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Thursday, September 11. 2008

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Asked if her son Track who is headed to Iraq was on a mission from God, she said she didn't know about that.

"I don't know if the task is from God, Charlie," Palin said. "What I know is that my son has made a decision. I am so proud of his independent and strong decision he has made, what he decided to do and serving for the right reasons and serving something greater than himself and not choosing a real easy path where he could be more comfortable and certainly safer."

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Posted by The News Junkie in Quotidian Quotable Quote (QQQ) at 20:32 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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Rathered: to be helped into office by an anchor at a major news outlet who presents and defends fake documents trying to influence a Presidential election, in the process revealing a toxic liberal bias that discredits the anchor and his employer.

Gibsoned: a female candidate being helped into office by the condescending, infantilizing, sexist demeanor of a liberal-biased major news anchor, who uses "edited" statements to distort her words, while running a "gotcha" style interview.

Gibson has soiled himself.
#1 twolaneflash on 2008-09-11 22:43 (Reply)
Twice I've been where the Palins were today, sending a son to Iraq, into harm's way. They are especially in my prayers tonight, as is their son Track. Their lives will be lived on a heightened level of anxiety while he is there.
God bless our troops.
#2 twolaneflash on 2008-09-11 22:55 (Reply)
Compare Sarah as a mom to Cindy Sheehan as a mom. What a difference.
#3 Andy on 2008-09-12 00:20 (Reply)
"Mission from God." Isn't that an old Chicago Blues Brothers line? Do these medias do any original work at all, ever?
#4 Hohenheim on 2008-09-12 03:45 (Reply)
I think that there is an aspect of this everyone has missed. In the eyes of many of the faithful she has subtly moved from fellow supplicant to Pastor. Powerful.
#5 Roy Lofquist on 2008-09-12 22:53 (Reply)

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