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[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

If they are trying to throw it back in the face of the "religious right", that is a completely fine tactic. I just think it solidifies the whole messianic complex being discussed in the election - again, I will absolutely concede that it is not Obama himself, but a large portion of his supporters. It is clever, no doubt, but comparing Palin to Pilate might be seen as a bit extreme. i see no other way to interpret the "Pilate was a governor" portion of that.

I think you are missing the chronology here. Of course they're trying to throw it back in Palin's face, and of course the reference to governor means her.

In her red-meat speech, Palin was the one who threw the snarky Obama-is-Messiah reference into the national ring. It's been circling among Fundies for months via the right-wing nutjob talk shows and such. She's the one who brought the vile insult to the national stage, along with the disgusting demeaning of community service work.

It's fantastic quid-pro-quo to point out that Jesus did community service and Pilate was the governor. She's a fvcktard and, in this case, it doesn't much matter what effect this has on radical fundamentalists. It's brilliant turnabout that has us Democrats chuckling in good spirits.