She's also anti-gay rights (marriage, anti-discrimination, etc), but says she "feels the pain" of her "homosexual friends" - which has been code for "I'm sensitive! Really!" in the conservative crowds for years now. I'm having a hard time justifying her "No, really, I'm progressive, see all the progressive things I've done!" hand waving with her stance on women's rights, gay rights, creationism, education, and the rest.
Actions speak louder than words, and while I can't fault anyone for wanting to support and Rah-Rah for their governor in a Presidential/Vice-Presidential race, I see in Palin someone who will continue the overall conservative and creationist spiral that our country has been pushed down for the last eight years, and frankly, that scares me.
But, hey, I'm biased. Here's her wikipedia entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_palin) for (hopefully) unbiased.
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Date: 2008-08-29 06:55 pm (UTC)Actions speak louder than words, and while I can't fault anyone for wanting to support and Rah-Rah for their governor in a Presidential/Vice-Presidential race, I see in Palin someone who will continue the overall conservative and creationist spiral that our country has been pushed down for the last eight years, and frankly, that scares me.
But, hey, I'm biased. Here's her wikipedia entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_palin) for (hopefully) unbiased.