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- Echota, on 01/05/2009, -3/+84I'm an AMERICAN taxpayer and I don't giev her permission.
- inactive, on 10/11/2008, -16/+75It is time to hit the streets at McCain/Palin events and shout these people down.
Where ever they go we must go as well.
Where ever groups gather in support of these two and what they stand for we must go as well and stand as a testament to something else.
Wherever McCain is we must be and raise our voices as loud as we can to shout him down.
Where ever Palin is we must be and raise our voices with the questions she refuses to answer.
They may be able to duck the press, they can not hide from all of us.
They can not hide from an America that believes in hope...
Can They?
Are you really ready? Have you heard enough? Have you seen enough? Are you afraid of where McCain/Palin would take us? Afraid and angry enough to go and face their mob of ignorance and hate?
Are you ready to do something?
Get off the couch, get away from the keyboard and go. There may not be many at first… then there will be hundreds, then thousands, to be there with you soon enough.
WE need to do it now while we can win without guns or violence, while we can win with our numbers and our voices, before it is to late.
America it is time to march in the name of peace and truth and hope against the forces of hate, bigotry, ignorance and racism that the McCain/Palin ticket and the Republicans represent. - lordbeaker, on 10/11/2008, -2/+52I'm sure Thomas Jefferson and the rest of the Founding Fathers would care a great deal.
Go live in a Fundamentalist Country if you want... but keep your Theocratic views out of this great nation that was founded with a separation of Church and State. - cg4et, on 10/11/2008, -4/+47By all means, then, keep her as the Governor of Alaska, if you wish. But she can't step foot in the Oval Office.
- Wryly, on 10/11/2008, -7/+48Sarah's an SNL skit. Not a vice president.
- 5celery, on 10/11/2008, -3/+42you probably think that's how it works, don't you - oh, Alaska... you're so cute
- elwior, on 10/11/2008, -6/+43 She's as honest as the day is long! And that day is Dec 21st in Nome, Alaska!
- booksnmore4you, on 10/11/2008, -2/+37You don't have the authority to give her permission to use it for unconstitutional purposes. That's the idea of living in a Republic rather than a strict democracy.
- liberD, on 10/11/2008, -7/+32Palin "radically" mis-interprets the constitution's basic promise to the separation of church and state. She also has "radical" views regarding a woman's right to choice, believing a woman or girl should be forced to have a baby EVEN if raped or incested. How could any woman or man agree to that?
- homercles337, on 10/11/2008, -4/+24Do you know about this funny little thing we call the ***** CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?! ***** *****.
- grlykool, on 10/11/2008, -7/+26Say it ain't so Sarah... ; P
- inactive, on 12/08/2008, -9/+27Palin is guilt in Troopergate, she charged the state per diems for nights at her own home, and now it turns out she's also charged the state for attending Church events.
What, exactly, is going to take to get this woman impeached??? - peaceofpie, on 10/11/2008, -0/+18I actually think it would be better to talk to people one on one that have an ounce of sense in their brains. It would probably be better to ignore these people who hate and want to hurt people, they are beyond help. The best thing is to talk to people who can understand why Obama is the best choice. I think we should ignore them and keep away from them because they are not worth talking to, they will not change. They are possessed by a kind of brain eating disease. Just talk to people who can still think and convince them to get out there and vote for Obama. Find the good people, the kind of people that make America great and beautiful. If you talk using the power of love and truth I believe you can bring more people to help Obama win. Fighting with these people is only going to hurt Obama.
- Echota, on 01/05/2009, -2/+19Oh Paleeeeze! Look who's talking ! What a Joke!
I'll just be telling it like it is....Liars,crooks,abusing power!,Anti American AIP supporter!
Truth Hurts don't it!
Obama/Biden 08!
We Deserve The Best! - letdowntourist, on 10/12/2008, -2/+19you can keep her in alaska.
- PamalaLauren, on 10/12/2008, -5/+21What scares me the most about her is that she believes that her religion should make laws in this country. I'm Christian myself and I don't believe it should be that way.
By the way why is every damn article on here from the Huffington Post? - kismetropolis, on 10/12/2008, -1/+16Here you go, a link to the same story, Associated Press
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jspz4lcOKD2yXSm ... - WriterinSac, on 10/12/2008, -2/+17I don't want my tax dollars paying for spa retreats for greedy corporate execs being bailed out by the gov't OR paying for some whack job who somehow got elected to be a governor of some half a million people whose husband spends his time spying on ex-relatives and she's spouting religion with witchdoctors.
Come on, can't we do better than this? - cg4et, on 10/11/2008, -1/+16Kind of like all those conservatives who see someone who disagrees with them and condemns him as un-American and unpatriotic.
- homercles337, on 10/11/2008, -0/+15So, you have no respect for the Constitution? I didnt think so. You do realize we are a Constitutional Republic, right? Right? Them skools in alaksa sure am good. U betcha!
- BlacklabelSAR, on 10/12/2008, -4/+18Ignoring anything but the Bible is what Fundamentalist Christianity is all about. They don't believe in the ideals that this country was founded on. They want a theocracy.
- oldgal, on 10/11/2008, -0/+13It is tempting, but I have found there is no point in talking when no one is listening. These folks only hear what they want to hear. Showing up and shouting them down would only lead to violence which just makes everybody look stupid - violence being the least creative way to solve a problem. Let's take Obama's lead and behave like mature adults and do everything we can to help him get elected.
- letdowntourist, on 10/12/2008, -0/+13This is an associated press article. If you'd read to the end of it instead of stopping where it stung, you'd realize it wasn't spam.
- oldgal, on 10/11/2008, -2/+14She isn't radical, she is reactionary. She and McCain are doing their best to take us back to the worst part of the '60s.
- letdowntourist, on 10/12/2008, -0/+12Its an AP article. I know the "huffpo" version of stuff like this ends up on digg first lots (read "most") of the time, but just because its from there and you don't like it doesn't mean it isn't true.
- homercles337, on 10/12/2008, -0/+10@mooseontheloose, are you serious? I seriously hope youre not. The First Amendment? Ever hear of it? If Palin is actively supporting one religion. This is clearly in violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
Unlike Obama, im not a Constitutional lawyer, but i am educated in the sciences. If im misinterpreting my understanding then explain. - Jimbozu, on 10/12/2008, -0/+10... What?
- BlacklabelSAR, on 10/12/2008, -0/+10If today is Saturday, you must be a magic toad. There, I used as much logic as you did.
- TunaFishGangsta, on 10/12/2008, -1/+11So he is a baby killer now too? Ever hear of the boy who cried "wolf"? The majority of Americans aren't fooled anymore by your party's rhetoric. Stick a fork in you.
- lordbeaker, on 10/11/2008, -0/+9Again... Separation between Church and State.
Please get a clue and take a history course into why the Founders of our Country put that in place.
We were not formed as a Christian Nation, because Theocracy tends to lead to some pretty damn awful crap. And some pretty smart people learned that a looooong time ago. If you continue to not care about history, then your doomed to repeat it.
The hard part however, is going to be how to combat truly Un-patriotic people like yourself and the ones you learned this way of thinking from.
God, if there is a god, help us all. We have seen this kind of behavior about 70 years back at the set of WWII - bjornski, on 10/12/2008, -2/+11@mooseontheloose
You don't pay a state or income tax. Most of Alaska's money is from oil socialism and federal funds.
So *MOST* of Alaska was paid for by the lower 48.
Go spend your oil socialism check as you whine about your taxes. That money was given to you by the lower 48.
You're welcome. - parisinflames, on 10/11/2008, -1/+10ak you suck balls your the typical hard line conservative who patrols for peoples opinions like this every man and woman at these mccain-palin events spouting off irrational fears, racist words, or anything else ignorant you people frequently come up with needs to stop
the constitution something you republican old schoolers hold dear says explicitly that this sort of action is not tolerable
church/state (seperate, its very clear) - Lilitou, on 10/12/2008, -0/+9*****: http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/obama_and_ ...
P.S. If it's born, it's already covered under murder prohibitions. - JoeMondo, on 10/12/2008, -5/+14Did you? Did he do it using taxpayer funds?
- jarjarwang, on 10/12/2008, -1/+9Just look at their donations Wish List: printer paper, printer cartridges for HP Laser Jet 1100, marker boards, children's play rug, new and gently used toys (including African-American dolls), small children's table with four chairs in good condition, and children's clothing in good condition sizes birth to age 5 .
Such greed! Barack Obama wants to give printer paper to charities! - onlines, on 10/12/2008, -1/+9Yeah. Spreading the truth is quite annoying. Let's just brush it aside because RunningRabbit and maybe a few others said so. You know something is wrong with the economy when SNL gets exponentially funnier. Palin, McCain and Bush are SNL/Mad TV's wet dream.
These kinds of articles must keep getting pushed to the front. - gwolf, on 10/12/2008, -1/+9Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
I suppose she thinks because she's not running for Congress that this doesn't apply to her. If the horrible day ever came when she takes the oath of office we should have a camera behind her to see if her fingers are crossed. - trogdoor, on 10/12/2008, -0/+7@Pimptastic
Ammendment XIV
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States"
That means that the Bill of Rights applies to the sates as well. - eir574, on 10/12/2008, -0/+7@Pimptastic
Not only is what trogdoor said complete true, but it's was upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court in 1961 (Torcaso v. Watkins). Maryland was requiring a religious test to hold public office, and that was struck down. You're completely wrong on this point, and you're not by any means the first person I've encountered on digg who thinks that states have the right to establish a church or otherwise compel citizens to practice a particular religion. How do people not know this? - PhillAholic, on 10/11/2008, -1/+8Source?
- Dralha, on 10/12/2008, -0/+7"This Republican Party of Lincoln has become a party of theocracy."
U.S. Representative Christopher Shays, R-CT, (New York Times 3/23/05) - homercles337, on 10/12/2008, -0/+7@mooseontheloose. Ok, jebus christ, you ARE serious. I take it youre from Alaska? Part of the AIP? Have you ever heard of the phrase: State Sponsored Religion? This is what the First Amendment addresses. Palin is a delegate of the State. She is also actively supporting, endorsing, sponsoring, advocating, ONE religion. With TAX PAYER'S MONEY. This means that she is in clear violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. She is "establishing" one state sponsored religion. Can i be any more clear?
Here i will copy/pasta from wikipedia for you (make special note of #2):
The establishment clause has generally been interpreted to prohibit 1) the establishment of a national religion by Congress, or 2) the preference of one religion over another or the support of a religious idea with no identifiable secular purpose. - hadamin, on 10/12/2008, -3/+10"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."
-- Mahatma Gandhi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi - HumanNouveau, on 10/12/2008, -0/+6Barack Obama is a titular Christian. However, there is substantial evidence to indicate that his does what lots of healthy minds do: investigate and participate in religion, whle recognizing that there is a secular world that requires secular solutions.
The argument about whether religion pays its way in our society is still open. I don't think it does, but others argue that it does. It does help some people to make sense of their world. As long as they don't force it on others, it's cool.
Palin fancies some god given mission. That is ***** for people who have other view. She's not qualified for public office until she demonsrates that she can represent ALL the people and find a course that respects and not just "tolerates" the views of others.
One thing I can't tolerate is intolerance. - bachdog, on 10/12/2008, -1/+7As far as religious nutjobs go, she is an outstanding example of one. She would likely believe anything her pastor told her if he pitched it at her with enough emotion and rhetoric. She is not a person, a woman, who thinks for herself. She thinks believing in a particular story about god is all she has to do to be considered a good person.
- TSK05, on 10/12/2008, -0/+6"A spokeswoman for the McCain-Palin campaign, Maria Comella, said the state paid for Palin's travel and meals on that trip, and for other meetings with Christian groups, because she and her family were invited in their official capacity as Alaska's first family. Parnell did not charge the state a per diem or ask to be reimbursed for travel expenses that day."
I see no problem here. Speaking with Christian groups can't be official anymore just because you yourself are Christian?
"WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — The camera closes in on Sarah Palin speaking to young missionaries, vowing from the pulpit to do her part to implement God's will from the governor's office."
As you can see from the very first sentence, she was speaking about her position as governor to a bunch of Christians. Would you be happier if she was talking to Muslims? I don't get it, why is speaking to a religious group a violation of church and state now if you're doing it in an official capacity? Is she prohibited from talking to religious people now that she's governor? - zenbud, on 10/12/2008, -1/+7I am a taxpayer and I do not give her permission. Nothing that has been done in the last eight years by this corrupt administration is in my name. This governer gives alaska a very bad name.
- stealthc, on 10/12/2008, -2/+8What Republic? This is a kleptocracy, where a team of thieving bureaucrats run the government, limited only by what they think they can get away with. The only parts of the Constitution we still use are the procedural parts. The limits on federal power are completely and utterly gone.
Admitting you live in a tyranny is the first step to overthrowing it. Wake up! - Uwaine, on 10/12/2008, -2/+81st Amendment
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
The US Constitution has precedence over the states in this matter. Do you think Utah would not be an LDS state if it was legal? Please. - Amazetbm, on 10/12/2008, -1/+7This woman would love to turn American into a Christian theocracy. That's something that is very dangerous because basically takes a match to the constitution.
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