The Truth:
We got many of these from subscribers and
visitors to TruthorFiction.com We found these points posted in the Daily Kos and various other blog
sites so we thought we would try to address them one by one.
Depending on one's perspective, some of these could be good or bad points
for a Vice Presidential candidate.
Palin recently said that the war in Iraq is
"God's task."-
Fiction!
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A recent Reuters article led us to
the Assemblies of God Church where she addressed a graduating class of
students in Wasilla, Alaska. We found the video and the Governor's
exact words after she mentioned that her son who just joined the Army
and being deployed to Iraq was: "Pray for our military men and women who
are striving to do what is right, also for this country. That our
leaders, our national leaders, are sending them out for on a task that
is from God. That is what we have to make sure what we are praying for
that there is a plan and that plan is God's plan. So, bless them with
your prayers, your prayers of protection over our soldiers."
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here for the video
She's even admitted she hasn't thought about
the war much—just last year she was quoted saying, "I've been so focused
on state government, I haven't really focused much on the war in Iraq."
-Truth!
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whole truth!
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From a MSNBC report dated
September 8,2008 we know that Governor Sarah Palin was interviewed by
Alaska Business Monthly shortly after she took office in 2007.
Governor Palin was
asked about her thoughts about the upcoming surge and told the reporter
"I've been so focused on state government, I haven't really focused much
on the war in Iraq. I heard on the news about the new deployments, and
while I support our president,
Condoleezza Rice and the administration, I want to know that we
have an exit plan in place; I want assurances that we are doing all we
can to keep our troops safe. Every life lost is such a tragedy. I am
very, very proud of the troops we have in Alaska, those fighting
overseas for our freedoms, and the families here who are making so many
sacrifices."
The actual Alaska Business Monthly
site where this quote is supposed to appear is under reconstruction has
not put up any 2007 issues for viewing.
In July of 2007 Governor Palin did fly
to Kuwait to visit the soldiers from Alaska.
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for press release
Palin has actively sought the support of the
fringe Alaska Independence Party. Six months ago, Palin told members of
the group—who advocate for a vote on secession from the union—to "keep
up the good work" and "wished the party luck on what she called its
'inspiring convention.'"-
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We went to the Alaskan Independent
Party web site and found a notice posted regarding Governor Sarah Palin.
AIP Chairman Lynnette Clark did mistakenly make a statement that
Governor Palin was a member of the Alaskan Independence Party.
Clark issued an apology and posted a retraction. We found an
ABC news Blog dated September 01, 2008 that looked into the claims that
she was going to become an AIP member but stated that McCain
Spokesperson, Brian Rogers told ABC News that Governor Palin
has been a GOP member since the day she registered to vote.
Governor Palin addressed the AIP and the video we found on YouTube
shows her clearly using terms like "your party." Palin did encourage them by telling them to "keep up the good work."
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here for AIP retraction
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for YouTube Video
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for ABC news Blog
Palin wants to teach creationism in public schools. She
hasn't made clear whether she thinks evolution is a fact. -Open
for discussion!
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Palin told the Anchorage Daily
News in an article dated October 27,2006,
“I don’t think there should be a prohibition against debate if it
comes up in class. It doesn’t have to be part of the curriculum,”
The article mentioned
that Governor Palin is the daughter of a science teacher and believes
that all views should be discussed in order to gain infomation.
When asked for her personal views on evolution, the article quotes Palin,
"I believe we have a creator." and went on to say, "I'm not going to
pretend I know how all this came to be."
On September 5th, 2008 Fox news
reported that Palin said during her 2006 gubernatorial campaign that she
would not push the state Board of Education to add creation-based
alternatives to the state’s required curriculum, or look for creationism
advocates when she appointed board members. She has kept this pledge,
according to the Associated Press.
Click for Anchorage Daily News Story
Click for Fox news top 7 myths
story
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Palin doesn't believe that humans contribute
to global warming. Speaking about climate change, she said, "I'm not one
though who would attribute it to being manmade."
- Missed the point!
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On May 21, 2008 The Associated Press reported that the State of Alaska
called to reverse a decision that the polar bear was endangered.
According to the article she and other
Alaska elected officials feared that the listing would cripple oil and
gas development in prime polar bear habitat areas off Alaka's northern
and northwestern coasts.
The article goes on to say, "Palin
stated that climate models that predict continued loss of sea ice, the
main habitat of polar bears, during summers are unreliable. She and
other state officials called arbitrary a decision to list a healthy
species judging by what they deem uncertain modeling of future climate
change and unproven long-term impact of any future climate change on the
species."
Governor Palin wasn't speaking aboiut
climate change, she was talking about the endangered listing of polar
bears.
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for article
Palin has close ties to Big Oil. Her
inauguration was even sponsored by BP.
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Unproven!
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According to a news report at the NBC
affiliate KTUU on August 21, 2007 Todd Palin took a leave of absense
from his BP job when his wife Sarah became governor of Alaska.
Later that year Todd returned to the company as an oil-field
operator, a non management position where he would not be making any
decisions for the company.
Governor Palin stated, "If I
thought there would be a conflict of interest, where I was going to be
doing any favors for one company because my spouse happened to be a
union hand, blue-collar for that company, I would be the first to say,
'This isn't right, I don't like it and it's not going to happen.'"
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for KTUU story
Palin is extremely anti-choice. She doesn't
even support abortion in the case of rape or incest.
-Truth!
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It is no eRumor that Sarah Palin is
Pro-Life and a strong believer in the sanctity of life. She has 5
children and her youngest baby, Trig, was born with Down Syndrome and at
her acceptance speech she promised to be a voice in Washington for
parents of children with special needs. Her daughter, Bristol, is
also expecting a child.
According to Ontheissues.org, a
non-partisan information site for voters, she posted this on her 2006
campaign web site "I am pro-life and I believe that marriage
should only be between and man and a woman. I am opposed to any
expansion of gambling in Alaska." The old link to her 2006 site
now redirects clicks to the McCain/Palin 2008 Campaign site.
Ontheissues also posted this quote regarding a televised debate: Palin
said she would support abortion only if the mother's life was in danger.
When it came to her daughter, she said, "I would choose life."
But Governor Palin isn't running for
Alaska Governor today, she is running for Vice President on the 2008
Republican platform which is already on the internet which states, "At
its core, abortion is a fundamental assault on the sanctity of innocent
human life. Women deserve better than abortion. Every effort should be
made to work with women considering abortion to enable and empower them
to choose life"
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here for GOP 2008 Platform in Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Palin opposes
comprehensive sex-ed in public schools. She's said she will only support
abstinence-only approaches.
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Although she is against
abortion, we found a September 6, 2008 LA Times article stating Governor
Sarah Palin, is "pro- contraception, and I think kids who may not hear
about it at home should hear about it in other avenues," which she said
during a debate in Juneau.
Page 45 of the GOP 2008 platform,"
Abstinence from sexual activity is the only protection that is 100
percent effective against out-of wedlock pregnancies and sexually
transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS when transmitted sexually."
As mayor, Palin tried to ban books from the
library.
-Fiction!
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Truthorfiction.com has this posted in
on a separate page.
Click here for our findings.
She did support the Bridge to Nowhere
(before she opposed it). Palin claimed that she said "thanks, but no
thanks" to the infamous Bridge to Nowhere. But in 2006, Palin supported
the project repeatedly, saying that Alaska should take advantage of
earmarks "while our congressional delegation is in a strong position to
assist." -Truth!
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The Gravina Island bridge would
provide access to
Ketchikan's airport on lightly populated island, opening up new
territory for expansion at the same time.
Discussion of the the federal
funding for this bridge has been on the table for quite some time.
According to a Washington
Post article dated September 8, 2008 "Palin
appeared before the Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce in September 2006 and
indicated support for the bridge project. The Washington Post quotes an
account in the Ketchikan Daily News. "This link is a commitment to
help Ketchikan expand its access, to help this community prosper,"
According a the August 31, 2008 USA TODAY
story, Palin supported federal
funding for the bridge connecting an island to the mainland while she
was campaigning for the office of Alaska's Governor but later changed
her mind.
Governor Palin's office issued a press
release where she said, “Ketchikan desires a better way to reach the
airport, but the $398 million bridge is not the answer. Despite the work
of our congressional delegation, we are about $329 million short of full
funding for the bridge project, and it’s clear that Congress has little
interest in spending any more money on a bridge between Ketchikan and
Gravina Island,”
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for Press Release
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Click for Anchorage Daily News Story
posted 09/09/08
