mccain's vp

Originally Posted by Danzig

these are some of the things i don't like about the republicans and their ultra right, and in this case, their vp nominee:

Gov. Sarah Palin’s church is promoting a conference that promises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of prayer.
“You’ll be encouraged by the power of God’s love and His desire to transform the lives of those impacted by homosexuality,” according to the insert in the bulletin of the Wasilla Bible Church, where Palin has prayed for about six years.

Palin’s conservative Christian views have energized that part of the GOP electorate, which was lukewarm to John McCain’s candidacy before he named her as his vice presidential choice. She is staunchly anti-abortion, opposing exceptions for rape and incest, and opposes gay marriage and spousal rights for gay couples.

Add to the above possibly promoting the teaching of creationism in Science classrooms in Alaska. I am still looking this up. We are getting ready for a battle right now in Texas on this very issue.

A complete waste of time and money by our idiotic board of education.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Add to the above possibly promoting the teaching of creationism in Science classrooms in Alaska. I am still looking this up. We are getting ready for a battle right now in Texas on this very issue.

A complete waste of time and money by our idiotic board of education.

Another one who doesn't like either party, but ain't kool with the extreme side of Johnboy's 2nd in command. She's interesting, and charismatic. I see the reason he chose her, but the extreme stuff is gunna be a heavy weight to pull. Independent voters aren't that keen on the highly religious stuff(they'd already be Republicans if they were.)

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Another one who doesn't like either party, but ain't kool with the extreme side of Johnboy's 2nd in command. She's interesting, and charismatic. I see the reason he chose her, but the extreme stuff is gunna be a heavy weight to pull. Independent voters aren't that keen on the highly religious stuff(they'd already be Republicans if they were.)

Frankly, I'm most interested in a statement I heard on CNN yesterday Paul Mc...whatever (former Clinton advisor) said that while she was Gov, she cut state aid to families with "special needs" kids from 12 million to around 3 million...if true, that's a HUGE issue for me, especially after standing on the platform and announcing to parents with "special needs" kids that they would have a friend in the White House if elected. Don't know if true but he's usually pretty good with his facts! Yeah, she has such a child...but she can afford the special care...will be interesting to see if this is true...much bigger deal than selling the jet on e-bay (not), or opposing the bridge to nowhere and returning the funds (not).

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

Frankly, I'm most interested in a statement I heard on CNN yesterday Paul Mc...whatever (former Clinton advisor) said that while she was Gov, she cut state aid to families with "special needs" kids from 12 million to around 3 million...if true, that's a HUGE issue for me, especially after standing on the platform and announcing to parents with "special needs" kids that they would have a friend in the White House if elected. Don't know if true but he's usually pretty good with his facts! Yeah, she has such a child...but she can afford the special care...will be interesting to see if this is true...much bigger deal than selling the jet on e-bay (not), or opposing the bridge to nowhere and returning the funds (not).

if that's true, she's a hypocrite as well. or a liar, however you wish to put it. i think a case like that would be a huge issue for a lot of people. but my question is, as governor did she sign a bill passed by the ledge? i would wonder why she would do that, but i don't think a governor has any more control over getting a bill started than a president-altho both have the power to finish it.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Add to the above possibly promoting the teaching of creationism in Science classrooms in Alaska. I am still looking this up. We are getting ready for a battle right now in Texas on this very issue.

A complete waste of time and money by our idiotic board of education.

a dichotomy for sure. when i was talking to someone here about religion (she's very religious-but ignores the whole treat others as your brother type thing) and she said 'you believe in the theory of evolution?' and i said that's like asking if you believe in gravity.