Palin’s Lie Caught on Camera, Says Obama Campaign

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Monday, September 08, 2008 at 1:08 pm

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has lied and dissembled about her past support for the “Bridge to Nowhere “earmark, as many journalists have reported.

Now, the Obama campaign is circulating a photograph of Palin literally bragging about her support for the bridge, with a note titled “I supported the ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt.”

Here’s the picture worth a thousand fact-checks:

It’s from Palin’s 2006 campaign, explains an Obama aide, where “she’s proudly posing with a T-shirt that reads, ‘NOWHERE ALASKA 99901.’”

Now, from a distance, the entire fight over the bridge earmark could look silly, compared to bigger problems facing the country.

Obama is arguing, however, that the McCain campaign’s blatant lies, about issues small and large, reveal the GOP nominee’s approach to governance.

It is indeed striking that McCain picked this fight, touting his running mate’s “reform” record not through spin, or selective biography, but by flatly lying about her recent actions.


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Malacandra
Comment posted September 8, 2008 @ 12:25 pm

It not only reveals an approach to governing… it reveals character. Or lack thereof. We keep hearing how virtuous John McCain was 40 years ago. I'm more concerned with how many of his principles he's betrayed over the past 4.


Roberta
Comment posted September 8, 2008 @ 1:19 pm

Why do the Democrats keep acknowledging McCain's “honor” when that guy engages in deceit and could not even be trusted by his first wife? He is an adulterer and has no honor.


John Joseph Bachir
Comment posted September 8, 2008 @ 2:14 pm

Maybe it's tongue in cheek, because if a place has a zip code, then it's arrogant to call it “nowhere”?

Don't get me wrong, i think Palin is lying– but it's perhaps a bit silly to site this photo as proof. Or maybe I don't know the context of the photo.


Julescator
Comment posted September 8, 2008 @ 4:28 pm

This will be what I will remember on election day:
In my lifetime there have been two self-inflicted Major financial debacles:

The Savings & Loan Debacle which is still costing the American people in which John McCain was a central figure – the Keating 5 where he lobbied for Charles Keating's Bank. Keating still owes America and John McCain's fingerprints are all over this.

The other is The news of the day the government conservation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. John McCain vote “YES” to deregulation of the financial markets and once again, his fingerprints are all over this along with the GOP Administration that has been in office ignoring this problem for 8 years.

Now McCain wants us to leave all these players and their plays in place and just change the faces in the White House from Bush Cheney to McCain Palin. this is window dressing at its worse. What we are witnessing is the Fleecing of America once again at the hands of the Republicans. There is a reason they don't talk about the issues. We already know the answers!


Dan
Comment posted September 8, 2008 @ 4:43 pm

Time to get down to the brass tacks in this campaign. We have been through the Mooseburgers for everyone!! schtick. Now let's see what Palin is really about. As for those doubting Thomas's you haven't seen anything yet. You see Palin is a Liar. This is just one instance. She did not fight against earmarks. She hired lobbyist to get weven more earmarks then statisically for a town of 6,000 is unheard of 24 million. Then still left the town of only 6,000 in debt to the tune of 24 million. Buiilt an ice rink with some earmarked money that is a white elephant to the town. No one goes there just a big joke.


Zentrails
Comment posted September 8, 2008 @ 5:33 pm

“Don't get me wrong, i think Palin is lying– but it's perhaps a bit silly to site this photo as proof. Or maybe I don't know the context of the photo.”

Actually the correct phrase should be “Bridge that goes to somewhere that only SIX people want to go to.”

Palin is soon going to find out that “Bridge to Nowhere” has yet another possible meaning.


Bruce
Comment posted September 8, 2008 @ 5:39 pm

Never mind the lie, how about her list of books to be censored, shooting wolves from the air, her future son-in-law's F'ing red neck statement on MySpace. We''ve got to topple the Moose Horse before its too late


sheikwil
Comment posted September 8, 2008 @ 9:36 pm

Palin also lied about selling the Airplane on Ebay, it's a bald face lie, it was sold in a private sell at a loss and McCain is too stupid to investigate to see that she was lying and just repeated the lie. What an idiot he is.


Fed Up
Comment posted September 9, 2008 @ 6:31 am

Q: How can you tell that Sarah Palin is lying?
A: Her lipstick is moving.


Bress
Comment posted September 9, 2008 @ 4:23 pm

http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/08/30/palin-…


David M Korkowski
Comment posted September 13, 2008 @ 11:09 pm

Why don't you all google the zip code 99901 and see what you find out. Despite all the lies told by the media, and many of the candidates, the zip code 99901 is for Ketchikan, AK population 14,000. Ketchikan is located on an island and is not a part of the Alaskan Mainland. The so-called “Bridge to Nowhere” would have connected Ketchikan to Gravina Island (population 50) where the Ketchikan International Airport is located. Hmmmmm most of you probably never knew that. What else don't you know????

The “Bridge to Nowhere” would have services the 50 residents of Gravina, the 14,000 residents of Ketchikan, the 200,000 people who utilize the airport each year as well as the 800,000 – 1,000,000 tourist that come trhough Ketchikan each year.


David M Korkowski
Comment posted September 13, 2008 @ 11:10 pm

The airplane was placed on sale on Ebay, not a lie, it did not sell and was later sold to an independent individual. She did not buy it, the former Governor did and it was seen as a waste by the legislature and the citizens.


David M Korkowski
Comment posted September 13, 2008 @ 11:11 pm

No, once the truth gets out and the media quits lying about the Bridge to Nowhere, we can sit around and ask why the Obama campaign is lying.


Contemplator
Comment posted September 14, 2008 @ 3:54 am

Agree. In addition, in a navy jet accident in which the plane, that McCain piloted, crashed, he did not know where the emergency button was because during his course of training at the Naval Academy where he was nicknamed John Wayne, he was too busy partying and did not study his lessons carefully. This shows McCain's true character and what kind a person he is–one who has little sense of responsibility. He will carry this personal trait into the presidency, should, heaven forbids, he wins the election. Can we trust him to run the nation and as a comander-in-chief? The more I think about it, the more I shudder because he does resemble Bush, the Texas cowboy!


Contemplator
Comment posted September 14, 2008 @ 3:59 am

Forgot to add that the source of McCain's plane crash story is CNN's McCain Revealed.


Contemplator
Comment posted September 14, 2008 @ 5:22 am

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar… — This is the story about the Bridge To Nowhere. Although Palin is not mentioned, according to what I have read she had initially supported it and only said no later where the political wind blows toward the opposite direction when Ted Stevens' bill became a political embarrassment.


Dianne
Comment posted October 13, 2008 @ 5:28 pm

Palin is such a kook and a complete nut. If I didn't know this was real I would think this is just a comedy. Mccain is ruining is career. He had the respect of many and now he has it of a few….they both lie, are confused, are more of the old Washington Politics………Don't they get it.?????????And I betcha she will run in 2012! God help us! why didn't he pick anyone else???????he might have had a chance!


Payday Loan Advocate
Comment posted October 17, 2008 @ 10:03 pm

The current Governor of Ohio, Ted Strickland, is trying to win popular support for House Bill 545. This unethical law would impose a cap on the interest of no fax payday loans to 36%. This would put the interest on a $100 loan down to a dollar and change, which is not anywhere close to a ballpark amount for ANY business to survive on. HB 545 would drive the industry from the state. Presidential hopeful Barack Obama, on the other hand, has one-upped the Governor, by stating that he will attempt to enact national legislation imposing the same cap nationwide. That would mean the end of the payday loan industry in America altogether. In this already rocky economy, this could mean hundreds of thousands of unemployed, leaving even fewer options to turn to in times of need. Remember: your vote counts and you should vote your conscience. Do you really want to advocate for more unemployment and force your fellow citizens into further credit card or bank debt, or going to Mafioso for help?

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Payday Loan Advocate
Comment posted October 29, 2008 @ 1:07 am

With just a little over a week left before we find out who will serve as our Commander of Chief for the next four years, there are new controversies between both the Democrats and Republicans. Not just the headline news, but the entire media and people across the country are reporting on Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin and her $150,000 spending spree on clothes, makeup and accessories. This story has captured a sudden flow of negative publicity. Although both Palin and Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama have spent large amounts of money on clothing, we should not allow this matter to distract us from the true focus that will affect the future of our country. After all, we live in a society where looks, more than anything, are the prime things that we judge people on. If you have one candidate enfolded in designer clothes, but someone else who looks as if they have a wardrobe from K-Mart’s clearance rack, the scale is beyond balanced. Obama’s TV commercials cost way more than what the Republican National Committee has spent on Palin’s clothes. Besides, it’s probably not a bad political move, considering all the attention Palin is getting with her wardrobe. Clothing is NOT one of the critical issues that we should base our focus on right now. The American people should judge the candidates on their plans for our future, and vote for the candidate that supports American’s right to freedom of choice, personal financial responsibility, and the continued rights to no fax payday loans.
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PhilP
Comment posted October 29, 2008 @ 9:07 am

PALIN IS A LIAR! WE cannot elect a woman (or man) who is so ignorant about our country and the world!!! Palin was CONVICTED of breaking Alaska lawwthat she swore to uphold – is GUILTY OF ETHICS VIOLATIONS (she and McCain are the 1st ticket in HISTORY to have been CONVICTED of ETHICS charges prior to running)…when asked for a comment on her CONVICTION Palin lied “Well it's nice to learn thaqt there was no finding of any ethics violations”!!!


Payday Loan Advocate
Comment posted October 29, 2008 @ 11:17 pm

Friends, countrymen, people of Ohio, lend me your ears. This election day you will have a chance to decide on your freedom of choice between dealing only with banks and credit card companies, who have already betrayed the confidence conferred upon them by we, the people and consumers, and having a choice to use payday loans for emergency expenditures that aren’t budgeted for. HB 545 isn’t a measure that is for the protection or benefit of the people. HB 545 is more like building Nero more palaces. That is exactly what the banks and credit companies are trying to do by throwing as much money as possible behind passing this measure. They will not only get all the customers of the payday lenders, but they will then hit those customers, along with everyone, with exorbitant fees for overdraft protection. Clamor has been repeatedly made over claims of 391% APR on faxless payday loans. This is completely without merit, but what they haven’t told you is that the APR on overdraft fees can be in excess of 1000%. It is no question where the real money is made; and comparing the two is like comparing Carthage to California. Voting NO on HB 545 will also prevent in excess of 6,000 jobs to be lost when they force payday lenders and all of their employees out of business, many of which will have to leave the state, and also a tax and spending ability deficit in a state already plagued with budget problems. Additionally, there will be 1,600 empty stores. How will this attract business to the state? Citizens, perhaps your governor should look at what people are saying on this WordPress blog. NO on HB 545 should be the die to cast to keep unemployment down and to keep the banks and credit companies from ruling all of your financial decisions.
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Payday Loan Advocate
Comment posted October 30, 2008 @ 10:28 pm

A transcript was run in The New York Times of John McCain’s stump speech in Dayton Ohio, and the senator from Arizona seems to be spoiling for a fight. “I’m an American,” he said, “and I choose to fight. Don’t give up hope. Be strong, have courage, and fight.” He calls to fight for what’s right in America, like justice and opportunity for the children. However, with things like Issue 5 going before Ohio voters, McCain still wouldn’t gloss over the dark clouds ahead. He’s pointing out that “Barack the Redistributor” will spread the wealth around, but not help to create more. Obama believes taxes are too low, whereas McCain thinks that the spending of the last eight years has been too high. Payday loans do not irk McCain as much as Obama’s promise to bail out Wall Street with $750 billion of taxpayer’s money. McCain, the “maverick” plans to “get the economy out of the ditch and back in the lead,” which he thinks will make it possible for Americans to pass a better life onto their children and their grandchildren.
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Payday Loan Advocate
Comment posted November 5, 2008 @ 12:36 am

The Philadelphia Phillies have been crowned World Series champions. It’s been 28 years since the last time they climbed to the top of the mountain (1980). Back then, Mike Schmidt, Pete Rose and Steve Carlton showed the American League the meaning of spirited, winning baseball. Now in 2008, Cole Hamels has been named the World Series MVP.Emotions run high as the city of Philadelphia prepare for celebration of the boys bringing home the Commissioner’s Trophy. However, community supporters like Temple University are preparing for mass rioting. Temple had beefed up security and surveillance cameras and also stated that “students involved in vandalism, refusal to disperse, destruction of property, etc. will face both criminal and University disciplinary action.”
Is it really necessary for a feel of police state crackdown? I mean, this is Philadelphia, the “City of Brotherly Love” – of course it is! So, if you do happen to be ready to riot, take a chill pill first. Remember to be respectful and be happy. If someone happens to smash in your windshield and you need some help to take care of it before you’re paid again, affordable personal loans are available at the click of a mouse. That is, if it still works after those liquid wild-sprayings.
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Lisa P
Comment posted November 12, 2008 @ 2:16 am

At last, the controversial Election Day is over, and we now know who our next President of United States will be. Hopefully, America has made wise decisions. I hope the American people really thought about the issues in play before casting their vote last November 4. It’s sad that the reality of how much people think about their political choices is less than studied. Some of us put more thought into whether to take out a payday advance than what the issues are. Listen to this brief audio snippet for instance. It‘s a recent episode of “The Howard Stern Show,” posted courtesy of BPM Deejays of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Roving Reporter Sal roamed the streets of Harlem, New York to get the opinions of men and women, to see whether they supported Barack Obama or John McCain for President. In actual fact, this was to determine whether African-Americans would automatically vote for Barack Obama simply because he’s black. Sal reverses the candidates’ positions on issues like the pro-life argument, stem cell research, the war in Iraq and who Sarah Palin is. Shockingly, many of the responses were brainless. Sal gets people to admit that they support Obama despite what policies he represented. This discussion has exposed something truly depressing. The truth is that many people are uninformed as to the issues. Many people try to play a part of popular opinions.
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Lisa P
Comment posted November 12, 2008 @ 10:16 am

At last, the controversial Election Day is over, and we now know who our next President of United States will be. Hopefully, America has made wise decisions. I hope the American people really thought about the issues in play before casting their vote last November 4. It’s sad that the reality of how much people think about their political choices is less than studied. Some of us put more thought into whether to take out a payday advance than what the issues are. Listen to this brief audio snippet for instance. It‘s a recent episode of “The Howard Stern Show,” posted courtesy of BPM Deejays of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Roving Reporter Sal roamed the streets of Harlem, New York to get the opinions of men and women, to see whether they supported Barack Obama or John McCain for President. In actual fact, this was to determine whether African-Americans would automatically vote for Barack Obama simply because he’s black. Sal reverses the candidates’ positions on issues like the pro-life argument, stem cell research, the war in Iraq and who Sarah Palin is. Shockingly, many of the responses were brainless. Sal gets people to admit that they support Obama despite what policies he represented. This discussion has exposed something truly depressing. The truth is that many people are uninformed as to the issues. Many people try to play a part of popular opinions.
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