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Sarah Palin states in her book that she is questioned on abortion but gives few actual specifics. For example when questioned if abortion should be illegal for a young teenage girl who is raped, she dodges the question of legality. She does not state if she would make that type of abortion illegal or not. The most she states is that she would support a vague support system for the baby and mother and would not send the mother to jail. Left unsaid is if she would send the abortion doctor to prison or the very specific question of should such an abortion be illegal. I think Palin dodges it because she supports a total ban on abortion and most Americans (including independents and swing voters) do not want a ban on all types of abortions, especially if a teenage girl is raped by her own father. So for a politican (and that is what she is for all her populist rhetoric) she walks a narrow path in order to appear to more voters. So much for the "Straight talk express" that she was a quasi-member. Palin skirted other issues or changed her tune while running for the VP slot. For example, her position on global warming evolved from one of doubt to being unsure. She definately downplayed her far rightwing religious views. She definately does not want the American people to know of her belief in witches as evidenced by a youtube video. In fact, her politics are not much different then Pat Robertson but being more attractive. Palin is a woman who believes that those who don't share her beliefs aren't "real Americans" like her. She stated this at a campaign rally in North Carolina. I guess the region of the country that in't part of "real America" is whoever doesn't vote for the rightwing. She frequently hides behind the military when criticized intead of meeting her critics head on. In contrast to Palin, Mike Huckabee wrote a book that actually listed real ideals and policy ideas for America. I might not agree with Huckabee but he is a person who has thought through various ideas. The rightwing tries to make Palin out as some victim of leftwing sexism but that is a red herring. She is not ready and never will be for big time politics, like Dan Quayle. Quayle, like Palin, wasn't opposed for his sex but because both are empty suits.