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reuters.com - 9/4/2008
Palin bridge to nowhere line angers many Alaskans | U.S.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - It garnered big applause in her first speech as Republican John McCain's vice presidential pick, but Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's assertion that she rejected Congressional funds for the so-called "bridge to nowhere" has upset many Alaskans. During her first speech ...

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Crooks and Liars:  Hockey Mom Sarah Palin Comes Out Swinging

Political Punch:  Mush!

The Anonymous Liberal:  Refining the Attack

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Hockey Mom Sarah Palin Comes Out Swinging
Crooks and Liars — ... speech before knowing who the nominee would be. Interesting choice on her part to repeat rank falsehoods that have already been debunked ten times over. A sample: I suspended the state fuel tax, and championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress. Strike One. I told the Congress “thanks, but no thanks,” for that Bridge to Nowhere.  Strike Two. If our state wanted a bridge, we’d build it ourselves. ...

Mush!
Political Punch — ... is the law. While I was at it, I got rid of a few things in the governor's office that I didn't believe our citizens should have to pay for. That luxury jet was over the top. I put it on eBay. I love to drive myself to work. And I thought we could muddle through without the governor's personal chef - although I've got to admit that sometimes my kids sure miss her."Not everything she said was as it seems. She said she told Congress "thanks but no thanks" on the Bridge to Nowhere, but the truth is a little more cloudy . She was an attack dog tonight."We've all heard his ...

Refining the Attack
The Anonymous Liberal — ... But, as we now know, it’s also a rather audacious lie. Not only did Palin promise to build the bridge while she was campaigning for Governor in 2006, but the earmark was killed--through no effort of hers--before she ever took office. And when she did take office, she accepted all of the federal money that had originally been earmarked for the bridge and spent it on other stuff. ...

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