CNN: "Where you know we're sincere because our anchors narrow their eyes thoughtfully"

I had almost gained a newfound respect for Anderson Cooper. However, on the eve of September 8, I did a quick 180 (rather than a 360, haha bad joke). Although Fox News would have us believing that it's all coming from the "liberal blogosphere" (seriously, I wish Fox would stop giving blogs so much credence, it's getting way annoying), it was actually Andy Cooper who narrowed his eyes thoughtfully while reporting the news that Sarah Palin may not be who she says she is in regards to religion. After all, she USED to go to a Pentecostal church! Horrors! (Way to insult the millions - yes, millions - of Pentecostals in America, Anderson).

But what strikes me as more amusing than AC's questioning the parallel between Palin's faith and that of "mainstream Christians" (like he knows what that is) is the embarassing double standard that is in play here. Why is it okay to question Sarah Palin's association with a FORMER pastor - meaning, she left the church waaaaaay before running for national office, rather than once it was the focus of a PR crisis - but it was soooo unacceptable, like "how dare they" unacceptable, for Obama skeptics to expose Jeremiah Wright? And: Guess. What. Christians. Ask. Other. Christians. To. Pray. For. The things going on in their lives. Yes, it's true. Try not to fall over from shock. Her calling the war in Iraq "a mission from God" is no more controversial to us than Wright calling our nation "the US of KKKA" is to the elite left. The problem is not her, it's the liberal media's perception of informed - dare we say - Christian voters.