Palin In NH: On Moose Hunting And Taxes
DOVER, N.H. - Gov. Sarah Palin took her message to the first-in-the-nation primary state Wednesday where she likened AK's tax policies and outdoor tradition with Granite State values.
"We all love good moose hunting, I know that, and we both so enjoy our great lands: the clean water, and the fresh air, and the abundant wildlife and good fishing," she told about 1,300 people at Dover High School.
Palin noted both states' opposition to income taxes, and said NH can serve as a microcosm for the rest of the country.
"I hear here in Dover, there's home to two kinds of people: the fine people of New Hampshire and the fine people of Massachusetts who got sick of paying all those taxes," she said.
While NH residents are familiar with the other three candidates in this race, Palin is a new face in a state accustomed to retail politicking. She used her first appearance here to remind voters of the fiscal discipline she imposed as governor.
"I know people back home in Alaska, they know that you don't have to tax people that much if you would cut down the federal government expenditures," she said. "We know that to get our economy moving again, we must cut that wasteful spending and balance the budget and keep taxes low so that Americans can keep more of what they produce, what they earn, so they can reinvest in their priorities."
Palin acknowledged John McCain's January victory in the Republican primary, which helped propel him to the party's nomination, and she said McCain "has a history of overcoming the odds in this great state, and that is exactly what you can help us do on election day on Nov. 4."
Palin also acknowledged the death in Afghanistan yesterday of Cpl. Scott Diamond of Franklin, NH.
"John McCain and I want his friends, his family to know that our thoughts and our prayers are with him today," she said. "I know that you join me also in praying for comfort for this family. So thank you New Hampshire for honoring and supporting our military. Our hearts and our prayers go out to this family."
(NBC/NJ's MATTHEW BERGER)
Join the Discussion
The National Journal Group has the right (but not the obligation) to monitor the comments and to remove any materials it deems inappropriate.
Comments powered by Disqus