Just remember Sarah Palin was involved with the Independence Party which her husband belonged to. Now that's anti-American, not Obama when he was 8-years-old. Who cares about William Ayres? It happened 30 years ago, not last week. 30 years ago! The guy has changed his life. He's not bombing anymore. Who cares! He was not convicted. He even pals around with Republicans. If there were any current ties we would of known by now. John McCain needs to stop with the under the table politics. This lurching doesn't help anybody. And now he's lurching over the phone. Remember voters you can always just hang up.
Sarah Palin used that party to get elected. I've seen the video which she said "keep up with the good work." Is she worth talking about? If you want to know Sarah Palin go to http://my2bucks.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/a-letter-from-someone-who-has-known-sarah-palin-since-1992/
A woman has known her more than 16 years. She explains her record quite well. She's not the maverick she whines about. Very good letter. She's conservatively clueless. She spews hate at her rallies and only wants to go to the parts of the country that are "real Americans." It's real concerning that she doesn't stop the rage shouting in her crowds. It's not American when you divide the country the way she has. Her polls have dropped dramatically.
Claimed to have been an anti-corruption crusader, actually ran Ted Stevens' political action committee and made appearances with him even after he was accused of corruption. Troopergate. She is also now accused of improperly accessing and disclosing the state trooper's personnel file, which could carry criminal charges.
She also is being scrutinized for her expense reports. Palin billed taxpayers for staying in her own home for 312 nights, and her daughters and husband charged $43,490, mostly for trips between Juneau and Wasilla. When Palin was mayor of Wasilla, it was the only town in Alaska that forced rape victims to pay for their own rape kits. The state was forced to pass a law preventing the practice. Palin's 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, but she personally slashed funding for teen pregnancy organization with a line-item veto despite a $5 billion Alaskan budget surplus due to rising oil prices. Todd Palin was a registered member of the Alaska Independence Party from 1995-2002. Palin left Wasilla $20 million in debt. Palin pressured a librarian to ban unspecified books, later fired her, but local residents pressured to re-hire her.
Wow - she's the gift that keeps on giving. Let's not forget the aerial shooting of wolves. Her highly-touted "executive experience" (running a state of 670,000) is a joke. And 5,000 as mayor. The mayor of Kansas City deals with nearly three times as many people as the governor of Alaska. Palin has zero credentials for the VP job, period.
Anthony Burchette
Warsaw, via e-mail
Editors Note: This letter was edited to conform more closely to the 500-word limit stated in our letters policy.
