Palin Media Avoidance Watch: Day 8

Governor Palin,

On August 17, you attended a sermon by David Brickner, the executive director of Jews for Jesus. Mr. Brickner has described terrorist attacks on Israelis as God's "judgment of unbelief" of Jews who haven't embraced Christianity.

Why haven't you denounced Mr. Brickner's views?

Having read them all, I vote for these, posted above:

1. since you've criticized Barack Obama for his work as a community organizer on Chicago's southside, please explain what a community organizer does and why it's inconsequential.
2. Your daughter is underage and pregnant. Do you think sex education should be taught in public schools?
3. Unemployment is the highest it's been in 5 and a half years. How should we solve this problem?
4. McCain has said the Republicans have failed the American people in the last 8 years. Do you agree and if so, how has your party failed us and what do you believe should be done differently?

Gov. Palin,

Do you believe America should go to war with Iran?
If we remain in Iraq, how will you and Sen. McCain raise the necessary troop levels?
How do you think America can repair our frayed alliances with the countries that did not support us in Iraq?
How do you and Sen. McCain plan to address the rising economic power of China and India?

Under what conditions do you think a war is just?

Governor:
Your running mate, John McCain, had said about your speech: "You know what i enjoyed the most? She took the luxury jet that was acquired by her predecessor and sold it on eBay — made a profit," How does this make you feel, since both of the claims are false?

In what ways has your daughter Bristol's future opportunities and choices been impacted by your personal opposition to sex education and birth control for teenagers?

How can I make sure my daughter's future opportunities and choices are not limited by a McCain/Palin administration?

"Governor, in which policy areas do you expect President McCain to seek your advice? What do you know that he does not?"

--TP

OK, one more:
As mayor of Wasilla you fired your librarian for refusing to ban some books. What books did you request to be removed?

Another question if I may:
Gov. Palin, you present yourself as a fiscal conservative yet when you left office as the mayor of Wasilla you left it millions in debt even though it had received 27 million in earmarks during your term. Why weren't you able to balance that budget?

Here is my question:
In your speech you stated that Obama had not authored one single piece of legislation. That is patently false (he authored a government transparency act, a nuclear non-proliferation act, an immigration reform act, a government ethics act and more). Why did you tell millions of Americans a falsehood?

Governor Palin, you and Senator McCain have argued that you are better prepared than Barack Obama to bring real change to Washington, but Senator Obama claims that John McCain has voted with President Bush at least 90% of the time. Can you please name three Bush policies that you and Senator McCain disagree with, and how you would change them?

A few additional questions for Governor Palin: According to your state Department of Education and Early Development, the graduation rate for high school students not receiving special education services was under 70% for the last 5 years. That statistic alone puts the state below the national average, but it doesn't include special education students, of whom only 39% graduate. How do you explain the discrepancy in graduation rates within your state? What accounts for Alaska's below-average graduation rates? What major initiatives have you advocated to address the problems of low graduation rates in your state and/or in specific Alaska communities? What specifically have you done to advocate for improved special education services to increase graduation rates for students with learning or other disabilities? Finally, does the state of Alaska report graduation statistics according to the standards adopted by the National Governors Association in 2005?

I would her to answer questions on hiring lobbyists for Wasilla (With ties to that great guy Jack Abramhoff) as well as needing to hire a "GHOST" Mayor named John Cramer.

Governor, the Republican party is the party of Lincoln who, as you know, despised secessionists. A war was fought over those who wanted to secede from the Union. As a Republican, I'm deeply concerned about you and your family's involvement in the Alaska secession movement. I view this as extremely un-American and unpatriotic. I would wonder if, should you one day become president, one of your first acts might be to help Alaska secede, taking all of its oil with it. Can you please explain to me how this secessionist movement is NOT unpatriotic and un-American, why you're involved, and if this country could have a president or vice-president who is a secessionist?

A very negative aspect of the Palin feint is that the media is obsessed with access to her, while they've neglected their job of scrutinizing McCain. Get back on message. There are tomes of flip flops out there in 26yrs of records, and several recent examples of McCain caving to the religious right on issue after issue.

Get back to work.

Here's my question: "Do you approve of the intensity of the media's scrutiny of Barack Obama over the last 19 months has been justified?"

Follow up: "Given that you are even less familiar to most Americans than Barack Obama was when he embarked on his candidacy, is there any reason why you would not expect the media to hold you to a similar standard?"

1.)You have a job interview with the American people. Would you hire someone who didn't show up for their job interview?

2.) Why does the McCain campaign feel have to be "tutored" on how to answer media questions?

Here are some questions I'd like to ask Governor Palin: 1) Other than the bible, what books have deeply influenced your personal and political philosophy? In what ways have they influenced you? 2) Given your lack of experience at the national level, what do you believe makes you qualified to negotiate with foreign leaders? Can you point to some specific examples of your personal skills in winning consensus on challenging issues? 3) What, if any, actions have you taken in public office that you subsequently decided were mistaken? How did you deal with your errors? 4) You've been criticized for your approach to dissenting views expressed by public officials and citizens. Can you explain why, as mayor, you fired people you thought weren't sufficiently "supportive"? How tolerant you would be of dissenting views in the people who work for and with you if you were Vice President? What evidence can you offer from your public service as governor or mayor that contradicts the case that you are politically vindictive?

Gov. Palin,

Why is the Democrat Party allowing themselves to be taken over by the radical liberal left faction within their ranks...Do you think it is because that faction controls the money via the George Soros crowd?

Governor:

Why do you think Senator McCain believes you are more qualified to be President than Senator Joe Lieberman?