tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post8832253697870326223..comments2023-10-22T04:57:07.468-04:00Comments on <center>WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS?</center><center> (J.D. Rhoades' Blog)</center>: Well, Glad We Don't Have THAT to Worry About...JD Rhoadeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-26761167524242790042008-09-26T11:45:00.000-04:002008-09-26T11:45:00.000-04:00First, I apologize for the edit-error in my last c...First, I apologize for the edit-error in my last comment. It was late, and while I knew what I wanted to say in that paragraph, I couldn't figure out how to finish saying it without the words getting tangled up. I meant to edit it out, and thought I had. Baa!<BR/><BR/>Fran, you said what I was trying to say and couldn't figure out how to phrase at the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-76201045481751098412008-09-26T00:53:00.000-04:002008-09-26T00:53:00.000-04:00It's when she thinks that her religious beliefs ne...It's when she thinks that her religious beliefs need to be encoded into law that we need to worry, and as a newly married lesbian, I assure you, her religious beliefs are of concern to me. <BR/><BR/>Evangelical Christians who devoutly believe in The Rapture don't seem to have any long-term concern about the rest of the world. After all, they won't have to worry about it, right? <BR/><BR/>That kind of thinking has been at the helm of this country for eight years. I'm sorry, David, but I disagree with you. When it affects how a person is going to behave as an elected official, I do believe it matters a great deal. I'd be just as concerned about any religious radical being in charge.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15073658261122703742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-35622991277421002572008-09-26T00:01:00.000-04:002008-09-26T00:01:00.000-04:00"No religious test" only means that belo..."No religious test" only means that belonging or not belonging to <religion>, or having or not having <belief> can't be an <I>official</I> requirement for holding office. It doesn't mean that we as individuals can't consider how a candidate's religious beliefs might affect what they would do if elected, or what they might say about the kind of person he or she is. Nor does it say that it's never appropriate <I>to</I> consider it.<BR/><BR/>On a personal level, Palin's beliefs are her own business. How thoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-16782219717490910392008-09-25T23:11:00.000-04:002008-09-25T23:11:00.000-04:00"There shall be no religious test, remember?"Gee ...."There shall be no religious test, remember?"<BR/><BR/>Gee . . . you mean there are rules for decent campaigning? <BR/><BR/>So, then what's all the fuss about Obama's pastor and his purported secret Islamicism? Or do only Democrats have to be polite?<BR/><BR/>I don't want a veep or president who thinks The Flintstones is historically accurate. Do you?Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03254009616865862727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-37185403137915890772008-09-25T18:54:00.000-04:002008-09-25T18:54:00.000-04:00Since the Enquirer pays money for stories, could a...Since the <I>Enquirer</I> pays money for stories, could a story pay them money to leave them alone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-7617372985183930262008-09-25T18:51:00.000-04:002008-09-25T18:51:00.000-04:00Maybe she should have asked for protection from th...Maybe she should have asked for protection from the <A HREF="http://www.nationalenquirer.com/national_enquirer_world_exclusive_sarah_palins_secret_lover_revealed/celebrity/65481" REL="nofollow">National Enquirer</A> instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-7644516365474590392008-09-25T18:35:00.000-04:002008-09-25T18:35:00.000-04:00I'm assuming she was participating and appearing a...I'm assuming she was participating and appearing as a political figure. But I don't know and I'm still trying to not sound like an apologist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-70282679189809137522008-09-25T17:43:00.000-04:002008-09-25T17:43:00.000-04:00John: There's a difference between an official rel...John: There's a difference between an official religious test and my own opinion as to whether or not a potential Chief Executive has a belief that they need protection from witchcraft. A belief like that impacts a President's feeling on a wide number of policy questions and indicates a contempt for rationality, and I for one want to know about it. <BR/><BR/> We've seen eight years of magical irrational thinking in the Oval Office, I don't want to see even one more.JD Rhoadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-43245370560795461152008-09-25T17:04:00.000-04:002008-09-25T17:04:00.000-04:00So what if she does believe it? There shall be no ...So what if she does believe it? There shall be no religious test, remember?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, there much more pressing matters at stake then someone's religious beliefs. It's a shame that we as a country can't focus on anything besides scandal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-85779998480164768362008-09-25T15:57:00.000-04:002008-09-25T15:57:00.000-04:00I would post a response but I keep sounding like a...I would post a response but I keep sounding like a Palin apologist and I don't even like her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-32729293833973741712008-09-25T15:19:00.000-04:002008-09-25T15:19:00.000-04:00We need to be blessed to be free of her witchcraft...We need to be blessed to be free of her witchcraft.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-45916404245007439532008-09-25T15:05:00.000-04:002008-09-25T15:05:00.000-04:00She's NOT a newt?She got better.<I>She's NOT a newt?</I><BR/><BR/>She got better.JD Rhoadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-78403207799688394622008-09-25T14:56:00.000-04:002008-09-25T14:56:00.000-04:00Hey, wait! When I was a kid, I prayed to God to k...Hey, wait! When I was a kid, I prayed to God to keep me safe from vampires.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I was five at the time, but I don't see why that shouldn't count.<BR/><BR/>Jim Winter: Lives near Canada, safe from vampires.<BR/><BR/>Yeah. I'm ready to lead on Day 1!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-70064857934328577192008-09-25T14:53:00.000-04:002008-09-25T14:53:00.000-04:00She's NOT a newt?She's NOT a newt?Bill Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796321136771189464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-34908267725740535382008-09-25T14:45:00.000-04:002008-09-25T14:45:00.000-04:00The answer to that is to keep pressing the main qu...The answer to that is to keep pressing the main question: does a candidate for national office believe she needed protection from witchcraft? Does she feel the reverend's words were effective and she now no longer has to worry about being turned into a newt?JD Rhoadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-77328938792734317652008-09-25T14:24:00.000-04:002008-09-25T14:24:00.000-04:00Sadly, I've already seen the spin on this one. It ...Sadly, I've already seen the spin on this one. It runs: "Oh yeah, like someone who's been to her church three times is equivalent to listening to an anti-white bigot for 20 years."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com