» Liar, Liar.
Remember Sarah Palin's ridiculously empty assertion that she and her fellow Alaska lawmakers supported divesting in Sudan so they don't look like they're condoning genocide? It's more empty than we thought: "A search of news clips and transcripts from the first three months of this year did not turn up an instance in which Palin mentioned the Sudanese crisis or concerns about Alaska's investments tied to the ruling regime. Moreover, Palin's administration openly opposed the bill, and stated its opposition in a public hearing on the measure." [ABC News via SH] |
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Asked whether she would support putting troops on the ground in Sudan and try to stem the outrageous blood-letting, Palin, like so many times last night, didn't give a clear, concise answer. Rather, the Alaska Governor attempted to gussy up her own involvement, which turns out to be next to nothing. And her introductory statement's offensive on so many levels: What I've done in my position to help, as the governor of a state that's pretty rich in natural resources, we have a $40 billion investment fund, a savings fund called the Alaska Permanent Fund. What?! You are planning on disinvesting so you don't look like you're "condoning" genocide in Darfur? That is not action, but image projection. Doesn't this woman understand that disinvestment doesn't really do anything, anyway, because the Chinese don't give two shits about human rights and are more than willing to pump money into the region? Watch both Palin and Joe Biden's responses on the Darfur question down below… |
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• NYU's Stern Business School just got its first gay group. How did they not buy into gay rights sooner? • Lesbian love quarrel flames: "A lovers' quarrel between two women got out of hand, police said, and one found herself nearly set on fire." Ow! • John Travolta at notoriously gay spa? • Anti-Gay marriage radio ad plagues New Jersey. |
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