Palin attempts the journey from Alaskan governor to vice president
Brian Lofton
Issue date: 11/3/08 Section: News
With this year's election coming to a close, constituents have begun to flock to the polls in hopes that their votes will alter the decision for what is said to be the most important election in recent history. With two politically diverse presidential candidates, this year's decision will obviously make a difference in the function of the U.S. for the next four years.
Not only do the candidates occupy different polar extremes, but the vice presidential candidates also have strong beliefs and backgrounds that greatly vary as well. The two VP candidates this year have received much attention, and have been heavy influences on some voters' decisions. Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin has had a relatively short and interesting road to political prominence.
Forty-four-year-old Palin has served as governor of Alaska since January of 2007. Before her year in office, Palin was mayor of the town she grew up in, Wasilla, Alaska, from 1996 until her second term ended in 2004.
Palin has participated in a number of different recreational activities that may shed some light on whom she is.
In her hometown, she played high school athletics until she graduated in 1982. In 1984, Palin wore the crown of Ms. Wasilla, and went on to earn runner-up in the Miss Alaska contest later that year. Palin is also recognized for her involvement in outdoor activities. She is an avid hunter and a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association.
As far as political stances are concerned, she is a true conservative.
Palin is a strong opponent of Roe v. Wade, which overturned all federal and state laws outlawing abortion. Palin is enthusiastically pro-life, regardless of willing or unwilling means of fertilization. She and her family practiced this belief by deciding to follow through with her 17- year-old daughter's unplanned pregnancy. Palin said in a 2006 Alaskan governor debate that she would "only have an abortion if the mother's life were at risk," even if the woman had been raped, according to ontheissues.org.
Not only do the candidates occupy different polar extremes, but the vice presidential candidates also have strong beliefs and backgrounds that greatly vary as well. The two VP candidates this year have received much attention, and have been heavy influences on some voters' decisions. Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin has had a relatively short and interesting road to political prominence.
Forty-four-year-old Palin has served as governor of Alaska since January of 2007. Before her year in office, Palin was mayor of the town she grew up in, Wasilla, Alaska, from 1996 until her second term ended in 2004.
Palin has participated in a number of different recreational activities that may shed some light on whom she is.
In her hometown, she played high school athletics until she graduated in 1982. In 1984, Palin wore the crown of Ms. Wasilla, and went on to earn runner-up in the Miss Alaska contest later that year. Palin is also recognized for her involvement in outdoor activities. She is an avid hunter and a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association.
As far as political stances are concerned, she is a true conservative.
Palin is a strong opponent of Roe v. Wade, which overturned all federal and state laws outlawing abortion. Palin is enthusiastically pro-life, regardless of willing or unwilling means of fertilization. She and her family practiced this belief by deciding to follow through with her 17- year-old daughter's unplanned pregnancy. Palin said in a 2006 Alaskan governor debate that she would "only have an abortion if the mother's life were at risk," even if the woman had been raped, according to ontheissues.org.
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S Jackson
posted 11/03/08 @ 11:46 PM CST
Good story! Very informative.
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