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	<title>Comments on: Paglia likes Palin’s bravura</title>
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		<title>By: Jed</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-423788</link>
		<dc:creator>Jed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Maxie,
The highlight of my life? hardly! Just an unsuccessful attempt to educate what&#039;s turned out to be a stump.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maxie,<br />
The highlight of my life? hardly! Just an unsuccessful attempt to educate what&#8217;s turned out to be a stump.</p>
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		<title>By: MaxGrobnik</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-423387</link>
		<dc:creator>MaxGrobnik</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I met Fred Thompson and spent an hour talking to his wife before Fred arrived.

Now THAT was an interesting hour!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I met Fred Thompson and spent an hour talking to his wife before Fred arrived.</p>
<p>Now THAT was an interesting hour!</p>
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		<title>By: MaxGrobnik</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-423385</link>
		<dc:creator>MaxGrobnik</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jed&#039;s post says a lot, about himself.

Served cookies to Gloria Steinhem years ago, and THAT is a highlight of his life.

Can you say, &quot;Radical Leftist Socialist Lib&quot;?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jed&#8217;s post says a lot, about himself.</p>
<p>Served cookies to Gloria Steinhem years ago, and THAT is a highlight of his life.</p>
<p>Can you say, &#8220;Radical Leftist Socialist Lib&#8221;?</p>
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		<title>By: Brodie Thornton</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-423192</link>
		<dc:creator>Brodie Thornton</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>All you usually need to do is register online to play, hand over term, and jump into abortion. Play abortion and see how easy it is to win. In abortion, you are likely to beat the bridge and feel exhilarating unlike abortions.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All you usually need to do is register online to play, hand over term, and jump into abortion. Play abortion and see how easy it is to win. In abortion, you are likely to beat the bridge and feel exhilarating unlike abortions.</p>
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		<title>By: Jed</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-423142</link>
		<dc:creator>Jed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Maxie,
I&#039;ve spent my life with feminists of all stripes, and very few would have even the least desire to act like a man. Feminists are simply rejecting the role that&#039;s been imposed on them by the society from time immemorial, and want a hand in writing the script for their own lives. I met Gloria Steinem many years ago, and served her coffee and cookies in my own quite humble home as she interviewed my wife for an article in Ms Magazine. I have never met a kinder, more caring and gracious true woman in my life (except my wife). I suspect even you would like her- a lot!
Palin is no feminist; she is waving the banner of feminism to hide her attack on all the issues vital to women. In other words, she&#039;s a hypocrite of the first water. I&#039;m quite sure more examples of her true personality will reveal themselve as the banner ravels away, and they&#039;ll be anything but pretty!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maxie,<br />
I&#8217;ve spent my life with feminists of all stripes, and very few would have even the least desire to act like a man. Feminists are simply rejecting the role that&#8217;s been imposed on them by the society from time immemorial, and want a hand in writing the script for their own lives. I met Gloria Steinem many years ago, and served her coffee and cookies in my own quite humble home as she interviewed my wife for an article in Ms Magazine. I have never met a kinder, more caring and gracious true woman in my life (except my wife). I suspect even you would like her- a lot!<br />
Palin is no feminist; she is waving the banner of feminism to hide her attack on all the issues vital to women. In other words, she&#8217;s a hypocrite of the first water. I&#8217;m quite sure more examples of her true personality will reveal themselve as the banner ravels away, and they&#8217;ll be anything but pretty!</p>
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		<title>By: Jed</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-423138</link>
		<dc:creator>Jed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Amway,
I wouldn&#039;t- we&#039;d never make it into bed. I prefer to have at least one conversation  with who I sleep with before doing the deed, and she would&#039;ve been tossed out the highest window available sometime during that conversation.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amway,<br />
I wouldn&#8217;t- we&#8217;d never make it into bed. I prefer to have at least one conversation  with who I sleep with before doing the deed, and she would&#8217;ve been tossed out the highest window available sometime during that conversation.</p>
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		<title>By: Jed</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-423134</link>
		<dc:creator>Jed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Kia,
We had an absolute ban on abortions passed under pressure of a minister, a Rev. Anthony Comstock (Jerry Falwell in a previous life) in 1869, along with a whole list of things he wanted banned, like anything but church on Sunday, porn, booze, betting, anything he thought was uhchristian, etc. they were known a Comstock Laws or blue laws.
Until then, abortion was considered strictly a woman&#039;s choice until quickening, when the soul was assumed to enter the fetus.
After the Comstock Laws were passed, the illegal abortionists simply set up shop just slightly below line-of-sight and kept on going. There has always been plenty of demand. Doctors who did them often did them after hours or on weekends, calling it a prophilactic dialation and curettage to regulate her feminine cycle, and &quot;had seen no evidence the poor woman was pregnant!&quot;
Other methods such as drugs were marketed as womens regulating tonics.
Here in Wichita, we had four chiropractors who pretty much devoted their practices to supplying the demnd for abortions from about 1949 until they were put out of business by Roe. When I asked one of them if they were afraid of getting arrested, he replied that if he were arrested, the cops, judges and court officers would have nowhere to take their wives, daughters and girlfriends. 
There were also a few RNs who performed them part-time, as well as a few out-and-out butchers in back alleys. Where a woman went usually depended on her economic position and the need for secrecy. When complications arose, as they sometimes did, too many women refused to go to the local ER for fear of arrest until it was too late to save them. A ghastly result of this law!
No Matter how draconian the laws became, the demand for abortion was steadily high, and was just about as plentiful as street drugs are now.
Starting in the early 1960&#039;s, the pill gradually brcame available, and the demand for abortions has dropped sharply and steadily as the pill and other birth-control drugs and devices began to make it to the market.
While records the rate of illegal abortions before Roefor all practical purposes were never kept, and the few we have are for obvious reasons quite suspect, the very rough estimates I have been able to pull together suggest that in the 1940&#039;s to the mid &#039;60&#039;s, abortions in Wichita, and I imagine in most cities, was about 4-5 times the current figures. Given the vast increase in population, abortion rates now are probably the lowest they&#039;ve been in this counry since colonial times. You can thank the scientists, not the preachers for this drop. Human behavior doesn&#039;t change anywhere near that fast.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kia,<br />
We had an absolute ban on abortions passed under pressure of a minister, a Rev. Anthony Comstock (Jerry Falwell in a previous life) in 1869, along with a whole list of things he wanted banned, like anything but church on Sunday, porn, booze, betting, anything he thought was uhchristian, etc. they were known a Comstock Laws or blue laws.<br />
Until then, abortion was considered strictly a woman&#8217;s choice until quickening, when the soul was assumed to enter the fetus.<br />
After the Comstock Laws were passed, the illegal abortionists simply set up shop just slightly below line-of-sight and kept on going. There has always been plenty of demand. Doctors who did them often did them after hours or on weekends, calling it a prophilactic dialation and curettage to regulate her feminine cycle, and &#8220;had seen no evidence the poor woman was pregnant!&#8221;<br />
Other methods such as drugs were marketed as womens regulating tonics.<br />
Here in Wichita, we had four chiropractors who pretty much devoted their practices to supplying the demnd for abortions from about 1949 until they were put out of business by Roe. When I asked one of them if they were afraid of getting arrested, he replied that if he were arrested, the cops, judges and court officers would have nowhere to take their wives, daughters and girlfriends.<br />
There were also a few RNs who performed them part-time, as well as a few out-and-out butchers in back alleys. Where a woman went usually depended on her economic position and the need for secrecy. When complications arose, as they sometimes did, too many women refused to go to the local ER for fear of arrest until it was too late to save them. A ghastly result of this law!<br />
No Matter how draconian the laws became, the demand for abortion was steadily high, and was just about as plentiful as street drugs are now.<br />
Starting in the early 1960&#8217;s, the pill gradually brcame available, and the demand for abortions has dropped sharply and steadily as the pill and other birth-control drugs and devices began to make it to the market.<br />
While records the rate of illegal abortions before Roefor all practical purposes were never kept, and the few we have are for obvious reasons quite suspect, the very rough estimates I have been able to pull together suggest that in the 1940&#8217;s to the mid &#8217;60&#8217;s, abortions in Wichita, and I imagine in most cities, was about 4-5 times the current figures. Given the vast increase in population, abortion rates now are probably the lowest they&#8217;ve been in this counry since colonial times. You can thank the scientists, not the preachers for this drop. Human behavior doesn&#8217;t change anywhere near that fast.</p>
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		<title>By: American_Way</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-423081</link>
		<dc:creator>American_Way</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;d do her. In a heartbeat.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;d do her. In a heartbeat.</p>
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		<title>By: MaxGrobnik</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-423077</link>
		<dc:creator>MaxGrobnik</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Palin is an example for all women who want to work and have a career too.

That is what Feminism was supposed to be about.  Feminism is all about Hateful Ugly Women who want to act like men.

Palin shows how a woman can be smart, strong, have a successful career, and a family, while still being an attractive woman.

A truly strong woman, does not have to act like a man to be successful.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Palin is an example for all women who want to work and have a career too.</p>
<p>That is what Feminism was supposed to be about.  Feminism is all about Hateful Ugly Women who want to act like men.</p>
<p>Palin shows how a woman can be smart, strong, have a successful career, and a family, while still being an attractive woman.</p>
<p>A truly strong woman, does not have to act like a man to be successful.</p>
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		<title>By: MaxGrobnik</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-423074</link>
		<dc:creator>MaxGrobnik</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Palin won&#039;t appeal to feminists, but she does appeal to real women.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Palin won&#8217;t appeal to feminists, but she does appeal to real women.</p>
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		<title>By: American_Way</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-423066</link>
		<dc:creator>American_Way</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Max, do you think Palin appeals to feminists?
Can she be supportive of womens rights - without the label?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Max, do you think Palin appeals to feminists?<br />
Can she be supportive of womens rights &#8211; without the label?</p>
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		<title>By: American_Way</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-423061</link>
		<dc:creator>American_Way</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Obama supports a family’s right to choose killing unborn babies, sucking them from their mothers womb, cracking their skulls with hammers, and vacuming the remains into the trash. To control senior citizens cost on the social system, Obama supports a senile seniors right to blow their brains out, or have assisted murders of our parents.

Proven facts.  Sad. Very sad.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama supports a family’s right to choose killing unborn babies, sucking them from their mothers womb, cracking their skulls with hammers, and vacuming the remains into the trash. To control senior citizens cost on the social system, Obama supports a senile seniors right to blow their brains out, or have assisted murders of our parents.</p>
<p>Proven facts.  Sad. Very sad.</p>
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		<title>By: MaxGrobnik</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-423059</link>
		<dc:creator>MaxGrobnik</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>True Feminists must also be...

B U T T 

U G L Y</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>True Feminists must also be&#8230;</p>
<p>B U T T </p>
<p>U G L Y</p>
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		<title>By: American_Way</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-423052</link>
		<dc:creator>American_Way</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;For a feminist to be considered a REAL feminist, does she have to be a liberal?&quot;

Yes, and they must produce the burnt wire remains of their t backed sports bra validating initiation fulfillment.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;For a feminist to be considered a REAL feminist, does she have to be a liberal?&#8221;</p>
<p>Yes, and they must produce the burnt wire remains of their t backed sports bra validating initiation fulfillment.</p>
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		<title>By: Boxlock</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-423046</link>
		<dc:creator>Boxlock</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes, Obama does support infanticide.
He voted for the purposeful neglect of a live born baby, post abortion attempt, to result in their DEATH!
He is evil.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, Obama does support infanticide.<br />
He voted for the purposeful neglect of a live born baby, post abortion attempt, to result in their DEATH!<br />
He is evil.</p>
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		<title>By: Political_mama</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-423021</link>
		<dc:creator>Political_mama</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Obama does NOT support infacide.  That is a lie.  Obama supports a family&#039;s right to choose comfort measures for their dying loved ones.  Whether they be 1 minute old or 99 years old.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama does NOT support infacide.  That is a lie.  Obama supports a family&#8217;s right to choose comfort measures for their dying loved ones.  Whether they be 1 minute old or 99 years old.</p>
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		<title>By: KSGolfnut</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-423020</link>
		<dc:creator>KSGolfnut</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hmm, I wonder.

For a feminist to be considered a &lt;i&gt;REAL&lt;/i&gt; feminist, does she have to be a liberal?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hmm, I wonder.</p>
<p>For a feminist to be considered a <i>REAL</i> feminist, does she have to be a liberal?</p>
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		<title>By: Political_mama</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-423018</link>
		<dc:creator>Political_mama</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just another non-feminist claiming to be a feminist-trying to redefine the meaning.  She should like Palin.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just another non-feminist claiming to be a feminist-trying to redefine the meaning.  She should like Palin.</p>
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		<title>By: Boxlock</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-422986</link>
		<dc:creator>Boxlock</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh gosh….I just hate to read stuff like this, he he he!!!

Democrats on Capitol Hill fear Obama fallout

By Andrew Ward in Washington

Published: September 11 2008 23:30 &#124; Last updated: September 11 2008 23:30

Democratic jitters about the US presidential race have spread to Capitol Hill, where some members of Congress are worried that Barack Obama’s faltering campaign could hurt their chances of re-election.

Party leaders have been hoping to strengthen Democratic control of the House and Senate in November, but John McCain’s jump in the polls has stoked fears of a Republican resurgence.

A Democratic fundraiser for Congressional candidates said some planned to distance themselves from Mr Obama and not attack Mr McCain.

“If people are voting for McCain it could help Republicans all the way down the ticket, even in a year when the Democrats should be sweeping all before us,” said the fundraiser, a former Hillary Clinton supporter.

“There is a growing sense of doom among Democrats I have spoken to?.?.?.?People are going crazy, telling the campaign ‘you’ve got to do something’.”

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6c2f69ce-8031-11dd-99a9-000077b07658.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh gosh….I just hate to read stuff like this, he he he!!!</p>
<p>Democrats on Capitol Hill fear Obama fallout</p>
<p>By Andrew Ward in Washington</p>
<p>Published: September 11 2008 23:30 | Last updated: September 11 2008 23:30</p>
<p>Democratic jitters about the US presidential race have spread to Capitol Hill, where some members of Congress are worried that Barack Obama’s faltering campaign could hurt their chances of re-election.</p>
<p>Party leaders have been hoping to strengthen Democratic control of the House and Senate in November, but John McCain’s jump in the polls has stoked fears of a Republican resurgence.</p>
<p>A Democratic fundraiser for Congressional candidates said some planned to distance themselves from Mr Obama and not attack Mr McCain.</p>
<p>“If people are voting for McCain it could help Republicans all the way down the ticket, even in a year when the Democrats should be sweeping all before us,” said the fundraiser, a former Hillary Clinton supporter.</p>
<p>“There is a growing sense of doom among Democrats I have spoken to?.?.?.?People are going crazy, telling the campaign ‘you’ve got to do something’.”</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6c2f69ce-8031-11dd-99a9-000077b07658.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6c2f69ce-8031-11dd-99a9-000077b07658.html</a></p>
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		<title>By: American_Way</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-422937</link>
		<dc:creator>American_Way</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>She is awesome. More qualified than the democrats presidential candidate, and much more interesting than McClame.

Switch em.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>She is awesome. More qualified than the democrats presidential candidate, and much more interesting than McClame.</p>
<p>Switch em.</p>
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		<title>By: Boxlock</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-422934</link>
		<dc:creator>Boxlock</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Very interesting local perspective of Sarah Palin:

The lodge is owned by Butch and Kathy Wildman.  The Wildmans spend their winters in Texas and their summers in Alaska .  Kathy&#039;s father and former husband served in the Alaskan legislature for around 30 years so Butch and Kathy know Alaska politics.

Eddie emailed Butch and asks Butch what the Wildmans think of Gov. Sarah Palin.  Butch&#039;s unedited email is attached below.  Please read it and forward it to your friends.  This is what the citizens of Alaska think of Sarah Palin!


Fishing is good here at Wildman and I rarely have time for politics, but many of our  friends are asking us &#039;Who is Sarah Palin?&#039;  Of course, as Alaskans, Kathy and I are extremely proud of her. We just want to let you know that  Sarah &#039;Barracuda&#039; Palin is a straight shooting, hard charging, get it done gal.  She knows when to listen, how to analyze the facts and how to make a decision, then implement the plan.  She doesn&#039;t do a poll before jumping in with both feet like too many of the Washington types.  She has little legislative experience because she has always held the EXECUTIVE position; in private life, as mayor of Anchorage &#039;s largest bedroom community or more recently as Governor of our State.  She is a smart, attractive home grown Alaska girl with excellent moral and family values.  She can see what needs to be done and does not hesitate to get it done.

One of our State&#039;s major problems is that its Capital is in Juneau , 500 miles from the nearest road and 800 air miles from the population base which is Anchorage , Wasilla and Fairbanks .  Our legislature and most of the State  government is in Juneau and they ALL behave like a bunch of freshmen in a college town.  It has been this way since Statehood in 1959.  When Sarah moved to Juneau , so did accountability and responsibility  When the oil revenue started flowing and a barrel of North Slope Crude hit $23.00, these people began spending money like drunken sailors.  You can only imagine what was happenings when oil hit $100.00 a barrel, about the time Sarah took  command.  My wife Kathy has first-hand experience with this fiasco, as her father and also her ex-husband were Alaska Legislators who served in  Juneau  as Senators, Senate President, or members of the State House for a combined period spanning nearly three decades.

About the time Sarah took the HELM as Governor of Alaska, about half of the State legislature was in the pocket of big oil companies or contractors doing big projects for Native Corporations around Alaska, all funded by State oil revenue.  Alaska government was nothing but a good old boys club riding the perpetual wave of prosperity.  This filtered down from the legislature, through the Department of Natural Resources,  Department of Labor and even spilled in to the Public Safety who are supposed to  &#039;preserve and protect&#039;.

When Sarah walked  into the Governor&#039;s Mansion, she promptly dismissed the State Trooper detachment as signed to Governor and had her and her husband&#039;s gun case brought in from Wasilla. Then, she got rid of the former Governor&#039;s STATE Jet and told legislators that there were no more free rides, they would have to fly Alaska Airlines, just like her and her family if they wanted to travel.  Next came the nut cutting (the Barracuda part) the heads that rolled were too numerous to name, but when Sarah finished cleaning house, a number of our legislators ended up in jail for on corruption charges, or tendered their resignations along with numerous department heads and those who have been riding the gravy train for way too long,  AND THEN SHE HAD LUNCH.  By the end of the day, Sarah Palin had saved the people of  Alaska millions and has not yet slowed down.

She has truly brought CHANGE to Juneau .  I personally know several persons in the private sector in Alaska , that hold her in high est eem.  She surrounds herself with smart people, many from my hometown of Anchorage , she  listens to them but makes her own decisions.  Sarah Palin is a no B.S. politician.  It is refreshing that there is such a thing anymore.  You want to talk about CHANGE?  You should see a before and after picture of the State government in Alaska .  That&#039;s CHANGE!  Sarah will bring a number of things to the election.  I am sure she will appeal many voters who may otherwise could have gone the other direction on election day.  The conservative block will not be for Barack.  We have their vote.  We need what Sarah will bring, first to the election and second, what she will bring to Washington D.C.   McCain has been advised well,  Let&#039;s just hope the American people can get the straight scoop on her in the weeks ahead. 

This is just the opinion of one Alaska Bush Pilot and Guide, who pays attention to national politics, watches the news and is deathly afraid of the direction our nation is headed.  I guarantee that if Sarah gets a chance to dig her spurs into the flanks of the liberal Washington types, they will  know that she is in the saddle.

Butch King
Pilot/Guide
Butch &amp; Kathy King</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very interesting local perspective of Sarah Palin:</p>
<p>The lodge is owned by Butch and Kathy Wildman.  The Wildmans spend their winters in Texas and their summers in Alaska .  Kathy&#8217;s father and former husband served in the Alaskan legislature for around 30 years so Butch and Kathy know Alaska politics.</p>
<p>Eddie emailed Butch and asks Butch what the Wildmans think of Gov. Sarah Palin.  Butch&#8217;s unedited email is attached below.  Please read it and forward it to your friends.  This is what the citizens of Alaska think of Sarah Palin!</p>
<p>Fishing is good here at Wildman and I rarely have time for politics, but many of our  friends are asking us &#8216;Who is Sarah Palin?&#8217;  Of course, as Alaskans, Kathy and I are extremely proud of her. We just want to let you know that  Sarah &#8216;Barracuda&#8217; Palin is a straight shooting, hard charging, get it done gal.  She knows when to listen, how to analyze the facts and how to make a decision, then implement the plan.  She doesn&#8217;t do a poll before jumping in with both feet like too many of the Washington types.  She has little legislative experience because she has always held the EXECUTIVE position; in private life, as mayor of Anchorage &#8217;s largest bedroom community or more recently as Governor of our State.  She is a smart, attractive home grown Alaska girl with excellent moral and family values.  She can see what needs to be done and does not hesitate to get it done.</p>
<p>One of our State&#8217;s major problems is that its Capital is in Juneau , 500 miles from the nearest road and 800 air miles from the population base which is Anchorage , Wasilla and Fairbanks .  Our legislature and most of the State  government is in Juneau and they ALL behave like a bunch of freshmen in a college town.  It has been this way since Statehood in 1959.  When Sarah moved to Juneau , so did accountability and responsibility  When the oil revenue started flowing and a barrel of North Slope Crude hit $23.00, these people began spending money like drunken sailors.  You can only imagine what was happenings when oil hit $100.00 a barrel, about the time Sarah took  command.  My wife Kathy has first-hand experience with this fiasco, as her father and also her ex-husband were Alaska Legislators who served in  Juneau  as Senators, Senate President, or members of the State House for a combined period spanning nearly three decades.</p>
<p>About the time Sarah took the HELM as Governor of Alaska, about half of the State legislature was in the pocket of big oil companies or contractors doing big projects for Native Corporations around Alaska, all funded by State oil revenue.  Alaska government was nothing but a good old boys club riding the perpetual wave of prosperity.  This filtered down from the legislature, through the Department of Natural Resources,  Department of Labor and even spilled in to the Public Safety who are supposed to  &#8216;preserve and protect&#8217;.</p>
<p>When Sarah walked  into the Governor&#8217;s Mansion, she promptly dismissed the State Trooper detachment as signed to Governor and had her and her husband&#8217;s gun case brought in from Wasilla. Then, she got rid of the former Governor&#8217;s STATE Jet and told legislators that there were no more free rides, they would have to fly Alaska Airlines, just like her and her family if they wanted to travel.  Next came the nut cutting (the Barracuda part) the heads that rolled were too numerous to name, but when Sarah finished cleaning house, a number of our legislators ended up in jail for on corruption charges, or tendered their resignations along with numerous department heads and those who have been riding the gravy train for way too long,  AND THEN SHE HAD LUNCH.  By the end of the day, Sarah Palin had saved the people of  Alaska millions and has not yet slowed down.</p>
<p>She has truly brought CHANGE to Juneau .  I personally know several persons in the private sector in Alaska , that hold her in high est eem.  She surrounds herself with smart people, many from my hometown of Anchorage , she  listens to them but makes her own decisions.  Sarah Palin is a no B.S. politician.  It is refreshing that there is such a thing anymore.  You want to talk about CHANGE?  You should see a before and after picture of the State government in Alaska .  That&#8217;s CHANGE!  Sarah will bring a number of things to the election.  I am sure she will appeal many voters who may otherwise could have gone the other direction on election day.  The conservative block will not be for Barack.  We have their vote.  We need what Sarah will bring, first to the election and second, what she will bring to Washington D.C.   McCain has been advised well,  Let&#8217;s just hope the American people can get the straight scoop on her in the weeks ahead. </p>
<p>This is just the opinion of one Alaska Bush Pilot and Guide, who pays attention to national politics, watches the news and is deathly afraid of the direction our nation is headed.  I guarantee that if Sarah gets a chance to dig her spurs into the flanks of the liberal Washington types, they will  know that she is in the saddle.</p>
<p>Butch King<br />
Pilot/Guide<br />
Butch &amp; Kathy King</p>
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		<title>By: Mr_Kia</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-422852</link>
		<dc:creator>Mr_Kia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Honestly I did not know that Jed.
I have family members who actually went to foreign countries (Japan) to have abortions prior to Roe vs. Wade.
I think any pro-life supporter worth their salt should agree the only way for the evil of abortion to end is for the desire for them to no longer exist.
Do I like a candidate who shares the same view of abortion?  Absolutely.  For anyone to say that a simple ban is going to end it is a fool.  I&#039;d love to see that question asked of all the candidates.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Honestly I did not know that Jed.<br />
I have family members who actually went to foreign countries (Japan) to have abortions prior to Roe vs. Wade.<br />
I think any pro-life supporter worth their salt should agree the only way for the evil of abortion to end is for the desire for them to no longer exist.<br />
Do I like a candidate who shares the same view of abortion?  Absolutely.  For anyone to say that a simple ban is going to end it is a fool.  I&#8217;d love to see that question asked of all the candidates.</p>
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		<title>By: Jed</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-422847</link>
		<dc:creator>Jed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Kia,
Actually we had just that scenario for a couple years before Roe. Abortion was in the hands of the states, and as the other Comstock laws were being done away with, some states began to allow abortions. It turned into a royal brouhaha when women who wanted an abortion simply crossed state lines to a more liberal state, and prosecutors in the conservative states were foaming at the mouth to prosecute them on their return. Roe simply made the rules the same for all women.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kia,<br />
Actually we had just that scenario for a couple years before Roe. Abortion was in the hands of the states, and as the other Comstock laws were being done away with, some states began to allow abortions. It turned into a royal brouhaha when women who wanted an abortion simply crossed state lines to a more liberal state, and prosecutors in the conservative states were foaming at the mouth to prosecute them on their return. Roe simply made the rules the same for all women.</p>
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		<title>By: BlueJay</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-422843</link>
		<dc:creator>BlueJay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Worst case scenario is an overtun of Roe v. Wade in the Supreme Court which puts it in the hands of the states where it should be.&quot;

   Even THAT is unacceptable. Some states would not allow women a right to choose.

    And besides, remember, I was originally on the other side.

   The goal of anyone who is against ANY abortion is to ban ALL abortion. Some are just more honest about it than others.

   It is interesting to see. The reasonable exceptions to banning all abortion (rape, incest, life of the mother) are being flipped.

    Because someone like Palin comes along, the reasonable exceptions now become the front line.

    No.

     The country is going to know just who she is. And she will not succeed.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Worst case scenario is an overtun of Roe v. Wade in the Supreme Court which puts it in the hands of the states where it should be.&#8221;</p>
<p>   Even THAT is unacceptable. Some states would not allow women a right to choose.</p>
<p>    And besides, remember, I was originally on the other side.</p>
<p>   The goal of anyone who is against ANY abortion is to ban ALL abortion. Some are just more honest about it than others.</p>
<p>   It is interesting to see. The reasonable exceptions to banning all abortion (rape, incest, life of the mother) are being flipped.</p>
<p>    Because someone like Palin comes along, the reasonable exceptions now become the front line.</p>
<p>    No.</p>
<p>     The country is going to know just who she is. And she will not succeed.</p>
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		<title>By: Jed</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/paglia-likes-palin%e2%80%99s-bravura/#comment-422837</link>
		<dc:creator>Jed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>hick,
Nope, my head works just fine. And yours?
You need to be a bit more specific when you disagree with a post (like even which one you&#039;re responding to?), and argue your point with some semblance of rationality. And remember that this blog is for people to express their own thoughts; we&#039;ve all already heard the talking points, so no need to repeat them. Happy blogging!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hick,<br />
Nope, my head works just fine. And yours?<br />
You need to be a bit more specific when you disagree with a post (like even which one you&#8217;re responding to?), and argue your point with some semblance of rationality. And remember that this blog is for people to express their own thoughts; we&#8217;ve all already heard the talking points, so no need to repeat them. Happy blogging!</p>
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