ABC News: Another AIP Official Says Palin Was at 1994 Convention

[sabra]

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/another-aip-off.html

An intense "she said"/"she said" has emerged over whether Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was ever a member of the Alaskan Independence Party, the third-largest political party in the 49th state. The AIP wants Alaskans to get an opportunity to vote on whether or not they will remain a state, or become a commonwealth, or split off as an independent nation.

Officials of the AIP say Palin was once a member, but the McCain campaign -- providing what it says is complete voter registration documentation -- says Palin has been according to official records a lifelong Republican.

...

As part of their pushback against the charges of Lynette and Dexter Clark of the AIP, the McCain campaign says that Palin did not even attend the AIP convention in Wasilla in 1994.

But another former AIP official -- Mark Chryson, chairman of the AIP from 1995 to 2002 -- tells ABC News that "Palin was at the convention in 1994. She was there."

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For her part, Ms. Clark -- a self-employed gold miner who wants Alaska to become an independent nation -- says that the McCain campaign pushback that Pain was never part of the AIP is "hooey."

"This is like a cat covering up crap in its litter box," she says.

[TwilightZone]

1. Much more recently, she produced a welcome video for their '08 convention.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6877643&mesg_id=6877643

[Bread and Circus]

2. The irony is that lady just called herself "crap"...at least that's how I read it

:shrug:

[SoxFan]

3. "self-employed gold miner"

If nothing else, Alaska is now rivaling Florida in the "place where weird shit happens" department.

[WeDidIt]

4. Shout out to symbolman!

Hey, bro! Your sister and brother-in-law are taking down the gOP!

:rofl:

[maseman]

5. So it is back on the ABC news page...NICE!

[book_worm]

6. ABC is on the forefront of this

[Alter Ego]

16. Why, I wonder? They have no incentive to help Obama at all.

[valerief]

7. Crap in the litterbox!!! Lol!!!!

:rofl:

[KittyWampus]

10. can we extend that native Alaskan a DUZY?

[Prefer]

11. that has to be Symbolman's sister right?

[City of Mills]

8. A question.

[DangerousRhythm]

12. Answer:

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

9. Does the Department Of Homeland Security have a list of subversive groups?

If so, I wonder if the Alaska Independence Party is on it. After all, the AIP is extremely pro-gun and pro secession, a dangerous combination. If the group is NOT on the list, I would wonder why. Is it because a lot of them are ultra-conservative and that's considered okay?

[robertpaulsen]

13. I hope there is videotape! n/t

[Liberal Dose]

14. This needs to stay at the top!

:kick:

[libnnc]

15. kick

[TrogL]

17. Somebody go through old filing cabinets and find the pictures

[Orsino]

18. And yet that doesn't make her a secessionist.

But if she isn't, it makes her a panderer. And still a liar.

[Blue Gardener]

19. As pointed out in another thread

In the evangelical world, they husband is the head of the household and the wife is supposed to be submissive. If hubby belongs to AIP, then Sarah belongs to AIP.

[ErinBerin84]

20. damn it...

why weren't there cell phone cameras back then??!


This is extrememly fishy to me...the pushback from the McCain campaign makes me think that they know the involvement was a bit more than, as Howard Fineman says, just "saying something nice about the leader once."

[Alexander]

21. K&R