Just how much does Palin know about energy anyway?


	Just how much does Palin know about energy anyway?

Spiritualmonkey

7-15-2009 12:34 PM

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sarah-palin, keith-olberman, energy, peak-oil

Spiritualmonkey says:

click through for the Olberman video. Just because she knows jack shit about energy (like the Governorship, Palin also quit her state energy post before finishing her term) doesn't mean she can't rake in big $$$ as a shill for Corporate Oil.

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