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The Ultimate Sarah Palin is Unfit to be Vice President List

List by: PickaLast Updated: 11/8/2008
Sarah Palin has shown poor leadership, fiscal and management skills and a lack of integrity, which shows she is unfit to be VP. She also is involved in scandals, controversies, countless lies, failures and more. Many highly respected Republicans, Independents and Democrats have stated that she is a poor choice. We have created this list to document the many negatives against Palin and will continue to update it as new information comes in.


1. Sarah Palin's Business Management and Fiscal Skills are Poor
Sarah Palin may claim she is a fiscal conservative and makes political points like selling the Governor's jet, but the reality is she has poorly managed both city and state finances and spending priorities. Her mismanagement of spending priorities as Governor would have received more visibility except that rising oil prices and increased state revenues from royalties covered her budget shortfalls.
When Palin took over as mayor, Wasilla had zero debt; when she left office 6 years later it had $20 million in debt ($3000 per resident). [8]
She put higher priority on a $15 million sports complex rather than a sewage treatment plant. The sports complex is now viewed as a budget-busting white elephant by local officials. [1] [74]
She proceeded with construction on the sports complex without closing on the land, ultimately costing the city $1.5 million. [24]
She was forced to hire a fulltime administrator as she faced a recall vote for precipitous firings. [1]
As Governor, she provided little guidance and direction to the Legislature on budgets. [2]
The Alaska budget is growing at a rate of 10% per year and the $1,200 payouts due to Alaskans in September are not consistent with restraining government growth. [4]
She allocated $500 million subsidy for a gas pipeline project awarded to a Canadian company, TransCanada, rather than negotiate with an existing private venture to save money. [23]
Palin was the first mayor of Wasilla with a full-time city administrator who did most of the actual, real work. [59]
Palin ignored Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich's attempts to have the state deliver promised money needed to operate city traffic lights until he threatened to go public out of anger. [57]
"Executive abilities? She doesn't have any," according to Nick Carney. Carney groomed Palin for her first political race in 1992 and served with her on the City Council. [74]
A long time borough official said, "The borough takes care of most of the planning, the fire, the ambulance, collecting the property taxes. And on top of that she brought in a city manager to actually run the city day to day." [74]
Palin refused to share an emergency dispatch operation with Palmer, Wasilla's town rival, so she got earmark money for her own system. "Now we have 2 expensive emergency systems and both are losing money", according to a borough official. [74]
Carly Fiorina, one of McCain's key economic surrogates, said that Sarah Pailn does not have the experience necessay to run a major company. [90]

2. Sarah Palin Controversial Viewpoints and Associations
Sarah Palin's has controversial views on some issues and has connections with various groups which can make you worry about what kind of extreme actions she make take as vice-president.
Referring to the planned gas pipeline project from the North Slope,"I think God's will has to be done in unifying people and companies to get the gas line built, so pray for that." [9]
Palin describes the war in Iraq as “a task that is from God…a plan that is God’s plan.” [9]
She opposes abortion for instances of rape or incest, and supported a Constitutional Amendment saying the Constitution does not give right to an abortion. [15] [44]
Her husband Todd was a member of the controversial Alaskan Independence Party [17]
Sarah inquired about banning books at the city's library at a city council meeting. [5]
Palin is for teaching creationism in public schools. [19]
Palin supports a ban on gay marriage and denying benefits to gay couples, stating that she "doesn’t know if people choose to be gay.” [44]
Palin opposes Stem Cell Research [81]
Palin's Wasilla Bible Church promotes "the power of God's love and His desire to transform the lives of those impacted by homosexuality." [47]
Pat Buchanan stated that Sarah was one of his "brigaders" in 1996 and was at a fundraiser for him. [20]
Wasilla was only town in Alaska that charged victims for their own rape kits ($500 - $1200) after Palin fired the police chief and approved a new budget without the line item for it. [61]
Palin told a Wasilla resident that "dinosaurs and humans walked the Earth at the same time," and that "she had seen pictures of human footprints inside the [dinosauer] tracks." [98]

3. Sarah Palin is a Political Opportunist who is in it for Herself
If you study her record closer you will find that she is not this 'maverick' or political reformer who exposes corruption and political cronyism. She shows a lack of integrity by engaging in a lot of negative political tactics and looking out for herself and friends and not her constituents.
She used the line item veto to kill several “pork projects” to gain publicity for political reasons, but after public outcry she restored the projects stating that she was not aware of their importance. [1] [2]
Appointed to chair of oil and gas reserve by Governor despite being highly unqualified. [1]
Was for the "bridge to nowhere" before it became politically favorable to be against it. [1]
One resident says she is savvy. She doesn't take positions; she just "puts things out there" and if they prove to be popular, then she takes credit. [2]
"She announced her decision to scuttle the bridge project in a pre-dawn press statement released to meet East Coast media deadlines", according to Ketchikan Mayor Bob Weinstein. [14]
Palin has repeated her "thanks but no thanks" regarding the bridge to nowhere. However, a NYT article shows that Congressional Republicans had already "put the wrecking ball to it" in 2005, a year before she was elected governor. [70]
Frontiersman editorial stated "at every turn we find hints of cronyism and political maneuvering. We see a woman who has long-since surrendered her ideals to a political machine.” [44]
Palin conducted a very political and negative campaign for mayor focusing on issues like religion and abortion instead of local issues. [1]
Palin's selling of Governor's jet was used to distinguish her as a reformer despite the fact it was already very unpopular among Alaskans and logically any new Governor would have sold it. [62]
A conservative columnist, Paul Jenkins, confronted Palin about evidence she conducted campaign business from her mayor's office. She admitted to it and got a Fairbanks reporter to call him asking why he was trying to smear her. [57]
Sarah Palin is about to spring another surprise: the wedding of her 17 year old pregnant teenage daughter to her 18 year old fiancé before the November 4 election. The wedding would divert attention from the campaign at a critical time. [100]

4. Sarah Palin's Leadership and People Skills are Poor
Palin is another divider. Someone who will not listen to others viewpoints and thinks she is always right. She is not a leader.
She hired another top cop, but he had to resign after 2 weeks for a prior sexual harassment charge. The state gave him a $10,000 severance package for just 2 weeks on the job. [51]
She was criticized for publically asserting that the US would go to war with Russia if Georgia was a part of NATO rather than giving a more diplomatic response appropriate for world leaders. [73]

5. Sarah Palin Lies, Deceives, Exaggerates and Acts Hypocritically
Often Palin has said lies or exaggerated things. Some of them are outright lies. Here they are exposed.
Both Palin and McCain have distorted her record on budget cuts and spending, and how she stood up to Senator Ted Stevens on the “Bridge to Nowhere”. [4]
A Frontiersman editorial wrote, “Mayor Palin fails to have a firm grasp of something very simple: the truth.” [44]
Newshounds reports that "Palin told a passel of lies during her convention speech last night (9/3/08). But you’d never know it from watching FOX News’ analysis”. [33]
She hypocritically preaches abstinence despite evidence that she eloped because she was pregnant (having baby within 8 months of marriage) and married in a civil ceremony.
Frontiersmen in 1997 accused Palin of making "patently untrue statements, unrepentant backpedaling, and incessant whining that her only enemies are the press..." [44]
Palin deceived Americans by saying she put a state jet on Ebay when in fact it failed to sell three times and was eventually sold through a Broker, also a Palin supporter, at a $600,000 loss. [55]
Palin lied about firing her personal chef as Governor in an attempt to make her look more fiscally responsible. The chef was actually reassigned because Palin spent so little time at the governor's mansion. [83]
She claimed that Alaska "produces nearly 20 percent of the U.S. domestic supply of energy" when facts show it is actually 3.5 percent (and 4.8% if strictly talking US Oil Consumption and 14% if talking US oil production). [63]
Palin told Gibson: "Yes. I didn't blink then even when asked to run as his running mate". However she later told Hannity that "she asked her girls to vote on it, and they're like absolutely, let's do this mom." So which version is it?
Email records from scientists on polar bears obtained by a University of Alaska professor shows they agreed polar bears were in danger -- Palin had said the scientists had found them not to be in danger. [57]
Palin outed Republican leader Ruedrich for conducting party business on state time; then later hypocritically "did the same thing that Randy Ruedrich did” according to conservative columnist Paul Jenkins who confronted Palin with evidence. [57]
During her speech to the RNC, Palin claims that "the teleprompter got messed up, I couldn’t follow it, and I just decided I’d just talk to the people in front of me". That false story has largely been debunked by reporters who were there. [68]

6. Sarah Palin's Bio & Credentials Show She is Unprepared to be VP
Many people, both Republicans and Democrats, have cited Sarah Palin's lack of credentials for being VP especially when compared to many other far more qualified candidates.
"She's not prepared to be governor. How can she be prepared to be vice president or president?" said Alaskan Republican Senator Lyda Green. [10]
Palin has only visited four countries in her life: Germany & Kuwait (briefly), Mexico and Canada. [31]
An official spokesperson for Palin attempted to bolster her "resume" listing Ireland as one of three countries she visited in July 2007 trip even though it was only a fueling stop. [18]
Sarah and Todd were part owners of a failed car wash company in Anchorage. [32]
She attended five different colleges over six years receiving a single degree (journalism). [49]
Palin was mayor of a very small town (5500 approx) where she received only 616 votes in her first election and 909 in her second for 1525 votes total. [85]
"It's not rocket science," Palin said in describing her mayorial job to the Frontiersman. "It's $6 million and 53 employees." [59]
"Sarah was unprepared to be mayor -- it was John Cramer who actually ran the city," said a member of the Mat-Su Borough Assembly, who knows Palin socially. [74]
Until her recent photo ops at the UN, Palin had never met a foreign head of state. [69] [105]
Watch Palin's rambling, clumsy, convoluted response to a question about energy, her supposed area of expertise. Palin's version of "Bush Speak"? [93]
Responding to a question on Russia by Katie Couric, Palin embarked on another cringe inducing answer that can only be appreciated by watching it. [96]
Newsweek's Fareed Zakaria says: "Sarah Palin is utterly unqualified to be vice president. She has never spent a day thinking about any important national or international issue, and this is a hell of a time to start." [97]
Leading into the VP debate, Palin has only conducted 3 interviews since being nominated, while Biden has done nearly 100 interviews. [101]
Matthew Dowd, Chief Strategist for G.W. Bush's reelection, said that McCain "put somebody unqualified on that ballot and he put the country at risk, he knows that." [121]
Colin Powell, in endorsing Obama, said of Palin, "Now that we have had a chance to watch her for some seven weeks, I don't believe she's ready to be president of the United States, which is the job of the vice president." [127]
Lawrence Eagleburger, Secretary of State under George H.W. Bush, said "I don't think at the moment she is is prepared to take over the reigns of the presidency." [140]

7. Sarah Palin Displays Ignorance on Issues and Current Events
Except for some local and state issues, Sarah Palin has little knowledge of history or current events. She has been undergoing "crash courses" by former Bush people on political issues, and as such has largely been shielded from media reporters. The few interviews she has given have revealed not only ignorance, but an astonishing inability to articulate coherent answers to simple questions.
She asked when interviewed, "What exactly does the VP do every day?" [13]
Palin had to use detailed notecards to directly read answers to questions in debates when she ran for Governor. [14]
Palin incorrectly thought the Pledge of Allegiance was written by our founding fathers (it was written in 1892). [86]
She incorrectly believed privately owned Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were run by the government and said they "Got too big and too expensive to the taxpayers." [56]
When interviewed, she was unable to explain Bush's foreign policy principles commonly called the "Bush Doctrine." [64]
Speaking to troops deploying to Iraq, who even Bush eventually admitted had nothing to do with 9/11, she said, "defend the innocent from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the death of thousands of Americans." [60]
When Gibson asked "what insight into Russian actions does the proximity of the state give you?" Palin replied, "they’re our next door neighbors. And you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska." [69]
Palin was a journalism major in college, but in her Katie Couric interview, she could not name one specific news source that she reads. "Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me all these years." [110]
On Oct 20th, when asked by a student what the Vice President does, Palin erroneously replied: "They’re in charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes." [128]
A Fox News reporter revealed that Sarah Palin, in preparing for the VP debate, didn't know that Africa was a continent and what countries were in NAFTA. [141]

8. Sarah Palin's Environmental and Alternative Energy Record is Poor
Sarah Plain has consistently and repeatedly put the interests of business ahead of environmental concerns, and also has shown little support for alternative energy programs and funding. The town of Wasilla with it's big box stores and unregulated sprawl is a testament to her lack of regard for the aesthetics and environment of the community.
Palin favors drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: "I beg to disagree with any candidate who would say we can't drill our way out of our problem." [1] [72]
She sued the Department of Interior on its decision to list polar bears as threatened species because “it would hamper drilling for oil and gas”. [1] [28]
She has questioned if the loss of sea ice is really linked to global warming. [11]
As governor, Palin vetoed a 50-megawatt wind farm and a clean coal facility. [8]
Palin opposed efforts to protect beluga whales (only 375 estimated) located in a specific Alaskan inlet deeming it a threat to the oil and gas industry. [22]
She opposed a "clean water" proposition to help prevent open pit mines from contaminating local drinking water and threatening salmon. [29]
Palin said that “alternative-energy solutions are far from imminent and would require more than 10 years to develop.” [89]
Palin approved an initiative allowing hunters to shoot wolves from airplanes -- also attempting to add a $150 per wolf incentive that was rejected as illegal by a state judge. [76]
Palin vetoed a $1.5 million state and matching federal appropriation for a new energy reseach center at the University of Alaska that would have focused on developing new renewable energy technologies. [77]

9. Sarah Palin Uses Taxpayers Money for Political and Personal Gain
She has sought out excessive earmarks from the federal government in order to gain favor with her constituents and has also taken advantage of various perks of government office to excess.
Her publicity seeking actions on earmarks earned her a popular reputation as “anti-pork” that influenced, in part, McCain’s decision to select her as his VP running mate. [1] [25]
In 2008 Alaska leads the nation in earmark requests with $556 per capita ($380 million) compared to an average of $34 per capita for other states. [3] [26]
In 2006, Palin campaigned on a “build-the-bridge platform”, but reversed herself once elected. She said “thanks but no thanks,” but she kept the money for other pet projects. [3]
As Mayor of Wasilla from 1996-2002, Palin hired a lobbying firm with close ties to Ted Stevens to garner nearly $27 million in earmarked federal funding for her city ($1000 per person). [46] [52]
"They've definitely become addicted to earmarks," said Ellis, of Taxpayers for Common Sense. "And Gov. Palin has continued in at least some form that addiction." [3]
Spent $50,000 of taxpayers money to remodel her office without City Council approval. When confronted she replied, "I'm the mayor, I can do whatever I want until the courts tell me I can't." [74]
As Governor, the state furnished her the Governor's mansion in Juneau, but she billed state per diem expenses for 312 nights living at her home in Wasilla. [54]
As mayor in 2002, Palin used city employees, telephones, computers, fax machines and literature for her campaign fundraising for lieutenant governor. [44]
According to NYT, "she used city money to buy a white Suburban for the mayor’s use" and "employees sarcastically called it the mayor-mobile" [57]
While Palin exhorts the benefits to Alaskans of her gas pipeline from the North Slope, hidden in the details is the fact that her pipeline will not be built without massive Federal aid and loan guarantees. [58]
As Governor, Sarah Palin accepted gifts valued at $25,367 from industry executives, municipalities and a cultural center. [95]
As Mayor Palin sought and received a special zoning exception that was needed before she could sell her house and then reneged on a promise to remove a potential fire hazard. [99]
The Chief investigator in Palin's firing of the Safety Commissioner found that Palin was "in violation of a state ethics law that prohibits public officials from using their office for personal gain." [118]
Palin spent $13,000 of taxpayer funds to attend 10 religious events and meetings. [119]
Palin charged the state over $21,000 for her kids' travel expenses that hardly qualify as "official business" and include such trips as "watching their father in a snowmobile race." [131]

10. Sarah Palin Cronyism, Value of Loyalty Over Competence and Intolerance of Others' Ideas
Sarah Palin is less concerned with having the best people in the job, but rather surrounds herself with loyalists that agree with her and defend her her every move. She has essentially replaced one "good ole boys network" with another, but with less competence.
As Governor she has shown poor judgment by hiring inexperienced people and valuing loyalty to her ahead of competence for the job. [1] [2] [44]
She has reputation for bullying, being intolerant of others opinions and not listening to ideas of others. [1] [44]
As Mayor, demonstrating her value for loyalty, she often dismissed ideas that didn’t originate with her staff without considering the merit of the ideas. [1] [44]
She is defensive when challenged with opposing views, and has been known to fire people that disagree with her. [44]
For a $95,000-a-year directorship over the State Division of Agriculture, Palin appointed a high school classmate and former real estate agent who cited her childhood love of cows as a qualification for running the $2 million dollar agency. [57]
Palin hired Talis Colberg, a borough assemblyman who had never supervised anyone before, as attorney general to supervise 500 people. When asked if he has supervised anyone before Colberg responded, "‘No, but I think I’ll get some help.’" [57]
According to the NYT, "Ms. Palin appointed Mr. Bitney, her former junior high school band-mate, as her legislative director and chose another classmate, Joe Austerman, to manage the economic development office for $82,908 a year." [57]

11. Sarah Palin is Divisive and Vindictive
Sarah Palin, in many respects, exhibits the behavior of some 3rd world dictators by purging her government of all those who might oppose her views or not show loyalty to her. She discredits, demeans and/or fires those that disagree with her or cross her.
She tried to fire highly respected city librarian who refused to remove books that Palin found to be "morally or socially objectionable to her". [5]
She fired members of the Alaska Agriculture Board in order to replace Creamery Board members who she could not fire. [6]
As Mayor, she fired Wasilla’s Police Chief because she claimed that he “intimidated” her, but the Police Chief says it was because he was not loyal to her. [1] [27]
The Police Chief cites retaliation by Palin's campaign contributors, including bar owners and the NRA, as one reason for his dismissal. [7]
As Governor, she fired Alaska's top cop because he wouldn't fire her sister's ex-husband, a State Trooper, and now is "stonewalling the Legislative investigation". [1] [45]
As Mayor, in an act of ruthlessness that stunned those in the community, she fired her loyal City Administrator. [1]
"Once you cross her, you're off the list forever, and that's not the way you get by in politics," said state Sen. Hollis French, a Democrat. [14]
Fear of retribution has kept many in Wasilla from speaking out about her in public. [1]
Frontiersman editorial wrote, “Palin continues to lose public faith sticking by her philosophy that either we are with her or against her.” [44]
The Frontiersman stated, “Wasilla is led by a woman who will tolerate no one who questions her actions or her authority.” [44]
Sarah was so divisive and hated as mayor that residents attempted a recall vote to remove her from office. [50]
She fired two of six department heads for no real reason causing the other two to quit along with three others at the city's museum. [50]
Republican speaker of the House, John Harris, said that Todd Palin called him to complain about selecting John Bitney as his chief of staff who Sarah had fired when she learned he had fallen in love with a longtime friend of hers. [57]
Republican speaker of the house John Harris said, “The Palin family gets upset at personal issues. And at our level, they want to strike back.” [57]
According to the NYT, "The administration’s e-mail correspondence reveals a siege-like atmosphere. Top aides keep score, demean enemies and gloat over successes." [57]
Conservative Alaskan radio host Dan Fagan said Palin characterizes critics as “bad people who are anti-Alaska.” [57]

12. Sarah Palin is Secretive and Evasive
"Open and transparent government" are not words that would describe Palin's approach to government. Her style appears to be closer to that of Dick Cheney's Vice-Presidency, where scrutiny of motives and actions are hidden from the public.
She skipped four major debates during the 2006 general-election campaign for Governor of Alaska [14]
In 1997 Palin refused to appear before a citizen's group stating, “she doesn’t intend to face the hostile group to answer their questions,” asking them to fax their questions. [44]
McCain camp hasn't allowed Palin to do TV interviews. McCain aide Davis said they "will do so only if he and other strategists determine it serves the ticket's purposes." [53]
Palin called a special session in 2007 but attended so infrequently many legislators started wearing "Where's Sarah?" buttons. [57]
When Palin vetoed millions of dollars in state legislative projects, she did not consult anyone except her husband and budget director. [57]
Palin and her top officials used personal e-mail accounts for state business on occasions in an attempt to circumvent subpoenas. [57]
As mayor of Wasilla, she issues a "gag order" to her employees instructing them to never talk to the media. [57]
The New York Times stated, "Interviews show that Ms. Palin runs an administration that puts a premium on loyalty and secrecy." [57]
“Their secrecy is off the charts,” Rick Steiner, a University of Alaska professor, was quoted as saying when he attempted to get information on scientific studies Palin had used to discredit the threat to polar bears. [57]
Many city mayors complained that Palin was inaccessible. The NYT reports that "mayors across the political spectrum swapped stories of the governor’s remoteness." [57]
Dan Fagan a conservative radio talk show host said that "with Palin's refusal to cooperate with the independent investigator and her transparent delay tactics, Americans deserve to know what Palin is trying to hide." [75]
The McCain camp has fought for tighter rules during the vice presidential debates to limit Palin's exposure [94]
Sarah Palin waited until after the debate to release her tax returns to the public, and now according to tax experts she did not pay taxes on more than $60,000 of family travel reimbursements received. [115]
Palin maintained a private discreet e-mail account outside the state government's secure official e-mail system that she used to communicate with a small circle of her most loyal staff members (also known as Palinistas). [113]

13. Sarah Palin is Negative and Disparaging Towards Others
Sarah Palin demeans and mocks those with opposing or differing views in order to detract attention from her own actions or shortcomings. She shows a lack of respect for others.
Palin laughed when a controversial Alaskan DJ insulted a political rival and made a joke about her cancer and weight. [71]
Palin demeaned community organizers in her RNC speech to which CivilRights.org replied, "We're a nonpartisan coalition but we do take exception when anyone disparages the vast contributions of community organizers to American society." [78]

14. What People are Saying about Sarah Palin as VP
Many political pundits are talking about her lack of credentials with good reason. Here are what a lot of notable people have said including many from her own party regarding her qualifications as a potential vice president.
A respected feminist blogger said, "the decision to select Palin as the candidate for [VP] is the most insulting, anti-feminist choice John McCain and the Republican Party could have made." [12]
Karl Rove criticized Tim Kaine's 3 yrs experience as Governor and his mayorship of the 105th largest city before McCain chose Palin (who has less experience). [16] [21]
AP reported that Palin issued “dismissive attacks on Barack Obama and flattering praise on her credentials to be vice president - the reproach and the praise stretched the truth.” [34]
Frank Rich of the NYT states that "The McCain campaign’s claims of a “full vetting process” for Palin were as much a lie as the biographical details they’ve invented for her." [48]
"Mayor Sarah Palin behaves like a petulant, spoiled teenager," according to a Wasilla flower shop owner. [50]
Republican Commentators Overheard Discussing Palin pick as "cynical" and "gimmicky" and saying that "It's Over." Also stating, "The most qualified? No!" [79]
Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch, who endorsed George Bush in 2004, said that Sarah Palin "scares the hell out of me" and is backing Obama. [65]
Alaskan Republican Senator Lyda Green said, "It's been very difficult to work with her. I wish there had been more vetting." [67]
John McCain said during the Republican primaries of Romney and Giuliani, "I am prepared. I need no on-the-job training. I wasn't a mayor for a short period of time. I wasn't a governor for a short period of time." [80]
“Her governing style raises a lot of hard questions,” said University of Alaska history professor Steve Haycox. [57]
Wasilla colleague Ms. Chase said that Sarah "scares the bejeebers out of me.” [57]
Over 140,000 women of all ages and backgrounds have posted comments on why they are against Sarah Palin as a VP nomineee. [66]
Dan Fagan, conservative talk show host: "No politician is so popular and charismatic that they should be above accountability and telling the truth. Not even Sarah Palin." [75]
“My cringe reflex is exhausted,” said conservative columnist Kathleen Parker after watching her interview with Katie Couric. [102]
Palin's expectations for the debate are so low that a McCain aide said, “Joe Biden is going to have to destroy her for it to be perceived as a victory for him.” [102]
Howard Kurtz writes that leading up to the vice-presidential debate, "some journalists say privately they are censoring their comments about Palin to avoid looking like they're piling on" [103] [103]
Joe Scarborough of MSNBC television and a former Republican Congressman, said Palin "just seems to be out of her league" on national issues. [104]
Rich Lowry, editor of the conservative National Review magazine, called her interview with Couric "dreadful" and warned that "she risks damaging her political brand forevermore." [104]
Bob Herbert, NY Times columnist writes that "the idea that the voters might install someone in the VP’s office who is too unprepared or too intellectually insecure to appear on, say, “Meet the Press” or “Face the Nation” is mind-boggling." [106]
Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone writes that "the scariest thing about John McCain's running mate isn't how unqualified she is -- it's what her candidacy says about America." [107]
David Frum, former speech writer for President Bush, says, “I think she has pretty thoroughly — and probably irretrievably — proven that she is not up to the job of being president of the United States.” [108]
Rebecca Traister of Salon writes that "sympathy with Palin is a disservice to every woman who has ever been unfairly dismissed based on her gender, because this is an utterly fair dismissal, based on an utter lack of ability and readiness." [109]
CNN's Cafferty, on viewing Palin's analysis of the bail-out, called it "one of the most pathetic pieces of tape I have ever seen from someone aspiring to one of the highest offices in this country." [111]
Conservative columist Kathleen Parker wrote that “Palin’s recent interviews all revealed an attractive, earnest, confident candidate. Who Is Clearly Out of Her League.” [102]
Conservative columnist Kathleen Parker says that "only Palin can save McCain, her party, and the country she loves. She can bow out for personal reasons, perhaps because she wants to spend more time with her newborn." [102]
Michelle Goldberg of the Nation writes that "the religious right can be confident that they'd have a fundamentalist in the White House with Sarah Palin. " [112]
Robin Morgan, author and co-founder of the Women's Media Center: "McCain’s pick of Palin demonstrates contempt for American women and insults the intelligence of anyone who supported Hillary, since Palin is her (melting) polar opposite." [114]
Patricia Williams, Columbia professor and columnist for the Nation wrote "Palin is a never-ending train wreck of ignorance, inconsistency, outright contradiction and sneering." [116]
Conservative columnist David Brooks calls Sarah Palin "a fatal cancer to the Republican Party." [117]
The Anchorage Daily News states that "Sarah Palin's reaction to the Legislature's Troopergate report is an embarrassment to Alaskans and the nation." [120]
Time Columnist, Joe Klein, said of McCain picking Palin, "It was a gimmick. It was one of the most disastrous decisions I have seen in a presidential campaign since I've begun covering them." [121]
A Salon columnist writes on Troopergate report: "Sarah and Todd Palin's behavior throughout is so egregious that it is more worthy of a banana republic colonel and his consort than the governor of an American state and her spouse." [122]
CNN's Roland Martin writes: "[Palin] repeated over and over and over an absolute lie, and we are supposed to say, "Hey, it's all fine. She winks at us. We love her hockey mom schtick. Don't worry about that abuse of power thing."" [123] [124]
CNN's Roland Martin writes: "My goodness, Tina Fey has actually done more interviews about playing Sarah Palin than Sarah Palin has done about being Sarah Palin!" [124]
Senator Biden lashed out at Sarah Palin's remark that "We believe that the best of America is in the small towns that we get to visit, and in the wonderful little pockets of what I call the real America, the pro-America areas of the USA." [125]
The Salt Lake Tribune writes: "She quickly proved grievously under-equipped to step into the presidency should McCain, at 72 and with a history of health problems, die in office." [126]
The Salt Lake Tribune writes: "More than any single factor, McCain's bad judgment in choosing the inarticulate, insular and ethically challenged Palin disqualifies him for the presidency." [126]
Brookings Senior Fellow Thomas Mann: "Within weeks, she became a liability, primarily as a highly visible indicator of McCain's impulsiveness and recklessness in picking someone who is patently unqualified to serve as President." [126]
Norman Ornstein, of the American Enterprise Institute: "Palin's clear lack of capability to serve as VP, much less as president, her lack of knowledge of even basics about most areas of policy" reflects on McCain's decision making style. [126]
Ken Wald, Univ of Florida political scientist, says "among middle-class Jewish career women, there's a resentment bordering on rage that somebody so obviously unqualified was appointed on the assumption that she would appeal to women." [126]
Peggy Noonan in the WSJ: "In the end the Palin candidacy is a symptom and expression of a new vulgarization in American politics. It's no good, not for conservatism and not for the country." [126]
Alaskan Palin supporters and critics alike have said "the woman they see stumping in swing states and being interviewed on national TV is not the hockey mom-turned politician they once knew." [132]
Former McCain advisor, Charels Fried, voted for Obama because of McCain's "choice of Sarah Palin at a time of deep national crisis." [133]
Senator Joseph Liebermann, a close advisor of McCain said: "Thank God, she's not gonna have to be president from day one." [134]
"She is a diva. She takes no advice from anyone," said this McCain advisor, "she does not have any relationships of trust with any of us, her family or anyone else." [135]
The Anchorage Daily News in endorsing Obama, said of Palin, "putting her one 72-year-old heartbeat from the leadership of the free world is just too risky at this time." [136] [137] [138] [138]
While one McCain advisor recently called Sarah Palin a "diva", a second McCain advisor has now called her a "Whack Job". [139]

15. Miscellaneous & Minor Negatives on Sarah Palin
This is a list of things we consider minor, trivial or not pertinent towards being a VP. But since this is an 'ultimate list', we are going to include everything we can find no matter how small. Who knows? Some small things could become big.
As mayor, Palin raised locals taxes while giving breaks to large companies [1] [44]
Sarah's husband, Todd, got a DUI in 1986. [30]
Palin cut funding for a transitional home for teen moms in Alaska with a line item veto. [87]
Sarah's RNC Speech specifically cited a quote from a very controversial and hateful conservative, Westbrook Pegler. [88]
A Director for African American Juneteenth Events in Alaska said that Palin was the first governor not to attend or send a congratulatory letter. She never even responded. [82]
Juneteenth Director wrote, "While meeting with Black leaders concerning the absence of any African Americans on her staff, Gov. Palin responded that she doesn't have to hire any Blacks and was not intending to hire any." [82]
Palin went beyond standard practice and embellished an annual proclamation for a Christian Heritage Week in Alaska calling on "all citizens to celebrate this week" and distorting quotes of historical figures in America's history. [84]
According to the NYT, "Lawmakers in April [of 2008] accused her of improperly culling thousands of e-mail addresses from a state database for a mass mailing to rally support for a policy initiative." [57]
"The governor did have a tanning bed put in the Governor's Mansion. It was done shortly after she took office [in early 2007] and moved into the mansion," said Roger Wetherell from Alaska's Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
While Palin tries to portray the image of "ordinary folk" she spent $150,000 (compliments of the RNC) for wardrobe and make-up at Niemen Marcus and Saks Fifth Ave for her campaign appearances. [130]

16. Sarah Palin Political Cartoons
This is a list of good Anti Sarah Palin Political Cartoons we have found which show her many negatives and why she is unfit to be Vice President.

Palin Vetting Process
Screening Sarah Palin
McCain and Beauty Queen
Hurricane Vetting
Palin Bashes the Media
Bridge to Nowhere

Palin Supporters
McCain Speechwriters on Palin
Will They Buy It?

17. Critical Sarah Palin Blogs and Websites
This is a list of blogs, websites or pages which are critical of Sarah Palin
The Sarah Palin PortalWomen Against Sarah PalinSarah Palin Truth SquadPalin as President (Humor)

18. Critical Blog Posts and Articles on Sarah Palin
This is a list of the best news articles and blog posts on Sarah Palin that we have found and consider must reads.
Sarah Palin's Wasteful Ways (Salon.com - 9/17/08)Once Elected, Palin Hired Friends and Lashed Foes (NYT - 9/13/08)
As Mayor of Wasilla, Palin Cut Own Duties, Left Trail of Bad Blood (Wash Post - 9/14/08)Wasillan Anne Kilkenny's Letter on Sarah Palin
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  • [1]
     Article: A Wasillan On Sarah Palin - The Atlantic, Tuesday, September 02, 2008
  • [2]
     Article: About Sarah Palin: an e-mail from Wasilla - Cross Cut, Tuesday, September 02, 2008
  • [3]
     Article: Palin's pork requests confound reformer image - Yahoo News (AP), Tuesday, September 02, 2008
  • [4]
     Article: Palin unqualified to serve as vice president - Fairbanks Daily News, Friday, August 29, 2008
  • [5]
     Article: Palin’s Start in Alaska: Not Politics as Usual - New York Times, Tuesday, September 02, 2008
  • [6]
     Article: Is Palin a reformer and fiscal conservative? - The Liberty Papers, Friday, August 29, 2008
  • [7]
     Article: Another Controversy for Sarah Palin - ABC News, Wednesday, September 03, 2008
  • [8]
     Article: Dems armed with Palin opposition - Politico, Friday, August 29, 2008
  • [9]
     Article: Palin's Church May Have Shaped Controversial Worldview - Huffington Post, Tuesday, September 02, 2008
  • [10]
     Article: GOP Alaska State Senator: Palin Not Prepared to be Governor...Vice President - Huffington Post, Saturday, August 30, 2008
  • [11]
     Article: Palin questioned whether global warming is melting Arctic sea ice - Yahoo News (McClatchy), Friday, August 29, 2008
  • [12]
     Article: A Bad Year for Feminism - Blackprof.com, Sunday, August 31, 2008
  • [13]
     Article: Sarah Palin: What exactly does the VP do everyday? - Huffington Post, Friday, August 29, 2008
  • [14]
     Article: Palin's swift rise wins both admirers, enemies - Seattle Times, Monday, September 01, 2008
  • [15]
     Article: Palin On Abortion: I'd Oppose Even If My Own Daughter Was Raped - Huffington Post, Monday, September 01, 2008
  • [16]
     Video: Karl Rove on CBS's "Face The Nation" Criticizes Kaine's Experience as VP - Sunday, August 10, 2008
  • [17]
     Article: Palin's husband was member of third party - AP, Tuesday, September 02, 2008
  • [18]
     Article: Sarah Palin’s Refueling Stop in Ireland: Was It a Visit? - WSJ, Wednesday, September 03, 2008
  • [19]
     Article: Sarah Palin on faith, life and creation - Boston.com, Friday, August 29, 2008
  • [20]
     Video: Pat Buchanan says Sarah Palin Supported Him in 1996 - Friday, August 29, 2008
  • [21]
     Video: Daily Show Episode 9/3/2008 - Karl Rove, Bill O'Reilly & Sarah Palin - Wednesday, September 03, 2008
  • [22]
     Article: Alaskan greens say McCain's VP pick has anti-environmental record - Grist.org, Sunday, August 31, 2008
  • [23]
     Article: Former Alaskan governors question TransCanada plan - Anchorage Daily News, Friday, July 11, 2008
  • [24]
     Article: End in sight on lawsuit over sports center land - Anchorage Daily News, Friday, July 25, 2008
  • [25]
     Article: McCain was against Palin before he was for her - Huffington Post, Wednesday, September 03, 2008
  • [26]
     Link: Citizens Against Government Waste - Thursday, September 04, 2008
  • [27]
     Article: Palin's trouble with the police - OpEd News, Monday, September 01, 2008
  • [28]
     Article: Protecting polar bears gets in way of drilling for oil, says governor - Times Online, Friday, May 23, 2008
  • [29]
     Article: Palin in comparison - Gristmill, Saturday, August 23, 2008
  • [30]
     Article: Report: Todd Palin DUI Charge in '86 - US Magazine, Monday, September 01, 2008
  • [31]
     Article: Palin's stopover - Politico, Tuesday, September 02, 2008
  • [32]
     Article: Palin Scrubbing Turns Up an Undeclared Car Wash - Washington Post, Tuesday, September 02, 2008
  • [33]
     Article: FOX News Pundits Overlook Sarah Palin’s Lies While Praising Her Speech To The Hilt - Newshounds, Thursday, September 04, 2008
  • [34]
     Article: Attacks, praise stretch truth at GOP convention - Yahoo News - AP, Wednesday, September 03, 2008
  • [35]
     Image: McCain and Beauty Queen - Thursday, September 04, 2008
  • [36]
     Image: Palin Vetting Process - Thursday, September 04, 2008
  • [37]
     Image: Screening Sarah Palin - Thursday, September 04, 2008
  • [38]
     Image: Hurricane Vetting - Thursday, September 04, 2008
  • [39]
     Image: Palin Bashes the Media - Thursday, September 04, 2008
  • [40]
     Image: Bridge to Nowhere - Friday, September 05, 2008
  • [41]
     Image: Palin Supporters - Friday, September 05, 2008
  • [42]
     Image: McCain Speechwriters on Palin - Friday, September 05, 2008
  • [43]
     Image: Will They Buy It? - Friday, September 05, 2008
  • [44]
     Article: Documents detail Palin's political life - Politico, Wednesday, September 03, 2008
  • [45]
     Article: Palin's Stall - Anchorage Daily News, Friday, September 05, 2008
  • [46]
     Link: Taxpayers for Common Sense - Friday, September 05, 2008
  • [47]
     Article: Palin's Church Promotes Converting Gays - Huffington Post, Saturday, September 06, 2008
  • [48]
     Article: Palin and McCain’s Shotgun Marriage - New York Times, Saturday, September 06, 2008
  • [49]
     Article: Palin switched colleges 6 times in 6 years - AP, Thursday, September 04, 2008
  • [50]
     Article: Sarah Palin had turbulent first year as mayor of Alaska town - Sunday, September 07, 2008
  • [51]
     Article: Palin staff pushed to have trooper fired - Anchorage Daily News, Thursday, August 14, 2008
  • [52]
     Article: Palin's Small Alaska Town Secured Big Federal Funds - Washington POst, Tuesday, September 02, 2008
  • [53]
     Article: Sarah Palin will be missing in action Sunday morning - L.A. Times Blog, Saturday, September 06, 2008
  • [54]
     Article: Palin Billed State for Nights Spent at Home - Washington Post, Monday, September 08, 2008
  • [55]
     Article: Palin's claim of selling state jet on eBay revealed as a lie - Belfast Telegraph, Monday, September 08, 2008
  • [56]
     Article: Palin makes her first gaffe - Huffington Post, Monday, September 08, 2008
  • [57]
     Article: In Office, Palin Hired Friends and Hit Critics - New York Times, Saturday, September 13, 2008
  • [58]
     Article: Palin Pipeline--"Privatize the Profit; Socialize the Cost" - Democracy for New Hampshire, Monday, September 08, 2008
  • [59]
     Article: As Mayor of Wasilla, Palin Cut Own Duties, Left Trail of Bad Blood - Washington Post, Sunday, September 14, 2008
  • [60]
     Article: Palin Links Iraq to Sept. 11 In Talk to Troops in Alaska - Washington Post, Friday, September 12, 2008
  • [61]
     Article: New Evidence: Sarah Palin Had Direct Role in Charging Rape Victims for Exams - Huffington Post, Thursday, September 11, 2008
  • [62]
     Article: Governor's Plane Wasn't Sold on Ebay - Washington Post, Saturday, September 06, 2008
  • [63]
     Article: Palin says Alaska supplies 20 percent of U.S. energy. Not true. Not even close. - Fact Check, Friday, September 12, 2008
  • [64]
     Article: Sarah Palin, The Bush Doctrine, and Why It's Smart to be Dumb - Huffington Post, Thursday, September 11, 2008
  • [65]
     Article: Koch: Palin 'Scares the Hell Out of Me' - Washington Post, Tuesday, September 09, 2008
  • [66]
     Link: Women Against Sarah Palin - Tuesday, September 16, 2008
  • [67]
     Article: Sarah Palin: Political Opponent Recalls Being Ridiculed - US Magazine, Tuesday, September 02, 2008
  • [68]
     Article: Palin Tells Debunked Teleprompter Tale - Wall Street Journal, Monday, September 15, 2008
  • [69]
     Article: Raw Data: Palin Interview with ABC News - Fox News, Thursday, September 11, 2008
  • [70]
     Article: Two 'Bridges to Nowhere' Tumble Down in Congress - New York Times, Thursday, November 17, 2005
  • [71]
     Article: Palin's responses on radio talk show very unbecoming - Anchorage Daily News, Sunday, January 27, 2008
  • [72]
     Article: Palin, McCain's VP Pick, Short on Green Cred - The Daily Green, Friday, August 29, 2008
  • [73]
     Article: War with Russia? Palin Talks Foreign Policy with ABC - Washington Post, Thursday, September 11, 2008
  • [74]
     Article: Sarah Palin's wasteful ways - Salon.com, Wednesday, September 17, 2008
  • [75]
     Article: No one is above the truth, even Palin - Anchorage Daily News, Tuesday, September 16, 2008
  • [76]
     Article: Aerial Wolf Gunning 101 - Slate, Tuesday, September 02, 2008
  • [77]
     Article: Palin cuts money for energy research - News Miner, Thursday, May 29, 2008
  • [78]
     Article: America is Built on the Contributions of Community Organizers - CivilRights.org, Thursday, September 04, 2008
  • [79]
     Article: Noonan, Murphy trash Palin on hot mike: 'It's over' - Politico, Wednesday, September 03, 2008
  • [80]
     Article: McCain Pre Palin: Mayors and Governors Can't Handle National Security - Huffington Post, Friday, September 12, 2008
  • [81]
     Article: Palin: wrong woman, wrong message - L.A. Times, Thursday, September 04, 2008
  • [82]
     Article: A Few Facts About Sarah Palin - ThomHartmann.com, Tuesday, September 16, 2008
  • [83]
     Article: Lazy Days as Commander-in-Chef: Palin never fired chef, only worked part-time - Talking Points Memo, Sunday, September 07, 2008
  • [84]
     Article: "No Non-Christian Heritage Week - Beliefnet, Friday, August 29, 2008
  • [85]
     Article: Palin and the Mastery of Illusion - Philly.com, Thursday, September 04, 2008
  • [86]
     Article: Palin on Pledge of Allegiance: "If it was good enough for the founding fathers it was good... - Huffington Post, Monday, September 01, 2008
  • [87]
     Article: Palin Slashed Funding for Teen Moms - Washington Post, Tuesday, September 02, 2008
  • [88]
     Article: Palin Quoted Anti-Semite in Convention Speech - Huffington Post, Wednesday, September 10, 2008
  • [89]
     Article: Election 2008: Sarah Palin on Energy and the Environment - About.com, Monday, September 01, 2008
  • [90]
     Article: Fiorina: Palin doesn't have experience to run a major company. - Huffington Post, Tuesday, September 16, 2008
  • [91]
     Link: The Sarah Palin Portal - Friday, September 19, 2008
  • [92]
     Link: Sarah Palin Truth Squad - Saturday, September 20, 2008
  • [93]
     Video: Palin's Nonsensical Answer on Domestic Energy - Thursday, September 18, 2008
  • [94]
     Article: VP Debate Rules Changed to Compensate Sarah Palin - Newsvine, Saturday, September 20, 2008
  • [95]
     Article: Palin Accepted $25,000 in Gifts, Alaska Records Show - Washington Post, Friday, September 26, 2008
  • [96]
     Article: Palin Talks Russia with Katie Couric (Video) - Huffington Post, Thursday, September 25, 2008
  • [97]
     Article: Palin is Ready? Please. - Newsweek - Fareed Zakaria, Saturday, September 27, 2008
  • [98]
     Article: Palin Claimed Dinosauers and People Coexisted - Huffington Post, Sunday, September 28, 2008
  • [99]
     Article: AP Investigation: Palin got zoning aid, gifts - Seattle Times, Sunday, September 28, 2008
  • [100]
     Article: McCain camp prays for Palin wedding - Times Online, Sunday, September 28, 2008
  • [101]
     Article: Next Up: Biden and Palin - CNN, Saturday, September 27, 2008
  • [102]
     Article: Kathleen Parker: After Interviews Palin Should Bow Out - Huffington Post, Friday, September 26, 2008
  • [103]
     Article: Kurtz: Journos Checking Their Tongues on Palin... - Huffington Post, Monday, September 29, 2008
  • [104]
     Article: Palin still excites GOP but her luster dims a bit - USA Today, Monday, September 29, 2008
  • [105]
     Article: Palin gets an introduction to foreign policy - L. A. Times, Wednesday, September 24, 2008
  • [106]
     Article: Palin’s Words Raise Red Flags - New York Times, Friday, September 26, 2008
  • [107]
     Article: Mad Dog Palin - AlterNet, Saturday, September 27, 2008
  • [108]
     Article: Concerns About Palin’s Readiness as a Big Test Nears - New York Times, Tuesday, September 30, 2008
  • [109]
     Article: The Sarah Palin pity party - Salon.com, Tuesday, September 30, 2008
  • [110]
     Article: Palin, a Journalism Major, Can't Name a News Source That She Reads - Huffington Post, Tuesday, September 30, 2008
  • [111]
     Article: Jack Cafferty: "If Sarah Palin Being One Heartbeat Away Doesn't Scare the Hell Out of You,... - Huffington Post, Friday, September 26, 2008
  • [112]
     Article: Sarah Palin, 21st Century Theorcrat - AlterNet, Monday, September 29, 2008
  • [113]
     Article: Palin Had Another Private E-Mail Account, Company Says - Washington Post, Wednesday, October 01, 2008
  • [114]
     Article: When Sisterhood Is Suicide and Other Late Night Thoughts by Robin Morgan - The Women's Media Center, Wednesday, October 01, 2008
  • [115]
     Article: Palin's Tax Return Mystery: Where are the Per Diems? - Huffington Post, Friday, October 03, 2008
  • [116]
     Article: Gee, I wish we'd end our love affair with this folksy liability - The Observer - Patricia Williams, Sunday, October 05, 2008
  • [117]
     Article: David Brooks: Sarah Palin "Represents a Fatal Cancer to the Republican Party" - Huffington Post, Wednesday, October 08, 2008
  • [118]
     Article: Troopegate Report: Palin "Unlawfully Abused Her Authority" - Huffingtom Post, Friday, October 10, 2008
  • [119]
     Article: Palin Blurs Line Between Church and State as Governor - Huffington Post, Saturday, October 11, 2008
  • [120]
     Article: Palin Vindicated? - Alaska Daily News, Monday, October 13, 2008
  • [121]
     Article: Bush Stratgist: McCain Knows He Put Country At Risk With Palin Pick - Huffington Post, Tuesday, October 14, 2008
  • [122]
     Article: Palin Family Values - Salon.com, Tuesday, October 14, 2008
  • [123]
     : - Monday, January 01, 0001
  • [124]
     Article: Commentary: Time for Palin to answer tough questions - CNN, Wednesday, October 15, 2008
  • [125]
     Article: Biden lashes out at Palin's 'pro-America' comment - CNN, Friday, October 17, 2008
  • [126]
     Article: The Palin Plunge: Voters Sour on McCain VP Pick - Huffington Post, Saturday, October 18, 2008
  • [127]
     Article: Colin Powell Endorses Obama - Huffington Post, Sunday, October 19, 2008
  • [128]
     Article: Palin Claims the Vice President is 'In Charge of the US Senate'. - Think Progress, Tuesday, October 21, 2008
  • [129]
     Link: Palin as President (Humor) - Tuesday, October 21, 2008
  • [130]
     Article: RNC shells out $150K for Palin fashion - Politico, Wednesday, October 22, 2008
  • [131]
     Article: AP INVESTIGATION: Alaska Funded Palin Kids' Travel - ABC News, Wednesday, October 22, 2008
  • [132]
     Article: The Remaking of a Candidate - Washington Independent, Thursday, October 23, 2008
  • [133]
     Article: McCain Advisor Endorses Obama - Huffington Post, Friday, October 24, 2008
  • [134]
     Article: Lieberman on Palin: "Thank God She's Not Gonna Have To Be President From Day One" - Huffington Post, Saturday, October 25, 2008
  • [135]
     Article: Palin Versus McCain's Other VP Hopefuls - Huffington Post, Saturday, October 25, 2008
  • [136]
     Article: Obama for President - Anchorage Daily News, Saturday, October 25, 2008
  • [137]
     : - Monday, January 01, 0001
  • [138]
     : - Monday, January 01, 0001
  • [139]
     Article: "Palin a Whack Job", Top McCain Advisor Says - Huffington Post, Tuesday, October 28, 2008
  • [140]
     Article: Eagleburger Blisters Palin: "Of Course" She's Not Ready - Huffington Post, Friday, October 31, 2008
  • [141]
     Article: Palin Didn't Know Africa Was A Continent, Says Fox News Reporter - Huffington Post, Wednesday, November 05, 2008

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