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18 Oct 2008 11:11 am
The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin II: The Bridge To Nowhere
In her speeches, Sarah Palin routinely and repeatedly uses the phrase: "I told the Congress 'thanks, but no thanks,' for that Bridge to Nowhere." In the McCain-Palin ads, the claim is that she "stopped the Bridge to Nowhere."
These are, again, demonstrable lies. Again I will cite Wikipedia, since it's the fairest summary of the facts of the case, and includes all the links for you to see for yourself:
In 2006, Palin ran for governor on a "build-the-bridge" platform,[101] attacking "spinmeisters"[102] for insulting local residents by calling them "nowhere"[101] and urging speed "while our congressional delegation is in a strong position to assist."[103]
About two years after the introduction of the bridge proposals, a month
after the bridge received sharp criticism from John McCain,[104]
and nine months into Palin's term as governor, Palin canceled the
Gravina Bridge, blaming Congress for not providing enough funding.[105] Alaska will not return any of the $442 million to the federal government[106]
and is spending a portion of the funding, $25 million, on a Gravina
Island road to the place where the bridge would have gone, expressly so
that none of the money will have to be returned.[101]
Palin continues to support funding Don Young's Way, estimated as more
than twice as expensive as the Gravina Bridge would have been.[107]
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