[Vision2020] [Bulk] Sarah Palin Flip-Flops

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Paul
Sounds like a good suggestion.
Roger

-----Original message-----
From: Paul Rumelhart godshatter at yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:17:30 -0700
To: Tom Hansen thansen at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] [Bulk]  Sarah Palin Flip-Flops

> I've got a proposal for everyone, not just Tom, Republicans and 
> Democrats alike.  Why don't we remove the ridiculous terms "flip-flop" 
> and "waffles" and so on from our arsenals?  Repeat after me.  It's OK to 
> change your mind on something, provided you have a strong reason to do 
> so.  So, instead of "flip-flops", how about "changed their mind for the 
> wrong reason" or something similar. 
> 
> If an elected official does something stupid, and I would have to 
> believe this happens everyday, I don't want them to feel that they 
> should not correct that mistake because some weisenheimer's going to say 
> they "flip-floppped" four years down the road.
> 
> In this case, what's being alleged isn't even a "flip-flop".  It's 
> simply lying about their record.
> 
> Paul
> 
> Tom Hansen wrote:
> > >From the October 22, 2006 edition of the Anchorage Daily News at:
> >
> > http://www.adn.com/sarahpalin/story/510378.html
> >
> >
> > "5. Would you continue state funding for the proposed Knik Arm and Gravina 
> > Island bridges [more commonly referred to as "the bridge to nowehere"]?
> >
> > 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."
> >
> > Yet recently she has stated that she has always been against funding this 
> > project.
> >
> > Perhaps this is a question best asked by Joe Biden suring the VP debate in 
> > October.
> >
> > Hmmm.
> >
> > Seeya at Farmers' Market, Moscow.
> >
> > Tom Hansen
> > Moscow, Idaho
> >  
> > "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college 
> > students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."
> >
> > - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
> >
> >
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