spare me your indignation for not being appreciated as a most righteous and open-minded independant. I've got some news for you... independants are not considered unique anywhere but in their own minds. they are a dime a dozen, and their often times barely informed votes tend to decide elections in this country. Guess who suffers? the country. independants elected our current clueless, inexperienced lib college proffessor with extremist friends and views into office, and the results are on full display daily for the few of us who apparently enjoy pain and click on the headlines everyday with one eye closed.
Independents are not unique, but they help decide this country's elections? Seems kind of a counter point on yourself there. The rest of what you said is rhetorical speak.
A large majority of the population pays no attention to what the president or congress (or SCOTUS for thast matter) is actually doing until election time. They'll make their decison based on random, almost irrelevant issues. for example, last election, my mother-n-law told me that "McCain was too old and Obama won't wear the flag pin, so she'd probably flip a coin. Another friend of mine fully believes that Bush orchestrated 9-11 and he pointed me to a youtube video as proof. Their vote counts just as much as mine. They both claim no party affiliations, as this would apparenlty blur their keen political eye.
I'll give you the fact that people are ignorant and have some really dumb reasoning as to why they vote certain ways, but that is the society in which we live. And in republics where the people elect their representatives that is what you get..."representatives" of the people.
Most of these folks fancy themselves more open minded than us "sheep" who tend to follow a party. Now I may be generalizing a bit here, because certainly there are some independents who are engaged, but just conflicted. I just picked you out as a closet lib claiming to be an independant due to the zeal with whcih you attacked Palin using lib talking points.
I am an independent and I view Palin to be a joke. I mean she is good at using her looks to sway viagra popping republicans to be influenced under her Medusa like powers. It seems as though you have a crush on her and that is why you profusely defend her.
Palin gave goofy answers because she was/is still largely unpolished "politically". Well guess what, she's not a career politician, and most of you independants tend to claim that you don't even like politicians so it would seem that an evryman like her would be right up your alley. And as "stupid" as you think she is, I'd bet my balls that she would wipe the floor with you in a political debate, political aptitude test, current events test, world geography tiddly winks or whatever. How well would you have done in that Couric interview Cappster? Her record as Governor speaks for itself. How many state budgets have you and Couric balanced? Now this doesn't necessarily mean she's a viable candidate for POTUS, but it should be enough to keep posers like you from calling her stupid.
Goofy is not a good word substitute for ignorant. Being unpolished is one thing, but not knowing what you are talking about is another. Even an unpolished politician can give simple answers to what magazines they read (and I could answer that question from Couric). And lets not get all excited about "oh, she ran a state." Alaska's population is about that of Fairfax county so by that logic Bob McDonnell is 10x more qualified for presidency. Palin is the only poser funbuncher and too bad she isn't doing it for playboy.
also... FYI
Leviticus 20:13
If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
Those are the words of God. As you can see, He's not so concerned with political correctness. If you have a problem with His word, you will have the opportunity to take it up with him, instead of holding it against the far right.
The supreme law of the land is the US Constitution. Religion is the choice people make to be the supreme law over their lives. Like ATX said, religion and politics need to be separate, because your God is not necessarily the God of everyone else. Throw out all of the Bible quotes you won't, but it's not going to help your argument.
And the comment about you "see nothing from the rest of the tea-party... (besides your racist friends/acquaintences), that would make you believe they are not all about protecting white priviledge"? What? after all the talk you hear from tea-partiers begging you to actually listen to what they're about, you see nothing that would lead you to believe that we aren't just in it to help whitey, and hold down the black man? you are purposely putting your head in the sand. you're so concerned about race yourself, I'm just guessing here, but you're black? dude, let it go. it will be a thing of the past a lot sooner if we let it.
I stand by my statement. Those with prejudice will rarely admit to having said feelings about another persons skin color, religion, etc... And you are wrong, I am white. I do, however, have strong ties to the black community which allows me a "unique" perspective on social issues.
+1 btw for the NRA.
Comparing people to Palin and discussing the double standard between how Palin and other politicians are treated isn't about Palin...in the thread I started about Palin... 
