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September 10, 2008

Pitbull with lipstick rips Obama 'a new one' on earmarks

Topics: Political News and commentaries

In a speech before a crowd estimated at 15,000 (Weekly Standard has it a 23,000) in a local park in Fairfax, Va. Sarah Palin defended herself against attacks from Democrats on her record and went after Barack Obama for his:

The Alaska governor fought back against charges that she only opposed the infamous Bridge to Nowhere earmark in her home state once it was already doomed, suggesting the Obama campaign is hypocritical for making it such an issue.

"I didn't think he'd want to go there," Palin said. "In just three years, our opponent has requested nearly a billion dollars in earmarks."

Palin then reminded those gathered that she has something Obama doesn't -- executive experience in government.

"Our opponent was requesting a billion dollars in earmarks as a senatorial privilege. What I was doing was vetoing half a billion as an executive responsibility," she said.

The video of her speech is available in my previous post on the event.

HT - Greg Ransom over at PrestoPundit

Posted by Richard at September 10, 2008 3:58 PM

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