[Vision2020] The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin II: The Bridge To Nowhere

[Saundra Lund]

The Atlantic
The Daily Dish
Andrew Sullivan
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]

Your call.

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