No matter what Barack Obama, Joe Biden, the Elitist Liberal Eastern Media and hordes of frustrated Democrats say, Sarah Palin and John McCain are the candidates of change--somehow they're managing to change lies into what millions of Americans believe to be the truth.
Despite the Bridge to Nowhere and Troopergate revelations, the McCain campaign keeps pushing the idea that Palin's a maverick and a reformer. In Republican quarters, I'll bet they just think of what they're spieling as little white lies. I say we need a little colorblindness here--just remove the white. Oh, hell, the little, too.
I have already addressed a measure of the misspeaks and untruths. So, if you're interested in reading some of McPalin's lying truisms, check out my previous posts, Vetting Sarah Palin 2.0, Palin McCain: More Text, lies and video tape, At RNC, when their mouths were moving they weren't telling the truth, and Impalin Palin on a need to know basis.
Among the many lies, of course, is that Gov. Palin was properly vetted. We know better. We now know that McCain met with Palin a little longer than Idaho Sen. Larry Craig met with the undercover cop in the men's room stall next to him at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
So now we are getting a drip, drip, drip of how much a maverick and reformer the Alaska governor really is. Here are two of the latest discoveries:
Report: Palin's expense statements shows she tapped state travel allowance while staying home
By Associated Press
4:03 PM CDT, September 9, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has charged her state a daily allowance, normally used for official travel, for more than 300 nights spent at her home, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
An analysis of travel statements filed by the governor, now John McCain's Republican running mate, shows she claimed the per diem allowance on 312 occasions when she was home in Wasilla and that she billed taxpayers $43,490 for travel by her husband and children.
Per diem payments are meant for meals and incidental expenses while traveling on state business. State officials told The Post her claims--nearly $17,000 over 19 months--were permitted because her "duty station" is Juneau, the capital, and she was in Wasilla 600 miles away. Palin spends little time at the governor's mansion in Juneau, especially when the Legislature if out of session, and instead prefers to live in Wasilla and commute to her office in Anchorage.
Palin's spending and record in office are coming under intense scrutiny as she is presented to the nation as a champion of ethics reform and frugal use of tax dollars--a leader who put the state jet on sale on eBay and drives herself to work.
To read more of the AP report, click here.
Bruce Wilson reported a couple of days ago in his Huffingtonpost.com commentary this:
Sarah Palin's Churches and The Third Wave: New Video Documentary
Sarah Palin's churches are actively involved in a resurgent movement that was declared heretical by the Assemblies of God in 1949. This is the same 'Spiritual Warfare' movement that was featured in the award winning movie, "Jesus Camp," which showed young children being trained to do battle for the Lord. At least three of four of Palin's churches are involved with major organizations and leaders of this movement, which is referred to as The Third Wave of the Holy Spirit or the New Apostolic Reformation. The movement is training a young "Joel's Army" to take dominion over the United States and the world.
To read more of Wilson's commentary, click here.
Sarah Palin's Churches and The Third Wave: New Video Documentary
Bruce Wilson reported a couple of days ago in his Huffingtonpost.com commentary this:
Sarah Palin's churches are actively involved in a resurgent movement that was declared heretical by the Assemblies of God in 1949. This is the same 'Spiritual Warfare' movement that was featured in the award winning movie, "Jesus Camp," which showed young children being trained to do battle for the Lord. At least three of four of Palin's churches are involved with major organizations and leaders of this movement, which is referred to as The Third Wave of the Holy Spirit or the New Apostolic Reformation. The movement is training a young "Joel's Army" to take dominion over the United States and the world.
To read more of Wilson's commentary, click here.
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