We know her from her outing as the Republican nominee for
vice president in the 2008 US
presidential election. Our impression of her has hardly been positive with the
Americans loudly and constantly mocking her apparently limited knowledge of
history and geography, her home-grown style of functioning and numerous faux
pas.
Well, I recently saw a CNN interview with Sarah Palin and
really liked the person that came through there. When the outspoken politician
was asked about the Ohio
state bill that would bar women from getting abortions solely because they do
not wish to have a baby with Down Syndrome, you could see that she answered
from her heart.
Sarah Palin has a son, Trig, with Down Syndrome and she
spoke up passionately citing her own experience. "There is some fear there
of the unknown. Certainly, there was fear in my heart about how in the world
are we going to be able to handle the challenges up ahead, not necessarily
thinking of the beauty that could come from a child being different, being
unique,” she said.
"They're amazing, wonderful kids," she added.
"They teach us more than we're ever going to be able to teach them."
She urged the Ohio
lawmakers to pass the bill, saying “I don't think because the child has one extra
chromosome they should be able to snuff that life out.”
She also said that she would do whatever she could to help
parents facing such challenges to let them know that they can do it and that
it’s beautiful.
I like that, Sarah Palin!
Watch the interview……..
Something else I liked about that interview was the way the
CNN anchor gave the time to Sarah Palin to speak about an important issue that
was obviously dear to her heart. There were no rude interruptions or loudly cutting
in to change the subject………are you listening Indian TV?