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Palin's integrity, international viability, Dominionist religion

By Eric from Seattle, WA - Oct 27th, 2008 at 7:42 pm EDT

“This whole thing with the wardrobe, I try to just ignore it because it's so ridiculous... Those clothes, they are not my property … I’m not taking them with me. I’m back to wearing my old clothes from my favorite consignment shop in Anchorage, Alaska." –Palin So, if Palin is unable to say "No" to McCain’s staff over clothing, why should anyone have any faith that she will be able to compete in complex negotiations with formidable, often intimidating, foreign leaders like Vladimir Putin. Does anyone care to try convincing America that the world’s most formidable leaders will be at all impressed with her “old clothes” and “You Betcha!” politics. Now, don’t jump to classist conclusions. However, when dealing with world leaders, wearing used clothes is never a plus, unless you are volunteering for Habitat For Humanity. And, if she did not oppose the $160K in clothing buys until after the public flap over it, it does not speak well of her integrity or her ability to speak Truth to Power (in this case, John McCain and his campaign). Can you imagine Sarah Palin negotiating with Vladimir Putin over arms reduction? The question is: Does she even want arms control? According to the Reverend Rich Lang, Palin “comes directly out of the Christian Dominionist movement which affirms that followers of Christ have a God-given mandate to seize political, military and economic control of the world, claiming victory and embracing a divinely pre-scripted destiny of universal Christian rule.” Further, this movement believes in God as a tribal warrior who commands ethnic cleansing, strict codes of public purity, and hierarchal political order. As much as we have admired John McCain through the years, he lost all rights to expect our respect when he abandoned his fellow veteran John Kerry during the Swift Boat slander campaign. Our point in expressing our past admiration is that we are entirely realistic about his chances of living through even his first term.

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