Easy Info on Sarah Palin: The Liar, the Fraud, the One-Hit Wonder

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SARAH PALIN: NOT A REFORMER, MORE OF THE SAME

Palin Took $13,000 from Lobbyists Representing the Oil Industry in Her 2006 Campaign for Governor.
Sarah Palin “collected nearly $13,000 from lobbyists who represent oil and gas industries in her primary and general campaigns, according a review of her campaign donations and 2006 registered state lobbyists.

Lobbyist Hired By Palin Secured $27 Million In Federal Earmarks for 6,700-Person Town.
“Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin employed a lobbying firm to secure almost $27 million in federal earmarks for a town of 6,700 residents while she was its mayor, according to an analysis by an independent government watchdog group…‘She certainly wasn't shy about putting the old-boy network to use to bring home millions of dollars,’ said Steve Ellis, vice president of Taxpayers for Common Sense. ‘She's a little more savvy to the ways of Washington than she's let on.’”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090103148_pf.html

Palin’s 2006 Running Mate Is A Former Oil Lobbyist.
Palin’s 2006 running mate and current lieutenant governor is Sean Parnell, a former oil lobbyist.

In 2008, Alaska Got More Earmarked Federal Funding Per Person Than Any Other State.
“Arizona, the second fastest growing state in the nation, will receive just $18.70 per capita in federal earmarks this fiscal year. By comparison, Alaska — with roughly a tenth of Arizona's population — is set to receive $506.34 per capita, the highest in the nation, according to Taxpayers for Common Sense, a watchdog group which tracks earmarks.”
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-03-22-earmarks_N.htm

Palin’s Earmarks Request For Next Year’s Federal Budget – More Per Person Than Any Other State.
“Just this year, she sent to Sen. Ted. Stevens, R-Alaska, a proposal for 31 earmarks totaling $197 million — more, per person, than any other state.”

Indicted Senator And Congressman Under Investigation Both Raised Money For Palin.
“Will we see Ted Stevens stumping for Sarah Palin? Palin said this morning that Stevens appeared at a fund-raiser for her in Ketchikan and gave a speech about ‘moving Alaska forward.’…She said Don Young came to one of her fund-raisers two days ago…” Sen. Stevens was indicted in July 2008 for failing to disclose gifts he received, while Rep. Young is reportedly under criminal investigation. <“The Trail” blog, Anchorage Daily News, 10/13/06; CBS News, 7/29/08; Wall Street Journal, 7/25/07>
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/29/politics/main4303372.shtml
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118531999682776863.html?mod=hpp_us_whats_news&apl=y