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Who Is Sarah Palin?


Until the Republican Convention, very few had ever heard of Sarah Palin... and now this mean-spirited campaigner is asking who is Barack Obama?

I'm asking who is Sarah Palin?

I know that she's a woman who doesn't believe in allowing women the right to choose their own reproductive health decisions even if they are victims of rape... but approves of these victims getting billed by the government for the rape kits used to examine them.

I know she's a beauty pageant runner-up who is a gun totin' extremist in her views on the environment, religion, women's choice and the separation of church and state.

I know she's a woman who along with John McCain would divide this country while pledging that she and the Senator are "mavericks" who know how to reach across the aisle.

I know that as mayor of the small town of Wasilla she increased spending by 63% and left behind a $19 million long-term debt, which was non-existent before she took office.

I know she hired the same good-ol'-boy network of Washington lobbyists she says she will fight if elected, in order to secure millions of dollars of earmarks for Wasilla.

I know that she's been found guilty of abusing her power as governor by pressuring a state official to fire her former brother-in-law and then firing the official when he refused... an investigation that began prior to her selection as vice president.

And I know that the American public has had less than two months to vet Sarah Palin, and during this time the press has had to fight tooth and nail to secure just two network interviews with her... while she still refuses to appear on the tougher Sunday news shows.

On the stump, Sarah Palin and John McCain continue to avoid addressing the critical issues facing our country. Neither of them provides any substantive conversation on what they will do to steer our country on a journey back to prosperity. Palin's sheer ignorance and lack of experience precludes her from speaking thoughtfully about the financial and foreign policy dilemmas we face. And John McCain's voting record forces him to change the subject.

McCain knows his policies have contributed to the unraveling of our financial systems due to excessive deregulation. McCain knows that he supported the war in Iraq since its inception, which has been a tremendous financial and military drain on our country. Both Sarah Palin and John McCain know that if this election continues to be about the housing market, the economy, healthcare, the environment, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- the issues that affect everyday Americans -- they will lose this election. And after eight years of Republican control that has left this country in deep distress... they should lose. So now that we know who Sarah Palin is... do we want her a heartbeat away from the presidency?

Until the Republican Convention, very few had ever heard of Sarah Palin... and now this mean-spirited campaigner is asking who is Barack Obama? I'm asking who is Sarah Palin? I know that she's a wom...
Until the Republican Convention, very few had ever heard of Sarah Palin... and now this mean-spirited campaigner is asking who is Barack Obama? I'm asking who is Sarah Palin? I know that she's a wom...
 
 
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10:50 PM on 10/19/2008
WE WERE BULLIED ON A PAID FOR BY THE DNC OFFICIAL BLOG! NOT JUST, MYSELF, BUT AN HONORABLE FORMER NAVAL, GAY MAN,, WAS LITERALLY RUN OFF THE BLOG! WHERE ARE THE GAY RIGHTS OF BARACK AND MICHELLE OBAMA? AT LEAST MS PALIN WILL RESPECT STATE RIGHTS AS GAY MARRIAGE PASSES! LIFE LONG DEMOCRAT VOTING PALIN!
10:04 PM on 10/19/2008
I can tell you that I already know enough not to want or need to know any more.

From the moment she stood on the stage at the RNC convention ... through all of her campaign rallies - she has done nothing other than "enthusiastically" spew vile, divisive, hostile, disturbingly dangerous, hate-filled speeches. And yes - with a self-righteous smile on her face. And by the way - John Lewis knows of which he speaks.

She doesn't deserve any consideration even to be held in esteem by any of us .... much less as a leader in our country.

When she and McCain are NOT elected on Nov. 4th (we will keep up the inspired work) - let's just hope we don't have to be subjected to her while she promotes her own reality TV show.

It's time that Good Character becomes a vital personal trait to be honored and rewarded in our culture again. We can do that - one person - and one vote - at a time.

Vote your conscience on Nov. 4th. Obama-Biden - the only honorable choice.
09:17 PM on 10/19/2008
Thank you Barbra! Sarah Palin is a Trivial Pursuit question.
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topkatnc
Give a stray cat or dog a chance .
09:10 PM on 10/19/2008
The real question is who is NATIONAL REPUBLILCAN TRUST. I got an e-mail from these quys saying they are going to stop a disaster . And that disaster is PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA. They say is going to SHOCK AND AWE. Dick Morris says that NATIONAL REPUBLICAN TRUST IS A VERY EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION THAT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON ELECTION DAY. In the e-mail it goes on say the the Zogby poll only has mccain down by 2 pt.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!They state that their campaign woll drive THE LEFT MEDIA NUTS. They show MOHAMED ATTA'S DRIVER LICENSE AND THAT OBAMA VOTED YES ON A BILL TO GIVE THEM THAT RIGHT. Has anyone else heard from these guys?
08:33 PM on 10/19/2008
All I need to know about her is that she only has a degree in journalism. In a country that is supposed to value education so much, why was she even considered?
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carljr
08:02 PM on 10/19/2008
Too complicated. She's another bad choice by Ted Stevens. She made her bones as his protege. While taking gifts as a Senator is a crime, elevating Sarah Palin to statewide political prominence just qualifies as stupid. Were it not for Ted Stevens, Sarah Palin would still be a small town mayor, hociey mom, and moose burger flipper.

Thanks, Ted and John. You really know how to pick 'em.
07:59 PM on 10/19/2008
Go Barbra!
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ObamAtomic
05:37 PM on 10/19/2008
Who is palin? The churchgoer or the secessionist supporter?Macumba!
The abuse Power Gov?
Against equal pay for women?
Stepping Stone?
That's why AMERICANS are still wondering who the heck she is?
WHO IS THE REAL SARAH PALIN?
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ObamAtomic
05:37 PM on 10/19/2008
ComteporaryMom
==================================================================================Haha! Who is palin? The witch churchgoer or the secessionist supporter?
The abuse Power Gov?
Against equal pay for women?
Stepping Stone for McCain Presidency?
That's why AMERICANS are still wondering who the heck she is?
WHO IS THE REAL SARAH PALIN?
08:31 PM on 10/19/2008
Haa-haaa you need to get out more and read more than huffington.
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ObamAtomic
09:06 PM on 10/19/2008
haha! Do you believe everyone is like Palin,not knowledge of the Constitution
newspapers,books or see Russia from her house!
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ObamAtomic
09:12 PM on 10/19/2008
You need to be more serious in your defense of Palin
Smiling wont help your defense
This are fact you can not refuse,
The abuse of Power ?
Against equal pay for women?
Stepping Stone for McCain Presidency?
The churchgoer or the secessionist supporter?
You lack arguments in her defense

Peace, mom.
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05:08 PM on 10/19/2008
I know that she is a woman who questions the patriotism of Americans and accuses the democratic nominee for the presidency of *palling around with terrorists* while failing to acknowledge that her own husband was until 2002 a member of the secessionistic Alaska Independence Party. I also know that she spoke at the convention of this party just this year, encouraging them to keep up their good work.

What Palin meant by her encouragement to the AIP is anyone's guest; but taken in conjunction with the the divisive statements she has made on the campaign trail, I would call her potentially subversive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwvPNXYrIyI
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JayInDallas
Shredding talking points with facts since 2006
04:45 PM on 10/19/2008
Thank you, Barbra! For months now I've asked the same question! Why are Americans questioning the ethics and motives of a man who has been campaigning for almost two years, when we have this woman who was unheard of until a few months ago? Who came under investigation during the campaign for abuse of power? I'm more interested in the role Todd Palin plays than I do about Ayers, Rezko or anyone else who is the subject of the Republican rhetoric.

Many thanks for sharing what should be a focal point for voters. Forget Obama. If there are any skeletons in his closet, they've already been picked over. the real question is WHO IS SARAH PALIN?
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huffyISaHottie
Nothing about me is micro;).
04:36 PM on 10/19/2008
sing with me babs.....PALIN...THOSE WHO DONT WANT PALIN...ARE THE LUCKIEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
04:31 PM on 10/19/2008
Oh please, your side says repubs avoid answering the questions yet we know where McCain stands on taxes, health care, abortion and so on.

And the other side says the same about Dems - yeah its all in what you WANT TO HEAR.

The reason Palin asks who is obama is because how can you really know a guy who stays at a church for 20 years an leaves it when the water gets hot? How can you know a guy who says "its above his pay grade" when asked a serious question?

Thats why folks are still wondering who the heck he is!
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happyblackman
Gotta have more cowbell baby!
05:14 PM on 10/19/2008
You can't be serious? McCain has given so little talk to how he would solve the economic crisis! His plans change daily! Palin has never issued a statement on what she thinks about the economy, or anything else.

At the last debate, Obama shredded McCain's imaginary healthcare proposals! McCain said the average healthcare policy cost $5,800.00. Whatever! I had a minor out-patient procedure that totaled to $9,000.00, last May. My insurance company picked up $7,500.00 of it. Under McCain's plan, I would be paying more.

McCain was very silent on abortion, and has even refused to answer reporters' questions on the subject. He can't come right out and say that he will appoint Supreme Court justices who are against abortion, because he thinks Palin is going to deliver the female vote.

Palin's husband belonged tot he Alaska Independence Party. A fringe party that is very anti-America! I would like to hear about this.

It makes me wonder who the heck she really is?!
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Deni
05:40 PM on 10/19/2008
And under McCain's health plan you'll be paying income taxes on whatever contribution your employer makes to the cost of your health care plan. For the first time ever, that will be income to you. Vote McCain for more of the same failed Bush policies...and a few policies of his own that are doomed to failure.
08:41 PM on 10/19/2008
Mccain stated when a babies right set in - obama didn't.

Mccain answered what type of person he would look for for supreme court and so did obama - I don't have a problem with either one on that topic.

Obama drops long time relationships because things get hot. I don't like that.

But regardless, it boils down to party lines and what each party stands for.
04:24 PM on 10/19/2008
I also know that the same contractors who built the Wasilla hocky rink when she was mayor also built her house for FREE.
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CubanVoice
Hope common sense goes viral.
04:44 PM on 10/19/2008
I hope the hockey rink is IN her house!

Otherwise she's against what McCain believes is too many perks going to politicans and the like.