Palin backs shipping Alaskan LNG to Japan (energy independence?)

[Nambe]

Source: The Associated Press

On the campaign trail, Sarah Palin says repeatedly that America must tap its own natural gas and oil reserves to become energy-independent.

But the Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate has pushed the federal government to allow a liquefied natural gas plant to continue exporting to Asia _ the only such plant in the United States that sends the product overseas. ...

Read more: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/oct/21/palin-backs-shipping-alaskan-lng-to-japan/

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Sarah the GOP think tank wizard

[HopeHoops]

1. Curley of the 3 Stooges: "I'm tryin' to think but nothin' happens!" - she's amazingly stupid.

[Piewhacket]

5. "Stupid, baby, stupid"

What were her teachers thinking?
They were thinking she was heading to be a beauty contestant, house wife,
and "hockey mom", and it didn't really flippin matter.

[Kalifornia.Kid]

10. "There she goes again" - Stupid is as Stupid does.

[bobd0]

2. Palin is nothing more than another in a long and ever lengthening line of Republican hypocrits and

demagogues.

The fact that so many Americans can be fooled by so many of these impostors for so long is a subject of constant amazement.

[groovedaddy]

11. And gives us a pretty good idea of how we got to where we are! n.t

[thunderchicken]

3. If I recall

Didn't Alaska ship north slope crude to Japan in the late '70's until the public got wind of it and put a stop to it? I am really surprised she hasn't proposed building a pipeline across the Bering Strait to sell oil/gas to Russia and Asia.

[Supersedeas]

4. Drill drill drill so Corporate Energy Corps can exploit US resources to sell to highest bidder

overseas.

[Joanne98]

6. OOPS!

[xxqqqzme]

7. AIP baaaay-beee

AIP - Alaska for Alaskans - that's the mindset. Didn't she address the AIP convention in June, the same time this renewal was finalized? What a coincidence!

[TxBlue]

8. The Gift that Keeps on Giving!

Dumber than a bag full of hammers

[truedelphi]

13. I am hoping you are not intending to insult hammers!! n/t

[mike6640]

9. Link it back to "Job Creation"

I recall reading about Palin's decision to export LNG that put local Alaska companies who needed the power out of business. Is this the same?

[nc4bo]

12. ut-oh, Mizzy Sarah f'd up again. Spread the word long and fast! nt

[ann_american2004]

14. Her AIP roots are showing...

all for Alaska

[BrklynLiberal]

15. No surprise that she will sell anything to the highest bidder...

and I do mean ANYTHING.

[underpants]

16. Where do they think any oil from ANWR is going to go?

Oh I forgot we aren't supposed to mention that OR the fact OPEC will just cut supply and keep the price just like it is.

[Subdivisions]

17. From my general understanding, any oil or natgas that

Alaska produces, now or in the future (ANWR?), is going to Asian markets - and more specifially to Japan.

[Thothmes]

18. My understanding also

Believe Alaskan crude has a higher sulpher content than the sweet lite crude American refineries like. The Japanese are suppose to have refineries that can handle the Alaskan oil more efficiently than we can.

[florida08]

19. same game

lie to the country and export..what was that fool them once shame on you..

[2QT2BSTR8]

20. She will be back in 4 years though

The party will groom her for the next general elections, unless of course something happens to her "historic" :sarcasm: career in the meantime.