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Originally Posted by pan6467
It is one thing to judge a person by who they call their "Spiritual Leader" and the associates/friends they keep company with..... but to bring family into it crosses the line.
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Actually it's exactly the same thing, which is part of why I posted it. As soon as it popped up on the Daily Kos, I figured that this was going to be Palin's "secret Muslim" or "reverend wright". It's an exaggeration of something that has absolutely nothing at all to do with the person's ability to lead or perform in their role. If this is true (I really couldn't say if it is or isn't; there's some evidence but it's not conclusive) does that mean that she can't be VP? Of course not. I mean there's a laundry list of things that demonstrate that, but the hypothetical secret baby isn't one of them. It's personal, and it doesn't have any bearing on policy or ability to perform, just like the Wright thing.
Why don't I support her? When she ended her term as mayor, her town's economy was in shambles. She vocally opposes birth control, even among married couples. She is a creationist who believes that the bible should be in science classes. In an interview, she said that she doesn't know what a vice president does. There are plenty of perfectly rational reasons for me not to support her and that would be important if she were vice president.