Sarah Palin’s Case File of Political Ideologies
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The political and social beliefs of Sarah Palin, official GOP vice presidential candidate.
On August 29, 2008, John McCain surprised the world by choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate for the upcoming presidential elections. Before that said date, lots of people around the world have probably never heard of Palin, except those who may have been part of her constituency as Governor of Alaska. After being announced as the official GOP vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin instantly became a subject of international attention and major scrutiny.
Needless to say, Sarah Palin’s political stands and ideologies both appeal to some people and repel others as well. Knowing about these major political stands, however, will help every American decide who to vote for or against. For those who are not yet fully aware of Palin’s positions on social and political issues, here are some of her main beliefs:
Mrs. Palin supports Bush policies regarding the war in Iraq. As of this writing, the extent of her support for the Bush war policy is still quite vague. When asked by the Alaska Business Monthly regarding how she felt about Bush’s suggestion to send more troops to Iraq, Palin answered in general terms. She stated that she “supports our president” and that she’s very proud of the American troops currently deployed there (including her son, Track, who enlisted in the army on September 11, 2007). On the other hand, Palin also confessed that she hasn’t “really focused much on the war on Iraq”. She also favors an exit plan (which hasn’t been defined clearly at this point), and she wants assurances that the American troops deployed in Iraq are “safe” (another vague statement, because in a war, nobody is totally safe).
Palin has a more naturalistic approach to global warming, and does not attribute climate change as being man made. Although she did not fully elaborate her position on global warming as strongly as Al Gore did a few years ago, her brief opinion about the issue was enough to gain support from some sectors, and at the same time, raise eyebrows from others.
She believes that President Bush failed to tap America’s vast oil resources, particularly in her constituent state of Alaska. She attributes this failure partly to the fact that the current U.S. Congress is not “Republican controlled”.
Palin claims to be pro-life. On the issue of abortion, she believes that every baby is “created with a future and potential”, and that legislature should do all it can to protect them. She only favors abortion in the event that the mother’s life is in danger, and there should be a mandatory parental consent.
Sarah Palin has been generally regarded as a social conservative. She is firm about her stand against same sex marriage. She supports capital punishment. She doesn’t favor explicit sex education in schools. According to her, sex education in schools should only be limited to “abstinence only” information. In a recent interview, she said that she sees herself as a conservative both fiscally and politically. The question is, will these political stands ultimately help the McCain campaign, or will she indirectly and unintentionally swing thousands or even millions of votes to the Democrats? Only time will tell.
(*Direct quotes and paraphrases courtesy of Newsmax.com, Wikipedia.org, and Yahoo! News)
14 Comments
You have succeeded brilliantly in presenting facts without bias, which is hard to do in politics.
Great article bro for the American people.
great article, very interesting
She might just be the next President of America if she is lucky enough to win as Vice President.
Good aricle.
Very interesting and unbiased article.
a lot of people like her and she seems to be good for Mccain.
I have my spoon to stir the pot. Of course Palin will be president if McCain gets elected. McCain is already a fossil so it’s inevitable that Palin will take over when he retires into the dirt not long after he may be elected.
Of course, if the American people are satisfied with the way the economy is; no jobs, bankruptcy, foreclosures, war, over government spending for GI Joe dolls for Afghan kids, by all means keep the growing trend alive.
Great article. I agree with Judy, it’s hard to keep your bias from leaking out into the article however, sometimes it just needs to be done.
nice article bro
I know nothing about American politics I am afraid but this article gave me an unbiased insight.
Another excellent article, bro.
You did a nice job outlining Palin’s standpoint on several issues. Although she seems like an incredible lady, she is not ready to run the country. Many could say the same about Obama, but at least running for president has been in his cards for a while now. He has been outlining his plan of action as president for sometime. Palin is just now being thrown into this two months before the election. It is quite possible that she could some day be the president because of McCain’s age. I do not feel comfortable with this at all. My vote is going to Obama and Biden.
Very well written. Bravo!
Well written. I have never known Palin until I’ve read this article. This is a very informative piece from you.
great article but i have to point out something about Palin. She not only thinks that abortion should be illegal…she also lives by her by it by giving birth to her little baby. She has more executive experience that both McCain and Obama have or even Biden for that matter.