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Sarah Palin Disinvited From Anti-Iran Rally After Hillary Clinton Backs Out

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It is a good cause,
Regretfully though, if Hilary was to take the same stage as Palin, the republicans would use this as an equalizer, that Palin is on the same level as Hilary,
If Palin was not the vice pres canditate, Im sure Hilary would not have pulled out.
The organizers also did the right thing by de inviting her.
Palin is not a worthy canditate. Keep your religion out of politics, it has no place. remember, separation of church and state? one of the guiding principals of our founding fathers.

Eric of WA 7:48AM September 21, 2008

GOOD . AS USUAL SENATOR CLINTON DID THE RIGHT THING . IT WOULD TAKE A RETARDED MORON , NOT TO SEE WHAT THE ORGANISERS WERE TRYING TO DO . WHY DID THEY NOT TELL SENATOR CLINTON ABOUT GOV. PALIN ? IF THEY INVITED GOV. PALIN , THE RIGHT PERSON WOULD HAVE BEEN SENATOR BIDEN . NEED I EXPLAIN , WHY ? I THINK NOT . IT'S SO TRANSPERANT . IF ANYONE DOES NOT SEE THAT , THEN AS I SAID BEFORE , HE / SHE IS A RETARDED MORON .
MORE POWER TO SENATOR CLINTON .

DUSTIN of IN 2:20AM September 21, 2008

Support Sarah Palin. She is a Godly and prayerful woman. What better direction can you get for the country. She seeks God first. She is a strong woman full of wisdom. She has moral values. She kills moose not babies. When we kill a moose, we eat it. Jesus died for us humans, not for animals.
Sarah is the best woman for the White House. She is a woman of substance..not wishy-washy. She walks her talk. She is no comparison to the other political woman who tells you that Barack was not fit for president and tells you all these hideous things about Barack and who now campaigns for this same individual who they did not want you to like. How can you trust the democrats when even Barack told the people all bad things about his former female competitor but now is all happy with her because she is campaigning for him...isn't this mere hypocrisy? They cannot be trusted.
Be smart, be alert, be blessed and may God give you the wisdom on whom to vote for on Election Day.

Isabel of TX 12:32AM September 21, 2008

Let's look objectively:
1.The meeting has the right cause.
2.Sen.H.Clinton and Gov.S.Palin were
invited,so both parties had to be present.
3.Sen H.Clinton refused to come.
This shows again and again what is important for the democrats taking part in this election. For them their own mercantile interests weigh much more
than the right cause. They are selfish, self-centered, and not even hiding that.
4. They put pressure on organizers of the rally to dis-invite Gov.S.Palin
and this again demonstrates that for them any way even a dirty one is good enough to reach their goal.
Conclusion:
Democrats with the aforementioned traits can serve only themselves and will not benefit the American people as a whole.

Boris Furchin of NY 12:23AM September 21, 2008

Men, and Hilary Clinton, can be so petty, and one more reson a real woman needs to be in the white house. Palin is strong and can weather whatever is thrown at her by the jealous democrats.

MaryJo/XDem. of AZ 7:31PM September 20, 2008

Many thanks to keoeck for the article.
So...these contentious, divisive thugs now OPENLY intimidate with paper tigers! And what next?
Concerns over something like "tax-exempt status" in this situation are a costly distraction, exploited by those who seek to intimidate and dictate to others.
When targets of such intimidation allow themselves to do the dictator's bidding, to focus upon the distraction rather than their own purpose, I cannot help but think of those of us who do not evacuate from hurricanes because they become similarly distracted by attachments to material objects, however important they may be. What is most important? What can and can't one afford to compromise, to lose? (No offense intended here to hurricanes, which tend to mind their own business.)
Does brutal intimidation not always begin with legal manipulation and coercion? One can always make more money. Each opportunity, each moment, to validate freedom, to manifest goodwill, to seek justice, is unique.
This sequence of events here concern things in a context much more significant than the individual names who happen to be involved. It is about dictatorship, about coercion, and how to maintain purpose in its shadow. Such things have happened before, and will again; there are always controllers and opportunists who seek to intimidate, to coerce others into compliance with and service to their own interests. What happened here is only one manifestation of this ceaseless condition. One cannot control the malevolent intentions of others, so: Why allow something like "tax-exempt status" to distract, to hold captive a good intention, a good cause? It is not so important, it is an affordable loss. But remember those who do so, and be wary as to why, in both the short and long term. Who and what are they serving?
In cases like these, let the legal mercenaries distract themselves, undermine their own integrity, while you follow your original cause. Would true justice come to the side of those with such petty intentions, anyway? Their machinations undermine them, rendering their cause cowardly and corrupted!

Agraria of MS 5:51PM September 20, 2008

Sarah Palin is Hitler in lipstick...and women who thinks she is for women, or children for that matter, are not taking her seriously. I admit that she is hard to take seriously, mind you, she and McCain are where they are to exploit, and take advantage of the uniformed,desperate and naive.
Every woman that opens her mouth to support Palin, supports Palin's lack of respect for women, children and family. By all appearances, her behavior shows lack of compassion..dangerous ego and emotional maturity make her a walking nightmare to anyone who has ever supported equal pay, equal rights and rights to choose, for women. She is a killer and I will leave the country if she makes it within 10 feet of the white house.
But that is a long long shot.
People with any real knowledge of the issues, or sense, are not even giving Palin a second thought after all that has come out about her.

teacherchapel hill of 4:02PM September 20, 2008

Dirty politic from Barack Obama. Check the from the link below:
http://wcbstv.com/local/clinton.palin.event.2.821565.html
“Sources: Intense Pressure Led To Palin UN Snub
CBS 2 HD Has Learned Democrats Threatened To Attack Jewish Groups’ Tax Exempt Status Over VP Nominee Invite
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Marcia Kramer NEW YORK (CBS) ― Hillary Clinton won’t be speaking at Monday’s anti-Iran rally at the United Nations — and neither will Republican Sarah Palin or any other politicians for that matter.
The reason? A heated behind the scenes tug-of-war.
Sources tell CBS 2 HD that a decision to disinvite Palin from the high profile rally after Clinton pulled out in a huff came as the result of intense pressure from Democrats.
“This is insulting. This is embarrassing, especially to Gov. Palin, to me and I think it should be to every single New Yorker,” Assemblyman Dov Hikind, D-Brooklyn, told CBS 2 HD.
Sources say the axes were out for Palin as soon as Sen. Clinton pulled out because she did not want to attend the same event as the Republican vice presidential candidate.
“I have never seen such raw emotion — on both sides,” said someone close to the situation.
The groups sponsoring the rally against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaking at the UN were reportedly told, “it could jeopardize their tax exempt status” if they had Palin and not Clinton or Democratic VP candidate Joe Biden on hand.
So all politicians were disinvited, most prominently, Palin.
“It’s an absolute shame that this has happened,” Hikind said. “To threaten organizations … to threaten the Conference of Presidents that if you don’t withdraw the invitation to Gov. Palin we’re going to look into your tax exempt status … that’s McCarthyism.”
Another Jewish group tried to step into the breach by inviting Palin to a different protest a day earlier.
“I’m absolutely appalled at the behavior of the Democrats,” said Bob Kunst of Defenders.net. “I’m a Democrat and for the first time in my life I’m going to vote Republican. I can’t take it anymore.”
As for Sen. Clinton, she brushed right past CBS 2 HD’s Lou Young when he tried to ask her about the issue on Thursday night.
Lou Young: “Were the organizers of Monday’s rally right to depoliticize it?”
Clinton walked past Young, said “Thank you all very much” and started hugging people.
Clinton’s people tell CBS 2 HD she intends to make some statement of support for the protestors. She is also expected to attack Ahmadinejad’s pro-nuke, anti-Israel stance.”

keoeok of CA 2:44PM September 20, 2008

Well, here's a case for non-interventionism on behalf of whoever is part of this coalition. And I would have never said that before. Actions speak louder than words. What are their intentions anyway. When they "disinvited" Palin, they "disinvited" me. I guess I'm not good enough to contribute anything except trust that whatever they are advocating for is a worthy cause. But how can it be truly worthy if pitiful, small-minded partisan squabbling has already ensured that this rally is False. Guess my awareness of and support for their cause isn't that important to them. They can throw their partisan party. If this coalition can't look at the big picture in order to ensure that their message has integrity, then why should I fight their battles. Let them ask Steven Spielburg for money. Let them hire their own mercenaries. Don't yank my chain for a cause that you have obviously claimed as your own, not ours. A few years ago Spielburg and others like him were encouraging all of us to recognize antisemitism and nip it in the bud. I spoke loudly the moment I heard about Obama's Farrakhan problem, and have been accused of being racist myself. I am told now not to listen, not to worry, when I see the same language, ideology, and eugenics emanating from the Left that emanated from the minions of Hitler, of Stalin. I don't understand. What am I supposed to think? How am I supposed to reconcile Jewish support for those who donate thousands to organizations publishing Hamas propaganda? Those with Nation of Islam supporters on their staff? Are these not the people on the ADL website? Are these not the things I should stand against? I read Bonhoeffer. I read Singer, Wiesel, Spiegelman. Am I supposed to take these things seriously, to learn from history, or not? What about Schindler's List? Or only insofar as those who communicated these things to me want me to? And to forget about them, turn off my instincts, in service of some political goal or other. Did they even care if I saw those things, if I was affected by them? Or did they make them for themselves, and they assume I can't understand because I'm somehow on the outside? I am grieved and weary on this front in the active fight for True Justice. I want to say, STAND UP for yourselves, don't scramble for a place in a possible new order, when you can FIGHT the new order! But you must stand up and fight! I know what I write here resonates with someone---do it! I feel grieved inside, I am not angry! I listen, learn, research, and speak loudly, and I will continue to do so, but I worry that I am an exception.
Well, I started writing and kept writing. I'm not even going to proofread this. If I have these thoughts, what thoughts do others have?

Agraria of MS 2:25PM September 20, 2008

Loser
Clearly Hillary Clinton is the loser for having declined the invitation to speak.
Her true colors are coming out!!!!
Hillary has a tantrum to get what she wants..........how 'unfeminist' is that.
The Democrats are for themselves and not the Country.
I was wanting to support the Democrats but between Obama who is all words and now Hillary who is about 'tantrums' my choice is Republican.
Katherine

Katherine Turgeon of WA 10:55AM September 20, 2008