Sarah Palin Bridge to Nowhere

Creating Candidate Palin: How McCain Spun This One A Turn Too Far

Les Gara | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics


Les Gara

Palin's nomination has created unusual common ground for Alaskans. Whether we support her or not, we've been furrowing our eyebrows a lot lately as we watch the McCain campaign re-write Alaska history.

Seth Colter Walls

'Bridge To Nowhere' Project Moving Forward, With Palin's Consent

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics


Campaign fact-checkers were back to work on Monday, criticizing Gov. Sarah Palin for restating a false claim about the notorious "Bridge to Nowhere" t...

Palin Administration Still Working On "Bridge To Nowhere"

ProPublica | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics


Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has portrayed herself as a foe of pork-barrel spending, pointing in particular to her role in killing the $398 million "Bridge...

Palin Brings Back Debunked Bridge, Ebay Lines She Dropped In Alaska

Fox News | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics


The New York Times reported last week that when Sarah Palin went back to Alaska, she dropped some dubious claims from her oft-repeated stump speech. ...

Palin Drops Reference To "Bridge To Nowhere" In Speech

NY Times | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics


In speech after speech to crowds in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia in recent days, Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican candidate for vice president, has...

Roger Ebert Pans Palin

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 10.12.2008 | Chicago


Venerable film critic Roger Ebert waded into politics Thursday to review Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. The verdict? Thumbs Down. ...

The McCain-Palin Lies and the Neil Armstrong Principle

Paul Begala | Posted 10.10.2008 | Media


Paul Begala

The media have an obligation to point out when a politician is lying about a matter of fact, but the right-wing attack machine has so cowed some of them you can almost hear them moo.

Palin's Lie Caught on Camera, Says Obama Campaign

Ari Melber | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics


Ari Melber

2008-09-08-bridge.jpg The Obama campaign is circulating a photograph of Palin literally bragging about her support for the bridge to nowhere.

Palin Repeatedly Professed Desire To Renew Federal Funding For 'Bridge To Nowhere'

Think Progress | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics


During the unveiling of his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) tried to cast her as a "reformer" and "fiscal conservat...