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Palin lied about visiting Ireland as part of her foreign policy experience
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — ... , which is what the McCain-Palin campaign claimed to Politico's Ben Smith on Saturday. She had a short refueling stopover, which means at best her extensive Irish diplomacy amounted to ...

Palin's Trip To Ireland? A 'Shannon Stopover'
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... *For US readers the Shannon Stopover refers to planes landing at Shannon Airport to refuel when on their way to and from parts of Europe/Middle East. Shannon Airport sees many US Military and contractor flights arrive there each month for refueling -- passengers get off the plane for a while and then get back on again. Hardly a visit to Ireland? Well, give it up to the international blogosphere, folks, because as it turns out, Byrne was absolutely correct. Ben Smith, today: The Ireland trip was a refueling stop on her ...

Palin’s Ireland trip was just a refueling stopover.
Think Progress — ... — had ever traveled abroad. A spokeswoman for Palin said the Alaska governor had been to Germany and Kuwait in 2007 and had visited one other country, Ireland. It turns out that the Ireland trip was just a refueling stopover on the way to Europe and the Middle East. But she has been to Canada, another campaign spokesman noted. (HT: ...

WTF?
Suburban Guerrilla — This post is priceless: I wrote the other day that a Palin spokeswoman said trips to Germany, Kuwait and Ireland made up her foreign travel. Two details worth clarifying: The Ireland trip was a refueling stop on her trip to military installations in Germany and Kuwait, spokeswoman Maria Comella said. And she’s also visited Canada, another spokesman, Ben Porritt, says. I’m being beginning to suspect that McCain’s top advisers have never seen a presidential campaign before and they wouldn’t ...

OK, now we're just in pathological liar territory.
Daily Kos — ... touted Palin's national security credentials by referring to her experience with the Alaska National Guard.  So the question becomes this: Does John McCain even know what Sarah Palin's role in Alaska is? Duh. I mean, just DUH. And that trip abroad? She went to Kuwait to visit the Guard troops, stopped in Germany as many such travelers do on the way back, to visit still more troops. OK, so far so good. But Ireland? Well... Palin's stopover I wrote the other day that a ...

Something That You Said or Implied Makes Me Doubt You
Whiskey Fire — ... The Palin Parade of Fun keeps on marching! (St. Patrick's Day edition) I wrote the other day that a Palin spokeswoman said trips to Germany, Kuwait and Ireland made up her foreign travel. Two details worth clarifying: The Ireland trip was a refueling stop on her trip to military installations in Germany and Kuwait, spokeswoman Maria Comella said. And she's also visited Canada, another spokesman, Ben Porritt, says. Begob! ...

Sarah Louise Palin lied about her Ireland trip
The Latest on Air America — ... , which is what the McCain-Palin campaign claimed to Politico's Ben Smith on Saturday. She had a short refueling stopover, which means at best her extensive Irish diplomacy amounted to ...

Wednesday Mostly Palin Bashing
Discourse.net — ... Sarah Palin and Christian Dominionist Theocracy dday, Hullaballoo, Sharks Patrol These Waters (excellent summary of the various Palin scandals up to mid-day Sept. 2, 2008) TPM, Palin’s Lobbyist Has Abramoff Ties Brandon Friedman, VoteVets Palin as Commander of the Alaska National Guard? Please. ROFL: Ben Smith, Politico, Palin’s stopover. Or, to put it more bluntly, Palin lied about visiting Ireland as part of her foreign ...

"Alaska is right next to Russia"
Main and Central — ... of the Alaska Army National Guard who were stationed in northern Kuwait for 15 months. She also stopped at a U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, to visit wounded Alaskans, including regular Army troops based at Fort Richardson. The journey marked the first time that Palin had traveled overseas, according to Sharon Leighow, a spokeswoman in the governor’s office. *ouch* That has to hurt...! Btw, more on that journey here... I wrote the other day that a Palin spokeswoman said trips to Germany, ...

Do something Sarah Palin can't: Tell us on the first try which countries you've visited
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... in her life. And yes, I did make fun of her because she gave us a small list that included a refueling stop in Ireland. After being caught in that distortion , Palin doesn't mention Ireland anymore. But in her original list, she didn't mention Canada, the country that is a very short distance from Juneau, the state capital of Alaska. Since Juneau is the only U.S. state capital you can't drive to, getting to Canada might be a little difficult. But her people did admit later that she has been to Canada. And I thought we were done. After all, when you are asked multiple times ...

Will the Re-Election of Convicted Felon Ted Stevens Lead to Sen. Sarah Palin?
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... immediacy of resignation (at least not right away). She'll take care of his seat, should things get "out of hand" in Washington. Considering this possibility, the idea of Stevens being re-elected is not as surprising. For Sarah Palin fans, it's a definite win. They basically voted to give Palin the national platform upon which to stage her second national coming out party. Even if she doesn't win the actual election to the Senate, she can still say she's been there (much like her " trip to Ireland "), and add that to the vast executive experience on her resume for her 2012 ...