Palin Apologizes. And She Doesn’t.
15 12 2008Never one to pass up the opportunity for national media attention, Sarah Palin called in to smitten Greta Van Susteren of Fox News, to talk about the arson committed at the Wasilla church she attends.
“I’ll leave it to the pastor to speak to,” Palin says in the FOX interview. “I apologized to the assistant pastor letting him know that if there’s anything that I’ve done to draw negative attention to the church.”
This was a dangerous fire, she notes.
She apologized to the pastor just in case anything that she said during her campaign had brought negative attention to the church. Just in case something she might have said, had stirred up some crazy person with that much hatred. Just on the off chance that some whacko got all riled up and did something violent. Her apology was also noted in the Anchorage Daily News.
Her spokesman issued a statement saying Palin told an assistant pastor she was sorry if the fire was connected to the “undeserved negative attention” the church received after she became the vice presidential candidate on Aug. 29.
Now, mind you, she doesn’t know for sure that it was anything she said. But, she decided to apologize in CASE she had anything to do with it.
Now that we’ve clarified this, let’s revisit a moment from the campaign past…(everything goes all blurry and wavy, and my voice faaades away into some harp music)…. The date is November 10, 2008, one long month ago.
Sarah Palin’s attacks on Barack Obama’s patriotism provoked a spike in death threats against the future president, Secret Service agents revealed during the final weeks of the campaign. The attacks provoked a near lynch mob atmosphere at her rallies, with supporters yelling “terrorist” and “kill him” until the McCain campaign ordered her to tone down the rhetoric.
But it has now emerged that her demagogic tone may have unintentionally encouraged white supremacists to go even further.
The Secret Service warned the Obama family in mid October that they had seen a dramatic increase in the number of threats against the Democratic candidate, coinciding with Mrs Palin’s attacks.
Michelle Obama, the future First Lady, was so upset that she turned to her friend and campaign adviser Valerie Jarrett and said: “Why would they try to make people hate us?”
So, here’s a situation where she KNOWS her behavior had a direct, causal relationship with death threats to the now future president. People threatened to assassinate Barack Obama because of Sarah Palin, and this information comes directly from the Secret Service. It’s not a question of IF she said something. She did. It’s not a question of “gee, just on the off chance I said anything I shouldn’t have”. She DID say something, and it DID cause bad things to happen.
And here for your reading enjoyment is Sarah Palin’s heartfelt apology to the Obama family:
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December 16th, 2008 at 6:22 PM
Hey – oh crap……..she will be needing major $$$ when the feds nail her and Todd for housegate……just ask the Ill. gov. how much a lawyer cost……..we’ll see who helps the grifter turd then !!!
December 16th, 2008 at 6:54 PM
OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalinNo Gravatar (17:04:07) :
who cares what SP does?
The only reason the WBC fire was news is because Palin went there.
That is the ONLY reason.
I’m not sure why you would think Mudflats is somehow responsible for raising money for them, seeing as they quite likely have an insurance policy, but SP is the ONLY reason anyone is talking about a fire at Wasilla Bible Church.
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YES THANK YOU!!!
Scott there are many pro-Barbie sites, teamsarah is one that are supposedly raising $. Why don’t you go play over there or at gretawire?
I agree with Oh crap.
December 16th, 2008 at 7:21 PM
As a citzen of Wasilla , I really can’t see why I should donate to any church. Let the faithful rebuild, my charitable contributions will go to more worthy causes. Hats and gloves for homeless veterans, canned goods for the foodbank and my personal fave, equine rescue.
Course, paying higher property tax to cover that hockey rink she had built on property the city didn’t have title to takes a bite out of my donation fund.
December 16th, 2008 at 7:25 PM
And “Teamsarah” is just a front for the Susan B Anthony List anyway, pushing off rightwing politics on young Palin admirers, who might otherwise be more moderate or liberal if they thought about what they were doing.
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Susan_B._Anthony_List
December 16th, 2008 at 7:27 PM
House Gate? Trooper gate, the fire, There are so many people who associate with SP, and her language although she is very hypocritical, by identifying with it, she gains support and unfortunately they outnumber people with morals. I got an email back from Fred Dyson, this is his response to my email regarding troopergate.
I am in receipt of your e-mail concerning your recommendation that I investigate, impeach or lynch Governor Palin.
I participated in the Branchflower presentation, including the confidential portion of the report. Some of his findings were as follows:
1) The Governor had the authority to fire or transfer Commissioner Walt Monegan.
2) The investigation of Trooper Mike Wooten by the Alaska State Troopers was complete. If the recommendation of that investigation had been followed this whole matter could have been avoided and would have been resolved 4 years ago.
3) Citizens, who complain about a state peace officer, are precluded by law from ever knowing if the government ever paid any attention, investigated or took any action on the complaint. Branchflower himself said it was no wonder the Palin family was frustrated. They could not be told by the Department of Public Safety what, if anything had happened with their complaints. I am personally introducing legislation to fix this hole in our state law so this will not happen to any other citizen.
4) Mr. Monegan said when he told Governor Palin that it was improper for her to talk to him about any personnel matter; she never brought it up again! However, Mr. Monegan did tell Governor Palin that it was ok for Todd Palin, as a citizen, to talk to him regarding the matter.
5) Governor Palin could have handled this situation better and Mr. Monegan or Governor Palin should have referred the issue to the State Personnel Board much sooner than it was. I believe the above “FACTS” to be unassailably TRUE.
Your e-mail seems to impeach itself, 1) It was slavishly similar to dozens of e-mails I received indicating very little independent thought and NO NEW FACTS. 2) It seemed to jump to the guilty assumption and that Governor Palin is known by you to be EVIL. 3) It showed no sense of mercy or understanding of human frailty.
Unlike you, I do not know for sure if this issue was a “cover up” or a witch hunt, it may have been a bit of both.
Finally, please know that your e-mail had NO positive effect on me except to motivate me to be even more fair and open minded as I attempt to do my duty.
If you do find facts that will inform my decisions or mature to a point that your position is based on facts and fairness, I will be delighted to hear from you.
In addition, Alaska statutes do NOT clearly state that the “Legislative Council” has the authority to investigate the administration or issue subpoenas. Unfortunately the state court refused to rule on this.
Senator Fred Dyson
Senate District I
Eagle River, AK
I think they out number us 3 to 1
December 16th, 2008 at 7:36 PM
Dyson is a AssHat! He sent that out to everyone. There is a discussion on the
forum….
December 16th, 2008 at 7:58 PM
<i.I am in receipt of your e-mail concerning your recommendation that I investigate, impeach or lynch Governor Palin.
Lol oh please. Nobody is calling for her death, who does he think he is kidding.
December 16th, 2008 at 8:08 PM
OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalinNo Gravatar (19:58:18) :
<i.I am in receipt of your e-mail concerning your recommendation that I investigate, impeach or lynch Governor Palin.
Lol oh please. Nobody is calling for her death, who does he think he is kidding.
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Oh yeah this guys is a piece of work. He should probably be investigated next.
Oh crap…are you on the forum? I would like to PM you…
December 16th, 2008 at 8:10 PM
hehehe, gee many huh, i will try to find my way to the forum.
December 16th, 2008 at 9:14 PM
Crystal Wolf – just so happens, I just now joined! PM me when you get the chance.
December 16th, 2008 at 9:57 PM
OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalinNo Gravatar (21:14:33) :
Crystal Wolf – just so happens, I just now joined! PM me when you get the chance.
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Done! Let me be the first to welcome you to the forums!!!
December 16th, 2008 at 10:15 PM
I still think one of those 5 women (and 2 children, at least in one report) did it. Accidently. Maybe.
I was musing several days ago that maybe one of their craft projects went up in flames, but I suppose it’s possible someone threw the melted wax out into the snow and it splashed up against the building, and some dope was smoking a cigarette….
Yeah, that’s a bit farfetched. But do-able.
December 19th, 2008 at 2:16 AM
Regarding the Wasilla church, insurance arson is the “oldest trick in the book” and any speculation as to whether Grifter Sarah did this or that or didn’t is wearing my patience thin.
I still wonder about how the MSM didn’t corner SP into answering about her husband’s involvement in the AIP during the presidential election. Why did that not come out? That was pretty significant, well documented NEWS – why was it not brought up by the MSN?
(we know for a FACT that she has an 83 I.Q. for goodness sakes, how dumb she is and how much of a mooch she is upon any Alaskan)
C’mon Alaskans, grab a spine and take out the trash!