(though i don’t like the idea of messing with past entries, i’ve grown sick of adsense putting up ads for her polital campaign, so i’m going to muddle/munge her name to try and alleviate this plight on my website)
I’ve rarely gotten political in my blog, i figure all 5 of my readers pretty much know about my politics, but events of late just tend to drive me batty. In particular, the S-arah P-alin choice for M-cCain’s running mate. Even without knowing anything about her it seemed like a case of pure political vote snatching. After all, if the Dems have the black vote through Obama, the Reps will try to grab the female vote with P-alin. Conversely, my money says that if Hilliary had won the nomination Colin Powell would have been M-cCain’s Choice.
Anyway, the more I hear about this “B-ulldog with L-ipstick” the more I cringe. People with more time on their hands and political savvy have compiled the details for me, so i pass them on to you.
- P-alin recently said that the war in Iraq is “God’s task.” She’s even admitted she hasn’t thought about the war much—just last year she was quoted saying, “I’ve been so focused on state government, I haven’t really focused much on the war in Iraq.” 1, 2
- P-alin has actively sought the support of the fringe Alaska Independence Party. Six months ago, P-alin told members of the group—who advocate for a vote on secession from the union—to “keep up the good work” and “wished the party luck on what she called its ‘inspiring convention.’” 3
- P-alin wants to teach creationism in public schools. She hasn’t made clear whether she thinks evolution is a fact.4
- P-alin doesn’t believe that humans contribute to global warming. Speaking about climate change, she said, “I’m not one though who would attribute it to being manmade.” 5
- P-alin has close ties to Big Oil. Her inauguration was even sponsored by BP. 6
- P-alin is extremely anti-choice. She doesn’t even support abortion in the case of rape or incest. 7
- P-alin opposes comprehensive sex-ed in public schools. She’s said she will only support abstinence-only approaches. 8
- As mayor, P-alin tried to ban books from the library. P-alin asked the library how she might go about banning books because some had inappropriate language in them—shocking the librarian, Mary Ellen Baker. According to Time, “news reports from the time show that -Palin had threatened to fire Baker for not giving “full support” to the mayor.” 9
- She DID support the Bridge to Nowhere (before she opposed it). P-alin claimed that she said “thanks, but no thanks” to the infamous Bridge to Nowhere. But in 2006, P-alin supported the project repeatedly, saying that Alaska should take advantage of earmarks “while our congressional delegation is in a strong position to assist.” 10
She and those around her are already stretching the truth, if out outright lying about matters of record.
And this Daily Show Clip is priceless.
Am I the only one who’s frightened?
Update: An enlightening letter from an involved resident from P-alin’s mayoral city