The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin XVI: Divestment From Sudan

[Joanne98]

She really does just make things up. In last night's debate she said:

"When I and others in the legislature found out that we had some millions of dollars in Sudan, we called for divestment through legislation of those dollars."
Yep: you guessed it:

A search of news clips and transcripts from the time do 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.


"The legislation is well-intended, and the desire to make a difference is noble, but mixing moral and political agendas at the expense of our citizens' financial security is not a good combination," testified Brian Andrews, Palin's deputy treasury commissioner, before a hearing on the Gara-Lynn Sudan divestment bill in February. Minutes from the meeting are posted online by the legislature.



Gara says the lack of support from Palin's administration helped kill the measure.



"I walked out of that hearing livid," Gara recalled of the February meeting. Because of the Palin administration's opposition to the bill, "We could not get a vote in that committee," he explained.
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http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/the-odd-lies--2.html

[hedgehog]

1. This needs to be up on the Greatest page. Not only a lie, but a lie about genocide!

[OKNancy]

2. ha! hope Keith has it, then others will report

as much as Andrew Sullivan annoys me, he does a good job on getting good stuff.

[Eric J in MN]

3. Sarah Palin claimed this morning to be against the "eminent domain" decision

...of the Supreme Court (Kelo case) since she thinks "private property rights are so precious."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/221816.php


But she used eminent domain as mayor to get land for a sports complex:

http://dwb.adn.com/news/alaska/matsu/story/9055227p-8971221c.html

[lolamio]

4. This needs to be reported by the MSM. She's reprehensible.

[Joanne98]

5. This story is important. Young evangelicals care about this.

They're looking for an excuse to vote Obama. This is it.

[juno jones]

6. K&R!

[Blue_In_AK]

7. I was kind of shocked when she said that

because I remembered when this came up. Most people here supported the divestiture, but the managers of the Permanent Fund opposed it on purely fiscal grounds -- I guess that's what money managers to. But with a little more proactivity from Sarah maybe they would have seen the light. Les Gara is absolutely correct here.

[OKNancy]

8. kickity - kick

[dbmk]

9. How the hell does she think she can get away with this stuff?

Ok, I think I know why, but it still astonishes me. They truly are running a 20th century campaign.