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During her first major interview, with ABC's [[Charlie Gibson]], Gibson asked Palin if she agreed with the "[[Bush Doctrine]]". Palin responded, "In what respect, Charlie?" Gibson followed, "What do you interpret it to be?" Palin answered with another question, "His world view?" Gibson still refused to answer directly but instead stated it was the doctrine Bush had proposed in September of 2002, before the Iraq war. Palin gave a response concerning Bush's attempt to eradicate Islamic extremism. Gibson then explained that the Bush doctrine refers to the right of anticipatory defense, a right to a preemptive strike against any country that we think is going to attack us. <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpJsQch9uZo Asked about the Bush Doctrine...Palin is Clueless]</ref> What Gibson did not point out is that he himself once gave a definition of the "Bush doctrine" (a concept made up by the press that has no clear definition) that was similar to Palin's answer. Indeed it has been pointed out since that there are actually four different versions of what the Bush doctrine is and the term and meaning changes over time and place.<ref>http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/12/palins-definition-of-bush-doctrine-hits-the-gibson-mark/</ref>
During her first major interview, with ABC's [[Charlie Gibson]], Gibson asked Palin if she agreed with the "[[Bush Doctrine]]". Palin responded, "In what respect, Charlie?" Gibson followed, "What do you interpret it to be?" Palin answered with another question, "His world view?" Gibson still refused to answer directly but instead stated it was the doctrine Bush had proposed in September of 2002, before the Iraq war. Palin gave a response concerning Bush's attempt to eradicate Islamic extremism. Gibson then explained that the Bush doctrine refers to the right of anticipatory defense, a right to a preemptive strike against any country that we think is going to attack us. <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpJsQch9uZo Asked about the Bush Doctrine...Palin is Clueless]</ref> What Gibson did not point out is that he himself once gave a definition of the "Bush doctrine" (a concept made up by the press that has no clear definition) that was similar to Palin's answer. Indeed it has been pointed out since that there are actually four different versions of what the Bush doctrine is and the term and meaning changes over time and place.<ref>http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/12/palins-definition-of-bush-doctrine-hits-the-gibson-mark/</ref>
===Rape Kits===
Sarah Palin was the mayor of Wasilla at the time when the city passed legislation that stopped the practice of providing women who were victims of [[rape]] with free rape exams. Women are still able to obtain rape exams for a fee that they have the option of paying for out of pocket. Police require a rape exam, which collects DNA evidence and medical information from rape victims, to proceed with criminal investigations pertaining to rape. Women who cannot pay for rape exams therefore became unable to prosecute rapists.
Supporters of Sarah Palin respond to this claim by pointing out that there was no evidence whatsoever of Sarah Palin's involvement with (or, indeed, knowledge of) this legislation at the time, and insist that it does not reflect on her character. However, others respond that in a city the size of Wasilla, word of any controversial act such as this must have reached the Mayor's ears, and in any case the Mayor should be following the city's legislative activities closely and responding to unpalatable developments as they occur<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/21/palin.rape.exams/index.html Palin's Town Charged Women for Rape Exams, 9/22/08</ref>.
Providing women with free rape exams goes against conservative values, as it appropriates tax dollars from some sectors of the population which are demographically less vulnerable to rape to pay for what is essentially an insurance policy that protects those who are more likely to be raped. It is suggested that women were billed as well as insurance companies. [http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/09/sarah_palin_rape_kit_wasilla.html]
===Legislature Investigation===
===Legislature Investigation===
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