"Palin’s comments rocked the contest. Within a day, the pro-mining coalition fighting the referendum had placed full-page ads with a picture of the governor and the word “NO.” The initiative went down to defeat, with 57 percent of voters rejecting it…"
“She says, ‘I’m going to take off my governor’s hat,’ but the only reason the press was there was that they were called to a press conference by the governor… Being governor is not a costume — you either are the governor or not.” - former Alaska governor Tony Knowles
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http://busterwantstofish.com/?p=1142
Full Washington Post article here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/27/AR2008092702834.html
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