In her speech to the Tea Party convention, Palin said that one state had spent $1 million in stimulus money to tell people how it was spending stimulus money.
Checking Palin's claims from Tea Party
We fact-check some of Sarah Palin's claims from her speech to the Tea Party convention and her weekend interviews.
A scorecard separating fact from fiction
"One state even spent a million bucks to put up signs that advertise that they were spending on the federal stimulus projects."
"Barack Obama had 150 days in the U.S. Senate where he was able to vote quite often 'present.' "
"The law is very clear! 'The monies recouped from the TARP shall be paid into the general fund of the treasury for the reduction of the public debt.'"
Some Republicans who voted against the stimulus "have been all too happy to claim credit for Recovery Act projects and the jobs those projects have produced. They come to the ribbon cuttings."
"We're also cutting a Forest Service economic development program that strayed so far from any mission that it funded a music festival."
On whether he supports 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'
The Senate-passed health care bill "is identical to the Massachusetts health care plan -- the same thing."
"Federal employees are making twice as much as their private counterparts."
"Thomas Jefferson created the Marines for the Islamic pirates that were happening."
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Tracking Obama’s promises
Promises we have rated recently
No. 505:
Create a $3,000 tax credit for companies that add jobs
No. 293:
Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy
No. 258:
Simplify the application process for financial aid
No. 134:
Send two additional brigades to Afghanistan
No. 422:
Create new financial regulations
“The governor’s not taking his own fiscal advice. ... In the first fiscal quarter of this year, we’ve seen a 13.5 percent increase in spending, double-digit spending out of the executive branch in the State of Texas.” — Debra Medina
Says his executive order requiring young girls to be vaccinated against HPV wasn't mandatory. — Rick Perry
"Our (Texas) graduation rate ranks 43rd out of 50 states." — Bill White
“For the hour after the (Jan. 14) debate, 'Debra Medina' was the No. 1 search on Google and for the remainder of that night No. 3.” — Debra Medina
Uses headlines to portray Gov. Rick Perry as beholden to special interests.
— Kay Bailey Hutchison
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