King David was old and advanced in years; and although they covered him with clothes, he could not get warm. So his servants said to him, "Let a young virgin be sought for my lord the king, and let her wait on the king, and be his attendant; let her lie in your bosom, so that the lord my king may be warm." So they searched for a beautiful girl throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. The girl was very beautiful. She became the king's attendant and served him, but the king did not know her sexually.Sarah Palin in a political nutshell? As long as the GOP is so shamelessly sacrificing several centuries of progress to re-animate a Bronze Age world-view, I figure the metaphors might as well cut both ways. Pity that one won't perk up the ears of those who listen for Palin's Dominionist dog-whistles.
Then again, these are the same marks who actually believe that David and Abishag's relationship was actually platonic. Just like they believe that two gang-raped (erstwhile) virgins would think to seduce the father who handed them over to the gang in the first place. Or that the polygamy-rife Bible defines marriage as between one man and one woman. Or that handing your female servant over to your husband to bear the children you cannot isn't adultery or immoral.
On second thought, never mind. Lost cause. @#$%&*-up sexual mores are @#$%*&-up sexual mores. Forget I mentioned it.
