Palin Pimps Steele; "Snows" Obama
When SarahPAC sends out "Governor's Statements", I cringe. Sarah Palin is as predictable as Alaska weather; random, erratic, and dangerous.
Her full run embrace of RNC Chairman Michael Steele must be in response to his statement, "We have turned the page. We have turned the corner. No more looking in the review mirror." Palin translation? "Enough about Reagan, what about ME?!"
Alaskans know if you lick steel in the cold, your tongue sticks.
As Governor, Sarah Palin has passed the largest budgets in state history. Her "Alaska energy bailout" last fall, on top of the Permanent Fund Dividend checks, was $740 million. Her political ambition has denied Alaskans $28.6 million in federal stimulus funds for weatherization and energy assistance despite bi-partisan pleas to accept the money.
Palin's criticism of President Obama's "unprecedented reliance upon foreign countries" is rich. She has continually held up her Alaska Gas line Inducement Act (AGIA) as a star in her governor's pageant crown. She selected TransCanada to build the Alaska gas line, and "induced" them with $500 million. Not only are we relying on a foreign company for essential delivery of energy infrastructure, WE ARE PAYING THEM HALF A BILLION DOLLARS TO DO IT!
Sarah Palin also accused President Obama of threatening health care to Native villages in Alaska. Perhaps she was too busy putting out a press release about her new Twitter account and missed the news from Senator Mark Begich. Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the Bristol Bay Area Health Center was awarded $1.3 million over the next two years. Native tribes across the state will receive $2.9 million for child care and development assistance. Indian Health Services (IHS) has approved $152 million for the construction phase of the Norton Sound Regional Hospital in Nome. The project summary submitted to Senator Begich stated the project will create an estimated 200 construction jobs; an additional 100 new positions once it's completed; and 450 existing jobs will be retained. What does Palin want? A personal colonoscopy from the Oval Office?
Sarah Palin's response to starving Western Alaska villages was a photo-op fly-in with the Rev. Franklin Graham. "Jesus loves you, and I do too! Also!" She baked them cookies. Really.
Alaska does not have a friend in Michael Steele. We do have a governor who is the first in Alaska history not only to be absent at the Juneteenth Celebration (the national celebration of the end of slavery), but to be mute. Sarah Palin refused to retroactively sign the Juneteenth Celebration Proclamation and is now being sued. The platform used to bash Obama and blow smoke up the skirt of the RNC Chair could have been used to help Alaskans rather than forward her personal political agenda.
Palin could have talked about the worst flooding in Alaska history along the Yukon River this month. The Yukon River divides Alaska in half. The headwaters originate in Canada and it empties into the Bering Sea 2,300 miles west. As a result of widespread flooding, E. coli is growing in the basements of destroyed homes; diesel fuel is covering the belongings of flood victims and contaminating an already crippled ecosystem. Critical fishing runs crashed last year. As a result, the state and feds cut subsistence fishing 50% on the Yukon River this year. No telling what havoc will be wreaked on fragile spawning habitat.
There is a long list of major concerns Sarah Palin could spend her political capital on to help our state. Instead, she squanders it on the likes of Michael Steele, bashing Obama, and her great defense (and misguided understanding of the first amendment) of Miss California, Carrie PreJean.
Statement from Governor Sarah Palin
The transition from Candidate Obama to President Obama has been as predictable as Alaska's winter snow.We are now witnessing actions that will lead to a monumental shift away from free market capitalism and the strong work ethic that built this great country. 'Change' in this administration has meant rapid movement toward massive government growth, huge tax burdens on future generations, and an unprecedented reliance upon foreign countries.
Today, we learned that Obama's decisions continue to impact Alaskans; while we as taxpayers now own General Motors, Obama closes another dealership - this time in Soldotna as more of Alaskans' hard-earned money and jobs are lost to big government. Government should not be in the auto industry business. In Alaska, we have also seen a shift in federal priorities that threaten the loss of subsidized village health care services under the same candidate who led you to believe he'd insure all Americans. The inconsistent messages and actions are unsettling.
But we have another voice in Washington, DC - a man who understands what Alaskans believe: less centralized government control, restrained budgets, more opportunity for development, and fewer taxes. Today, we have a friend in RNC Chairman Michael Steele and his bold and courageous speech defines his leadership goals that will guide us all through this most difficult time for our nation."
Governor Sarah Palin
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Palin,Steele,just wish they had half of the brain Obama has.The fact is she cant even run her own state right!! Steele is a clown and so is Sarah. It is so funny how facts just fly right by her,amongst others in the gop.They all have short memory loss or perhaps selective memory?They cant remember what president left America in the toilet......and what president is trying to pull us back out. Its crazy.
Interesting take on this from an ADN poster
The transition from VP Candidate back to Governor of Alaska has been as predictable as Deer in Headlights.
Sarah has continued to broadcast mixed messages not only about herself but sadly now is having Bristol send mixed messages on Abstinence.
Bristol was at first honest and abstinence is not realistic and now she says "Abstinence is the Realistic"
Bristol interview with Greta......Abstinece is not Realistic
Sarah Palin Barges into the room to Hog the Camera.
Latest set of Interviews Bristol says "Abstienece is Realistic"
Sarah was not for getting quick aid to SW Alaska
Sarah was finally for getting aid to SW Ak when a Christian Charity org. stepped up to Bail Sarah Out.
Suggestion... Let Bristol live her own life as she so rightly deserves, and quit using your kids as a Political tool Sarah because it makes you look like a Foo
Ummm..interesting; Rev. Graham on a photo-op with Sarah Palin but "nothing against" President Obama just not meeting with him as the Graham's normally have with the new President..ummm..
When you compare the Character and Accomplishments of the Presidents to the Steele and Palin, the answer to who is more benefical to Americans is simple. Palin and Steele are simple minded!!
It is simply impossible that Sarah Palin authored the "statement" quoted in this article. Like her upcoming book, Palin needs someone to be her voice lest she screw up like she did during the presidential campaign. Read this transcript of her comments during a Faux News interview following the November election, then ask youself if you really think she's capable to speak/write for herself:
"Faith is a very big part of my life. And putting my life in my creator’s hands—this is what I always do. I’m like, O.K., God, if there is an open door for me somewhere, this is what I always pray, I’m like, don’t let me miss the open door. Show me where the open door is. Even if it’s cracked up a little bit, maybe I’ll plow right on through that and maybe prematurely plow through it, but don’t let me miss an open door. And if there is an open door in ’12 or four years later, and if it is something that is going to be good for my family, for my state, for my nation, an opportunity for me, then I’ll plow through that door."
I look forward to 2012 and our next president, Sarah Palin. I wonder who the Vice President will be?
"But we have another clueless voice in Washington, DC - a man who understands what Alaskans who are smart like me believe: more abstinence, more hip-hop, restrained budgets unless it involves my hair or makeup, more opportunity for environmentally devastating development, and fewer taxes, resulting in fewer services for all Americans. Oh, and also more bling there.Today, we have an urban suburban friend in RNC Chairman Michael Steele and his bold and courageous past-the-cutting-edge speech defines his leadership goals that will guide and progress us real Christian Pro-Americans all through this most difficult time for our nation also too."
Someone should ask her again, what news papers she reads.
Maybe this time she can at least name two, like the Daily News Miner and Alaska Daily News.
Instead of giving the 'Deer in headlights stare'.
I for one would have respected that answer, it would have showed that she at least was up to date with what was being reported in the state that she governs.
I live in California and I'm not a big fan of Arnold, but at least he doesn't embarrass me or claim to speak in my name. I have great sympathy for the people of Alaska - your governor is a national disgrace, a worldwide embarrassment, and CONSTANTLY pretends to speak for all of you.
Arnold is a rocket scientist compared to palin.
I don't understand why we allow uneducated people to run for office as a governor. Don't know history, don't understand geography and still running her mouth. As a nation, are we short of educated people to run an office? I think the governor needs to go back to school. She hasn't done well with her daughter, how can she do well with the handling of a state.
No disrespect to the people of Alaska but I think we all know why Sarah Palin was elected to the city council of Wasilla, as its mayor and as governor of Alaska. She is a beautiful woman. Sarah Palin the former beauty queen used her skills performing in swimsuits and playing the flute to sell her looks, not her knowledge to get where she is today. C'mon, she is a college grad though it took six schools to get her degree and she thought Africa was a country. She doesn't recognize Juneteenth because she probably thought all the slaves were freed in April of 1865 and couldn't why slaves were still slaves on 6/19/1865. Alaskans know they have to get in right next year. Do what the rest of America did on the 4th of November.
Soooo.... are you saying that she played the flute and did some fancy pagaent walkin' during the governor job interview? LMAO! Way too funny.
I guess Sarah will get the last laugh when she laughs all the way to the bank..... with her 'eleventy kazillion dollars' she's going to get from her best seller book. LMAO!
..................Michael Steele, the new maverick in D.C. (You da man)
I guess John McCain no longer have the role of maverick in Washington anymore.
It is funny that I have followed politics for a long time. Love debating Republicans, yet I never ever heard of Sarah Palin before last August. This woman don't know how to disappear. She lost the great election of 2008. Her values and ideas were rejected by the majority of America. Governor Palin needs to govern her state. Giving out press releases praise Steele and knocking Obama does not help her state. Focusing on Washington and attempting to blame Obama for the auto industry collapse doesn't help her state. By 2012, Michael Steele will be gone from the RNC and Bristol Palin will be on child number 4.
'...WE ARE PAYING THEM HALF A BILLION DOLLARS TO DO IT!'
You expected them to do it for free? I'm no Palin fan, but that statement is ridiculous.
You have to read it again. The comment was a reference to Palin crticitizing Obama for "unprecedented reliance upon foreign countries" while Palin herself contracted building a pipeline to a foreign nation at the tune of 500,000,000 dollars
www.portfolio.com/executives/features/2009/03/17/Governor-Palins-Big-Energy-Battles?page=1#page=1
Excerpt:
She saw the launching of a natural-gas-pipeline project as a God-given opportunity to prove herself bigger than Big Oil. Thus was born, in the spring of 2007, the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act, or AGIA, under the terms of which the state would pay up to $500 million in startup money to the company it selected to build the pipeline. The chosen company would have to comply with AGIA’s stringent, inflexible terms. Certain provisions, such as the state’s refusal to set tax rates in advance or even specify the formula by which they would be calculated, seemed designed specifically to discourage Exxon Mobil, BP, and ConocoPhillips from participating.
In fact, the terms discouraged almost everybody. In the end, the only bidder to meet AGIA’s requirements was the Calgary-based pipeline-construction company TransCanada. Nonetheless, Palin was thrilled. She felt that with AGIA, she’d stuck her thumb in the eye of Big Oil as no governor before her ever had. She was good, and they were bad, and she’d defeated them. She was Joan of Arc at Orleans.
Only one problem: TransCanada didn’t have any gas. Exxon Mobil, BP, and ConocoPhillips had the gas. In her populist fervor, what Palin had done—aided and abetted by the state legislature—was contrive to pay as much as $500 million to a foreign company to look into the possibility of someday building a line.
Get it now?
Thank you for summing it up so nicely. Now if webber will actually read it...
She paid Transcanada half a billion to determine if 'someday' they could build a pipeline. Problem is transcanada owns NO GAS but the 3 companies that do have been shut out by Palin b/c she thought that would make her appear tough on big oil. So she paid half a billion to a company to study whether they could someday build a pipeline but until she gets out of the way they'll be no gas to run through it. She's going out of her way to make that happen. Google the Transcanada deal and you'll see she's made a complete disaster of this and that SHE is the only reason that a pipeline isn't already under way.
"unprecedented reliance"
2 of them big multi sylable words in one snetence.
no way palin thought up this.
I don't think Alaska has any friends in Washington. Fact is the present administration and the Dems want Alaskans out. They want Alaska to be a Federal park and all you Alaskans need to move. Thats no myth! Sarah is the only friend you got, less you want to move to broken California. Putten down Palin isn't a cure it's a mistake, crying and not doing will lead to YOUR PARTIES demise.
huh ??
You took the words right out of my mouth, so I'll use my second thought:
WTF?
Is there anyway slow's comment makes any sense whatsoever?
slowtono, so what's your Team Sarah posting name?
I don't think Palin can put down her Blackberrys long enough to actually listen to anyone, even Steele. Meg probably wrote that statement and baked those cookies, also, too!!
Thanks, Shannyn, for letting folks know what's really going on in Alaska! By the way, how's that pipeline coming along?
Now Palin is palling around with Steele and Ms California.
Priceless.
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