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17 Sep 2008 10:59 am

The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin IX: Energy, Ctd

How does a professed Christian tell so many public lies so often and repeatedly? I cited this in my series of massive, provable lies by Sarah Palin, but this follow-up in the Washington Post to her absurd claim that Alaska produces 20 percent of US energy helps reveal just how massively, proudly deceitful she is:

After nonpartisan Factcheck.org pointed out Palin's error in her interview with Gibson, the governor revised her statement somewhat, limiting it to oil and gas. But data compiled by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) contradict her claim that she oversees "nearly 20 percent" of oil and gas production in the country. According to authoritative EIA data, Alaska accounted for 7.4 percent of total U.S. oil and gas production in 2005. It is not even correct for Palin to claim that her state is responsible for "nearly 20 percent" of U.S. oil production. Oil production has fallen sharply in Alaska during her governorship. The state's share of total U.S. oil production fell from 18 percent in 2005 to 13 percent this year, according to the EIA.

Here's the kicker:

The McCain-Palin campaign did not respond to a request for an explanation.

The WaPo's verdict:

 

The Republican vice presidential nominee continues to peddle bogus statistics three days after the original error was pointed out by independent fact-checkers.  

 

 

 

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I wonder if Ross Douthat can defend that one. C'mon: defend it.

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