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Underestimate your enemy at your own peril. You might disagree with Palin, but she's not a "nitwit". She has a faith-based world view that might seem totally illogical to me (and presumably to you), but that is nevertheless relatively internally consistent, if you believe the Bible and trust your pastor.
And that whole pregnant daughter thing? It's actually pretty acceptable in fundamentalist culture, as long as the two kids get married. Procreation is god's goal, remember? So from her own perspective, she probably considers herself a good (but not perfect) mom.
When I said that she's "earned" the right to her own opinions, I meant that she's an adult who has clearly taken charge of her own life. She's not a sheep or a blind follower. Treating her as a sex object is just insulting, degrading, and not necessary here at Salon.
Anyway, the picture is now smaller and off the front page, so I can relax a little.
