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Another question asked, "Are you offended by the phrase 'Under God' in the Pledge of Allegiance? Why or why not?" Palin replied, "Not on your life. '''If it was good enough for the founding fathers''', it's good enough for me and I'll fight in defense of our Pledge of Allegiance."
Another question asked, "Are you offended by the phrase 'Under God' in the Pledge of Allegiance? Why or why not?" Palin replied, "Not on your life. '''If it was good enough for the founding fathers''', it's good enough for me and I'll fight in defense of our Pledge of Allegiance."
Liberals ignorant of the history of "under God" have tried to ridicule Palin's remark, even calling her an "idiot" for it.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/michaeltomasky/2008/sep/01/week</ref><ref>Liberals say that the Pledge of Allegiance wasn't written until 1892, and the phrase "under God" wasn't added until April 1951.</ref> In fact, the phrase "under God" is from [[George Washington]] who was a [[Founding Father]].<ref>http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/264xqezm.asp?pg=2</ref>
Liberals ignorant of the history of "under God" have tried to ridicule Palin's remark, even calling her an "idiot" for it.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/michaeltomasky/2008/sep/01/week</ref><ref>The Pledge of Allegiance wasn't written until 1892, and the phrase "under God" wasn't added until April 1951.</ref> In fact, the phrase "under God" is from [[George Washington]] who was a [[Founding Father]].<ref>http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/264xqezm.asp?pg=2</ref>
In 1994, Palin and her husband attended the statewide convention in Wasilla for the Alaskan Independence Part (AKIP), according to Lynette Clark, chairman of AIP and then-secretary for the organization. <ref>[http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/members-of-frin.html Members of 'Fringe' Alaskan Independence Party Say Palin Was a Member in 90s]</ref> The [http://www.akip.org/ AKIP], official motto: "Alaska First -- Alaska Always", seeks a vote for Alaskans to determine whether Alaska will be territory, become a separate and independent state, accept commonwealth status, or continue as a state. The organization's candidate for governor in 1990, Walter Hickel, won in the general election with a plurality of the vote. Earlier in 2008, Palin videotaped a message for the AKIP annual convention.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwvPNXYrIyI Video: Palin Addresses AIP Convention]</ref>
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