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Home › Politics

Politics | 04/07/2009 11:00 am

Sarah Palin Jumps Into Foreign Policy Fray With North Korea Statement

By The Staff at wowOwow.com
© AP


Sarah Palin means business when it comes to North Korea. The Alaska governor released a statement yesterday admonishing the isolated nation for testing a long-range missile launcher over the weekend.

From the governor’s office:

I am deeply concerned with North Korea’s development and testing program, which has clear potential of impacting Alaska, a sovereign state of the United States, with a potentially nuclear armed warhead. I can’t emphasize enough how important it is that we continue to develop and perfect the global missile defense network. Alaska’s strategic location and the system in place here have proven invaluable in defending the nation.

Of course, Palin failed to mention that the test was deemed a failure by international agencies.

Palin also used her press statement to blast Defense Secretary Robert Gates’s plan to cut the budget for missile-defense programs, which, Palin insists, are integral to national security. And she knows all about national security. She can, after all, see Russia from her house.

Read more about: Alaska, Missile, News, North Korea, Politics, Robert Gates, Russia, Sarah Palin

403 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

DeBúrca obj
Since when did governors make foreign policy statements? How dare she undermine the Administration with ‘official’ statements in such a delicate, dangerous situation! She is not a FOX hack, she is a governor of a state and she can’t just make statements like this about foreign policy and publicly criticize the Defense Secretary! This makes her mouth a national security risk.
By DeBúrca obj on 04/07/2009 11:14 am
Philly girl1441
Agree. She should tend to her own States affairs.
By Philly girl1441 on 04/07/2009 11:15 am
Rachel F
I am deeply concerned with North Korea’s development and testing program, which has clear potential of impacting Alaska, a sovereign state of the United States, with a potentially nuclear armed warhead.

Maybe you missed this part?

By Rachel F on 04/07/2009 11:16 am
Deborah Kramer
Rachel F- Thank you So Much!  A voice of intelligents and common sense.  Your point and that part of the article was missed, and on purpose.  When it comes to Sarah Palin, it immediately becomes about hateful politics.  Even the last sentence in the article said, "afterall she can see Russia from her state"!  I could not believe my eyes, this is not funny.  On the other hand, if she did not make a comment (like some people would prefer) then they would be the first ones in line to criticizie her for being a failure as a governor of the state of Alaska.  It ceases to amaze me.  But thank you for your informative post.  Deborah Kramer
By Deborah Kramer on 04/07/2009 12:37 pm
Rachel F

Thanks — and you’re absolutely right: they would be the first to scream, "WHY WASN’T PALIN LOOKING OUT FOR HER OWN STATE??" I can just hear them ranting about "If only she had been more focused on Alaska, instead of running for president in 2012!"

Also, in case you’re listening (or care…), WOW, Palin never said that she could see Alaska from her house…that was Tina Fey. You might, just *might*, want to hide you’re anti-Palin bias a little better; I mean, at least twist her own words in your crusade against her, but don’t stoop to quoting an entertainer-impersonator’s as hers…

By Rachel F on 04/07/2009 1:00 pm
Deborah Kramer
Rachel F.- Thanks once again for also pointing that out, that it was an actress who made that ridiculous (but much publicized) remark.  Being a fairly new poster, I had hoped that I misunderstood exactly who had written the article, I was really hoping that it was not WOW, I guess I am so surprised that they would put such a misleading remark in their article.  But thank you for saying what you did, it really needed to be pointed out.  When I was almost finished reading the article and then I read that, my heart went down to my feet, I just thought please somebody tell me No, that WOW would not do that.  I would love for that to ber addressed.  As you said, "Sarah P. did not say it, which makes it an untrue statement and/or comment.  I am sure there are many people here, that do not know that Mrs. Palin said nothing of the sort and now they will believe that she said such a thing!  Once again, thank you Rachel!  Deborah Kramer
By Deborah Kramer on 04/07/2009 3:16 pm
Rachel F
Deborah, you’re very welcome. And you’re absolutely right — it is disheartening that such tripe would be posted on a site that is supposed to be a sort of "haven" for women to discuss and, one would hope, grow intellectually.
By Rachel F on 04/07/2009 3:22 pm
Grande Camper

"Palin never said that she could see Alaska from her house …"

Uh?  She lives in Alaska.  Her house is in Alaska, so yes you can see her house in Alaska.  I think you meant, "Palin never said that she could see Russia from her house".

Have a good day :-)

By Grande Camper on 04/07/2009 3:43 pm
Rachel F
Oh, lol, yes, quite true. :P
By Rachel F on 04/07/2009 3:46 pm
Deborah Kramer
Grande Camper- I think we all know what was said and it was just an error and you are just being sarcastic.  Have a good evening.  Deborah K
By Deborah Kramer on 04/07/2009 3:48 pm
Grande Camper
Sarcastic!  Hardly.  Look we all make mistakes.  I do to and some of them are just dumb mistakes.  When someone points them out I appreciate it and laugh too.  Did you know laughter is good for you?  Have a good evening.
By Grande Camper on 04/07/2009 4:09 pm
A Amedee
Oh yes! she mentioned that we share air space.  Ahahahah!!!!!!!!!!
By A Amedee on 04/07/2009 7:25 pm
Marjorie C.

Amedee:  …she mentioned that we share air space. 

Don’t we?  We have cyberspies from China and Russia circling our airspace constantly.  North Korea probably wants to add to their ideas to the mischief.  Every governor in the US is or should be concerned. 

By Marjorie C. on 04/08/2009 6:43 am
Mimi Jones
I think whoever writes and starts this mess needs to be called on it.  This situation is not cute nor funny.  I have had enuf of posters on this site causing national security concerns.
By Mimi Jones on 04/07/2009 1:06 pm
Mary Quite-Contrary

Rachel, thank you for pointing out the obvious.   Any North Korean nuke can hit Alaska.  But that point is over looked in the Palin Derangement Syndrome frenzy that must occur, here on WOW, when any Palin reference occurs.

By the way…great restraint with not commenting on the ‘How dare she…’  Dare she what?  Speak out about the dangers that potentially could occur to Alaska should the North Koreans ‘learn to shoot straight.’  PDS!!!

By Mary Quite-Contrary on 04/07/2009 1:19 pm
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