How could you tell such lies?

CNN invited the public to ask former Republican vice presidential candidate Palin questions, some of which Wolf Blitzer would ask during his interview, so I asked -

How could you Broadcast such Big Bad Bold Bombs including:

1. your Seditious Allegations against President-elect Obama, including that he would "experiment with socialism" and your spin on Ayers? How does it feel to have the Secret Service blame you for increasing the number of death threats against him? How could you incite so much unrest and aid our enemies this way during wartime? Do you understand that the First Amendment does sanction defamation and sedition?

2. the ORWELLIAN Lie you told about the Branchflower findings? How could you have such CONTEMPT of the law?

3. all your other "Odd Lies"? Why do you repeatedly publicly deny reality? Why are you unable to process and/or accept facts?

Surprise! Blitzer did not ask my specific questions. See the interview on CNN's "The Situation Room" - here's part from the transcript:

BLITZER: ... during a campaign, every presidential campaign, things are said, it's tough, as you well know; it gets sometimes pretty fierce out there. And during the campaign, you said this, you said: "This is not a man who sees America as you see it and how I see America." And then you went on to say: "Someone who sees America, it seems, as being so imperfect that he is palling around with terrorists who would target their own country."

PALIN: Well, I still am concerned about that association with Bill Ayers. And if anybody still wants to talk about it, I will, because this is an unrepentant domestic terrorist who had campaigned to blow up, to destroy our Pentagon and our U.S. Capitol. That's an association that still bothers me. And I think it's still fair to talk about it. However, the campaign is over. That chapter is closed. . .

BLITZER: So looking back, you don't regret that tough language during the campaign?

PALIN: No, and I do not think that it is off-base nor mean-spirited, nor negative campaigning to call someone out on their associations and on their record. And that's why I did it.

Is her unrepentant position acceptable to you? Let her and the world know by commenting on this post. As for me, I say, Ms. Palin, your pathological lies make you unfit for office, so please step down as governor and NEVER seek public office again.

Artwork copyright by Qohelet (derivative of photo by Bob Weinstein and bookcover art believed to be owned by Secker and Warburg) 2008.

What can we do about Alaska's Stinky Election?

Given Alaska's history of election hanky-panky, the bizarre anomalies in polling and voting in 2008 (not to mention Palin's ethics violations), reports from the field of ballots not being scanned on-site due to broken machines, Shannyn Moore asks if the 2008 has been stolen. Either way, gross irregularities warrant an investigation of Alaska's 2008 voting election process and results.

Go to "What can We the People do about Alaska's Stinky Election?" to see what we can do to help clean up this stinky mess.

Secret Service Sorta Says Sarah is Seditious

When at first I saw and heard what was happening at McCain and Palin rallies (just because a particular statement could not be confirmed does not mean it was not uttered and even if it wasn't, plenty others were), I simply could not believe they were acting so reprehensibly. I knew in my gut what it meant, yet my mind denied it could be real. Needing to resolve such dissonance, I grabbed for my good ole online version of M-W. First word I looked up was "seditious" which means " disposed to arouse or be guilty of sedition" (incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority). Crowds members had called out"Terrorist" and "Traitor" and even suggested to "Bomb Obama" and the like. Yep, no doubt, (intentional or not) their behavior was seditious. It stepped over the line from, 'don't vote for that one' to 'he is so worthy of your contempt that we will FIGHT him to the end.'

And bitter it became. Many of us called McCain and his campaign (mostly Palin) to stop endangering duly elected (then) presidential candidate Barack Obama's life (who as a Senator, was a lawful authority in more than one respect) and public safety. Many demanded them to cease and desist their unwarranted and dangerous attacks. Though they toned it down a bit after that and McCain once publicly set the record 'straight' (at least with his words, if not exactly with his actions), they did not stop. Given that this was not McCain's usual way of dealing with matters, it is not surprising he apparently had to do mental gymnastics. For example, when Rep. Congressman John Lewis issued a well-deserved and pointed reprimand, instead of taking heed, he denied the allegation and projected his own apparently unacknowledged, yet unacceptable nonetheless behavior back onto Lewis, saying Lewis' remarks were beyond the pale.

In any case, now that the Secret Service has blamed Palin with a drastic rise in the number of death threats against President Elect Obama, I recently sent a note like the one below to my Senators and hope you will as well:

Dear Honorable Senator,

Trust that by now you have also seen news reports such as:

Sarah Palin blamed by the US Secret Service over death threats against Barack Obama
Death Threat Against Obama (et al) Foiled
The Legacy of McCain-Palin: Hate
Palin Went Rogue With Ayers Attack
Idaho students chant 'assassinate Obama' on school bus: Report
Threats against Obama increase
Racial Incidents and Threats Against Obama Soar: Here Is a Chronicle


Given the increased and unprecedented number of death threat against President Elect Obama, McCain, Palin Rove, et al ought to be held responsible for their seditious campaign which incited these. Since the dangerous people they and their supporters emboldened through all the hate and fear mongering are still a threat, McCain and Palin should publicly apologize and issue public services announcements to set the record straight, quell fears, and extinguish the hate. The Senate should censor McCain for his reprehensible acts, for his robocalls, for Palin's pitbullish acts, and for all the times he pushed the same seditious agenda. They should seriously consider expelling him. If anyone harms President Elect Obama, his family or anyone else as a result of the unrest they stirred up, McCain, Palin, Rove, et al should be arrested for treason.

Even McCain's Staff Says Sarah's Not Ready

From "Palin misreads First Amendment; Eagleburger: Palin's not ready" by Joe Garofoli:

...Lawrence Eagleburger, during what was billed an ahem, "making the case" appearance for McCain Friday on NPR, dissed Palin. When asked if Palin was ready to step in as Prez, Larry -- one of the five secretaries of state McCain loves to tout that endorsed him -- went rogue:

"It is a very good question," he said, pausing a few seconds, then adding with a laugh: "I'm being facetious here. Look, of course not."

Poor Palin' First Amendment Problem

Palin misreads First Amendment; Eagleburger: Palin's not ready
She just keeps getting it wrong, and wrong again, and worse and worse!