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Virulent Homophobe Behind Palin Memoir


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Sarah Palin's soon-to-be-released memoir was mostly written by Lynn Vincent, a woman blogger Andrew Sullivan calls a "fanatical homophobe."

In his blog on TheAtlantic.com, Sullivan pulls quotes from pieces Vincent wrote for Christian publications that declared gay people have trampled on the constitutional rights of free speech by pushing for marriage equality. Vincent also apparently believes that in years past people routinely "brushed off fleeting thoughts of homosexual behavior," but gay activists have encouraged people to follow those thoughts with "exploration and action."

The outspoken gay blogger and pundit also takes umbrage with Jonathan Burnham, who does marketing for HarperCollins, the publisher of Palin's book, expected in spring 2010. Sullivan writes, "Jonathan Burnham -- wait for it -- is an openly gay man... As gay people prepare to march for their civil rights, Burnham, one of the more powerful gay men in New York, is preparing to capitalize on their avowed enemies. It's just money, after all."
 

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  • Name: Bruce Edward
    Date posted: 10/13/2009 11:53:58 AM
    Hometown: Monroe, LA

    Comment:

    Ahh....anyone who thinks that Pusspalin is gone better wake up and smell the moose. Or your rights and your nuts will be trampled in the Alaskan mud. Sig Heil!!

  • Name: Stan James
    Date posted: 10/12/2009 1:08:24 AM
    Hometown: Baltimore

    Comment:

    I'll buy a book. A few others - not too many should also And videotape myself taking a dump on it, and yes, you can with few restrictions, apparently put that up on YOuTube. Religious nazis, both of them. both of them Snake handlers. Do with them what the cong did in Nam, when they left tunnels - they put some vipers in there. And God will then solve those creeps problems.

  • Name: rk
    Date posted: 10/11/2009 9:41:46 PM
    Hometown: Encino

    Comment:

    She is the product of a disturbed twisted religious fundamentalism that has found a viralent and loving home in the Republican Party. Just like parasites that see a good host. The religious fundamentalist movement in this country knows nothing of true faith. The right fundamentalist religous movement is as God describes in the Bible the arrival of the anti-Christ. They may speak in his name (the religious right), but they are not of his name. They remind me of the medieval ages where all enlightment was crushed by the organized church. And of course we know how that turned out. Any movement that dismisses pure science as fiction bares more in common with fascism than with faith. It angers me how the religious fundamentalist movement in this country has been allowed to use God in vain and prays to a "book" rather than to his Being. Hate is not what God teachs if I am correct. They need to be brought down.

  • Name: Adrianus
    Date posted: 10/6/2009 1:14:41 AM
    Hometown: Northridge, CA

    Comment:

    She is a product of distorted religious teachings. What more can you expect from her memoir?

  • Name: Kevin
    Date posted: 10/5/2009 2:50:18 PM
    Hometown: Palm Springs

    Comment:

    A Moose on Rollerskates--that's what some guy said on a news talk show a few weeks ago. Watching Sarah Palin is like watching a moose on rollerskates: it's not pretty, it's not appealing but it's absolutely RIVETING. And did you see the news announcer who had a slip of the tongue and called her book "Going Rouge?"

  • Name: Jim
    Date posted: 10/5/2009 1:01:37 PM
    Hometown: Phoenix

    Comment:

    I think the reason anyone wants to read this book is because it's like a car wreck. You know no good will come from looking but you just can't help yourself.

  • Name: Paublo
    Date posted: 10/5/2009 10:38:48 AM
    Hometown: Godfrey

    Comment:

    I'm sorry if you think her political career is over you had better think again... this gal captivated a nation that is easily swayed...mark my words she'll be back...women in this country as well as men just loved every part of her and many, many people voted for her...all catholics in this country are told who to vote for, um that was'nt obombid...there were internet rallies and just about every heading you can imagine ie www.mothersfromsouthfloridawhodon'tfartforpalin.com www.lonelywomenofamericawho'shusbandsdon'tloveus.com and on an on...she is off the radar for a PR resurection staging a big! and i mean big !comeback...wake up and smell the palin brewing and remember, people will fall on there faces just to get a cup

  • Name: Ayn Rand
    Date posted: 10/4/2009 6:01:14 PM
    Hometown: Utopia

    Comment:

    TReaMore http://linkthe.com/2009/10/03/maddow-guest-displays-la-de-da-revisionism-about-troopergates-rogue-cops/

  • Name: lvnvrcd
    Date posted: 10/4/2009 5:53:23 PM
    Hometown: Las Vegas

    Comment:

    Why, oh why, would anyone want to read this book? I just don't understand...

  • Name: Tom
    Date posted: 10/3/2009 10:59:21 PM
    Hometown: Winnipeg

    Comment:

    Remember Anita Bryant? She ended up a fool, and headed for permanent cover. Where the hell is she? Never mind, may the witch stay covered. This one - Palin - seems to have more staying power. Get mobilized folks.



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