of the party establishment here and I don't think they [the national party leadership] are getting a whole lot of good news reported to them about me. But with the revelations that are now coming out from the FBI, we have been able to explain a lot to the public about the criticism that I and some of my actions have received."

'Old rich white boys' heed advice - US Election - smh.com.au

Norton

No different than Sarah. Give her some credit.

"Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told ministry students at her former church that the United States sent troops to fight in the Iraq war on a "task that is from God."

In an address last June, the Republican vice presidential candidate also urged ministry students to pray for a plan to build a $30 billion natural gas pipeline in the state, calling it "God's will."

Palin asked the students to pray for the troops in Iraq, and noted that her eldest son, Track, was expected to be deployed there.

"Our national leaders are sending them out on a task that is from God," she said. "That's what we have to make sure that we're praying for, that there is a plan and that plan is God's plan."


Palin: Iraq war 'a task that is from God' - Yahoo! News

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ChiangMai noon

what is it with American people and God?

like if the Green Bay packers win the superbowl, they say it was God's will and stuff.

wouldn't hear that after the FA Cup final or the Six Nations.

certainly such a proclamation would render a politician unelectable on grounds of mental psychosis.

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pai nai ma

Didn't you get the memo? God's a merkan.

attaboy

She's still speaking if you're intersted in getting a feel for her. Or are you guys gonna pull the trademark leftist move?

attaboy

Oh, too late. She's done speaking.

ChiangMai noon

was it god's will?

Milkman

Good question by CMN.

Culture, I suppose.

Many Americans (that I know at least) are not religious.

But in politics these politicians where their religion on their sleeve - this is not done in Europe.

Lot of Evangelicals in the Midwest of America - Evangelicals are born again Xtians.

Also in the USA, there are many preachers and pastors that are on the radio and TV, and make millions of dollars.

Strange lot.

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ChiangMai noon

in the UK, proclaiming to an audience that building a pipeline in your city was god's will would almost certainly get you commited under the mental health act.

Milkman

As it should.

pai nai ma

On the issues of gunz and gawds -- merka is full of shit.

britmaveric

Excellent Speech - very impressed especially for all the shi*e that moonbats have been throwing at her.

attaboy

You know what's bad? The Democrats are doing it now too. "God's speed!", that's Hillary's line.