Pinocchio Palin Comparison

The pathological liar that Palin comparison to most politicians (and thats saying something) has now been comprised into an easy, convenient get-it-all-on-one-looooong-page article. Credit for this most satisfying piece goes to Andrew Sullivan of the Daily Dish and his interns who did all the grind. And if you go to the article itself, the word "lied" links up to the facts backing the statement. Its awesome! (Special thanks to my boyfriend who brought my attention to this article there by giving me something to post today.)


I have selected a few of my favorite lies here:

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin insisted in an interview with the Tribune that she did not accept $150,000 worth of designer clothes from the Republican Party and "that is not who we are."

"That whole thing is just, bad!" she said. "Oh, if people only knew how frugal we are.

"It's kind of painful to be criticized for something when all the facts are not out there and are not reported," said Palin, saying the clothes are not worth $150,000 and were bought for the Republican National Convention. (um, kind of don´t know where to start so I will just leave you with this as it is in all its glorious contradiction. What I ask myself is this: do we expect to see Michael Steele wearing Palin´s second-hand clothes now?)

Palin lied when she told Charlie Gibson that she does not pass judgment on gay people; in fact, she opposes all rights between gay spouses and belongs to a church that promotes conversion therapy. (conversion therapy? Bruno should have visited her. )

Palin lied when she told voters she improvised her convention speech when her teleprompter stopped working properly; in fact, all reports showed that the machine had functioned perfectly and that her speech had closely followed the script. (I mean, we have seen what comes out of her mouth when not following a script. Too bad they haven´t developed port-a-prompters yet. Well, with all the cash she is gonna make on her book deal that she won´t write a word of herself, she should be able to finance some contraption to improve her "impromptu" run ins with the press)

Palin lied when she suggested to Katie Couric that she was involved in trade missions with Russia; in fact, she has never even met with Russian officials. ( You know, she might have met with Russians but she didn´t recognize them as such cause they weren´t wearing bear suits)

Palin lied when she claimed to be unaware of a turkey being slaughtered behind her during a filmed interview; in fact, the cameraman said she had picked the spot herself, while the slaughter was underway. (puzzling......if she were unaware, then she´s stupid and deaf (I mean, surely that thing must be loud) , and if she intentionally chose the setting, then she´s stupid and well, just plain stupid)

Palin lied when she denied that the Alaska Independence Party supports secession and denied that her husband had been a member; in fact, even the McCain campaign noted that the party's very existence is based on secession and that Todd was a member for seven years. (yeah, apparently, when caught out, she claimed Todd checked the box on some voting ballot by mistake. Seven years is a helluva time to catch a mistake. Or he is just as stupid as she is. )

Palin lied when she said that "reported" allegations of her banning Harry Potter as mayor was easily refutable because it had not even been written yet; in fact, the first book in that series was published in 1998 - two years into her first term - and such rumors were never reported by the media, only circulated as emails. (always taking risks far beyond the call of duty.......you know, to protect the ordinary soldiers and citizens who are trying to lead normal, simple, unexceptional lives. I think things are difficult enough as it is without these emotional stories rocking the boat.)