Palin's message from the holy Elvis: "the Iraq war is a task from God!"

[icarus]

Oh, good grief. Thank you, vulgarweed, for bringing this to my attention.

McCain's token woman for his campain is a right-wing religious nutjob. And I'm speaking as a very religious Buddhist who reserves the term "religious nutjob" for the kind of cuckoo that advocates violence in the name of religion.

Or in this case, the Iraq war as a "task from God."

Speaking before the Pentecostal church, Palin painted the current war in Iraq as a messianic affair in which the United States could actout the will of the Lord.

"Pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right. Also, for this country, that our leaders, our national leaders, are sending [U.S. soldiers] out on a task that is from God," she exhorted the congregants. "That's what we have to make sure that we're praying for, that there is a plan and that that plan is God's plan."

She's not kidding. She's not just playing to the crowd. She's a member of a church group that believes wholeheartedly in Armegeddon and hopes it comes soon, by golly.

But in case you too feel that the Iraq war is a holy war, there's also her... oh, joy... book banning to take into consideration. No shit.

...as mayor, Palin continued to inject religious beliefs into her policy at times. "She asked the library how she could go about banning books," he says, because some voters thought they had inappropriate language in them. "The librarian was aghast." That woman, Mary Ellen Baker, couldn't be reached for comment, but news reports from the time showthat Palin had threatened to fire Baker for not giving "full support" to the mayor.

Retaliation against the librarian is an endearing touch.

The point of the Palin nomination is to secure the support of the far, far, far, far, far religious right. Lest we forget: her church is connected to hate groups gunning for a "racial holy war" and abortion clinic bombers. From 1992-1996 Palin was a card-carrying member of the "Constitution Party," a political group whose members crosspolinate with the racist League of the South.

I despise McCain for offering this woman up as a substitute for Hillary Clinton. I used to like the guy. I thought of him as different from the rest of the GOP, a tempermental fireball sitting uneasily at its head... round peg... square party. But this VP pick? Palin is one step up from offering us the bag lady who receives messages from Elvis.

Comments

[swatkat24.livejournal.com]

Oh, man! I had very little idea about who Palin was, so thanks for this.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I thank vulgarweed. I had heard rumblings about her connections to some crazy group in Alaska, but had no idea she was... such a whackjob.

Also? The way she treated that librarian? Totally puts her on my shitlist, even if she weren't a nut.