Posted on 10/23/2008 5:51:33 AM PDT by pissant
Palin addresses issues on television interview
Republican Vice Presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin addressed issues yesterday relating to Latin America, including Hugo Chavez and illegal immigration, in her first interview with a Spanish-language network. The interview began with Univision anchor, Jorge Ramos asking Palin to clarify recent statements she and Republican Presidential candidate John McCain have made, characterising Senator Barack Obama’s tax proposals as “socialist”. Palin denied ever having called Obama a socialist directly.
The interview quickly turned to US nemesis, leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has repeatedly claimed the US is planning to attack Venezuela. However, Palin said military action was a last resort. “We hate war. We want peace. “We want through negotiation and sanctions if need be to put pressure on a dictator like Hugo Chavez, to let them see that they will not mess around with America the way that they want to,” she said.
The governor also addressed illegal immigration, saying she and McCain supported a two-pronged approach of securing the border and then working with undocumented workers already in the US.
“There is no way that in the US we would roundup every illegal immigrant - there are about 12 million of the illegal immigrants.
“We - our policy - John McCain has been so clear with his policy and it makes a lot of sense too.
“We secure our borders first. But then with a comprehensive approach we must deal humanely with those who are here, and we must allow the steps to be taken to protect the families of those who are here, maybe as illegal immigrants today,” she said.
McCain has made an effort to reach out to Latino voters, a constituency that could prove key in swing states in November’s election. Latino support for the Republican Party ebbed earlier this year following a bruising battle over illegal immigration. - Reuters
I truly hope they only pay minimum wage to Democrat operatives to plant and foment with this sort of tripe.
It is WAY too easy to dupe WAY too many people around here.
Exactly right, Veeps don’t come out and stomp on their bosses in public!
OK, we all disagree with McCain on this vital issue, but this is NOT the time to form a circular firing squad. Beat Obama FIRST, then we can return to the anti-amnesty fight.
But she says in the article that she DOESN’T support amnesty.
Do you understand what the media would do with that?
Plant? As if GOP polticians’ positions on amnesty are meaningless.
Where the hell have you been the last 5 years?
No. I am for Duncan Hunter’s plan.
Ducan hunter isn’t running...
McCain and Obama are. I hate McCain, but I prefer him to Obama.
Naturally, I disagree with McCain and Palin on this issue. But they’re still miles better than Obama.
There are people in our Republic who have no problem at all with Bill Ayers, Jeremiah Wright and ACORN influencing policy decisions and LAWS in America.
That said, I am not a fan of amnesty, but what choice do we have in the matter?
I will do everything in my power to fight Obama and his communists, terrorists, thugs and criminals.
They are enemies to Americans everywhere.
The damage that Obama will do to America will be irreparable.
Laughing at you.
Why not? She disagrees with McCain about drilling in ANWR, she disagrees with McCain over the gay marriage amendment, so why not continue supporting the ‘conservative’ position on Amnesty unless it is not your own?
Because her position was widely known BEFORE she was selected and can’t change them now without looking stupid. She had no public position on Amnesty before.
By all means, VOTE OBAMA....
Please join us here in the real world at your earliest convenience.
Pandora's Box was opened on the immigration issue decades ago. It is nothing short of fantasy to think that the damage can be completely reversed. At best, it can stemmed and contained. No credible politician would say anything else.
Obviously newbie, you have not followed this issue very closely. That’s OK. You’ll figure it out soon enough.
Well I read that she said not total Amnesty, so she favors partial Amnesty? Did you also read where she reportedly says this,
“We - our policy - John McCain has been so clear with his policy and it makes a lot of sense too."
And we know McCain's stance on this.
“To clarify, so you support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants?
I do because I understand why people would want to be in America.”
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“We - our policy - John McCain has been so clear with his policy and it makes a lot of sense too.”
Lets not get too upset about this. We can fight on it later if the subject comes up again. The article points out that “we must first secure our borders”. With all the enviro-waco lawsuits, does anyone see the borders being secure in the near future??
From what little they showed, I didn’t see any frustration.
Wow, as many have said, can you imagine what the media would do to her if she publicly differed from Mccain on this major issue? It is a crazy world to think the PUMA sites are her biggest supporters. I guess it is because they know what it is like for their candidate to be attacked day after day!
But I thought people liked Palin because she was honest and truthful? A breath of fresh air? Bringing integrity back? This would be doing the opposite of those things right? Putting her into league with just about every other two-faced politician.
I’ll tell you what. Regardless of who wins, I’m going to have a Blue Christmas...
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