Following her selection last month as John McCain's running mate, aides said Palin had traveled to Ireland, Germany, Kuwait, and Iraq to meet with members of the Alaska National Guard. During that trip she was said to have visited a "military outpost" inside Iraq. The campaign has since repeated that Palin's foreign travel included an excursion into the Iraq battle zone.
But in response to queries about the details of her trip, campaign aides and National Guard officials in Alaska said by telephone yesterday that she did not venture beyond the Kuwait-Iraq border when she visited Khabari Alawazem Crossing, also known as "K-Crossing," on July 25, 2007.
Asked to clarify where she traveled in Iraq, Palin's spokeswoman, Maria Comella, confirmed that "She visited a military outpost on the other side of the Kuwait-Iraq border."
It was the second such clarification in as many weeks of the itinerary of what Palin has called "the trip of a lifetime." Earlier, the campaign acknowledged that Palin made only a refueling stop in Ireland.
Now this is just starting to get ridiculous!
Can this woman simply not tell the truth?
I am going to start going on the hypothesis that John McCain simply does not want to win this election. What other possible reason would he have had for inviting this constant embarrassment onto his ticket?
The sad part is millions may have heard the "truth stretching lie" but only a tiny fraction will hear the retraction or truth told.
ReplyDeleteThat's how the Republicans play. Dirty.
Even when Joy confronted McCain on The View about his commercials of lies he just shrugged his shoulders and rolled his eyes.
It's sickening really.
One of the things I find so completely maddening about this whole thing is this: If Sarah Palin had a penis we would not be embroiled in this circus. If McCain, or Obama for that matter, had chosen a man with the same exact resume as Sarah Palin for their running mate they would have been laughed out of their conventions & vilified by the public, the media & the opposing party. She should be held to the same standard...no free passes. This is NOT American Idol. And no, I am not a sexist. I am a woman who expects no special treatment.
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