Palin's Trip To Ireland? A 'Shannon Stopover'

At some point, one has to expect that we will finally come to know all there is to know about Sarah Palin. But until that day comes, here's another tidbit, courtesy John Aravosis. See, back when Palin was announced as McCain's Veep, inquiring minds wanted to know: had she ever traveled abroad? Her spokeswoman told Politico's Ben Smith that she had been to Germany, Kuwait, and Ireland.

At least one Irish blogger, Suzy Byrne, stepped forward to call blarney on that:

Two words to describe that visit to Ireland I think.

SHANNON STOPOVER! *

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*For US readers the Shannon Stopover refers to planes landing at Shannon Airport to refuel when on their way to and from parts of Europe/Middle East. Shannon Airport sees many US Military and contractor flights arrive there each month for refueling -- passengers get off the plane for a while and then get back on again. Hardly a visit to Ireland?

Well, give it up to the international blogosphere, folks, because as it turns out, Byrne was absolutely correct. Ben Smith, today:

The Ireland trip was a refueling stop on her trip to military installations in Germany and Kuwait, spokeswoman Maria Comella said.

Do you need anything from duty-free, America?

Comments

[oscartucker]

HA! HA! HA! Liar, liar nose on fire! Why lie? Because she has not been anywhere!!! Someone on tv said that Palin is "an Alaskan" she knows how to get things done;she moved to Alaska. Please!

[Aquest]

OK, I'm just trying to understand this...

She lives in Alaska and she's never been to Canada?

[boomer1949]

But....she understands international relations because Alaska is so close to Russia. Cindy reminds me of a Stopford Wife.

[Cathar]

Remember she lives in in Alaska so she has foreign policy experience. And her Husband supported sucession form the U.S. The party of Lincoln promoting a candidate whose husband supports sucession. Maybe she was hoping Alaska could join the Russian Republic and she could be President. Remebe "Country First" I would like to know which one.

[plooger]

Chuckle!! Yeah, talk about international experience­.... Palin wants Alaska to be another, separate country!

[bhatsor]

She's been also to UK, France, Island, Iraq, Turkey, Egypt, Libya, Holland, Belgium, Austria, etc... Her plane flight over all those places, I guess.

[poco767c]

I flew over Greenland once, Where is my Nobel prize for studying climate change?

[juevosrancheros]

Give her a break!
I'm sure she's been to Canada, too ...

[veteran1964]

By dogsled.

[plooger]

ha!! Yes, she has. And I'm surprised they didn't add it to the list.

[MyAudacity]

The Republican Party is insulting the citizen's of this country, and I'm quite angry about it. They act like this is a joke, and many of us are very concerned about the future of our country...­.just when are they going to get serious?

[enlighteninglad]

When the trolls stop trolling. That would be never.

[MaybeMilo]

That goes well with other resume plumpers, such as "managed profitable start-up business " to describe a lemonade stand you ran when you were 9.

[4wehttam]

Thank goodness for the internet, or else we'd all be clueless to all the misinformation Palin and McBush expect us to eat up. One lie after another, one crazy act after another...­.....holy cow!!!! How much more is there out there about this far right wing fringe!!!?????

[sangazure1]

Does eating Chinese food count?

[BGDiNLV]

Man this is insane!! Now wonder McStupids camp is saying,its not about the issues.GEE­z This chick has more baggage than a anyone I have ever seen. It really seems that Every hour SOMETHING is coming out about her.

[enlighteninglad]

Doesn't matter as long as O ISN'T in the news. That's their strategy. Then in the swing states they will provide fewer machines in democratic districts, ones that don't work very well to begin with, knock off a few thousand from the voter rolls and challenge new sign ups and ouila! President McCain. Oh that is so painful to think about.

[leaningIndy]

Karl Rove today called her a 'campaign decision' rather than a 'governing decision'.­..
I think that's politicalese for 'token' decision? Well, at least that lets all the republican surrogates off the hook of trying to defend her experience resume - though too late to save Tucker Bounds who crashed and burned on Campbell Brown's show last night.

[Shelly1970]

Well, uhm.. She technically DID land in Ireland.

Bwahahahaah!!!

[redsongia]

I'm pretty impressed that in 5 days this complete nobody has not spoken to the press one time (except people magazin) and yet all the neocons are convinced she's the best woman for the job.

Congratulations America.

[obamasOHangel]

You said it! Karl Rove and the GOP have been carefully crafting this script for her. Let her be seen and not heard. She is pretty!

Pretty scandalous, but as long as she doesn't talk.....

[SherryIndianapolis]

OK, REALLY?

How do you NOT KNOW if you've left the country?