In an interview posted online Wednesday, Sarah Palin told Dr. James Dobson of “Focus on the Family” that she is confident God will do “the right thing for America” on Nov. 4.<\/p>\n
Dobson asked the vice presidential hopeful if she is concerned about John McCain\u2019s sagging poll numbers, but Palin stressed that she was “not discouraged at all.”<\/p>\n
“To me, it motivates us, makes us work that much harder,” she told the influential Christian leader, whose radio show reaches millions of listeners daily. “And it also strengthens my faith because I know at the end of the day putting this in God\u2019s hands, the right thing for America will be done, at the end of the day on Nov. 4.”<\/p>\n
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She also thanked her supporters — including Dobson, who said he and his wife were asking “for God\u2019s intervention” on election day — for their prayers of support.<\/p>\n
“It is that intercession that is so needed,” she said. “And so greatly appreciated. And I can feel it too, Dr. Dobson. I can feel the power of prayer, and that strength that is provided through our prayer warriors across this nation. And I so appreciate it.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Admittedly, not a very good testable prediction. I doubt that we’ll see wholesale conversion to atheism on November 5th if Obama wins. More likely, we will be told that this is just an exceptionally subtle part of God’s plan. It’s like predicting supersymmetry at the LHC!<\/p>\n
I went on a brief trip to Ireland and England a couple of weeks ago. You know what they couldn’t stop talking about? Sarah Palin. And religious Americans more generally. This pretty much sums up why:<\/p>\n
I understand that later on in the interview, Tracy claims that the bit in the Gospels about loving your neighbors was “probably inserted by Communists,” and she raised her eyebrows so high that her eyeballs popped completely out of her head.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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