Sarah Palin in The Boston Globe
On Abortion:
Rejected sympathy for Down’s Syndrome son, as gift from God
She is opposed to abortion except to save the life of the mother. When she learned that her infant son would be born with Down’s Syndrome, she said she never considered ending the pregnancy.
When Trig was born in April, she penned a note to loved ones in the voice of “Trig’s creator, Your Heavenly Father,” rejecting sympathy for her son.
Source: Boston Globe, “A valentine to evangelical base”, p. A12
Aug 30, 2008
On Abortion:
Opposes embryonic stem cell research
According to an October 2006 profile in the Anchorage Daily News, Palin opposes stem cell research, physician-assisted suicide, and state health benefits for same-sex partners.
Source: Boston Globe, “A valentine to evangelical base”, p. A12
Aug 30, 2008
On Education:
Teach creationism alongside evolution in schools
Earlier this year, she told the Anchorage Daily News that schools should not fear teaching creationism alongside evolution. “Teach both. You know, don’t be afraid of information....
Healthy debate is so important and it’s so valuable in our schools. I am a proponent of teaching both. And you know, I say this too as a daughter of a science teacher.”
Source: Boston Globe, “A valentine to evangelical base”, p. A12
Aug 30, 2008
On Principles & Values:
Miss Congeniality in statewide beauty pageant in 1984
Palin, 44, worked in corporate communications and as a television sportscaster, describes her current occupation as governor and “commercial fisherman” and is a former beauty queen who was featured in a Vogue magazine spread last year.In college,
Palin competed in the Miss Wasilla beauty pageant in 1984 while working toward the communications degree she received at the University of Idaho in 1987. She won her hometown’s competition and was named Miss Congeniality in the statewide event.
Source: Boston Globe, “A valentine to evangelical base”, p. A12
Aug 30, 2008
On Principles & Values:
Star high school athlete in Fellowship of Christian Athletes
A standout high school multiple-sport athlete nicknamed “Sarah Barracuda,” Palin was team captain for the Wasilla High Warriors, an underdog girls’ basketball team that improbably won the state championship.Raised in a religious household, her faith
apparently emerged at a young age: a photo of her from a high school yearbook carries a Biblical caption: “He is the light and the light is the life.” While in high school she headed her high school’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Source: Boston Globe, “A valentine to evangelical base”, p. A12
Aug 30, 2008
On Principles & Values:
Gained political prominence as a whistleblower
One commentator noted that] Palin--a 44-year-old former small-town mayor who gained prominence as a whistleblower against fellow Republicans in Alaska--seemed to better suit
McCain’s style. “This is a maverick picking a maverick, and I think it makes sense,” he said.
Source: Boston Globe, “Romney backers”, p. A12
Aug 30, 2008
On Tax Reform:
Elected mayor based on tax cut promise
Palin was just 28 when her political star began its rapid ascent. Urged on by city activists, she ran for and won a seat on the Wasilla city council, in part to help promote economic development in the small valley town.
Four years later, she was elected Wasilla’s mayor, knocking off three-term incumbent John Stein by promising tax cuts, spending reform, and a fresh face leading the city. Palin largely delivered on her promises.
Source: Boston Globe, “A valentine to evangelical base”, p. A12
Aug 30, 2008
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