Alaska governor Sarah Palin calls those who expose her lies "Spinmeisters." Well, here many of her lies have been exposed. See source link below:
FICTION: "I have protected the taxpayers by vetoing wasteful spending." — Sarah Palin, convention speech
FACT: As governor, sought travel reimbursement for 312 nights she spent in her own home.
FICTION: "She's been to Kuwait. She's been over there. She has been with her troops. The National Guard that she commands, who have been over there and had the experience." — John McCain, highlighting Palin's national-security credentials
FACT: Never had a passport before 2007, when she made a brief photo-op trip to visit troops in Germany and Kuwait. Has never been to Iraq, and has not met a single foreign head of state.
FICTION: "She's fought oil companies." — John McCain, introducing Palin
FACT: Collected $13,000 in campaign contributions from oil and gas lobbyists, including Exxon, BP, Shell and Chevron. BP was a sponsor of her inaugural ball.
FICTION: "She's from a small town with small-town values." — Fred Thompson, convention speech
FACT: Wasilla and the surrounding valley recently named the meth capital of Alaska, with 42 meth labs busted in a single year. (At least 3 per month, almost 1 per week.)
FICTION: "We began a nearly $40 billion natural-gas pipeline to help lead America to energy independence." — Sarah Palin, convention speech
FACT: With federal approval years away, not a single section of the pipeline has been laid. State could end up paying the pipeline's contractor $500 million — even if it never breaks ground on the project.
FICTION: "Our opponents say, again and again, that drilling will not solve all of America's energy problems — as if we didn't know that already." — Sarah Palin, convention speech
FACT: "I beg to disagree with any candidate who would say we can't drill our way out of our problem." — Sarah Palin, July 2008
FICTION: "I found ... someone who stopped government from wasting taxpayers' money." — John McCain, introducing Palin
FACT: Signature accomplishment as mayor: building a $15 million hockey arena that plunged the city into debt. Broke ground on the project without finalizing the city's purchase of the land; the resulting fiasco cost Wasilla $1.3 million — roughly $200 per resident.
FICTION: "We ... championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress." — Sarah Palin, convention speech
FACT: As mayor, employed a lobbyist who also worked for Jack Abramoff to secure $27 million in pork spending for Wasilla — more than $4,000 per resident. In her two years as governor, requested $453 million in earmarks. Alaska ranks first in the nation for pork, raking in seven times the national average.
FICTION:"I told the Congress 'Thanks, but no thanks' on that Bridge to Nowhere." — Sarah Palin, convention speech
FACT: Supported the infamous pork project in her 2006 run for governor, even after Congress had killed the bridge; derided its opponents as "spinmeisters." Reversed her stance a year later — but kept the money, doling out the $223 million in federal funds to other pork projects throughout the state.
FICTION: "She took the luxury jet that was acquired by her predecessor and sold it on eBay. And made a profit!" — John McCain, at a campaign stop in Wisconsin
FACT: No one bought the jet online. It was eventually sold through an aircraft broker — at a loss to taxpayers of nearly $600,000.
I know what the Republicans who read this post are going to say, "Oh, like the Democrats don't lie. All politicians lie." And to that, I would like to say while all politicians do lie, the past 8 years of Bush have been a nightmare, from the war, to the financial crisis, to the eroding of civil rights from here to Guantanamo Bay. We can't afford to have anyone as far to the right as Palin in the Federal government. In 2000 Bush ran as a compassionate Conservative, center-right, and instead once in office turned into a far-right wing religious monster. Can we take Palin at her word? Can we afford to do that?
FICTION: "I have protected the taxpayers by vetoing wasteful spending." — Sarah Palin, convention speech
FACT: As governor, sought travel reimbursement for 312 nights she spent in her own home.
FICTION: "She's been to Kuwait. She's been over there. She has been with her troops. The National Guard that she commands, who have been over there and had the experience." — John McCain, highlighting Palin's national-security credentials
FACT: Never had a passport before 2007, when she made a brief photo-op trip to visit troops in Germany and Kuwait. Has never been to Iraq, and has not met a single foreign head of state.
FICTION: "She's fought oil companies." — John McCain, introducing Palin
FACT: Collected $13,000 in campaign contributions from oil and gas lobbyists, including Exxon, BP, Shell and Chevron. BP was a sponsor of her inaugural ball.
FICTION: "She's from a small town with small-town values." — Fred Thompson, convention speech
FACT: Wasilla and the surrounding valley recently named the meth capital of Alaska, with 42 meth labs busted in a single year. (At least 3 per month, almost 1 per week.)
FICTION: "We began a nearly $40 billion natural-gas pipeline to help lead America to energy independence." — Sarah Palin, convention speech
FACT: With federal approval years away, not a single section of the pipeline has been laid. State could end up paying the pipeline's contractor $500 million — even if it never breaks ground on the project.
FICTION: "Our opponents say, again and again, that drilling will not solve all of America's energy problems — as if we didn't know that already." — Sarah Palin, convention speech
FACT: "I beg to disagree with any candidate who would say we can't drill our way out of our problem." — Sarah Palin, July 2008
FICTION: "I found ... someone who stopped government from wasting taxpayers' money." — John McCain, introducing Palin
FACT: Signature accomplishment as mayor: building a $15 million hockey arena that plunged the city into debt. Broke ground on the project without finalizing the city's purchase of the land; the resulting fiasco cost Wasilla $1.3 million — roughly $200 per resident.
FICTION: "We ... championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress." — Sarah Palin, convention speech
FACT: As mayor, employed a lobbyist who also worked for Jack Abramoff to secure $27 million in pork spending for Wasilla — more than $4,000 per resident. In her two years as governor, requested $453 million in earmarks. Alaska ranks first in the nation for pork, raking in seven times the national average.
FICTION:"I told the Congress 'Thanks, but no thanks' on that Bridge to Nowhere." — Sarah Palin, convention speech
FACT: Supported the infamous pork project in her 2006 run for governor, even after Congress had killed the bridge; derided its opponents as "spinmeisters." Reversed her stance a year later — but kept the money, doling out the $223 million in federal funds to other pork projects throughout the state.
FICTION: "She took the luxury jet that was acquired by her predecessor and sold it on eBay. And made a profit!" — John McCain, at a campaign stop in Wisconsin
FACT: No one bought the jet online. It was eventually sold through an aircraft broker — at a loss to taxpayers of nearly $600,000.
I know what the Republicans who read this post are going to say, "Oh, like the Democrats don't lie. All politicians lie." And to that, I would like to say while all politicians do lie, the past 8 years of Bush have been a nightmare, from the war, to the financial crisis, to the eroding of civil rights from here to Guantanamo Bay. We can't afford to have anyone as far to the right as Palin in the Federal government. In 2000 Bush ran as a compassionate Conservative, center-right, and instead once in office turned into a far-right wing religious monster. Can we take Palin at her word? Can we afford to do that?
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