Comments on: I Wanted to Like Her http://perilousrealm.net/2008/10/05/i-wanted-to-like-her/ Looking for Rivendell in Rochester, NY Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:03:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Scott http://perilousrealm.net/2008/10/05/i-wanted-to-like-her/comment-page-1/#comment-25072 Scott Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:26:35 +0000 http://www.restlessreformer.com/?p=700#comment-25072 Travis, Since I have five kids (one with Down Syndrome) I too, for about two days, wanted to like her. But not only is she not intellectually curious (as you already pointed out) and ignorant, but it appears to me that she is the worst kind of Christian for a pluralistic democracy like the USA. Even though I am an evangelical, I am much more comfortable with a believer who is truly and genuinely committed to pluralism. I think the gospel would have a much greater chance of flourishing if we weren't so divided and if unbelievers didn't despise us so much. (Jesus said we would be despised, but I don't think he meant we would be despised for clinging to political power. ) I think Palin would have all the philosophical and personaility defects of Bush / Cheney, only more ignorant, and therefore useful as a pawn. Anyway, I have moved to really disliking and at the same time pitying Sarah Palin. She's just a tool. And she scares me. Scott Travis,

Since I have five kids (one with Down Syndrome) I too, for about two days, wanted to like her. But not only is she not intellectually curious (as you already pointed out) and ignorant, but it appears to me that she is the worst kind of Christian for a pluralistic democracy like the USA. Even though I am an evangelical, I am much more comfortable with a believer who is truly and genuinely committed to pluralism. I think the gospel would have a much greater chance of flourishing if we weren’t so divided and if unbelievers didn’t despise us so much. (Jesus said we would be despised, but I don’t think he meant we would be despised for clinging to political power. ) I think Palin would have all the philosophical and personaility defects of Bush / Cheney, only more ignorant, and therefore useful as a pawn. Anyway, I have moved to really disliking and at the same time pitying Sarah Palin. She’s just a tool. And she scares me.

Scott

]]> By: lonelypilgrim http://perilousrealm.net/2008/10/05/i-wanted-to-like-her/comment-page-1/#comment-25020 lonelypilgrim Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:42:01 +0000 http://www.restlessreformer.com/?p=700#comment-25020 I told someone the other day that it kind of seems to me that she really doesn't want to be in Washington, D.C. but would rather stay in Alaska. I don't blame her one bit if that is the case. But I'm pretty certain the Obama and Biden want to be elected far more than McCain and Palin do. I told someone the other day that it kind of seems to me that she really doesn’t want to be in Washington, D.C. but would rather stay in Alaska. I don’t blame her one bit if that is the case. But I’m pretty certain the Obama and Biden want to be elected far more than McCain and Palin do.

]]> By: Travis Prinzi http://perilousrealm.net/2008/10/05/i-wanted-to-like-her/comment-page-1/#comment-24970 Travis Prinzi Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:08:02 +0000 http://www.restlessreformer.com/?p=700#comment-24970 You know, as soon as she made that statement, I thought, "I wonder what would happen if she traced that all the way back to its original use by Winthrop." Thanks for the link. You know, as soon as she made that statement, I thought, “I wonder what would happen if she traced that all the way back to its original use by Winthrop.” Thanks for the link.

]]> By: Jeremy http://perilousrealm.net/2008/10/05/i-wanted-to-like-her/comment-page-1/#comment-24967 Jeremy Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:11:59 +0000 http://www.restlessreformer.com/?p=700#comment-24967 <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-bacevich/sarah-palin-and-john-wint_b_131700.html" rel="nofollow">Bacevich addressed</a> her citation of American exceptionalism in the debate, if you're interested. Bacevich addressed her citation of American exceptionalism in the debate, if you’re interested.

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