Sarah Palin is the biggest new celebrity this week
She’s even on the cover of gossip magazines!
Before this week, only her constituents in Alaska are familiar with her. Now though, the world is aware of Sarah Palin. And the world is also aware of the scandals rocking her family even since presidential candidate Senator John McCain announced she would be his running mate for the 2008 Republican ticket.
Now if there’s one thing I steer clear away from in discussions and small talk among groups, it’s politics. So, I pretty much am unaware of the actual Sarah Palin issues, except that her name keeps screaming at me in the headlines.
So what is the fuss about Sarah Palin? According to some celebrity columnists, we’ve not had this kind of controversial person since the Jolie-Pitt-Aniston story. Palin has actually appeared on four gossip magazines this week!
This mother of five is a pro-lifer and is a supporter of abstinence-only education in schools. She’s heavily criticized for this after the public learned her 17 year old daughter is in the family way.
There are allegations to violations of state laws in relation to a scandal involving his ex-brother in law.
She is said to be pushing for schools to teach creationalism and evolution as whole subjects in public schools.
She is said to be opposed to same-sex marriage and is supporting an amendment to deny health benefits for same sex couples.
These are just the tip of the iceberg.
Some quarters are very surprised with McCain’s choice. The former beauty queen does add a different life and flavor to the Republican ticket but will all these issues surrounding her, on the first week of her new celebrity status… is the voting public ever going to take her seriously?
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