If Matt Damon Agrees with Lincoln Chafee, and I agree with Matt Damon, do I therefore agree with Lincoln Chafee? Strange bedfellows, indeed. And, Lincoln, your hand ain’t between two pillows.
Matt Damon. I can’t even type the guy’s name without screwing up my face sideways and drooling… and yet I am with him 100% on this. (And, yes, this is three days ripe already – I’m busy)
I first heard about this over at thewashingtonnote.com. One of the better, must-read type comments I saw is copied below:
Posted by Bill R. Sep 10, 7:04PM – Link
Sarah Palin is a religious extremist who believes that human history is struggle by the pure believing Christians with Satan and we are now in the end times. History ends with a final apocalyptic confrontation by military force with all those who don’t accept Jesus in Armageddon. The unbelieving Muslims, Jews, heretical liberal Christians, gays and other refuse of history will be subjected to eternal damnation. In her world view all political opponents are instruments of the devil [and] can only be opposed, not appeased. She believes that wars of invasion, like Iraq, are the will of God. Imagine such a person with her finger on the nuclear button, anxious to bring on the culmination of the end times.She is like John Hagee, anxious to begin WWIII to bring about the fulfillment of the book of Revelation as they believe it to be. Imagine such a person with the power of the presidency, and the nuclear football at their side.
The end of times… That is some spooky shit.
The Eagle Forum Alaska Blog had a 2006 questinaire to Governor hopefuls in Alaska. Of course Sarah Palin responded.
Evidently they are now trying to hide those responses; the webpage has been removed from the site.
However, thanks to Google cache, it’s currently available here.
Since the Google cache page may disappear here are some of the responses:
1. Complete the sentence by checking the applicable phrases (you can check more than one).
Abortion should be:
Banned throughout entire pregnancy.
Legal to save the life of the mother.
Legal in case of rape and incest.
Legal if the baby is handicapped.
Legal if the baby has a genetic defect.
Legal in the first trimester.
Legal in the second trimester.
Legal in the third trimester.
Other:__________________
SP: I am pro-life. With the exception of a doctor’s determination that the mother’s life would end if the pregnancy continued. I believe that no matter what mistakes we make as a society, we cannot condone ending an innocent’s life.
2. Will you support the right of parents to opt out their children from curricula, books, classes, or surveys, which parents consider privacy-invading or offensive to their religion or conscience?
SP: Yes. Parents should have the ultimate control over what their children are taught.
3. Will you support funding for abstinence-until-marriage education instead of for explicit sex-education programs, school-based clinics, and the distribution of contraceptives in schools?
SP: Yes, the explicit sex-ed programs will not find my support.
4. Will you support efforts to raise or lower the mandatory age of education? Why or why not?
SP: No, again, parents know better than government what is best for their children.
5. Will you support an effort to expand hate-crime laws?
SP: No, as I believe all heinous crime is based on hate.
6a. Do you support the expansion of gambling in Alaska?
SP: No, in so many cases, gambling has shown ill effects on families and as Governor I would not propose expansion legislation.
10. Do you support the Alaska Supreme Court’s ruling that spousal benefits for state employees should be given to same-sex couples? Why or why not?
SP: No, I believe spousal benefits are reserved for married citizens as defined in our constitution.
11. Are you offended by the phrase “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance? Why or why not?
SP: Not on your life. If it was good enough for the founding fathers, its good enough for me and I’ll fight in defense of our Pledge of Allegiance.
12. In relationship to families, what are your top three priorities if elected governor?
SP: 1. Creating an atmosphere where parents feel welcome to choose the venues of education for their children.
2. Preserving the definition of “marriage” as defined in our constitution.
3. Cracking down on the things that harm family life: gangs, drug use, and infringement of our liberties including attacks on our 2nd Amendment rights.
Peg Leg;
You got it right kinda;
Obama gets the female vote because we noticed the “Camel ‘Bro'” he’s packing!~
http://www.narconews.com/Issue54/article3191.html
Palin puts tanning bed in AK Gov. Mansion.
Thanks for the questionairre Cheryl…now I’m DEFINATELY voting McCain/Palin.
I say this now, ‘cuz Lindsay Lohan and Pam Anderson had swayed me into the Obama camp for a short time. Hahahahahaahahaahaaaaaaaaa!!!!
Does she realize that “under god” was added in the 50’s?
Read it here: slate.com
The best part is that it was written by a socialist, partially as a statement about the power of the federal government over the states…
That’s awesome. Just Top Notch. I don’t know why she didn’t stay in porn
as we near the end of summer, i can only hope that mr. sommerfliesby does just that … flies bye bye.
and, by the way, why criticize hollywood celebs and the like for having political opinions? it’s their right and our (collectively) fault for pay too much attention. should their opinions be weighted or viewed differently than those of mere mortals? hell no. but, get over it hollywood haters. i’d much rather see and hear a matt damon or susan sarandon than the backwoods conservative-party-of-the-past counterpart in a toothless jimmy wingnut, bobby-ray nascar, or racist roberta. ‘mgidarap’ shift happens. evolve already.
This is the greatest country on earth and I hope they agree(sure it’s not perfect, what is). These celebs are total attention whores(as if they don’t get enough) that weigh in to get more face time in the media. It’s one thing to have an opinion, and it’s another thing to spew negativity about your country’s policies(which haven’t hurt their pocketbooks much), and then make a big deal in public proclaiming that your moving away if the election doesn’t go your way(Sarandon and others).
Look, if I go to a bad movie, I get up and leave. I leave! I don’t get up and disrupt the other movie goers by announcing my departure to the entire theater. If this country is so bad off then by all means please go…discreetly, quietly…please go!
perhaps you have not received the message… (please) evolve already. we should be so far beyond this junior-high mentality that if you’re not happy (or mute) move abroad (read canada or france). this stupidity misses the entire fundamental point. and to endulge your popcorn logic, please be real – no one is leaving the theater quitely, rather we are mobilizing to change the film. go sit on your asshat chizzle-chest and TRY to think outside your hockeygoal. some day you’ll understand; if not you’ll be fertilizer and i’ll be cultivating the seeds of rebellion in your children. rest assured, tehy’ll be wiser than you, le-fred manygoats.
Man, your nickname is fitting. You always come back with a personal attack. I hope you do change the world for the better, although I’d be surprised, you’re more likely to be sending out letter bombs in the mail. And if by evolve you mean become a prick like you, I’ll pass. Have a nice day!
Seriously, Hostilelocal…personal attacks really only reflect upon the person making them…didn’t mommy ever teach you that? At least my unevolved self can still by auto insurance from Gieco. The fact that is stirs you to the soul when I comment…only increases my will to comment…ain’t nothin you can do about it…cept maybe cut yourself, or punch the wall, or go stand in front of a truck…
Good to know you’d rather hear from those celebs than a normal, everyday person. That says a lot right there. Volumes, in fact, as libs LOVE to be the party of the common man, and suck at the teat of fame at the same time. Spell it: HYPOCRITE.