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\nPalin Believes The Founding Fathers Wrote The Pledge Of Allegiance.<\/strong> In 2006, when asked by the Eagle Forum Alaska if she found the phrase \u201cUnder God\u201d in the Pledge of Allegiance offensive, Palin replied, \u201cNot on your life. If it was good enough for the founding fathers, its good enough for me.\u201d<\/strong> But the words \u201cUnder God\u201d didn\u2019t appear in the Pledge until 1954. The Pledge itself wasn\u2019t written until 1892. [Huffington Post, 9\/1\/08<\/a>; Slate, 6\/28\/02<\/a>]<\/p>\n
Palin Responded \u2018Hang \u2018Em Up\u2019 When Asked About The Death Penalty.<\/strong> When asked about the death penalty in extreme cases, Palin replied, \u201cMy goodness, hang \u2018em up, yeah.\u201d [Anchorage Daily News, 8\/18\/06<\/a>] …<\/p>\n
Palin Left Wasilla $20 Million In Debt.<\/strong> As mayor of Wasilla, Palin cut taxes while simultaneously expanding the town\u2019s operating budget by almost $2 million. She ended her term in 2002 with Wasilla $20 million in debt. [Anchorage Daily News 10\/23\/06<\/a>; the Politico, 8\/29<\/a>] <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Palin Believes The Founding Fathers Wrote The Pledge Of Allegiance. In 2006, when asked by the Eagle Forum Alaska if she found the phrase \u201cUnder God\u201d in the Pledge of Allegiance offensive, Palin replied, \u201cNot on your life. If it was good enough for the founding fathers, its good enough for me.\u201d But the … Continue reading Think Progress » The Sarah Palin Digest<\/span>