Palin tells Marg Delahunty Canada should 'dismantle' public health-care system
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Tue Nov 24, 7:06 PM
By Lee-Anne Goodman, The Canadian Press
WASHINGTON - Marg Delahunty has braved the wilds of the American Midwest to come face-to-face with Sarah Palin.
Comedian Mary Walsh's beloved character button-holed the former Alaska governor at a recent book-signing in Columbus, Ohio, only to be strong-armed away from Palin by a cabal of security guards.
The action was do ented on Tuesday night's "This Hour Has 22 Minutes," but four days later, Walsh was still marvelling at her close encounter with one of the most controversial politicians on the planet.
"We told her we're from Canada, and we're just looking for a few words of encouragement for the Canadian conservatives who have worked so tirelessly to destroy the socialized medicare that we have," Walsh recalled Tuesday from St. John's.
"Four huge big burly guys started pushing, and I pushed back, but I got her attention, and she told us to keep the faith, something like that, and said we're all trying for the same thing."
After being kicked out of the book-signing, Walsh and her crew then waited outside at a loading dock close to where Palin's bus was parked. When Palin emerged from the Borders bookstore, Walsh said, Delahunty - dressed in a more toned-down version of her trademark warrior princess costume - called out to her.
"Hey, remember us, we're the Canadians! We came all the way here from Canada!" Delahunty yelled. "When we asked you that question, we didn't hear your answer."
Palin strolled over, looking down on Walsh and her crew to tell them that "Canada needs to dismantle its public health-care system and allow private enterprise to get involved and turn a profit."
"Basically, she said government should stop doing the work that private enterprise should do," Walsh said.
In addition to those comments, Walsh said, she found it equally bizarre that no one was allowed to ask Palin any questions at the book-signing.
"It was great fun, but also very strange," Walsh recalled.
"We're in a bookstore, at a public event, in a place one would think was a bastion of free speech. And no one was allowed to ask questions. What are they afraid of?"
Who the is this pissant to ask such a politician a question?????
We must look into this person's background and destroy herrrrr
i've just always thought it was a funny that she always keeps slamming in on govt intervention and "socialists" conspiracy's to take over the peoples' lives....and she's from alaska.
don't citizens from alaska get free money, provided to the govt by oil companies, just for selling out their state?
Grown ups don't want the government taking care of them. We rely on ourselves rather than government. Those who want to rely on government simply lack responsibility.
As a general principle, I find a lot to get behind here. At the same time, we all need credit, and without it, everything grinds to a halt. If a majority of banks fail, credit streams evaporate and loans become more difficult to obtain. Even for hard-working people.
Anyway, I can see your mind is made up so I won't belabor the issue any longer. We just differ on this, I guess.
EDIT: Oops... I thought I was posting in the FDIC thread. As you were, gentlemen.
that's fine and all, glad you got off subject. i was talking about the fact that alaskan's do get welfare just for being alaskan.
Permanent Fund
The Alaska Permanent Fund is a legislatively controlled appropriation established in 1976 to manage a surplus in state petroleum revenues from the recently constructed Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. From its initial principal of $734,000, the fund has grown to $40 billion as a result of oil royalties and capital investment programs.[48] Starting in 1982, dividends from the fund's annual growth have been paid out each year to eligible Alaskans, ranging from $331.29 in 1984 to $3,269.00 in 2008 (which included a one-time $1200 "Resource Rebate"). Every year, the state legislature takes out 8 percent from the earnings, puts 3 percent back into the principal for inflation proofing, and the remaining 5 percent is distributed to all qualifying Alaskans. To qualify for the Alaska State Permanent Fund one must have lived in the state for a minimum of 12 months, and maintain constant residency.
http://www.pfd.state.ak.us/dividendamounts/index.aspx
not to forget that the federal govt owns more than half of alaska (65%)
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According to an October 1998 report by the United States Bureau of Land Management, approximately 65% of Alaska is owned and managed by the U.S. federal government as public lands, including a mul ude of national forests, national parks, and national wildlife refuges. Of these, the Bureau of Land Management manages 87 million acres (350,000 km˛), or 23.8% of the state. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. It is the world's largest wildlife refuge, comprising 16 million acres (65,000 km2).
Of the remaining land area, the State of Alaska owns 101 million acres (410,000 km2); another 44 million acres (180,000 km2) are owned by 12 regional and dozens of local Native corporations created under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Thus, indirectly, the 84,000 Eskimo, Aleut and American Indian inhabitants of Alaska own one-ninth of the state. Various private interests own the remaining land, totaling about one percent of the state.
but hey, if she wants to turn around and champion keeping the govt "out of our lives" maybe she should start by giving some of that money back, then she can go on all she wants about how canada needs to privatize healthcare.
I don't call that welfare.
Oil production of state owned land is actually owned by the people of the state. Isn't it possible it should be considered their fair cut, as rent for the land?
"actually owned by the people of the state"
tell that to Texans.
It is more of an incentive to get people to move there. Like the land give away. So are you against welfare now?
Texas should let their people have profit sharing also.
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