Palin's Lie Caught on Camera, Says Obama Campaign

Gov. Sarah Palin has lied and dissembled about her past support for the Bridge to Nowhere earmark, as many journalists have reported. Now the Obama campaign is circulating a photograph of Palin literally bragging about her support for the bridge, with a note titled "I supported the Bridge to Nowhere and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt."

Here's the picture worth a thousand fact-checks:

It's from Palin's 2006 campaign, explains an Obama aide, where "she's proudly posing with a t-shirt that reads 'NOWHERE ALASKA 99901.'" Now from a distance, the entire fight over the bridge earmark could look silly, compared to bigger problems facing the country. Obama is arguing, however, that the McCain campaign's blatant lies, about issues small and large, reveal his approach to governance. It is indeed striking that McCain picked this fight, touting his running mate's "reform" record not through spin, or selective biography, but by flatly lying about her very recent actions.

Ari Melber is traveling with the Obama campaign for The Washington Independent, blogging from the road here and Twittering here.
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Comments

[YesWeCanada]

08:30 AM on 09/09/2008

McCain promised everyone $50 per hour picking fruits and vegetables.
Palin will let you pay your taxes and mortgage with a bag of animal feet. (In Alaska they pay $150 for every left hind foot from a wolf.)

[bodo]

06:24 PM on 09/08/2008

I wish the Obama campaign would dig up some of McCain's pro-Bush speeches from the time he was campaigning for Bush in 2004. They would make great commercials.

[SpaceCadet]

06:13 PM on 09/08/2008

Obama shouldn't just be circulating pictures to the news media, most of whom will simply ignore the incriminating photo. He should be running ads showing this photo and making an issue out of McCain's and Palin's use of lies in the campaign and ask: "If they're using lies to win the White House, will they also use lies to govern?"

[KimIslesboro]

11:43 AM on 09/09/2008

Here is the ad running in battle ground States now:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/nomaverick_ad/

[rock2casbah]

05:38 PM on 09/08/2008

That's what I thought the Obama team had in them. I knew he wouldn't use it again his own party members in the primaries. Unlike others who shall remain nameless. He stuck the issues then. But this is a whole "nother" animal. Rove and the MSM spin will knock him off the rader if he does not hit them back hasr and immediate. That's what I knew he had in him.

[Charmed]

05:22 PM on 09/08/2008

That's right Obama point out the lies even if the MSM who lead us into a unjust war won't do their job. Palin and McCain are lying to the American Public and we are to tuned in this time for this stuff to work.

[Daps]

06:31 PM on 09/08/2008

"even if the MSM who lead us into a unjust war won't do their job."

The good journalists who don't want to get punished along the way.

[jealousmonk]

05:18 PM on 09/08/2008

Excellent. Let's see if the right-wing media picks this up. Don't hold your breath.

[floydknight]

05:16 PM on 09/08/2008

My God, People! Chill out! Obama has not made it this far listening to your impulsive advice. Are you donating, dialing and doorknocking? Or are you just sittin or your @$$e$ like in 2004? Do you think the Refiblicans are going to just let Obama waltz into the White House? If a black man is ever going to be POTUS, this is what he is going to face: Lies, Lies, Lies and more Lies.

Spread the truth and stop arguing with the ignorant supporters of John Bush and Sarah Cheney!!!

[AlanBJ]

05:13 PM on 09/08/2008

We need to stand up and make our voices heard. I need for you to reach within your gut, and sent a message to the media that we respectfully ask for due diligence of Sarah Palin. Some of us have gotten together and have already send out the first round, but it is going to take a lot more of us to make a statement. We have to bombard the media with Facts. We have voter registrations across the country being cast aside by various states, particularity with Republican run governors. Are we going to sit silently and moan and not challenge reporters to fair and equitable coverage? Are we defeatists or are we victors? I believe, as well as Senators Obama and Biden, we are victors. Please stand up with me and visit http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/bjalan/gG5pmg and follow the instructions by copying the letter as well as the enclosure. I have done all the work for you including researching email addresses of most mainstream media outlets, researching the contents of the letter, so all you have to do is copy and paste per the instructions. It will take about 10 minutes of your time. Don't you think 10 minutes is worth another 4 years of Bush? Thanks for your help.

[goldnchyl]

04:09 PM on 09/09/2008

Thanks, Alan. Done.

[sjmarie]

05:07 PM on 09/08/2008

The McCain have nothing to offer the American people regarding the economy and war, so what do they do? Create their own star and pretend to be agents of change.

[sjmarie]

05:05 PM on 09/08/2008

It is time to get the facts out and expose the lie. Where are the ads from the Obama camp showing her outright lies during her speech? They are not moving fast enough. Once her popularity gets big, her supporters are not going to care if she lied. The Obama camp should have been on this last week. They are moving way to slow. Maybe we should create our own videos and circulate it on the internet taking clips from her speech where she lied numerous times and the contrasting facts. It's time to get busy Obama supporters.

[eMJayy]

04:57 PM on 09/08/2008

We cannot allow these Republican politicians to continue to get away with telling blatant lies. Anyone who has the gall to stand before millions and lie with a straight face just cannot be entrusted with our futures.

It doesn't matter how much experience, knowledge and service to this country a candidate can profess - they lose ALL credibility when they lie and there must be consequences for them now, otherwise there will be consequences for the rest of us later.

[Speakchic]

04:52 PM on 09/08/2008

Keep on hitting Dems. Call them out on their LIES and to their face!

[Keith52]

04:46 PM on 09/08/2008

Great work! Keep uncovering this stuff. Don't stop! We can not afford another Rove style election campaign that ends with Republicans in the white house! It will be worth it!!

[vreeseque]

04:45 PM on 09/08/2008

Be careful of Georgia the larger cities and towns greatly favor him demographically.

Largest city/metro area Atlanta about half the state's population largly young and minority (Black Democratic mayor)
2nd Largest city Augusta- 55% black
3rd largest city Savannah- Black Democratic Mayor
5th largest city- Macon (Black Democratic Mayor)
6th largest city- Albany (Black Democratic Mayor)

These cities should be able to make up the difference over the rural vote. This is why the Obama people are so optimistic it will all be about turnout.

[hopefulinpa]

04:39 PM on 09/08/2008

That's call a liar a liar! It would take a long time to list all the lies that McCain, Palin have told. I think there should be a commercial with all the lies scrolling down that they have told and run it constantly till the election. How can a reasonable person, vote for two people like them? They are in essence calling you stupid. They think you, those who are fans of McCain/Palin (cause they aren't fooling me) are stupid, that you are gullible and believe everything they tell you. They must be having a great laugh at your expense not mine cause I've got their number, a big fat Zero!