The Visceral Vote: Obama-as-Sojourner v. McCain-as-Mythic-Hero
This presidential election has a symbolic sub-plot in which ancient archetypes vie for the American voter’s soul…
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Sarah Palin and the Clarence Thomas Factor
Feminism is not simply about getting women into positions of power, it is a commitment to change the world—and female anatomy does not a feminist make…
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A Palin Pastor Primer
McCain and Obama each had one problematic pastor. Palin has four…
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Community Organizing and Symbolic Electioneering
McCain’s choice of Palin and her veiled suggestion that Obama’s faith-based work might not represent a correct interpretation of either politics or theology are symbolic messages aimed at a specific religious constituency…
Read MoreMcCain’s VP Courts Conservative Evangelicals
Like Bush in 2000 Sarah Palin is delivering a clear message to conservative evangelicals, who get her call for women to view their highest calling in service to male leadership: willing helpmeets to their husbands’, fathers’ and pastors’ authority…
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Op-Ed: McCain’s VP, Sarah Palin, and ‘Feminists for Life’
Joining John McCain on the Republican ticket for the White House is Sarah Palin, a proud member of the anti-choice Feminists for Life; who are they and what do they really support?
Read MorePalin, Yet Again
A response, and a clarification. Palin is not yet out of the public eye…
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The thwarted VP nominee is not going quietly. Indeed, she seems to believe in her own sense of personal destiny and mission.
Read MoreIs Sarah Palin a Modern Day Judith?
The biblical heroine Judith used her wiles to political advantage; except Judith did it to save her people. What’s Palin’s purpose?
Read MorePut Palin on Oprah!
The conservative TVC is urging Oprah to host Sarah Palin; the question is, why would that be a good idea?
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