McCain Camp confirms Palin did not go beyond Iraqi border - Obama Camp points out pattern of lies.

[jefferson_dem]

Campaign confirms Palin did not go beyond Iraqi border
Posted: 04:08 PM ET
From CNN's Peter Hamby and Rebecca Sinderbrand

(CNN) – Sarah Palin did not visit troops in Iraq, a spokesperson for the Republican VP nominee confirmed Saturday, as new details emerged about the extent of the Alaska governor’s foreign travel.

In July of last year, Palin left North America for the first time to visit Alaskan troops stationed in Kuwait. Palin officials originally said her itinerary included U.S. military installations or outposts in Germany and Kuwait, and that she had visited Ireland. An Alaska spokeswoman for Palin had said Iraq was also one of the stops on that trip.

The Boston Globe reported Saturday that Palin visited the Iraqi side of a border crossing — but never journeyed past the checkpoint.

Earlier: McCain defends Palin's experience level

Earlier, campaign aides confirmed reports that Palin’s time in Ireland on that trip had actually been a re-fueling stop.

The Obama camp – which has increasingly accused the McCain campaign of deliberately lying in ads and on the stump – was quick to highlight to that story, along with a news report that explored whether the McCain campaign have been sending out wildly inflated crowd estimates.

The McCain team has twice pointed to law enforcement as the source for those estimates – but the same officials denied to Bloomberg News that they had provided the numbers cited by the Republican nominee’s campaign.

"The McCain campaign said Governor Palin opposed the Bridge to Nowhere, but now we know she supported it,” said Obama spokesman Tommy Vietor in a statement. “They said she didn't seek earmarks, but now we know she hired a lobbyist to get millions in pork for her town and her state. They said she visited Iraq, but today we learned that she only stopped at the border. Americans are starting to wonder, is there anything the McCain campaign isn't lying about?”

A Palin spokesperson also confirmed Saturday that the governor had visited Mexico on a personal vacation trip. She has also visited Canada.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/13/campaign-confirms-palin-did-not-go-beyond-iraqi-border/

[livetohike]

1. Wow! She visited Canada - probably just a border stop as well

She's despicable. Reminds me of wannabes who talk a good game, but then you find out their degree is fake and all of their resume experiences are highly padded.

[MichiganVote]

14. Well you can probably see it from Alaska so she's an expert on it you know.

Wonder if she knows whether or not she speaks Canadian....

[livetohike]

16. Good one!

:toast:

[renie408]

2. LOL...Mexico on a personal vacation trip? Jesus, they are reaching now...

they have got to be getting desperate.

[Shine]

7. How 'bout how they were trying to count Ireland, but it was only a fueling stop?

she never got off the damn plane! :rofl:

Desperate, indeed.

[MrScorpio]

9. Margarita inspection tour

[CTyankee]

13. Nice rum drinks in Cancun. Maybe rum "fact finding"? n/t

[crimsonblue]

3. How many states has Palin been to?

You know, those states in the US? Has she ever been to Kansas? Colorado? Wyoming?

[Shine]

5. Only the ones she's visited since getting tapped for VP.

:rofl:

[Shine]

4. She only got her very first passport last year!!

:wow:

That bullshit line she gave to Charlie about other VP candidates not meeting Heads of State either has been completely debunked, too.



Glad this shit is getting called out.

[Colobo]

8. She's a lightweight and she knows it.

[Ichingcarpenter]

6. The ONION has new data up on her now

Foreign Affairs:

Boasts strong relationships made over the years
with numerous dignitaries from the continental United States.


http://www.theonion.com/content/node/85974

[ClarkUSA]

10. Liar, liar, beehive on fire...

The McCain/Palin media honeymoon is over.

[progressivebydesign]

11. but.. but.. she SAW Iraq!! Like 'seeing Russia from ALaska" qualifies her.

I mean. this is a woman that said being able to SEE Russia from Alaska gives her foreign policy experience. This is a candidate who would be in line to be the Leader of the Free World, and she's never even met a foreign head of state. Ever.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

12. "...Americans are starting to wonder, is there anything the McCain campaign isn't lying about?”

Over and over and over.

And over...

[Cha]

15. Rec'd!~ Guys! This is GOLD.

And, no, just like the bushits there is nothing she, mccain and whatever surrogate is out there won't lie about.

What have they told the truth about? Had this for 8 fucking years.