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Re: Palin Center Stage

louis vuitton — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:33:16 -0000

What she Failed to say is that the Plane did not sell. Alaska can have her because we sure dont want such talking trailer trash

Re: Palin Center Stage

Sandra S — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:11:16 -0000

Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Fame and adulation also may corrupt some and lead to megalomania. John McCain and Sarah Palin have given in to that side of humans that fall victim to their own egos, sense of responsibility of right and wrong, and have 'gone over to the dark side' if you will excuse the pun. Under the tutelage of a corrupt Party, they have made their decisions and are now just a tool of the power-driven Republican National Cult.

Re: Palin Center Stage

Ann — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:27:14 -0000

How can Sarah Palin have good judgement? She was a high risk pregnancy with a down syndrome fetus. When she began labor on April 17, instead of immediately going to the hospital, she gave a speech in Dallas. Then, in order to have the baby born in Alaska she proceeded to board an Alaska Airlines plane to Seattle, change planes for a 1 hour flight to Anchorage and then 1 hour drive to hospital. This is family values? This is caring about an unborn child? This is selfish, bad judgement, and appalling. This women has no business being a heart beat away from President. Help us all. Ann

Re: Palin Center Stage

primus — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:40:14 -0000

Palin touted her frugality on the national stage on Wednesday, noting that she put the governor’s luxury jet on eBay. The anecdote played well with the crowd.

What she Failed to say is that the Plane did not sell. Alaska can have her because we sure dont want such talking trailer trash.

Re: Palin Center Stage

Cleanthes — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:18:45 -0000

Laura McGann writes:
"In 2007, Palin raised taxes on oil companies, angering fellow conservatives. But the decision boosted state revenues, putting her in good standing with the public. She also pushed through a plan to build a gas pipeline with $500 million in state subsidies, a boon to local unions."

Your emphasis on the $500 million in state subsidies neglects to mention the PREVIOUS pipeline plan's level of state subsidies. The old plan championed by ConocoPhillips, BP and Exxon, called for tax breaks of over $1000 million (ie. one billion or twice as much).

At the present, natural gas available on the North Slope of Alaska just sits there. Gas produced as a by-product of oil production is just wasted, adding to global warming.
Senator Obama praised the pipeline plan of Governor Palin a few months ago saying it would be "delivering clean natural gas and creating good jobs in the process."

Re: Palin Center Stage

Toni — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:41:32 -0000

All Biden has to do to effectively shut Palin down is state the obvious: How could you possibly face the challenges of being so close to the presidency when you can't even stand up to the press?

It's a valid question. The media has been giving Bush hell the past four years (admittedly, not until after it was popular to do so), so she can pretty much expect the same kind of scrutiny if she were to take office.

If she were as tough as she led on, she'd speak for herself, explain her questionable political past, and not LIE every time she opens her mouth.

Re: Palin Center Stage

Laura McGann — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:55:19 -0000

Glad you're enjoying the Twitter! I'm trying not to overdo it!

Re: Palin Center Stage

Rusty — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:49:07 -0000

So am I. I'm completely sucked in and LOVE IT

Re: Palin Center Stage

Rusty — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:32:53 -0000

Hey Laura got a tip for you. :)

Check out: http://www.dailykos.com/sto...
It appears there is something juicy going on w/ a divorce case from Todd Palin's ex biz partner. He tried to immediately get it shut. I'm betting affair with Sarah Palin. You can get the court docs in Palmer I believe.

The case # is 3PA-07-01581CI

I'm rcole on twitter :)

Re: Palin Center Stage

Tony_in_PA — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:26:38 -0000

Great job on the Palin reporting Laura! Keep up the good work.

Re: Palin Center Stage

SmallTownBoy — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:39:16 -0000

I commend you and the WI for mucking around in the local political history of Wasilla to understand our potential vice president better. What makes Ms. Palin really different from other national politicians who came from small towns, e.g., Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan, is that she came back after college to start her political career there.

Growing up in an equally small town, I have a keen awareness of how difficult it is to get to the bottom of things through written records and small town papers. And because everyone knows each other, e.g., went to school with each other, the political is always personal, and people's real reasons for political actions can be both hidden or blown out of proportion. In a sense, local politics is simply a continuation of one's high school politics.

I wonder to what degree Ms. Palin will uniquely bring this small-town culture to the White House, if her ticket wins? I expect and demand that my president, and vice-president, have a cosmopolitan perspective of the world - which I have no doubt can be achieved equally by a big-city or small town kid. One does not need to be born with it. But one needs the capacity and willingness to learn it. Will we rally learn how she really views the world and how to make political decisions before she potentially takes office?

Please stay in Wasilla a few more days and keep digging.

BTW - I am riveted by the blow-by-blow reporting on Twitter and the WI.

Re: Palin Center Stage

bacalove — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:18:20 -0000

It seems that our Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, who could be a heartbeat away from the Presidency seems, to have switched colleges at least six times in six years, including two stints at the University of Idaho before graduating from there in 1987.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/......

No wonder McCain wants to keep Sarah Palin away from the Press, but Sarah Palin is a Celebrity now and just like Paris Hilton and Britney Spears will be pursued by the Press and paparazzi! As you can see, Sentaor McCain, what goes around, Comes Around --God's Hand of Judgment is Swift! As you know McCain/Palin, Jesus was a Community Organizer and Pilate was a Governor (Hah!) so was George Bush, so much for Executive Experience...

Yes, Barack worked as a community organizer, but he also worked as a civil rights lawyer, taught constitutional law, 8 years as a Legislature in the state legislature, and 4 years in the US Senate, where he is currently a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee with Joe Biden (an almost carbon copy resume to the great, Abraham Lincoln, America's Greatest President)!

Barack Obama is more than qualified to lead and bring true and positive change to this nation. Barack Obama is an intellectual genuis who is committed to looking forward. He wants to talk about the Future, not about the Past, unlike McCain who is stuck in reverse and continues to focus on his horrible treatment as a POW when he was a very young man. However, he is much older now -- that was a long time ago. McCain does not want to talk about the fact that Maverick McCain is code for the fact that McCain loves to gamble, loves the gaming tables and that is who McCain is today!