{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Progressive Revival","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/progressiverevival","author_name":"David Gibson","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/progressiverevival\/author\/dgibson","title":"Picking Palin: McCain's Folly, or \"crazy like a fox\"? - Progressive Revival","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"z5FF2ycZ2K\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/progressiverevival\/2008\/08\/picking-palin-mccains-folly-or.html\">Picking Palin: McCain&#8217;s Folly, or &#8220;crazy like a fox&#8221;?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/progressiverevival\/2008\/08\/picking-palin-mccains-folly-or.html\/embed#?secret=z5FF2ycZ2K\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Picking Palin: McCain&#8217;s Folly, or &#8220;crazy like a fox&#8221;?&#8221; &#8212; Progressive Revival\" data-secret=\"z5FF2ycZ2K\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"John McCain has certainly revived his maverick label by&nbsp;picking&#8211;or plucking from obscurity&#8211;freshman&nbsp;Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. (WaPo coverage here, and NYT coverage here.) Like every candidate, there are pluses and minuses with her. On the plus side, Christian conservatives (as God-o-Meter knows and shows), are going to be delighted. She is a&hellip;"}