Palin: “I Want To Be President”
That’s what she said to her campaign manager, Laura Chase, when she ran for mayor in 1996.
“I said, ‘You know, Sarah, within 10 years you could be governor,’ ” Ms. Chase recalled. “She replied, ‘I want to be president.’ “
She also wanted least one book banned in 1995: Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite.
Ms. Palin, then a city councilwoman, told colleagues that she had noticed the book “Daddy’s Roommate” on the shelves and that it did not belong there, according to Ms. Chase and [Former Wasilla Mayor John] Stein. Ms. Chase read the book, which helps children understand homosexuality, and said it was inoffensive; she suggested that Ms. Palin read it.
The desire to ban free speech isn’t just an ancient wish of a small-town mayor. Just four months ago, Sherry Whitstine, a conservative Alaska blogger, got a call from an assistant to Palin to ask her to stop blogging. Whitstine’s blog is here.
“You should be ashamed!” Ivy Frye, the assistant, told her. “Stop blogging. Stop blogging right now!”
As governor, Palin wasn’t as accessible as her cheerleaders would have you believe.
Democrats and Republicans alike describe her as often missing in action. Since taking office in 2007, Ms. Palin has spent 312 nights at her Wasilla home, some 600 miles to the north of the governor’s mansion in Juneau, records show.
During the last legislative session, some lawmakers became so frustrated with her absences that they took to wearing “Where’s Sarah?” pins.
The big question is, will the Republicans be succesfull creating a narrative about her that, along with the lies being put out by the McCain campaign, will enable her to achieve her long-held dream? Americabog has a great post on the litany of lies.
This reminds me of “my husband’s mother’s father in law’s sister’s friend told me”. Where is the credibility Alan?
September 15th, 2008 at 12:04 am
Research, Colmes, RESEARCH. Have you seen the list of books that had attempted bans at the Wasilla library?
No?
No, of course you haven’t, or you wouldn’t be repeating this L-I-E.
By all means, look it up. I’ve seen it. I could even point you to the right website to find it. But be a professional and find it yourself. Don’t you get paid to do something?
“Americabog has a great post on the litany of lies.”
That would be a pretty long list if they include yours.
September 15th, 2008 at 12:08 am
From the Associated Press: “The McCain campaign is defending Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s much-criticized inquiry into banning books at her hometown library, saying her questions were only hypothetical.”
Okay. So the McCain campaign has at least acknowledged that she asked the librarians the question. Why, do you think, would she even hypothetically ask the question? Even if she were getting requests from library patrons about inappropriate books, wouldn’t the question be “How should we deal with this?” rather than “How do we ban books?”
September 15th, 2008 at 12:21 am
Rick. instead of being a lazy bigoted leftist , why dont you find the answer and let us know
September 15th, 2008 at 12:36 am
Ellen Lowe is saying Mr. Colmes is perpetuating a lie that Palin inquired about banning books. All I’m saying is even the McCain-Palin campaign acknowledged that she asked the question to the librarian. So, sounds like it’s not a lie. That’s my point–no more research needed to make it, either.
September 15th, 2008 at 12:46 am
Even if she were getting requests from library patrons about inappropriate books, wouldn’t the question be “How should we deal with this?” rather than “How do we ban books?”
So now she’s getting criticized for asking questions the “wrong” way?
Lemme move those straws you’re grapsing at a little closer…
And oh NO, a scary scary gay book. Forget the FACT that she vetoed a law to ban benefits to same-sex partners, she’s a Christian and MUST HATE GAYS!
September 15th, 2008 at 12:47 am
I don’t think anyone here has said that Palin hates gays.
September 15th, 2008 at 12:51 am
“Ellen Lowe is saying Mr. Colmes is perpetuating a lie that Palin inquired about banning books.”
And that is a lie right there.
Exact words of Colmes above:
“She also wanted least one book banned in 1995″
That book has never been banned nor was the attempt made at that library.
Look. It. Up. Liar.
“All I’m saying is even the McCain-Palin campaign acknowledged that she asked the question to the librarian.”
Of course she would ask; it would be her job to know about book banning. You’d have to be wholly stupid to think that absolutely MUST mean she wanted to ban something. Well, okay, I know my audience here.
“So, sounds like it’s not a lie.”
Yep it is.
“That’s my point–no more research needed to make it, either.”
Lame point. And a lie to boot. Go ahead and try to sleaze out of it, though.
September 15th, 2008 at 12:56 am
“I don’t think anyone here has said that Palin hates gays.”
All liberals say that about anyone who disagrees with them. Where have you been?
September 15th, 2008 at 12:58 am
ALAN WROTE:
“I said, ‘You know, Sarah, within 10 years you could be governor,’ ” Ms. Chase recalled. “She replied, ‘I want to be president.’” I guess I am just missing what is bad or wrong about this statement.
“Ms. Palin, then a city councilwoman, told colleagues that she had noticed the book “Daddy’s Roommate” on the shelves and that it did not belong there, according to Ms. Chase and [Former Wasilla Mayor John] Stein. Ms. Chase read the book, which helps children understand homosexuality, and said it was inoffensive; she suggested that Ms. Palin read it.” Where did it say that she BANNED books.
“The desire to ban free speech isn’t just an ancient wish of a small-town mayor. Just four months ago, Sherry Whitstine, a conservative Alaska blogger, got a call from an assistant to Palin to ask her to stop blogging. Whitstine’s blog is here.” Yeah, check out this blog. This woman hate Palin with a passion. Really reliable proof.
“Democrats and Republicans alike describe her as often missing in action. Since taking office in 2007, Ms. Palin has spent 312 nights at her Wasilla home, some 600 miles to the north of the governor’s mansion in Juneau, records show.
During the last legislative session, some lawmakers became so frustrated with her absences that they took to wearing “Where’s Sarah?” pins.” Nothing here unless you can prove it actually happened. I have read and heard lots of comments from staff and people she worked with, including legislatures, and I haven’t heard one of them say this.
“The big question is, will the Republicans be succesfull creating a narrative about her that, along with the lies being put out by the McCain campaign, will enable her to achieve her long-held dream? Americabog has a great post on the litany of lies.” LITANY OF LIES is a far left McCain/Palin hate blog. About as reliable as the DU, Huffington Post and Daily Kos.
The real question, Colmes, is could the McCain camp even come close to matching the number of lies put out by the Obama Campaign. Doubtful.
September 15th, 2008 at 1:05 am
“The real question, Colmes, is could the McCain camp even come close to matching the number of lies put out by the Obama Campaign. Doubtful.”
Mickey, I followed that link and all it contained was just one accusation after another, nothing cited but op-eds and hit pieces, nothing substantive.
That’s what qualifies as “research” to a liberal: a pyramid of nonsense.
September 15th, 2008 at 1:19 am
HEY ELLEN Lowe: Doesn’t it amaze you that the left hasn’t figured out that Sarah Palin is running for Vice-President – not President. I caught that just as soon as McCain introduced her as his Vice-Presidential running mate. Guess it takes liberals a bit longer for things to sink in.
September 15th, 2008 at 1:29 am
Palin wouldn’t have asked how books are removed unless she wanted to remove books–and that shows exactly what kind of radical religious zealot she is.
And now the gang of thugs around McCain is trying to get democratic voters removed from the voter rolls.
//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26683049/
September 15th, 2008 at 1:35 am
84,000 at the Democratic convention…10,000 at the Republican convention…Still the republicans wont vote the economic interest..
September 15th, 2008 at 1:37 am
Small town America is dead…But they stilll vote their religion..
September 15th, 2008 at 1:38 am
ROCKY:
“Palin wouldn’t have asked how books are removed unless she wanted to remove books–and that shows exactly what kind of radical religious zealot she is.” I’m not sure how you came to this conclusion, but I know it’s wrong.
“And now the gang of thugs around McCain is trying to get democratic voters removed from the voter rolls.
//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26683049/” This came from MSNBC. And to them from the AP. I would have to see a lot more proof than from just those 2 sources.
September 15th, 2008 at 1:47 am
Rocky: you expect us to believe your biased sources?
September 15th, 2008 at 1:53 am
i’m just kidding about that but i wanted to pretend to be a crazy lib and see how it feels.
September 15th, 2008 at 1:54 am
Ellen: “Mickey, I followed that link and all it contained was just one accusation after another, nothing cited but op-eds and hit pieces, nothing substantive.” Exactly, their research takes them to places like the Huffington Post, Daily Kos, DU, MSNBC, the NATION, and such places. I would be ashamed to post anything from any of those places and expect it to be taken as any form of the truth.
September 15th, 2008 at 1:55 am
BOB SAID:
“84,000 at the Democratic convention…10,000 at the Republican convention…Still the republicans wont vote the economic interest..” and “Small town America is dead…But they stilll vote their religion..”
I bet there is a point there somewhere.
September 15th, 2008 at 1:57 am
This is an interesting article about Obama and his ‘getting into office’ tactics.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0704030881apr04,0,6678847.story
September 15th, 2008 at 2:28 am
GO SARAH!!
September 15th, 2008 at 6:16 am
If i was a lawyer , I’d sue Alan for libel.
September 15th, 2008 at 6:35 am
BARACK: I WANT TO BE COMMANDER IN CHEIF
OBAMA TRIED TO STALL GIS’ IRAQ WITHDRAWAL
WHILE campaigning in public for a speedy withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, Sen. Barack Obama has tried in private to persuade Iraqi leaders to delay an agreement on a draw-down of the American military presence.
According to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Obama made his demand for delay a key theme of his discussions with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July.
“He asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the formation of a new administration in Washington,” Zebari said in an interview.
Obama insisted that Congress should be involved in negotiations on the status of US troops – and that it was in the interests of both sides not to have an agreement negotiated by the Bush administration in its “state of weakness and political confusion.”
“However, as an Iraqi, I prefer to have a security agreement that regulates the activities of foreign troops, rather than keeping the matter open.” Zebari says.
Though Obama claims the US presence is “illegal,” he suddenly remembered that Americans troops were in Iraq within the legal framework of a UN mandate. His advice was that, rather than reach an accord with the “weakened Bush administration,” Iraq should seek an extension of the UN mandate.
While in Iraq, Obama also tried to persuade the US commanders, including Gen. David Petraeus, to suggest a “realistic withdrawal date.” They declined.
Obama has made many contradictory statements with regard to Iraq. His latest position is that US combat troops should be out by 2010. Yet his effort to delay an agreement would make that withdrawal deadline impossible to meet.
Supposing he wins, Obama’s administration wouldn’t be fully operational before February – and naming a new ambassador to Baghdad and forming a new negotiation team might take longer still.
By then, Iraq will be in the throes of its own campaign season. Judging by the past two elections, forming a new coalition government may then take three months. So the Iraqi negotiating team might not be in place until next June.
Then, judging by how long the current talks have taken, restarting the process from scratch would leave the two sides needing at least six months to come up with a draft accord. That puts us at May 2010 for when the draft might be submitted to the Iraqi parliament – which might well need another six months to pass it into law.
[SNIP] NY POST
September 15th, 2008 at 7:36 am
“Rocky: you expect us to believe your biased sources?”
I don’t expect you to READ anything, much less believe it, unless it comes from your handler in the GOP.
September 15th, 2008 at 8:17 am
According to FactCheck.org, an independent web site that both democrats and republicans use has this information on their web site regarding the book topic:
“She did not demand that books be banned from the Wasilla library. Some of the books on a widely circulated list were not even in print at the time. The librarian has said Palin asked a “What if?” question, but the librarian continued in her job through most of Palin’s first term.”
September 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
Rick stated:
I don’t think anyone here has said that Palin hates gays.
Hey Rick, yes one person did. Ellen Lowe.
Ellen Lowe belched:
Forget the FACT that she vetoed a law to ban benefits to same-sex partners, she’s a Christian and MUST HATE GAYS!
However, Ellen seldom has facts to back up her accusations. Clearly this is just a smear against Christians and Palin. I would put very little faith in anything Ellen says.
September 15th, 2008 at 9:24 am
i don’t need to know ANYTHING else but the foreign policy answer: “you can see russia from alaska.” exactally what type of insane babble is that??!!
September 15th, 2008 at 9:41 am
i don’t need to know ANYTHING else but the foreign policy answer: “you can see russia from alaska.” exactally what type of insane babble is that??!!
September 15th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Vince it’s rather obvious you are not an attorney. Aren’t conservatives against frivolous lawsuits and trial lawyers in general?
September 15th, 2008 at 9:55 am
We’re against stupid questions.
September 15th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Vince posts:
If i was a lawyer , I’d sue Alan for libel.
Where has Alan ever written anything about you?
September 15th, 2008 at 10:13 am
Vince, maybe it’s that you are aginst questions that you have trouble answering or confuse you.
September 15th, 2008 at 11:48 am
http://noquarterusa.net/blog/
TREASON
Obama said don’t bring the troops home from Iraq until I get my throne!!! I’ll take the credit!!
September 15th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
You mean the article written by Amir Taheri. Good luck with that one.
September 15th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
If i was a lawyer , I’d sue Alan for libel.
Posted by Vince P
September 15th, 2008 at 6:35 am
Why? Why not instead set up wide scale hearings on the charge of treason, issuing subpeona’s (bringing in people) for persons in the media, elected office or people in general. They can be questioned on their patriotism and aks if they want to admit to being communist or being a traitor to the USA
September 15th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Vince it’s rather obvious you are not an attorney. Aren’t conservatives against frivolous lawsuits and trial lawyers in general?
Budda, its difficult for you to imagine but we in the GOP prefer to be honest. I know you cannot comprehend what that means, this “honesty” thing, but it goes with being patriotic, another phrase the democrat school unions banned years ago.
The problem is extortion, give us cash or we is gonna sue you in court. Thats what you democrats/liberals live by, extortion and abuse of power for your own gains.
Speaking of Hussein Obama, they is gonna puts their black reparations team to work on whitey. So all you’s whitey’s out there is gonna pay us Negro’s back, if Obama gets elected they is gonna just force it.
wish I was just joking about that, but Obama is a black reparations artist
September 15th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
I want to be President too.
September 15th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Bradley i think i’ll imitate one of thier favorite art works, Piss Christ… I’ll call it Piss Traitor Lefty Hippie Scum. It’s them sealed in a giant clear cube filled with my piss.
September 15th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Vince shows his love of art:
Bradley i think i’ll imitate one of thier favorite art works, Piss Christ… I’ll call it Piss Traitor Lefty Hippie Scum. It’s them sealed in a giant clear cube filled with my piss.
Whose favorite art work? I thought it was pretty disgusting, and not all that clever (one would think that good art would be a bit more subtle). And I never met anyone who thought it was their favorite (a lot of people supported the whole free speech angle, but favorite work of art?). But to each his own, if you liked it enough to think it worth imitating, knock yourself out.
For sanitary reasons I suggest you ensure the cube is leak free though!
September 15th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
UC: Do you know how long it takes to fill the cube? FOREVER
September 15th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Vince,
Get some of the hard right wing posters on this blog to help you out, they drink a lot of kool-aid, so should be able to help you filler-up more quickly.
September 15th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
maybe the moose skinner should try banning THE FIRST DUDE from meetings pertaining to state business and forget the books!
September 15th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Bradley it is obvious you know little about the law or the courts and how they work.
And just who mentioned Obama? Do you have ADD? The racist rant that followed was rather telling.
September 15th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Truth be know, Obama, Biden,nor Palin are qualified to be president. But NOBODY is telling the TRUTH !
September 15th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Alan,
I would ask this, every time Sarah Palin is question it is sexist and that may be true.
Is is not also true that every time Mr Obama is questions it is racists?
Same old Same old GET TO THE ISSUE
September 16th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
The question is for me as a Conservative Alaskan
How could John McCain select someone to be his veep with an ‘active’ abuse of power investigation going on and ethics charges pending. All the rest has merit but not now.
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