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Palin lied when she said the dismissal of her public safety
commissioner, Walt Monegan, had nothing to do with his refusal to fire
state trooper Mike Wooten; in fact, the Branchflower Report concluded
that she repeatedly abused her power when dealing with both men.

Palin lied when she repeatedly claimed to have said, "Thanks, but no
thanks" to the Bridge to Nowhere; in fact, she openly campaigned for the
federal project when running for governor.

Palin lied when she denied that Wasilla's police chief and librarian had
been fired; in fact, both were given letters of termination the previous
day.

Palin lied when she wrote in the NYT that a comprehensive review by
Alaska wildlife officials showed that polar bears were not endangered;
in fact, email correspondence between those scientists showed the opposite.

Palin lied when she claimed in her convention speech that an oil gas
pipeline "began" under her guidance; in fact, the pipeline was years
from breaking ground, if at all.

Palin lied when she told Charlie Gibson that she does not pass judgment
on gay people; in fact, she opposes all rights between gay spouses and
belongs to a church that promotes conversion therapy.

Palin lied when she denied having said that humans do not contribute to
climate change; in fact, she had previously proclaimed that human
activity was not to blame.

Palin lied when she claimed that Alaska produces 20 percent of the
country's domestic energy supply; in fact, the actual figures, based on
any interpretation of her words, are much, much lower.

Palin lied when she told voters she improvised her convention speech
when her teleprompter stopped working properly; in fact, all reports
showed that the machine had functioned perfectly and that her speech had
closely followed the script.

Palin lied when she recalled asking her daughters to vote on whether she
should accept the VP offer; in fact, her story contradicts details given
by her husband, the McCain campaign, and even Palin herself. (She later
added another version.)

Palin lied when she claimed to have taken a voluntary pay cut as mayor;
in fact, as councilmember she had voted against a raise for the mayor,
but subsequent raises had taken effect by the time she was mayor.

Palin lied when she insisted that Wooten's divorce proceedings had
caused his confidential records to become public; in fact, court
officials confirmed they released no such records.

Palin lied when she suggested to Katie Couric that she was involved in
trade missions with Russia; in fact, she has never even met with Russian
officials.

Palin lied when she told Shimon Peres that the only flag in her office
was the Israeli flag; in fact, she has several flags.

Palin lied when she claimed to have tried to divest government funds
from Sudan; in fact, her administration openly opposed a bill that would
have done just that.

Palin lied when she repeatedly claimed that troop levels in Iraq were
back to pre-surge levels; in fact, even she acknowledged her
"misstatements," though she refused to retract or apologize.

Palin lied when she insisted that the Branchflower Report "showed there
was no unlawful or unethical activity on my part"; in fact, that report
prominently stated, "Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute
39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act."

Palin lied when she claimed to have voiced concerns over Wooten fearing
he would harm her family; in fact, she actually decreased her security
detail during that period.

Palin lied when asked about the $150,000 worth of clothes provided by
the RNC; in fact, solid reporting contradicted several parts of her
statement.

Palin lied when she suggested that she had offered the media proof of
her pregnancy with Trig to "correct the record"; in fact, no reports of
her medical records were ever published; and the letter from her doctor
testifying to her good health only emerged hours before polling ended on
election day, even though there was nothing in it that couldn't have
been released two months earlier.

Palin lied when she said that "reported" allegations of her banning
Harry Potter as mayor was easily refutable because it had not even been
written yet; in fact, the first book in that series was published in
1998 - two years into her first term - and such rumors were never
reported by the media, only circulated as emails.

Palin lied when she denied having participated in a clothes audit with
campaign laywers; in fact, the Washington Times later confirmed those
details.

Palin lied when asked about Couric's question regarding her reading
habits; in fact, Couric's words were not, "What do you read up there in
Alaska?" or anything close to condescension.

Palin lied when she mischaracterized the "$1200 check" given to Alaskans
as the permanent fund dividend check; in fact, that fund had yielded
$2,069 per person, and she claimed otherwise to obscure the fact that
Alaskans also received a $1200 rebate check from a windfall profits tax
on oil companies - a tax widely criticized by Republicans.

Palin lied when she claimed to be unaware of a turkey being slaughtered
behind her during a filmed interview; in fact, the cameraman said she
had picked the spot herself, while the slaughter was underway.

Palin lied when she denied having rejected federal stimulus money; in
fact, she continued to accept and reject the funds several times.

Palin lied when she claimed that legislative leaders had canceled a
meeting with her to hold their own press conference; in fact, they only
canceled it after being told she would not participate, and the purpose
of the press conference was very different from the meeting's.

Palin lied when she announced on the news that she never holds
closed-door meetings; in fact, she had just attended a closed-door
meeting with the legislature earlier that day.

Palin lied when she said that former aide John Bitney's "amicable"
departure was for "personal" reasons; in fact, Bitney said he was fired
because of his relationship with the wife of Palin's friend, plus a
Palin spokesperson later claimed "poor job performance" for his firing -
without elaborating.

Palin lied when she said she kept her running injury a secret on the
campaign trail; in fact, her bandaged hand was clearly visible in
photographs and the story was widely talked about.

Palin lied when she claimed that Alaska has spent "millions of dollars"
on litigation related to her ethics complaints; in fact, that figure is
much, much lower, and she had initiated the most expensive inquiry.

Palin lied when she denied that the Alaska Independence Party supports
secession and denied that her husband had been a member; in fact, even
the McCain campaign noted that the party's very existence is based on
secession and that Todd was a member for seven years.


Swiped from Andrew Sullivan's blog:

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.co...a-roundup.html