Life and Death Debate
Thursday, October 02, 2008 9:08 AM
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin campaigns Sept. 22. (AFP)
When vice-presidential nominees Sarah Palin and Joe Biden debate tonight in St. Louis, life issues could be prominent.
And in the run-up to the debate, the sharp contrast between Republican candidate Palin’s pro-life beliefs and Democratic candidate Biden’s pro-abortion voting record has been highlighted.
In a Sept. 29 interview with CBS news anchor Katie Couric, Palin said, “I am... READ MORE
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Biden Backs ‘Borking’
Friday, October 03, 2008 1:39 PM
Sarah Palin and Joe Biden at last night's debate. (CNS/Reuters)
Last night’s vice-presidential debate between Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and U.S. Sen. Joe Biden contained little discussion of religion, or of life issues.
But, as Catholic blogger and Register correspondent Sheila Liaugminas notes, Democratic candidate Biden did hit the pro-abortion button in his closing remarks.
Asked to identify an issue where he had revised his beliefs, Biden cited his... READ MORE
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Cardinal: Trig Palin a ‘Star’
Monday, October 06, 2008 3:41 PM
Sarah and Trig Palin at the Republican National Convention. (CNS/Reuters)
Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston yesterday hailed the presence of baby Trig Palin on the national political stage.
Trig Palin is the five-month-old son of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd. He was diagnosed before birth with Down syndrome.
“I very seldom get to see any television, but I did watch part of the political conventions, and for me the... READ MORE
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Sarah, Live From New York
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 9:04 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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Paglia on Palin
Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:50 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
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Georgia Senate Showdown
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 5:32 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
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