Sarah Palin

I’m struck by how enthusiastically Sarah Palin was lauded for her “decision” (notice how they never use the word “choice”) to carry her downs syndrome child to term. The irony is that if she had her way, no one else would be allowed to make that choice. She would have the government enter the personal life of every pregnant woman and force them to carry their pregnancy to term. Which brings to mind a few questions: Did she know her child had downs? And if so, why get the genetic testing (it carries a small amount of risk) if there would be no consideration of abortion? Oops, you’re not supposed to ask Sarah Palin questions because it is mean and sexist.
All the other candidates in this race, the 3 remaining and all those that fell by the wayside including Hillary, have withstood hundreds if not thousands of hours of harsh and sometimes hostile questioning on a host of issues from personal challenges to foreign policy. It is part of the process to weed out those that are not knowledgeable or that don’t have the temperament or that will wilt under pressure. It helps us see what they are made of and how they handle tough situations.
Sarah Palin is different; her handlers will keep her from facing tough questions while they school her on the issues and what to say and how to say it. Her handlers are afraid that if she was exposed to the fire that every other candidate faces, she would have a high probability of self destructing. She will read speeches written for her and will sound knowledgeable; she will take a few questions from “friendly” reporters and appear competent. What it boils down to is this: Do we want someone in the White House with their finger on the button that we only know from the PR that her handlers allow us to see, that has never withstood the fire of hostile questioning and that we really don’t know?

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[andrew]

Hmm..
Why won't Oprah have Sarah on her show? If Sarah was so sheltered from the press why would she cause Oprah to decline having her on?