So two days ago,
McCain says that Obama is a "decent family man" (much more than he can say for himself, now that I think about it) on the same day that his campaign releases yet another ad trying to link Obama to terrorism.
And yesterday, October 11, the day after McCain supposedly tries to back his followers down from their racial / ethnic / religious animus, an Iowa rally he attended started off like this:
October 11, 2008, 2:41 pm
Pastor Delivers Odd Invocation at McCain Rally
[Wall Street Journal writer] Laura Meckler reports from Davenport, Iowa, on the presidential race:
Sometimes the most interesting stuff happens before John McCain even arrives. At a McCain rally today in Davenport, a pastor delivered an odd invocation.
"There are millions of people around this world praying to their god - whether it’s Hindu, Buddha, Allah - that his [McCain’s] opponent wins, for a variety of reasons," said Arnold Conrad, former pastor of Grave Evangelical Free Church. "And Lord, I pray that you would guard your own reputation because they’re going to think that their god is bigger than you if that happens. So I pray that you will step forward and honor your own name in all that happens between now and Election Day."
That might strike some as provocative given persistent, false rumors that Democrat Barack Obama is a Muslim. Sen. Obama is Christian.
"While we understand the important role that faith plays in informing the votes of Iowans, questions about the religious background of the candidates only serve to distract from the real questions in this race about Barack Obama’s judgment, policies and readiness to lead as commander in chief," said McCain spokeswoman Wendy Riemann.
Yeah right. That's why the campaign chose Conrad to get up and say what he said, on the same stage and from the same microphone McCain would use. McCain's foul tactics this week have Conrad's blessing, and obviously, Conrad's foul petition has McCain's.
My own religious question of the day:
Does Sarah Palin believe in witches, as her
guest-blesser Thomas Muthee does?
And does she believe
they should be put to death?