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Old 09-07-2008, 02:30 PM   #1
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I find it amusing that such a reference would be analyzed to find some deeper meaning. As if it really matters?
I think it wasn't analyzed so much as the phrase popped out at him. After our experience yesterday, watching that poor little dog yelping in pain, feeling terrified and certain that he was about to have his face ripped off, the words "pit bull" take on a different meaning to us today. While he was posting, I asked him the topic. As soon as he said "Palin's pit bull comment," I immediately knew what he was going to say about it. We thought nothing much of her joke until we saw a pit bull in action. And then, upon seeing the words again a day later, neither of us could help but think about what we'd seen. Because our experience yesterday was absolutely NOT an amusing one and is still fresh in our minds.

And, yes. It matters what Palin and/or her speech writers use to describe her. It's of interest when considering their perspective and potential campaign direction.
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Old 09-07-2008, 02:46 PM   #2
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My interpretation is that she is not someone to be messed with.

I find it amusing that such a reference would be analyzed to find some deeper meaning. As if it really matters?
In the endless series of "If the shoe was on the other foot," if Obama had compared himself to a pitbull, bet the farm that we'd see ads with split screens of him and Michael Vick and his dogs.
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Old 09-07-2008, 09:18 PM   #3
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In the endless series of "If the shoe was on the other foot," if Obama had compared himself to a pitbull, bet the farm that we'd see ads with split screens of him and Michael Vick and his dogs.
I see Obama as a golden retriever.
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Old 09-07-2008, 12:21 PM   #4
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Of course it matters, just not very much.
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Old 09-07-2008, 01:26 PM   #5
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I think it is an attitude in many cultures that is fundamentally damaging. Fundmental Islam or fundamental Christianity are both two glaring examples of the lack of desire to let others have differing beliefs while living harmoniously with these differing beliefs.

My own rancor against fundamental Christians stems from being forced, coerced or legislated to act in a way that "they" feel is the right way, completely dismissing my own beliefs, as if I'm not American enough to matter. Islamic ideals influence my world in much lesser fashion, but usually on the greater world stage (and certainly presented in a more "evil" light).
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Old 09-07-2008, 01:53 PM   #6
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I think it is an attitude in many cultures that is fundamentally damaging. Fundmental Islam or fundamental Christianity are both two glaring examples of the lack of desire to let others have differing beliefs while living harmoniously with these differing beliefs.
The major difference being that fundamentalist Islam has a tendency to try to blow up the infidels. With rare exception, this is not the case when it comes to fundamentalist Christianity. Unless we have completely differing ideas of what that is.
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The major difference being that fundamentalist Islam has a tendency to try to blow up the infidels. With rare exception, this is not the case when it comes to fundamentalist Christianity. Unless we have completely differing ideas of what that is.
It's certainly true that fundamentalist Christianity hasn't got nearly the ferocity and destructive power of fundy Islam. But, per the present discussion, American evangelical Christians with strong conservative political leanings often use language that is warlike, filled with militaristic metaphors, and that conveys unshakeable certainty. To some, this is a show of strength. To others, it comes off as bullying, hard-nosed and averse to reasoning.

(edited to add - yes, I know, the reverse is often true. I've been called bullheaded and reason-averse, among other things - and I hardly ever discuss politics. Of course, there is nothing I love debating more than religion, but that's not this thread.)

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Old 09-07-2008, 09:18 PM   #8
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I think it is an attitude in many cultures that is fundamentally damaging. Fundmental Islam or fundamental Christianity are both two glaring examples of the lack of desire to let others have differing beliefs while living harmoniously with these differing beliefs.
I saw reference this weekend to Sarah Palin's form of religion as "Christianism" and she a "Christianist" just like the Islamic fundamentalist extremists are called "Islamists" and not "Muslim." Interesting.
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Old 09-07-2008, 01:29 PM   #9
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And everyone on the left would be talking about how ridiculous it was.

Honestly, I hope this becomes a huge media issue and the Obama campaign picks up on it.

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While campaigning in small town America, Biden portrayed himself as a labrador puppy, loyal and fluffy, contrasting himself against Pit Bull Palin.

"I was taken aback, really, " Biden said to his supporters. "Our government shouldn't be a pit bull. We should be the new yellow lab puppy that every child wants to open on Christmas - soft, cuddly, and loyal to the end. Who could resist that? Certainly not Ahmadinjed. It would be the key to our diplomacy."
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