Sarah Palin will make sure I’m never turned into A Newt!

Sarah Palin hunts mooses, and her pastor hunts witches. Yes, actual witches.

Sarah Palin believes her pastor helped her get to the governorship by the process of his laying on of his hands on her. This is the same pastor who made a name for himself by hunting witches. I’m so glad Sarah passes the “Is She A Witch?” test. The rest of us, unfortunately, have yet to be tested.

What can we expect from a Palin / McCain administration? People being tossed in ponds to see if they float?

Video clips after the jump

The following video is by Keith Olbermann. Warning: Keith Olbermann is decidedly against Sarah Palin and the Republican Party in general. There is no give and take, and that needs to be said. If Sean Hannity says something worth putting on this blog, I’ll give a similar warning.

Note the reference at the end of the video. Most geeks will get this reference immediately, but perhaps you haven’t.

Sir Bedevere: What makes you think she’s a witch?
Peasant 3: Well, she turned me into a newt!
Sir Bedevere: A newt?
Peasant 3: [meekly after a long pause] … I got better.
Crowd: [shouts] Burn her anyway!

Here’s a four minute video from Monty Python with the fun details.

I can imagine that in the future times when Palin and friends are in charge, witch hunts will go something like this: