lavender
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How does this square with someone who is affiliated (I still think she was a member until 1994) with the Alaskan Independence Party. Her husband was a member until 2002.
The mantra of the Alaskan Independence Party is "Alaska First." Sarah Palin's slogan for the 2006 gubernatorial race was "Alaska First."
In 2007, Sarah Palin recorded a message that was played at the Alaskan Independence Party Convention.
Even when she was asked about the VP and she indicated she didn't know exactly what the VP did - she said she would have to look to see if it was a role that could help Alaska.
And in her first two stump speeches (I believe - will admit I'm wrong if fact checked), she indicated her interest in doing stuff for Alaska/Alaskans.
Now, I haven't gone into telling you all the negative rhetoric of the Alaskan Independence Party - because it doesn't come from her mouth and I'm not going to attribute those sentiments directly to her.
But, how can you pick a person affiliated with such a party under a slogan "Country First." It's like the Orwellianism of the Bush age lives on in John McCain.
Well, some of you may say, if you can just confirm that her husband was a member in 2002 - that's not Sarah Palin. I might at least think that argument was colorable, if Todd Palin wasn't involved so closely in Sarah Palin's governance.
In the troopergate scandal, Todd Palin is right in the middle - even having direct conversations with the commissioner at issue. Further, all the e-mails that are being held back under a claim of executive privilege - Todd Palin - the "first dude" was copied on them.
What is Todd Palin doing copied on e-mails with the Governor of Alaska?
This whole thing is odd on so many levels. If it wouldn't be political suicide, McCain would ditch Palin tomorrow.
And for those who think this is the angry left, this is what you get when you wait until the day before your convention to pick a complete unknown. It is the media/press's responsibility to do exactly what they are doing - tell the American people who this woman is.
They simply have to do it quickly because there's only 60 days until the election.
Further, McCain is channeling Bush again and again. Campbell Brown interviewed a McCain campaign spokesman last night and asked legitimate questions "Name on decision Sarah Palin has made as Commander in Chief of the Alaskan National Guard." The operative couldn't answer and tried to dodge the question, but Campbell Brown kept asking. In RETRIBUTION to the free press, McCain pulled his interview with Larry King tonight and said that Brown's interview was "out of line."
You see - that's how the Republicans deal with the press - when the press actually does their job, Republicans try to punish the media and say - we won't let you have access.
This is just further evidence that the Republican party simply doesn't get it. They don't get what this country is about - they don't get what the free press means. They don't get what debate about facts is.
What has come out about Palin in the press/media is facts, what they are uncovering. There has never been insinuation by the media - except to say that they don't get why Palin is qualified and even most of them are hesitant to say that.
This Palin thing is bad and getting worse. I think the real problem is this Alaskan Independence Party thing. How in the world is mainstream America supposed to accept that she was part of a radical section of the right in Alaska who really doesn't believe in the strength and sanctity of American institutions.
The mantra of the Alaskan Independence Party is "Alaska First." Sarah Palin's slogan for the 2006 gubernatorial race was "Alaska First."
In 2007, Sarah Palin recorded a message that was played at the Alaskan Independence Party Convention.
Even when she was asked about the VP and she indicated she didn't know exactly what the VP did - she said she would have to look to see if it was a role that could help Alaska.
And in her first two stump speeches (I believe - will admit I'm wrong if fact checked), she indicated her interest in doing stuff for Alaska/Alaskans.
Now, I haven't gone into telling you all the negative rhetoric of the Alaskan Independence Party - because it doesn't come from her mouth and I'm not going to attribute those sentiments directly to her.
But, how can you pick a person affiliated with such a party under a slogan "Country First." It's like the Orwellianism of the Bush age lives on in John McCain.
Well, some of you may say, if you can just confirm that her husband was a member in 2002 - that's not Sarah Palin. I might at least think that argument was colorable, if Todd Palin wasn't involved so closely in Sarah Palin's governance.
In the troopergate scandal, Todd Palin is right in the middle - even having direct conversations with the commissioner at issue. Further, all the e-mails that are being held back under a claim of executive privilege - Todd Palin - the "first dude" was copied on them.
What is Todd Palin doing copied on e-mails with the Governor of Alaska?
This whole thing is odd on so many levels. If it wouldn't be political suicide, McCain would ditch Palin tomorrow.
And for those who think this is the angry left, this is what you get when you wait until the day before your convention to pick a complete unknown. It is the media/press's responsibility to do exactly what they are doing - tell the American people who this woman is.
They simply have to do it quickly because there's only 60 days until the election.
Further, McCain is channeling Bush again and again. Campbell Brown interviewed a McCain campaign spokesman last night and asked legitimate questions "Name on decision Sarah Palin has made as Commander in Chief of the Alaskan National Guard." The operative couldn't answer and tried to dodge the question, but Campbell Brown kept asking. In RETRIBUTION to the free press, McCain pulled his interview with Larry King tonight and said that Brown's interview was "out of line."
You see - that's how the Republicans deal with the press - when the press actually does their job, Republicans try to punish the media and say - we won't let you have access.
This is just further evidence that the Republican party simply doesn't get it. They don't get what this country is about - they don't get what the free press means. They don't get what debate about facts is.
What has come out about Palin in the press/media is facts, what they are uncovering. There has never been insinuation by the media - except to say that they don't get why Palin is qualified and even most of them are hesitant to say that.
This Palin thing is bad and getting worse. I think the real problem is this Alaskan Independence Party thing. How in the world is mainstream America supposed to accept that she was part of a radical section of the right in Alaska who really doesn't believe in the strength and sanctity of American institutions.
