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News Hounds: Palin Gets VP Job Description Wrong Again; Van Susteren Gives Her A Pass
Think Progress: Palin Takes Another Shot At Outlining Role Of VP: ‘They’ve Got To Be Exclusively…Administrative’
The Hollywood Liberal: Palin Takes Another Shot At Outlining Role Of VP: ?They?ve Got To Be Exclusively?Administrative?
Palin Gets VP Job Description Wrong Again; Van Susteren Gives Her A Pass
News Hounds —
During another FOX News softball interview with Sarah Palin, Greta Van Susteren asked Palin how she envisions her role as Vice President. Palin wrongly stated, "Well, they've got to be exclusively, of course, concentrating on the administrative side of governance and there again, that's where my executive experience will be put to good use."
Actually, the only role for the VP set out by the Constitution is to act as the tie-breaking officer of the Senate.
This is at least the second time Palin has wrongly described the job for which she is campaigning. Earlier in October, she incorrectly stated that the vice president "is in charge of the ...
Palin Takes Another Shot At Outlining Role Of VP: ‘They’ve Got To Be Exclusively…Administrative’
Think Progress —
In a recent interview, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) claimed that the vice president was “in charge of the United States Senate.” She added that she was excited to “make a lot of good policy changes.” As ThinkProgress reported, her claim was contradicted by the Senate Parliamentarian’s office and the U.S. Constitution.
Yesterday in an interview with Fox’s Greta Van Susteren, Palin took another shot at outlining the role of the vice president. This time, Palin completely changed her answer:
Well, they’ve to be exclusively, of course, concentrating on the administrative side of ...
Palin Takes Another Shot At Outlining Role Of VP: ?They?ve Got To Be Exclusively?Administrative?
The Hollywood Liberal —
Palin Takes Another Shot At Outlining Role Of VP: ?They?ve Got To Be Exclusively?Administrative? In a recent interview, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) claimed that the vice president was “in charge of the United States Senate.” She added that she was excited to “make a lot of good policy changes.” As ThinkProgress reported, her claim was contradicted by the Senate Parliamentarian’s office and the U.S. Constitution. Yesterday in an interview […] In a recent interview, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) claimed that the vice president was “ in charge of the United States Senate .” She added that she was excited to “make a lot of good policy changes.” As ThinkProgress ...
