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Thursday, September 4, 2008

The Palin record

Last night at the RNC, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin introduced herself to those of us in the other 49 states, since most of us only really know that she apparently eats moose burgers, is a hockey mom, has five kids and is married to some guy called the "First Dude".

Last night we found out that Palin hates community organizers.

But here's what we know about Sarah Palin the politician, and it ain't pretty.

As Mayor of Wasilla, Sarah Palin tried to ban books fom the library and force her religious beliefs on everyone else.
Stein says that as mayor, Palin continued to inject religious beliefs into her policy at times. "She asked the library how she could go about banning books," he says, because some voters thought they had inappropriate language in them. "The librarian was aghast." That woman, Mary Ellen Baker, couldn't be reached for comment, but news reports from the time show that Palin had threatened to fire Baker for not giving "full support" to the mayor.
Threatening to fire the librarian sounds eerily familiar to the Troopergate problem Governor Palin currently faces, except the librarian wasn't a family member.

During her 2006 gubernatorial race, Sarah Palin suggested that creationism be taught in schools.
The volatile issue of teaching creation science in public schools popped up in the Alaska governor's race this week when Republican Sarah Palin said she thinks creationism should be taught alongside evolution in the state's public classrooms.

Palin was answering a question from the moderator near the conclusion of Wednesday night's televised debate on KAKM Channel 7 when she said, "Teach both. You know, don't be afraid of information. Healthy debate is so important, and it's so valuable in our schools. I am a proponent of teaching both."
More recently, Governor Palin has declared American military intervention in Iraq to be God's will. Sounds a lot like a certain American President who invokes the Almighty at every opportunity.

And let's not forget that Sarah Palin is in denial about climate change.

In an interview for the September issue of the conservative magazine Newsmax, Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska, said she does not believe climate change is caused by human behavior.

“A changing environment will affect Alaska more than any other state, because of our location. I'm not one though who would attribute it to being man-made,” Palin said in the interview, which was posted online Friday.

As the article notes, even John McCain and the Republican Party platform don't hold those beliefs, so Palin isn't even in the mainstream of her own party.

So don't be fooled by the good looks and smile, the photo ops with the family (including tonight's view of the Governor holding her infant son on stage), the repetition of the word hockey mom or the recitation of some poll that says that Governor Palin is the most popular governor in America. Sarah Palin is a conservative extremist who will aid John McCain in continuing the failed policies of George W. Bush.

Comments:

OpenID damitajo1 said...

This is not "the" Palin Record. These are cherry-picked items from her "record." Sorry - I am an extremely progressive Democrat. I think Obama is too conservative. I loath Republicans, but I value the truth. This is not an honest portrayal of Palin.

September 4, 2008 8:04 AM  
Blogger Ken Camp said...

What's not honest about my portrayal of Palin? I've sourced every point I've made. While I may have picked and chosen certain aspects of her record, semantics aside, it's still her record.

September 4, 2008 6:59 PM  
Blogger Paul said...

Just wait, there's way more. NOt cherry-picked but just lean. It's only been a few days.

September 5, 2008 6:35 PM  
Blogger Laura said...

you left out her requests for more fed funds per-capita than any other state and her abismal enviro record

September 7, 2008 10:23 AM  

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