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* "has brought Republicans and Democrats together within her Administration and has a record of delivering on the change and reform that we need in Washington";
 
* "has brought Republicans and Democrats together within her Administration and has a record of delivering on the change and reform that we need in Washington";
 
* "has challenged the influence of the big oil companies while fighting for the development of new energy resources."
 
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* "put a stop to the "bridge to nowhere" that would have cost taxpayers $400 million dollars"; and
 
* "put a stop to the "bridge to nowhere" that would have cost taxpayers $400 million dollars"; and
 
* that as "the mother of a soldier herself, Governor Palin understands what it takes to lead our nation and she understands the importance of supporting our troops."
 
* that as "the mother of a soldier herself, Governor Palin understands what it takes to lead our nation and she understands the importance of supporting our troops."
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# Palin has been on the board of big oil [[front]] organizations, worked with [[VECO]] and [[Ted Stevens]], the company and Senator who have been charged with ethics violations.  She supports drilling for oil in the [[Arctic National Wildlife Refuge]], which big oil companies both support and actively [[lobby]] Alaska and the U.S. federal government for.
  
 
==Palin on Global Warming==
 
==Palin on Global Warming==

Revision as of 16:23, 10 September 2008

Sarah Palin is the Republican Party Governor of Alaska. In late August 2008 she was named by John McCain as his vice-presidential running mate.[1]

McCain's Reasons

In announcing Palin as his running mate, McCain publicly stated that she[1]:

  • "has brought Republicans and Democrats together within her Administration and has a record of delivering on the change and reform that we need in Washington";
  • "has challenged the influence of the big oil companies while fighting for the development of new energy resources."
  • "challenged a corrupt system and passed a landmark ethics reform bill";
  • "has actually used her veto and cut budgetary spending";
  • "put a stop to the "bridge to nowhere" that would have cost taxpayers $400 million dollars"; and
  • that as "the mother of a soldier herself, Governor Palin understands what it takes to lead our nation and she understands the importance of supporting our troops."

Two of these are either lies or statements of complete ignorance:

  1. Palin supported the "bridge to nowhere" while running for governor and until Congress stopped funding it. Only then did she no longer support it. She accepted and did not return $359 million dollars of Federal taxpayer money for the bridge.
  2. Palin has been on the board of big oil front organizations, worked with VECO and Ted Stevens, the company and Senator who have been charged with ethics violations. She supports drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which big oil companies both support and actively lobby Alaska and the U.S. federal government for.

Palin on Global Warming

In an interview with NewsMax.com, a conservative online newssite, Palin was asked for her "take" on global warming and "how is it affecting our country?". Palin responded that "a changing environment will affect Alaska more than any other state, because of our location. I'm not one though who would attribute it to being man-made."[2]

Racism

In an article appearing in the The LA Progressive, September 5, 2008, Sarah Palin is alleged to have remarked, “So Sambo beat the bitch!”, to describe Barack Obama’s win over Hillary Clinton to political colleagues in a restaurant a few days after Obama locked up the Democratic Party presidential nomination, according to Lucille, the waitress serving her table at the time and who asked that her last name not be used."[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 "John McCain Selects Alaska Governor Sarah Palin As Vice Presidential Running Mate", Media Release, August 29, 2008.
  2. ↑ Mike Coppock, "Palin Speaks to Newsmax About McCain, Abortion", NewsMax.com, August 29, 2008.
  3. ↑ Charley James, "Alaskans Speak (In A Frightened Whisper): Palin Is “Racist, Sexist, Vindictive, And Mean”", The LA Progressive, September 5, 2008.
  4. ↑ Feminists for Life, "FFL Member Nominated for Vice President of the United States", Media Release, August 29, 2008.
  5. ↑ National Rifle Association, "Sarah Palin and Joe Biden: Worlds Apart", Media Release, National Rifle Association, August 29, 2008.

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