Legal Commentary

Palin versus Obama at Landsduhl

By Beldar

Some politicians only bother to undertake good deeds when they can bring their campaign reporters and photographers. Others are more decent and less craven.

In July 2007, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AL) traveled to a U.S. military base in Kuwait to visit Alaska National Guard soldiers who provide logistical support for our operations in Iraq. On her return trip, she stopped to visit wounded troops at Landsduhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.

Although most of the many photos I've re-published of Gov. Palin have come either from press sources or the Alaska gubernatorial state website, the particular photograph I re-published of her at Army Private James Pattison's bedside (which I include again below) was taken by an official U.S. military photographer (Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston) and published on the internet on the website of the Alaska Department of Military & Veterans Affairs.

As far as I know, although Gov. Palin helped lead her high school basketball team to the state championship, she did not attempt a three-point basketball shot on her trip to the Middle East and Germany. Nor did she presume to solicit support from the citizens of Berlin.

But here are a couple more pictures of her visiting injured Alaskan soldiers at Landsduhl, again from the same military photographer and website:

Above, Gov. Palin visits with Army Sgt. Maj. Clifford Docktler.

Above, Gov. Palin visits Army Pfc. John Kegley.

Full post as published by BeldarBlog on July 27, 2008 (boomark / email).