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People who refer to Palin as a "tramp" are handing her a dozen votes every time they open their mouths. A lot of people, myself included, think that it was Hillary's most vicious attackers who gave her the big win in New Hampshire, mainly because a lot of women were so offended by the sexism of the attacks. And though I'm an Obama supporter, the sight of Chris Matthews with egg on his face the next day gave me immense schadenfreude.
As for Palin's actions just before delivering her baby last March, I warn you all: Step away from the gynecologist's office! Drop that medical chart! You are intruding into an area where you have absolutely no business and less information.
To set the record straight, Palin's water did not break when she was in Houston. She was leaking some amniotic fluid, which had happened to her in her other pregnancies as well, and it doesn't necessarily mean that labor is imminent. The idea that she wanted to "kill" the baby is libelous, possibly in the actionable sense. If she had not wanted to raise a child with Down syndrome she had a legal alternative that would have been completely confidential between her and her doctor. Considering that her colleagues didn't know she was pregnant until quite late in the pregnancy, I doubt anyone would have been the wiser. So give her credit at least for living by her own principles when it comes to abortion.
