Posted on 10/31/2008 10:10:35 AM PDT by IrishMike
Palin stirs up vitriolic hatred among liberals because she is a conservative Christian who practices her beliefs, especially regarding abortion.
If the mainstream media and other liberals are going to continue vilifying Sarah Palin, then they should at least be honest about the reason for their attacks.
Their issue with Palin is not her foreign policy experience. After all, Palin’s critics love Obama, who has about the same amount of foreign policy experience as Palin. Nor do any of them really care about her folksy manner, little winks and moose hunting.
Palin stirs up vitriolic hatred among liberals because she is a conservative Christian who practices her beliefs, especially regarding abortion. She defends the one thing liberals hate the most: life. Carol Fowler, South Carolina’s Democratic chairwoman, expressed the true source of liberal discontentment when she said Palin’s “primary qualification seems to be that she did not have an abortion.” It is Obama’s primary qualification as well, Ms. Fowler.
Yes, there have been other pro-life candidates, most notably Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. But Palin is especially troubling to liberals: she is difficult to combat because, as a woman, she has had the opportunity to truly live the pro-life message.
And she has lived it heroically. By refusing to abort her baby when she found out he had Downs Syndrome, Palin has articulated the value of all human life without saying a word. By supporting – and perhaps influencing – her teenage daughter’s decision to keep her baby, she has taught families how to face life’s challenges with courage, not fear. By demonstrating the value of sacrifice, she has shattered our society’s emphasis on convenience.
She has inspired many Americans to do the right thing in the face of difficult circumstances, and I wonder how many babies will survive simply because of her story. Pregnant mothers who are gripped by fear need courageous and principled role models like Palin. Some of these mothers, upon hearing Palin’s story, will think to themselves: If she can have five children, including one baby with special needs, maybe I can have my baby. If her special-needs baby is a blessing, not a curse, then my special-needs baby is a blessing as well. If her teen-age daughter can have an unexpected baby, then maybe my daughter can, too.
Palin has shown women that strength lies not in license and independence, but in fulfilling one’s duties with grace and courage. The media knows how powerful and transformative her life example is for the conservative movement and how threatening it is to liberalism.
Thus, the media and others have unleashed their fury on Palin, trying to tear her down like no other vice-presidential candidate in recent history. Frustrated by their inability to destroy a woman of character and integrity, they have tried to attack her from other angles. But the attacks will not convince independents to vote for Obama.
The questioning of her foreign policy experience, for example, is futile because Obama has virtually no domestic or foreign policy experience – and no accomplishments. All Palin needs is a trip to Baghdad and a speech in Berlin to match Barack Obama’s foreign policy experience.
The media has even distorted her performance as governor. After suggesting that Palin had a poor record as governor of Alaska, CNN asserted that Republicans will emphasize her populism, not her record. They did not explain, however, how a poor record could translate into an 80% approval rating. When will CNN learn that the American people determine job performance, not their network? After all, the network’s candidates have lost the last two presidential elections.
The media, who have been helping Obama ever since he announced his candidacy, have shielded Obama from a potential backlash on the social issues. Knowing that Obama is particularly vulnerable in this area, the media chose almost no questions about social issues in the debates. They did not want to see Obama bumbling about why he voted to deny medical care to a baby who survived an abortion.
Whether or not the media’s darling, Barack Obama, wins this year’s election, Palin could become president some day. If she does, she has the potential to transform America and become one of the most influential public figures in our nation’s history. A modern day heroine, she could destroy liberalism and turn out to be McCain’s greatest achievement yet.
I have a question. I was down at my father-in-law’s last evening and he is disgusted with Palin because he said that the pipeline will never be built becasue Palin didn’t go with the lowest bid, she let it to a pal. What is he talking about? He is a lifelong republican and I was surprised to hear him say that. He was very agitated about her. ??????????
First you should research to see if they had a “living will”.
You wouldn’t want to infringe upon their “right to die”, would you?
Duuuude!
“Better dead than red.”
Well, I look at this from more of a surface viewpoint...
There are no liberal women in elected office or politics that are hotter than a pad of butter on a hot pancake...As she exemplifies...
In my opinion...
Oh, and she’s pretty smart too...
I think there's a general concensus here that I might call 911 on my cellphone ~ if the battery wasn't too low of course.
Saving bump.
As a result, blue-jeans America is really starting to get mighty irritated. That does not translate into votes for The Zero Bomber.
A genuine christian
A beautiful wife and mother
a person with values ... she stands up and supports
A government reformer
A sincere honest Governor
Against government corruption
for drilling in Anwar and freeing us from the captivity of middle east oil
Against abortion
Demonstrates the ability to be a beautiful wife, mother and Governor
Is confident and not arrogant
Sharing the oil wealth of Alaska with the people of Alaska
Sarah is our shining hope
God bless Sarah Palin and protect her and America.
Bingo.
Said the same thing myself on another [non-Palin] thread related to abortion-rights wackos, months ago.
She makes them “feel bad” about themselves.
They do not understand that it’s better to seek forgivness than revenge.
Tell them to accept Christ and ask His forgiveness; pray with and for them, and His will be done.
Easy one... Tell them to HOPE Obama comes by to CHANGE their diagnosis.
Yup ~ and I’ll say it again. Barry went from his mother’s apron strings to his grandmother’s apron strings to Michelle’s apron strings.
Palin and TransCanada have a record of antagonism.
Could you expound a little more please? Thanks
If your battery drains, you won’t be able to play FreeCell or any MP3s, either.
Very important things to consider.
From the frying pan into the fire?....:)
You got me, don’t know.
It’s original? I’m impressed! Nice work!
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