tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post5901698576774354907..comments2023-10-29T05:13:15.825-05:00Comments on Another War-on-Terror Blog: Terror East of LahoreBrian H. Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-29121531236435500962008-09-20T15:04:00.000-05:002008-09-20T15:04:00.000-05:00Blue Dog, As for the page whose URL you provided: ...Blue Dog, <BR/><BR/>As for the page whose URL you provided: Here's a copy of the dateline and first two paragraphs. <BR/><BR/>"<I>Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008 11:49 EDT<BR/>Sarah Palin, anointed by God</I> <BR/><BR/>"<I>If you need a good reason to vote for John McCain and Sarah Palin in November, here it is: 'Sarah is that standard God has raised up to stop the flood. She has the anointing ... Back in the 1980s, I sensed that Israel's little-known Benjamin Netanyahu was chosen by God for an important end-time role. I still believe that. I now have that same sense about Sarah Palin.'</I> <BR/><BR/>"<I>That's a quote from an e-mail that's now circulating in the evangelical community; a friend passed it on to me. As best as I can tell, the text of the e-mail was originally written by Jim Bramlett, an author and former vice president with the Christian Broadcasting Network. (You can read more about him in this WorldNetDaily article about his claim that he's obtained recordings of angels singing.)</I>" <BR/><BR/>Please. An email circulating in some online community? That is the digital age's equivalent of 'I heard some guy say he heard.' <BR/><BR/>I realize that liberals don't like Sarah Palin. Apparently they don't approve of her, any more than the <A HREF="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/09/05/f-vp-mallick.html" REL="nofollow">white trash</A> that's in the White House. Not my words: that's from an op-ed on the CBC website. <BR/><BR/>Offhand, I'd say there are more than enough chauvinists on all sides.Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-72088032747653325772008-09-20T14:55:00.000-05:002008-09-20T14:55:00.000-05:00Blue Dog, I'd recommend reading more posts in this...Blue Dog, <BR/><BR/>I'd recommend reading more posts in this blog, before you assume that I subscribe to the 'Us vs. Them' outlook. <BR/><BR/>For anyone interested in my 'simplistic' view, try using this blog's search function, looking for the word 'complicated.' Or, check out posts referenced in "<A HREF="http://anotherwaronterrorblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/posts-about-islam-christianity-religion.html" REL="nofollow">Islam, Christianity, Religion, Culture<BR/>and the War on Terror</A>," "<A HREF="http://anotherwaronterrorblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/tolerance-bigotry-racism-hatred-real-or.html" REL="nofollow">Tolerance, Bigotry, Racism, Hatred:<BR/>Real or Imagined</A>," or other <A HREF="http://anotherwaronterrorblog.blogspot.com/#common" REL="nofollow">topical lists of posts</A>.Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-34518013757955711182008-09-18T18:12:00.000-05:002008-09-18T18:12:00.000-05:00Yeah, so? His point is that the War on Terror is w...Yeah, so? His point is that the War on Terror is war against terrorism. Just because religious fanatics happen to be involved in some of the more prominent cases doesn't mean that it's all about religious fanatics. Or even that all religious people (fanatic or not) are terrorists.<BR/><BR/>And where the heck does he say anything about Us vs. Them?Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03796317915330760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-88612092633895550472008-09-18T14:56:00.000-05:002008-09-18T14:56:00.000-05:00You've got a pretty warped sense of geopolitics if...You've got a pretty warped sense of geopolitics if you think it's just Us vs. Them, dude. Religious fanatics who want to have their own way? What about this:<BR/><BR/>http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/18/palin_email/index.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com