Is Palin a liar? I don’t know, is Obama a promise-breaking crook?
Liberals, running short of any more overhyped dirt to throw at Palin (especially now that she's stepping down, no more frivolous ethics complaints will be possible) compiles a list of trivia on every possible untruth spoken by Palin.
I had to stop midway through the list because it was quite clear by then that about 1/3 of the list was based on deliberate misinterpretation of what Palin said ("Palin lied when she claimed in her convention speech that an gas pipeline "began" under her guidance; in fact, the pipeline was years from breaking ground, if at all." and "Palin lied when she told Charlie Gibson that she does not pass judgment on gay people; in fact, she opposes all rights between gay spouses and belongs to a church that promotes conversion therapy." Just to make it clear to people with no understanding of Christian ... philosophy. When Palin said that she passes "no judgment on gay people", she didn't mean she heartily approves of their "life style". She meant it in a way one might say, "I pass no judgment on mental patients". Some among Christians view homosexuality as a condition that needs to be fixed. It's a compassionate point of view. It is by no means "passing judgment on gay people" and I think, based on her church affiliation, that's what Palin meant—that she doesn't view gay people as sinners worthy of stoning, but she does view them as she views alcoholics, i.e. people who need help), the other 1/3 are trivial things where Gov. Palin could have simply mis-remembered trivial facts ("Palin lied when she told Shimon Peres that the only flag in her office was the Israeli flag; in fact, she has several flags."), and the remaining 1/3 represent not lies but changing opinion of a young person, and well, not remembering that she had previously held a slightly different opinion ("Palin lied when she denied having said that humans do not contribute to climate change; in fact, she had previously proclaimed that human activity was not to blame.").
If you had looked through the list and honestly asked yourself, would I have "lied" this much being judged by this standard, what would the answer be yes? God knows my answer is a resounding yes. For example, I recall, as recently as last year, arguing somewhere (probably Slashdot) that we should tax people to "equilibrium", i.e. to the point where tax taken away is so much that it's not worth it for them to work that extra amount; now I believe all taxes are evil, and all acts of legal tax avoidance is heroic patriotism. If I were asked about what my previous opinions were 2, 3 years ago, I am fairly sure I would "lie" on half the questions.
Now, compare this to the lies Obama told. "Lies" that Palin told were speeches, some probably written by other writers. Lies that Obama told were campaign promises which he had either reversed himself (Iraq and FISA, on the issues I care about as libertarian) even before election, or broken them (not raising tax on Americans earning less than $250,000; look at tobacco tax) in the few months he has been in the office.
Where's the coverage on that? Or are liberals acknowledging that a liberal's word isn't worth the air necessary to carry the sound waves through?