October 02, 2008
Tonight, Sarah Palin said: The nice thing about running with John McCain is I can assure you he doesn't tell one thing to one group and then turns around and tells something else to another group [Vice Presidential Debate, 10/2/08]
The Facts: McCain Has Told Different Audiences Different Stories On Immigration; Palin Does Same With Bridge To Nowhere
MCCAIN TELLS DIFFERENT AUDIENCES DIFFERENT STORIES ON IMMIGRATION REFORM
At A Private Meeting With Hispanic Leaders McCain Took Softer Line; McCain Afraid He Would Offend Conservatives “Republican presidential John McCain assured Hispanic leaders he would push through Congress legislation to overhaul federal immigration laws if elected, several people who attended a private meeting with the candidate said Thursday. Democrats questioned why the Arizona senator held the meeting late Wednesday night in Chicago. But supporters who were in the room denied that McCain held the closed-door session out of fear of offending conservatives, many of whom want him to take a harder line on immigration. … ‘He's one John McCain in front of white Republicans. And he's a different John McCain in front of Hispanics,’ complained Rosanna Pulido, a Hispanic and conservative Republican who attended the meeting. Pulido, who heads the Illinois Minuteman Project, which advocates for restrictive immigration laws, said she thought McCain was ‘pandering to the crowd’ by emphasizing immigration reform in his 15-minute speech. ‘He's having his private meetings to rally Hispanics and to tell them what they want to hear,’ she said. ‘I'm outraged that he would reach out to me as a Hispanic but not as a conservative.’” [Associated Press, 6/20/08]
PALIN TOLD ALASKANS SHE SUPPORTED THE BRIDGE TO NOWHERE, TOLD AMERICANS SHE WAS AGAINST IT
Palin Was for the Bridge to Nowhere Before She Was Against It. In 2006, Palin was asked, “Would you continue state funding for the proposed Knik Arm and Gravina Island bridges?” She responded, “Yes. I would like to see Alaska's infrastructure projects built sooner rather than later. The window is now--while our congressional delegation is in a strong position to assist.” [Anchorage Daily News , 10/22/06, republished 08/29/08]
2006: Palin: Don’t Allow “Spinmeisters” To Turn Bridge To Nowhere Project “Into Something That’s So Negative.” “‘Part of my agenda is making sure that Southeast is heard. That your projects are important. That we go to bat for Southeast when we’re up against federal influences that aren’t in the best interest of Southeast.' She cited the widespread negative attention focused on the Gravina Island crossing project. 'We need to come to the defense of Southeast Alaska when proposals are on the table like the bridge and not allow the spinmeisters to turn this project or any other into something that’s so negative,' Palin said." [Ketchikan Daily News, 10/2/06]
In Minneapolis, Palin Told the Nation She Opposed the Bridge to Nowhere. Palin said to the nation at her RNC speech, “I told the Congress "thanks, but no thanks," for that Bridge to Nowhere.” [Palin RNC Speech, 9/3/08]
Politifact: Palin’s Stance On “The Bridge To Nowhere” Is “A Full Flop.” Politifact, a service of CQ and the St. Petersburg Times wrote, “McCain said Palin has ‘stopped government from wasting taxpayers’ money on things they don’t want or need. And when we in Congress decided to build a bridge in Alaska to nowhere for $233-million of yours, she said, we don’t want it. If we need it, we’ll build our own in Alaska. She’s the one that stood up to them.’ Nevermind that Alaska didn't give the money back. It spent the money on other transportation projects. The context of Palin’s and McCain’s recent statements suggest Palin flagged the so-called Bridge to Nowhere project as wasteful spending. But that’s not the tune she was singing when she was running for governor, particularly not when she was standing before the Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce asking for their vote. And so, we rate Palin’s position a Full Flop.” [Politifact ]
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