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08/29/08 08:44 PM

I was going to sit out this election in protest of two less than desirable candidates (to put it mildly.) I changed my mind today and it is because of Sarah Palin.  She is by all counts an amazing, intelligent woman of integrity and character.  She is exactly what this country so desperately needs in the White House.  I have the utmost respect and awe for the choice she made to joyfully welcome an “imperfect” child into her life.  Most people these days abort these children.  God bless her.  She has a beautiful family and it is clear that they love and support her. 

McCain/Palin has my vote.

08/29/08 08:49 PM

I’ll admit as the mother of a young son, I was flabbergasted that Sarah Palin accepted McCain’s invitation to run for office with him.  However, I keep asking myself, “if Obama had a 5 month old with downs syndrome, would I be expecting him to stay at home and care for his child?”

08/29/08 09:13 PM

As a politically active conservative Christian leader, I am excited about McCain’s VP pick, Sarah Palin.  Her solid pro-life position has already jump started the Christian conservative activists across the nation.  This is what many in the pro-life, Christian, evangelical camp were hoping would happen and what many needed to get on board.  As historic as yesterday’s nomination of Barak Obama’s nomination was, so is today’s nomination of a conservative, Republican pro-life woman.  The liberal slant, characteristic in about 85% of the mainstream media’s news reporting has led many assume that most women of voting age in America favor the right to abortion.  This is a myth.  Membership in pro-life women’s organizations like Concerned Women of America have vastly outnumbered the membership of the National Organization of Women, a noted pro-abortion group.
Sarah Palin best represents the majority of women in America on the Right-To-Life issue. 
Democrats have lready tried to discount her youth (42) and inexperience.  However, it’s hard to call 13 years of serving in public office, at times as a mayor and as a Governor, inexperience.  In these roles, she has actually run part of the American government—overseeing executive and legislative duties, interfacing with military, intelligence, and enforcement agencies.  Barack Obama has zero experience in this regard.
In this span of time she has spearheaded many reforms, and enacted much progress.  She has gotten things done, lots of big things that are already noted in the press. 
Barack Obama, on the other hand, is 47 and has little to show for his life. Even in his tenure as a senator, he has accomplished nothing of significance, and has mostly been an absentee member of Congress. His views on key issues have been proven wrong such as his statement that the surge in Iraq would not work.
Sarah Palin is young, energetic, brilliant, fearless, and tough as nails.  She should strike fear in the the liberal camp, because she has awakened the Christian Evangelical political base and there is plenty of time for them to get the grass roots work done that needs to be done.  Better still, the American people are going to love this energetic, reformer who challenges corruption, has a heart for the public which she serves, and who embraces the solid moral values most Americans hold dear.

08/29/08 09:14 PM

She’s the real deal! I love her--fishing, hunting, Mom, working her way up thru the small to large governmental offices AS an EXECUTIVE, taking on corruption even in her own party! The Dems will even fall in love with this woman if she remains even handed and honest as she has been in the past. She will put the people first and has proof that she can do it and has done it. Barack Obama has never managed a budget and would not be qualified for a mid-management position at my small non-profit agency and yet this country is blindly considering him for the most powerful position in the world! Unbelievable!

08/29/08 09:26 PM

To: Christian…
You are a pastor and a christian and you don’t feel pro-life/ending abortions should be important in the white house??? Everything begins with life...babies are our future it should be important and one of the top topics! Hmmm??? I will be praying for you and hoping you are making it clear at your church the christian/biblical stand on abortion and life.

08/29/08 09:44 PM

I was elated to learn of Sarah Palin today! I believe that McCain has made a decision that may do more than just win the election - but give the Republican party the boost and,yes,the change that it needed.

08/29/08 10:04 PM

I find it amazing that someone can care more about the unborn than the babies we have here already. I am the mother of only one, and I can honestly say that I think our little ones need us most when they are babies. I could barely make it to the grocery store when my son was a baby, how can she conceivably hit the campaign trail? And this is a special needs child!  I know it sounds sexist, but I question the morals of a woman who would leave her baby to fufill her own, egotistical needs. And letting this poor child serve as a poster child for not having an abortion is morally reprehensible if she is going to let someone else raise it.

08/29/08 10:39 PM

I find that people who think Mrs. Palin is ‘ONLY’ a pro-life candidate has missed the whole point. She is a REFORMER. John McCain has always been about reform, ethics, and making sure Government helps people rather than himself. Mrs. Palin is the same way. She is a definite upgrade from the insider Senator Obama chose for his pick. I have to commend Senator McCain for going against conventional wisdom, his parties wishes, and probably his wives objections (Mrs. Palin is awful attractive), and choose someone who embraces his own ideals. Its a gamble, but a courageous gamble. Kudos to Mr. McCain.

08/29/08 11:02 PM

I agree, this woman should be spending the majority of her time focused on her disabled infant.  Infants have tremendous needs during the first two years of life. 

This woman probably had tests to inform her that she would give birth to a downs syndrome child and made the decision to continue the pregnancy.  Doesn’t she then need to meet her responsibility to this child by commiting the majority of time to the baby.  I don’t get it! 

Do family values end when the infant exits the birth canal?!

Make a choice - - have a special needs infant OR spend your time on one of the most demanding jobs in the universe. 

It ain’t family values to choose the job and fame over the baby.

08/30/08 12:14 AM

I live in Alaska. Sarah Palin respects life. She is pro-life. She recently gave birth to a son with Down’s Syndrome. Her decisions show what she truly believes. She is also willing to stand up against wrong no matter how politically suicidal it may appear to be. She has stood up to every crooked politician that has stood in her way. This includes the Alaska Republican Party Chairman. She beat--no trounced--a sitting governor out of office.  Her respect for life is a good thing for Israel and others threatened by Islamic radicalism. Don’t be fooled. She is tougher than you think. She has shown the guts needed to make unconventional decisions. She is popular wildly popular in Alaska (80% approval rating) because she stands up for what is right. She serves in her office and doesn’t always have her eye on the next position. This is why the people of Alaska have been so willing to keep promoting her. Some don’t think she has enough experience. First of all, she has more executive experience than McCain, Obama, and Biden combined. Secondly, a lack of time spent in Washington is exactly what we need. Thirdly, the only people “experienced” are all former Presidents. Finally, character is the most important asset,and she has it. I am tired of the same old corruption that comes out of D.C. I was determined to vote third party, but my mind may very well have been changed.