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So it Begins - The Palinazation of Bachmann

Everyone on the right knew that Bachmann would get the PDS (Palin Derangement Syndrome) treatment once her polls numbers started to climb.  Everyone on the right knew that her poll numbers would climb.  Not because she is some sort of lock for the nomination, but because Bachmann isn't afraid to say what the base wants to hear.  She stands up and says that Obama must be a one term president, she stands up and says that we, as a nation, are in real trouble if we don't get our spending under control.  She stands up; and the Tea Party and the religious right love her for it.  It was just a matter of time for her poll numbers to reflect that.

Well, she is now polling second in Iowa behind Romney.  She is only 1 point behind him and they have quite a lead over the third place Herman Cain.  Congresswoman Bachmann made her "official" announcement yesterday in her birthplace in Waterloo, Iowa.  A place that John Wayne's family did live in briefly by the way.  She personalized that town with stories of her time in the elementary school and the street she grew up on.  Stories of her mom and her dad, and wove that into a narrative about middle America and the dreams that we still hold dear.  Dreams that she hopes to get government out of the way so we can pursue again. 

I was reading some of the coverage as I missed most of the speech yesterday.  I came across this article on a CNN blog.  The post was more about Bachmann's dedication to her faith than the announcement.  The question they are asking is she the Evangelical Feminist.  Bachmann, like myself, is a Evangelical Lutheran.  She prays daily and believes that God is instrumental in how she lives her life and gives her guiding force for the direction her life takes.  A concept that the far left and at least some in media find abhorrent.  The article itself isn't overly anti-Bachmann nor is it overly anti-Christian. 

But take a look at the photo they decided to use:

This photo is so unflattering.  Regardless of where you may fall on the political spectrum and if you agree with her political stances, Bachmann is a very attractive 50-something woman.  I have more wrinkles than she does and I am a decade younger.  She obviously takes very good care of herself and this is the photo that they choose? 

This photo is designed to make her look bad.  Even though the coverage in the article seems fair minded, they have to get that dig in any way they can.  I know because that is what I have done from time to time.  I find the most unflattering photo I can find of say Nanny Pelosi to demonstrate my point.  So you can't convince me that she isn't the intention of CNN. 

Bachmann will made to look almost demonic because of her religious and political views.  Women in general get treated this way by the media and it just gets that much worse when that woman is pro-life, religious, and a member of the GOP. 

If you really want to see how we now have BDS (Bachmann Derangement Syndrome) go take a look at the comments under this article.  People are sick, especially when it comes to a person being open about their faith in God. 

As a side note, I love it when liberals tell the truth:  One commenter said:

A feminist believes women have the right to choose... therefore, Bachmann is not a feminist. Story done.

So, it is true that feminism is now only about one issue; abortion.  Thanks for the confirmation.

The Godless One - People Confused Over Obama's Religion

A new Pew Poll released has some interesting information about the public's view of Obama's religious views.  The number of people who now think he is Muslim has grown since he has taken office.  All the media keeps using the "incorrectly" when discussing this poll.

I realize that many in the conservative world do believe that Obama is a secret Muslim.  I don't happen to be one of them.  The proof of what he is very simple, Godless.  During the run up to the campaign Rev. Wright was given much attention from the conservative media.  It eventually made its way to the mainstream and forced Obama to make a speech saying that he couldn't turn his back on his religious mentor, followed by him throwing Wright under the bus when it became politically expedient. 

Rev. Wright has some very serious issues when it comes to not only race but also to Jews.  There can be no honest disagreement on that.  His words are readily available and they simply speak for themselves.  Wright's brand of Christianity is nothing that I really recognize.  God is not looking at color, he looks only at what is in our hearts.  There are no racists in heaven, that is a phenomenon that happens here on earth as part of the human condition. 

Since race is not issue there, basing your reading of scripture around race is simply a distortion of the word of God.  That is what Rev. Wright does, again all the proof you need is in his own words.  Rev. Wright is also a believer in "Social Justice".  Social justice is just a fancy term for socialism.  There is nothing in the bible about the government taking your money to redistribute to someone else that is in more need than you.  Because then it would be up to God to decide who is more needy, not someone in office in Washington. 

“Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s"  Matthew 22:21

What is in your heart is not the matter of the state.  Giving to others is truly an act of the heart you possess.  The so called religion that Obama says he practices doesn't mirror the gospels. 

Obama kneels at the alter of big government.  They are the solution, they are arbiters of our grievances, they can make life "fair".  God never intended for our lives to be fair. The struggle is what defines you, it is what gives you character.  The struggle is what you will ultimately be judged upon.  When you stand for your judgement, you are alone, no one from the government will be there to tick off what you did in this world to make things "fair". 

I personally don't understand the confusion, he is man that doesn't understand the true meaning of the Gospels, and distorts them to justify his own belief system that government reigns supreme.