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Palin's Social Views Hurt Ticket
Real Clear Poltics ^
| 9/4/08
| Froma Harrop
Posted on 09/04/2008 8:42:02 AM PDT by steve-b
I had dinner last night with a Republican-leaning independent who was despondent over John McCain's choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. She had been looking forward to supporting McCain as a fiscal conservative with a deep understanding of foreign relations. But all she could now see was that picture of Palin's pregnant 17-year-old looking defiant and stupid as she held mom's fifth baby.
Many religious conservatives are jubilant. They regard Palin as a swell choice because her high-schooler was going to have the baby. The line sent my friend into shock. This is not a matter of abortion politics, she said, but of managing one's own affairs.
"Don't they have birth control up in Alaska?" she asked....
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: 2008; 2008veep; barbie; catfight; democrats; dnctalkingpoints; elections; mccainpalin; palin; palinfamily; palinnomination; palinrippedmyflesh; pds; sarahpalinbarbie; stevebgone; supressthevote; troll; zot
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To: Mr. K
I think they had dinner with Mitt Romney.
To: steve-b
How do you get a name like Froma Harrop?
To: steve-b
Well the Hillary bots over on their thread don’t care. It was hilarious to read last night, they were loving the Rep convention. They don’t like Rudy but loved him last night and she is their Hillary, all voting Republican, abortion or not.
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posted on
09/04/2008 8:48:53 AM PDT
by
Hattie
To: steve-b
Oh please the people that disagree with Palin’s social views were never going to vote for a Republican anyway no matter what.
24
posted on
09/04/2008 8:48:54 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(After Saturday, the Miami Hurricanes will be downgraded to a tropical depression)
To: steve-b
A “despondent Republican leaning independent”.
Hmmmm.
Had to be someone from inside the Beltway who is secretly contemptuous of the little people with their grubby kids shopping at Target.
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posted on
09/04/2008 8:49:08 AM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
To: steve-b
I’m an Indie who campaigned for Gov. Wilder of Virginia, and voted for Obambi in the primary until I saw what a complete and utter emptysuit the guy is.
Sweetie, Palin isn’t running against Obambi.
Obambi is running against McCain. Can’t you people get the fact that the media is running down Palin vs. Obambi because Obambi can’t compete with McCain?
Her social policies? She’s pro-life chick. So am I.
26
posted on
09/04/2008 8:49:44 AM PDT
by
OpusatFR
(As we bicker about faith, the faithful are witnesses by their martyrdom.)
To: 50sDad
This AM I heard a call in to a radio talk show that began Im a Republican and a Conservative... and went on to support arguements that were neither. This kind of talk always makes me suspicious.They are called "seminar callers."
27
posted on
09/04/2008 8:49:55 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(After Saturday, the Miami Hurricanes will be downgraded to a tropical depression)
To: steve-b
You had dinner with Peggy Noonan?.............
28
posted on
09/04/2008 8:50:09 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If you're not part of the solution, then you must be part of the government............)
To: steve-b; Tax-chick
Why durrrrr, no, they don’t have birth control in Alaska! They also don’t have eeelectricity, telly-vision, or them newfangled flush terlits either!
Good grief. Where do they find idiots like this?
TC, I pinged you to this because the author is named “Froma Harrop,” and I couldn’t let that name pass without letting you know about it.
}:-)4
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posted on
09/04/2008 8:50:11 AM PDT
by
Moose4
(http://moosedroppings.wordpress.com -- Because 20 million self-important blogs just aren't enough.)
To: steve-b
Total BS. If it hurts the ticket so much, why was Hillary campaigning to the right in PA, OH, WV and KY?
To: steve-b
“Don’t they have birth control up in Alaska?”
This quote shows stupidity and elitism in just eight words.
1. Yes they have birth control in Alaska
2. Since when ha birth control been 100% effective?
(ever hear of condom breaking?)
31
posted on
09/04/2008 8:50:13 AM PDT
by
wilco200
(Typical White Person)
To: silverleaf
These people need to see the country more.
To: Slapshot68
all she could now see was that picture of Palin's pregnant 17-year-old looking defiant and stupid as she held mom's fifth baby, That is profoundly insulting! Thats all she saw because that is all she wants to see.
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posted on
09/04/2008 8:50:40 AM PDT
by
chaos_5
To: steve-b
To: Perdogg
Romney lost, get over it.
Romney lost. YOU get over it.
Romney would be advising her to do just what she is doing.
Don’t buy into all the propoganda and get over it.
To: steve-b
Froma Harrop = socially liberal fruitcake. The views of her and her friends aren’t really relevant, in the grand scheme of things.
To: goldstategop; traderrob6
Apparently Froma Harrop had dinner with Peggy Noonan last night............
37
posted on
09/04/2008 8:51:27 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If you're not part of the solution, then you must be part of the government............)
To: steve-b
This guy should pick the people he dines with more carefully!
38
posted on
09/04/2008 8:51:27 AM PDT
by
Lawdoc
(My dad married my aunt, so now my cousins are my brothers. Go figure.)
To: steve-b
I had dinner last night with a Republican-leaning independent who
was despondent over John McCain's choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
as his running mate.
Yeah.
And just now a caller to the Glenn Beck radio show said McCain had
made him really angry. Because he had been ready to vote for
Bob Barr...and then McCain has brought forth "THAT WOMAN".
And the caller said that he is now voting for McCain/Palin.
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posted on
09/04/2008 8:51:49 AM PDT
by
VOA
To: steve-b
all she could now see was that picture of Palin's pregnant 17-year-old looking defiant and stupid as she held mom's fifth baby.
Well, then, THAT'S ALL she wanted to see. Tell your friend "republican leaning" to stay in the liberal camp where she's more comfortable with her blindness. She's not ready to be graduated to the Truth platform, yet.
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