Why was Palin a member of the Alaskan Independent Party?

Question

the one that was pushing for Alaska's independence from the US? She was a member between 2004 and 2006

http://www.akip.org/index.html

Answer 1

Maybe she will push for American independence from the world.  Would that be so bad?

Answer 2

Sarah Palin is McCain's kind of governor. She took on the corrupt establishment of the Republican hierarchy in Alaska and defeated incumbent Gov. Frank Murkowski in a GOP primary. The Murkowski family and the family of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens have run the state for decades. Frank served as senator and then gave it up to run for governor. And into the Senate seat slid his daughter Lisa Murkowski, whom Alaska voters dutifully elected. To give you a gauge of how hard it was for Sarah to beat Murkowski for governor in a Republican primary, Stevens has just won his primary for re-election even though he is under indictment!

But Palin uncovered Republican corruption in the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, which she had been appointed to lead. She reported the violations of ethical regulations by her co-commissioner (who also happened to be the Republican Party state chairman). Barred by state law from going public with her charges, she quit and revealed her accusations. She was vindicated when her co-commissioner agreed to pay a $12,000 fine for breaking the state ethics law.

Then, in true McCain style, she took on the state attorney general over his corruption and forced him to resign. Finally, she challenged Gov. Murkowski himself in a primary and won 51 percent of the vote in a three-way contest. Since then, she has line-item-vetoed huge parts of the state budget that she found wasteful and has cleaned house from top to bottom.

Answer 3

because he wanted to be

Answer 4

Thanks for a link that doesn't support your "claim"... and besides, so what if she was?

Answer 5

She is also a member of the NRA!  OHHH i am so scared!

Answer 6

I am even more impressed. Thank you!  I knew she was good, but now I find her even more appealing.

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Answer 7

Because she is a maverick.

Answer 8

According to the Website above,Palin addressed the Convention of the Alaska Independence Party welcoming them and stating that she believes in their sense of self sufficiency and that it's good because she felt that a third party made politics more competitive. This party is extremely right wing having supported candidates of the extremist theocon Constitution Party.Which has a political line similar to Pat Buchanan Palin has a problem of split loyalties when she runs for VP, but sympathizes with Alaskan Independence. The purpose of the Party upon Independence is not to share their oil wealth with the rest of the USA.Some Vice President!

Answer 9

your boy got punked! so much for the big bounce,lol.even that loser kerry was ahead 15 points by now.she was a member of that party to enforce the rights of alaskas state constitution.you know,bring the rights back to the people.you libs should love that.

Answer 10

wow..lol

Answer 11

I guess she was just representin'

Alaska has the resources and the wherewithal to be free of the Federal nanny system.

Thanks for that info. . I like her all the more now.