Sarah Palin Lies, Deceives, Exaggerates and Acts Hypocritically

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Last Updated: 11/8/2008

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]

Categories: US Elections
People: Sarah Palin

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[4]
Article: Palin unqualified to serve as vice president - Fairbanks Daily News, Friday, August 29, 2008
[33]
Article: FOX News Pundits Overlook Sarah Palin’s Lies While Praising Her Speech To The Hilt - Newshounds, Thursday, September 04, 2008
[44]
Article: Documents detail Palin's political life - Politico, Wednesday, September 03, 2008
[55]
Article: Palin's claim of selling state jet on eBay revealed as a lie - Belfast Telegraph, Monday, September 08, 2008
[57]
Article: In Office, Palin Hired Friends and Hit Critics - New York Times, Saturday, September 13, 2008
[63]
Article: Palin says Alaska supplies 20 percent of U.S. energy. Not true. Not even close. - Fact Check, Friday, September 12, 2008
[68]
Article: Palin Tells Debunked Teleprompter Tale - Wall Street Journal, Monday, September 15, 2008
[83]
Article: Lazy Days as Commander-in-Chef: Palin never fired chef, only worked part-time - Talking Points Memo, Sunday, September 07, 2008