Friday, October 24, 2008

Palin doesn't know if people who commit acts of terrorism are terrorists

Palin: ‘I don’t know’ if abortion clinic bombers are terrorists.’

In her interview with NBC’s Brian Williams, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said that Bill Ayers is “no question” a terrorist because he sought to destroy the U.S. Capitol and the Pentagon. Palin, however, refused to apply the same label to abortion clinic bombers:

Q: Is an abortion clinic bomber a terrorist, under this definition, governor?

PALIN: (Sigh). There’s no question that Bill Ayers via his own admittance was one who sought to destroy our U.S. Capitol and our Pentagon. That is a domestic terrorist. There’s no question there. Now, others who would want to engage in harming innocent Americans or facilities that uh, it would be unacceptable. I don’t know if you’re going to use the word terrorist there.

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has repeatedly voted against protecting Americans from domestic terrorists carrying out violence at abortion clinics.


(Think Progress)
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Apparently, it is not a terrorist act if she agrees with it!

I would think that basic logic would demand that someone who carries out acts of terrorism against American citizens would be called a domestic terrorist. What else would you call such a vile criminal?