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To hear Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin tell it, the U.S. government wants to help its citizenry now so that it can control them later. In a speech in Anchorage yesterday, where she introduced Ronald Reagan's son Michael, Palin reiterated her belief that the federal government had no business trying to fix the economy with bailouts and stimulus.
Of course, the vast majority of economists in America argued in favor of the course of action that Palin finds so troubling. Stimulating the economy, even while expanding debt, is not exactly a new or a controversial idea. In fact, Palin might have realized that the father of the man she was introducing had done just that back in the 80's. Still, Palin pressed on with her contention that fixing the economy basically boils down to telling the government to go away.
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"Since when can you get out of huge national debt by creating trillions of dollars in new debt?" Palin asked. "It all really is so backwards and skewed as to sound like absolute nonsense when some of this economic policy is explained."
Of course, the vast majority of economists in America argued in favor of the course of action that Palin finds so troubling. Stimulating the economy, even while expanding debt, is not exactly a new or a controversial idea. In fact, Palin might have realized that the father of the man she was introducing had done just that back in the 80's. Still, Palin pressed on with her contention that fixing the economy basically boils down to telling the government to go away.
"Some in Washington would approach our economic woes in ways that absolutely defy Economics 101, and they fly in the face of principles, providing opportunity for industrious Americans to succeed or fail on their own accord."
In other words, why should we expand unemployment benefits to those who have lost their jobs in this recession? Why should we expand health care to kids with the SCHIP program? Has America really become so lazy that it can't figure out these problems without a hand out from Uncle Sam?
The practical reality of this philosophical divide has played out in states like Alaska, where the legislature has told Palin in no uncertain terms she had best accept all of the federal stimulus cash coming its way. Fellow presidential aspirant Mark Sanford--the Republican governor of South Carolina--also received bad news yesterday, when the state's Supreme Court ruled that he must accept all of the $700 million heading his way from Washington.
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A journalist, musician and novelist, David Knowles has covered politics at AOL for the past two and a half years...more
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CarverHennepin
10:54AM Jun 5th 2009
This guy is a hack. Without Sarah Palin to write about, he'd have to get a real job. I just don't understand why AOL has hired these ex-newspaper hacks to write news at AOL. Do they want these newspaper flunkies to do to them what they did to all the major US newspapers?
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bowatcross
10:58AM Jun 5th 2009
AMEN TO THAT BROTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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(2) romanbrass
11:02AM Jun 5th 2009
Sarah Palin has more guts and more class than Obama, and certainly more that these 2nd rate "journalists" on this website. Those that spew hate, and spread lies, you are about to see your divine Obama take a fall! He is destined for failure because he doesn't know what he's doing!
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(2) richard
11:30AM Jun 5th 2009
Can anyone write a comment that doesn't include venom?
When you go that way, you tell me that you're only trying to impress the people who already agree with you.
The issues in your country aren't that simple, that they can be solved by deciding who's a "hack", or a "socialist", or a "Patriot".
When you go that way, you tell me that you're only trying to impress the people who already agree with you.
The issues in your country aren't that simple, that they can be solved by deciding who's a "hack", or a "socialist", or a "Patriot".
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(0) Mick
11:36AM Jun 5th 2009
The more Palin speaks, the more her ratings sink. Does she not remember Bush was the first to bailout the finance companies that begged him after financing much of his election. Where did that money go? Just fade away Palin, you're not real smart. Get over it you lost and we are much better without you.
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(-2) Paul
11:44AM Jun 5th 2009
The writers did not do anything to the Newspapers. How clueless are you. The reason that newspapers are failing is not becuase of bad writers/editors/managers/owners. The reason newspapers cannot not hack it anymore is because of the Internet. Nobody reads papers anymore because they can read them online.
It is obvious that in this counrty people have lost cognitive reasoning.
It is obvious that in this counrty people have lost cognitive reasoning.
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(0) calinroatis
11:45AM Jun 5th 2009
Palin proved again and again her lack of knowledge in geography, economy and international politics. Her ignorance is an embarrassment for this country. Can some one give her a bridge to build, keep her busy and away from public life.
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(4) glory25420
12:02PM Jun 5th 2009
Sarah Palin, the choice of the ignorant and vicious. It didn't surprise me that the audience on her tour of hate last fall were neo-nazi's, mysoginists, quasi-religious extremists, racists, and general dumbsh*t's. Support the Constitution and we won't have to worry about threats from Frau Palin.
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(2) libslie0066
12:34PM Jun 5th 2009
Anyone that doesn't think the media today isn't trying to dumb us down, is incoherent. They don't print the news anymore, they fabricate it. If you don't watch Fox News and to some extent CNN, you just have no idea of what is really happening around this Country and in the world. The rose colored pictures these people publish, and the obvious editing out of news events they think we can't handle or don't fit this Administrations agenda are out.
Example: The islamic that shot two soldiers in Arkansas. This is only one example of a dramatically growing list of events that have taken and are taking place in our own Country that should scare the living hell out of us. Islamophobia?
Example: The islamic that shot two soldiers in Arkansas. This is only one example of a dramatically growing list of events that have taken and are taking place in our own Country that should scare the living hell out of us. Islamophobia?
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(2) fouritiswritten
12:45PM Jun 5th 2009
stop tax dollars from paying out government leaders and congress and stop appropriating money for war and military
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(0) Tracey Lea
12:52PM Jun 5th 2009
Sarah Palin talking about the Economy is like having my cats talk about astrophysics what a Nut ..please run in 2012 it will be hilarious!!
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(-2) lindiju
1:03PM Jun 5th 2009
i am so sick of the attacks on this woman .we no longer live in a free country .
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(-4) hurd3596
1:18PM Jun 5th 2009
I would Vote for Her.
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(10) succweb
1:24PM Jun 5th 2009
I do like Sarah Palin as she gets on the soap box to speak about spending and bailouts and control. Ah Sarah when it came to bailout money let us not forget was it not George W. Bush and Ben Bernacke(Goldman-Sachs) who provided the first 700 million? Oh and Ronald Reagan, also spending our way out of a recession?
Yes, Gov. Sarah Palin would like to forget history. Its easier and far more convenient. Speaking of control, when do you think the thought police would be coming for the citizens in our country? Afterall, say something negative about George Bush, you might as well blaspheme in a Catholic Church. Oh, dare upset the FCC and a mega million dollar fine can be imposed, even in a movie like "Saving Private Ryan". Was there not massive wiretapping of the citizenry? I know protection against our enemies, something was said like that in Nazi Germany as well.
Yes, Governor, control is what either party wants, Democrat or Republican.
Yes, Gov. Sarah Palin would like to forget history. Its easier and far more convenient. Speaking of control, when do you think the thought police would be coming for the citizens in our country? Afterall, say something negative about George Bush, you might as well blaspheme in a Catholic Church. Oh, dare upset the FCC and a mega million dollar fine can be imposed, even in a movie like "Saving Private Ryan". Was there not massive wiretapping of the citizenry? I know protection against our enemies, something was said like that in Nazi Germany as well.
Yes, Governor, control is what either party wants, Democrat or Republican.
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(0) twblaw
1:36PM Jun 5th 2009
"I can see Russia from my house" will never get out of my head nor will the inability to tell us what she reads. If we are lucky the republicans will run a Palin / Hasselbeck ticket, just to give us more reasons to laugh. Or maybe Palin and Marie Ozaman!!!! that would be just as good. With so many truely bright and capable women in both parties, it is odd that someone with substance like McCain (who I do like) could have drug up this idiot. But it is nice to see she appeals to those with below a 6th grade education. I guess they need a candidate as well.
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(-2) sedgewicklloyd
2:09PM Jun 5th 2009
when you are a airhead ,the comment about president obama is just the reason why she should stay on saturday night live get out of politics you would have a better chance in entertainment your a natural
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(0) red white & YOU
2:10PM Jun 5th 2009
When one's team gets soundly defeated like the party of Grumpy Old People. They have nothing better to do then name call and bash. Think they would have learned from the last election. A party that has NO clear leadership has nothing to do but say NO NO NO to everything. Scary to see that members of the NEW Minority (republicans & rednecks) depend on the like likes of Rush, Newt and the Cheney Media Tour for leadership. A party that wanted no part of the Bush/Cheney Admin. Now looks to the likes of DICK himself and his daughter. If Palin, Steele, Jindal are the future of the Old Grand Party they are in a world of trouble. Best this group could do is put their heads together and form a rock pile. Good Luck but you guys are going to need much more then luck in the NEXT election.
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(0) Best Park LLC
2:48PM Jun 5th 2009
Can we help David Knowles somehow? Maybe help fund a team of doctors to see if he is completely brain-dead? What a complete disregard for facts. Regan CUT taxes and away we went on a business boom. Obama 's policies are sinking this country into a morass that it will take generaitons to climb out of. The government now owns a bunch of banks, two car companies, soon-to-be healthcare and cap and trade. . . good grief! By the time he is done, we might as well be an old Soviet country.
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(8) jfredjr
3:07PM Jun 5th 2009
I'd like to see David "the idiot" Knowles, or "DIK" for short, substantiate his claim that the "vast majority of economists in America" thought, much less argued, that we should spend $3 TRILLION of stimulus to fix the economy. Most reports that I saw stopped in the low hundred billions. It's just the small minds like yours that can't comprehend where all of this is headed. Wish you were old enough to have lived through what Carter did to us as President, then you'd be SCARED AS HELL!
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(8) Deby
3:22PM Jun 5th 2009
The reporter is an idiot...maybe he should run for office...moron
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