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Tanenhaus: Populism, Politics and the Power of Sarah Palin

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SanFranciscoZionist12/06/2009 2:57:14 pm PST

re: #332 recusancy

I’m sure he’s the first politician to use a church for local political gain. Anywhere outside of Chicago this just doesn’t happen. /

Well, going back to our girl of the hour, Sarah Palin’s pastor apparently said that people who criticized Bush were damned, and question if Kerry voters would go to heaven. I have to tell you, that worries me about as much as Wright. And Wright does worry me. I know where he is coming from, and I do not like it.

I also do not like the prominence given to powerful Protestant preachers in U.S. politics in general. I was deeply ticked off with both McCain and Obama for agreeding to the Saddleback Church event.