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Life Obama's Way
She was in that school chair all the time,
And all day long.
She was tired of all this teaching,
And all the things that she got wrong.
She left there in a hurry, ran to her house,
Told her mom she was quitting,
She was going to drop out.
Her mom sat her down and said,
"Honey, please don't do this."
But her mind was made up,
And she couldn't be dealt with.
She told her mom that she was, sick of learning,
And that she wouldn't go back,
Even though she could see her mom it was hurting.
Life came hard and cruel to that little girl,
And she began to realize,
She had given up the world.
She had a poor little job,
At a convenience store.
And her trashy car had broken something
She just couldn't afford.
Her friends who had finished school had all become a success,
And she saw she had made of her life a complete mess.
She wanted to fix things,
But she couldn't pay for school.
And they didn't give any scholarships,
'Cause the government was cruel.
They had ruined the economy,
And had taken all the cash.
They had killed her elderly grandmother,
And all the old ones at last.
The President was a Communist,
And there was no hope.
The America she knew as a child,
Had all gone up in smoke.
One day she tells her children,
Of how it was like,
To be free to make decisions,
Without fear of a fight.
The veterans run and hide in fear,
Of the President now,
Because he says that they are a threat,
And they must be wiped out.
What happened to that country,
Land of the Free?
It was taken over by a man,
Who was communist as could be.
In the end there's no one old, fat, or free,
And no one has the choice to be
What they want to be.
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Palin was elected to the Wasilla City Council in 1992 and reelected in 1995.
She ran for mayor of Wasilla in 1996 against John Stein and won. Then, she ran for re-election against Stein in 1999 and won, 909 votes to 292.
She was elected president of the Alaska Conference of Mayors in 1999.
During her first year in office, Palin cut property taxes by 75% and eliminated personal property and business inventory taxes.
In February 2003, she accepted an appointment to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission which oversees Alaska's oil and gas fields for safely and efficiency, and was named chair of the commission and ethics supervisor.
From 2003 to June 2005, Palin served as one of three directors of "Ted Stevens Excellence in Public Service, Inc.," a 527 group designed to provide political training for Republican women in Alaska.
She became Alaska's first female governor, at the age of 42, the youngest governor in Alaskan history, and took office on December 4, 2006, and for most of her term was very popular with Alaska voters.
Polls taken in 2007 showed her with 93% and 89% popularity among all voters, which led some media outlets to call her "the most popular governor in America."
Sarah Palin "could not answer a simple question directly without hesitating and beating around the bush". I have never seen her answer a question indirectly or deflect an answer. And how many democrats don't clearly state an answer whenever they are asked a question? Hmm... Obama, Biden, Gore, Read, too many to count. So I don't think you should be criticizing Sarah. And also,
how would you know that George Bush was informed about the attack? Were you there? Where you in the White House at that moment? Where did you get that information? From the liberal television channels? How can you say that he decided not to stop it if you weren't even part of the situation? When he was reading to the 1st graders his secret service came over and informed him that a plane had been hijacked and crashed into the world trade center. He did not know the terrorists plan! If he had, the nation would have been on red alert and the army and national guard would have been sent out to stop them.
And he wasn't reading to the students just to "look good" as you say. Not everyone goes around scheming and plotting to make themselves look "good".
It is unfathomable that you even think that he "decided not to stop it". Why would he just say "No just let them hijack the plane and crash it." When he was informed there was nothing he could do at that point. How could he know before it happened, let me ask you? And do NOT say that the terrorist attack was Bush's fault. Do NOT. It is completely, 100% the TERRORISTS fault. THEY are the ones who devised the plan to take so many lives. THEY are the ones that hijacked the plane. THEY are the ones who, all the way across the ocean, planned to kill so many innocent citizens out of hatred toward the U.S.
Obama is not a communist, and he wants people to be more free. Like abortion. They won't FORCE you to "kill" your children. It is optional and only done when you are too poor to raise a child. Don't torture unwanted children. Life YOUR way would be a hellhole. Simply look up your facts from a place like CNN before you post.
and to whoever said that the terrorists started this with the World Trade Center attacks on 9/11...
It started much, MUCH farther back. At LEAST in the 90s. We originally began sending troops to the middle east because of OIL. Iraq had become a bit of a hotheaded powerhouse, and was beginning to take over countries and occupy them to steal their oil.
The terrorists DID NOT start this all on 9/11. Get your facts straight.