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Here is the REAL Sarah Palin. Scary.

 
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Here is the REAL Sarah Palin. Scary.
[link to www.andrys.com]

Palin's experience is as mayor of a city with a population of about 5,000 (at the time), and less than 2 years as governor of a state with about 670,000 residents.

During her mayoral administration most of the actual work of running this small city was turned over to an administrator. She had been pushed to hire this administrator by party power-brokers after she had
gotten herself into some trouble over precipitous firings which had given rise to a recall campaign.

Sarah campaigned in Wasilla as a “fiscal conservative”. During her 6 years as Mayor, she increased general government expenditures by over 33%. During those same 6 years the amount of taxes collected by the City increased by 38%. This was during a period of low inflation
(1996-2002). She reduced progressive property taxes and increased a regressive sales tax which taxed even food. The tax cuts that she promoted benefited large corporate property owners way more than they benefited residents.

The huge increases in tax revenues during her mayoral administration
weren’t enough to fund everything on her wish list though, borrowed
money was needed, too. She inherited a city with zero debt, but left it
with indebtedness of over $22 million.
What did Mayor Palin encourage
the voters to borrow money for? Was it the infrastructure that she said
she supported? The sewage treatment plant that the city lacked? or a
new library? No. $1m for a park. $15m-plus for construction of a
multi-use sports complex which she rushed through to build on a piece
of property that the City didn’t even have clear title to, that was
still in litigation 7 yrs later--to the delight of the lawyers
involved! The sports complex itself is a nice addition to the
community but a huge money pit, not the profit-generator she claimed it
would be. She also supported bonds for $5.5m for road projects that
could have been done in 5-7 yrs without any borrowing.

While Mayor, City Hall was extensively remodeled and her office redecorated more than once.

These are small numbers, but Wasilla is a very small city.

As an oil producer, the high price of oil has created a budget surplus
in Alaska. Rather than invest this surplus in technology that will
make us energy independent and increase efficiency, as Governor she
proposed distribution of this surplus to every individual in the state.

In this time of record state revenues and budget surpluses, she
recommended that the state borrow/bond for road projects, even while
she proposed distribution of surplus state revenues: spend today's
surplus, borrow for needs.

She’s not very tolerant of divergent opinions or open to outside ideas
or compromise. As Mayor, she fought ideas that weren’t generated by
her or her staff. Ideas weren’t evaluated on their merits, but on the
basis of who proposed them.

While Sarah was Mayor of Wasilla she tried to fire our highly respected City Librarian because the Librarian refused to consider removing from the library some books that Sarah wanted removed. City residents
rallied to the defense of the City Librarian and against Palin's attempt at out-and-out censorship, so Palin backed down and withdrew her termination letter. People who fought her attempt to oust the Librarian are on her enemies list to this day
.

Sarah complained about the “old boy’s club” when she first ran for
Mayor, so what did she bring Wasilla? A new set of "old boys". Palin
fired most of the experienced staff she inherited. At the City and as
Governor she hired or elevated new, inexperienced, obscure people,
creating a staff totally dependent on her for their jobs and eternally
grateful and fiercely loyal--loyal to the point of abusing their power
to further her personal agenda, as she has acknowledged happened in the
case of pressuring the State’s top cop (see below).

As Mayor, Sarah fired Wasilla’s Police Chief because he “intimidated”
her, she told the press. As Governor, her recent firing of Alaska's top
cop has the ring of familiarity about it. He served at her pleasure
and she had every legal right to fire him, but it's pretty clear that
an important factor in her decision to fire him was because he wouldn't
fire her sister's ex-husband, a State Trooper. Under investigation
for abuse of power, she has had to admit that more than 2 dozen
contacts were made between her staff and family to the person that she
later fired, pressuring him to fire her ex-brother-in-law. She tried to
replace the man she fired with a man who she knew had been reprimanded
for sexual harassment; when this caused a public furor, she withdrew
her support.

She has bitten the hand of every person who extended theirs to her in help. The City Council person who personally escorted her around town introducing her to voters when she first ran for Wasilla City Council became one of her first targets when she was later elected Mayor. She abruptly fired her loyal City Administrator; even people who didn’t
like the guy were stunned by Palin's ruthlessness.
Pollyannuh

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10/20/2008 11:27 AM
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Re: Here is the REAL Sarah Palin. Scary.
Stick a fork in her and Mcbush.

They're done.
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10/20/2008 11:27 AM
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Re: Here is the REAL Sarah Palin. Scary.
Sarah Palin makes Hillary Clinton look good.
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10/20/2008 11:28 AM
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Stick a fork in her and Mcbush.

They're done.
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Don't tempt fate, it ain't over until the fat lady sings.
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10/20/2008 11:29 AM
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Re: Here is the REAL Sarah Palin. Scary.
Is it just me, or is it kind of strange the Republican party picked McCain/Palin? Especially Palin. It's almost like they aren't even trying to win. Or did they just get lazy after seeing GWB win twice?
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She'd be good at running a corporation...

Not vice president of a democratic republic.
I don't know where we've been and I've just been there.
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10/20/2008 11:36 AM
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Re: Here is the REAL Sarah Palin. Scary.
Whats more scary than Sarah Palin?

Obama elected president, who would have thought a slick ass negro talking b.s. would even make it this far. Share the wealth he says. Well how about folks just pay their own way. I sure dont cotton to some welfare queen getting more money to have more babies. While thoses that work hard get it taken away from them from this clown. Nope sure aint voting for him. Nobody in my family will vote for him, but then if he dont win, then there will be thoses that say he was cheated. Can't win for losing.
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10/20/2008 11:38 AM
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"The bogus Sarah Palin Banned Books List
By Michelle Malkin"


"Palin Derangement Syndrome strikes again. This time it’s hysterical librarians and their readers on the Internet disseminating a bogus list of books Gov. Sarah Palin supposedly banned in 1996. Looks like some of these library people failed reading comprehension. Take a look at the list below and you’ll find books Gov. Palin supposedly tried to ban…that hadn’t even been published yet. Example: The Harry Potter books, the first of which wasn’t published until 1998.

The smear merchants who continue to circulate the list also failed to do a simple Google search, which would have showed them that the bogus Sarah Palin Banned Book List is almost an exact copy-and-paste reproduction of a generic list of “Books Banned at One Time or Another in the United States” that has been floating around the Internet for years. STACLU notes that the official Obama campaign website is also perpetuating the fraud."

..........................

"Reader Martin: “If you read the Anchorage Daily News article, towards the bottom, you find that Palin requested the resignations not only of the librarian, but of several other township officials. Why? Because they were political appointees who openly supported her political opponent. Palin requested the resignations a few days BEFORE she assumed office, apparently for political reasons, as would be routine in ALL such situations, including in the very small town of Washington, DC. [Didn’t some no-name politician fire all of the US Attorneys?] Frankly, it’s far more remarkable (and shows a great deal of tolerance) for Palin to have KEPT Emmons in office. And you’d think people would consider the source when Emmons claims Palin wanted to ban books.”

STACLU: “What the hell will they just make up next?”

[link to michellemalkin.com]
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10/20/2008 11:39 AM
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It's my understanding that some if not all of this info has already been debunked. You may want to double-check your source.
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10/20/2008 11:48 AM
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Re: Here is the REAL Sarah Palin. Scary.
Sarah Palin makes Hillary Clinton look good.
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scream hillary alone
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10/20/2008 11:50 AM
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Is it just me, or is it kind of strange the Republican party picked McCain/Palin? Especially Palin. It's almost like they aren't even trying to win. Or did they just get lazy after seeing GWB win twice?
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Mcain was TOLD to pick Palin...
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10/20/2008 11:57 AM
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Re: Here is the REAL Sarah Palin. Scary.
Sarah Palin makes Hillary Clinton look good.
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hillary Sorry, nothing makes Hillary look Good

Bill Clintons taste for women ala Monica isn't very impressive
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10/20/2008 11:59 AM
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Re: Here is the REAL Sarah Palin. Scary.
Whats more scary than Sarah Palin?

Obama elected president, who would have thought a slick ass negro talking b.s. would even make it this far. Share the wealth he says. Well how about folks just pay their own way. I sure dont cotton to some welfare queen getting more money to have more babies. While thoses that work hard get it taken away from them from this clown. Nope sure aint voting for him. Nobody in my family will vote for him, but then if he dont win, then there will be thoses that say he was cheated. Can't win for losing.
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Again. What has color got to do with anything? Many of you truly seem to have some sort of phobia to anyone with a darker colored skin. That must be hard, given that tans are so fashionable.

Why not vote for him, i mean, it might make a difference. It actually wont, it doesn't matter who wins, everyone is still screwed.
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Re: Here is the REAL Sarah Palin. Scary.
Whats more scary than Sarah Palin?

Obama elected president, who would have thought a slick ass negro talking b.s. would even make it this far. Share the wealth he says. Well how about folks just pay their own way. I sure dont cotton to some welfare queen getting more money to have more babies. While thoses that work hard get it taken away from them from this clown. Nope sure aint voting for him. Nobody in my family will vote for him, but then if he dont win, then there will be thoses that say he was cheated. Can't win for losing.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 530953


Why do you talk of Obama's bum? Why do you think it is slick? does this simultaneously attract and repel you? True...his bum is black and yours is obviously whitish pink, but the relevance of this is lost on me.

And just because you don't understand what he says doesn't mean it's bullshit. Because there is such religious fervour over political parties in the States, your instinct is to demonize the other and assume shit is all they say (and again with your bum allusions...)

What exactly is the alternative to welfare? Would you have children starving in your country? You would be less safe with the extreme poverty that would surround you without welfare programs.

I guess you'll get the government you deserve, but why you would feel better with oil tycoons and old men who don't give a shit about poor people or about educating the nation is beyond me.
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10/20/2008 12:06 PM
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What exactly is the alternative to welfare? Would you have children starving in your country? You would be less safe with the extreme poverty that would surround you without welfare programs.

I guess you'll get the government you deserve, but why you would feel better with oil tycoons and old men who don't give a shit about poor people or about educating the nation is beyond me.
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IF OBAMA WINS IT'LL BE JUST LIKE IN THAT MOVE "IDIOCRACY" IF U HAVENT SEE IT GOOOO ANNNDD SEEE IT AND KEEY THE MACHO KAMACHO OUT OF THE WHILTE HOUSE





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