He sees a "noble savage" in Sarah Palin
Mike Gravel :
"Foreign policy experience? Thank god she [Sarah Palin] has none beyond that of a normal citizen subject to the militarization of our culture over the past 50 years, particularly so in Alaska with its strong military presence. The three other would-be leaders have tons of experience among them. But whether liberal or conservative all three are committed to a policy of American imperialism with the self-appointed role of world policeman. This role of trying to influence the world with our military might sustains bloated defense budgets that profit the few and impoverish the social and economic needs of the many."
Sarah Palin :
"Pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right for this country. Our leaders, our national leaders are sending them out on a task that is from God, that is what we have to make sure, there is a plan and that plan is God's plan."
I conclude that Mike Gravel has succumbed to the same sort of wishful thinking that has driven others to see an agent of change in Barack Obama.
He sees a "noble savage" in Sarah Palin
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I put this another post. It belongs here too.
Submitted on September 14th, 2008 by greatGravelI can't believe he could be so kind concerning palin. She's as corrupt as all the rest and as big or bigger of a warmonger too. She's already showing extreme belligerence towards Russia. And the pea brained bum has said she's good on foreign policy because Alaska is near Russia.
She spent $400,000 of taxpayer money to campaign to renew the law that allows for the shooting of wolves from aircraft. Sure seems corrupt to me to be spending tax payer dollars that way. And the people that gun down dogs from aircraft would probably also get their jollies too gunning down "gooks" in a rice paddy from a helicopter over Viet Nam. Seems kinda sick. She campaigned calling for money for the bridge to nowhere but now says she didn't. But you say she fights corruption.
And considering she's a right wing theocrat that would probably be pleased to return the rest of us to old testament times, shouldn't her daughter be taken out to the public square and be stoned to death for adultery. I think her daughter's pregnancy shows she did not have the leadership qualities or the intellegence to teach her daughter how to use contraception. And we want a woman and family with this lack of intellegence and self discipline in the White House. She also just sent her son of to Iraq to slaughter Iraqis for dick cheney inc.
Damn Mike, I'm ashamed of you.
You can put lipstick on the pyschopath, but she's still a fascist pig!
He's erred on the side of grace and magnanimity
Submitted on September 8th, 2008 by jflHe's erred on the side of grace and magnanimity. To a fellow "amateur" of politics from the state where he developed as a politican himself.
As things develop Mike will become aware of just who Sarah Palin is, along with the rest of us. There are no "decent" Republicans at this late stage in "the game".
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Times have changed. We are going to empower the American people. Let’s work together. I am tough. I’m not afraid. None of this politics as usual. Mike Gravel
Wow...I expected something
Submitted on September 8th, 2008 by chadasmithWow...I expected something much more critical from Mike. I'm honestly disappointed in his take on it.
Maybe the article should've
Submitted on September 6th, 2008 by Independent_PatriotMaybe the article should've been posted on the homepage. Or, at the very least, send out an email blast alerting Mike's fans to it.
I am interested to hear Mike's thoughts no matter the issue.
EDIT: Just read it. Very odd that Mike finds the time to write glowing puff pieces for Palin, but can only manage to bash Democrats of all stripes over the head with a nine iron. Geographical kinship be damned, Palin doesn't share Mike's values. Most troubling, Mike even goes so far as to repeat the right wing talking point about her "not supporting the bride to nowhere."