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"If [the media] convince enough voters that that is negative campaigning, for me to call Barack Obama out on his associations then I don't know what the future of our country would be in terms of First Amendment rights and our ability to ask questions without fear of attacks by the mainstream media." --Sarah Palin, getting first amendment rights backwards while claiming that criticism of her is unconstitutional, radio interview with WMAL-AM, Oct. 31, 2008

"I don't know if you're going to use the word 'terrorist' there." --Sarah Palin, asked if people who bomb abortion clinics are terrorists, NBC News interview, Oct. 23, 2008

"I'm very, very pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing ... any hint of any kind of unethical activity there. Very pleased to be cleared of any of that." --Sarah Palin, after an Alaska legislative report found she had broken the state's ethics law and abused her power in the Troopergate scandal, conference call with Alaska reporters, Oct. 12, 2008

"They are also building schools for the Afghan children so that there is hope and opportunity in our neighboring country of Afghanistan." --Sarah Palin, speaking at a fundraiser in San Francisco, Oct. 5, 2008

"There's a place in Hell reserved for women who don't support other women." --Sarah Palin, misquoting former Secretary of State Madeline Albright, who said women should "help" other women," Carson, Caliif., Oct. 4, 2008

Katie Couric: "What other Supreme Court decisions do you disagree with?"
Sarah Palin: "Well, let's see. There's --of course --in the great history of America rulings there have been rulings, there's never going to be absolute consensus by every American. And there are -- those issues, again, like Roe v Wade where I believe are best held on a state level and addressed there. So you know -- going through the history of America, there would be others but--"
Couric: "Can you think of any?"
Palin: "Well, I could think of -- of any again, that could be best dealt with on a more local level. Maybe I would take issue with. But you know, as mayor, and then as governor and even as a Vice President, if I'm so privileged to serve, wouldn't be in a position of changing those things but in supporting the law of the land as it reads today." --unable to name any Supreme Court decisions other than Roe v. Wade, CBS News interview, Oct. 1, 2008

"I'll try to find you some and I'll bring them to you." --Sarah Palin, asked by Katie Couric to cite specific examples of how John McCain has pushed for more regulation in his 26 years in the Senate, CBS News interview, Sept. 24, 2008

"Well, it certainly does because our -- our next door neighbors are foreign countries. They're in the state that I am the executive of. And there in Russia ... We have trade missions back and forth. We-- we do-- it's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where-- where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border. It is-- from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to-- to our state." --Sarah Palin, asked by Katie Couric how Alaska's proximity to Russia gives her foreign policy experience, CBS News interview, Sept. 24, 2008

"But ultimately what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the healthcare reform that is needed to help shore up our economy." --Sarah Palin, explaining the $700 billion government bailout of Wall Street to Karie Couric, CBS News interview, Sept. 24, 2008

Sarah Palin’s interview with Katie Couric- Part 2

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Katie Couric (KC): Gov. Palin, how do you keep yourself updated on current affairs?

Sarah Palin (SP): I read newspapers and magazines regularly…In fact I read two newspapers a day…

KC: Which ones?

SP: You know the regular ones…

KC: Can you name them?

SP: Katie, I told you I read…I just can’t remember the names at the moment…You know Alaska is not in Africa – we are a part of America…We get all the newspapers and magazines you get here in New York…Can we move on, please?

KC: Do you remember the names of books you have read?

SP: The Alaskan Christian Evangelical Bible comes to mind at the moment...

KC: Gov. Palin, I’ve read that when you were the Mayor of Wasilla you wanted some books removed from the town library…Why?

SP: Please note that I did not have any books removed…I merely tried…Katie, you must realize that some books like the Harry Potter series, most of Shakespeare, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and A Clockwork Orange are not meant to be read – they are morally bankrupt and un-Christian…

KC: Aren’t morals personal? Shouldn’t people be allowed to make up their own minds?

SP: Absolutely not…There is only one set of morals that is acceptable and that is the Christian Evangelical one…

KC: I heard that you were also trying to ban health books and magazines…Why go after these?

SP: I don't want children and young adults to be exposed to such books and magazines…They are nothing but porn…They poison young minds…They talk about sex and sexuality, pregnancy, abortion etc. …Do you know Katie, these books even have pictures of nude men and women?

KC: But these books are educational…Don’t you think if your 17 year old daughter Bristol had read Our Bodies, Ourselves by Boston Women's Health Book Collective, she would not be having a shotgun wedding?

Sarah Palin's interview with Katie Couric - Part 1

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Katie Couric (KC): Gov. Palin, I’ve read that you believe in American Christian Creationism?

Sarah Palin (SP): Creationism is not a theory, it’s the truth…God clearly mentions it in the bible…

KC: So you believe that the Earth is less than 7000 years old…In that case dinosaurs and humans must have walked the Earth at the same time…

SP: Absolutely…I’ve seen pictures of dinosaur fossils with human footprints in them…

KC: Where have you seen these pictures? I would like to see them too…

SP: Oh, I don’t remember…I read so many books, newspapers and magazines…

KC: Since you claim to be an expert on energy, where do you think oil and coal came from?

SP: The Great Flood 4400 years ago laid down all the layers of sediment at once...That's how we got oil and coal...

KC: OK…You could potentially have your hand on the nuclear button…Do you believe in the Doomsday Scenario when the Messiah will come?

SP: Yes, I’m absolutely positive I’ll see Jesus come back to Earth in my lifetime… “End times” which precedes the end of the world was confirmed in 1948 with the founding of the state of Israel…It marked the Jews' return to the Holy Land, fulfilling a Biblical prophecy…I believe that by tapping into Alaska's natural resources we will help fulfill the state's destiny as the refuge for Christians when the world comes to an end...

KC: If the world comes to an end, won't Alaska also be doomed?

SP: No, only Alaska and white believers will survive...

KC: What are your views on the current war against Iraq?

SP: It is all a part of God’s plan…He put George W. Bush in office so that he could start the “holy war” against Muslim terrorists…It’s a war of Gods… Anybody who criticizes the war and Bush will burn in hell…

Sarah Palin is at it again

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Location: Briefing room of the Republican campaign headquarters

John McCain (JM): Sarah dear, you’ve done it again…I thought I told you not to open your mouth…Why did you have to highlight Sen. Obama’s meeting with Bill Ayers 15 years ago? Your comments have made us look like racists…
Sarah Palin (SP): But I told the truth, John…Sen. Barack Hussein Osama and Bill Ayers live in the same Chicago neighbourhood and they both were on the board of a charitable organization …The former is a black Muslim and is related to Osama…The latter is a terrorist who bombed the Capitol…As we all know in the great state of Alaska, terrorists are all Arab Muslims…By associating with Ayers, Sen. Obama is condoning Islamic terrorism…He is therefore an anti-American Arab Muslim terrorist himself… What’s wrong in calling a spade a spade?
JM: That’s just it Sarah…While it is true that Bill Ayers is an unrepentant terrorist and a menace to society, he also happens to be white born and brought up in the US…So were most of his "Weather Underground" colleagues… He has no connection to anything that would be considered "black", “Arab” or “Islamic”, let alone "stereotypically black, Arab or Islamic"…You have once again succeeded in making us look like ignorant fools…
SP: Uh, Uh

Sarah Palin in New York

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Location: Briefing room of the Republican campaign headquarters one day before Sarah Palin’s meeting with Karzai, Manmohan Singh and Asif Zardari in New York, September 2008

John McCain (JM): Sarah dear, you have very important meetings coming up tomorrow…Have you ever met a head of state before?
Sarah Palin (SP): Of course, I’m the head of the great state of Alaska…
JM: Yes, yes…What I meant was that you don’t have any foreign policy experience…
SP: I do…On a clear Alaskan morning, I can see Russia from my bedroom window and Canada from my living room window…I've also signed bills concerning the Aleuts...Oh, I nearly forgot to mention the numerous parties I've hosted for hockey players some of who are foreign...
JM: We think these meetings will be great for the campaign…Just make sure you look good, don’t open your mouth and are photographed shaking hands…
SP: But why can’t I speak? After all I am going to be the next VP…
JM: That’s the point… A lot of our voter base is clueless and/or stupid, and these photographs will not only make you look good but also seem ‘worldly’…That’s the whole point of this exercise…
SP: Uh, Uh