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Play from 0:06[0:06] ..." that after tonight. People will be asking Sarah who joining us is Alaska delegates of the Republican national convention David Boyle who was from Anchorage. David thank you for being here and how do you"...

Play from 0:26[0:26] ..." governor. By the way I'm the -- each year hurt McCain in Alaska and I got that duty about three weeks ago so. Before it was real popular to be that individual. I drive -- bus in the summer I'm just the route crammed in Alaska. And for current company. And I tell those folks -- you know it is wonderful -- Sarah -- the governor of -- It's real breath of fresh air coming out of -- capital -- instead of the stench of the normal routine politics. And I think most people like her because she's just one of us. She has the best interest of the Alaska's citizens at heart and that's where only agenda."...

Play from 1:08[1:08] ..." Most of us David world don't know an awful lot about Alaska you mentioned that you drive a bus. For the cruise companies and that is certainly introduce a lot of people from the lower 48. To your state. But politically when people think of Alaska they think of for example the bridge to nowhere they think about. Senator Ted Stevens who has been the responsible for. Hundreds"...

Play from 3:00[3:00] ..." we have more drilling for oil in North Dakota Montana and Alaska. Serb Pailin is an energy expert. I would say about. 90% of Alaskan support drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- view that -- all the coastal plain of the Arctic national electric age which -- 2000 acres out of nineteen. Out of millions. We all favor and I don't have Alaska's interest or I have that the country's interest is art ever closer -- It's not about drilling for oil it's about national security. Energy independence and economic security. Those three issues you cannot separate in. She is essentially an expert energy for example. If you put a drilling rig in the coastal -- and -- is only sixty miles of pipe to the existing trans Alaska oil pipeline. We have ten billion that's B billion with a B barrels of oil about the minimum the in this area."...

Play from 4:04[4:04] ..." David Boyle chair of the McCain campaign and Elliott from the Alaska delegation. Will be listening proudly and attentively denied this is governor accepts his party's Republican nomination for the vice presidency thank you mr. -- It."...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" So hot of the folks at home feel about Sarah -- the woman many Americans are still trying to identify although the Republicans hope that after tonight. People will be asking Sarah who joining us is Alaska delegates of the Republican national convention David Boyle who was from Anchorage. David thank you for being here and how do you and the rest of -- feel about your governor."

Play from 0:24[0:24]" of Hollywood we're we we're ecstatic about our governor. By the way I'm the -- each year hurt McCain in Alaska and I got that duty about three weeks ago so. Before it was real popular to be that individual. I drive -- bus in the summer I'm just the route crammed in Alaska. And for current company. And I tell those folks -- you know it is wonderful -- Sarah -- the governor of -- It's real breath of fresh air coming out of -- capital -- instead of the stench of the normal routine politics. And I think most people like her because she's just one of us. She has the best interest of the Alaska's citizens at heart and that's where only agenda."

Play from 1:08[1:08]" Most of us David world don't know an awful lot about Alaska you mentioned that you drive a bus. For the cruise companies and that is certainly introduce a lot of people from the lower 48. To your state. But politically when people think of Alaska they think of for example the bridge to nowhere they think about. Senator Ted Stevens who has been the responsible for. Hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars in money being spent federal tax money being spent. On what is a small and distant state so what's going to make. Sarah -- different how will she serve America as opposed to just one of the states of America."

Play from 1:45[1:45]" Well you know and the governor you're kind of -- my that you're you're kind of a reflection of the country as a whole and we'd like every state has their problems with earmarks which I I called directly pork that's just what they. In terror Pailin is totally against -- as a matter fact. She -- last year 2017. Vote vetoed 13% 231. Million dollars our capital budget. Understandably so that upset many -- the Portland news. Last year she vetoed 10%. Of the port in the -- including things such as artificial turf for football fields. And she also took the bridge to nowhere money in -- she -- backed by the way I'll be honest I'm point honest but she said we will not have a bridge. From catcher -- island where fifty people --"

Play from 2:32[2:32]" What about drilling for oil in the NN war which is -- controversial of lot of people say. That oil drilling technology has. A proven to be sold dependable and look at to have for proof of a safety at the Alaskan pipeline is -- exists. How does that the governor feel about that honey you and other alaskans feel -- drilling there."

Play from 2:52[2:52]" Well I would in my one of two elected delegates on the platform committee met last weekend. We are very happy with the platform by the -- we have more drilling for oil in North Dakota Montana and Alaska. Serb Pailin is an energy expert. I would say about. 90% of Alaskan support drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- view that -- all the coastal plain of the Arctic national electric age which -- 2000 acres out of nineteen. Out of millions. We all favor and I don't have Alaska's interest or I have that the country's interest is art ever closer -- It's not about drilling for oil it's about national security. Energy independence and economic security. Those three issues you cannot separate in. She is essentially an expert energy for example. If you put a drilling rig in the coastal -- and -- is only sixty miles of pipe to the existing trans Alaska oil pipeline. We have ten billion that's B billion with a B barrels of oil about the minimum the in this area. A lot set up forever and demand that OPEC produce more oil Bible that's kind of arrogant of us."

Play from 4:04[4:04]" David Boyle chair of the McCain campaign and Elliott from the Alaska delegation. Will be listening proudly and attentively denied this is governor accepts his party's Republican nomination for the vice presidency thank you mr. -- It."

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