# Sarah turns opaque. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 16, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856 "2008-09-16T16:46:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 26
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/501 "2008-10-26T22:59:54Z")
> [@Slacker](#): > > LOL of the day: > > [http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/24/palin-fruit-flies/](http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/24/palin-fruit-flies/) > > Sarah talks about how we need to do more for children with autism, not funding earmark money-wasting projects like research on fruit flies. TPM points out that research on fruit flies has actually led to valuable discoveries regarding… you guessed it… autism. > > She really just can’t avoid saying stupid things. I’m going to miss her on November 5. ☹ I know what you mean. I’ll probably try and keep an eye on Mudflats just to see what the bitch is up to. Chefguy, keep us informed on her doings (and popularity numbers) in Alaska, k? In fact, IS she still as popular as she was, or is any of this getting through to people? This might have been posted and I missed it. Apparently the rogue is/was involved with not one, but TWO witch hunters! [Palin’s other witch hunter : Mary Glazier](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-wilson/sarah-palin-linked-to-sec_b_137532.html) > [@](#): > > At two key points bracketing most of 2008 GOP vice-presidential Candidate Sarah Palin’s meteoric rise to political prominence, we find Palin tied to self-described witch-hunters. Not one, but two. > > That alone is striking enough but Sarah Palin is also closely associated with an insurgent religious movement, within Christianity, whose members claim to cure crime and addiction by casting out demons, both from individuals and from whole geographic areas, and by hounding accused witches out of cities, towns, and U.S. states. > > Both of Palin’s witch-hunters are also directors, one in Alaska, the other in East Africa, of the Global Apostolic Prayer Network, originally founded as the “Spiritual Warfare Network”, which in turn constitutes a key network in the religious movement, known as The New Apostolic Reformation. > [@](#): > > In a one-hour sermon during which Mary Glazier told attendees of the July 12-14, 2008 “Bringing Heaven To Earth” conference about her prayer-warfare group’s efforts towards the election of Alaska Independence Party candidate Walter E. Hickel to the Alaska governor’s seat, Glazier described her association with Sarah Palin: > > \*"We began to shake that Gate of government. Father you said this is what you are going to do. We have to have a Christian Governor to have this happen. And by a miracle he won by a write-in campaign by a landslide. But while we were praying for him there was a twenty-four year old woman that God began to speak to about entering into politics. > > She became a part of our prayer group out in Wasilla. > > Years later, became the mayor of Wasilla. And last year was elected Governor of the state of Alaska. > > Yes! Hallelujah! > > At her inauguration she dedicated the state to Jesus Christ. > > Hallelujah!"\* Hallelujah indeed! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/502 "2008-10-27T00:20:10Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > In fact, IS she still as popular as she was, or is any of this getting through to people? Her numbers dipped some, probably due to all the bullshit she’s been slingin’ while out there campaignin’ n’ such. She still has solid approval ratings here though, and the ticket will take the state without any problem. I’m pretty sure that she will be re-elected governor, if she runs. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/503 "2008-10-27T10:21:20Z")
A couple nights ago, the Daily Show visited Palin’s former mayoral office. It’s a tiny building. Looks like it used to be a gas station. Inside, the current mayor said that the office qualifies one to be vice-president and that she, too, is now qualified. When asked what the mayor of her town does, she struggled to provide two things: (1) she holds staff meetings on Monday, and (2) she signs checks on Thursday. The place is like Mayberry, only cold and methed up. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/504 "2008-10-27T15:47:47Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > A couple nights ago, the Daily Show visited Palin’s former mayoral office. It’s a tiny building. Looks like it used to be a gas station. Inside, the current mayor said that the office qualifies one to be vice-president and that she, too, is now qualified. When asked what the mayor of her town does, she struggled to provide two things: (1) she holds staff meetings on Monday, and (2) she signs checks on Thursday. The place is like Mayberry, only cold and methed up. She is probably on her way out in the upcoming election, as her complete lack of motivation and understanding of the job have gotten her some very unfavorable press. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/505 "2008-10-27T15:56:05Z")
You mean there IS other stuff to do? ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/506 "2008-10-27T22:47:43Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > You mean there IS other stuff to do? Well yeah. She has to hold the line against providing an social services whatsoever. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/507 "2008-10-28T00:06:02Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I’m pretty sure that she will be re-elected governor, if she runs. > [@Chefguy](#): > > She is probably on her way out in the upcoming election, as her complete lack of motivation and understanding of the job have gotten her some very unfavorable press That was a pretty quick flip-flop there. Did you read something in the space of a few hours that made you change your mind? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/508 "2008-10-28T00:10:23Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > That was a pretty quick flip-flop there. Did you read something in the space of a few hours that made you change your mind? I believe the second quote was about the current mayor of Wasilla. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/509 "2008-10-28T01:29:25Z")
Oh, duh. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/510 "2008-10-28T01:57:05Z")
Holy fuck! [Politico](http://www.politico.com/convention/swingstate.html) now has moved Alaska out of the “Solid McCain” column into the “Leaning McCain” column. That’s gotta hurt. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/511 "2008-10-28T01:59:48Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > Holy fuck! [Politico](http://www.politico.com/convention/swingstate.html) now has moved Alaska out of the “Solid McCain” column into the “Leaning McCain” column. > > That’s gotta hurt. 😛 more tha Arizona? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/512 "2008-10-28T02:00:25Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > Holy fuck! [Politico](http://www.politico.com/convention/swingstate.html) now has moved Alaska out of the “Solid McCain” column into the “Leaning McCain” column. > > That’s gotta hurt. 😛 I am speechless. I am without speech. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/513 "2008-10-28T02:33:22Z")
> [@wring](#): > > more tha Arizona? Arizona still shows up as deep red, but I’ve been reading a lot of articles that say that Arizona will be a lot more purple than anyone could have expected. I’ll try to find some links but I read so many different sites, and when I click off something I later forget where I read it. Wouldn’t it be fun if Obama made a couple of quick stops in Phoenix and Anchorage? He doesn’t need those states, but it’d still be fun. On different subjects, these are open in my browser now so I’ll post the links before I forget about them. Palin’s [wearing jeans](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/sarahpalin/3265863/Sarah-Palin-ditches-expensive-clothes-after-uproar-over-wardrobe.html) to rallys now. Also… Thanks to her big mouth, a store Palin shops at [has been hit with a Cease and Desist](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/27/out-of-the-closet-inside_n_138246.html) order for using the name “Out of the Closet.” ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/514 "2008-10-28T18:21:27Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > On different subjects, these are open in my browser now so I’ll post the links before I forget about them. > > Palin’s [wearing jeans](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/sarahpalin/3265863/Sarah-Palin-ditches-expensive-clothes-after-uproar-over-wardrobe.html) to rallys now. > > Also… > > Thanks to her big mouth, a store Palin shops at [has been hit with a Cease and Desist](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/27/out-of-the-closet-inside_n_138246.html) order for using the name “Out of the Closet.” Speaking as a former figure skating mom, I say she’s dressed inappropriately at this point. I want my VP in a suit when conducting business and campaigning is business. I know AK is informal and all, but truly, does she wear jeans to the office there? I am convinced that Palin is the GOP’s Yoko Ono at this point. She’ll shatter the party to pieces and people will revile her name for years. As a liberal, this makes me happy. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/515 "2008-10-30T14:20:51Z")
The [newest development](http://www.adn.com/sarah-palin/story/572474.html) with her worship’s state woes has somebody filing another ethics complaint with the personnel board, this time over Palin’s brats having their plane tickets paid for. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/516 "2008-10-31T03:41:52Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I am speechless. I am without speech. What’s happened to your speech? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/517 "2008-10-31T04:13:24Z")
> [@Cartooniverse](#): > > What’s happened to your speech? My guess is that he installed a new Vista service pack, and it interferes with the way his JAWS drivers make use of the Eloquence utility. He should really try to get that addressed in **GQ**. ETA: Before anybody asks, the above was just some geeky humor related to adaptive software for the blind. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/518 "2008-10-31T19:03:43Z")
It’s understandable. Microsoft is going to release its Articulation Service Pack 3.0.4 soon, and all will be right as reign. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/519 "2008-11-04T02:08:18Z")
Surprise, **SHOCKING** news! [Palin didn’t violate ethics law, 2nd probe finds](http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/03/palin.investigation/index.html) NO WAY!! I _totally_ didn’t see that coming! I’m shocked, _shocked_ I tell you. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/520 "2008-11-04T02:28:58Z")
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