Problem with Palin

Speaking of Palin… what a crack pot. She needs to take a few lessons from Hilary… do you agree that people should be fired for personal reasons? It’s not acceptable, but she thinks it is especially since she had done it…. But before I get into that, let me tell you how she was picked for to be McCain’s VP. Palin was at the Mccain mansion for an interview with John, and after a half hour long interview, she was picked. Any normal person would have done research to pick the best candidate for the VP… Only half hour long interview…are you out of your mind McCain? If McCain, really cares about the future of our country, he should have seen that she is and will never be an acceptable candidate for the job at hand.

Where to start….the bridge to nowhere, how she lied on campaign tours, how she refers to the war in Iraq as a conflict mandated by God, being involved in witch hunts, her failed leadership as mayor of Wasilla, setting bounties on animals and promote killings of animals, fired people for personal reasons, scandals, and her refusal to hire any black people. This is just a small list of things that I’ll be talking about dealing with Palin. There is so much wrong with her and the things she’s done and was involved with that she should not be our VP.

The Wasilla Assembly of God on numerous accounts has allowed Thomas Muthee to preach at the church. Palin, for 20 years, is a member of this church. This church has praised Muthee because “he has established and pastors hundreds of churches in Kenya. When Palin was beginning her campaign for governor of Alaska, she had Muthee pray over her, asking God to make her governor. Her June 8, 2008 speech at her church she said that she believes that Muthee’s prayer is responsible for getting her into the governors’ seat.” On numerous accounts Muthee has led actual old school Salem style witch hunts. Here is one of the many videos about this. This is live from MSNBC.

Palin is closely tied to Muthee who not only believes in witchcraft, but actively battled it. “There was an actual exorcism from witchcraft that was conducted on Palin by pastor Muthee at her extremist church, the Wasilla Assembly of God.” As the pastor laid his hands on her he said “In the name of Jesus, every form of witchcraft is what you rebuke. In the name of Jesus, in the name of Jesus, father make away now.”

There are many videos of evidence, straight from her church of this. Its part of the proof about how out of touch Sarah Palin is with not merely mainstream American politics and culture, but how far from mainstream of modern-Christianity she is.

Let’s talk about the national embarrassment called the bridge to nowhere that Palin supported from day one or should I say until she found that it would benefit her more if she gave up that dream. This bridge that Palin backed/supported was to connect Ketchikan to Gravina Island that had 50 inhabitants. This was to cost the federal tax payers 398 million dollars because of some people complained about the 15 to 30 minute ferry ride and a small $6 fee per car.

“This bridge has become an object of national ridicule and a symbol of the fiscal irresponsibility of many in congress toward the money that is entrusted to them.” Sarah Palin fought for the bridge to nowhere instead of allowing part of the federal money to go to New Orleans for hurricane relief. What a very selfish person. But finally after people in congress told her how she would still be able to benefit from this if she gave up on the idea of the bridge, she had supported. They told her that 75 million would go to Louisiana and the rest, 148 million, would go to Alaska for road projects. This once priority project in Alaska was soon abandoned and they, Alaska, benefited even more from it.

Palin initially supported the bridge to nowhere, but lied several times during campaign tours about not supporting it… Like this for example she said during her acceptance speech for to be the VP pick for McCain, Sarah Palin said that she supports reforms that end the abuse of earmark spending by congress and she opposed federal funding for a controversial bridge to a sparsely populated island. She lied in her nationally televised speech about supporting the bridge along with several other times during her campaign tours…what else is she going to lie about?

Even though she publically stated that she supports reforms that end the abuse of earmark spending, she lied and her record proves it. An example was while mayor of Wasilla, 1996-2002, she hired a Washington lobbying firm that helped secure $8 million in congressionally directed spending projects known as earmarks.

Moving onto the troopergate investigation. Walter Monegan, who was the public safety commissioner in Alaska was fired by Sarah Palin due to his refusal to fire a state trooper who was the ex-husband of her sister. Mr. Monegan has a clean record and didn’t do anything wrong and was fired for personal reasons by Mrs. Palin. She abused her powers as governor and denies any wrongdoings. Do we really want someone who abuses power while in office being our future VP? I don’t think that we want a liar having such political power. Not to mention, Palin had fired the Wasilla police chief, John Glass, because he was trying to clean up drinking and concealed weapons in the town. Oh yeah, and she fired the Wasilla Library Director because she refused to ban books that Palin and her friends or associates found objectional. Ridiculous Palin, just ridiculous.

Palin has squandered over $400,000 of state money on propaganda to support aerial wolf and bear hunting. She gives a $150 bounty on the severed left leg of a killed wolf. She supports the continued slaughter from the skies by trophy seeking serial killers of mammals. Here is a video you should view.

Also view this website. Palin also opposed protections for Salmon from mining contamination. She’s sued the Govt. to stop listing polar bears as endangered. She also believes that the feds shouldn’t list the Beluga Whales as endangered. This woman is vile and disgusting. She has no care about the environment nor for the animals that live in it.

Most people don’t know about the other bridge to nowhere. It’s called Don Young Bridge or Don Young Way. Republican Don Young was able to get earmarks of $600 million for Palin to build. Why would he do such a thing? The catch is that Rep. Young’s son-in-law, indicted senator Ted Stevens and three other notables own property that will increase when the bridge is built. Her push for the bridge was to cut commute time from 34 minutes to 24 minutes.

In the mean time the Beluga Whales are on the endangered species list and Fish and Wildlife Services are concerned that the whales will be wiped out if the bridge is built. It should be no big surprise to hear that Palin is fervently trying to get the Beluga Whales removed from the endangered list in order to get the bridge built.

And let talk about Ted Stevens for a moment before moving on to another topic. Sarah Palin was heavily involved with disgraced Senator Ted Stevens who is currently under investigation. She raised large amounts of money for him in a company called “Ted Stevens Excellence in Public Service, Inc.” They also appeared in commercials together to highlight his endorsement of Palin. See here. The video has been removed from Palin’s website due to her recent position as VP for McCain. The video can be found on YouTube if you want to see it…

Palin’s relationship with Ted is one of the more complicated aspects of her position as John McCain’s running mate. Ted Stevens was indicted in July 2008 on seven counts of corruption. Before he was indicted, she met with him to make clear she did not abandon him politically. He was quit helpful in her run for governor with bringing in a last moment endorsement.

With McCain being as old as he is and with a good chance of him passing during his possible term of presidency or having cancer or Alzheimer’s, Palin would be president. But I have to ask, is it alright for a possible future president to have such views and be raciest? I think not. The president, of all people, should never be raciest. I bring this up because Sarah Palin refuses to hire any blacks. There are about fourteen black leaders in Alaska who have filed complaints because she would not hire them, and her reason she gave is that she does not want to hire black people.

People criticize Obama for trying drugs as a child and also for sleeping with another man. What about Palin? Palin smoked marijuana when it was legal under the Alaska law. Also you don’t hear people talk about Palin’s lesbian experience in the parking lot of West Anchorage High School in 1982. What makes it right to keep this stuff hidden but can banter Obama for quit similar mistakes? It’s wrong, and people better look into their political candidates they support because they think they are so great, before pointing fingers.

Should I even mention affairs? Both Palin and McCain have taken part in such acts. McCain had cheated on his first wife. Palin slept with her husband’s business partner.

Where does Sarah Palin stand with alternative energy? Palin vetoed legislation for wind and solar energy and is securely in the pockets of big oil companies. Besides, Palin’s husband works for British Petroleum. She’s willing to do whatever it takes even if it means killing off animals to do so. “When Sarah Palin talks about taking on the oil industry, she means getting them to drill more and cough up more cash for Alaskans. This is a put Alaska first policy; not a put America first policy.” Palin continues to make Alaskan oil the centerpiece of her campaign.

Also what about her per diem? It is not fair that Palin charged the state of Alaska for herself, her daughter, and her husband while working at home. What if we all done that? Palin used a government allowance to charge the state for more than 300 nights spent at home and spent another $43,490 on travel for her children and husband. Why should people pay for Palin to basically live in her house and for her family to travel? I can see the point since she seems to be milking the taxpayers for the most she can get. But it’s not right for her to get away with doing as she pleases.

She also said that she sold the corporate jet on eBay. That is another lie that came out of her mouth. She actually sold the jet to an Alaskan businessman at a $600,000 loss. It was never sold on eBay like she claims. Why can she just keep lying to us? And the best part is all you republicans out there who support her just turn a blind eye to this and other issues that she either lied or misused her power in…

Should I even bring her child into the picture? I think I will, so you know what kind of person she is… when you know that you are having a child with Down’s Syndrome, you don’t delay medical care when your water prematurely ruptures and you certainly don’t take a flight home from Texas to Alaska. Delivery of a normal infant at 7.5 months is very touchy and involves the child to stay in the NICU for awhile, and when combined with Down’s Syndrome it becomes even more grave. Sarah Palin knowingly endangered her 5th child’s life to fly home and left a premature, high needs infant to return to work three days later. Either scenario raises relevant concerns about her ethics and judgment.

Not to mention her failed attempt at Lt. Gov. in 2002 and her years as Chairman, Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 2003-3004; Chair Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission; and Vice Chair, National Governors Association Natural Resources Committee. These are all positions she was appointed to by the very same politician who later pushed her out and against whom she ran on a platform of ending corruption. I smell a rat.
This country is taking a scary direction since people have been supporting Bush, McCain, Palin. Sarah Palin lacks political experience, is a disgrace to the female race, a lying redneck evangelical, and a horrible irresponsible mother. She’s anti choice, a servant of the oil companies, denies global warming, abuses her political power, get pregnant in her mid 40’s knowing well the risks and bringing a Down’s Syndrome child into term. Top it off, she abandons the infant after three days and goes back to work. She also enjoys making a public spectacle of her daughter. She is pregnant and not married and is the laughing stock of the media. The list goes on…

How does it work that it’s not against their religion to have pre-marital sex but it’s against their religion to have an abortion even in cases of rape, Down Syndrome or teen pregnancy? Also what kind of Christian religion does she believe in? Last time I checked Creationism isn’t a denomination of Christianity. She sees creationism as perfectly acceptable and that it should be taught to children in all public schools. She advocates the teaching of creationism as an alternative and equally viable theory to evolution. I don’t know about you, but I definitely don’t want my future children to be taught such nonsense.
Also do we want Sarah’s husband, Todd Palin, to stick his nose in our country’s affairs? He’s done it on numerous accounts while his wife is governor of Alaska. I like this description that someone wrote about him… “Todd Palin, this unholy false promise keeper kind of wrong-headed and smug lying head of household, and arrogant holier than thou, too good for the United States member of the Alaskan Independence Party, and also a bully hiding behind his wife’s apron strings coward, whose religion simultaneously teaches him he and his church are the most special Christians of all while at the same time teaching him he is forgiven for all the transgressions his church implies it is okay for him to commit, needs to do prison time.”

“Maybe it will help them eventually become free of the mental illness, avarice, hubris, and general moral depravity, that have consumed them.” I agree, he should not be allowed in her office, looking into private matters and he should pay the consequences of it. If he doesn’t take responsibility for the things he’s done, it’s just going to get a lot worse. He has his own job and should not be rummaging around her office for people’s personal files and affairs that he wants to place his nose in.

Someone needs to address this issue more… Under the Constitution’s 14th amendment, which clearly states insurrection or rebellion against the United States Government disqualifies people from running for government positions. Palin should be disqualified from running; the fact that her husband belongs to and she supported an anti-American group in Alaska makes it plain as day.

I’m sick of lies that spew from Republicans mouths. Everyone seems to forget that eight years ago our country was flourishing and we had a surplus and a balanced budget. Under Bush and the Republicans we have gotten huge deficits, bigger government, more people without jobs, more bankruptcies, more home foreclosures, gas that costs about $4 average per gallon, high food prices, weaker dollar, lower wages and less respect from our allies overseas. Now we are asked to vote for McCain/Palin and they will bring peace and prosperity back to the masses. Please, how can we trust McCain when he can’t even answer a simple question regarding the number of houses he owns?

Could it be because he is 72 years old after all or could it be because he wants to avoid the truth because saying that he owns 7 houses show’s that he is not like us. Most of us are having a difficult time trying to keep the one house we do have. Or better yet, he is just a liar and will say anything to get elected. Please, let’s all wake up and do what’s right for America and vote for Obama/Biden. They will bring about the changes that this country needs after these last 8 years of sheer incompetence and waste at the highest level of our government.