Palin’s ‘Brave Choice’
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, August 07, 2009 12:41 PM
Sarah and Trig Palin at the Republican National Convention. (CNS/Reuters)
Here’s how one woman describes how her own beliefs, and those of many other American women, were challenged by Sarah Palin’s choice to give birth to her son Trig, who has Down syndrome:
Sarah Palin did something unforgivable. She succeeded at building the dream life — the happy family and high-powered career — that the feminist movement champions. In many ways, I saw her as a reflection... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, down syndrome, sarah palin, trig palin
That’s Not Funny, Dave
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:41 PM
In this Fox Forum commentary, Andrea Tantaros laments a disturbing trend — the nasty rhetorical diatribes and ugly jokes being directed by media figures against prominent women who support traditional morality.
Recent examples include the attack on beauty queen Carrie Prejean for expressing support for defining marriage as a heterosexual-only institution, and David Letterman’s ill-considered... READ MORE
Filed under carrie prejean, sarah palin
Palin Chooses Life
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, April 20, 2009 8:33 AM
Even if you are firmly committed to the sanctity of life, your faith can be challenged by the news that your unborn child has a genetic abnormality.
Even if you are Sarah Palin.
But as Palin describes in the video excerpts embedded with this post from her April 16 speech to the Vanderburgh County Right to Life banquet in Evansville, Ind., her moments of doubt during which she considered the... READ MORE
Filed under pro-life, sarah palin, trig palin
Palin on Media Bias
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 12:55 PM
In this video, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin reflects on what she says was a powerful mainstream media bias against her candidacy for vice-president.
Palin rips into reporters for repeating factually unfounded claims circulated in the blogosphere that she’s not the real mother of her infant son Trig.
And Palin, who was described by many mainstream media commentators as being woefully underprepared... READ MORE
Filed under caroline kennedy, media bias, sarah palin
Georgia Senate Showdown
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 4:32 PM
(Zuma)
Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is the latest political big gun to train her sights on Georgia’s U.S. Senate run-off election.
With the so much at stake in the Dec. 2 race — which could give the Democrats a filibuster-proof 60-seat Senate “supermajority” — both parties are pouring resources into the battle between incumbent Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss and... READ MORE
Filed under georgia, sarah palin, u.s. senate
Paglia on Palin
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:50 PM
(Reuters)
Camille Paglia can best be described as a free-thinking liberal lesbian.
That doesn’t mean that she subscribes to every aspect of contemporary radical feminist orthodoxy. Quite the contrary.
It means that even though Paglia is a highly public homosexual and a long-time supporter of the Democratic Party, she’s quite prepared to point out the hypocrisies that pervade many left-leaning... READ MORE
Filed under camille paglia, sarah palin
Sarah, Live From New York
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 8:04 AM
Love her or hate her, Sarah Palin is a ratings magnet.
The Republican vice-presidential candidate’s appearance last weekend on “Saturday Night Live” generated record ratings for the long-running show.
And while “Saturday Night Live” executive producer Lorne Michaels, like most Hollywood heavyweights, doesn’t agree with Palin’s pro-life and religion-friendly brand of politics, Michaels... READ MORE
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