08-30-2008, 12:52 PM | #761 |
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And yet she supports the drilling for oil in Alaska's wildlife reserves. And considers mankind free of any blame in global climate change. Both do point to ties with the oil industry, even if her standard of ethics is better than others.
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I agree with drilling for oil on the north slope. We have the oil, so I don't see why we should leave it there and keep ourselves that much dependent on foreign sources. It seems selfish to say "we don't mind messing with the environment in OTHER places - just so we don't mess with our OWN environment". And... it's only at a small portion of this reserve - which is on the north slope. Opponents show video of forested parts of Alaska - which are hundreds of miles south and separated from the area by a mountain range! I think we could drill there with a minimum of disruption to the ecosystem. We're talking frozen tundra - not forests.
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On the other hand, if Palin's truly into ethical behaviour, maybe she'll actually do something worthwhile when oil companies do mess up. And that's more than anyone's ever got out of Bush or Cheney.
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Drilling in Alaska is far preferable to drilling off-shore. That is just screaming for major environmental damages.
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So have you guys heard the Internet rumors flying around about how her youngest son is really her daughter's child?
The Innertubes are such fun!
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Apparently she first announced her pregnancy when she was seven months along, and totally shocked even her closest aides, according to news reports at the time. Her sixteen-year-old daughter had been out of school with mono for five months. She was attending a governor's conference in Texas while she was 37 weeks pregnant Her water broke at 4 am, she made a speech at 10 am, and then took an eight-hour flight to Alaska (she said she called her doctor and got an OK). Most airlines won't fly someone who is more than 36 weeks; she said the flight attendants didn't notice she was pregnant. Against that, you'd have to believe the entire operating room crew in an induced birth were in on the conspiracy. Mind, it's happened before- Eric Clapton grew up believing his mother was actually his sister- she was sixteen at the time she got pregnant, and his grandmother claimed him as her own. A lot harder to get away with in this day and age, especially if you're a governor!
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My brother in law says "Women's groups can't have any objection to her."
He's straight trippin'. Elizabeth Dole is a Republican woman of weight. If McCain had nominated her, I'd take it as a serious choice. This woman is an utter token. And it offends me, personally. It's like Obama picking Scarlett Johanson as a running mate. I could hardly toss an apple in our statehouse without hitting a REPUBLICAN woman more qualified. I hugged 3 of them, yesterday. That McCain picked this woman to be an elderly heartbeat away from being the actual president tells me two things. One is, he's vain beyond belief, like many men "middle aged" and beyond...nothing's going to happen to him. The other is, getting elected is his plan, not governing. Both of those things make me clean MAD! McCain has achieved one thing. I've been concerned all year about local elections, and primaries. When I looked at the presidential race I thought, "Well, it'll work out." I've had preferences, but other things keep me up. Not any more. I have 90 days now to keep those people out of office, and that's my new family priority.
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Same thing happened with Jack Nicholson.
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08-31-2008, 10:48 PM | #772 |
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I don't think this will bode well for McCain, in the end. Look at this article.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/0..._n_122823.html I think a lot of people are reacting like Sis did and it's only getting worse as more articles like this come out about Palin. Fox News has made attempts at making this look good, like trying to argue she has foreign policy experience because she lives close to Russia(), but even they can't make it happen. People aren't buying it. I think McCain has really shot himself in the foot now...and I'm glad. I don't want a president who politicizes disasters like hurricanes. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/211849.php
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Here's an interesting article about Palin's selection by McCain - from the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...002377_pf.html
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Well. So much for that rumor.
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Plus, from the founder of the Alaskan Independence Party: "I'm an Alaskan, not an American. I've got no use for America or her damned institutions." Joe Vogler http://www.akip.org/introduction.html Given all the hits Barack and Michelle Obama took over their supposed lack of patriotism, I wonder if Sarah Palin still agrees with that?
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Ah! 2nd of September! Only 2 months left of tracks for the Republican Lunatic Express! And then.. time for a serious head-on collision
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You know all this media circus surrounding Palin's daughter is going to far. Is she the only pregnant teenager? I knew at least 6 in high school between the ages of 16 and 18. This is something that should be dealt with in private, not under the watchful eye of the media. The way everyone is acting, you'd think she was the first and only teenager that didn't wait until marriage and ended up knocked up. Get over it! Go check out the local high school. You are guarrenteed to find at least one or two teenage mommies.
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09-02-2008, 08:53 PM | #780 |
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But it's kinda funny that her mum promotes abstinence and virtues of marriage and blah blah blah... Yet can't even convice to her own daughter to keep her legs crossed. Oh well. At least the girl is lucky that she has a rich family that can help her take care of the kid and go to school. A lot of kids I know weren't that lucky.
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