35 + in 35

By GottaLaff

Over at Kos, there's a great diary by BoBo2020. It lists (more than) 35 problems for Sarah Palin in 35 hours. You've already seen some of these in our own posts, but it's fun to see them all on one long list. Ready? Go:

1. Sarah Palin has an Abramoff problem - a Pro-Palin illegal mailer was sent during her gubernatorial campaign on behalf of Palin by the RGA, the DC group that got money from Abramoff, Reed, etc.

2. She advocated AGAINST mine safety / pollution control

3. She has an ANTI-ENVIRONMENT RECORD and is on the wrong side of global warming and doesn't think polar bears should be listed as endangered because it interferes with her drilling plans.

4. She's against sex education - abstinence only.

5. She appears to oppose windfall taxes on oil companies at the national level but supported them to benefit her state and she wants to drill ANWR.

6. Believes creationism should be taught in science classes. (TPC)
   

7. She's opposed to state health benefits for same-sex partners.

8. She's opposed to universal health care and stem cell research.

9. No foreign policy experience? According to the folks at FOX think she has foreign policy experience because "Alaska is near Russia."

10. She doesn't know what the Vice President really does. (TPC)
    

11. This choice is NOT helping McCain's polling numbers, especially with women. (TPC)
    

12. McCain only talked to her TWICE making this a purely cynical and desperate political appointment.

13. She's deeply connected to the Bridge to Nowhere.

14. She stated that she would force her own daughter to have a rapist's child.

15. She has 3 houses.

16. Terre pointed out that she's connected to VECO - the company at the heart of Ted Steven's troubles. She also received an endorsement from Ted that has suddenly disappeared from her webpage.

17. She called candidate Cinton a whiner. Why does everyone in the McCain campaign think others are whiners?

18. She apparently hasn't taken a stand on most major political issues.

19. Her selection has created a major rift among the Republicans, especially Romney & Pawlenty.

20. Past quotes by Rove make Palin's selection look like desperation.

21. Palin has been scrubbing her own wikipedia page.

22. Palin supported Pat Buchanan in 2000, a fact which may alienate certain Florida voters.

23. She was vetted too quickly and McCain only picked her the night before making the announcement.

24. She's still focused on Alaska not the fact the she would be Vice President for the whole nation.

25. She participated in a profane on-air attack againt the Alaskan State Senate Preseident.

26. Like Bush and McCain, she can't admit when she's wrong.

27. She's linked to the Dominionist movement and Joel's Army.

28. The United Steelworkers have already spoken out against her.

29. She was a bad mayor who left her town's economy in tatters. (TPC)
    

30. She supported Obama's energy plan, but suddenly these references are disappearing.

31. The PUMA's believe that John McCain is patronizing them.

Additionally, this choice...

32. Eliminates the "He's not ready" attack on Obama.

33. Raises the issue of McCain's age (Is Palin ready to take over if he keels over).

34. Raises the issue of McCain's past unfavorable statements against women.

35. Reminds us that McCain is an adulterer and raises the spectre that he is just a dirty old man with wandering eyes.

36. Her husband is on BP's payroll creating a possible conflict of interest.

37. She made extremely poor use of Eminent Domain during her time as mayor.

38. She favors censoring library books (Alert your local librarian!)

39. Sen. Ted Stevens and Rep. Don Young (both under investigation) campaigned for her in 2006.

40. She DIDN'T SUPPORT MCCAIN in the primaries.

And completely silly...

41. She's smoked weed but says she didn't like it and doesn't smoke it now.

42. There's already Sarah Palin GILF merchandise.