Comments on: Palin’s bridge lie (and the unabridged truth) http://liecount.com/2008/09/11/palins-bridge-lie-and-the-unabridged-truth/ Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:12:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: eric http://liecount.com/2008/09/11/palins-bridge-lie-and-the-unabridged-truth/#comment-105 eric Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:57:56 +0000 http://liecount.com/?p=138#comment-105 The earmark for the Gravina Island bridge was killed in the senate in 2005 before Palin even began her campaign for governor. The federal money for the bridge was still sent to Alaska with no strings attached, and Palin campaigned in 2006 on a "build-the-bridge" platform, in favor of both the Knik and Gravina bridge. As governor, Palin began the Gravina bridge construction, and finally killed the project in August of 2007 because of rising cost estimates, stating: "it’s clear that Congress has little interest in spending any more money on a bridge between Ketchikan and Gravina Island". Nothing close to "thanks, but not thanks". The earmark for the Gravina Island bridge was killed in the senate in 2005 before Palin even began her campaign for governor. The federal money for the bridge was still sent to Alaska with no strings attached, and Palin campaigned in 2006 on a “build-the-bridge” platform, in favor of both the Knik and Gravina bridge. As governor, Palin began the Gravina bridge construction, and finally killed the project in August of 2007 because of rising cost estimates, stating: “it’s clear that Congress has little interest in spending any more money on a bridge between Ketchikan and Gravina Island”.

Nothing close to “thanks, but not thanks”.

]]> By: Greg Luce http://liecount.com/2008/09/11/palins-bridge-lie-and-the-unabridged-truth/#comment-97 Greg Luce Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:14:32 +0000 http://liecount.com/?p=138#comment-97 I still don't think you disproved the statement "I told congress thanks but no thanks on that bridge to nowhere". You have laid out some facts showing that it may not have been in her jurisdiction to have any formal responsibility to do such. But perhaps she did it when campaigning for governor? Kinda like Obama negotiating with Iraqi leaders while campaigning? Keep up the good work though. I still don’t think you disproved the statement “I told congress thanks but no thanks on that bridge to nowhere”.

You have laid out some facts showing that it may not have been in her jurisdiction to have any formal responsibility to do such. But perhaps she did it when campaigning for governor? Kinda like Obama negotiating with Iraqi leaders while campaigning?

Keep up the good work though.

]]> By: eric http://liecount.com/2008/09/11/palins-bridge-lie-and-the-unabridged-truth/#comment-68 eric Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:28:30 +0000 http://liecount.com/?p=138#comment-68 It really bothers me that Palin can continue to repeat the "thanks, but no thanks" line when she knows fully well that it's a bold-faced lie. It's one thing for a campaign to put out a dubious ad that a candidate most likely had little or nothing to do with, but it's a complete other for a candidate to come right out and lie to everyone's face, especially when evidence to the contrary is open and readily available. It really bothers me that Palin can continue to repeat the “thanks, but no thanks” line when she knows fully well that it’s a bold-faced lie. It’s one thing for a campaign to put out a dubious ad that a candidate most likely had little or nothing to do with, but it’s a complete other for a candidate to come right out and lie to everyone’s face, especially when evidence to the contrary is open and readily available.

]]> By: J.R. http://liecount.com/2008/09/11/palins-bridge-lie-and-the-unabridged-truth/#comment-61 J.R. Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:25:25 +0000 http://liecount.com/?p=138#comment-61 That's true Bean, the McCain campaign seems to count it as about 12 truths, since that's how many times I have heard it mentioned. That’s true Bean, the McCain campaign seems to count it as about 12 truths, since that’s how many times I have heard it mentioned.

]]> By: Renaud http://liecount.com/2008/09/11/palins-bridge-lie-and-the-unabridged-truth/#comment-57 Renaud Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:17:12 +0000 http://liecount.com/?p=138#comment-57 If they keep saying it over and over it should count as many times as they lie. If they keep saying it over and over it should count as many times as they lie.

]]> By: David Bean http://liecount.com/2008/09/11/palins-bridge-lie-and-the-unabridged-truth/#comment-52 David Bean Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:53:07 +0000 http://liecount.com/?p=138#comment-52 yeah, in looking back just now you're counting the bridge episode as two lies. perhaps we should start a column for your lies ;) yeah, in looking back just now you’re counting the bridge episode as two lies.

perhaps we should start a column for your lies ;)

]]> By: David Bean http://liecount.com/2008/09/11/palins-bridge-lie-and-the-unabridged-truth/#comment-51 David Bean Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:51:32 +0000 http://liecount.com/?p=138#comment-51 so now you guys are doubling up your entires to count as two lies. you already counted this bridge to nowhere lie as a lie on what i think was your very first post. so now, you count this one lie as 2 strikes up top??? so now you guys are doubling up your entires to count as two lies. you already counted this bridge to nowhere lie as a lie on what i think was your very first post.

so now, you count this one lie as 2 strikes up top???

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