She said that? I'm Not Surprised

Wow, if I had a dollar for every time a politician said something insanely stupid I would have been a rich man quite some time ago.  The most recent comes from our good friend Sarah Palin who, quite frankly, has given us a great number of laughs since emerging into the public spotlight.  Her latest "foot in big mouth" moment comes from her speech at the NRA rally in Indianapolis over the weekend. Ready for it? She said:

"If I were in charge....they would know that waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists"

Yep. She said it.  And as disturbing as this is I find it even more disturbing that I am not in the least bit shocked that something so utterly inhumane came spewing from the depths of her delusional mind.  When I first heard of this I thought to myself this must be another hoax like the one floating around the internet claiming she said flight MH370 flew to heaven and got stuck.  Then I saw the video.  Hoax it is NOT!

Here's the link to the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7vdAlzh-jo

Once I gathered that the "waterboarding=baptism" comment was true I began looking for articles referencing this and I came across one which included a reaction from an individual that was just as disturbing.  When referencing Sarah Palin's statement this individual stated that:

 "Joking about baptism in the context of this aggressive action suggests that we don’t think baptism is as life-giving or important as it is."
(http://www.thewire.com/politics/2014/04/sarah-palin-is-not-the-rights-campaign-savior-anymore/361305/)

Is that truly the most logical reaction to have to a statement like that? Seriously? The heinousness of torturing another human being takes a back seat to the "importance" of baptism? The first concern is for the description of a religious ritual and not for the welfare of another human being? You have got to be kidding me!

To say that the United States of America "dodged a bullet" by not having Sarah Palin as the Vice President seems to be quite fitting in this scenario given the event she was speaking at.  What I do find frightening is that a portion of the population decided that Sarah Palin was, at one point, the best fit for the job.

Religious belief breeds this kind of backwards thinking and statements like these highlights the importance of secular activism to build an indestructible wall separating church and state.

-Zombie