Who is Sarah Palin? Here's some basic background:
1) She was elected Alaska's governor a little over a year and a half ago. Her previous office was mayor of Wasilla, a small town outside Anchorage. She has no foreign policy experience.
2) Palin is strongly anti-choice, opposing abortion even in the case of rape or incest.
3) She supported right-wing extremist Pat Buchanan for president in 2000.
4) Palin thinks creationism should be taught in public schools. (very very scary, and reveals a lot about her intellectual level)
5) She's doesn't think humans are the cause of climate change. (ditto)
6) She's solidly in line with John McCain's "Big Oil first" energy policy. She's pushed hard for more oil drilling and says renewables won't be ready for years. She also sued the Bush administration for listing polar bears as an endangered species—she was worried it would interfere with more oil drilling in Alaska.
How closely did John McCain vet this choice? He met Sarah Palin once at a meeting. They spoke a second time, last Sunday, when he called her about being vice-president. Then he offered her the position. Wow.
Palin is a scary airhead. She strikes me as arrogant, ignorant and solipsistic. McCain picked her solely for her looks??? Very scary indeed.
2 comments:
Well-written with good points. I saw her on the news last night and have been reading about her in the paper today. Here's a guy I like to read, he's passionate & zealous but I think his head's in the right place...www.survivalacres.com/wordpress.
Kind regards, r.
Interesting blog called Survival Acres. Video of protesters hard to watch. It seems that the media just ignores these protests as though they are all crazy. Ron Kovic and Cindy Sheehan are people too and should be listened to. Too bad the mainstream has given them a "wacko" label. Might as well put them in a straightjacket. That is terribly sad. I do not agree with the author of survival acres that democracy is dead. Call me naive.
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