I like refudiate. It’s what Republicans need to do to Creationists, and what Democrats need to do to Truthers. That is, they need to refute their factual claims and repudiate their politics.
In Palin’s case, though, it’s miserable to ask Muslims to repudiate the desire for a mosque near Ground Zero, and it’s meaningless to ask Muslims to refute that desire, since desires aren’t refuted.
No, it’s not right–I would use “If I were ever to leave”–but I would never have held out hope for her to get something as high-falutin’ as that right. “Too” and “its” could be corrected by as little as a typo, so including them indicates that you’re adhering carefully to her style.
A friend of mine (R.I.P.) used to, in an effect to show how honorable and forthcoming he was, used to Freudianastically say, “When I make mistakes, I omit mine.”