MassEngagement.com

Palin credits "witch hunter" for getting her elected Governor

Out of all the things in Sarah Palin's past, perhaps one of the strangest is just coming to light. No, it's not that her true ambition in life was to become a sports journalist, or that as mayor of Wasilla, AK she required rape victims to pay for their own rape kits. The strangest thing so far? Sarah Palin credits her success of becoming Governor in part to a man who hunts down witches and witchcraft. No, really.

In 2005, only three years ago, Palin was speaking at her church in Wasilla where she was talking about Pastor Thomas Muthee in high regards.

"As I was mayor and Pastor Muthee was here and he was praying over me, and you know how he speaks and he's so bold. And he was praying 'Lord make a way, Lord make a way,'" Palin has said.

“And I'm thinking, this guy’s really bold, he doesn't even know what I'm going to do, he doesn’t know what my plans are," she continued. "And he’s praying not 'oh Lord if it be your will may she become governor,' no, he just prayed for it. He said, 'Lord make a way and let her do this next step. And that’s exactly what happened.'"

“So, again, very very powerful, coming from this church.”

In 1988, Pastor Muthlee claimed that he had been "called by God" to travel to Kenya and free the people there of spiritual oppression. Speaking of the experience, Pastor Muthee remarked "We prayed, we fasted, the Lord showed us a spirit of witchcraft resting over the place." Muthee made his experiences into a documentary titled "Transformations". In it, he describes his "spiritual warfare" against the occult and witchcraft.

This spiritual warfare included actions against a woman called  "Mama Jane" who ran a large divination clinic in the town. Muthee labeled her a "witch" and in turn, had the town demanded she be stoned to death. "Mama Jane" was forced to abandon her home town.

An article from the Christian Science Monitor in 1999 talked about his experiences in Kenya, as well his video "Transformations".

And from Tuesday's London Times:

"According to accounts of the witch hunt circulated on evangelical websites such as Prayer Links Ministries, after Pastor Muthee declared Mama Jane a witch, the townspeople became suspicious and began to turn on her, demanding that she be stoned.

Public outrage eventually led the police to raid her home, where they fired gunshots, killing a pet python which they believed to be a demon.

After Mama Jane was questioned by police – and released – she decided it was time to leave town, the account says.

Pastor Muthee has frequently referred to this witchhunt in his sermons as an example of the power of “spiritual warfare”. In October 2005, he delivered ten sermons at the Wasilla Assembly of God, the audio of which was available on the church’s website until it was removed around the time Mrs. Palin’s candidacy was announced. The blog Irregular Times has listings and screen grabs of the sermons.

It was during that these sermons that Mrs Palin, who was then preparing for her gubernatorial run, was anointed by Pastor Muthee. His intercession, she says, was 'awesome'."

So what we can gain from this information is that Sarah Palin believes in witchcraft, much like earlier American settlers in the 1600's. Does anyone remember what happened in Salem, Ma? Innocent people killed because they were accused of being witches and possessing "evil" powers. This is the same thing, only on a much grander scale, because these days, we know better, or at least we should. Pastor Muthee visited the Wasilla assembly at least 10 times, and he was a welcomed and respected part of their church community. Sarah Palin, you've got some explaining to do.

Video below:

McCain says he's not affected by "day-to-day challenges people have"

Speaking at a forum Thursday night in New York City, John McCain said that "It's easy for me to go to Washington and, frankly, be somewhat divorced from the day-to-day challenges people have." McCain was answering a question about Sarah Palin, and unintentionally pointed out a major flaw about himself in the process.

While  McCain celebrates his birthday with a convicted conman and his movie star girlfriend, and criticizes Barack Obama for associating with celebrities, real American people are struggling. Struggling to pay their mortgages and avoid forclosure on their homes. Real Americans are figuring out a way to pay for rising gas prices and heating oil for the upcoming winter. The American people do not want another president in office who is going to talk down to them and do nothing to solve everyday American issues. Americans no longer want to see the national debt rising at a pace neverbefore seen in history.

John McCain can criticize if he'd like. That's not going to fix all of the problems this country faces or help out the majority of American citizens who are struggling to provide for their families. In this election, there is a choice between the same old president following the same old ineffective routines or a president with fresh, bold ideas and innovative plans to help out ordinary everyday citizens. Barack Obama knows what it's like to grow up poor, in a single-parent household. He knows what it's like to have bills to pay and a family to provide for. McCain doesn't even remember how many houses he owns.

If you want a president who admits he's out of touch with the challenges facing the American people, and you're sad to see George W. Bush go, then vote for McCain. If you want a fresh start with real solutions to problems faced by you and me and millions of other American families by someone who knows what it is like to fight to survive in today's economy, then vote for Barack Obama. I'd prefer a president who understands my daily needs and will be able to provide me with some relief. I'd hope you would want that for yourself as well.

Palin determined to strike in U.S.

Clandestine, foreign government, and media reports indicate Sarah Palin, the current Governor of Alaska has wanted to conduct attacks in the US. Palin implied in U.S. television appearances in 2008 that she and her supporters would follow the example of yet-to-be impeached President George W. Bush and his allies.

After being Mayor of Wasilla,AK, a town of about 5,000 people at the time, Palin told supporters she wanted to ban library books, make rape victims pay for their own rape kits and take the town of Wasilla's surplus and turn it into a $23,000,000 dollar deficit, according to the facts.

Being elected to Governor in 2006, Palin has made several false claims about the "changes" she has brought to Alaska. Her support of the Bridge to Nowhere, as well as her misuse of taxpayer money to pay for her to stay at home, as well as travel with her family, are just some of the reasons Mrs. Palin should not be trusted.

Palin also preaches family values and religion, yet her own daughter, Bristol, a seventeen year old high school student is currently pregnant, even after years of being preaching to about abstinence-only by Palin.

John McCain, the Republican Presidential nominee asked Palin to be part of his presidential campaign on August 28, 2008. He had only ever met Palin once previously to that and never vetted her until it was clear his campaign needed to do something drastically different in order to have a chance of winning the Novemeber 2008 election. Most believe it demonstrates McCain's low-opinion of women voters.

The media and other sources say McCain was aware of Palin's flip-flops and back room dealings, as well as Palin's daughter's pregnancy before he made his decision. Although McCain has not succeeded, his relationship with the Republican leadership and Washington lobbyists makes it clear that along with Palin, they are determined to do whatever it takes to win. McCain/Palin associates surveyed our electoral system for years and some members of the Republican party cell are planning to again rig elections and ballot machines in an effort to undermine U.S. citizens and the United States Constitution

Palin is also known to be under investigation for illegal firings of Alaskan state officials because they refused to comply with her demands to let other employees go due to Palin's personal issues.

Sarah Palin is an associate to an anti-American group that supports Alaska seceding from the United States of America. She has spoken on their behalf in the past. This is a group that lacks respect for America and all Americans, and one that Palin's husband is an active and enthusiastic member of.

We have not been able to corroborate some of the more sensational reports, such as that Palin eats baby seals while watching television, or that she is really Karl Rove in drag.

Nevertheless, information since the early 1990's indicates patterns of suspicious activity in this country consistent with preparations for destroying the American way of life, including foreclosures, several more wars including Iran and Russia, and running the U.S. debt so high the American flag will be replaced with a Walmart smiley face logo.

Real patriotic Americans are conducting approximately 700000 full-field investigations throughout the U.S. that it considers Palin-related. If you see or hear of Sarah Palin, proceed with caution.

Sarah Palin forces rape victims to buy their own rape kits

It's been revealed that while Sarah Palin was Mayor of Wasilla, she enforced the Wasilla Police Department to charge rape victims for their rape kits. An article from May 2000 in The Frontiersman, a Wasilla, AK paper, reported that:

While the Alaska State Troopers and most municipal police agencies have covered the cost of exams, which cost between $300 to $1,200 apiece, the Wasilla police department does charge the victims of sexual assault for the tests.

It seems as though Mrs. Palin had no problem with charging the victims of a rape for the kit used to collect forensic evidence to catch their rapists, and then charge them for the process. The question begs to be asked, "What does Sarah Palin have against rape victims?"

Not only does she not want them to have free access to help in solving their rape cases, but if they became pregnant because of said rape, Sarah Palin would force them to give birth to the baby if she had her own way. She is strongly anti-choice, even in cases involving rape and incest.

Her feelings towards victims of rape seem more geared in support of those who commit the act than those who are the innocent victims.

Sarah Palin hides 1,100 emails, does not cooperate with investigators

Governor Palin's administration is refusing to cooperate with investigators and is withholding 1100 emails that could prove critical to ongoing invesitigations into Palin's behavior as Governor. The administration is claiming the e-mails hold information which is covered by "executive" or "deliberative process" privilege and would keep the emails out of the view of anyone other than Palin and her aides. Todd Palin, Palin's husband, was CC'd on several of the emails, and he is not part of the Palin administration.

Part of the emails including Mr. Palin were regarding the Public Services Employee Association, a union which represents the Alaska State Troopers. The emails may offer more clues into Palin's direct handling and pressuring of the firing of former Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan. Monegan was fired shortly after he refused to fire Palin's ex-brother-in-law, who had been going through a bitter divorce with Palin's sister at the time.

Some of the other emails had the subject heading "re Andrew Halcro". Andrew Halcro was Palin's opponent while running for Governor in 2006. Halcro posted on his blog in July of 2008 after learning of his prescence in the emails:

"The serious concern about these emails is that they were prohibited from being released to the public due to executive privilege, even though Todd Palin was copied on these same emails.

Todd Palin is not a member of the executive branch, nor is he even a government employee. Todd Palin is a member of the general public...

These emails should be released to the public...after all Todd Palin has no standing to claim executive privilege. By including him in the email loop, the Palin administration has arguably breached any claim of executive privilege."

I would have to strongly agree with Harlcro here. If Todd Palin gets to see the e-mails, then there is no reason why I, or any other American, should not get to see them. We are members of the general public just as Todd Palin is. 

This story is unfolding...

Obama and McCain not on Texas ballot

LIbertarian Presidential candidate Bob Barr is the only candidate to file to have his name on the Texas ballot before the state's August 26th deadline. Texas law states that it "does not allow political parties or candidates to ignore statutory deadlines" meaning that, in clear terms, Obama and McCain's names will not be added to the ballot in Texas.

Barr has threatened legal action should the state of Texas decide to ignore it's own rules and allow McCain and Obama's names to be placed on the ballot. An e-mail from the Barr campaign states:

The Bob Barr presidential campaign has stated “serious legal consequences” will occur should Senators Barack Obama and John McCain be allowed on the Texas general election ballot after they knowingly missed the state’s deadline to file.

The most damage from this would occur to John McCain's run for the presidency. He is currently winning Texas, which holds the prize of 34 Electoral Votes for the winner. It's difficult to predict how launching a write-in campaign for President for the candidates of the country's two major parties would turn out. It appears that although Texas is known as a "red state", the wave of enthusiasm is behind Barack Obama's campaign. The results of a competition such as this would be entirely dependent on voter turn out, which the Obama camp has proven to be a master of.

McCain, Palin invoke live footage of 9/11 planes crashing in RNC video

The Boston Globe has reported that decency and good taste have been abandoned by John McCain, Sarah Palin and the Republican Party after they aired footage of a plane crashing into one of the towers on September 11th, 2001 in one of the videos shown at the Republican National Convention this evening.

From the Boston Globe:

One of the most enduring taboos in American politics, the airing of graphic images from the September 11 attacks in a partisan context, died today. It was nearly seven years old.

The informal prohibition, which had been occasionally threatened by political ads in recent years, was pronounced dead at approximately 7:40 CST, when a video aired before delegates at the Republican National Convention included slow-motion footage of a plane striking the World Trade Center, the towers' subsequent collapse, and smoke emerging from the Pentagon.

The September 11 precedent was one of the few surviving campaign-season taboos. It is survived by direct comparisons of one's opponents to Hitler.

The images that have been used in the past in campaign ads and videos have not been so blatently disrespectful to the families involved, and all Americans for that matter. The actual events have never been shown. Glimpses of the twin towers or planes have been used, yes. But the events of that day as they actually happened? Absolutely not. Those are off limits for political gain. Shame on McCain, Palin and the Republican Party.

Sarah Palin's speech...what she didn't say.

Below are some excerpts from Gov. Palin's speech at the RNC. I've added in bold font some things Palin supposedly edited out before the final draft.

Before I became governor of the great state of Alaska, I was mayor of my hometown. And since our opponents in this presidential election seem to look down on that experience (mainly because being Mayor of a town of 7000 requires little, if no, effort), let me explain to them what the job involves. I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities (like growing the town's Meth labs from a measly 9 labs in 2003 to 42 labs in 2004. It's a difficult task getting your town named the Meth capital of Alaska by the Alaskan State Police, but under my command, we did it! It's also important to mention my carwash. Yes, I never disclosed my ownership of the company to the state, but good for not disclosing, because the business was disolved by the state anyhow for non-payment of all the fees I owed.)

I’ve learned quickly, these past few days, that if you’re not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone (and not because you're actually unqualified to run the country should McCain be unable to serve out his term, and let's face it, he's 72 and has had cancer removed three times, so you're pretty much voting for me to be President.) But here’s a little news flash for all those reporters and commentators: I’m not going to Washington to seek their good opinion – I’m going to Washington to serve the people of this country. (More Meth labs are only part of my comprehensive plan. I also plan on speaking out against teen pregnancy, then supporting my teen daughter getting pregnant while at the same time cutting funding to support teen mothers and help them find homes )

Palin also added:
I came to office promising major ethics reform, to end the culture of self-dealing. And today, that ethics reform is the law. (In fact, thanks to me, ethics is a major topic of conversation in Alaska. I'm currently under investigation for firing Walter Monegan because he would not fire my ex-brother-in-law because I asked him to! It's an impeachable offense, but here I am, on the ticket with McCain. It's quite fitting actually!)

Palin's speech continued on. But it was hateful and hypocritical. I think everyone stopped watching by the end.