Governor Palin once wanted her state to secede from US

[lovuian]

http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php?sid=402313

It has emerged that Alaska's Republican governor Sarah Palin once supported a party that wanted Alaska, to break away from the rest of the United States.

This is the latest in an embarrassing series of disclosures that have cast doubt on John McCain's judgment in selecting Palin as his running mate in November's presidential election.

McCain's selection of Palin was hailed as a smart move when he announced it last Friday, but each day since, has brought fresh controversies, suggesting that the selection was impulsive and not thoroughly vetted.

The revelation that Palin was a member of the secessionist Alaskan Independence party motto -'Alaska First' - sits awkwardly with McCain's campaign slogan, 'Country First' and will be controversial in a country whose oath of allegiance includes the phrase 'one nation, indivisible'.

The AIP believes that the 1958 vote, which led to the state joining the Union, was corrupt and wants a re-run, with the aim of eventual independence.
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It doesn't look like she is a US government fan McCain really can pick em

[slackmaster]

1. The AIP official who said Sarah Palin was previously a member has recanted her story

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/alaska-party-official-says-palin-was-not-a-member/?scp=9&sq=palin&st=cse

[dems_rightnow]

2. True enough

Appears not not be true story.

[LVZ]

3. Pacifica, Redneckistan & the New American Republic - three times better than the USA

So what is wrong with voluntary, peaceful, democratic secession?

http://red.ideaboomer.com/

[24HRrnr]

4. Documented, false.