lew, No dummy, he did not lie he made a mistake. What are you YELLING ABOUT?
On Oct 1, 9:35 am, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > JOE JIDEN LIED TO kATIE cOURIC WHEN HE TOLD HER FRANKLIN ROSSEVELT > GAVE A T.V. ADDRESS TO THE NATION WHEN THE DEPRESSION BEGAN BACK IN > 1929. > > FACT:: ROOSEVELT WASN'T PRESIDENT THEN AND T.V. WASN'T INVENTED YET. > > On Oct 1, 8:21 am, PoliticalAmazon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > LOL, she makes Bill Clinton with the chance of getting a blow job look > > downright honest. > > > ------------ > > >http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/09/30/2008-09-30_norad_... > > > NORAD: Sarah Palin has no role in guarding U.S. airspace despite > > claims in Katie Couric interview > > BY JAMES GORDON MEEK > > DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU > > > Tuesday, September 30th 2008, 5:21 PM > > > Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin talks to CBS news anchor Katie Couric in their > > interview last Wednesday. > > > WASHINGTON - When Russian bombers approach American airspace and U.S. > > Air Force fighters are scrambled, Sarah Palin's phone doesn't ring. > > > The Alaska governor has no command authority over the guardians of > > U.S. airspace despite her recent suggestion otherwise. > > > "She doesn't have any role in that process," Air Force Maj. Allen > > Herritage, spokesman for the Alaska North American Aerospace Defense > > Command, told the Daily News. > > > "The authority to launch and respond to a Russian incursion lies with > > the Alaska NORAD Region commander" - Air Force Lt. Gen. Dana Atkins, > > he said. > > > Palin said last week that her foreign policy experience includes > > facing the Russians. > > > "It's very important when you consider even national security issues > > with Russia, as Putin rears his head and comes into the airspace of > > the United States of America - where do they go? It's Alaska," Palin > > told CBS' Katie Couric. > > > "It is from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is > > being kept on this very powerful nation," she said. > > > Moscow's bombers have skirted Alaskan airspace 20 times, thugh they > > have not violated it, during Palin's governorship, officials said. > > > When F-15 and F-22 interceptors scrambled from Elmendorf Air Force > > Base in Anchorage in response, John McCain's running mate was not > > speed-dialed with the news. > > > "The commander does not call the governor," Herritage said. > > > Steven Biegun, a McCain foreign policy adviser, said Palin is informed > > of the fly-bys by her National Guard commander. > > > The Alaska Air Guard, which Palin oversees, performs airspace-watching > > missions only under NORAD command, and does not fly interception > > sorties. > > > Palin did get an annual Air Force briefing in February. > > > "She asked a lot of questions and seemed generally curious," recalled > > Herritage, who was there. "She was very interested in Russian long- > > range aviation." > > (END OF QUOTE)- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
