Palin: VP? Huh?
August 29, 2008 at 12:07 pm by Thomas Wheatley in NewsIn an interview just a month ago, [Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin] dissed the job, saying it didn’t seem “productive.”
In fact, she said she doesn’t know what the vice president does.
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Larry Kudlow of CNBC’s “Kudlow & Co.” asked her about the possibility of becoming McCain’s ticket mate.
Palin replied: “As for that VP talk all the time, I’ll tell you, I still can’t answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the VP does every day? I’m used to being very productive and working real hard in an administration. We want to make sure that that VP slot would be a fruitful type of position, especially for Alaskans and for the things that we’re trying to accomplish up here for the rest of the U.S., before I can even start addressing that question.”
I guess John McCain explicitly stated what he wants his vice president to do.
August 29th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Also, she supports creationism being taught in schools.
That’s like putting the Cobb County school board a heartbeat away from the presidency.
August 29th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Rusty,
Can you give me a clear take on her husband? I get conflicting reports he works/worked for BP. Granted, I’ve also read reports she raised taxes on Big Oil companies operating in the state.
August 29th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
TPM says he is a BP exec, and I’ve heard that a few other places too. Curious where you heard he isn’t.
It just occurred to me about five seconds ago that this could all be about ANWAR, so what do I know? She’s a big supporter of drilling.
But she did indeed raise taxes on oil companies, so sort of a mixed record there. Don’t know if the conflict of interest there is as strong as some other cases to be made against her.
August 29th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
I’m trying to find the link, but it was in the comments of a Washington Post online-only article from today. Someone wrote he wasn’t a BP exec, but a production worker out in the Alaskan fields. Still that connection, and granted, “production worker” could mean “high-level supervisor/bigwig.” I’ve got a call in with BP to find out.
I thought that about ANWR as well. Again, I’ve read conflicting reports as to whether Alaskans support or oppose drilling there, but most I’ve found seem to be in support. Here’s one possible reason.
August 29th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Just got off the phone with BP. Her husband works for BP in Prudhoe Bay. No further information was available as to his job duties, just that “it would be wrong to state he is an executive.”
August 29th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Hmm, I misread the TPM article. It says “production operator,” so I guess it depends on what that job entails.
August 29th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
The fact he works in Prudhoe Bay adds an interesting twist to the storyline. According to a geologist and researcher I keep in contact with, that area’s running dry. ANWR is the only way to go, as the pipeline is amortized and worthless if nothing runs through it.
And if it’s is opened for drilling, they’ll have a perfect photo op — husband and wife, producer and leader, “exploring for energy.”
August 29th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
Palin recently signed a bill permitting a Canadian company to build a natural gas pipeline. Other companies, BP included, did not submit bids becasue the Alaskan guidelines are too tough for them.