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#88: Palin Associated with the John Birch Society

In a sudden outbreak (as Riehl notes, almost as if it were an “orchestrated event”) a story appears on a number of blogs suggesting Sarah Palin was associated with the John Birch Society.

It’s already been debunked.

The current, and then-, president of the group, John McManus, confirmed that the cover fit the description of a 1995 issue of the magazine. The headline, “Con-Con Call,” refers to discussion at the time of a constitutional convention. The headline appears above a picture of then-Utah Governor Mike Leavitt, who had floated the notion as a way of returning the balance of power back toward the states. But the author warned that the convention could actually be a devious ploy aimed at increasing government power. ….

“Any attempt to link her to the John Birch Society would be ridiculous.”

All this since I went to bed last night.

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