I just read the article, Wikileaks Calls for Sarah Palin's Arrest, and it stirred up some thoughts. The article describes how Wikileaks spokesperson, Julien Assange, believes that Palin should be arrested for her web-site. It is hard to believe the stance taken by Wikileaks, but that is another story. It made think about Mrs. Palin possibly becoming President of the United States - the thought is scary.
I believe that Sarah has the right to put whatever she wants on her web-site. Is her web-site offensive - I believe it is (but she has the right to post whatever she wants to on the Internet). I do not think that her site provoked the maniac, Jared Loughner, to shoot Gabrielle Giffords and the others. But, I have a problem with her statement about the whole situation. A while back, Palin was very angry with David Letterman because he made a joke about her daughter. Palin publicly bashed Letterman for his comments. What if the tables were turned - what if someone put a cross-hair over her daughter's name? I believe that she would have a fit of rage. Her response to the shooting was 8 minutes of saying that the shooting of Gabrielle was a tragedy and a do not blame me speech. Take some responsibility Mrs. Palin. If she put some thought into the situation as a whole, maybe she would realize that the rhetoric on her site is too heated. Maybe she would have realized that the whole cross-hairs situation is not the best idea, and maybe we should take a look at our gun policy. That would take thought and compassion - two characteristics for a presidential candidate.
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