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<DIV><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">By <A
title=http://www.alternet.org/authors/2909/
href="http://www.alternet.org/authors/2909/" target=_blank
rel=nofollow><FONT color=#0066cc>AlterNet Staff</FONT></A>, <A
title=http://www.alternet.org/ href="http://www.alternet.org/"
target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=#0066cc>AlterNet</FONT></A>.
Posted <A
title=http://www.alternet.org/ts/archives/?date[F]=10&date[Y]=2008&date[d]=23&act=Go/
href="http://www.alternet.org/ts/archives/?date%5bF%5d=10&date%5bY%5d=2008&date%5bd%5d=23&act=Go/"
target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=#0066cc>October 23,
2008</FONT></A>.</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">When Sarah Palin was first added to the
Republican ticket, the McCain campaign went to almost comical extremes
to guard her from press scrutiny. The Alaska governor was hustled
through photo opportunities, kept from doing interviews and hidden
from reporters at several events. Palin did prove adept at reading
from a teleprompter in front of conservative supporters, though, so
the campaign mostly had her do that. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">When Palin finally made her
teleprompter-<WBR>free debut in an interview with Charlie Gibson, it
became clear why McCain had effectively kept his running mate in
quarantine: Palin was uninformed and inarticulate; she said
embarrassingly stupid things; and she looked at Gibson as though he
were pointing a loaded crossbow at her.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Since then, the Alaska governor has done
little to dispel concerns that she can't articulate thoughts that
aren't preprogrammed talking points. More than once, Palin has slipped
into George W. Bush territory with statements so absurdly inane they
seem closer to Dada art than standard political
speech.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">We've assembled the 11 strangest, dumbest,
most alarming and most harmful statements to come courtesy of Palin
since she joined the McCain ticket. Here is Gov. Sarah Palin, in her
own words.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">1. The News Makes Me Sad
... So I Don't Watch It</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Sarah Palin at a North Carolina
fundraiser:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=#222222 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">At
those times on the campaign trail when sometimes it's easy to get a
little bit discouraged, when, you know, when you happen to turn on the
news when your campaign staffers will let you turn on the news ...
Usually they're like "Oh my gosh, don't watch. You're going to, you
know, you're going to get depressed."</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Maybe her handlers could put on a puppet show
instead -- something fun that allows Palin to maintain her cheery
optimism in the face of overwhelming evidence that the McCain campaign
has imploded. There was once another politician similarly unconcerned
with current events and the news: George W. Bush. That went
well.</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">2. The People Don't Elect
U.S. Presidents, God Does</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Upon being asked by James Dobson if the McCain
ticket's precipitous slide in the polls <A
title=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/R/REL_PALIN_DOBSON?SITE=CAGRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/R/REL_PALIN_DOBSON?SITE=CAGRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT"
target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=#0066cc>gets her
down</FONT></A>:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=#222222 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">...
[it] strengthens my faith, because I'm going to know, at the end of
the day, putting this in God's hands, that the right thing for America
will be done at the end of the day on Nov. 4. So I'm not discouraged
at all.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=#222222 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">... and
I can feel it too, Dr. Dobson. I can feel the power of prayer, and
that strength that is provided through our prayer warriors across this
nation.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Ah yes, the always helpful "prayer warriors,"
whose appeals to the Almighty actually count for more than the average
American citizen's vote. Apparently the next president of the United
States will be handpicked by God. </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana
color=black size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">3. Palin Believes in
"Divided" States of America</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">At a fundraiser:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=#222222 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">We
believe that the best of America is in these small towns that we get
to visit, and in these wonderful little pockets of what I call the
real America , being here with all of you hardworking, very patriotic,
um, very, um, pro-America areas of this <A
title=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/palin-visits-a-pro-america-kind-of-town/
href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/palin-visits-a-pro-america-kind-of-town/"
target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=#0066cc>great
nation</FONT></A>.</SPAN></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Palin later apologized for the statement. But
her backpedaling shouldn't get her off the hook for putting forth a
deeply divisive vision of America . How would conservatives have
reacted if, in an attempt to pander to yuppie liberals, Obama said "I
love visiting the parts of the country where people aren't
close-minded assholes"? Probably not well.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana color=black size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">4. The Vice President Is
Supreme Boss of the Senate</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Here's what Palin said when Brandon, an
elementary school student, <A
title=http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/21/palin-vp-senate/
href="http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/21/palin-vp-senate/"
target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=#0066cc>asked</FONT></A>: "What
does the vice president do?"</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=#222222 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">That's
something that Piper would ask me! ... They're in charge of the U.S.
Senate so if they want to they can really get in there with the
senators and make a lot of good policy changes that will make life
better for Brandon and his family and his classroom.</SPAN></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">To be fair, Palin had no idea what the VP does
the <A
title='http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/29/sarah-palin-what-exactly_n_122514.html"'
href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/29/sarah-palin-what-exactly_n_122514.html%22"
target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=#0066cc>last time</FONT></A>
the issue came up, so this is almost an improvement. Except that
saying the vice president is in charge of the U.S. Senate reveals an
embarrassing ignorance of our government's system of checks and
balances. Also, it's a bit disconcerting to hear someone running for
VP endow that office with God-like powers over a separate branch of
government. </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">5. Delusional Response to
Troopergate</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"Well, I'm very, very pleased to be cleared of
any legal wrongdoing ... any hint of any kind of unethical activity
there," <A title=http://www.adn.com/sarah-palin/story/553680.html
href="http://www.adn.com/sarah-palin/story/553680.html" target=_blank
rel=nofollow><FONT color=#0066cc>said Sarah Palin last
Sunday</FONT></A>, soon after she was found to have engaged in
wrongdoing and unethical activity in the "Troopergate" investigation.
Again, a propensity for denial and lies, a deep aversion to reality --
not the best ways to signal your commitment to "change" from "politics
as usual."</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">6. Vicious Attack on
Obama</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The following quote needs little introduction.
It's famous now, not only for its inaccuracy but also for how much
this line of attack has fallen flat with voters and backfired on the
McCain campaign:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=#222222 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Our
opponent though, is someone who sees America it seems as being so
imperfect that he's palling around with terrorists who would target
their own country.</SPAN></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Outright deception is probably not something
the American voters are looking to put in the White House; pretty sure
they've had enough of that in the past eight years.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana color=black size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">7. The Lord is a
Pollster</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">While speaking in North Carolina, Palin
decided to take a moment to thank God for a very small bump she and
McCain experienced in their otherwise sliding poll
numbers.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=#222222 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">We even
saw today, thank the Lord, we saw some movement.</SPAN></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">People often thank God for things that appear
to be outside the realm of divine intervention. An incredibly small
bump in the polls though? Seems excessive. Not to mention, Obama now
has the widest lead he has ever had in the polls. Should God be given
credit for that too?</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=black
size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">8. America 's Teachers'
Rewards Are in Heaven (but Nowhere to Be Found on
Earth)</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">In the vice presidential debate, Palin had
this to say about Sen. Joe Biden's wife's career in
education:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=#222222 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">You
mentioned education, and I'm glad that you did. I know education you
are passionate about with your wife being a teacher for 30 years, and
God bless her. Her reward is in heaven, right?</SPAN></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Governor, America 's teachers should not have
to wait until heaven; they should be praised and rewarded right here
on Earth. Possibly with living-wage salaries. </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana color=black size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">9. I Read ... All the
Publications</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">When Katie Couric <A
title=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyoafptEm5c
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyoafptEm5c" target=_blank
rel=nofollow><FONT color=#0066cc>asked</FONT></A> Palin the complex
trick question of where she gets her news, the two women had the
following exchange: </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Verdana color=#222222 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Couric:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Verdana color=#222222 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> And
when it comes to establishing your world view, I was curious, what
newspapers and magazines did you regularly read before you were tapped
for this -- to stay informed and to understand the
world?</SPAN></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Verdana color=#222222 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Palin:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Verdana color=#222222 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> I've
read most of them again with a great appreciation for the press, for
the media -- </SPAN></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Verdana color=#222222 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Couric:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Verdana color=#222222 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> But
what ones specifically? I'm curious.</SPAN></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Verdana color=#222222 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Palin:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Verdana color=#222222 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> Um,
all of them, any of them that have been in front of me over all these
years.</SPAN></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Verdana color=#222222 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Couric:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Verdana color=#222222 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> Can
you name any of them?</SPAN></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Verdana color=#222222 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Palin:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Verdana color=#222222 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> I have
a vast variety of sources where we get our news.</SPAN></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">With all of the intensive reading Palin has
done over the years, it's a wonder she's had time to do other
important things, like govern Alaska and learn to play the <A
title=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0OZ9W2K_z0
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0OZ9W2K_z0" target=_blank
rel=nofollow><FONT color=#0066cc>flute.</FONT></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">10. Some of my best friends
are gay, but ... </SPAN></FONT></B></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">From the same interview with Couric:
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=#222222 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">One of
my absolute best friends for the last 30 years happens to be gay and I
love her dearly, and she is not my "gay" friend, she is one of my best
friends, who happens to have made a choice that isn't a choice that I
have made, but ... I'm <A
title=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkuIQH0z-RQ
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkuIQH0z-RQ" target=_blank
rel=nofollow><FONT color=#0066cc>not gonna judge
people.</FONT></A></SPAN></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Stating in no uncertain terms that being gay
is a choice is an odd thing to do on mainstream, national television
when medical and psychological associations have contended for years
that sexual orientation is biologically determined. Then, she slimily
criticizes that so-called "choice" by saying it is not one she would
make. But hey, some of her best friends are gay ...
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">11. A Little Wet Behind the
Ears ... </SPAN></FONT></B></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">During the vice presidential debate, when
Palin was asked which policy plans proposed by the McCain-Palin ticket
would have to suffer due to the current economic crisis, Palin gave a
pretty dubious response: none. When pressed on the issue, Palin
decided that an easy out would be to fall back on her
inexperience:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=#222222 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">And how
long have I been at this, like five weeks?</SPAN></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Uh ... wow, that actually wasn't dumb at all.
In that case, she was absolutely right.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana color=black size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">That's our list. Please make any additions you
see fit in the comments below.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Let there be
Peace on Earth and Let it begin with Me</SPAN></FONT>
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