I'm Watching Palin On ABC

waterman said

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Re: kuvasz (Post 3400214)
Kindly shut your ignorant mouth before more lies jump out.

Nice comeback.

Also, for this country, that our leaders, our national leaders, are sending them out on a task that is from God.

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Mat. 7:22-23

Palin did not cut funding for special needs education in Alaska by 62 percent. She didn’’t cut it at all. In fact, she increased funding and signed a bill that will triple per-pupil funding over three years for special needs students with high-cost requirements.

She did not demand that books be banned from the Wasilla library. Some of the books on a widely circulated list were not even in print at the time. The librarian has said Palin asked a "What if?" question, but the librarian continued in her job through most of Palin's first term.

She was never a member of the Alaskan Independence Party, a group that wants Alaskans to vote on whether they wish to secede from the United States. She’’s been registered as a Republican since May 1982.

Palin never endorsed or supported Pat Buchanan for president. She once wore a Buchanan button as a "courtesy" when he visited Wasilla, but shortly afterward she was appointed to co-chair of the campaign of Steve Forbes in the state.

Palin has not pushed for teaching creationism in Alaska's schools. She has said that students should be allowed to "debate both sides" of the evolution question, but she also said creationism "doesn't have to be part of the curriculum."

Gibson quoted her as saying: "Our national leaders are sending U.S. soldiers on a task that is from God."

But Palin said she was referencing a famous quote by Abraham Lincoln.
"I would never presume to know God's will or to speak God's words. But what Abraham Lincoln had said, and that's a repeat in my comments, was let us not pray that God is on our side in a war or any other time, but let us pray that we are on God's side."

When asked if she believed she was "sending [her] son on a task that is from God," Palin said: "I don't know if the task is from God, Charlie. What I know is that my son has made a decision. I am so proud of his independent and strong decision he has made, what he decided to do and serving for the right reasons and serving something greater than himself and not choosing a real easy path where he could be more comfortable and certainly safer
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/Story?id=5778018&page=4

The nonsense you and many of the news stories are spewing is based on a partial quote she made to students and takes her statement out of context. [..] The complete original statement was "Pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right. Also, for this country, that our leaders, our national leaders, are sending them out on a task that is from God. That's what we have to make sure that we're praying for, that there is a plan and that that plan is God's plan.".

Now where in there did she say that our national leaders sent troops on a task from God?

fishin wrote:

The nonsense you and many of the news stories are spewing is based on a partial quote she made to students and takes her statement out of context. [..] The complete original statement was "Pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right. Also, for this country, that our leaders, our national leaders, are sending them out on a task that is from God. That's what we have to make sure that we're praying for, that there is a plan and that that plan is God's plan.".

Now where in there did she say that our national leaders sent troops on a task from God?

I'm all for factchecking and context, but I admit I dont wholly see your point here. I mean, I see a bit of it - I just dont see how it changes much about the controversy.

Reviewing the complete quote you posted, what she asked them was to "pray .. that our leaders .. are sending them out on a task that is from God." Right?

I can see the factcheck in that she didnt say our leaders are sending the troops out on a task that is from God; instead she said we should pray that our leaders are sending the troops out on a task that is from God.

Fair enough, that's a distinction of sorts. But does it really change anything about the beef people are expressing with it?

Instead of implying that when US troops go abroad to fight a war or police a country or however you want to label their current task in Iraq, they are on a task from God, she's saying that they should be on a task from God. Sounds equally offensive to me. US troops are not fighting on God's orders, and neither should they be. It's not a holy war.