Actually,, perla, my response was neither defensive nor ignorant. Nor am I mad. Essentially, posts on a webiste are just that...posts on a website. I think the problem is you got "snagged" in your little charade of "I need to know about this candidate". All the candidates' views, platforms & policies are pretty well available everywhere.
Had you taken the time to actually look carefully at the one website I suggested, you would have realized that the bulleted facts were backed up by details behind them, if you clicked on each bullet. There was also a lot of other information on the site, fairly unbiased. I believe I also recommended that you do other research for the facts and vote accordingly. That is what I am doing...researching many sites, both those that favor the republican party and those that favor the democratic party.
I have no need to defend Governor Palin...she can defend herself and that is probably not the way I will be voting come November, so if you felt I was defending her, you clearly don't understand my politics, nor, preusmably, do you care to.
I maintain that while there is a diverse population here on the DIS, if you have spent any time at all reading most of the political posts, the DIS is equally as divided and polarized for each candidate as the rest of the country. I maintain that factual sources will give you better information than peoples' opinions. But, if you chooose to base your political decisions on the opinons of people from a website, then you are probably calling the wrong person ignorant.
Enjoy your "research". Since I am clearly not among those who are telling you what you want to hear, I'll leave your thread to those who will do that for you.
and I suggest you re-read your original reply & think twice about how you respond to people. I respect your political beliefs, what I do not respect is your defensive & rude attitude of addressing a simple & important question.
I have actually looked at the website you suggested, by the way (the only relevant part of your original reply). It does not answer the questions I was looking for. It lists her views & what she opposes,
a little on her plan of action (adoption), but she does not expand on how she will achieve these plans (i.e. funding to accomodate all of these births & adoptions, funding and ideas for preventative programs, how she plans to recruit all of these adoptive parents, etc...), is she planning to force these women into carrying a child to full term & force them into adoption, & the many cases where mere adoption does not solve the problem of ensuring a child with a quality life (i.e. paying for terminally ill newborns).
To assume that the issue of abortion & the many delicate & complex reasons behind it can be solved with one simple word=adoption, is naive & ridiculous. It is a complicated issue & it is NOT black & white. I was not only seeking a clarification to the "
no exceptions" comment I heard on the news, but also seeking Palin's "why" & "how" which was not answered completely on this website or anywhere else I have searched.
To be honest, I do not hold a strong position on where I stand with abortion-there are too many gray areas. If she is anti-abortion, I am very open to hearing about it, but I want to know how she plans to accomodate those situations, finance them, & prevent them from occurring, etc...). That is a very relevant & important question.
I am not asking anyone to defend anything. If you read my opening post, I did not say I disagreed with her stance on anything, except the "
no exceptions" stance which I was seeking clarification on if this was an accurate statement. That is where you overly misinterpreted my question & motive for asking. I was asking for clarification about something I wasn't sure was accurate (which I received from several polite posters) & asking for INFORMATION.
Can you direct me to a website where Palin discusses the details of her plan of action? You said they are all over the internet, but I have not found one yet. All you offered me was a reminder that there are ignorant people in this world who are sadly so caught up in their views instead of being confident in them, that they fail to educate people on them.
Again, I am not accusing Palin of anything. I'm assuming she has a proposition & game plan instead of just "adoption." I would like to learn about her game plan, which is why I asked in the first place.
And I am certainly not basing my voting decision on a mere opinion-that's ridiculous & I am a level headed individual. I am gathering information from a variety of sources because that is what intelligent & responsible people do-they seek knowledge and insight.
Yes, I have already received very helpful responses from other posters. Posters who have beliefs I agree with & people who have beliefs that I disagree with-both sides have been
equally helpful in educating me & helping me see other points of view, except for posters like you who sadly only offer a defensive attitude rather than knowledge.
I also have faith in other human beings & respect for their knowledge & insight. Statistics & bulleted facts on a website are sometimes not enough to understand a certain belief or embrace a point of view. Could you imagine if the bible was all in bullets, rather than in passionate words? Sometimes asking a common person, or a group of common people will offer you different insights than sterile websites or single sided news channels. Although, in your case, the only insight that you have offered me is that you are a real 
What is it you totally agree on, by the way? Wow, you sound like a real barrel of knowledge
Thanks for your intelligent input.
