This is the person John McCain has chosen to be a heartbeat away from the presidency.
To be sure, this is an outrageous statement. Any decent American knows, whether they are opposed to abortion rights or not, that the acts of abortion clinic, gay club, and Olympic Park bomber Eric Rudolph were terrorist acts.
It would be a mistake, however, to believe that Palin's remarks were motivated simply by her hostility towards abortion rights issues, or a desire to defend her false attacks on Barack Obama. The real outrage here is the narrowness of her definition of terrorism. "Anyone who would seek to campaign to destroy our American capital and our Pentagon, and would seek to destroy innocent Americans."
By Palin's definition, the White House is fair game, along with houses of worship, shopping malls, your front lawn, etc. You get the picture. She does say that she won't "condone" such attacks, and that they are "unacceptable." Kind of like talking during a movie, or using your cellphone in a restaurant.
A broader, more charitable interpretation of Palin's remarks is that terrorism is restricted to actions taken directly against the government. I'm happy to let people judge her readiness on that basis.
The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.
Any questions?
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I sure would like to hear this candidate address & answer the specifics of a question.
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REPLACE-DO-NOTHING-DEMS-IN-CONGRESS
12:35AM Oct 28th 2008
OBAMA SPENT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON “LIGHTING” AND “SOUND” AND “BALLOONS” AND “GREEK COLUMNS”!
WHY WASN'T OBAMA VETTED? HE HAS BASED HIS ENTIRE CAMPAIGN ON LIES! HE HAS TOO MANY TIES TO TERRORISTS AND ANTI-AMERICANS (ACORN-VOTER FRAUD, BOMBER AYERS, SLUMLORD REZKO, "GOD DAMN AMERICA" JEREMIAH WRIGHT, FARRAKHAN, HAMAS, PFLEGER, DOHRN, AND MANY MORE).
WHY DOES THE DNC AND MAINSTREAM BIASED MEDIA KEEP COVERING UP HIS MORBID PAST?
HOW MANY FOREIGNERS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO HIS CAMPAIGN?
WHY DID OBAMA GIVE OVER $800,000 TO ACORN TO GET OUT THE VOTE?
HIS KENYAN GRANDMOTHER SAID SHE WAS IN THE DELIVERY ROOM --- IN KENYA --- WHEN HE WAS BORN. WAS HE BORN IN KENYA? WE WANT TO KNOW BEFORE NOVEMBER 4.
OBAMA WILL "SPREAD THE WEALTH". HE WILL RAISE TAXES ON HARD-WORKING AMERICANS AND SEND A REFUND CHECK TO NON-WORKING DEADBEATS ON WELFARE.
WHY DID OBAMA LIE ABOUT “PUBLIC FUNDING”?
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I'm voting for the Honorable John McCain! EXPERIENCE DOES MATTER!
Section 802 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Pub. L. No. 107-52) expanded the definition of terrorism to cover ""domestic,"" as opposed to international, terrorism. A person engages in domestic terrorism if they do an act ""dangerous to human life"" that is a violation of the criminal laws of a state or the United States, if the act appears to be intended to: (i) intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination or kidnapping. Additionally, the acts have to occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States and if they do not, may be regarded as international terrorism.
She should use Google a bit more often like before she desides to run for office it's not that hard.
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Mike
3:20PM Oct 26th 2008
CATHOLICSCHRISTIANS...ALL GOD-FEARING PEOPLES......As Catholics you certainly must know the churchs' teaching on abortion. Barack Hussein Obama is the most liberal pro-abortion candidate in history. As a faith and no doubt in line with the faith we practice and the will of God...we CANNOT allow another modern-day holocaust.....a holocaust of unbrideled and uncontrolled abortion. For the sake of the unborn....millions of them....you must vote for the pro-life candiate....the candidate that has the experience and the judgement and the right moral fabric to lead this nation.
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Ron
3:50PM Oct 26th 2008
Sorry for the characterization, but that is "ONE DUMB BROAD"......Obama/Biden '08
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buzzcut
4:02PM Oct 26th 2008
Most of the Catholics I know are voting for Obama and Biden. At least the Democrats care about people AFTER they are born. And Democrats aren't into starting wars that don't need to be started. They are also for helping those less fortunate than themselves. That's what Christianity is all about. It's not about forcing people to deliver babies that were conceived after women were raped or after their uncles got them pregnant. Most of the Catholics I know, know that there is separation of church and state in this country and that Catholic popes don't rule America.
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Susan
4:18PM Oct 26th 2008
First let me speak to those who think that Obama is a muslim or a terorist or both-stop listening to the Hitler's of this time, ie:Rush Limbaugh and Shaun Hannity! They are the terrrorist of this time because they lie and cause ignorant people who want to feel better than others empowered. Do your own homework idiots, think for yourself! You will then see the truth and how they and those like them have lied to you while making huge amounts of money off of the mentally/emotionaly handicapped people who will follow them and never question thier ethics! You fools!
And Ron who said,"One dumb broad," is somewhat right but Palin is also one ruthless and ambitious broad too. She threw her own brother in CHRIST, Barack Obama under a bus to further her own vile self interests! That women is the worst example of a Christian I have seen in years.
And as far as the issue of abortion goes not all Christians, and me being one of them-I am an evangical white Republican, believe that making abortion illegal is the only solution! I don't want any unsaved young women dying in a back alley abortion either after her father or uncle had raped her! I think she had suffered enough up to the point and I would rather wrap my loving Christian arms around her and comfort her with compassion, understanding and wisdom. I would help her see other solutions to her situation and then I would go after who ever hurt her in the position and try to get them counsel as well! They might also have been rapped as children and the cycle needs to stop! Not all issues are black and white, most should be handled in the gray area as God would. God loves mercy! and so should you! Think for yourselves! Do not submit to pack mentality thinking. Kneel down before God and seek the truth!
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PCL
4:20PM Oct 26th 2008
That video answers the question of why we intelligent women out here, want Palin to just go home to Alaska and want no part of association with her. What this woman has done for true, intelligent & ambitious women everywhere should be outlawed. There should be a class action against the sheer stupidity of her and the harm of what her crazed ambition has done to the real intelligent women out here. Aside from the obvious stupidity of what she says is the hypocrisy--Ayers and Company are terrorists and abortion bombers are NOT. Palin is one very STUPID woman.
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soapscum5
4:55PM Oct 26th 2008
She is a moron. Even the Anchorage paper sees right thhrough her flashy smile, folksy talk, and designer duds. God help us if she is ever in a position of power like VP or Pres.
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HECTOR
4:56PM Oct 26th 2008
I would like to know why the vietcongs called McCain "the songbird" and Mr.Bush called him a traitor 4 years ago.He was palling around with Oliver Norton, John Singlaub and other characters who created the death squads in Central America.America has a short memory.
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Rias10
5:00PM Oct 26th 2008
Sarah Palin does not know what a Vice President does and she does not know what a terrorist act is. Add up all the absurd things that she has said and all the negative things that have been exposed about her since she came on the national scene leads one to believe that Todd Palin is the brains behind her political life. She is an insult to the intelligence of women everywhere.
People that would never vote in a million years for Senator Obama is always asking the question, "Who is Senator Obama? This should answer their question. Senator Obama was selected by 18 million voters and delegates in the Democratic primary to become the Democratic Candidate just like John McCain was selected by 10 million voters and delegates in the Republican primary to become the Republican Candidate. Nothing else matters.
The goal is to get George Bush out of and keep McCain out of the White House. The Democractic Candidate, who happens to be Senator Obama, should win the White House.
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HECTOR
5:02PM Oct 26th 2008
ROBOGOV HAS NO BRAINS. SEND HER BACK TO ALASKA.
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Patti
5:08PM Oct 26th 2008
McCain is fooling the Catholics and the Christian right. Abortion would NOT end in a McCain administration. McCain wants Roe to be overturned so THE STATES can decide (what a cowardly punt). He DOES NOT support a constitutional amendment to ban abortion. Every indep study has shown that the chance of any state outlawing abortion is nil. BY the way abortion for rape and incest only? How is this proven? Is it only reported rapes, convicted rapes? How can repubs who usually want the govt to butt out expect and force wome to reveal such private info, esp incest? In fact, some states would probably loosen restrictions on abortion so the situation could become even more deplorable with women traveling from state to state. Abortion shoul be rare and federally controlled. WE must educate the young to protect themselves sexually, not just abstinence only. We must improve womens economic situations so they can afford to keep the children, give them healthcare so they can afford prenatal care, or support adoption.
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Murph13443
5:11PM Oct 26th 2008
I have to agree with buzzcut. Palin has done so much damage to this country already. I hope McCain doesen't win this election, if he does, we are in great trouble. I don't think he will do anything different than Bush. I think he is losing it! And therefore it would be easier to just follow Bushes footsteps ranther than have to think for himself. I am seventy five years old, I am well educated and I have been through a lot of elections and knowledge of voting, but my mind isn't as sharp as it used to be. And the fact that McCain chose Palin as a running mate just confirms what I am saying. He was stupid enough to think that because Hillary didn't get the nomination that he was going to put a woman on the ticket just to get the women to vote for him. Sorry John, you struck out. You McCain supporters are in for a rude awakening if he gets elected. Wait until it comes time for you to retire and you don't have any social security because you couldn't afford to put money aside when you were younger, or maybe you are just rich and you don't care.I was born in 1933 and I know what it is like to be without. So if I were you I would give it a lot of thought before voting for McCain and Palin.
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Murph13443
5:22PM Oct 26th 2008
The Rebuplican Party has always been for the rich and that will never change. So be fully aware of his tactics before you vote for McCain. Don't just vote for the party be smarter than that, vote for the person who is going to help you and pull this country together. Go Barack.
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AXJ-USA
5:40PM Oct 26th 2008
The international civil and political rights organization AXJ would like to interview them. www.axjus.com
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Idiocracy
5:56PM Oct 26th 2008
When I first learned about Palin, I found her incompetencies to be somewhat humorous. I thought that maybe she was just nervous and uncomfortable with the sudden notoriety she had to contend with. However, I am no longer laughing. This woman has proven herself to be an intolerant, idiotic, mouthpiece for many (though not all) social conservatives. Her reluctance to identify abortion clinic bombers as terrorists is indicative of the dangers of the fundamentalist mentality pervading some churches. These people will tell you that aborting a fetus is the worst act in the world to commit, yet they seem to have little or no problem with people murdering live human beings. They are also often the first in line to cheerlead war efforts. 'God's Warriors' they call themselves. Shed as much blood in Iraq as possible; if we have to kill a few thousand innocent civilians, then so be it. We are America, and God loves us!
I implore all of you to share this video with as many people as possible. The thought of her being anywhere near the presidency is an absolutely terrifying prospect.
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lagerente
6:27PM Oct 26th 2008
Mrs. Palin NEVER answers any question regarding certain issues clearly. She deliberately avoids answering, going round and round, digressing,and this is a tactic that people who do not want to reveal their true sentiments use. Mrs. Palin is a Right-Wing Evangelical practitioner, and she knows exactly what the general public's perception of the Extreme Right-Wing group is which is why I see her as deceitful. Mrs. Palin and Senator McCain have not condemned the Racists/Bigots/Supremacists/Radical Evangelicals attitudes, which is VERY scary as well. Add to this the fact that Mrs. Palin's husband was a member of the Alaska Independent Party for seven whole years, and she is a supporter of that group...A group that seeks to separate from the Union, a group that is completely Anti-United States, and yet, Mrs. Palin has the GALL to talk about "real" Americans, as if her deliberate labeling can erase the fact that she is a demagogue, Anti-United States secessionist; Privileged McCain, and Secessionist Palin: The worst ticket I have ever seen from the Republican Party. There is no way I will ever vote Republican again, not until they clean up the Party, and get rid of all the Extreme-Right Wing religious zealots, who are a danger to the Constitution and a danger to all Americans. No to being told what to think, who to pray to, or what to read! Yes to American freedoms!
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GET A GRIP
6:45PM Oct 26th 2008
IN CASE NOBODY IS PAYING ATTENTION, THERE ARE 7 STATES WITH LAWSUITS FILED AGAINST OBAMAM BECAUSE HE HAS NO SHOWN HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
WHY....BECAUSE HE WAS NOT BORN IN THE U.S.
DO YOU REALLY THINK HE WAS IN HAWAII VISITING HIS SICK GRAND MOM?
WAKE UP EOPLE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. THE MEDIA IS TRYING TO PULL THE WOOL OVER OUR EYES AND THEY HAVE THE SHEEP VOTING THIS YEAR
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BCapps
6:57PM Oct 26th 2008
HOW CAN ANYONE NOT KNOW THE MEANING OF WHAT A TERRORIST IS. SHE IS STUPID ON SO MANY THINGS! FAILING AS A MOTHER SHOULD HAVE BEEN OUR FIRST CLUE, MAYBE WE SHOULD GIVE HER THE CLOTHES AND SEND HER BACK TO ALASKA, LET HER GO BACK TO THIRD GRADE AND LET HER LEARN THE BASICS OF THE DUTIES OF VP. SHE IS THE MAIN REASON WHY GROUCHY OLD MCCAIN WILL LOSE, HER AND HIM REPEATING OVER AND OVER HIS CLUELESSNESS ABOUT THE ECONOMY. SO THANKS SARAH