Sarah Palin Mingles With a Pro-Choice Crowd
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been documented in this space and elsewhere as being as ardently pro-life as they come. She's also extremely conservative on other issues: bringing God into government, the right to bear arms and hunt, cutting government spending and so on. So answer this for me: why would she have allowed a picture of herself smiling widely while in the midst of a large group of pro-choice women to be placed on an extremely pro-choice website, The Alliance for Reproductive Justice based in Anchorage.
Here’s the picture:
2007 Women's Summit participants with Governor Palin.
The caption beneath the picture says, "2007 Women's Summit participants with Governor Palin." Now in fairness, do politicians ever allow their pictures to be taken with groups with whom they vehemently disagree politically? I'm sure it happens from time to time. But rarely on wedge issues such as abortion. Can you imagine, for example, James Dobson smiling widely while meeting with a group from the Human Rights Campaign?
The picture raises questions such as whether Gov. Palin has ever flip-flopped on this issue and what she must have said while meeting with this group. E-mails and phone calls to the group and to Palin's press secretary at the McCain campaign, Maria Comella and her communications director from the governor's office, Bill McAllister, have not yet been returned. Will update as they are.
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palin in pro-choice picture
I think that this article is stupid. first of all, there is no evidence that she is or ever has been pro-choice or even in agreement with people on this issue. To suggest that she might because God forbid her picture appeared on a website is immature and irresponsible, and for the Covenant news to allow this blog without further investigating if there is actually fact to it shows that perhaps they are more interested in getting a good story to attract readers than actually reporting truth. I happen to know, as a pro-life activist, that rarely do people have control over what pictures end up on websites- for example, on my website, on the top of the home page you will see a woman in a pink shirt and hat, holding 2 pink signs with pro-life messages. Little does anyone really know that the woman was a planned parenthood volunteer protesting against us(we changed the sign messages). You can see it at www.youth4revolution.com to see what I am talking about. Bottom line is, just because you see it on a website does not mean you can put false innuendos and ridiculous and stupid thoughts saying, ooooohhhh she may not be pro-life. How about this- cancel my subscription until you actually learn how to report truth instead of rumor.
The website for the Alliance for Reproductive Justice clearly states that they sought Governor Palin's assistance on 5 issues even though they disagree with her anti-choice position, her support of abstinence only education and her support of teaching creationism in public schools. They further say she did not ask on any of their requests. So, don't let the photo fool you about her socially conservative positions. They are for real!
James Dobson is not am elected politician.
"in all fairness" James Dobson is not am elected politician. With all the politician there are, it is obvious your liberal anti-Sarah Palin bias is something you have to come to grips with.
More liberal media trickery.
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