[Vision2020] The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin XVI: Divestment From Sudan

[Saundra Lund]

The Atlantic

The Daily Dish

Andrew Sullivan

19 Oct 2008 04:56 pm

 

The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin XVI: Divestment From Sudan

 

She really does just make
<http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5948944&page=1>  things up. In
last night's debate she said:

"When I and others in the legislature found out that we had some millions of
dollars [of Permanent Fund investments] in Sudan, we called for divestment
through legislation of those dollars."

 

Yep: you guessed it:

A search of news clips and transcripts from the time do not turn up an
instance in which Palin mentioned the Sudanese crisis or concerns about
Alaska's investments tied to the ruling regime. Moreover, Palin's
administration openly opposed the bill, and stated its opposition in a
public hearing on the measure.

 

"The legislation is well-intended, and the desire to make a difference is
noble, but mixing moral and political agendas at the expense of our
citizens' financial security is not a good combination," testified Brian
Andrews, Palin's deputy treasury commissioner, before a hearing on the
Gara-Lynn Sudan divestment bill in February. Minutes from the meeting are
posted online by the legislature. 

 

Gara says the lack of support from Palin's administration helped kill the
measure. 

 

"I walked out of that hearing livid," Gara recalled of the February meeting.
Because of the Palin administration's opposition to the bill, "We could not
get a vote in that committee," he explained. 

 

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/the-odd-lies--2
.html

 

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