Sarah's speech in Wisconsin was hot tea

[August]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Palin has made comments in the past that say that the government should be based on Christianity

So what?

Does any of it justify the sexism and bigotry that is continually displayed against this woman? Opposing her political beliefs is one thing but the things that have been said about her and especially her family have been unarguably reprehensible.

[Growler]

Originally Posted by August

So what?

Does any of it justify the sexism and bigotry that is continually displayed against this woman? Opposing her political beliefs is one thing but the things that have been said about her and especially her family have been unarguably reprehensible.

Is it unjust? Yep. Does it happen all the time? Yep.

Obama's citizenship is called into question by many; Palin's gender/religion are called into question. Kerry's service was called into question; photoshopped pics of him and Hanoi Jane, though debunked, served to brand his campaign ever after.

If you want ethics, look elsewhere. Once a person puts themselves in the public eye, especially for political office, expect the worst from their opponents. It's how we come to expect the game to be played, and it's all part of the "show" anymore. It sucks... it's dishonest, unethical, crude, and yes - reprehensible - what both sides will do to discredit the other. And it's business as usual until enough Americans decide that we're tired of being the ones to foot the bills and still get the smelly end of the stick.

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by August

So what?

The "so what" of it is you took Armistead's argument, made it into some strawman about politicians not being able believe in God or some nonsense, and ran with it. I brought it back to his original point: it is a problem when people push their religious beliefs into government, or advocate such. Sarah Palin has done so on numerous occasions.

Do you deny that conflating politics and religion is a bad idea?