Blue Herald
03
Sep
Sarah Palin: Where She Stands On The Issues
by Buck • 5:21 pm

Think Progress has a great post up, titled: “The Sarah Palin Digest: What We Know About McCain’s Running Mate“. Really great read. Here are the highlights:

ON FOREIGN POLICY

  • Palin Hasn’t Given The War In Iraq Much Thought.
  • Palin Has Never Been To Iraq.
  • Palin Believes That The Iraq War Is A Task ‘From God.’
  • Palin Believes The Iraq War Was Fought Over Oil.
  • Palin Didn’t Have A Passport Until 2007
  • ON EARMARKS

  • Palin Supported The Bridge To Nowhere.
  • ON THE ENVIRONMENT

  • Palin Denies Man-made Global Warming.
  • Challenging ‘Uncertain Climate Models,’ Palin Is Suing To Lift Protected Status For Polar Bears.
  • Palin Established Illegal Fly-By Wolf Hunting Bounty.
  • ON ENERGY

  • Palin Is A Top Arctic Wildlife Refuge Drilling Advocate.
  • Palin Opposes Lieberman’s Bill To Prevent Arctic Refuge Drilling.
  • Palin Dismisses Alternative Energy.
  • Palin Believes It Is ‘God’s Will’ To Build A Natural Gas Pipeline.
  • ON BIG OIL

  • Palin’s First Statewide Campaign Was Fueled By Veco.
  • ON SCIENCE

  • Palin Supports Teaching Creationism In Public Schools.
  • ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS

  • Palin Is A Member Of Anti-Abortion Group Feminists For Life.
  • Palin Opposes Abortion Even In Cases Of Rape Or Incest.
  • Palin Slashed Funding To Help Teenage Mothers.
  • Palin Supports Abstinence-Only Policies.
  • Palin Supports Parental Consent Laws For Minors Seeking Abortions.
  • ON ETHICS

  • Palin’s Lobbyist Had ‘Close Ties’ To Don Young, Ted Stevens.
  • Palin’s Lobbyist Was Part Of ‘Team Abramoff.’
  • Palin Served As Director Of ‘Ted Stevens Excellence In Public Service’ 527.
  • State Employee Charged Palin With Ethics Violation.
  • Palin Forced Top Wasilla Employees To Resign As Loyalty Test.
  • Palin Fired Police Chief For Not Fully Supporting Her.
  • Palin Used Mayoral Office Resources For Campaigning.
  • ON TROOPERGATE

  • Ousted Former State Official Accused Palin Of Pressuring Him To Fire Trooper.
  • Palin’s Intial Denials Of Interference In Firing Were Proven False.
  • Palin’s Lawyer In Investigation Is Also Her Personal Attorney.
  • Palin Has Refused To Release E-mails, Citing ‘Executive Privilege.’
  • ON THE RADICAL RIGHT

  • Palin Cheered On the Alaskan Independence Party
  • Palin Welcomed The Hard-Right Candidacy Of Pat Buchanan.
  • Palin Characterized Ron Paul As ‘Cool.’
  • Palin Believes The Founding Fathers Wrote The Pledge Of Allegiance.
  • ON CIVIL RIGHTS

  • Palin Supports Denying Benefits To Same-Sex Couples.
  • Palin Opposed Expanding Hate Crime Laws.
  • ON HEALTH CARE

  • Palin Advocated Consumer-Driven Health Care.
  • Palin Introduced Health Care Transparency Act.
  • Palin Did Not Take A Position On Expanding SCHIP Funding.
  • Palin Signed Watered-Down SCHIP Bill.
  • Palin Failed To Support A Bill To Cover All Alaskans.
  • ON THE ECONOMY

  • Palin Left Wasilla $20 Million In Debt.
  • Palin Instituted A Windfall Profits Tax On Oil Companies.
  • Palin Supported Flat Tax Advocate.


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