This passed by with scarcely any notice; I just heard Bill Kristol mention it on Fox News so I googled it and found this New York Times blog post from October 21. (Kristol was making the point that Palin has spoken on substantive issues but the media has ignored such things in favor of covering her wardrobe.) The post is titled “Palin Criticizes Obama as Faux Feminist,” so who would think she said anything about honor killings? The mention is buried in this paragraph:
Ms. Palin spoke flanked by female supporters she described as members of the Democratic platform committee and the National Organization for Women. She took a strongly feminist tack throughout, criticizing practices such as honor killings in the Muslim world as well as inequities closer to home and singling out female owners of small businesses, especially one she described as “Irma the Restaurant Owner.”
Not news to the mainstream media, but I’m glad to see she knows about it and brought it up — and not surprised. If by some miracle she and McCain win next week, we can be sure she will bring up all sorts of things that make ordinary politicians and the media uncomfortable.