Myths and mayhem; Keeping the internet honest over Governor Sarah Palin
September 2, 2008
While more and more of us try to learn about Governor Sarah Palin, it seems that more and more disinformation is printed about it. Fellow bloggers on WordPress.com have either decided to take this time and learn about McCain’s VP choice, or spread slanderous lies about her (my favourite is Alan Colmes’ claim that Palin caused her baby’s Down syndrome). Either way, I thought it important to clear the air, get things out in the open for everyone to see. You want to fact check this, be my guest, but you might want to bring in a little more then Daily Kos or even Anchorage Daily News stories since each will be torn apart here.
The first piece of fiction floating around is Governor Palin was for the “Bridge to Nowhere” before being against it. Now BreaktheTerror thinks this will be “Kryptonite” to use against Palin during the election. Sure enough it does seem to hold water, well at least according to this story from ADN.com, but upon closer inspection, something didn’t sit right. Why would Governor Palin change her mind on this, let alone declare this apparent flip-flop as a victory on her part? Well it is quite simple, Palin supported it when he state only had to pay 40% of the project and was against it when Washington cut funding and forced Alaska to pay 80% of the more than 400 million dollars price tag. CNN actually did a fair and balanced story on this one, I suggest you take a look. There is also a Wikipedia page on this, but I decided to post the CNN link first for obvious reasons.
What happens is Republican Senators Ted Stevens and Doug Young purpose a big project to link Gravina Island to the more populated Revillagigedo Island. Also, the Republican senators stressed that this bridge was also important for the economy of the small community. Various senators voted for this project, including reportedly Joe Biden and it passed through Congress. Now, why is it called the “Bridge to Nowhere”? Well Gravina island has a population of 50, so a bridge to there hardly something worth over 400 million dollars, which is exactly what Washington thought. Under pressure to cut back on pork-barrel spending, this project was all but scrapped. Lacking the funds to complete it, Governor Palin decided to use the money for other things, and rather then spend 329 million dollars on top of the funds already raised for the project, she would put it to good use elsewhere. John McCain also supported her action on this project, citing the Minnesota bridge collapse which killed 13 as a sign that without a real effort to put a bridge up there, disaster could occur.
A flip-flop? Hardly, especially when we consider Barack Obama’s take on Public Financing. Next…
The idea that the choice of Governor Palin is backfiring on John McCain. Well according to CNN news, while this move has all but nullified the bounce in the polls Obama received following the DNC, according to a CNN poll, it has also has solidified female support for the Democrats. Well according to various posts on the political blogs and forums, female voters are unhappy with what they are calling “identity politics”. Well this would all be interesting news if it were true…
The fact is that there is actually a large groups of women coming out in favour of this pick by John McCain. The more famous piece of evidence to this is the HillaryClintonForum.net page discussing Sarah Palin. You can also find a lot of support for the Republican ticket on PUMA’s webpage, a group formed in response to the mistreatment Hillary received during her nomination run. Almost everywhere people are looking these female supporters want to be heard, attacking Obama supporters over what they believe are sexist remarks about Palin, including attacks on her political experience and the fact that she is a mother. As I stated yesterday, it is an uphill battle for many female politicians to get recognized by their colleagues for their accomplishments, and both Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin know this from their own unique experiences on the way to political power. I think the bloggers over at BreaktheTerror show this best with their comments about “Moosecunt” (stay classy you guys). In my opinion, they can see the writing on the wall and they are getting desperate.
Oh, and about that CNN poll, read the fine print on the bottom. I don’t think a poll taken by 927 people, in a country of roughly 305,012,000 (according to a 2008 census) really shows anything. After the John Roberts’ comment, I find it even more disgusting to see the lengths CNN is going to in their support for Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Definitely not the “most trusted name in news” now are they?
UPDATE: Not only women, but big Hillary supporters like John Coale are switching sides.
Next is this experience question, more precisely that Sarah Palin is too inexperienced to be one seat away from the Presidency. Now, on its face, this does seem true. The woman has not served in federal politics for long, but neither has Obama, a point both Democrats and Republicans have been making since the nomination race. Referring back to my point in yesterday’s blog, having crawler her way up the ladder from the PTA to the governorship in one of the most “macho” states in the union should say something about her ability to thrive under serious pressure. Whether or not readers will believe me is their choice, but this is the exact claims many Democrats were making in support of Hillary Clinton’s run for office. Another point is that Palin herself is only running for Vice President, while the arguably less experience Barack Obama is going for the position of Commander-in-Chief, something Democrats are hoping we ignore. With all this, let’s actually look at their experience…
An article published by Gerald Baker paints a good, if a little biased, picture of how these two candidates size up. You also have RedState’s take on the situation as well, but I want to be fair on this. While I do trust the words of of fellow Governor Michael Huckabee, I would like to approach this as balanced as I can. One Obama supporter published this list of accomplishments by the Junior Senator, but the truth is that it is too good to be true. The first, a link to what the author claims is proof of an accomplishment, is actually a discussion on where Obama stands on the issue of capital punishment. Surely he has a long voting history which shows that he stands with his party on the issues? While many would like to claim him to be a reformer and a strong Democrat, and that his “present” votes are a sign of defiance, the Washington Times has a different take on it all. How about his foreign experience? Well his supporters also point towards him being the chair of a senate subcommittee on European relations, but actually do your research on what that group has accomplished? Ever since appointing Barack Obama as a chairman, nothing. Only Joe Biden knows what is going on since he is the only one holding those meetings. In the end, this is all “smoke and mirrors”, and actually very frightening seeing this guy is one vote away from the Presidency.
Well what about Sarah Palin’s foreign experience? Surely since she is the governor of a state which borders both Canada and Russia, she should know what she is doing. Well her critics say no, and even point to the fact that Obama visited the troops in Iraq before she did, even quoting her saying that “she didn’t know much about the Iraq war” (but still voted in support of the surge, something Obama still refuses to wrap his mind around), something which has been grossly taken out of context. Well technically correct, Palin actually did visit the troops in Kuwait a full year before Barack’s “Magical Mystery Tour”, as this time stamped video shows. While he did visit the troops in 2006, Obama hadn’t been there post-surge, and according to some, had made his damning statement without really knowing what was going on. And in reference to Palin’s experience with foreign affairs, while not entirely significant, she did pioneer the Alaskan Pipeline Project. As of August 1st, TransCanada Corporation received support under the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA) to build the pipeline on the Canadian side. This pipeline will pump natural gas down from Northern Alaska, through the Yukon, British Columbia and Alberta, to the “Lower 48″. Wow, a big energy deal between her office and the Canadians, well how does Obama stack up to this? Well according to both the Edmonton Sun AND the Sun-Times News Group reported, Barack actually thought Canada had a President. OUCH, that has to hurt!
As Republicans have clearly stated, they will adamantly defend Palin’s record against Obama’s, and with all this, it seems they sure can. If you want to challenge these claims, go for it, but as you can see, I have researched both sides of this argument fairly and as balanced as I can from my position “north of the border”.
UPDATE: After screaming about it since Palin got picked by McCain, it seems people are starting to pay attention to what I was saying about her pioneering the Alaskan Pipeline Project. While it seems less than sincere, even The Washington Post applauds this success.
Let’s next look at this “Trooper Gate” scandal Palin is somehow involved in. FACT: Walt Monegan was dismissed by Governor Palin from his position over “not doing his job”. FACT: State Trooper Mike Wooten was indeed the former brother-in-law of NOW Governor Sarah Palin. Everything else so far is speculation and fiction. Did Palin force Monegan to fire Wooten over his divorce with her sister? Well the fact is that Wooten is still employed as a State Trooper. How can that be if this story “holds water”? I will let Flopping Aces explain…
Done reading? Okay, here is the skinny, this all started before Palin even took office. Matter of fact, back then, Sarah herself took action to make sure that Wooten wouldn’t lose his job. It seems that in a domestic dispute between him and Sarah’s sister, Molly, threats were made against the lives of the Heath family, most notably, Sarah’s father and Molly. This is among other transgression that should have gotten him fired, but all Wooten received was a five-day suspension. As Flopping Aces also points out, if Palin wanted Wooten fired, she would have put pressure on Col. Julia Grimes, the superior of both Wooten and Monegan. In fact, while Palin did send off an email to her shortly after, but it wasn’t concerning this domestic dispute, but about racist remarks Wooten had made about Native Americans and the tasering of his own step-son.
Well why hasn’t he been fired? Well if you clicked the video on Flopping Aces, it would seem that this phone call that appears so damning points to the fact that Monegan himself was probably keeping Wooten on the payroll BECAUSE of his connection to the Palin family. In all honesty, Palin appointed him, she can remove him from office, with or without this incident mattering. Also, seeing that she offered Monegan a better post, and even bragged about is credentials to the press points more towards keeping things quiet and and protecting HIS reputation, not her’s. A real non-issue, but her critics are still grasping at straws for dirt, dirt which they won’t find. If Obama supporters want to make an issue about this, they open the door to his connection to Tony Rezko, and I don’t think they want to put the spotlight on a man who was convicted on political corruption charges.
Finally, the Daily Kos started a rumour that Trigg Palin, Sarah’s special-needs son, isn’t her’s. Well it seems they missed the mark on that one with the story today that Bristol Palin, Sarah’s 17-year-old daughter, is pregnant. Yesterday, there was all this talk that it was her in fact that was the mother of Trigg, not the governor. Are you as confused as I am? Okay, let’s back this up and take it one step at a time.
On friday, before the announcement of McCain’s VP choice, CNN reporter John Roberts attacked Palin over the fact that she couldn’t be both a Vice President and a mother of a child with Down syndrome (for those who still haven’t seen the clip). This was followed by radical pro-choice accusations that she was dangerously pro-life, another slanderous attack on governor through her child. Soon after, Alan Colmes posted his belief that Palin’s actions caused the Trigg’s Down syndrome. Colmes took some serious flack from this attack, so much so that he deleted the entry and blamed it on a technical error, so it is a good thing the folks at wizbang fully documented it. Seeing that this approach didn’t work, they decided to take another one, attack Palin through Bristol.
This reeks of the Edwards attack on Cheney’s lesbian daughter in the 2004 election. Who writes this playbook? As I stated before, for such a “progressive” party, the Democrats sure don’t like to treat women with respect. Anyways, back on point, after realizing that attacking Trigg was getting them nowhere, why not attack Bristol? The story breaks that Trigg is actually her son, and not Palin’s. Their proof? That Bristol was home for five months suffering from a “suspicious” Mono infection, which was in fact pregnancy. One blogger even stated that there is no way Mono could last more than a week or so, thus adding the truth of this belief. Really? Guess he didn’t do his research. Here is more information for those who don’t trust the first source. Chronic fatigue can last for months following the initial infection, and as my father pointed out, five months is nothing compared to what some people have gone through after a really bad bout of Mono. The next piece of “proof” they offered was a family picture where they highlighted Bristol’s stomach as more evidence that it was her who was really pregnant. They were right, but wrong on which baby it was.
Congratulations to the Palin family on their daughter being pregnant. While she is only 17-years-old, it wasn’t long ago that people were getting married and having family at that age on a regular basis. My own mother was born shortly after the Second World War when her mother, my grandmother, was still fairly young. I predict that radical pro-choice advocates will probably attack Palin over her daughter’s choice, but they should remember that it was Bristol’s choice, and she chose to keep the baby. Well I guess that is a bad thing in the world of Barack Obama. Let’s not forget that he advocates abortion to be used like condoms and voted against saving late-term babies who survived abortion. Now while I am Catholic, I do believe in choice, actually doing a project for my high school law class on the importance of it to women. Thing is, I don’t believe that such a “liberal” use of the treatment is right, and that those who do, are morally disturbed. We are entitled to our own opinions, but I have to say that Obama’s stance on this issue is downright disgusting.
UPDATE: Seems CNN is showing it’s colours again. Stay Classy Wolf Blitzer…
On the other issues, like her stance on creationism, I suggest you read Little Green Football’s take on this smear. If you want to know why she is supporting ANWR drilling, I suggest you read this well researched letter she wrote to Washington. If I have to, I will release another blog post on these topics. I ask that before commenting, you click these links, you ACTUALLY research them, and keep the swearing off my blog. Use of the F-word doesn’t make your argument stronger, it makes you look stupid. Remember that…
UPDATE: Michelle Malkin has debunked the library censorship smear. Yet, some are still trying to push it, ignoring this evidence that it was all fiction. Once again, some people refuse to let the facts get in the way of the story…
Thanks for all your research on these issues and your comment on my page. I’m outraged at the Democrats use of Palin’s family issues to try to discredit her. It’s repulsive, especially when they are so “turn the other cheek” when it comes to the death penalty, etc. but yet they make this poor young girl a sacrificial lamb for their party’s benefit. The media tried to hide Bill Clinton’s affairs but are jumping on Palin’s daughter like white on rice. The media says Palin can’t run the country if she can’t control her own child but I didn’t hear them saying Hillary couldn’t run the country if she couldn’t control her own husband. Arghhhh….I’m outraged!
http://www.midlifeslices.com
While mayor, Sarah Palin attempted to ban books from the Wasilla Public Library, then tried to fire the librarian who refused.
http://librariansagainstpalin.wordpress.com
What books? You see that is the detail people like to leave out. Do you want the Ku Klux Klan’s Birth of a Nation shown to your children? How about if we put “Quotes from Chairman Mao” on your child’s reading list? What about Mein Kampf? The lack of information of what books she banned begs the question why she would want them banned. But if you want to raise the question of censorship…
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/08/25/obama-threatens-tv-stations-airing-ayers-ad/
Seems freedom of speech isn’t a friend of Barack Obama’s.
Clancop –
I am not a zealot, and most librarians would agree with you that Mein Kampf is not an appropriate title for a children’s room. If this book was challenged under the proper systems, I’m sure it would be relocated to the adult area.
However, adults do have the right to read Mein Kampf, Chairman Mao, and to see ‘Birth of a Nation’. They also have the right to read Lolita, Tropic of Cancer, and Sister Carrie, which have all been challenged and banned in their day.
It has been documented that Palin approached the Library Chair and asked to unilaterally remove materials that she personally found objectionable. Book challenges are usually dealt with by committee, and Wasilla’s policy clearly states that what one person may find objectionable, others may not, and they will not censor everyone’s readings. Wasilla’s policy can be found here: http://www.cityofwasilla.com/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=497
When Palin was told she could not personally make the decision about what the town of Wasilla has in their library, she proceeded to attempt to fire the library head. After a public outcry and a threat of a recall, she backed down.
http://librariansagainstpalin.wordpress.com
No worries, I understand your complaint, but to me I also understand that there are many who believe that hateful materials should be banned. You must understand that in today’s politically correct world, certain groups can be offended all to easily and we have seen where the extremes taken by those who wish censorship.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/03/cartoon.controversy/index.html
The question becomes whether or not we take steps to prevent such things from happening, or we leave such upsetting material alone and wait for the problems to come to us. On principle I support your claim that people should be able to make their own choices, but we have all seen where certain writings can lead…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mein_kampf
Could the burning of that book have prevented the genocide which followed? Definitely. Same goes for Birth of a Nation, a movie which pushes the beliefs of the Klan onto impressionable minds. You could have saved the lives of millions if we stomped out Lenin’s writings, could have saved the country of China as well, not to mention Vietnam.
Problem is, as they say, “a little information can be a dangerous thing”, and sometimes ignorance can truly be bliss.
My challenge to you is, are you willing to be fair and balanced on the issue of censorship or are you going to ignore Barack Obama’s transgressions to push a point?
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/08/25/obama-threatens-tv-stations-airing-ayers-ad/
I have kept your posts up as a sign of good faith. May you act the same way in return…
P.S. It isn’t that I completely disagree with your position, I actually support you on principle, but I can understand Palin’s position, and I need you to respect it, even if you disagree.
Clan, I definitely understand the philosophy, and do enjoy debating the issues of book banning, appropriateness of materials in certain communities, and surrounding issues.
However, what appalls me as a public librarian is the way that she approached the issue. The library has a system by which they process challenges to books by community members. Palin attempted to circumvent the system through executive decree, and when she didn’t get her way she threatened to fire the librarian in charge. I view this as an abuse of power.
Also, through this unilateral decision, Palin puts herself in the position of arbiter of what her community may read.
If Palin was a librarian’s gadfly, constantly submitting challenges to books, organizing community groups to rally against certain books, then I would probably not be her biggest fans, but I wouldn’t be so repulsed.
In my opinion, banning books for adults reeks of Fascism. Do not forget the purge of books by the Nazis (Ever heard of Stephan Zweig? The Nazi’s almost destroyed the works of a great 20th Century novelist. Mostly succeeded, too.)
To me, it also has parallels to the limits that communist/socialist countries place on free market ideals & small businesses.
Egypt bans books, Iran bans books, China bans books.
It is not the American way to limit what people can read, a fact enshrined in our first ammendment protections of freedom of speech, and freedom of the press.
To be honest, Barack Obama is not my favorite person, and if you notice on my blog or these posts I do not endorse him. I do, however, have strong feelings AGAINST Sarah Palin owing to her heavy-handed attempts at censorship. I wonder what our current first lady, a librarian, thinks of Palin’s book banning attempts.
Well they did get together this weekend, along with Cindy McCain, at least for a photo-op. I wish I could find the link, I was browsing over it earlier today…
Back to your points, while I do know of the Berlin book burnings, the Chinese Cultural Revolution, along with various other events of censorship on such a level, I also remember that America, during the Cold War, did confiscate Marx’s Communist Manifesto. My history teacher from high school went through that when he visited in his youth. In certain times, certain liberties are suspended for the benefit of the greater good, even among governments of moral superiority…
In any event, maybe you and I have been looking at this the wrong way, what if, as mayor, some group signed a petition to ban certain books and pushed Sarah Palin into enforcing it? The fact that this source left out such information, like which books for example, it could easily be assumed that this was the case. Not a stretch for a woman who has made her career off serving the people, and not an impossible event in small-town Alaska of all places.
Remember that just a few years ago groups were trying to ban Sponge-Bob. What do you think?
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“In any event, maybe you and I have been looking at this the wrong way, what if, as mayor, some group signed a petition to ban certain books and pushed Sarah Palin into enforcing it? ”
You had me…until you added conjecture to your argument.
I’m looking for facts on both sides of the issues. Your site was so promising and I appreciate the work you have done to present this side of the story. Unfortunately, just like I see on sites bashing the McCain/Palin ticket, your argument weakened once you headed off-center.
Of course, even if your made-up story were fact, there was an established process that Sarah Palin could have used to solve her issue. She chose not to respect that process.
Some of the Republicans are still trying to decide why they should support this ticket…me included.
No, you look. I sat here and played around, trying to get you to think rationally about this. I tried to give you another avenue of retreat, allow you to rephrase your argument, try and sound balanced at least, but no, you refused.
You refused to look at one important fact, that this whole story is FAKE
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/09/06/the-bogus-sarah-palin-banned-books-list/
“The person who first spread the Palin smear is identified as “Andrew Aucoin,” a commenter on the blog of librarian Jessamyn West. West has done the right thing in keeping the bogus comment up and pointing out in her main post that “there appears to be no truth to the claim made by the commenter, and no further documentation or support for this has turned up.””
Get your facts straight before you come after me for bending the truth.
At least back up your points with sources other than blogs for goodness sake. Come after you? Hardly.
Now, I suppose I owe you a “thank you” for giving me another avenue of retreat? By making up another version of the so-called false story? Still doesn’t make for a sound argument.
Sarah Palin has the power to put an end to the incessant speculation and rumor mill fodder. She could choose to speak to the media who, IMHO, seem to think she is rather wonderful. I’d like to think the same but I have no idea who she is and what she plans to do in office. I’d like to hear that from her. Maybe then, we can all get our facts straight.
By the way, your explanation for the Bridge to Nowhere story was sound. The backfiring explanation…not so much. Your argument weighs heavily on people actually believing the polls. Your point about Palin not having enough experience…but that is OK because neither does Obama won’t hold water. Maybe they don’t have the experience necessary and, yes, Palin isn’t campaigning for President but she is on the ticket with a 72 year old POW survivor (whose father and grandfather didn’t live past his current age). “Troopergate” could be solved once and for all if the Governor would go ahead and allow the Alaska State Legislature to complete their investigation but we see that she is not content to allow that and would rather have a three person Personnel Board (one she reappointed herself) look into the matter. Trig is her business, Bristol is her business, and so are her Religious convictions…no need to go there.
Still holding out for some facts on both sides. My point was simply that you muddy the waters you are so eager to clear up by even including conjecture in your argument. You are on to something here…few others are actually trying to look at both sides. Your snarky comments won’t keep us “fence sitters” around for long.
So no books were banned. In fact, there wasn’t even a list…or a mention of a particular book. Palin just wanted to know how it might be done? Clear this one up for me if you feel led to do so.
http://www.frontiersman.com/articles/2008/09/05/breaking_news/doc48c1c8a60d6d9379155484.txt
Okay, so you are missing the point. My argument for her position on that relies on the fact that Congress cut funding to the project and she did what was in the best interest for her state, something you ignored completely. Did you even click the link I posted to the CNN article about that? Nope, guess not.
On “Troopergate”, if you did your research, even the Democrat in charge of the investigation says she is acting in full cooperation, not trying to hide anything. She put out the documentation on this already for everyone to see and make their own judgements if you didn’t notice. Problem is, this non-issue is the only blotch on her spotless career, and you guys hope it is something bigger. If I were in her position, I would have done the same thing, especially after he tasered his 11 year=old step-son.
You want to continue talking down to me, that is your business, but don’t twist my words or the points I make to fit some agenda of yours.
Missed which point? I absolutely agree with your stance on the bridge. I get it…it sounded like a good idea while the Federal Government would foot the bill but not so much once Alaska was asked to pay for the project. I stated that your argument for the bridge was sound…meaning it is a good argument.
Yep…clicked the CNN article on the polls. Just don’t trust the polls, that’s all.
In my “troopergate” research, I did, indeed see that the Democrat in charge is saying that she has promised to fully cooperate (seems she has said this “6, 7, 8 times” so he has no reason to believe that she will not cooperate fully in the near future. However, she has also recently attempted to stall the procedings by stating that the State Legislature does not have the jurisdiction in the matter. Again, just as in the fictional book banning story, there are laws and processes in place to protect individuals and she could have legally had the Trooper removed – especially since his conduct has been so atrocious. Time will tell in this case. It is in Sarah Palin’s court.
I’m not talking down to anyone. Just because I ask for clarification of your points or push back on some of your statements does not mean that I am “talking down” to you. Debate is actually a very healthy thing. I’ve admitted that I’ve learned a few things from you in the process. I’ve even told you which points I find plausible. It is all part of a dialogue. You really didn’t want everyone to just comment with blanket praise for your point of view, did you? That would be boring and rather disengenuine.
Where did I twist your words? It was not intentional. I posted my response to your statements…from my point of view.
“…you guys hope it is something bigger” – Again, you are making assumptions. Who are “you guys”? Does one have to be a Liberal Democrat in order to find the slightest fault with this candidate? Am I, as a lifelong registered Republican not entitled to my own opinion? I have a right to ask questions about someone who wants to lead my country. That is what I am doing. In the process, I’m finding out some very interesting information about each candidate. My current research is focused on Sarah Palin because she was just introduced to us. My agenda is simply to do my homework before I cast my vote. I’m not taking your word or anyone else’s word until I’ve checked out the sources. You seem to be doing the same.
“So no books were banned. In fact, there wasn’t even a list…or a mention of a particular book. Palin just wanted to know how it might be done? Clear this one up for me if you feel led to do so”
Got your message. Like I said, it could be someone had gone to her asking about banning books. We do see that, I mean, right-wingers did try to ban Sponge-Bob a few years ago. Either way, from what I have read, she is very diligent in her work. For all we know, she could have asked out of simple curiousity.
Either way, liberal nuts will run with this story till they get sick of it, probably well after the election.
OK, I’m willing to shelve that issue in the spirit of complete fairness. Hopefully, she will address a few of those items on my shelf when she decides that she is comfortable enough to do an interview or possibly during the much anticipated debate(s?). I think the decision to hold off on unscripted interviews has caused some of the “liberal nuts”, Right-of-Center Independents, and even some Conservative Republicans to question almost everything said about this candidate. The Republican party is essentially saying, “This is your best choice for VP and we’ll tell you about her when we decide that you need to know that information.” Repetitive Stump speeches tell the voters nothing we haven’t already heard. We want to know what kind of leader Sarah Palin is at WORK…we want details and examples of her claims of “reform”. Until she starts talking about her work experience, a lot of people will question her every move.
Only time will tell…in the meantime, you are proving to be a voice of reason in the mix. It is easy for people to start leaning into the extremes of their position. I would caution anyone away from a stance of making Sarah Palin out to be the evil one but I’d also worry about those touting her as squeaky clean (none of us are).
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