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I seem to be posting about political related things recently…. which is rather unlike me. However I just had to post about Sarah Palin. If you didnt know she is running mate of Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain. There has been all sorts of “controversy” about her appointment as running mate. There hasnt been loads about it in the UK media but it seems that in the US its all over the place!! Its even getting celebrities talking about it such as Lindsay Lohan, Tina Fey and recently Matt Damon.

There are various things about Sarah Palin which I am concerned about. Remember this woman has a good chance of being the president of the USA. If the Republican party win the election in November, she will be vice president. John McCain isnt particularly young (hes 72) so if anything was to happen to him she would then be the person with the nuclear codes!!

Here are some of the things which are concerning me:

• She believes in creationism and wants it taught alongside evolution. A couple of the main points of creationism are: The organisms created by God can’t produce new forms of organism – only God can do this & All the forms of life existing today were created by the actions of God. Read more here.
• Her lack of experience. She has been mayor of a really small town in Alaksa and has been Governor of Alaska for less than two years.
• Her view on the Iraq war. She things is “God’s plan”. There is a video on Youtube showing her talking in her church and saying “Leaders sending troops out on a task from God“
• Years ago when she was mayor of Wasilla she apparently tried to ban certain books. To be precise it seems like she asked a rhetorical question along the lines of “How would I go about banning a book”.
• The church she attends and sometimes speak in and their views.
• Her views on guns and the right to bear arms etc.

(Heres a good site which reviews all the things Sarah Palin (and all the other “candidates) and their “issues”.

I mentioned earlier about celebrities now talking about Sarah Palin. There is a video online showing Matt Damon and he talks about how its scary that she could well be the most powerful person in the world. He says its almost like a “bad Disney movie“. (See below).

I also heard on the radio last night that many American woman say they are no longer going to vote for Obama (Democrates) and will be voting for McCain because his running mate is a woman. WHAT!! You change the party you support and all its policies you believe in etc just because the other party has a woman as VP candidate?!!?

I mentioned earlier about Tina Fey talking about Palin etc. Here is a video of her on Saturday Night Live:

If any US residents are ready this I really hope you vote for Barack Obama!