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By Michael J.W. StickingsWell, it could be wacko Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently called Obama anti-American (and his views "against America") and said there was anti-American sentiment in Congress, and who has been abandoned by her own party, so crazy is she, but let's go with Palin, the predictable choice, once again.In an interview with chief theocrat James Dobson, posted yesterday, Palin said this:I know at the end of the day putting this in God’s hands, the right thing for America will be done, at the end of the day on Nov. 4.
Um... right. I suspect the best thing for America would be for Palin to go back to Wasilla right after the election -- hopefully a disastrous loss for her and McCain -- and never be heard from again. But I'm sure that's too much to ask. For now, alas, she's still around, spouting ignorance, nonsense, and extremism.For example, she stressed that she's "hardcore pro-life," that she supports the GOP's extremist platform, and that she prays for God's "intercession" on election day.Someone should ask Palin why she's palling around with child-beating bigots.(Oh, right, because she's a crazy Republican fringe-dweller.)
By Carl
Wow. I mean, wow. When did you start reading about a political campaign in earnest before Labor Day?
Items in the news today:
Obama heads to Iraq - Well, you sort of knew this was coming. I mean, McCain is going to hammer Obama on his Iraq votes and his lack of experience, so why not inoculate yourself a bit?
Giuliani and McCain attend Yankees game - Speculation is rife that Rudy is on the short list. This ticket would be a dream come true for Obama. Imagine Rudy being forced to answer questions regarding racism in New York (Amadou Diallou, Patrick Dorismond and Abner Louima happened on his watch) in the context of running against a black candidate.
James Dobson to endorse McCain? - Certified wingnut & living room gibbon James Dobson, who once famously said "I cannot, and will not, vote for Sen. John McCain, as a matter of conscience," has apparently sold his conscience off.
In a related story, McCain and Obama agree to meet in megachurch forum - It's not so much a debate as sequential interviews with the minister, but it's close enough to the first debate you'll see between the two.
Netroots Nation (aka YearlyKos, aka Don't Bother Attending This Circlejerk) was shunned by Obama This Year - Again, a sign that Obama is abandoning his faux-liberal stance and his faux-liberal buddies at the Great Orange Satan. Hell, even Nancy Pelosi had the cojones to show up!
No more Electoral College? - Not quite, but there is a movement afoot by states to have their electoral college votes endorse the national popular vote winner. There's nothing unconstitutional about it, either, as the states clearly have the right to apportion their electoral votes as they see fit.
This last one might make for some intriguing possibilities come November 4...
(crossposted to Simply Left Behind)
By Michael J.W. StickingsFrom ABC News:Dobson's 18-minute radio segment has already been taped. It will air today. And, in it, he will say this: "I think he's deliberately distorting the traditional understanding of the Bible to fit his own worldview, his own confused theology."Of course, that "traditional understanding of the Bible" underpins the fascist authoritarianism that is the core of Dobson's christianism, both in the home and in society in general.In that christianist society, women ought to stay home, gays ought to be reformed, and children ought to obey: "By learning to yield to the loving authority... of his parents, a child learns to submit to other forms of authority which will confront him later in his life -- his teachers, school principal, police, neighbors and employers." And to be physically punished: "It is not necessary to beat the child into submission; a little bit of pain goes a long way for a young child. However, the spanking should be of sufficient magnitude to cause the child to cry genuinely."Nothing tells you you're a good and decent human being quite like being attacked by the likes of James Dobson.
