OMFG: Couric's Question...

[PCIntern]

If a 15 year-old were raped by her father, and became pregnant, you would not advocate abortion for the mother? (or words to that effect)

Interesting question as to specifics, don't you think? IMO, that question wasn't random.

[Pirate Smile]

1. What was her answer?

[Tallison]

3. That she would 'personally' counsel against it nt

[mitchum]

9. I bet there was nothng hypothetical about that answer

[Ichingcarpenter]

11. OK...... she just won the Sherri Shepherd Vote

and the other Christian Taliban vote

[Tallison]

40. I call it 'piss-on-your-grave' Christian contingency

I was actually commiserating with a Pakistani friend the other days about what radical religion has done to each of our respective countries.

[Erin Elizabeth]

48. She already had that vote.

The only people still deciding are the fence sitters and shit like THAT answer will scare most fence sitters, who don't tend to be on either end of the socio-political spectrum.

So I say KEEP ASKING HER this stuff! LOL!

[Ichingcarpenter]

50. don't forget half of the US has an IQ less than 100

That is a sad truth. Luckily most of the population fall in between 90-110

[Booster]

16. I love it when Repugs say they would counsel against it. Bush 1

said the same thing. Why don't they realize if it's made illegal, there is NO counseling for the poor, while Bush 1/Palin will send their family members out of the country if they choose to have an abortion. Assholes.

[Tallison]

41. Wish Couric had followed-up by asking...

"Does that mean you think it should remain a legal choice?"

Get the bitch on record.

[jeanpalmer]

57. Exactly

There was no follow-up to pin her down. Here's an account of what she said:

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"I would counsel to choose life. I would also like to see a culture of life in this country. But I would also like to take it one step further. Not just saying I am pro-life and I want fewer and fewer abortions in this country, but I want them, those women who find themselves in circumstances that are absolutely less than ideal, for them to be supported, and adoptions made easier."

On being pressed by Couric on whether she would force a victim of incest or rape to have the child, Palin said, "...personally, I would counsel the person to choose life, despite horrific, horrific circumstances that this person would find themselves in. And, if you're asking, though, kind of foundationally here, should anyone end up in jail for having an...abortion, absolutely not. That's nothing I would ever support."

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Palin_My_gay_friend_made_choice_0930.html

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Couric let her get away with this bilge. As VP, she wouldn't be counseling anyone. She would be trying to change the law to make abortion in this case illegal. Also, Couric failed to ask her whether she would make it illegal for the doctor to perform this abortion. And whether he/she would go to jail. If it is illegal for the doctor to perform the abortion, the girl will not have access.

Hopefully, Gwen Ifill will not whiff like Couric.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

20. And she would "personally" appoint a Supreme Court judge

who would take the 15-year-old, strap her kicking and screaming onto a hospital gurney, and force her to give birth while a chorus of 60 year old white men sing "Bringing in the Sheaves."

[adamuu]

39. She would "personally" deny health care to the two-headed baby. n/t

[Tallison]

43. Great point

Personal lives are off limits until they provide a convenient hedge against the public record.

[zbdent]

32. "I would charge the dearie for her rape kit!"

[democrat2thecore]

58. I'm so sick of hearing her "personal views" - Sarah, What would you do if you had AUTHORITY??? -nt

[PCIntern]

5. She's pro-life...

but of course, her answer wasn't this issue for my post. I think there's some word out there...that's a really interesting question, given her family history, or clouded family history.

[Changenow]

51. She is not pro life

it's a misnomer.

[PCIntern]

52. I was quoting her...

[Ichingcarpenter]

2. Couric reads Digg and is a member and posts there...

Those stories got a lot of play at that site. Good for Katie!
What was Sarah's answer?

[crankychatter]

4. If you found out your husband was the father of your grandchild

how would THAT make ya feel?

jeebus

even I CRINGE at this kind of grilling

[PCIntern]

7. Agreed...unless the Enquirer has learned something...

[uppityperson]

6. I am going to watch the news when it gets to the west coast.

too many posts on this interview, chosing sexual orientation, no morning after pill, this hypothetical question. Poor Palin, not being treated with deference but asked simple questions instead. I mean, why can't everyone just accept she has Experience(tm) and not have to prove she is capable of talking to anyone remotely challenging, even if that person is asking such simplistic things that would be way short of anything she'd run into as vp. Poor Palin.

[Arrowhead2k1]

8. Wow, Katie I'm impressed!

She's awesome. :)

[CJCRANE]

10. Slightly OT

but did anyone notice in recent footage that Bristol Palin didn't look 6 months pregnant (they were boarding a plane).

[PCIntern]

12. i think that was the other Palin -whatshername, Willow?

[chelsea0011]

13. Willow???????

[CJCRANE]

23. Looked older than Willow, in a short grayish dress

with a big belt in the middle. It was only a 3 second clip...but still makes you wonder how Bristol is getting on with her pregancy.

[CJCRANE]

14. She looked curvy like Bristol but I could be wrong nt

[Retrograde]

17. why isn't she in school?

Campaigning can be educational and all that, but shouldn't the kid be in school? Even in Alaska, the school year should have started by now!

Or is Palin trying to be the education VP as well as the family values one?

[JuniperLea]

26. It's her first...

I didn't show until seven months with my first... and then I just looked like I had a little poochie belly... I didn't look full on preggers until 7 1/2 mos. But I was a dancer with rock solid abs... was being the operative word here:)

[PCIntern]

30. Your reply is useless without pictures!

:hi:

[treestar]

35. What do you think of that picture of Palin where she is supposedly

7 months pregnant and doesn't look pregnant at all?

It seemed impossible to me that she could be pregnant in that picture. But from what you're saying, maybe. She claimed her abs were in good shape too.

My only experience is my sister in law and at 7 months, she looked pregnant! So I could hardly believe Phailin was.

[JuniperLea]

38. How much did the baby weigh when born?

I've never seen a picture of Palin where she looked pregnant. And I don't buy this story about getting on a damn plane in labor with her fifth kid either! I barely had time to get to the hospital with my third! The first one is always iffy... you can't really judge with a first pregnancy. But after a kid or two, there's just no waiting around. I heard the same things over and over in childbirth classes, so this isn't really just anecdotal.

[Captiosus]

55. Off topic but..

Governor Richardson looks soooooooo out of place in that picture.

He looks like a pudgy Benjamin Bratt standing in the second row ready to hop out and take the Prez off to rehab, The Cleaner style.

[Thrill]

15. The Supreme Court question is tomorrow, according to the tease

[MarjorieG]

18. But her policy/past remarks tell a less tolerant picture. If outlawed, people would go to jail.

And she has been against abortion in all cases. The two of them will lie to any moderate position to get elected.

[ogneopasno]

19. So if Todd Palin raped one of his daughters and got her pregnant...

...Sarah Palin would tell her to carry it to term.

Sick.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

21. You say that likes it's a hypothetical situation...

[PCIntern]

36. !!!

:rofl:

you won't get a DUzy b/c it's utterly tasteless, however.

[GrizzlyMan]

22. I love the part where all the Fundies are against abortion

Yet look at a single mother with disdain as she uses WIC at the Supermarket checkout line. They also love to trash head start and every other federal program designed to help the disadvantaged, and specifically, single mothers.

To quote the late great social commentator Bill Hicks, if Fundies are so pro life why don't they lock arms in front of a cemetary.

[brooklynite]

24. This was the low point...

I want those women who find themselves in circumstances that are less than ideal..."

[firedupdem]

25. My 15 year old is in school today. Why isn't her 14 year old at school? n/t

[PCIntern]

28. someone else said, "Mono"...

for 28 weeks on the average...

[Danmel]

33. Maybe she's off for Rosh Hashanah

Big Jewish community up there in Alaska.

Is moose meat kosher? ;)

[PCIntern]

34. Cloven hoof?

Palin: Coven hoof!!!!

"She's a witch!!"

[GrizzlyMan]

37. Why isn't she in school?

You saw what happened to Bristol, right? They are probably wanting to keep a close eye on Tinkerbell or whatever the fuck her name is.

[Barrymores Ghost]

47. I thought the name was "TrailerHitch."

No?

My mistake.

[Tesibria]

27. Video .. need video !!!! nt

[Kittycat]

29. Is there a link or direct quote to this?

[PCIntern]

31. should be up on Youtube soon...n/t

[WinkyDink]

42. Here, but I don't see "fifteen-year-old" verbatim:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/30/eveningnews/main4490618.shtml

[truthN08]

44. It's there

Here is the exact question and answer:

Couric: If a 15-year-old is raped by her father, do you believe it should be illegal for her to get an abortion, and why?

Palin: I am pro-life. And I'm unapologetic in my position that I am pro-life. And I understand there are good people on both sides of the abortion debate. In fact, good people in my own family have differing views on abortion, and when it should be allowed. Do I respect people's opinions on this. Now, I would counsel to choose life. I would also like to see a culture of life in this country. But I would also like to take it one step further. Not just saying I am pro-life and I want fewer and fewer abortions in this country, but I want them, those women who find themselves in circumstances that are absolutely less than ideal, for them to be supported, and adoptions made easier.

Couric: But ideally, you think it should be illegal for a girl who was raped or the victim of incest to get an abortion?

Palin: I'm saying that, personally, I would counsel the person to choose life, despite horrific, horrific circumstances that this person would find themselves in. And, um, if you're asking, though, kind of foundationally here, should anyone end up in jail for having an … abortion, absolutely not. That's nothing I would ever support.

Couric: Some people have credited the morning-after pill for decreasing the number of abortions. How do you feel about the morning-after pill?

Palin: Well, I am all for contraception. And I am all for preventative measures that are legal and save, and should be taken, but Katie, again, I am one to believe that life starts at the moment of conception. And I would like to see …

Couric: And so you don't believe in the morning-after pill?

Palin: ... I would like to see fewer and fewer abortions in this world. And again, I haven't spoken with anyone who disagrees with my position on that.

Couric: I'm sorry, I just want to ask you again. Do you not support or do you condone or condemn the morning-after pill.

Palin: Personally, and this isn't McCain-Palin policy …

Couric: No, that's OK, I'm just asking you.

Palin: But personally, I would not choose to participate in that kind of contraception

[underpants]

46. After --Then it's off to the bus where Palin sits down for a wide-ranging interview.

Couric: If a 15-year-old is raped by her father, do you believe it should be illegal for her to get an abortion, and why?

Palin: I am pro-life. And I'm unapologetic in my position that I am pro-life. And I understand there are good people on both sides of the abortion debate. In fact, good people in my own family have differing views on abortion, and when it should be allowed. Do I respect people's opinions on this. Now, I would counsel to choose life. I would also like to see a culture of life in this country. But I would also like to take it one step further. Not just saying I am pro-life and I want fewer and fewer abortions in this country, but I want them, those women who find themselves in circumstances that are absolutely less than ideal, for them to be supported, and adoptions made easier.

Couric: But ideally, you think it should be illegal for a girl who was raped or the victim of incest to get an abortion?

Palin: I'm saying that, personally, I would counsel the person to choose life, despite horrific, horrific circumstances that this person would find themselves in. And, um, if you're asking, though, kind of foundationally here, should anyone end up in jail for having an … abortion, absolutely not. That's nothing I would ever support.

Couric: Some people have credited the morning-after pill for decreasing the number of abortions. How do you feel about the morning-after pill?

Palin: Well, I am all for contraception. And I am all for preventative measures that are legal and save, and should be taken, but Katie, again, I am one to believe that life starts at the moment of conception. And I would like to see …

Couric: And so you don't believe in the morning-after pill?

Palin: ... I would like to see fewer and fewer abortions in this world. And again, I haven't spoken with anyone who disagrees with my position on that.

Couric: I'm sorry, I just want to ask you again. Do you not support or do you condone or condemn the morning-after pill.

Palin: Personally, and this isn't McCain-Palin policy …

[Poseidan]

45. pro-life...

Strangest thing, how the 'hunting' party calls itself pro-life.

[Barrymores Ghost]

54. "Pro-war," "pro-capital punishment," "pro-gun"...

.."pro-life."

Sure...why not?

Except where it comes to pregnant Iraqi women and Iraqi infants, that is.

In these cases, the use of white phosphorus, daisy-cutters, RPG's, small-arms fire, fuel-air munitions and cluster bombs are all perfectly acceptable methods of birth control.

[BlooInBloo]

49. "The Dukakis Question", in effect.

[pdxmom]

53. I wish that immediately after asking her the first question, Katie had

asked her what her position was on the death penalty. I would have loved to see her "culture of life" totally negated by her avid support for the DP.

[adamuu]

56. kick n/t

[krkaufman]

59. No, it wasn't random.

Couric was making sure to ask about a minor child being raped by her father, without going too young.