Palin Abandons Alaska and the Facts

Palin Abandons Alaska and the Facts

The Nation‘s Chris Hayes on Sarah Palin’s wildly inaccurate recent op-ed in the Washington Post on cap-and-trade legislation.

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Chris Hayes, The Nation‘s Washington, DC editor, talks to Keith Olbermann about soon-to-be former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin‘s future and her Tuesday op-ed piece for The Washington Post. Although some polls indicate that Palin’s approval rating is now in the twenties, Hayes points out that in politics “the capacity for self-transformation is endless.” Will Palin’s plan to create a perception of credibility work?

Olga Razumovskaya

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