A Look At Sarah Palin

Unfortunately, we, as a collective know very little about Sarah Palin [Born Sarah Louise Heath]. She came out swinging at the Republican Convention and American’s were awed, or in some cases simply speechless. For those in the know, they realized early into that speech that it was the work of Matthew Scully [Matthew Scully served until August 2004 as special assistant to the president and deputy director of presidential speechwriting. He worked for President George W. Bush a total of five years, including 18 months in the 2000 campaign, and was part of the team that drafted the President’s post-September 11th addresses and every major speech of the first term. Scully has also written for vice presidents Dick Cheney and Dan Quayle, presidential candidate Robert Dole, Arizona Governor Fife Symington, and the late Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey.]

She may, or may not have known what she was speaking about, but I cannot imagine that anyone would say that she is NOT a FANTASTIC public speaker! She has charisma, she is excellent at portraying eye contact with a crowd; she has all of the basics one would learn in a public speaking class, down pat. [Don’t forget, she also has the beauty pageant wave down to an exact.] What do we really know about Sarah Palin?

We can track Palin’s recent activity: In 2006, just two years ago, Palin made history when she was the first woman to be elected as Alaska’s Governor. Prior to this Palin served two terms on the Wasilla City Council and two terms as the mayor/manager of Wasilla. Born in Sandpoint, ID on February 11, 1964, she would move to Alaska with her family later that same year. She graduated from Wasilla High School in 1982 and received a Bachelor of Science degree in communications-journalism from the University of Idaho in 1987. Her list of civic organization membership is impressive: Member, Alaska Miners Association: Member, Alaska Outdoor Council [group works through advocacy, education and research to promote responsible outdoor recreation, conserve natural resources, and protect Alaskans’ rights to enjoy our great outdoors.] Member, Alaska Resource Development Council [a statewide, non-profit, membership-funded organization made up of businesses and individuals from all resource sectors (oil and gas, mining, fishing, timber, and tourism), as well as Native corporations, support sectors, labor unions, and local governments. Through RDC these interests work together to promote and support responsible development of Alaska's resources]: Member, Chambers of Commerce (Various) [The Voice of Alaska Business]: Member, Iditarod Parent-Teacher Association: Member, National Rifle Association; Member, Valley Hospital Association Board [Valley Hospital Association, Inc. v. Mat-Su Coalition for Choice (11/21/97)]: Coach/Hockey Team Manager, Valley Youth Sports; Member, Youth Court Steering Committee [The Mat-Su Youth Court (MSYC) is a state-sanctioned court that operates in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Alaska, which deals with first-time juvenile offenders that have committed misdemeanors.]: Former Member, American Management Association and Former Member, Salvation Army Board. I’M IMPRESSED, WHAT ABOUT YOU?

Sarah Palin is a Non-Denominational Protestant in other words; Assembly of God whose beliefs include: the scriptures are inspired by God; there is only one true God; the Deity of Jesus; man willingly fell to sin; the salvation of man; water baptism; baptism in the Holy Spirit; speaking in tongues; sanctification; the Church has a mission; Divinely called and scripturally ordained leadership; divine healing of the sick; the blessed hope; the millennium reign of Christ; a final judgment will take place and there will be a NEW heaven and a NEW earth.

So…. Let’s take a look at Palin’s religious beliefs in regard to her nomination as Vice President of the United States: Hopefully, it means nothing but hearing Palin speak I am worried that she may believe she has been divinely called and her Vice-Presidency is a Mission of the Church? [Just joking, I hope]

Anyway, the real question here is does any of Sarah Palin’s background offer her abilities above others to accept the role of Vice-President? That is one thing that American’s will have to decide for themselves come Election Day. The REAL QUESTION here should be; Is America ready for Sarah Palin’s Presidency? We must all take into account that John McCain is 72 years old and his true health record has never been released to the voters. Religion and politics should not be mixed, but I hear Governor Palin speak of God’s will almost daily and it truly frightens me. If this election is truly God’s Will, then hopefully God will assure that the winner will have less to do with religion and more to do with American policy.