No Separate Christian Version of Sarah Palin Memoir Planned

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I have voted against Palin twice - I was an AK resident when she ran for gov. there. It had nothing to do with her personal life, her children, or her religion. I didn't even know about her children or her religion when I voted against her in Alaska. I voted against her because she is not qualified for public office. She proved it by quitting the governorship of AK.
And to say that those of us who do not like her and won't vote for her have probably had abortions is so patently ridiculous, it's unbelievable...
Actually, the post by Sharon Leavitt in Florida is fairly indicative of the type of people who support Palin. Sharon's right, she's just like Sarah - unable to express herself clearly in the English language, fixated on a couple of buzz-word topics (abortion, religion), and accusative of everyone who disagrees with her.

Sally of KY 6:04PM October 28, 2009

I thought I'd add a liberal viewpoint to these comments.
It is incorrect (and a rhetorical device) to suggest that the reason folks like me don't like Palin has anything to do with her personal life.
I care nothing about it. Having two teenagers, I know what it is like to have wild animals in one's house!
But to the point--why I don't like her. Firstly it's the hypocracy. Professing yourself a good Christian and then acting otherwise by lying multiple times about her record (Bridge to Nowhere funding, Gas pipeline, Troopergate) disqualifies any of these "Christian" politicians. While I don't believe her transgressions rise to the level of a Vitter or Sanford it does prove one cannot trust anything she says.
She lacks intellectual curiosity, a poor and sometimes dangerous trait in someone who makes policy (see Bush, George W.) When asked what periodicals she read she replied, "...All of them...." Meaning none, also see "lying" above. While I appreciate her (projected) down-home folksiness I'd rather have someone who knows more about the world and different sides of different issues in a position of policy.
She lacks good experience. She only has experience with issues in Alaska, which is quite different than the rest of the country. While a governor of a large "lower 48" state gets experience in all sorts of issues and venues, the same can't be said for a governor of Alaska.
She's a quitter. Several times in her college career she quit school. Several times in her professional career she quit jobs, most glaringly quitting the governor job to which she had made a committment. And she did it for money (see camel/needle).
See there? I never once brought up her personal life and gave several reasons she isn't qualified to be a national pundit nor politician.

Poor Richard of CO 8:03PM October 10, 2009

I do not think Sarah is fit to be president, nor is she so bad that she deserves to be crucified.....she is a small town girl who has seen a window to wealth and fame by allowing the political hounds to organize her life. Can you blame her for that? She wants what we all want...a good life for our families. It is not her fault that she is not qualified.....it is the fault of the right wing republicans who do not care about her as a person but are using her as fodder to fuel their own goals. Actually I feel very sorry for her. The pressures on her this past year has been enormous. She has even lost weight and is not as fresh and beautiful as she was last year.Let's just leave her alone.
WHat has she accomplished that she deserves such pressure?
She needs to have her own life of privacy with her family. She needs to reconcile with the father of her grandson.....she has a rough life. I hope she is up to it and I hope her sacrifices bring her what she wants.

moonraven of OR 11:59AM October 10, 2009

Why do so many fear Sarah Palin? All those I have spoken to about her bring up her daughter's pre-marital sex and consequential pregnancy. Like all the ones I speak to and hear were and are Virgins before their own relationships. In fact, I don't know too many virgins. I wish I knew more. In any event, those who accused her of this and that have their own sins. By far,I would trust Sarah Palin. As a woman lawyer, a Christian, a mother of 2 and nana to 5 and a Republican to boot, my intuition is pretty good. I really believe those against her are snobs, sinners themselves but too elite to acknowledge it and believe she should have aborted her beautiful baby. I would even bet those that hate her the most had abortions. I adopted one of my children at the age of 20. Frankly, I think adoption is the way to go. And, hey all of you who made fun of her daughter having a baby: you all used that as an excuse. Let's face it, you don't like her religious beliefs. How do I know?
I am just like her. She has lived life with all its trials. Shame on you dems (used to be a die hard one myself) but can't get over the partial birth abortion murders of unborn children. Sorry about that. I know you well. It takes one to know one and I have been right way you are.

sharon leavitt of FL 12:32PM October 08, 2009

Shawn of FL wrote:
"She speaks far less about God and her own religious beliefs than Obama has."
............................
As she should, since her private ethical behavior betrays her public persona.

Dogma of CA 3:34AM October 08, 2009

Too bad. Now THAT would have been good reading.
(Kind of like reading a book on Philosophy by Lindsey Lohan.)

E 3:26AM October 08, 2009

Palin....The new Evangelical Political Church's Popess!!

terry of CA 2:03AM October 08, 2009

Shouldn't the headline read, "No Separatist Christian Version of Sarah Palin Memoir Planned?"

John of TN 3:10PM October 07, 2009

So she only wrote a pagan/atheist/infidel version? I assume it's liberal-free, like their new "Bible." I hear the pop-ups are in color, at least.

John of TN 3:09PM October 07, 2009

When you complain about Palin fans who cannot spell, you should then proceed to address your own mistakes: "she" should be capitalized; and it should be "they" rather than "the" exclude....

ss of VA 2:54PM October 07, 2009