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Palin: Obama a Hypocrite on Terrorist Rhetoric

If Tea Partiers were terrorists, he'd want to pal around with us, she says

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 3, 2011 6:00 AM CDT

(Newser) – Sarah Palin has resurrected her 2008 "palling around with terrorists" line of attack on President Obama for use in today's controversy. The Alaskan, defending the Tea Party from comparisons to terrorists, told Sean Hannity that "if we were really domestic terrorists, President Obama would want to be palling around with us," Mediaite reports. "He didn't have a problem with Bill Ayers," she said, ripping Obama for being insincere when he called for calmer political discourse after Gabrielle Giffords' shooting.

"That is typical Barack Obama … it’s blah, blah, blah," she said. "Otherwise, he’d be on Biden to tone it down a bit." Palin told Hannity that she is getting closer to making a decision about running for president, but she still hasn't made her mind up. She knocked GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney for waiting too long to take a position on the debt ceiling debate. "I have respect for Mitt Romney, but I do not have respect for what he has done in this debt debate,” she said. “He waited until it was a done deal, and then he came out and made a statement that he didn’t like it after."

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trailmix

Aug 3, 2011 7:53 PM CDT

Any person in New York City has a greater understanding of terrorists than she does, but then, She's just reading a script, because she is just a well paid telemarketer, making waves for the Tea baggers.

YankeeJane

Aug 3, 2011 7:48 PM CDT

Now there are 2 stories about this waste of air on Newser. The other one is about her hair salon in Alaska. OOOH, can't wait! Doesn't this family remind you of relatives that come to stay but never go home? Thanks McCain, since the Palins were your guests you are responsible for sending them on their way.

Spudsy

Aug 3, 2011 3:50 PM CDT

Why is this a story? Newser might as well post some thoughts from Geraldine Ferraro. They both have the same chance of being a viable candidate.

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