We all know there’s been a lot of talk in recent days about Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. She’s basically stolen the show and if Karl Rove et al. have their wish, she’ll steal the election. Palin poses a serious challenge to the Democratic ticket and her radical views on everything from climate change to abortion are chilling. Despite—or perhaps because of—her extreme views Palin’s presence is having its desired effect. Witness McCain’s bounce in the polls since the convention.

So how should Obama/Biden respond to Sarah Palin? To offer some advice we are joined by Mimi Abramovitz, a professor at Hunter College and the author of Taxes are a Woman’s Issue: Reframing the Debate, Amy Richards co-author of Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism, and the Future, Gloria Feldt author of The War on Choice: The Right-Wing Attack on Women’s Rights and How to Fight Back, and Liza Sabater publisher and blogger at culturekitchen.com. Anne Kilkenny, a resident of Wasilla whose recent email concerning Sarah Palin has made the rounds on the internet, joins us on the phone.

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