The Democrat Thread

[HuskyCaucasian]

HuffPo tracks Palin's 18 Lies Caught in Her Book:

1. Talking about the book on Oprah, Palin said there was no family vote on the vice presidency. She told Sean Hannity in 2008 that she had held a vote.
2. Palin misrepresents the timeline of her daughter's pregnancy, saying she was surprised the McCain campaign knew about it when she'd already told vetters.
3. Palin points the finger at McCain aides for her $150,000 shopping spree. No one who was in the campaign backs her version of events.
4. In the book, Palin blames the McCain campaign staff for botching her public appearances and not letting her speak freely. In an email, she blamed herself and thanked them for their hard work.
5. Palin writes that the McCain campaign made her pay for her own vetting. A campaign official said that it is "one hundred percent untrue."
6. Palin falsely suggests she doesn't support aerial hunting. In fact, Palin supports the practice and introduced a bill in 2007 to "simplify and clarify Alaska's intensive management law... for the state's 'same day airborne hunting' law."
7. Palin writes that she "liked the idea" of going on Saturday Night Live "from the beginning." Emails show she was actually reluctant to do so.
8. Palin says she made frugality a point when traveling on state business as Alaska governor. But she and daughter Bristol stayed four nights at a $707.29-per-night New York hotel in 2007, and Palin billed the state more than $20,000 for her children's travel.
9. Palin falsely claimed that the McCain campaign ignored Obama's "close relationship" with ACORN. In fact, John McCain brought up ACORN repeatedly in a debate, and his campaign mentioned it frequently in conference calls.
10. Palin says she found out only “minutes” before McCain’s concession speech that she would not be allowed to speak. In fact, she had been told so several times.
11. Palin claims that campaign manager Steve Schmidt called her screaming over a prank call from someone pretending to the French President. A McCain aide says there was no phone call.
12. Palin says her team overseeing a natural gas pipeline set up an open, competitive bidding process. An AP investigation found they crafted terms that favored only a few companies and ultimately benefited one with ties to her administration.
13. Palin claimed her "palling around" comment followed a report on "friendship" between Obama and Ayers. In fact, the article in question reported that the two "do not appear to have been close."
14. Palin says a "Democrat lawmaker" complained that she was less "sparkly" after the 2008 election; it was actually a Republican.
15. Palin says Ronald Reagan faced an even worse recession and "showed us how to get out of one. If you want real job growth, cut capital gains taxes and slay the death tax once and for all." The AP points out Reagan didn't do either. Economists overwhelmingly say the current recession is far worse.
16. Palin claims poor will be hit hardest by cap-and-trade legislation and takes a quote from President Obama out of context. A CBO report found that the poor would actually benefit.
17. Palin claims she rejected stimulus funds because it would force Alaska to adopt tougher building codes. That isn't true.
18. Palin boasts that she ran her campaign for governor on small donations and turned back large checks over conflicts of interest. In fact, she relied heavily on large donations and political action committees and took $1,000 each from a couple whose offices were raided by the FBI.

[Cknolls]

HuffPo tracks Palin's 18 Lies Caught in Her Book:

 

 

Name one person in #3. Or are they ANONYMOUS?

 

 

 

 

[BigSqwert]

Name one person in #3. Or are they ANONYMOUS?

Wow. You've stooped to sticking up for Palin now. Sad.

[Balta1701]

Wow. You've stooped to sticking up for Palin now. Sad.

And this thread has stooped to wasting more time on her book.

[southsider2k5]

Wow. You've stooped to sticking up for Palin now. Sad.

 

As opposed to the people who are STILL obsessed with Palin?

[Balta1701]

As opposed to the people who are STILL obsessed with Palin?

If we wait about 2 years and 2 months...I think we'll start getting an exact count of the number of Americans who are.

[HuskyCaucasian]

Name one person in #3. Or are they ANONYMOUS?

From Boston.com-

Palin has devoted a dismayingly prominent chunk of her book to scapegoating communications aide Nicolle Wallace for supposedly forcing her to wear designer clothes. This claim is preposterous. No one aspiring to be vice president of the United States takes orders from a communications aide. The purchases themselves are fully documented in RNC records, including $75,062.63 at Neiman Marcus and $49,425.74 at two Saks locations. Wallace, a former spokeswoman for George W. Bush, has no history as an outfitter. No one close to the campaign backs up Palin’s version.

 

“Totally fabricated,’’ said Wallace.

 

“Total fiction,’’ declared McCain’s campaign adviser Steve Schmidt.

 

“Petty and pathetic,’’ said John Weaver, McCain’s former strategist.

[BigSqwert]

As opposed to the people who are STILL obsessed with Palin?

She's the one in the limelight. Writing books, doing the talk show circuit, writing opinions on political decisions in the White House. There's nothing wrong with fact checking someone like that.

[Balta1701]

She's the one in the limelight. Writing books, doing the talk show circuit, writing opinions on political decisions in the White House. There's nothing wrong with fact checking someone like that.

There is when some of us are just tired of hearing about her.

[southsider2k5]

She's the one in the limelight. Writing books, doing the talk show circuit, writing opinions on political decisions in the White House. There's nothing wrong with fact checking someone like that.

 

Congrats, you are a small part of keeping her relevant by giving her attention.

[bmags]

Think I´ll write this here, also, I can´t find apostrophes on a portuguese keyboard, so bear with me.

 

When did Republicans start to think it´s okay to act completely terrified by the terrorists. What happened to bring it on?

 

I get the they aren´t citizens therefore shouldn´t be held in civilian courts arguments, I get that. BUt the OMG THE TERRORISTS ARE COMING arguments? What the hell? Grow a f***ing pair.

[BigSqwert]

Congrats, you are a small part of keeping her relevant by giving her attention.

Huh? She is everywhere. You think it's a small number of people keeping her around?

 

She's all over political blogs, entertainment blogs, 24 hour news programs, talk shows, facebook, etc. How can you ignore that? She's being talked about as a contender for a Presidential run for crying out loud.

[HuskyCaucasian]

Palin is a far right goddess. Simple as that. She is an idol.

[lostfan]

Think I´ll write this here, also, I can´t find apostrophes on a portuguese keyboard, so bear with me.

 

When did Republicans start to think it´s okay to act completely terrified by the terrorists. What happened to bring it on?

 

I get the they aren´t citizens therefore shouldn´t be held in civilian courts arguments, I get that. BUt the OMG THE TERRORISTS ARE COMING arguments? What the hell? Grow a f***ing pair.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is going to morph into a robotic ninja and destroy New York with his laser vision, and then spew anti-American propaganda that's more effective than what he has in the past and turn everyone against America.

[bmags]

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is going to morph into a robotic ninja and destroy New York with his laser vision, and then spew anti-American propaganda that's more effective than what he has in the past and turn everyone against America.

 

Last night on the house floor, the idiot Rep from Arizona that held a baby in his hands for health care, asked Mayor Bloomberg (wtf i can´t find quote buttons either) ´You say you´re tough, well how will you feel when Al Qaida kid naps your daughter?´

 

I mean what the hell?

[lostfan]

Last night on the house floor, the idiot Rep from Arizona that held a baby in his hands for health care, asked Mayor Bloomberg (wtf i can´t find quote buttons either) ´You say you´re tough, well how will you feel when Al Qaida kid naps your daughter?´

 

I mean what the hell?

The other thing I don't get is Giuliani saying "since when were we in the business of giving terrorists what they asked for" because KSM said he wanted to be tried in NYC.

 

Excuse me, since when did we even pretend to give a s*** what terrorists asked for?

[HuskyCaucasian]

SEXIST!

[southsider2k5]

Huh? She is everywhere. You think it's a small number of people keeping her around?

 

She's all over political blogs, entertainment blogs, 24 hour news programs, talk shows, facebook, etc. How can you ignore that? She's being talked about as a contender for a Presidential run for crying out loud.

 

Mostly because people like you keep eating it up.

[HuskyCaucasian]

Here's some nice spin from Michelle Malkin:

The title is “Going Rogue” — an allusion to the in-fighting between Team Sarah and the McCainiancs that broke out in the last weeks of the campaign.

 

So, Palin didn't go "Rogue" against the GOP, she went "Rogue" against her won campaign.

[mr_genius]

If we wait about 2 years and 2 months...I think we'll start getting an exact count of the number of Americans who are.

 

prediction: Palin loses GOP primary (badly), runs as an independent. like a spooky rogue. woooo

[BigSqwert]

Mostly because people like you keep eating it up.

I can't help it. It's like watching a car wreck and it's surreal to think that this person is actually considered a contender for the White House. The film Idiocracy becoming reality before our eyes.

[jasonxctf]

is there anything she doesnt complain about...

 

- Katie Couric was mean

- The Newsweek cover is Sexist and "Out of Context"

- The Reporters after the debate were too liberal

- The McCain campaign people were mean to me

- McCain wouldn't let me give a concession speach

- I'm quiting Governor because the ethics probes are unecessary.

- Reporters keep asking me "gotcha" questions.

- My comments about seeing Russia is "out of context"

 

I've never seen someone paint themselves as a victim so frequently.

[HuskyCaucasian]

HuffPo tracks Palin's 18 Lies Caught in Her Book:

19. Palin says she didnt know McCain had pulled out of Michigan, despite begging the campaign to stay.

 

How dare the McCain campaign try to... ya know... control the campaigns message!

Edited November 17, 2009 by Athomeboy_2000

[Rex Kickass]

Congrats, you are a small part of keeping her relevant by giving her attention.

 

I hate her and the TMZification we're really starting to see in politics these days. My roommate watches Morning Joe on MSNBC (the other shows are no better, frankly) and within five minutes I found myself getting visibly angry.

 

The stories aren't about what the issues are, the stories are about how popular the issues are or what Sarah Palin wrote on her facebook page.

 

Her facebook page, for christsakes! When did the media become seventh grade homeroom?

 

I find myself listening to NPR, occasionally reading a couple blogs and that's about it anymore. I'm actively trying to stay disengaged because I don't want any part of campaign 2012 when its only 2009. It makes me sad.

[kapkomet]

I hate her and the TMZification we're really starting to see in politics these days. My roommate watches Morning Joe on MSNBC (the other shows are no better, frankly) and within five minutes I found myself getting visibly angry.

 

The stories aren't about what the issues are, the stories are about how popular the issues are or what Sarah Palin wrote on her facebook page.

 

Her facebook page, for christsakes! When did the media become seventh grade homeroom?

 

I find myself listening to NPR, occasionally reading a couple blogs and that's about it anymore. I'm actively trying to stay disengaged because I don't want any part of campaign 2012 when its only 2009. It makes me sad.

You're right on, unfortunately.