Palin Spread Lies About Mayoral Opponent's Religion And Marriage

Salon:

Before Sarah Palin decided to run for the Wasilla mayor's office in 1996 against incumbent John Stein, the Palins and Steins were friends. John Stein had helped launch Palin's political career, mentoring the hockey mom during her 1994 run for City Council, along with veteran council member Nick Carney. Stein's wife, Karen Marie, went to aerobics classes with Palin.

But when she announced her candidacy for Stein's seat, vowing to overturn the city's "old boy" establishment, a different Sarah Palin emerged. "Things got very ugly," recalled Naomi Tigner, a friend of the Steins. "Sarah became very mean-spirited."

Even though Palin knew that Stein is a Protestant Christian, from a Pennsylvania Dutch background, her campaign began circulating the word that she would be "Wasilla's first Christian mayor." ...

The Palin campaign also started another vicious whisper campaign, spreading the word that Stein and his wife -- who had chosen to keep her own last name when they were married -- were not legally wed. Again, Palin knew the truth, Stein said, but chose to muddy the waters. "We actually had to produce our marriage certificate," recalled Stein, whose wife died of breast cancer in 2005 without ever reconciling with Palin.

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Comments

[WFV]

Haven't we had enough rotten politics for a while? Sarah Palin is a scourge.

[Sparty1]

She's morally bankrupt, just like her partner in crime. Keep that foolishness away from the White House!

[jimgilliamv2]

Palin is just like a man but not in a good way.

[StillIRise]

Just like a man???

[maxfax]

"wife died of breast cancer in 2005 without ever reconciling with Palin. "

Something to be proud of, and this is what women want? Is this what they relate to?

[jorge4u]

Don't you love it? She's a member of the Party of Family Values. Isn't she adorable?.­.. :-)

[prestodan]

GREAT article that gets right down to defining the real Sarah Palin, and her legacy of naked ambition in the greedy / seedy world of Alaskan politics. What an utter FRAUD this woman is, and what a rotten and cynical pick for a VP candidate by McCain.

[drzoon]

I always knew that her christianity was fake. this is a very scary person.. and when someone like sarah starts to use her faith as a weapon... you've got a very serious problem on your hands because past a certain point, those folks can't think straight! they are "followers­".... and that's what they do, right off a cliff if need be.

[mymomma2]

She is sick!!!!!!!! No morals... WHAT values??????????? That's not how we did things in MY small town.

[StillIRise]

Sarah Palin is evil. From the first time I heard her speak at the Republican Convention, I recognized her malevolent spirit, not only in what she said but in the way she said it. She is the kind of woman who will do or say ANYTHING to get what she wants, but will do it with charm and wittiness and a pretty smile, and everyone will be fooled by the persona she presents, until they realize that the stabbing pain in their back is the knife she stuck in it while they weren't looking! In all seriousness, McCain needs to be careful. He may have gotten more than he bargained for when he chose Palin to share the stage with him!

[SouthpawSass]

Even scarier than a Palin Vice Presidency, is the thought that if McCain wins, that puts Palin in line for Presidency during and after his term. This country should never elect Palin to run anything. From the little we know of her, she represents everything we're trying to get rid of in Washington­...

[mamala4]

Maybe she run for the dog catcher in Wasilla?

[SouthpawSass]

ROFL

Yeah, she probably eats them too.

[lillypad1]

MEAN SPIRITED WHO DOES NOT HAVE VALUE FOR HER FAMILY. SHE VALUES AMBITION BETTER. AND IF I AM JOHNNY MC. I'D KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON HER AND THAT PATHETIC HUSBAND OF HERS WHO FOLLOWS HER AROUND. I GUESS HE DOES NOT HAVE A JOB.
BTW- IS BRISTOL AND/OR LEVI IN SCHOOL?

[mafina]

Well, the old guard is finally coming out to tell the truth about Moose Mamma. Seems like some of those good old boys were crawling in the Palin bush and she turned on them after she had what she wanted. Old Boys that smelly stuff will get to you every time. Palin appears to be the Anna Nicole of politics.

[jorge4u]

Hey, hey. Do not insult Anna Nicole by comparing her to Palin... :-)

[bogues]

Sarah Palin is using Christianity to further her political career. She is a true Republican. The sad thing about all this is, she is targeting the most vunerable voters in this country and doing what the Republicans always do, and that is to tell these people that voting Democrat would mean loosing their guns and having their religion placed in jeopardy. These are dispicable lies but they work for the GOP year after year. Contrary to what some have chosen to believe, it is Obama who respects those who own guns and attend church regularly. The statement that has been so distorted about bitterness, is hard for him to explain because gun owners and people of faith have been told for decades now that they should be offended when anyone dares to point out that these people are simply a way for Republicans to win elections. All you have to do is see what the GOP has not done for the average everyday American. What they have done is divide good people against each other to retain their control over this country. I have a strong feeling that God is watching and that he is not pleased with those who lie and distort for their own gain.

[mafina]

Seems like she is using more than Christianity, that's a farce. She is using the old Palin bush, black widow. Good ole boys don't see nothing more than the skirts.

[sufi66]

Seems that very little presented to the public about her is the truth. We do know she turns on supposed friends if they get in her way. Cheney is her model apparently.

Failing to send her back to Alaska with a one-way ticket would be a disaster for this country.

We don't need another poisonous character driving fatuous debates and turning us against each other.

[sleek]

McCain-Palin are LIARS, HYPOCRITES and FRAUDS.

McCain-Palin are LIARS, HYPOCRITES and FRAUDS.

McCain-Palin are LIARS, HYPOCRITES and FRAUDS.

McCain-Palin are LIARS, HYPOCRITES and FRAUDS.

McCain-Palin are LIARS, HYPOCRITES and FRAUDS.