<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Dish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://dish.andrewsullivan.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Andrew Sullivan]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://dish.andrewsullivan.com/author/sullydish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin XI, Ctd: Asking The&nbsp;Girls]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>This topic has come up before, and is, in fact, <a href="http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/the-odd-lies-18.html">Odd Lie XI</a>. But in the unedited version of the Oprah love-fest, we get yet another version of the story about her asking her children if she should run for vice-president. Here&#39;s her <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/11/16/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5674692.shtml">latest statement</a> broadcast today:</p><blockquote><p>&quot;This time, there wasn&#39;t a family vote. Other steps in my political life, I&#39;ve polled the kids, and I have abided by some of the results of the polls that the kids have partaken in. This time, no.&quot; </p></blockquote><p>This is what she said <a href="http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/the-odd-lies-18.html">last fall</a>:</p><blockquote><p>&quot;It was a time of asking the girls to vote on it, anyway. And they voted unanimously, yes. Didn&#39;t bother asking my son because, you know, he&#39;s going to be off doing his thing anyway, so he wouldn&#39;t be so impacted by, at least, the campaign period here. So ask the girls what they thought and they&#39;re like, absolutely. Let&#39;s do this, mom.&quot;</p></blockquote><p>I just want to reiterate the <em>details</em> of the first story. We even find the result of the girls&#39; vote: it was unanimous. And we discover that Track was not polled. But <em>none of this happened at all.</em>]]></html></oembed>