Bradley in DC
09-12-2008, 03:59 PM
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/cross_tabs/2008/09/debunking_palin_rumors.html
(Personally, I liked it better when I thought she had been part of the AIP...)
Debunking Palin Rumors
By Justin Gardner
So far, Sarah Palin's record has provided a lot of fodder for gossip and speculation. I've detailed a lot of the hard facts on this blog, but now it's time to address the stuff that isn't true.
This from FactCheck.org:
Palin did not cut funding for special needs education in Alaska by 62 percent. She didn't cut it at all. In fact, she tripled per-pupil funding over just three years.
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.
She was never a member of the Alaskan Independence Party, a group that wants Alaskans to vote on whether they wish to secede from the United States. She's been registered as a Republican since May 1982.
Palin never endorsed or supported Pat Buchanan for president. She once wore a Buchanan button as a "courtesty" when he visited Wasilla, but shortly afterward she was appointed to co-chair of the campaign of Steve Forbes in the state.
Palin has not pushed for teaching creationism in Alaska's schools. She has said that students should be allowed to "debate both sides" of the evolution question, but she also said creationism "doesn't have to be part of the curriculum."
One thing I do want to add to FactCheck's reporting regarding Palin's affiliation with the Alaska Independence Party...Todd Palin has registered twice as a member of the AIP, Sarah attended their 2006 convention, she did record a video greeting for their 2008 convention and one her political mentors, former governor Wally Hickel, is currently a member.
So, while FactCheck's reporting is accurate that she isn't a member of AIP, she's still extremely cozy with a political group that advocates secession.
In any event, does anybody else have any other Palin rumors you want to debunk beyond the obvious ones about her kids?
(Personally, I liked it better when I thought she had been part of the AIP...)
Debunking Palin Rumors
By Justin Gardner
So far, Sarah Palin's record has provided a lot of fodder for gossip and speculation. I've detailed a lot of the hard facts on this blog, but now it's time to address the stuff that isn't true.
This from FactCheck.org:
Palin did not cut funding for special needs education in Alaska by 62 percent. She didn't cut it at all. In fact, she tripled per-pupil funding over just three years.
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.
She was never a member of the Alaskan Independence Party, a group that wants Alaskans to vote on whether they wish to secede from the United States. She's been registered as a Republican since May 1982.
Palin never endorsed or supported Pat Buchanan for president. She once wore a Buchanan button as a "courtesty" when he visited Wasilla, but shortly afterward she was appointed to co-chair of the campaign of Steve Forbes in the state.
Palin has not pushed for teaching creationism in Alaska's schools. She has said that students should be allowed to "debate both sides" of the evolution question, but she also said creationism "doesn't have to be part of the curriculum."
One thing I do want to add to FactCheck's reporting regarding Palin's affiliation with the Alaska Independence Party...Todd Palin has registered twice as a member of the AIP, Sarah attended their 2006 convention, she did record a video greeting for their 2008 convention and one her political mentors, former governor Wally Hickel, is currently a member.
So, while FactCheck's reporting is accurate that she isn't a member of AIP, she's still extremely cozy with a political group that advocates secession.
In any event, does anybody else have any other Palin rumors you want to debunk beyond the obvious ones about her kids?