Small-town values?

Former Senator Fred Thompson lauded Governor Sarah Palin for having "small-town values." What does that mean exactly? A look at Governor Palin's record lets us know.

Hysterically funny piece from "The Daily Show" showing the Republicans can't seem to define "small-town values":

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=184114&title=the-be...

Former Senator Fred Thompson lauding Sarah Palin's "small-town values":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRc_vd_ONBQ

Anchorage Daily News story on Palin attempting to purge and censor library books:

http://www.adn.com/sarah-palin/story/515512.html

Time magazine article "Mayor Palin: A Rough Record":

http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1837918,00.html

ABC News (Palin continues falsely to claim she championed earmark reform):

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/the-pork-wars-c.html

Fox News reporting on Palin's real record regarding earmarks in Alaska:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG7WGVmVl-4

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/07/palin-bridge-fact-check/

Palin on tape at a debate expressing her support for earmarks for Alaska (definitely NOT saying "thanks, but no thanks"):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ_tCVnTfJI

Anchorage Daily News on Palin's advocacy of teaching creationism in public schools:

http://dwb.adn.com/news/politics/elections/story/8347904p-8243554c.html

CNN on ethics investigation of Palin:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/02/palin.investigation/index.html

Media Matters on ethics investigation:

http://mediamatters.org/items/200809030015

Washington Post on Palin's slashing funding for transitional housing for teen mothers. (So much for supporting a "culture of life."):

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/09/02/palin_slashed_funding_t...

From Current TV's show "InfoMania", a funny segment on "panthers" who support Sarah Palin:

http://current.com/items/89270795_target_women_sarah_palin


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