sorry to have to break this news to you folks. I know many of you had been holding out hope she was a leader of her own and more conservative than McCain on immigration, but she is in lockstep with McCain's plan.

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Palin addresses issues on television interview


Republican Vice Presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin

October 22, 2008, 13:00

Republican Vice Presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin addressed issues yesterday relating to Latin America, including Hugo Chavez and illegal immigration, in her first interview with a Spanish-language network. The interview began with Univision anchor, Jorge Ramos asking Palin to clarify recent statements she and Republican Presidential candidate John McCain have made, characterising Senator Barack Obama's tax proposals as "socialist". Palin denied ever having called Obama a socialist directly.

The interview quickly turned to US nemesis, leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has repeatedly claimed the US is planning to attack Venezuela. However, Palin said military action was a last resort. “We hate war. We want peace. “We want through negotiation and sanctions if need be to put pressure on a dictator like Hugo Chavez, to let them see that they will not mess around with America the way that they want to,â€