S: Is for a Speech just a Speech?

A speech is just a speech, until it is one that decides the way a country votes, then it is up for scrutiny. Sarah Palin's speech last night was so derogatory against her opponent, one has to wonder what she was concealing, Where were her views? We know them because others have stated them. What we got were empty words that were misleading. Where was the substance? What we got was a cheerleader from the 50's acting like daddy's little girl. Tonight we add the substance, The missing links to the statements. In bold are Sarah Palin's words. In regular type the F.A.C.T.S.

Strongest storms linked to global warming Palin rejects the scientific consensus, and states to the conservative Web site NewsMax, "I'm not one ... who would attribute it to being man-made." This may help explain why Palin announced this year Alaska would sue the Department of the Interior over its decision to add the polar bear to its list of endangered species. People are "over-reacting" to global warming states Palin.



Our son Track is 19. And one week from tomorrow - September 11th - he'll deploy to Iraq with the Army infantry in the service of his country. My nephew Kasey also enlisted, and serves on a carrier in the Persian Gulf. Palin recently said that the war in Iraq is "God's task." Stating "I haven't really focused much on the war in Iraq," yet she sends her son and lets the world know when, putting her son, her nephew and those in combat with them in danger. The information she broadcasted went against OPSEC and is considered Illegal. She also was misleading about the date. He is not leaving September 11th!

Our family has the same ups and downs as any other ... the same challenges and the same joys. Palin also had a 20% ownership in an Anchorage car wash business, according to state corporation records filed in 2004. Palin failed to report her stake in the company when running for governor in 2006; in April 2007, the state issued a "certificate of involuntary dissolution" because of the company's failure to file its biennial report and pay state licensing fees.

And children with special needs inspire a special love. What a low blow to use a disabled child to win votes. As a Mayor, or as Governor she never helped those with 'special children.' The only reason she knows those problems is because of her own child! The question of paternity also needs to be addressed as the rumors are flying that Trig is not Sarah Palin's child but Bristol's and McCain adviser Mark Salter announced the daughter's pregnancy to rebut those rumors. This was reported to Time.com

when I stood up to the special interests, the lobbyists, big oil companies, and the good-ol' boys network. I suspended the state fuel tax, and championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress. I told the Congress "thanks, but no thanks," for that Bridge to Nowhere. And despite fierce opposition from oil company lobbyists, who kind of liked things the way they were, we broke their monopoly on power and resources. During her second term as mayor, Palin hired the Anchorage-based lobbying firm of Robertson, Monagle & Eastaugh to lobby for earmarks for Wasilla. The effort were led by Steven Silver, a former chief of staff for Senator Ted Stevens, and it secured nearly $27 million in earmarked funds. The earmarks included $15 million for a rail project linking Wasilla and the ski resort community of Girdwood. Some of the earmarks were criticized by Senator McCain.

Our state budget is under control. We have a surplus. And I have protected the taxpayers by vetoing wasteful spending: nearly half a billion dollars in vetoes. Palin racked up nearly $20 million in long-term debt as mayor of the tiny town of Wasilla. That amounts to $3,000 per resident. She argues that the debt was needed to fund improvements."


And when that deal was struck, we began a nearly forty billion dollar natural gas pipeline to help lead America to energy independence. That pipeline, when the last section is laid and its valves are opened, will lead America one step farther away from dependence on dangerous foreign powers that do not have our interests at heart. In March 2007, Palin presented the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA) as the new legal vehicle for building a natural gas pipeline from the state's North Slope. This negated a deal by the previous governor. On January 5, 2008, Palin announced that a Canadian company, TransCanada Corporation, was the sole applicant allowed thus creating a monopoly. In August 2008, Palin signed a bill into law giving the state of Alaska authority to award TransCanada Pipelines $500 million in seed money and a license to build and operate the $26-billion pipeline to transport natural gas from the North Slope to the Lower 48 through Canada.

There is more to rebut but this is a lot to take in, even for me as I researched into the words of Sarah Palin. I will continue this next Friday. Let me end with what Sarah Palin said and may God bless America.
For it is a F.A.C.T that if she and McCain are elected, we need help.