Elections 2008

"Seven Mountains" and the "Joel's Army" plan for takeover

In yesterday’s post, I went into some of the initial detail on a statement given by Thomas Muthee in the infamous sermon where he “annointed” Sarah Palin and also claimed to literally run a traditional religious practitioner out of his home base.

Muthee’s statement referred to a popular concept in Joel’s Army circles—the concept of the “seven mountains”, that is, seven pillars of society that these groups see as a major priority for takeover “by hook or by crook”. (Of note, Palin was actually used as an example for the takeover of “government”.)  Read more 

Thomas Muthee's "Seven Mountains" and coded messages

Today’s diary is—and yes, I know, this is a shocker—NOT going to be about Sarah Palin. At least, not directly. This is more towards some of her supporters…and especially in light of Palin throwing stones whilst in a glass house re the Jeremiah Wright controversy, a deeper look is warranted into one group Palin is associated with in particular.  Read more 

Palin, TrooperGate, RapeKitGate...and Joel'sArmyGate

Over the past few weeks, folks on the Internet have turned up an impressive amount of info re Sarah Palin’s questionable judgements—including scandals involving the Alaska State Police (now known as “TrooperGate”) and similar hijinks with the Wasilla PD, info re Palin trying to make rape victims pay for their own evidence collection kits (which led to the state stepping in), and Palin’s disturbing connections with “Joel’s Army” neopentecostal dominionists.

What has not been publicised so far is that the first two scandals have direct connections to the third—and, even worse, there’s the most damning evidence yet that the very “Joel’s Army” folks Palin is linked to may have been grooming her explicitly as a “stealth candidate”.  Read more 

Palin, dominionist intimidation, and *actual* witch-hunters

A few days ago, I had reported on Palin’s linkages to “Bible-based cult” promoter Bill Gothard…and, sadly, followup info proves that this may be far from her only links to religiously motivated abuse.

It turns out that Palin—and Wasilla A/G—are intimately connected with “Joel’s Army” promoters directly responsible for not only harassment of critics, but also a little-reported and growing humanitarian crisis in sub-Saharan Africa: namely, the growth of “Joel’s Army” “exorcists” and people—including young children—fleeing for their lives from a literal “God Warrior” progrom.

Palin’s links to Thomas Muthee, Witchfinder General  Read more 

Palin, Gothard, and dog-whistles to dominionists

A few days ago, I wrote an article detailing several more links between Palin and particularly disturbing elements of the “Joel’s Army” movement—namely, apparent links between Palin and Bill Gothard’s network of groups, and some very disturbing dog-whistles from some of the “Joel’s Army” faithful comparing her to the prophetess Deborah.

Now that I have my power restored…we can get to “the *rest* of the story”, so to speak…and now you get the background as to why the latest revelations are quite disturbing.

Sarah Palin a Gothardite?  Read more 

New revelations re Palin and dominionists

Much like the US Postal Service, neither rain nor snow nor 70% of my hometown’s power infrastructure being eaten by Ike will stop me from posting the latest on Palin’s connections with dominionists.  Read more 

Listen to the Doctor ...

So, I got an email from this guy today, and he usually sends me emails that are worth reading. This one’s worth repeating.

Dear Other Sarah,

There’s a lot being said about the primary process right now. I wanted to reach out to you and let you know how things look from where I stand.

First, I think we’ll have a nominee before the convention. It’s still early, and there are plenty of voters who still haven’t weighed in.

I also think that we’re fortunate to have two fantastic candidates that people are excited about — we’ve consistently had record turnout across the country, and whoever wins will have the support of a healthy Party that’s ready to fight. Hillary and Barack are meeting voters in places that don’t typically get to see our candidates so closely, and that’s good for both of them come November.

They’re both campaigning hard, and it’s great to see such excitement for two great candidates — I’m excited about them, too.

But while our process continues to play out, we can’t afford to sit around and wait. We must start right now — we can’t let John McCain get a head start.

While the pundits on TV talk about what it all means, we can get to work. … Don’t be fooled, John McCain isn’t a “maverick” at all. He’s loved by the media, but he’ll be a disaster for our country.

He’s been a vocal supporter of George Bush’s strategy in Iraq, and he’s said that he wants to be there for another hundred years. He’s committed to appointing judges who will overturn Roe v. Wade and privatizing Social Security. And he’s admitted that he doesn’t understand the economy, which would leave millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet.

He’s so bad that U.S. News and World Report recently revealed that the White House is thrilled to have John McCain picking up where they’re leaving off…

What’s behind President Bush’s expansive praise for John McCain? The president has become convinced that McCain will be an effective and strong defender of the Bush legacy in the general election campaign this fall, White House advisers to U.S. News. […] In an interview broadcast yesterday on FOX News Sunday, Bush went further than he ever has in analyzing the 2008 presidential race. He came close to endorsing McCain outright, praising him more than he did McCain’s competitor in the race, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.

White House officials tell U.S. News that Bush is eager to help McCain as the party standard-bearer, mainly in three areas: helping to rally conservatives behind McCain, raising money for the Republican Party, and framing the political debate to portray the Democrats as tax-and-spend liberals who would prematurely remove U.S. troops from Iraq and endanger national security.

John McCain gives George Bush the third term he always wanted.

The guy who wrote me this email is Dr. Howard Dean, and he’s got more to say over the jump (and so do I)  Read more