Palin - She Denied Existence Of Anthropogenic Climate Change Before She "Accepted" It - AP

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FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska (AP) — Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's assertion that she believes humans play a role in climate change — made in her first major interview since joining the Republican ticket — is at odds with her previous statements.

Palin said she didn't disagree with scientists that the problem can be attributed to "man's activities." "Show me where I have ever said that there's absolute proof that nothing that man has ever conducted or engaged in has had any effect or no effect on climate change. I have not said that," Palin told ABC News in an interview broadcast Thursday and Friday.

However, in the past Palin has said she does not believe global warming is caused by human activity. She has told the Internet news site Newsmax, "A changing environment will affect Alaska more than any other state, because of our location. ... I'm not one, though, who would attribute it to being man-made."

In an interview with a Fairbanks newspaper within the last year, Palin said: "I'm not an Al Gore, doom-and-gloom environmentalist blaming the changes in our climate on human activity." ABC cited the interview as being at odds with her statement.

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[Zenlitened]

1. She is a skilled liar, I'll give her that.

"...Show me where I have ever said that there's absolute proof..."

It's OK, Palin, I'm sure you've left yourself plenty of wiggle room.

Kind of like her very deliberate choice of words when she said (repeatedly, now) that she put the AK airplane up on E-bay. Knowing full well that plenty of people would hear that as "sold the plane on E-bay."

Sure, she can claim she never lied. Well, not lied lied. But that doesn't make her a truth-teller. It makes her a weasel.

[kurth_]

2. She was in broadcasting

Palin is not Miss South Carolina.

[kestrel91316]

3. She is now lying to appease the public. In an attempt to gain

votes. If she had told the truth, there are a lot of folks who would have completely written her off.

She is a Republican. They will do and say ANYTHING to get elected. This woman believes the bible is the literal word of God and that the earth is only 6000 years old. There is no way in hell she believes in the science behind anthropogenic GW.