Sarah Palin Mythology Debunked

[deltecs]

Newsmax.com

Sarah Palin Mythology Debunked
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 11:56 AM

By: Ronald Kessler

With George Bush soon leaving office, what will Bush bashers do with themselves? If Sarah Palin is elected vice president, it appears they will target her.

Already, with the help of the media, they have managed to obfuscate the record of John McCain’s vice presidential nominee and create a string of myths about her. To set the record straight, here are the chief myths, along with the facts.

Myth: As governor of Alaska, Palin put the governor’s plane up for sale on eBay but did not really sell it.

Fact: After she did not find a buyer on eBay, she sold the plane eight months later through a broker for $2.2 million.

Myth: Palin did not really stop the “Bridge to Nowhere.”

Fact: During her gubernatorial race in 2006, she endorsed the bridge but as governor rejected it, allocating the federal earmark money elsewhere. Meanwhile, in 2005, Barack Obama voted against a Senate amendment to stop funding for the project.

Myth: As mayor of Wasilla, Palin banned nearly 100 books, including “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” and “Death of a Salesman.”

Fact: Palin never banned any books. An emailed list of books she supposedly banned included Harry Potter books that had not yet been published when she was in office.

Myth: Palin fired her public safety commissioner because he would not terminate a trooper who was her former brother-in-law after he had been suspended for five days for misconduct.

Fact: Palin did want Walt Monegan to fire her former brother-in-law. But extensive emails from Palin and her aides show she was upset with him because he repeatedly defied her instructions on a string of budget requests. He was offered another job but declined to take it.

Myth: Palin cut funding for special needs education by 62 percent.

Fact: Funding for the program in question was actually tripled thanks to legislation signed by Palin.

Myth: Palin wanted Alaska to secede from the U.S.

Fact: A member of the Alaskan Independence Party incorrectly told the New York Times that Palin at one time had been a member. She later recanted this claim and issued a public apology to the governor.

Myth: Palin left Wasilla residents disenchanted with her.

Fact: In subsequent elections, Wasilla residents voted for Palin by 70 percent or more.

Myth: Palin has no experience.

Fact: As noted in the Newsmax article, “McCain Shows He Is the Genuine Article,” Palin has a string of accomplishments to show for her herself. As mayor, she cut property taxes by 75 percent and reduced her own salary by 10 percent. After joining the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in 2003, she led an ethics probe of the commission's chairman, Randy Ruedrich, who also was the state GOP chairman. Facing conflict-of-interest-allegations, Ruedrich admitted ethics violations and resigned.

Besides opposing the $400 million “Bridge to Nowhere,” Palin as governor used her veto power to cut nearly $2 billion from the state budget. She was successful in enacting ethics reform legislation. While pushing to develop more energy resources, she reformed the system for paying Alaskans royalties from oil production. That will enable her to deliver a rebate of $1,200 — in addition to $2,069 in dividends — to each resident of the state.

Ronald Kessler is chief Washington correspondent of Newsmax.com.

© 2008 Newsmax. All rights reserved.   

So much for journalists attempting to discredit the VP select as incompetent and inexperienced.  These are CEO decisions and neither Obama, nor Biden, nor Bob Barr, nor Ron Paul can say the same about themselves.  The President's and VP's position are that of CEO and not just a board member, ie Senator or Representative.  I include McCain, however he definitely does have some leadership skills as his military record indicates.

[Swampman]

I'd say so what.  I'm still voting Republican no matter what.

As a gun owner and a Christian, I can do nothing else.

[thxmrgarand]

From a variety of ways, I know first-hand much of everything Deltecs said to be true, and those areas where I do not have direct first-hand knowledge I believe Deltecs is entirely correct.  Palin no doubt puts her panties on one leg at a time (again, first-hand knowledge not available to me) but she is honest, politically savvy, intelligent and practical.  She has the small town values that are apparently very scarce in Washington, DC.  Gun owners very much need her to become Vice President.  We need President McCain to make the next appointments to the US Supreme Court.  We need President McCain to resolve this war on terror.  We need McCain and Palin to keep the Democrats in Congress from what the Democrats intend to do.  If you live in a so-called battleground state then please work hard to make sure gun rights are paramount among voter concerns.  If you live near a battleground state or have relatives that live in a battleground state then please work hard to make sure that state goes for McCain-Palin.  The alternative is an Obama-Biden win, and they would have a Democratic-controlled Congress to take away our freedom, our money, and our self-respect as Americans.

[TribReady]

Thanks for the breakdown.
There will continue to be many, many false claims and lies about her coming soon.  Videos and pictures can be altered any way someone wants. 
Election battles, and especially this one, is much bigger than a battle of candidates or political platforms, this is a spiritual battle that the US just may not survive

[SHOOTALL]

Sometimes politicans can be treated like implants !
If they look good who cares if  they are real or not !
And all the bad talk is just ignored !

[Swampman]

It worked for JFK.

[SHOOTALL]

but not for long !

[bilmac]

Small town, rural that's exactly what we need in Washington. This is a person who knows that if you want to eat meat, something has to die. That if you want to be warm in the winter you have to have some kind of fuel. Too many politicians , too much of the country are so urbanized that the facts of life are foreign to them.

[deltecs]

They rolled out some video of her with some strange black minister exorcizing witches or something....what do you know about that?

..TM7

I have it on good authority that she was admistering last rites to Hillary and Paul.

[TribReady]

OKay,,alright. Just for a minute I thought she might be joining a black coven hellbent on satanic illuminism and following the Book of Devils to maintain a dark spell on all of America along with merlin McCain the Maverick.

..TM7

Add "Zionists" to the mix and you could write for the Texe Marrs website   

Seriously, I fear you may be correct that she'll get destroyed by the "bigger fish".  May be correct, she also may just live up to the hype and kick some butts in Washington.

[ironglow]

  Don't it beat all, when we can get so much (mis)information from the major medai about Palin as Veep..and so little info about BHO's
    years as a "community organizer' his years in Africa and Indonesia...or anything about his connections to terrorists, communists,
  Muslims and his family back in Kenya!

[billy_56081]

  TM7 you best be careful! (Deleted due personal attack)  You worried that this preacher might come a hunting you?

 

[deltecs]

Isn't it funny that the one person on the Presidential ticket has more similar principles with far right wing conservatives than all the others put together and they are still dissatisfied by calling her a witch.  I'd rather have this witch than the communist or Arkansas *itch.

[SHOOTALL]

or her husban !

[slim rem 7]

everybody said reagan was just an actor and would be small fry among the big fish..
  depends on how commited she is to this system that was formed with individual freedom and protection for it ,,built in.. he was all or nothin and he ended for a time anyway,, the great ism that was feeding on the ignorance  of this planets  less blessed inhabitants..
 if he had been able to keep an supportive congress,,its my opinion he wouuld have began the process of weeding out those who would have this people serve them and
 promoted those who would have given all to the preservation of individual pursuit of happiness an basic freedoms.. whos to say palin is not the next leader who posesses potential greatness and never listens to quitters..im not sure this is fact as i need to study her ideas and record but i can hope..

[deltecs]

Newsmax.com


Judge to Hear Arguments in 'Troopergate' Case
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 3:00 PM




ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A judge in Alaska is set to hear arguments this week on whether he should halt an abuse-of-power investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin by the Alaska Legislature.


Anchorage Superior Court Judge Peter Michalski has scheduled a hearing for Thursday in a lawsuit filed by five Republican lawmakers. They say the investigation has been tainted by partisan politics since Palin has been nominated as the GOP's vice presidential candidate.


The legislators want to block the state Legislative Council's investigation into whether Palin acted improperly when she fired Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan this summer. Palin denies that she pressured Monegan to fire a state trooper who had gone through a bitter divorce with her sister.

© 2008 Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. 

As an Alaskan resident, Troopergate is nothing more than a political ploy by Palin's opposition.  She beat Andrew Halcro, who ran against her in the Republican primary for Governor.  His website http://www.andrewhalcro.com/writings  is rife with his discontent in losing.  He is the person who promoted interest in Troopergate, as a columnist for the extremely liberal Anchorage Daily News, a subsidiary of McClatchy Publishing, noted far left wing publisher.  Naturally any discrepancy or articles which portray the far right wing policies, will be printed in this newspaper for profit.  In addition, the US Senate race is being closely watched and contended with the incumbent Republican Ted Stevens under indictment and on trial in an election year by Democratic rival and Anchorage Mayor, Nick Begich, the son of a former Alaskan US Representative who died in a plane crash while in office with Rep Boggs.  Partisan politics regarding Troopergate was not of any major concern until Palin was selected for VP and now the Dems and disgruntled Republicans, which Palin beat and reformed Alaskan politics internally, will do anything but tell the truth.  The truth is that Commissioner Monegan served at the will of the governor and that she had every right to terminate his employment for any reason.  In addition, Commissioner Monegan is being supported by the Public Safety Employees Assocation, which is the union representation for Alaska State Troopers.  Palin directed Monegan to comply with her mandate to hire 50 more Troopers within the first 2 years of her tenure and after this time, only a handfull had been hired.  This was directly contrary to her directive.  Palin intended to put more Troopers in the field and reduce the overtime worked by existing Troopers to reduce retirement benefits after 20 years service, while increasing public exposure with more Troopers on duty at one time.  He should have been fired for that alone.  His disciplinary mismanagement of Palin's ex brother in law Trooper Wooten, is atrocious.  Had an ordinary citizen performed the actions this Trooper did, they would still be in prison and he only got a light suspension and a black mark on his record.  Alaskan State Troopers should, like attorneys, be held to the same or higher ethical standards than ordinary citizens, so why did he get off so lightly?  The Public Safety Employees Association intervention in disciplinary actions.  Palin then decided to laterally transfer Monegan, prior to his termination from Commissioner of Public Safety, to head the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division, but HE declined.  So he got fired.  So what is the problem with a governor making tough decisions that qualify her for investigation?  Only the opposition and disgruntled opponents making partisan waves, to get a Democrat elected to the Senate and Obama a win in the White House by spreading untruthful rumors and lies.  The Public Safety Employees Association has come out and supported Begich and Obama in this election year.  The Chairman of the Legislative investigation is a Democrat, who publicly stated that Palin ought to be impeached, prior to any fact finding , just as it was anounced Palin was selected a Republican VP.  If that isn't partisan politics, I don't know what is.

[Land_Owner]

I don't care what you call her, she's my age and she's HOT!

[torpedoman]

Any gun owner who votes for Obama can be described in one word, STUPID

[phalanx]

Palin cleaned Bidens clock in the debate  tonight ,she caught him double talking several times.
Biden kept saying the middle class ,Palin kept saying people like me.
If the liberals say that it was 50/50 ,then that is a complement to Palin ,,,Biden has been in the Senate sense the early 70s.
A reporter took these photos after the debate , who looks like they had their butt kicked and who looks like they are ready for more ?

I think the liberals are going to be surprised on November 4th.

[deltecs]

Palin cleaned Bidens clock in the debate  tonight ,she caught him double talking several times.
Biden kept saying the middle class ,Palin kept saying people like me.
If the liberals say that it was 50/50 ,then that is a complement to Palin ,,,Biden has been in the Senate sense the early 70s.
A reporter took these photos after the debate , who looks like they had their butt kicked and who looks like they are ready for more ?

I think the liberals are going to be surprised on November 4th.

Tonight's debate is the Palin we know.  It took her a bit to get aclimatized to the media and personal attacks and she came on strong.  She had her notes. was composed, relaxed, and ready for battle.  Tommorow and the next days polls will tell the tale whether or nor main stream America embraced her statements.  She connected well with the audiences right after the debate and we'll see if it carries over.  She may not be ready to take over the Presidency in a heart beat on day one, but you can be assured she will be as ready as any after 6 months. 

[phalanx]

Come on deltecs ,she is ready now , at least as much as the other three are.
You and i both know they have her on a muzzle , i have seen her have an audience rolling in laughter ,and the other guy was totally humiliated.
Did you notice ,she has Energy and lots of it , people flock to her like a Moth to a flame.
A lot of folks were saying she used the word Maverick to much , I told them she does that because most likely some Liberal said that bothered them.
She plays with her enemy's heads a lot ,and  I think she sort of ended up liking Biden , she was finding ways to back off of him there at the end.
I do believe though she would have torn Obamas head off and mailed it home for him, if it had been him standing there last night.
America still hasn't seen the Shara we have seen , and that whole attempt to make her out to be another (Dan Quail ) fizzled last night.
If they back her into a corner she will become the 1000 pound Gorilla we all know and love.

[phalanx]

Also deltecs , ignorance and their arrogance , that is the problem the Liberals are having with her.
My wife worked for her office ,of course they hardly saw her ,but let her tell you about Palin.
I asked the wife last night what she saw ,She said she saw that Shara ended up liking Biden.
She avoided questions because that is her way of not nuking him by proving him wrong , she just clams up .
The wife saw her do this in Alaska , three executives were in her office and one of them a woman who had just lost a child.
When the grieving exec. asked Shara a question about some facts she thought she had , Shara just looked down.
The other two, one also being a woman repeated the question and the false facts , Palin became Putin and ripped them to shreds.
The left is making a huge mistake thinking they know her , she is a very deep person, and her surface is no indicator at all as to what is beneath.
One of her old friends who once was her enemy even said the same thing , about the time you get to thinking you got it over on Shara ,your dead.
She got the name Barracuda because she is like one ,you see her and she dosent seem to even notice you , then when you look away and you are missing your arm.
I know the Liberals think they are smart ,but they better not under estimate this woman , i believe Biden dosent ,nor does Hillary.
On the other side ,after the debate Shara went up to Biden and hugged him.
She told him that she could sense that he was hurting ,Biden told her that her talking about family just made him think about his wife ,and he missed her very much.
She said ( Jo if you ever just need to talk i will be there for you ) they said Biden almost cried.
Later he said to an aid that he didn't know if he was going to be much good to his party now , because he really finds it hard to say harsh things about or to Shara.
And that she reminds him of how he was once long ago , and that she was to nice and honest to be in Washington.
He told a Palin aid that he wished her luck ,and if she makes it to being the VP she could call him for help anytime , and that he would back her .
Shara has this effect on people , and i believe America is going to give her that job , she is young ,energetic ,and she is opening the door to her generation to take over the positions the old ones soon will be leaving.
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[Graybeard]

Not arguing that this did or didn't happen but how would you know what they said after the mics were off? 

[deltecs]

Someone is always going to vote for the opposition from whatever source.  All I can do, is be informed as to her past actions, current actions, and proposed course of action.  For me, that is voting for someone who I know versus someone who has no known credibility or lack of past history in the public eye.  Even those in the public eye will vote the opposition, just to vote along party lines regardless of key policies.  Many in Alaska are environmentalists and anti firearms and came here to instill their liberal policies on the Great Land.  These are the ones, who will commercial fish and then prevent all developement at any cost.  All one has to do is read the local Anchorage newspaper and they will then get a distorted view of everything Alaskan, including support for all Democrats.  This newpaper is extremely left wing and I won't even have one in my house for a litter box.  As for fair and balanced, it is easy to find anyone from the opposition that will distort the facts or results on any subject.  I am a commercial fisherman too.  Does my opinion count as much as the post on www.strike-the-root?  It should, since I am as qualified to make a judgement opinion as they are.  As for the writers credibility, he lives in Bullhead City, Arizona and surely has bias opinions on the outcome of the Presidential Election.  Another crew member that takes money in Alaska, knows all about Alaska and then takes it home to use during the winter improving his writing skills for profit.  I think this is big bias as it isn't news, it is literary license for profit.  Someone is really stretching to find a fair and balanced article, right?

[ironglow]

  TM;
   There may even be a couple or three far left liberals among salmon fishermen..not the same as the "deadliest catch" guys.
      Likely just another disgruntled lib...

   In your post #14, you mentioned that I was emphasizing Obama's foibles...someone has to do it ! Although you claim to be neither lib or conserv..I havenm't heard you knock B Hussein Obama nearly as often (if at all) as you have criticized conservatives...

[deltecs]

Just doing a fair and balanced review of citations you listed.  And I am very conservative, not isolationist as some who post here are.

[deltecs]

TM7
I don't now the guy form The Thoreau Root...that's why I asked since he claims to be Alaskan. I consider Thoreau to be conservative.

If one had read the link to its conclusion, at the bottom of it was the home address and short bio of the writer.  It is he that said he lives in Arizona, not I.  It is he that said he's Alaskan.  It is obvious that he is not.  So he tells mistruths like Obama's campaign along with liberal media slams against Gov Palin.  Anything to win an election or make money from the misery or attacks on others.  Sounds like leaches that were used in the middle ages and then again during WWII with Nazi propaganda.  Some spread it, others tell the facts.

[SHOOTALL]

we all know the other 3 ain't worth a d___ !
so vote for her and hope !

[ironglow]

 Sheesh ! TM;
  Wipe the froth off your mouth and relax a bit ! Just because some guy from Seattle starts belching out the DNC talking points, that doesn't mean God has spoken ! It more likely means he is a covert liberal/leftist, disgruntled, flower child among a bunch of hard working right wing jingweeds on a fishing boat. Some carry their college brainwashing disinformation with them and only reach mental maturity after a couple decades of hard knocks.
   Folks, should we be surprised that someone who bows at the altar of Thoreau would chance a snipe at an outspoken believer in God ? Would a GM executive praise the Ford Mustang ?
 Thoreau-istas for the most part, already have their "god" in Henry David Thoreau...and view the real God as an interloper.."the competition". We should note the similarity between the Thoreau-root guy's writings and those of TM. While pretending to have no particular political leanings, he flays Republican "fat cats" such as the former gov of Alaska. He neglects to notice that Sarah is much closer to non-partisan than is he ! She flayed Republicans and Democrats alike..she dislikes opportunist crooks regardless of their affiliation. Still, the "flower-power" guy has not a word to say about the "parasite" Democrats who wallowed with the "fat cat" Republicans!
    My;...think of the surprise for some of those Thoreau-istas when they some day awake on the "other side"..will they be any more surprised than today's "stupidcide" bomber who, looking for his 72 virgins..finds his solitary existence a bit too hot for comfort ?

[bilmac]

If we can send an army of mukrakers to Alaska to see what kind of dirt they can find on Palin, how about we find out Obama's Columbia years? I understand there are still sealed documents from that time, kind of like Clintons health records. Even things that are known about Obama by people that care are not publicised. Has the alphabet soup media ever reported that it was the unrepentant left wing radical murderer Bill Ayres who kicked off obamas political carrier. No we don't need to know about that all we need to know is that Palin fired a guy once that was perfectly within her right to do.