Closed books, closed minds

[unixronin]

From rosencrantz23:

Unfortunately, to the kind of people who ban books, shutting out unapproved ideas sounds like a really good ... well, idea.

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[beckyzoole.livejournal.com]

Palin was very well-prepped for that interview. She knew exactly what phrase to use to avoid saying that she thought abortion should be illegal. But she has said in the recent past that she thinks abortion should be illegal in all cases except to save the mother's life. Yes, the VP does not make law. Not even the President makes law. But the President appoints Supreme Court justices, the President signs or vetoes laws, and the President can issue executive directives. Edited to add: If McCain is elected, Palin has a significant chance of becoming President.

I don't trust her one bit. The religious right wants to take away my rights to control my own life, my rights to have the liberty to act as I please and to pursue happiness as I please. The Republican party has made a deal with the devil in supporting the religious right, and I want to keep them as far away from the White House as I can.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Palin was very well-prepped for that interview.

Interesting that you should say that. Every other liberally-inclined commenter I've seen, bar none, has said that she fumbled and bungled her way through the interview while dripping liquid essence of stupid on the floor. There seems to be a slight inconsistency there.

You're free not to trust her, though. Just as I'm free not to trust Obama further than the Secret Service would let me throw him by the lapels of his suit.

[beckyzoole.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen that interview, so I can't speak to her seeming to fumble or bungle.

I do see (in the transcript) that she often repeats the exact same phrases, which seems to me to indicate that she was well-prepped. (The Ledbetter act "would be a boon to trial lawyers", for example, in addition to "I am one to seek a culture of life".)

But, no, I don't trust her at all. She's an ambitious Bible-thumping beauty pageant queen, and I do NOT want to take the chance on her running this country.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

I do see (in the transcript) that she often repeats the exact same phrases, which seems to me to indicate that she was well-prepped.

*shrug* It could mean that. It could mean a lot of other things. It could mean trying to get a point through Katie Couric's skull. :)

The Ledbetter act "would be a boon to trial lawyers", for example

Yeah, I'd have liked to see her enlarge upon that statement a bit myself. Not that she got a lot of opportunity. I don't personally know anything about the Act.