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Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake — ... a heckuva job edition. Gustav could make landfall in Louisiana by sunrise. As this is election season, the GOP is making a show of caring.  But they're also already politicizing Gustav.  The McSame campaign, on the other hand, doesn't seem to be on top of things. Though they did have time to scrub edit Palin's wiki page.  Turns out, Palin was for the bridge to nowhere before she was, you know... A few questions for Sarah Palin.  Best ...

Thomas Eagleton Watch
Booman Tribune — ... . She lied about opposing the bridge to nowhere . Add all of this to the fact that she has no experience. It can't be long before panic sets in and Sarah Palin follows the path of Thomas Eagleton. She's Thomas Eagleton on steroids.

Today Was Sell-Sarah-Palin Day on Cavuto or, Put Another Way, Crooks and Liars on Parade
News Hounds — ... Swann, continuing: "Would, would, would give it back? Most governors would try to find another way to spend it on something else. She gave it back. So she not only fits into his mold of change and of giving government back to the people, but she's practiced it and he has now selected someone who will substantiate what he wants to do. I think that's important." ...

Today Was Sell-Sarah-Palin Day on Cavuto or, Put Another Way, Liars on Parade
News Hounds — ... Swann, continuing: "Would, would, would give it back? Most governors would try to find another way to spend it on something else. She gave it back. So she not only fits into his mold of change and of giving government back to the people, but she's practiced it and he has now selected someone who will substantiate what he wants to do. I think that's important." ...

Factchecking Palin
Obsidian Wings — ... about why she wasn't building the bridge (also via Plumer.) Decide for yourselves what role a principled opposition to earmark funding plays in it. Hint: here's what residents of Ketchikan AK said when they heard her recent remarks: ...

Factchecking Palin
Political Animal — ... about why she wasn't building the bridge (also via Plumer.) Decide for yourselves what role a principled opposition to earmark funding plays in it. Hint: here's what residents of Ketchikan AK said when they heard her recent remarks: "In the city Ketchikan, the planned site of the so-called "Bridge to Nowhere," political leaders of both parties said the claim was false and a betrayal of their community, because she had supported the bridge and the earmark for it secured by Alaska's Congressional delegation during her run for governor. (...) "People are learning that she ...

Wrap up on the Palin Speech
democracyarsenal.org — ... going to raise your taxes" argument Healthcare Global warming Afghanistan and Pakistan and the real threats that are facing us 2.  There are still many many questions about Sarah Palin's experience and positions.  Speech or no speech.   She still: Opposes abortion even in the cases of rape and incest Called the Iraq war a "task from God" Was for the bridge to nowhere before she was against it Is being investigated for using her political ...

Gordon Smith: Palin has "right stuff"
BlueOregon — ... . Tells the truth about her positions? Not so much. The ability to speak to a mass audience and actually talk about something substantive? ...

Lies To Nowhere: The McCain Campaign’s Inaccuracies On Palin’s Bridge To Nowhere Support
Think Progress — ... on a bridge between Ketchikan and Gravina Island.” Political leaders in Ketchikan, such as mayor Bob Weinstein, have expressed outrage at Palin’s betrayal of their cause: ...

Alaskans: McCain/Palin are lying
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — Reuters During her first speech after being named as McCain's surprise pick as a running mate, Palin said she had told Congress "'thanks but no thanks' on that bridge to nowhere." In the city Ketchikan, the planned site of the so-called "Bridge to Nowhere," political leaders of both parties said the claim was false and a betrayal of their community, because she had supported the bridge and the earmark for it secured by Alaska's Congressional delegation during her run for governor. The bridge, a span from the city to Gravina Island, home to only a few ...

Joanne Bamberger: An Open Letter to Sarah Palin About Working Mothers
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... 5. I know you're a little busy at the moment, but since you're asking so many of us to vote for you, we'd like to hear a little more about these issues and less about that Bridge to Nowhere, though I would like you to be a bit more honest about what you did with the money you didn't spend on that bridge. ...