On opposing the bridge to nowhere:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-08-31-palin-bridge_N.htm

Quote :

"In her nationally televised speech accepting the job as John McCain's running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she "championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress" and opposed federal funding for a controversial bridge to a sparsely populated island. "I told Congress, 'Thanks, but no thanks,' on that bridge to nowhere," Palin said Friday in Ohio, using the critics' dismissive name of the project. "'If our state wanted a bridge,' I said, 'we'd build it ourselves.'" While running for governor in 2006, though, Palin backed federal funding for the infamous bridge, which McCain helped make a symbol of pork barrel excess. And as mayor of the small town of Wasilla from 1996 to 2002, Palin also hired a Washington lobbying firm that helped secure $8 million in congressionally directed spending projects, known as earmarks, according to public spending records compiled by the watchdog group Citizens Against Government Waste and lobbying documents."

And let's not forget the most important part:

Quote :

"The bridge was intended to provide access to Ketchikan's airport on Gravina Island, which had a population of 50 in the 2000 U.S. Census. After McCain and others railed against it, Congress dropped the specific earmark but kept the money in a transportation bill for Alaska."

Ahh yes, you shrill lying bitch, you did eventually "oppose" the bridge, and afterwards you kept the $225,000,000 to spend in Alaska anyway.

So much for being an outsider, a reformer, and a true conservative, eh?

I hope none of you republicans are eating the bullshit the GOP has been spoon feeding you about her.

Reposting nutsmackr's bit as well:


http://www.washingtonindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/council-scribble.jpg

http://www.washingtonindependent.com/4328/more-on-palins-true-stand-on-earmarks

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"Then, slapped in the margin, former Mayor Sarah Palin — reformer extraordinaire — scribbled the following message: FYI This does not include our nearly one million Dollars from the Feds for our Airport Paving Project. We did well!!! As Laura pointed out earlier, John McCain didn’t think so. Indeed, The LA Times reported that McCain was criticizing Palin’s earmarks at the time that his now-running mate was securing them. It’s revelations like these that can quickly erode candidates’ maverick reputations. "

http://www.washingtonindependent.com/4114/wasilla-lets-hire-a-lobbyist-to-get-weapons-etc

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"The hire was a smart move. Between 2000 and 2003, Wasilla received $11.9 million in federal money, plus another $15.9 million in money specifically for transportation improvements. During that time, Sen. John McCain, a strong opponent of the earmarking system, complained three times about specific earmark projects heading for Wasilla, The Los Angeles Times reports today. Palin has positioned herself as a reformer, announcing how she killed the infamous “bridget nowhere earmark” — without mentioning her initial support for the project. She’s got some serious repositioning to do to pull off the fiscal-reformer image."

9/4/2008 8:29:45 AM

9/4/2008 8:31:42 AM

how about a magic trick? I'm gonna make Gods post disappear.

9/4/2008 8:32:30 AM

you should definitely do that if you want your account suspended.

9/4/2008 8:40:35 AM

Also this:

http://www.samefacts.com/archives/campaign_2008_/2008/09/palin_v_reality.php

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"PALIN: “Our opponents say, again and again, that drilling will not solve all of America's energy problems - as if we all didn't know that already. But the fact that drilling won't solve every problem is no excuse to do nothing at all.” REALITY: PALIN SAID SHE WOULD BEG TO DISAGREE WITH ANY CANDIDATE WHO SAID WE CAN’T DRILL OUR WAY OUT OF OUR PROBLEM Palin Said She Would Beg to Disagree With Candidate Who Said We Can’t Drill Our Way Out of Our Problem. Asked by Invester’s Business Daily “Some politicians and presidential candidates say we can't drill our way out of our energy problem and that drilling in ANWR will have no effect. What's your best guess of the impact on prices?” Palin responded, “I beg to disagree with any candidate who would say we can't drill our way out of our problem or that more supply won't ultimately affect prices. Of course it will affect prices. Energy being a global market, it's impossible to venture a guess on (specific) prices.” [Investor’s Business Daily, 7/11/08] PALIN: “In fact, I told Congress -- I told Congress, ‘Thanks, but no thanks,’ on that bridge to nowhere.” REALITY: PALIN WAS FOR THE BRIDGE TO NOWHERE BEFORE SHE WAS AGAINST IT. October 2006” Palin Supported Bridge To Nowhere. In 2006, Palin was asked, “Would you continue state funding for the proposed Knik Arm and Gravina Island bridges?” She responded, “Yes. I would like to see Alaska's infrastructure projects built sooner rather than later. The window is now--while our congressional delegation is in a strong position to assist.” [Anchorage, 10/22/06, republished 08/29/08] 2006: Palin: Don’t Allow “Spinmeisters” To Turn Bridge To Nowhere Project “Into Something That’s So Negative.” "Part of my agenda is making sure that Southeast is heard. That your projects are important. That we go to bat for Southeast when we’re up against federal influences that aren’t in the best interest of Southeast.' She cited the widespread negative attention focused on the Gravina Island crossing project. 'We need to come to the defense of Southeast Alaska when proposals are on the table like the bridge and not allow the spinmeisters to turn this project or any other into something that’s so negative,' Palin said." [Ketchikan Daily News, 10/2/06] REALITY: PALIN ONLY ANNOUNCED OPPOSITION TO ONE “BRIDGE TO NOWHERE,” STILL SUPPORTS THE OTHER ONE Palin Refused to Fund Ketchikan Bridge, But Did Not Stop Funding for Knik Arm Bridge.“ Among the earmarks: $449 million for what critics have ridiculed as two ‘bridges to nowhere’ -- one in Ketchikan and one across Knik Arm in Anchorage formally named Don Young's Way. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, also a Republican, last month refused to use any more money for the Ketchikan project, redirecting it for other purposes.” [Anchorage Daily News,11/11/07] As Recently as June, State Asking for Cost Estimate Proposals for Knik Arm. “An independent party will be called in to look at one of the most elusive aspects of a proposed bridge linking Anchorage and Mat-Su: the price tag. Gordon Keith, regional director for the state Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, said his office will be putting the job of estimating the cost of the controversial project out for bids in coming weeks. He said the task of coming up with a price could cost up to $200,000 and take up to 3½ months. ‘The issue keeps swirling around, so we thought it best to go ahead and do an independent estimate,’ he said. The cost to get the estimate is going to be high ‘if you want to do it correctly,’ he said. The cost of a span reaching across Knik Arm from Anchorage to Point MacKenzie has ranged over the years from $450 million to $1 billion, depending on what kind of bridge is envisioned and what starting date is plugged into the formula… Randy Ruaro, a special assistant to Gov. Sarah Palin, said the administration, even in the face of the recent lengthy report from the bridge authority, was having trouble getting an accurate picture of everything that is involved in the project, of the timing of the phases, and of the costs. He said the independent estimate is expected to answer those questions. Mary Ann Pease, spokeswoman for the authority, said she welcomes the effort to get updated costs.” [Anchorage Daily News, 6/22/08] PALIN: “Senator McCain also promises to use the power of veto in defense of the public interest - and as a chief executive, I can assure you it works.” REALITY: PALIN OPPOSED CRUCIAL EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE AND SENIORS FUNDING EDUCATION/CHILDREN Total: 396,000. Anchorage – Fire Lake Elementary School Replacement of Unsafe Sports Equipment. Palin vetoed $10,000. [FY08 Budget] Tanana City School District – Repair School Bus. Palin vetoed $36,000. [FY08 Budget] American Lung Association of Alaska – Asthma Control Program and Champ Camp. Palin voted $350,000. [FY08 Budget] HOSPITALS/HEALTH CARE Total: $4,527,500. Ketchikan General Hospital Surgical Suite Expansion/Relocation. Palin vetoed $4,400,000. [FY09 Budget] Ketchikan General Hospital – Replacement of Outdated Equipment. Palin vetoed $70,000. [2007 Legislature Supplemental] Sitka – Community Hospital – Medical Equipment. Palin vetoed $31,000. [2007 Legislature Supplemental] Kenai Peninsula Borough – Diagnostic Hospital Equipment. Palin vetoed $26,500. [2007 Legislature Supplemental] SENIORS Total: $600,000. Ketchikan Senior Citizens, Inc. – Access Road for Pioneer Heights. Palin vetoed $300,000. [FY08 Budget] AARP Ketchikan – Access Road for Ketchikan Senior Housing Project Palin vetoed $100,000. [2007 Legislature Supplemental] Catholic Community Services – Angoon Senior Center Stove, Refrigerator and Freezer. Palin vetoed $20,000 twice. [FY08 Budget, 2007 Legislature Supplemental] Alpha Omega Life Care, Inc. – Delivery Van and Moveable Building. Palin vetoed $20,000. [FY09 Budget] Older Persons Action Group – Senior Voice Equipment Upgrade. Palin vetoed $20,000. [FY09 Budget] Statewide Independent Living Centers – Assistive Technology for Alaska’s Centers for Independent Living. Palin vetoed $125,000. [FY09 Budget] Kodiak Senior Center – Facilities repair and Equipment. Palin vetoed $15,000. [2007 Legislature Supplemental] PALIN: “Before I became governor of the great state of Alaska, I was mayor of my hometown.” REALITY: UNDER PALIN, WASILLA GOVERNMENT SPENDING & DEBT SKYROCKETED. Total Government Expenditures Increased 63 Percent Under Palin. In fiscal 2003—the last fiscal year Palin approved the budget—the total government expenditures of Wasilla, excluding capital outlays, were $7,046,325. In fiscal 1996—the year before Palin took control of the budget—the expenditures were $4,317,947. The increase was 63 percent. [Wasilla Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 2003, Table 1] Palin Supported Increasing Wasilla Sales Tax From 2 to 2.5 Percent to Build $14.7 Million Sports Center. “Wasilla residents have given the go ahead to building a new multiuse sports center in town and to raising the city sales tax to pay for it. With the final votes counted Friday, residents voted 306 to 286 in favor of a measure to raise the city sales tax from 2 percent to 2.5 percent to pay the estimated $14.7 million cost of building the center…Mayor Sarah Palin, who supported the measure, said the tight vote will motivate city officials to keep a close eye on the budget for the center.” [Anchorage Daily News, 3/9/02] Palin Left Behind Almost $19 Million In Long-Term Debt, Compared to None Before She Was Mayor. In fiscal 2003—the last fiscal year Palin approved the budget—the bonded long-term debt was $18,635,000. In fiscal 1996—the year before Palin took control of the budget—there was no general obligation debt. [Wasilla Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 2003, Table 10] PALIN: “It was the spirit that brought me to the governor’s office, when I took on the old politics as usual in Juneau … when I stood up to the special interests, the lobbyists, big oil companies, and the good-ol’ boys network.” REALITY: PALIN HAS A LT. GOVERNOR WHO IS A FORMER OIL LOBBYIST, HIRED WASILLA’S FIRST FEDERAL LOBBYIST (A FORMER STEVENS STAFFER) & HAD THE SUPPORT OF ENTRENCHED ALASKA POLITICIANS DURING HER 2006 RACE. Palin’s Oil & Gas Appointee Is Former Lobbyist for TransCanada. “Marty Rutherford, who leads Gov. Sarah Palin’s gas pipeline team, made $40,200 in 2003 while consulting in Juneau for a pipeline subsidiary of TransCanada. TransCanada is one of the companies bidding for a state license to build a pipeline to carry gas to market from Alaska’s North Slope. It’s not a disqualifier, but the past connection deserves a second thought.” [Anchorage Daily News editorial, 12/15/07] Palin “Counting on Her Lieutenant Governor Candidate… Former Oil Lobbyist” to Help Win Oil Industry Support. “The defiantly grass-roots nature of the campaign may have distanced her from certain traditional centers of power in Alaska. The oil industry is one -- but the campaign says it is counting on her lieutenant governor candidate, Parnell, a former oil lobbyist and legislator, to help there.” [Anchorage Daily News, 10/24/06] Palin’s Former Chief of Staff is Stevens’ Campaign Manager. “Monegan says pressure came from those around Palin, including former Palin chief-of-staff Mike Tibbles, Department of Administration Commissioner Annette Kreitzer, and director of boards and commissions Frank Bailey. Tibbles, who is now the campaign manager for Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, said Friday he couldn't comment on whether he spoke to Monegan about Wooten.” [Anchorage Daily, 7/19/08]"

[Edited on September 4, 2008 at 8:46 AM. Reason : Not going to waste 3 posts to post the entire thing, but there you go.]

9/4/2008 8:44:09 AM

too many words, summarize it for me plz

9/4/2008 8:46:30 AM

Her speech contained so much bullshit that a report refuting all of it breaks the 10,000 character posting limit four times.

9/4/2008 8:47:30 AM

pretty much every sentence in this part of her big wrap-up is either a lie or a gross misrepresentation

Quote :

"America needs more energy ... our opponent is against producing it. Victory in Iraq is finally in sight ... he wants to forfeit. Terrorist states are seeking nuclear weapons without delay ... he wants to meet them without preconditions. Al Qaeda terrorists still plot to inflict catastrophic harm on America ... he's worried that someone won't read them their rights? Government is too big ... he wants to grow it. Congress spends too much ... he promises more. Taxes are too high ... he wants to raise them. His tax increases are the fine print in his economic plan, and let me be specific. The Democratic nominee for president supports plans to raise income taxes ... raise payroll taxes ... raise investment income taxes ... raise the death tax ... raise business taxes ... and increase the tax burden on the American people by hundreds of billions of dollars. My sister Heather and her husband have just built a service station that's now opened for business - like millions of others who run small businesses."

9/4/2008 9:02:01 AM

When you say, "let me be specific," it is usually good to follow up with specifics.

9/4/2008 9:04:45 AM

PALIN'S SPEECH HAD PHOENETIC SPELLINGS OF "TOUGH" WORDS

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/213160.php

Quote :

"Starting in January, in a McCain-Palin administration, we're going to lay more pipelines ... build more new-clear plants ... create jobs with clean coal ... and move forward on solar, wind, geothermal, and other alternative sources."

And this is just great:

http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/09/angry_amateurs.html

Quote :

"There is a tendency in the media to kick ourselves, cringe and withdraw, when we are criticized. But I hope my colleagues stand strong in this case: it is important for the public to know that Palin raised taxes as governor, supported the Bridge to Nowhere before she opposed it, pursued pork-barrel projects as mayor, tried to ban books at the local library and thinks the war in Iraq is "a task from God." The attempts by the McCain campaign to bully us into not reporting such things are not only stupidly aggressive, but unprofessional in the extreme."

9/4/2008 9:09:27 AM

Quote :

"But the fact that drilling won't solve every problem is no excuse to do nothing at all.”"

I completely agree with this.

Quote :

"Victory in Iraq is finally in sight"

This is retarded because how the hell do you have a victory over an idea? At best any claim of victory in Iraq is Pyhrric at best.

Quote :

"Terrorist states are seeking nuclear weapons without delay ... he wants to meet them without preconditions. Al Qaeda terrorists still plot to inflict catastrophic harm on America ... he's worried that someone won't read them their rights? Government is too big ... he wants to grow it."

Invoking the T word is so 2003. She isn't exactly privy to our top secret intelligence, so I'd like to know exactly what she's basing such specific claims on.

9/4/2008 9:13:50 AM

So is BobbyDigital the new liberal spokesman on the block?

Did a good-ole-boy sucker punch him recently??

9/4/2008 9:21:07 AM

She didn't write the speech. Obviously, the speech writer knows about those things better than she does.

9/4/2008 9:21:36 AM

I'm so impressed at how she made the tough decisions to balance the budget and generate surpluses in Alaska. It must be nice to deciding how big a check to send to her constituents while the rest of us are spending $4.00 a gallon at the pump. Giving away money tends to help one's popularity.

9/4/2008 9:24:27 AM

If the liberals continue to ban drilling and energy production, they'll have 100% control of the country in <30 years.

Hopefully it won't be 3rd world by then, but at least they'll have their power over it.

9/4/2008 9:31:52 AM

Shut up you whiney bitch.

9/4/2008 10:16:14 AM

with such quick wit, i'm sure obama has a place in his communist parliament for you

9/4/2008 10:21:36 AM

whose alias is csharp_live?

9/4/2008 10:58:28 AM

Rat

9/4/2008 11:04:39 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYYiw_y2qDI

9/4/2008 11:04:43 AM

Quote :

"If the liberals continue to ban drilling and energy production, they'll have 100% control of the country in <30 years."

OMG CONSPIRACY!

9/4/2008 11:06:10 AM

LOL, this thread sucks.

Last I checked, Palin was a Governor looking out for the interests of Alaskans. Of course she's not opposed to $225 million in federal infrastructure funding. The culprit in that case was Ted Stevens, the only guy who had the power to push that earmark through.

9/4/2008 11:10:33 AM

Campbell Brown has turned into a real journalist lately. First ^^^ on and now this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVw4hMpc4yc&eurl=http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/



^so you are excusing her lies on the issue then? I call bullshit.

[Edited on September 4, 2008 at 11:19 AM. Reason : .]

9/4/2008 11:10:47 AM

Lying is okay if it's for the good of your state.

Alaska first. Alaska always.

9/4/2008 1:14:49 PM

why do Sarah and Tim Palin hate America so much?

9/4/2008 1:17:40 PM

Quote :

"PALIN'S SPEECH HAD PHOENETIC SPELLINGS OF "TOUGH" WORDS"

they do this with every speech

even newscasters do this with their reports on TV

9/4/2008 1:48:27 PM

New-clear

9/4/2008 1:49:30 PM

57 states

9/4/2008 1:51:33 PM

ragging douchebag faggot

9/4/2008 1:52:52 PM

nice...call someone a faggot when they point out that your candidate also has flaws...you wont be as sore a loser in november as you were in 04 will you?

9/4/2008 2:03:10 PM

considering the fact that I voted for Nader in 2004, I don't think you can start calling me a sore loser.

the point of your post is not to point out that Obama also has problems. Your point always is, suck as much republican cock and pretend you aren't partisan.

If you bothered to watched the video clip, you'd see that Obama was joking when he was 57. But requiring you to have an inquiring mind beyond your Rush annointed talking points is too much.

9/4/2008 2:05:33 PM

Has it ever occurred to you that Stephen Colbert TreeTwista10 might just be a great political satiricist?

9/4/2008 2:07:37 PM

he doesn't have the intellectual wit to pull that off.

9/4/2008 2:08:34 PM

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"Obama was joking when he was 57."

he wasnt joking you fucking idiot, he meant to say 47 (referring to the one remaining state to visit in the continental US) and he misspoke...he fucking misspoke, he didnt intentionally joke...only a fucking partisan slave like yourself would try to bend over backwards and claim he was joking instead of just acknowledging that it was a meaningless verbal slipup

i think we all know who is the partisan one, based on your comments

Quote :

"suck as much republican cock and pretend you aren't partisan."

Quote :

"your Rush annointed talking points is too much."

as usual, you cant take somebody pointing out a simply case of someone misspeaking (unless its GWB)

9/4/2008 2:09:21 PM

Quote :

"If you bothered to watched the video clip, you'd see that Obama was joking when he was 57. But requiring you to have an inquiring mind beyond your Rush annointed talking points is too much."

I thought the common excuse was that he was tired from being on the campaign trail, not that he was joking

9/4/2008 2:09:52 PM

he wasnt joking, thats just nutsmackr sucking as much democratic cock as he can

9/4/2008 2:11:36 PM

57 states

9/4/2008 2:15:17 PM

he wasn't joking. Tree has it exactly right on this one. it was a slip of the tongue.
if you watch the clip you can see his thought process as he says it - he says "we've visited 50...... [pause, and think for a second] ...7 states, 3 more to go", or something like that. He obviously meant to say "40....... 7 states"

9/4/2008 2:21:51 PM

when I listen to it, it sounds like he is joking.

9/4/2008 2:29:27 PM

but where is the joke in saying the US has 57 states

9/4/2008 2:32:35 PM

Let's define someone by one misspoken number.

9/4/2008 2:42:06 PM

lol it was a joke, Obama doesn't misspeak


we all know if McCain had said this, it would be because he's a geezer, about to die, has Alzheimer's, too much torture in a POW camp, etc

9/4/2008 2:53:57 PM

let's define someone by how many cheers i heard outside from around the neighborhood while sarah palin was speaking


i probably heard 2 or 3 cheers around the neighborhood just walkin the dog during the speeches last night.

9/4/2008 2:59:48 PM

Quote :

"but where is the joke in saying the US has 57 states"

as in, I've been to a bunch of states, I've been everywhere in the process of this campaign, including states that no one even knew existed.

I never knew republicans and conservatives to be such literalists.

9/4/2008 3:02:15 PM

Quote :

"let's define someone by how many cheers i heard outside from around the neighborhood while sarah palin was speaking i probably heard 2 or 3 cheers around the neighborhood just walkin the dog during the speeches last night."

i was JUST listening to rush limbaugh in my car on the way home from work, and someone told him the exact same thing. you lying sack of shit. second time Rat has used something directly from that show

9/4/2008 3:04:34 PM

on limbaugh? he's not even on right now dumb fuck. lol

yeh the republicans suck, there's nobody out there that would support that party.

they lose every time.

9/4/2008 3:08:32 PM

yeah, and he wasn't on 15-20 minutes ago when i was driving home. right... or 15 minutes before you posted, verbatim, what one of his callers told him.

9/4/2008 3:10:05 PM

not at this moment but he was not too long ago. i know he has a 1-2 slot
dont really care for the show and dont really care to look up the slots but i do know he has a 1-2 slot on 680

9/4/2008 3:10:21 PM

he is on 12-3 every day

i usually listen to jim rome, but decided to tune in just bc.

9/4/2008 3:13:14 PM

tschudi LISTENS TO RUSH LIMBAUGH, NO WONDER HE IS SO INFORMED.



[Edited on September 4, 2008 at 3:15 PM. Reason : lolololol]

9/4/2008 3:14:35 PM