Sarah Palin Controversial Viewpoints and Associations

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Last Updated: 11/8/2008

Sarah Palin's has controversial views on some issues and has connections with various groups which can make you worry about what kind of extreme actions she make take as vice-president.

Referring to the planned gas pipeline project from the North Slope,"I think God's will has to be done in unifying people and companies to get the gas line built, so pray for that." ^[9]

Palin describes the war in Iraq as “a task that is from God…a plan that is God’s plan.” ^[9]

She opposes abortion for instances of rape or incest, and supported a Constitutional Amendment saying the Constitution does not give right to an abortion. ^[15] ^[44]

Her husband Todd was a member of the controversial Alaskan Independence Party ^[17]

Sarah inquired about banning books at the city's library at a city council meeting. ^[5]

Palin is for teaching creationism in public schools. ^[19]

Palin supports a ban on gay marriage and denying benefits to gay couples, stating that she "doesn’t know if people choose to be gay.” ^[44]

Palin opposes Stem Cell Research ^[81]

Palin's Wasilla Bible Church promotes "the power of God's love and His desire to transform the lives of those impacted by homosexuality." ^[47]

Pat Buchanan stated that Sarah was one of his "brigaders" in 1996 and was at a fundraiser for him. ^[20]

Wasilla was only town in Alaska that charged victims for their own rape kits ($500 - $1200) after Palin fired the police chief and approved a new budget without the line item for it. ^[61]

Palin told a Wasilla resident that "dinosaurs and humans walked the Earth at the same time," and that "she had seen pictures of human footprints inside the [dinosauer] tracks." ^[98]

Categories: US Elections
People: Sarah Palin

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Article: Palin’s Start in Alaska: Not Politics as Usual - New York Times, Tuesday, September 02, 2008
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Article: Palin's Church May Have Shaped Controversial Worldview - Huffington Post, Tuesday, September 02, 2008
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Article: Palin On Abortion: I'd Oppose Even If My Own Daughter Was Raped - Huffington Post, Monday, September 01, 2008
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Article: Palin's husband was member of third party - AP, Tuesday, September 02, 2008
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Article: Sarah Palin on faith, life and creation - Boston.com, Friday, August 29, 2008
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Video: Pat Buchanan says Sarah Palin Supported Him in 1996 - Friday, August 29, 2008
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Article: Documents detail Palin's political life - Politico, Wednesday, September 03, 2008
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Article: Palin's Church Promotes Converting Gays - Huffington Post, Saturday, September 06, 2008
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Article: New Evidence: Sarah Palin Had Direct Role in Charging Rape Victims for Exams - Huffington Post, Thursday, September 11, 2008
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Article: Palin: wrong woman, wrong message - L.A. Times, Thursday, September 04, 2008
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Article: Palin Claimed Dinosauers and People Coexisted - Huffington Post, Sunday, September 28, 2008