Writes Huffington Post, “Three months before she was thrust into the national political spotlight, Gov. Sarah Palin was asked to handle a much smaller task: addressing the graduating class of commission students at her one-time church, Wasilla Assembly of God. Her speech in June provides as much insight into her policy leanings as anything uncovered since she was asked to be John McCain’s running mate:
Speaking before the Pentecostal church, Palin painted the current war in Iraq as a messianic affair in which the United States could act out the will of the Lord. “Pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right. Also, for this country, that our leaders, our national leaders, are sending [U.S. soldiers] out on a task that is from God,” she exhorted the congregants. “That’s what we have to make sure that we’re praying for, that there is a plan and that that plan is God’s plan.”
On September 10th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
I’m not sure that anything Palin has said has been as frequently misrepresented and misinterpreted as this brief paragraph.
Those who have construed this as her endorsement of some sort of holy war in Iraq are reaching so far that they might as well just make up anything they want about her.
It’s pretty obvious from the quote that she’s not talking about holy war, but about the hope that the cause being fought for is just. It’s not an endorsement of the war, but an expression of hopeful doubt.
Dave
On December 23rd, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Ah, good post – gave me something decent to read while I am bored at work. I’ll have to check your site out more often
Thanks!