Sarah Palin's Lies About Obamacare Are Based on Religion

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Can't Biblical Christianity be an alternative to obamacare? If not why?

acts 1126c of HI 1:01AM March 22, 2010

Everything is wrong with religion. Holy books were written to create a new category of beggars who are said to be "agents of a god who must have sacrifices made to him." At least ten percent of a believer's lifetime assets must be given to preachers. Sin & the soul were invented so preachers could demand MONEY to "forgive sin & save souls." Schiavo's Catholic parents tried to keep her alive to preserve the tradition of tithing. When she died, her tithe ended. Cathollc Jeb Bush wanted our civil government to enforce Canon Law that bans suicide & abortion. Both those acts end tithing. Autopsy proved Schiavo was truly brain dead. The church succeeded in postponing the time when her loving husband could restart his life. It's vital to remember that in 1973, the Supreme Court made the government stop enforcing Canon Law that bans abortion. Scripture murderously teaches believers that homosexuality is an abominable "sin," punished by excommunication and torture in Hell. Religious books expose children to tales of incest by Lot. It exposes them very early to female sexual parts..VIRGIN Mary-- exposed breasts of her nursing Jesus. Religion has communion--ugh-eating blood and flesh.

aura dawn veirs of CA 10:54PM October 18, 2009

No matter how you declare your religious views Bonnie, they certainly sway what you write as YOUR opinion. You have not been voted into your position as a writer, Sarah Palin won the popular vote among the citizen of Alaska in full light of her religious views. She did not hide them from view as you do yours.
Let's make the playing field level here, in order for you to attack someone else on their religious views, YOU too must declare your own religious views. That way, your opinions can be countered with attacks against YOU for holding certain religious views. Until you are willing to do that, You must cease and desist from all attacks based on religious views. You see, Bonnie, I've seen no issues on the ballot to change the First amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America. Therefore the freedom of religion and the practice thereof shall not be abridged even under the Freedom of the press. And your "tweety bird" chirping about Sarah Palin's religious views simply makes you a Mocking bird...one that mocks others. That may be alright in K thru 12, but lady, you are no longer in that phase of your life... so grow up.

Wesley Osburn of CA 2:13PM August 14, 2009

Though I am a conservative it remains a suspicion of mine that Palin could'nt have been anything more than means by which to throw the election so that a victorious Obama could act as "mop up" .The hilarious part is that he must have realised this ,but because of colossal hubris went with it anyway.In retrospect ,VP Quayle looks like a Rhodes Scholar by comparison.

Your Name Here of NH 12:04AM August 14, 2009

I once worked at a nursing home for the mentally retarded. My ward had 100 people who had cerebral palsy, and many of them were unable to eat unless we spent an hour feeding them each meal, and they definitely couldn't hug. Nowadays, they would have been given feeding tubes because it is cheaper and easier for nursing homes to feed using machines than give a human touch.
Until you acknowledge that a lot of those (including Schiavo) have feeding tubes for cost containment, then you won't see how deciding to "remove" the tubes is euthanasia.
As for the so called priest: how does he want us to "let him go"? Shall we kill him? Or simply let him starve painfully to death over 14 days?
The other dirty little secret is that often "non treatment" leads to a worse death than treatment. In a recent NYTimes article, they had an article on nuns who refused treatment...one was dying slowly and painfully of what we docs used to call dropsy...something I haven't seen since Lasix was invented in 1978. Making someone suffer in the name of cost control or "letting go" is not smart medicine.

tioedong of MN 7:34PM August 13, 2009

I agree that people who don't want the plug pulled should have to pay for the massive extra cost themselves, but requiring that would mean pulling the plug on those who don't or can't pay, which is fine with me. But it Obama's plan will ultimately end up doing that, it's hard to argue that Sara Palin is a lier, though I think she is delusional. I have no doubt that any plan, public or private, will have to rein in end-of-life expenses.

PCL of MA 6:24PM August 13, 2009

How would we characterize President Obama's statement that AARP's on board with his healthcare plan?

W. James Griffin, Jr. of NY 10:51PM August 12, 2009

I read the section of the bill in question. How is it different from the kind of counseling now offered by insurance companies?
Specific wording, please, not just vague inferences.

Bonniwell of VA 8:24PM August 12, 2009

I don't think Sarah Palin based her comments on religion. Palin, like so many who self-describe as "Christians," has a flawed belief system revolving around her own ego. Anything she wants to believe is "right" in her Religious Testament. Anything she does NOT want to believe is "wrong" or evil or from Satan. Palin is like the modern day opportunist who beieves that a Jesus who comes to earth today would be wearing a Rolex. That is not religion. That is just ego and self-centeredness at work.
I was raised by Christians, I know many good Christians today, some of my best friends are Christian. And believe me, Sarah Palin ain't no Christian.

JD of CA 4:49PM August 12, 2009

What 'lies'? Who are you to say she 'lied'? You state it as a fact. You are full of it. Read the bill. End-of-life counselor = death panel. Same thing.

georgio of IL 4:44PM August 12, 2009