of the Alaska Independence Party plants a question in my mind?What does the Alaska governor with dreams of being second-in-command of the country think about Puerto Rico?
On the surface, the fact that she does not look negatively at a group that contends Alaska was illegally brought into the United States in 1959 ought to make it so that she might at least listen to those people who think Puerto Rico should be an independent country.
But then, that would imply she views Puerto Rico residents as some sort of equal with a right to make their own decisions. Most of those people who are ideologically aligned with Palin on conservative issues (the reason she got the VP nomination) are also the ones who view any talk of Puerto Rican independence as being downright "un-American."
They prefer the concept of maintaining it as a Commonwealth with limited ties to the United States. Even making it the 51st state goes too far to these people, because it would imply that Puerto Rico is equal to New York, Idaho or Mississippi.
So what does Sarah think? I honestly don't know. It is a question I would ask her, if ever given the chance.
But then again, I'd probably get a double-talk answer that wouldn't tell me anything, but she would defend as "straight talk" to "normal folks, you betcha."
This is going to be a long four-plus weeks until Election Day.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: What should we think of Sarah Palin's ties to a group that does not look favorably (http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-brooks4-2008sep04,0,5675222.column) on the fact that Alaska is state number 49 in the United States?
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I disagree that somehow Palin would look at Puerto Ricans as "lesser" people. As a matter of fact as a professional (lawyer) Puerto Rican (born and raised), who is a practicing Catholic, Palin is a breath of fresh air. She's more real to this Boricua than Obama/Biden.
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