Palin: Bridge to Nowhere, for, against

Mark,

And more from the Gibson interview--this on foreign policy

From:
Head of State
http://headofstate.blogspot.com/2008/09/second-time-as-farce-how-palin-is.html

Friday, September 12, 2008
Second Time As Farce: How Palin is Exactly Like Bush, Part 2

From Palin's interview with Charlie Gibson:

Palin: "Our national leaders are sending them on a task that is from God"

Gibson: Are we fighting a holy war?

Palin: (looking strained, desperate, trapped): The reference there is from Abraham Lincoln who said "Never presume to know God's will..."

Robert Zimmerman: She failed to describe how a McCain/Palin foreign policy would differ from a Bush foreign policy...

Gibson: Have you ever met a foreign head of state?

Palin: I have not, and I think that if you go back in history, and ask that question of many Vice Presidents they have the same answer that I just gave you.

Anderson Cooper: Bay, ABC News just did a fact check. They looked back the last 30 years, all Vice Presidents have met a foreign leader. Does that matter?

Bay Buchanan: No, it doesn't at all. Her answer was excellent. It will make Americans feel that much closer to her. She's very real. Sure, she hasn't traveled overseas to meet these foreign leaders. But that's not what American's are looking for. She's absolutely correct. They want somebody that they can relate to. Who's hearing them. They're sick and tired of those people in Washington who may know lots of facts and figures and meet lots of people...

Zimmerman: It's always a danger when we have leaders who know facts and figures, Bay. That really does get in the way of setting up sound policies...My concern, Bay, is that when Sarah Palin says that she's not met foreign leaders like that's a good thing--We made that mistake eight years ago when George W. Bush was that likable guy that you wanted to invite over for a barbeque.

Cite:
Head of State
http://headofstate.blogspot.com/2008/09/second-time-as-farce-how-palin-is.html

Good try, Mark. Close, but no cigar.

Perhaps you should learn to spell Charlie Gibson's name (Hint: it's not spelled "Gibon") before you accuse others of misstatements--you know, avoid doing what you accuse others of doing. We all know you're in a hurry to lay some Liberal smear on a Republican, but a few minutes to fact and spell check what you write might make what you say a bit more believable. Words like "notessaid" don't exist either.

But I agree with Silva on one thing. When the Democrats at ABC get through with this tape, the Democrats will use it. The Democrats at Obama HQ, and the Democrats who write for the Swamp.

Congress gave her the money for the bridge.

Among those approving the funds, B Ho and Scrappy Joe.

Both voted to approve the funding.

Pork = Pig.

'nuff said.

And Obama? He was for gun control before he was against it. He was against the Bush tax cuts before he was for them. He was against troops in Afghanistan before he was for them. He was against funds for the troops in the Middle East before he was for them. He was against the surge until he grudgingly said that it may have been a good idea. Obama's problem is he changes course in the middle of the campaign; Palin is not.

And Obama? He was for gun control before he was against it. He was against the Bush tax cuts before he was for them. He was against troops in Afghanistan before he was for them. He was against funds for the troops in the Middle East before he was for them. He was against the surge until he grudgingly said that it may have been a good idea. Obama's problem is he changes course in the middle of the campaign; Palin is not.

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

She sucks and is being exposed for the fool she is.

Now I'm sure that we'll see whining about Charlie and the Swamp being too tough on poor Sarah; but if she had been honest in her speech, which she repeated over and over, "I said to Congress No Thanks....." blah blah then I'm sure this would have been smoother. I'm sure Sean Hannity will pat her on the back.

Huh???
People know double talk when they here it. That politicians believe that they can get away with this BS is crazy. Please keep reporting the truth.
Thanks.

Ho hum, so she changed her mind, just like Obama did with the surge, gun control and just about every issue in the last 6 months he has flipped on. It amazes me that everytime obama flips or flops on issues the media has nothing to say.

Honestly i'm getting tired of the medias attacks. They are ruining their credibility.

you can understand an old guy with memory problems but she is only 44 and not uncertain about her ability to take over if he croaks.

he has problems with facts but he just mis-speaks.

The McCain-Plain campaign is based on narratives, not facts. McCain is no reformer either:

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/mccain

Flip-flop alert

She's the first politician to shift. Obama could be accused of the same if he ever took a position.

Give peace a chance -- peace among Americans.
Stop voting. Stop feeding the rats.
Start here:
www.snipurl.com/3o371

Let's look under the hood !

In 2005 both Senators Obama and Biden voted FOR the "bridge to nowhere" and defeated a bill that would have spent THAT MONEY on Hurricane Katrina relief.

Recently, the nonpartison Council for Citizens Against Government Waste looked at 35 recent Senate votes involving government waste.

Senator McCain voted against all 35 bills so he was rated a perfect 100% favorable rating by this organization.

Senator Obama voted against 2 out of the 35 bills, so he was given a 10% favorable rating.

Senator Biden voted against 0 of the 35 bills so he was given a favorable rating of 0%.

Governor Palin may have flip flopped, but her flop saved taxpayers $400M.

In his short stay at the Senate, Senator Obama has requested $750M in earmarks for Illinois. Each of the very few years in office, Senator Obama has requested more earmarks than the year before.

McCain, as we all know, requests no earmarks.

Palin is nothing more than the perfect distaction from reality and her inexperience is mamouth compared to Barack Obama. The win-at-any-cost politics of the Republicans depresses the hope of a proud America. That the McCain-Palin ticket is supported heavily by uneducated whites (check the numbers) suggests that status-quo will prevail if they win. John McCain is one malignancy away from a Palin White House. That hasn't to be alarming to independents, who aren't Christian fundementalists.

Palin is nothing more than the perfect distaction from reality and her inexperience is mamouth compared to Barack Obama. The win-at-any-cost politics of the Republicans depresses the hope of a proud America. That the McCain-Palin ticket is supported heavily by uneducated whites (check the numbers) suggests that status-quo will prevail if they win. John McCain is one malignancy away from a Palin White House. That hasn't to be alarming to independents, who aren't Christian fundementalists.

"What I supported was the link between a community and its airport,'' she said, "And we have found that link now.''

That "link" was the bridge to nowhere. The "community" was a town with about 55 people in it.

That bridge was as useful as lipstick on a pig, the bridge she supported, before she was against.

No wonder her next interview will be on FOX. Will Limbaugh be next after a few weeks?

This woman is clearly a wise, yet devious politician. She epitomizes all that John McCain dismisses are critical, other than he ego driven desire to be President, putting his country LAST,

She has been kept out of the spotlight, while a team of people lead by Steve Schmidt pray they can feed her enough information to sound credible. Dropping that tidbit that she spoke to the President of Georgia, and offered her unconditional support on behalf of John McCain to take military action against Russia.

The fact that she still alleges , that we went to war in Iraq because of their involvement with Al Qaeda in the 9/11 which even Bush concedes was a misstatement all make clear, that while rallying the far right Republican base, the prospect of her actually being our President is so frightening, I can't find an appropriate word to describe the catastrophe.

Sara is too smart for the Democrats-
Plus she speaks to the voters like they are true Americans-

Is there something in the genetic code that prevents Republicants from simply acknowledging adverse facts? You folks consistently, without fail, lack the integrity to admit deficiencies in your dear politicians and instead try to point to something that a Dem did on a wholly different matter?

Try this out: She changed her minda about the bridge after she thought better of it.

she repeated " thanks but no thanks" to many crowd and millions of TV viewers. Now thats embarassing!

Embarassing to her state and all the constituent that she represent, including the Republican party.

"What I supported was the link between a community and its airport,'' she said, "And we have found that link now.''

That "link" was the bridge to nowhere. The "community" was a town with about 55 people in it.

That bridge was as useful as lipstick on a pig, the bridge she supported, before she was against.

No wonder her next interview will be on FOX. Will Limbaugh be next after a few weeks?

The comparison with what Illinois gets is utter nonsense.

Alaska's population of 683,000 times $231 equals about $158,000,000

Illinois population of $12,000,000 times $22 equals about $264,000,000

Also, build a highway in a small population state and a large population state, per-person cost is much higher in the small population state, but everyone has the same highway.

It's all in the presentation - which has the typical Tribune/ABC/Left schew.

Not just a cocky wacko, but an inconsistent, hypocritical cocky weirdo with no clear plan.

The pork problem is that the federal government has the financial maturity of a teenager -- spending their money on whoever sweet-talks them the most. A good Senator (e.g. McCain) is doing his job when he fights wasteful spending. A good Governor, on the other hand, is doing her job when she gets as much as possible for her state. You have to look at her record and ask "How well did she do her job?" -- evaluating her gubernatorial record by the standards for Senators cannot illuminate.

LOL, she's such a liar. I mean every politician can be accused of being a liar, but with Palin it is so painfully obvious. My ears hurt, please make it stop, stop asking her questions Charlie, she doesn't know the answer.

I'm tried already with the campaigns. I always watch fox news but not anymore at least until after the election. Fox has become more like a cheerleading group, all the hype championing the cause for Sarah Palin. Only one thing I still enjoy watching on fox Bill Oreilly.

It was not a "bridge to nowhere" and would truly benefit Ketchikan which is a major jumping off point for Alaska cruise lines. More than a million tourists flow through there every year. Since most of them fly, they must take a ferry from the airport to the cruise ships on the other side which is OK since they came up to cruise anyway.

The real problem is that Ketchikam has no room to grow because it is caught between the mountains and the sea. You need quite a few people to clean bathrooms, sell coke, and generally look after one million tourists and those people have to live somewhere. The island with the airport is perfect because it's almost completely deserted but without the bridge it's just not cost effective to develop anything there. The bridge, while a bit costly, would have proved to be an enormous benefit to the area and would have probably paid for itself in the long run.

I am tired of Republican lies - why can't they just say what they believe and let us decide?

I find it humorous that the libs and their compliant media feel it necessary to attack Palin. It is, and will, backfire. Because of Palin, the media's bias and hypocrisy is coming to light — their credibility is shot, while rating continue to drop. The media is responsible for obama's rise, and his nomination. If they were doing their job, Hillary would have been nominated — Palin would still be in Alaska. The plain fact: obama is a seriously flawed candidate (whether or not the dems can admit it), with little, if any, experience. He can't handle himself in unscripted situations (that's why he is afraid of the town hall meetings), and will, once again, demonstrate this in the debates. Biden was a foolish pick, and sealed their fate. Anyone with eyes can see that.

If we put lipstick on this dead horse, can we stop beating it?

To Bruce's comment:

A misspelling is not the same thing as misrepresentation. Maybe you should apply to the Republican Party for a position as spin doctor...you seem to take the same tack they do: deflect with a non-issue to avoid looking at the real issue.

Palin is a lying pig. She proudly trumpeted the fact she did not support the bridge to nowhere in the RNC.

She implied nothing less and her expectations we would agree 100%.

McCain lied on the view....

She did get earmarks

McCain trumpeted the fact again about her selling the plane. Every time they mention this. Every single time they forget to mention the fact it was sold at $500,000 loss. That is 1/2 a million dollars. Do they think we are stupid?

What kind of an idiot are you if you vote for McCain/Palin

She may have changed her mind on the earmark for the bridge but come on people! Let's not forget... ALASKA KEPT THE MONEY!!!! No wonder the state is running a surplus and every citizen gets a kick-back every year. Not only do they tax the oil companies heavily but they get OUR tax dollars as well. How is that for wasteful spending?!

Reading this text is one thing but it will be interesting to watch her actual response when she answers these questions on TV.

She is not bad at pre rehearsed studied answers. Like my son when he crams for a test rather than really knowing the subject. She has her attractions and spunk but no way in hell is she ready to be president. We need real vision and someone who inspires everyone and not divides. She is divisive even more than McCain. In fact exactly like George Bush. Don't want anyone who will bring back religion into governing this country. 8 years of that crap is enough!

Sorry, Charlie, this Alaskan tuna has got good taste...but sadly, doesn't taste very good. In fact, she's starting to repeat on me ("but John McCain, but John McCain, but John McCain..."). I think we'll throw her back in the sea with the other endangered Republican fish which are really starting to smell pretty rancid.

I think the Republican presidential candidate rolled the dice on Palin and is losing. He has been compared with Obama in betting metaphors: Obama is the poker player and McCain is at the craps table. Obama is the strategist and McCain is the uber-risktaker. He's the guy they love in Vegas--they always end up losing everything. I'm from Arizona. John better come home--he's loved here, mas o menos.

American people should say "Thanks, but no thanks" to McCain/palin team

"Only one thing I still enjoy watching on fox Bill Oreilly."

Thats the scariest comment on this board. That speaks volumes about you Johnny................Good for you tho not wanting to watch "Fix" news anymore.

Note to all Democrats - Obama AND Biden voted for this, so before you throw accusations, you might want to look it up.

Oh swell 'Ross Perot':

The so-called 'Council for Citizens Against Government Waste' is a GREAT source to cite:

Throughout its history, CAGW has been accused of fronting lobbying efforts of corporations to give them the appearance of "grassroots" support.[16]In part, this is because CAGW has accepted donations from Phillip Morris, the Olin Foundation, the Bradley Foundation, Microsoft, Merrill-Lynch, and Exxon-Mobil.

Really, really funny, hardest I laughed all day!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH0xzsogzAk

McCain and Sarah lie. Funny how we are hearing the same stories from the previous election from the Repubs. Yawn. Liars are losers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH0xzsogzAk

How can they win when they just lie lie lie. Do Americans love liars? I'm beginning to think so.

Why can't McCain email? Here's why...

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=OTliMTNiZjg5ZDEwZWNiZDYwZWFjN2JlNjNjNjkxZmM=

Yeah! She's been to Mexico and Canada. Was that government business or vacation?

The dumbing down of America continues... Eight years ago, half of our country, well, a little less than half, was dumb enough to put Bush in the White House. Bush claims Sarah Palin's executive experience makes her qualified. That's what they said about Bush and look where it's gotten us today. We don't need any more "executives" of their brand.

It's clear Sarah Palin has no idea what she's in for these next 7 weeks. She is a Bush redo, only in a dress. That same deer in the headlights stupor began to set in with this interview. She even has his smirk. I'm just waiting for the head bobble when she thinks she's making funny.

McCain was a solid candidate until he picked this running mate. The pep rally is over. She's a great chearleader and has shown she can rally a crowd, but that's all she is.

CNN and most media are consistently skewed to the left in terms or articles, headlines, and photos. Their "journalists" are merely pundits. So Fox is the ONE channel that has more conservative commentators. Since the majority of Americans are idiots, no wonder they think
CNN and FOX are fair and balanced. Today's media outlets are poor sources for unbiased news; it is entertainment. Might as well keep up with politics by watching Family Guy or South Park.

Erica,
For the record:
1. Obama is nor has never been for the Bush tax cuts, he DOES support tax cuts for middle class citizens whereas the Bush tax cuts were the for upper class
2. He was never against the war in Afghanistan. He was against the war in Iraq. Many republicans tend to confuse those who attacked us on 9-11 with those that did not.
3. He was never for the surge. He did admit that it was one of the factors that led to a decrease in violence.

The sooner Sarah Palin is exposed for the shallow wacko she is, the better. She thinks that if she keeps repeating lies they will miraculously become true. It is scary that the country is treating her as a serious candidate, and an indication that John McCain will do ANYTHING it takes to get elected, including pandering to the right, and a campaign of personality.

Palin hides nothing, what does she think we are... Stupid? She fits the profile of a CONservative just fine!

Funny watching the GOP Ticket crash and burn before are very eyes...

Obama / Biden -08

Debra, It's not that he is physically unable to type, that misses the point entirely. Can't hide behind the POW thing on this one sorry. Computers and the internet are accessible to those with all manner of disabilities. The central point is that McCain has made no attempt to even become curious about the single most important technological breakthrough of the modern age. The very thing, the internet, which allows this sharing of ideas. He's out of touch. Spare me the violins about his heroism.

At least she wisened up.

Obama voted for it even after Sen. Coburn asked to divert the funding from the Bridge to Hurricane Katrina relief.

What compassion that Obama has!

Maybe Jim; but they aren't lying about it day after day after day.........

I'm just wondering why Republicans could say anything about McCain (in 2000), Kerry (in 2004), Clinton (Bill & Hillary, since 1992) and Obama (presently), yet can't stand the heat when one of their own is questioned?

Amazing how the media is only liberal when their candidates are being questioned. Palin can't bear scrutiny after Obama has been chastised on FOX news for an alleged "terrorist fist pump"?

I remember when Republicans had some integrity. Sadly, the 1980's were a long time ago.

I'm just wondering why Republicans could say anything about McCain (in 2000), Kerry (in 2004), Clinton (Bill & Hillary, since 1992) and Obama (presently), yet can't stand the heat when one of their own is questioned?

Amazing how the media is only liberal when Republican candidates are being questioned. Palin can't bear scrutiny after Obama has been chastised on FOX news for an alleged "terrorist fist pump", (it wasn't) for being a Muslim (he isn't), and a celebrity? (By the way, apparently Palin is the celebrity now - why isn't there Republican outrage over that? Never mind.)

I remember when Republicans had some integrity. Sadly, the 1980's were a long time ago.

Show me a politician that hasn't changed their mind, been for then against something, mis-spoke only to have the handlers the next day say, this is what he/she was really saying. I’m so sick of this crap already, let’s vote NOW!

There is a difference between changing your positions and admitting it and changing your position and you keep lying about it and publicizing it and hope that you can say it enough so that people will actually believe you never said it in the first place!!! Do you think people are stupid! Are you counting on the stupid people to get you elected???

Todd - it is because they have the justification of religion on their side. It's an infectious disease that has lead to the complacency and decay of the country. Not that most Repubs are morally corrupt, but they are morally gullable. They want so badly to believe that a guy like McSame (who is married to a liquor distributorship heiress) is just like them. Ironically, in 2004 they could say that Kerry (who is married to the Heinz heiress) was out of touch. Laughable, but truly sad. Most of the people who have the morals and ethics are those who need the help too, but they keep getting ignored and pimped by the heirarchy of the GOP- the bloated and wealthy who profit at ridiculus rates.

What is the Bush Doctrine?

"In what respect Charlie?"

I know we're suppose to walk on egg shells around Sarah Palin.
After all she does eat moose burgers an all.

That being said - Sarah Palin is a joke - and a cynical insult toward the American people.

The point here is not that she flip-flopped, although the Republican hypocrisy on this is enough to make me barf. What matters is her dishonesty, the fact that she continued to say that she said "thanks but no thanks" even after her story has been discredited. Have you known anybody who repeated a lie often enough that after awhile they forgot it was a lie and convinced themselves it to be true? Isn't that what Bush's former spokesman Sean McCormick said of Bush?

Palin reminds me a lot of G. W. Bush.

One has to give Charlie Gibson credit. He may be a patriot.

It's hard to deny--Palin and McCain think Americans fell off a turnip truck. McPalin doesn't want the American electorate educated--easier to lie. That is why little help for college, and also why McCain voted against the Webb GI Bill. Most other western nations want an educated--democratic--electorate. It seems the American Pugs are all yack about 'democracy'. Once democracy gets in the way of the pug's elections--they bend it.

Sarah Palin is correct: there is nothing wrong with earmarks, just the abuse of earmarks that is the problem.

By the way, "The state of Alaska, according to the Office of Management and Budget, got $155 million in 2008 in earmarks for a population of 670,000, Gibson noted. That's $231 per person in Alaska. The state of Illinois, Obama's state, got $22 per person"
What it means is that Obama has been too busy running for president and hasn't done his job as a Senator: bringing funding back to the state for projects such as transportation, road building and repairs etc. Once again, this just highlights the fact that Obama has done NOTHING for the state of Illinois while continuing to draw a paycheck every month.

It is the job of journalist to ask tough questions and to push for answers. Palin clearly is out of her league in thinking she could be our vice president. She is incompetent. McCain has also proved himself unworthy by picking her.

I saw the interview WOW, Palin was incredible. She was relaxed and poised, and did some STRAIGHT TALK. Something I haven't heard from Obama in an interview....like to see him do an interview with NO CONDITIONS. He would NEVER EVER DO IT, unless it was with a media shill.

It's documented that Stevens AND Democrats poo pooed Palin for saying "no, to the bridge to nowhere" when she dumped it. HOWEVER, Obama not only voted for this bridge, but when given a chance to stop and rethink his vote and instead give the money for Katrina assistance he supported it anyways....oh, and McCain, he voted against it AND spoke out publicly about it.

http://elect2009.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/obama-voted-for-that-bridge-to-nowhere/

We need to act as a nation to utilize every resource available to us to loosen the grip our dependence on foriegn oil has on us. Our economy is in a sorry state of affairs directly related to the high cost of fuel which affects everything from loss of jobs to a record loss of homes not to mention the rise in cost of all consumer goods. We have become so dependant on foreign oil that we have neglected to fully utilize such natural sources of energy such wind power & solar power. Along with modern technology such as plug in cars, hybrid cars, v2g technology ,and regenerative braking technology. We still seem to be floundering as a nation as to devising the best plan utilize all that is available to us and lift ourselves out of this mess we are in. We need to take our closest look at which candidates put our economy and energy crisis at the forefront of their agenda. The Manhattan Project of 2009 by Jeff Wilson pretty much says it all...

www.themanhattanprojectof2009.com

It's quite CLEAR the person that wrote this article AND Gibson are in the tank for obama. I must say that the MORE you go after Palin, the MORE Democrats like her and will vote McCain/Palin in Nov. I should know, I'm on of those that will simply because the media constantly criticizes her, but loves obama. Drink more koolaid and see what happens.

Let's look at the educational background of your two options:

Obama:
Occidental College - Two years.
Columbia University - B.A. political science with a specialization in international relations.
Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude

& Biden:
University of Delaware - B.A. in history and B.A. in political science.
Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.)

vs.

McCain:
United States Naval Academy - Class rank 894 of 899

& Palin:
Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester
North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study
University of Idaho - 2 semesters - journalism
Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester
University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A. in journalism

Now, which team are you going to "hire" ?

The Republicans have spokem "Republicans would rather vote a Hillary Imposter before voting for McCain".Democrats are in an upraor about the imposter from Alaska.

Doesn't anyone else feel like all the canditates are liars and crooks?