Note: the photo above was provided by Sarah's mother to the Republican party. It shows Sarah with Bristol on a hunting trip, and Sarah being the saint mother that she is and all, I'd guess she was probably teaching little Bristol family values and something about the sacredness of life; the photo at the bottom is of Sarah in her Alaskan office with a bearskin in the background.
See, for all the Republicans highly touted spiel, "Sarah Palin is just an American gal everyone can relate to", I can't relate to her. For starters, I have to admit I'd have trouble relating to anyone who named their kids Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper and Trig (and call me mean spirited, but it leaves me wondering what the grandbaby will be named...Tundra? Calc?)
But I digress. I don't want to underestimate her. That would be a very bad mistake. I've spent a fair amount of time the past few days reading about her on the web, and watching YouTube videos of speeches she's made. She doesn't speak as well when someone else isn't supplying the words, by the way. I wouldn't call her intellectually nimble; not by a long shot. Nevertheless, she's nothing if not formidable. Here's a smattering of what I've found: She's anti sex ed; anti abortion, even in cases of rape and incest; anti stem cell research; anti same-sex marriage; anti spousal benefits for same sex couples (of course); anti-drug...mmmmmmmm, let me clarify that: she opposes legalizing marijuana, because of the message it might send to her kids, (there's that family values thing again) BUT she admits she smoked it: "I can't claim a Bill Clinton and say that I never inhaled" while it was legal in Alaska, but not in the US (I guess that's that separation of Alaska from the lower 48 thing); pro-life...well, pro human life...well, pro human life if you aren't yet born...she supports the death penalty and supports aerial hunting of bears and wolves and she's in the process of suing the United States to remove polar bears from the endangered species list (see Governor's Office press release, "Polar Bear", dated August 4, 2008); she's in favor of teaching creationism in schools; was initially in favor of The Bridge to Nowhere but is now against it; is in favor of teacher led prayers in public schools; in favor of absolute right to gun ownership...
Sarah Palin scares the hell out of me.
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She would be scary if she was running for the local PTA, but as vice-president, I'm thinking Canada is looking good.
That's exactly what I've been thinking...and I mean seriously!
I so enjoyed my visit today. I laughed and then I gagged. Exposing an infant to that crowd made my mouth drop. Was it me or did the teenage boy friend look like he was forced to play a roll he wasn't into? His expressions were priceless. Rudi was very mean and unprofessional...dah!
Great post!
Absolutely boggles the mind, doesn't it? I'm with ya sister.
Melissa
Lissamom2
You are so pasinate and that is why I love you!
It appears that Northern men seem to be flipping over her..
{{{ Hugs }}}
TJ
agree with me or have your post deleted....i see you support censorship and not the free marketplace of ideas....i thought that might be your lipstick smearing, but i see you're not wearing any, so probably just a good old, i'll in a lemming kinda way jump on the bandwagon....such original thought!
Oh, Anonymous, you checked back. But once again, you've missed the point. It's not agree with me or have your post deleted, it's have the cajones to identify yourself or have your post deleted.
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