What's the difference between Palin and Muslim fundamentalists? Lipstick

Salon.com ^ | September 09, 2008 | Juan Cole

[CapnJack]

Sept. 9, 2008 | John McCain announced that he was running for president to confront the "transcendent challenge" of the 21st century, "radical Islamic extremism," contrasting it with "stability, tolerance and democracy." But the values of his handpicked running mate, Sarah Palin, more resemble those of Muslim fundamentalists than they do those of the Founding Fathers. On censorship, the teaching of creationism in schools, reproductive rights, attributing government policy to God's will and climate change, Palin agrees with Hamas and Saudi Arabia rather than supporting tolerance and democratic precepts. What is the difference between Palin and a Muslim fundamentalist? Lipstick.

McCain pledged to work for peace based on "the transformative ideals on which we were founded." Tolerance and democracy require freedom of speech and the press, but while mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, Palin inquired of the local librarian how to go about banning books that some of her constituents thought contained inappropriate language. She tried to fire the librarian for defying her. Book banning is common to fundamentalisms around the world, and the mind-set Palin displayed did not differ from that of the Hamas minister of education in the Palestinian government who banned a book of Palestinian folk tales for its sexually explicit language. In contrast, Thomas Jefferson wrote, "Our liberty cannot be guarded but by the freedom of the press, nor that be limited without danger of losing it."

[CapnJack]

Here is a story to start off your day, get that blood going ... especially on 9/11 with that title.

[johniegrad]

They’re coming unglued.

[Slings and Arrows]

Google “Juan Cole” for the background on this scumbag.

[Schnucki]

Wild. The librarian insists she can’t remember any such thing, but this author’s going to lie anyway and base his whole rant on the lie.

[ari-freedom]

yeah i'm sure muslim fundamentalists have little israeli flags

[John Valentine]

Where do they find these jokers that are willing to lie straight up?

The gutter?

[TigerLikesRooster]

At the local crack joint of a hundred feet up on the Sequoia tree(tree-hugger on protest.):-)

[xtinct]

Salon owners and this author obviously don't see that this is a ridiculous analogy.

Our liberty cannot be guarded but by the freedom of the press

Tell that to C->BS for banning John McCain's ad responding to Obama's lipstick crack.

What the liberals and their minions in TV, MSM still don't get is that information is NOT a one-way communication any longer. We, the people, can and will respond to their BS.

And, I see nothing wrong with parents (Sarah is one.) censoring the reading material, movies, and TV their children encounter because most of it is garbage these days anyway.

[Fresh Wind]

Where do they find these jokers that are willing to lie straight up?

A university.

[Dawn531]

Wow, how many far out articles this AM...McCain/Palin is driving them crazy and they parade their insanity for all the world to read (not that it’s doing one bit of good, I mean who reads Salon other than left wingers.)

[gridlock]

On censorship, the teaching of creationism in schools, reproductive rights, attributing government policy to God's will and climate change, Palin agrees with Hamas and Saudi Arabia rather than supporting tolerance and democratic precepts.

Note that Juan Cole is dealing with the Daily Kos fantasy image of Sarah Palin rather than her actual record. Sarah Palin has never advocated or advanced censorship, teaching of crationism in schools or restrictions on abortion. She has never attributed government policy to God's will, but rather has prayed that government policy reflect God's will, which is a pretty mainstream position, when you think about it. Only a Democrat could hope otherwise. And as far as Global Warming is concerned, Sarah Palin seems to be woefully middle-of-the-road on that score as well.

The Democrats are running against a woman who doesn't exist.

[JeepInMazar]

Do our leaders understand that Islam is incompatible with the United States Constitution? Check out the Truth For Muslims 2008 Voter Leadership Guide!

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

But the values of his handpicked running mate, Sarah Palin, more resemble those of Muslim fundamentalists than they do those of the Founding Fathers.

Well, I'm sure that Governor Palin will be surpirsed to learn from this piece that she wears a burqua, lets Todd beat her senseless at will, prays toward Mecca five times a day, regularly beheads Christians and Jews as entertainment, and has a closet full of suicide bomb vests for her jihad in Wasilla and Juneau.

(sigh!)

[SkyPilot]

Juan Cole

Holy cow!

[hershey]

Lib TV talking heads are beside themselves. They can read the writing on the wall, and it’s not good. They must have a plan B. besides getting Bill and Hill out on the hustings. That’s old. Let’s see, Obama was on Letterman. Who cares. Small town America’s asleep by then and didn’t see it, they have to get up early to make this country work. Plus, if lucky enough to get the chance, they’re lining up to see Sarah.

[atomic conspiracy]

What's the difference between Juan Cole and Joseph Goebbels?

Goebbels had a better tailor.

[kanawa]

This fellow along with B. Ayers made Davis Horowitz's list of the 100 most dangerous professors.

Frank Beckmann of WJR in Detroit interviewed him on Tuesday and he showed himself to be a raving, hyper-excited wacko.

[aeonspromise]

Sounds like a lesson on who is a muslim whacko is in order, send him to one of the stans, and give him a lesson up close and personal. it seems these folks can’t think past their noses and certainly have dreams of granduer of having a big article wheteher its true or not, hey that sounds like the liar Mo hamm mad. Hmmm similarities between muslim whackjobs and writer of the article seem to be brewing.