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TIME's Interview With Sarah Palin: Transcript
time.com — Time interviewed Alaska Governor Sarah Palin by phone Aug. 14, less than two weeks before her surprise selection as John McCain's running mate. "I was raised in a family where, you know, gender wasn't going to be an issue. The girls did what the boys did. Apparently in Alaska that's quite commonplace. You're out there hunting and fishing..."
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- novaculus, on 08/31/2008, -2/+17FTA:
TIME: Did being younger and being a woman gives you a better perspective on politics and government than a more traditional politician?
PALIN: What's more of a challenge for me over the years being in elected office has been more the age issue rather than a gender issue. I've totally ignored the issues that have potentially been affecting me when it comes to gender because I was raised in a family where, you know, gender wasn't going to be an issue. The girls did what the boys did. Apparently in Alaska that's quite commonplace. You're out there hunting and fishing. My parents were coaches, so I was involved in sports all my life. So I knew that as woman I could do whatever the men were doing. Also that's just part of Alaskan life.
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TIME: What has been your crowning achievement in office so far?
PALIN; We have protected our state sovereignty by taking on the big oil industry interests, making sure that there is not going to be any undue influence on the oil industry, that our state administration and our state lawmakers will be making the decisions we will be making... based on sound, solid, unbiased information, not being corrupted by, in the case that I'm speaking of now, [an] oil service company's undue influence that has corrupted some lawmakers. We have set in place ethics laws, overseeing agencies and offices to make sure that never happens again in Alaska. So that's something we're very proud of. And we have allowed measures to be put in place now where we can prove very, very sound and strict oversight of oil and gas development so that we can prove to the rest of the nation that we are ready, willing and we are able to safely develop our resources. So that Alaska can be contributers, we can be producers, so we don't have to be takers from federal government. but can be supplying the rest of the U.S. with American resources finally.
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Not a long interview, but worth a read. Her manner is very frank and direct, particularly compared to Obama, who would take twice as long to answer and not say half as much.- rebrad, on 08/31/2008, -1/+10There is always a difference between those who do and those who talk.
- duckley, on 08/31/2008, -12/+1Wow! McCAIN & Co missed this one ! A case of LIFE imitating ART:
In an unproduced, 1984 movie screenplay, an EVIL presidential candidate (McCain?) chooses the American he thinks is the least likely to catch on to his nefarious plans to destroy the country...
Enter Goldie Hawn's character, a former beauty pageant contestant, small-town mayor and hockey mom...
Amazing !- novaculus, on 08/31/2008, -0/+7Is snark the best you've got, bird-brain?
- Dewhead, on 08/31/2008, -0/+6Wow, how old are you? You must be really young or very stoned. You do not make any sense.
- Reacherd, on 09/04/2008, -0/+0 Palin Sucks, Video.info has the Proof (Video)
http://video-info.info/exclusive.php?id=Palin_Suck ... - xm09k2, on 09/05/2008, -0/+0VIDEO
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http://video.stumbulepon.com/?p=TIME-s-Interview-W ... - ellaina, on 09/10/2008, -0/+0I found this part interesting. Hmm. McCain has 25 years legislative experience, so according to her....that's a bad thing and Obama being fresher than McCain is an advantage!
"But the age issue I think was more significant in my career than the gender issue. Your resume not being as fat as your opponent's in a race, perhaps [but] being able to capitalize on that... being able to to use that in campaigns — I don't have 30 years of political experience under my belt ... that's a good thing, that's a healthy thing. That means my perspective is fresher, more in touch with the people I will be serving. I would use that as an advantage. I've certainly never been part of a good old boy club. That I would use in a campaign. And that's been good."
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