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Is this irony day?
From Palin's speech in re: Obama's position on abortion:
"He hopes that you won't recognize how radical his position is on this until it's too late" (emphasis added)
Really, Palin? Really? Obama's the one with a radical position? 
Re: Is this irony day?
I noticed that she has started talking about abortion. It's a good way to appeal to the base of the party because this issue carries a great deal of weight and could get some voters out who might otherwise stay home.
My ILs, who are very, very religious, would vote against Jesus Christ if they thought JC might consider abortion to be acceptable under certain circumstances. They are one-issue voters, and that's the issue.
I'm pro-choice, but I can see that pro-lifers would find Obama's views on abortion extremely radical and Palin's as spot-on. Radical in this case is all about POV. So while it seems ironic to you, as a pro-choice person, there's nothing ironic about to those that are pro-life, or to Sarah Palin herself.
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Yup! Ditto this exactly. To people who are single-issue, pro-life voters (like my MIL), Obama's positions ARE radical. She's appealing to the base. Toe people for whom abortion is the biggest issue. It's the same way many pro-choice voters see PALIN'S views radical.
That said, I think we're going to hear a lot of "radical" and "risky" adjectives tossed around in the next few weeks in regards to Obama's positions on several issues. You've got to make your opponent look like the big risk at this point...and when you're down in the polls, probably even more so.
I'm not surprised at all by her language, tone or rhetoric.
PRECISELY.
Her views are radical not only to pro-choicers, but to the MAJORITY of the American public.
Obama's aren't.
THAT'S the difference.
Here's a question, and I don't mean this to be snarky at all because I'm genuinely interested in the answer.
If someone is pro-life because they believe that life begins at conception, wouldn't it be inconsistent for them to believe in exceptions? In other words, why does a life count less if it's the result of rape or incest? A life is a life is a life, yes?
ETA: BTW, hrparker, I understand that your OP refers to Palin's views being radical compared with mainstream opinion. My question is a bit of a non sequitur.
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What I find more ironic is the fact that Palin actually said in her speech today that John McCain knows about the abuse of power in Washington, and will end it.
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/despite_report_finding_she_abu.php
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