Palin: Obama Wants To "Control The People" With Bailout Money

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said in a speech Wednesday that the Obama White House is trying to "control the people."

Palin was introducing Michael Reagan -- the son of former President Ronald Reagan -- to an audience in Anchorage. She and took the opportunity to educate her audience on the ways in which the president's policies "fly in the face of principles" and "defy Economics 101."

CNN reported on the speech:

"Since when can you get out of huge national debt by creating trillions of dollars of new debt?" Palin asked. "It all really is so backwards and skewed as to sound like absolute nonsense when some of this economic policy is explained."

"We need to be aware of the creation of a fearful population, and fearful lawmakers, being led to believe that big government is the answer, to bail out the private sector, because then government gets to get in there and control it," she said. "And mark my words, this is going to be next, I fear, bail out next debt-ridden states. Then government gets to get in there and control the people."

Palin's animosity towards the Obama administration's economic policy isn't too surprising. The governor is still attempting to avoid accepting federal stimulus money.

Today, South Carolina's Supreme Court ordered Gov. Mark Sanford to accept stimulus funds after months of argument.

Democrats Members of the Alaska House today sent a letter to Gov. Sarah Palin today informing her that they will ">vote to override her veto of $28.6 million in stimulus.

A state representative elaborated. "I want to work with the governor as much as possible," said Rep. Harry Crawford (D-Anchorage). "But my responsibility is to Alaskans first, and to always doing what is in the state's best interest. Rejecting this money is flat wrong, in my opinion."

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Comments

[sscohn]

01:16 PM on 06/07/2009

I wish Sarah Palin would shut up! I have a perfect argument with historical evidence that would not only shut Sarah Palin up but every other Republican as well that screams 'Big Government', an argument no one else has ever made, at least in recent memory, and that is that we're all much better off when the power of government, which is usually benevolent, oversees capitalism (particularly, although other things as well), rather than have the power of 'Big Business', which is usually malevolent and self-serving, have control over our lives, which, unfortunately, due to the swing of the pendulum these past few decades is exactly the state we're in right now. And see where it has gotten us, which is where it leads ultimately -- every time -- guaranteed -- a race to the bottom and a plunge over the cliff, economically, and oppressive socially! I think my argument overwhelms the mindless 'Big Government' argument these Republicans make and would shut them up for some time to come! Yes, sometimes left-inclined governments go too far, but I'd rather have that and all the rest that goes with it than a negligent malevolent right-wing regime that promotes a cheating and every-man-for-himself culture and the-most-powerful-wins-the-game attitude! We have been oppressed by extreme right-wing regimes since Reagan -- regimes that dabble in and espouse ignorance -- ignorance of history as well as current affairs and a disdain for facts and reason!

[har5125]

03:21 PM on 06/06/2009

If the media quit reporting about Sarah "Troopergate" Palin do you think she would go away?

[PlainBread]

02:45 PM on 06/06/2009

Good. Keep talking stoopid bit ch. Your mouth keeps making moderates staying away.

[foxbat]

02:19 PM on 06/06/2009

What's she so afraid of? We've all already lived eight years of a fearful population and fearful lawmakers and we all lived to be able to vote in some sanity. All the calls of un-American by our previous president and VP. The "with us or against" and the "why do you hate America" cr*p. People willing to give up civil liberties for supposed protection and a country on the brink of completely losing what makes it great beyond things like money, productivity, comfort. Of course, at the much more petty level is the sheer vengence-driven political career of Palin from mayor to governor.

Palin is all about divisiveness and hate and fear. It's a simple way to keep people off balance so they don't ask questions that would require thought like "what are some of the things that you read?" As for Obama "controlling" people with the stimulus money, what percentage of Alaskans checked the "favorable" box based mainly on those oil checks that she sent out to the population? Seems like a little hypocrisy in action.

[hrholmes]

02:14 PM on 06/06/2009

One thing I can say diety-wise about Palin, God it sure is entertaining as hell! I am supporting a 2012 GOP ticket of Palin-Bachmann as the whackdoodle-duo of the next decade! glory! That alone should keep a DEM in the WH through at least 2024!

[lis60]

01:39 PM on 06/06/2009

Wow, she is INSANE! Does anyone believe that nonsense she is spewing forth? It sounds like someone from the Alaska Independence Party, not someone who loves our country and wants to be president. Besides being uneducated and ignorant, she is very very extreme.

[steve-oo]

12:55 PM on 06/06/2009

She's a non factor and complete bean brain!

[hrholmes]

01:49 PM on 06/06/2009

wow I have not heard the term bean brain in years! now go apologize to the beans! lol And as for all you Alaskansasans go home and get back to work in your met labs! muhahaha

[imfedup]

11:50 AM on 06/06/2009

Do they pass out torches and pitchforks when she speaks? Fearmongering. Hatemongering. When are people going to get tired of it and give her the hook?

[Carsy]

05:59 AM on 06/06/2009

I think Sarah Palin is frustrated because I think she once did "control" people in Alaska and now since the election people aren't afraid of her anymore.

[Jaxy]

03:52 AM on 06/06/2009

I submit that Palin resents Mr. Obama because in her narrow, twisted, pompous worldview, people who look like him should never be elected President. Not under any circumstances.

Remember, this is the inarticulate, rambling, insular dolt who all but declared that God had ordained her VP run. In-freakin'-deed.

[VSamuels]

11:20 AM on 06/06/2009

There irony abound with Ms. Palin, indeed, especially when the non-white is told that he or she concentrates too much on race; the entire shick of the Palin crowd is, and make no mistake about it--purely race and kind, their tactics is too be disingeneous and as well, lie. But, make no mistake there is a strong vein in the crowd which is about, in my humble opinion, bring Palin back as the premier frontrunner of the GOP, this crowd basis for supporting her is in what they think it says about them as 'white souls'.

Palin is a RE-affirmation of them and their lives, not the connected story of all Americans---and neither does one hear in such terms even the media speak to them and their devotion to Palin, in a way that talks about the rest of America and how they figure in the mix. This again, is the propensity of parts of America, to believe it has the luxury to step forward and only satisfy portions of white America and to leave ignored the impending reality of a multicultural and ever evolving citizenry.

[imfedup]

11:50 AM on 06/06/2009

God must have changed his mind . . .

[take10]

12:23 PM on 06/06/2009

God never entered her mind in the first place. The exorcism didn't work!

[posercom]

10:32 PM on 06/05/2009

Of course every comment by the Sorosocrats at Huffington post is laced with misogyny. Sarah Palin is right about Barak Obama. When you have people on the right and the last authentic liberals like Nader and Kucinich saying the same thing about THE ONE, its a little hard to ignore the truth.

http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/107459-0/

[imfedup]

11:53 AM on 06/06/2009

Well, it's a good thing we have you to tell us who the authentic liberals are. Thanks for the link to the Russian article. Not sure what it proves. Maybe provide a link to what Nader and Kucinich are saying about "THE ONE"?

[lis60]

01:40 PM on 06/06/2009

You need some help, my God, so you really believe what you are saying? I feel sorry for you.

[Artos]

10:24 PM on 06/05/2009

She should know from experience about being controlled since Todd does a good job of controlling her. I can just see the strings he uses to make her mouth move.

[Willow207]

07:35 PM on 06/05/2009

What the Dumbest Woman in America plans to do to Alaska:

http://www.pubrecord.org/commentary/917-palins-rejection-of-federal-funds-a-setback-for-alaskas-energy-future.html

Be glad she isn't your governor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fiorastar]

06:53 PM on 06/05/2009

As compared to the Neocons version---kill a few thousand Americans, make everyone afraid that their neighbor might be a "terrorist" or that anyone from another country might want to kill them all right in their nice little suburbs, and then let corporations take over the government, feeding mind mush to them all on television while they rob everybody blind and take away their means to support themselves.

[baxtron]

04:32 PM on 06/05/2009

she still looks fantastic. looks and empty hate phrases are what leads the Reprivitans. ps still looks great.

[imfedup]

11:55 AM on 06/06/2009

Come on. Look at that photo. She gets uglier every time she opens her mouth.