At RTL event, Palin criticizes Obama on abortion

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin criticized President Barack Obama's positions on abortion and embryonic stem cell research in a speech delivered to the Vanderburgh County Right to Life's annual banquet tonight in Evansville, Ind.

She says deciding when babies get human rights isn't above her pay grade - a reference to Obama's response to a question from the Rev. Rick Warren last year. Obama said such questions were above his pay grade.

Local reports from Evansville television station WTVW.

Update 1: FNC's Special Report "goes inside" Gov. Palin's speech Friday, 5:00 P.M. CST.

Update 2: KTUU has raw audio of an interview with Gov. Palin in Alaska, recorded just before she left the state for Indiana.

Update 3: Kristofer summed up Gov. Palin's speech rather well at Race 4 2008:

"What a speech and what charisma! Watch out Barack!"

- JP