Palin Apologizes to Pastor for Fire at Her Church (Fox News)

[underpants]

Source: Fox News

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told a pastor at the Wasilla Bible Church that she was sorry if a fire set Friday was politically motivated.

Gov. Sarah Palin apologized to a pastor at her home church in Wasilla after a suspected arsonist set it on fire -- possibly as a result of "undeserved negative attention" caused by her vice presidential campaign, her spokesman said.

The Wasilla Bible Church suffered an estimated $1 million worth of damages after a fire burned through it Friday night.

"Whatever the motives of the arsonist, the governor has faith in the scriptural passage that what was intended for evil will in some way be used for good," Palin spokesman Bill McAllister told local television station KTUU in a statement Saturday.

On Saturday, the local fire chief said the fire "is definitely suspicious."

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2008/12/14/sa... /

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So it's still ALL ABOUT Sarah

I expect the if part to be removed in the discussion on this by Fox&Friends and then the rest of the MSM will follow suit cementing this in the public conscientiousness.

[yardwork]

1. Unbelievable narcissism.

[hisownpetard]

7. That was my first thought, too. Delusional!

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Wow. For a second there I thought she was admitting that she set it.

[laconicsax]

10. How do you know she wasn't?

Nothing new going on in Alaska so she had to invent something.

Who wants to bet she blames it on William Ayres?

[BrklynLiberal]

13. I'll bet you are right!!!

[hobbit709]

3. She probably set it.

[katanalori]

4. Wouldn't a NORMAL person

say "Oh my God, I am so glad the women and children got out safely!" Not Sarah, it is ALL ABOUT HER.
Almost all fires are suspicious until proven otherwise - yet Palin's followers are sure this about Palin and/or religious persecution.

[underpants]

5. Yes they would

but of course those children really don't do much to serve Sarah and that is what it is all about.

[marshall]

20. Wasn't her house set on fire on the same day?

If they aren't related it's an awfully big coincidence--unless every building in the town was set on fire by arsonists that day.

[rurallib]

6. Won't she be disappointed and look like a fool

if the motivation behind the fire was not to make her look bad? How will she deal with that, pray tell? What if was just some drunken kids or somesuch?

[UTUSN]

8. But can she apologize for Tadd or Todd or whatever his name is?!1 Not to mention HERSELF!1 n/t

[AlabamaBrightBlueDot]

9. well...

my first thought is cheapo contractor buddy wiring.... it did start in the walls.... right?

[Ichingcarpenter]

11. Right next to the meth lab in the closet

Sounds me it was Wisella boredom of its teenage crack head drunks.

Either that or Putkin rearing his ugly head over Wisella Alaska.

[underpants]

12. That IS the most likely cause

but then that doesn't get dear Sarah back in the headlines now does it?

Lights
Camera
ME!!

[LeFleur1]

14. The Witch Exorcism Didn't Work

And Sarah somehow started a fire in the Church by shooting sparks from her...um....self.

[TheDoorbellRang]

15. So, how much does the church have to pay for their arson investigation kit?

That's Standard Operating Procedure in Wasilla, isn't it?

[orleans]

16. she apologizes? did she start the fire? maybe it was god, sarah

and he is just showing you how much he disapproves of you and so many of the things you've done, and his creatures you have slaughtered.

[underpants]

18. Perhaps, just perhaps, the agent used to ignite said fire was dripping irony

the dripping irony of a church that mixes some wild caucasian mix of fundamentalist Christianity and Shintoism to believe that inanimate objects might possess demons and that the only way to rid said objects of these spirits is a raucous combination of prayer and....wait for it....FIRE



the other more likely scenario is a ninja like liberal operation to infiltrate the contractor's employment pool (AS electricians no less), fray the wires (the fire started in the walls), and time this sabotage to occur within a 110 day window (the period since dear Sarah was introduced on to the national scene) AFTER construction of the church which occurred probably 10 years ago (this implies the keen insight to know, like Newt and Kristol, that some day the former weather-girl and then mayor would some day be the VP nominee of a national party).

[FloridaJudy]

17. What I've always wondered

Is why fundies almost always build such effin' ugly churches. There are a few exceptions, but Sarah's is not one of them - even my local WalMarts have more class than that. I wonder if it wasn't torched by a neighbor who finally got fed up with looking at that eyesore. Not that that justifies it by any means, but as long as no one was hurt, I'm not going to loose much sleep over the damage to a cherished local landmark.

I expect they were insured. Even Palin's congregation couldn't be that dumb. And now they get to play the "Boo-hoo, we're so persecuted!" card they're so fond of. Like they got run out of town for being Witches or something...

[Vinca]

19. I suppose the notion it was a generic arsonist never crossed her mind.

She'll stop at nothing to get her face on camera.

[damntexdem]

21. So, she did it, huh?

[fascisthunter]

22. She's Sick Enough To

and just for media attention too.