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Edited on Sun Aug-31-08 08:00 PM by MichaelHarris
It's how a person represents a nation. Want to ask her questions? Ask her these:
First, if they have a Vice Presidential debate where you can write in questions just tell all of your friends to write in this question for Palin. "Do you support the Equal Rights Amendment?" It's that simple. If she says yes then conservatives will run away in droves. If she says no then ask, "can we pay you less?"
Some of the organizations that support her are vehemently opposed to the ERA, make her go on public record as to where she stands. Just a sampling of quotes from Yahoo on the ERA:
CONSERVatives want the government to protect and even subsidize institutions -- for the sake of social stability -- including corporations, marriage and all social institutions. The ERA was seen as a threat to such institutions and therefore, social stability.
They hate womens lib and wanted the status quo of a woman staying in the home cooking, cleaning, and popping out kids. Nevermind that most married women have to work now a days to help support the family...and they make 80% of what a man with a comparable education and skill set does and that's completely acceptable to society.
Because it goes against their twisted belief that women are inferior to men. There are still fanatics that believe the hierarchical structure is God, man, woman, children, animals, trees, rocks and dirt.
The, "Can we pay you less" on it's face seems silly but, as it appears to be, she doesn't support the ERA based upon her affiliations. I think my follow ups would involve the equal pay/equal rights and why she doesn't feel they need supporting. Basically, you get down to what she really hates. In doing that you have the possibility of her showing her true hatred for the institutions that would benefit from the ERA.
In summation I think my follow up would be, "what examples would you give as as to why you don't support the ERA? What damage would be done to America if it passed?"
Secondly, for Palin at the debate, "Why continue giving Alaskans oil incentive checks when the money could be put into a fund that would give every Alaskan free health care? If, as Governor you are serious about weening your state from the federal dollar wouldn't this oil money aid your state gets do just that?"
Now of course she doesn't want to answer that, Alaskans love the free money, for the most part don't care about someone else's sick kids, and it's a very unpopular move. The reason for asking it? It shows conservatives from everywhere else in the country that she doesn't care about them. She will take their tax dollars to fund health care in her state while ignoring a viable alternative. A way to ease the nations health care woes and she continues to pass out money that could eliminate the healthcare needs of an entire state. How will that play to the rest of the nation? How will the nation feel if they open up ANWR for drilling and give even more money to the citizens of Alaska? What does the N in ANWR stand for? Where's my 1300 dollars? That's what a nation will want to know.
Michael Harris
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