when the stupid dems get thrashed they filibuster sorry, the magicNegro isn't qualified
On Sep 17, 11:13 pm, ChattyDaisy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here you go, from several pro-right-wing news agencies. How can your > own Republican Conservatives be wrong? > > http://elections.foxnews.com/http://www.swamppolitics.comhttp://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/523708.htmlhttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/11/politics/animal/main4441978...http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut... > > No worries, McPalin will sink faster than Wall Street with the next > few days and the USA will earn her dignity and economy back by way of > President Obama! > > YES WE CAN! > > Sarah Palin's rape kit controversy > > When legislators run for president, they have to answer for every > little vote they ever cast - yes, no or, er, present. When former > mayors run for vice-president, we're learning this week, they have to > answer for every policy in place in their town when they were in > office. > > Which brings us to the case of Sarah Palin and the town that charged > victims for rape kits. > > As Mary Pemberton of the Associated Press reports in a story headlined > "Palin's town billed rape victims to get evidence": > > When Sarah Palin was mayor of Wasilla, the city billed sexual assault > victims and their insurance companies for the cost of rape kits and > forensic examinations. > > Palin had been in office for four years when the practice of charging > rape victims got the attention of state lawmakers in 2000, who passed > a bill to stop the practice. > > Former Democratic Rep. Eric Croft, who sponsored that bill, said he > was disappointed that simply asking the Wasilla police department to > stop didn't work. Croft said he doubts she was unaware of the > practice. > > Maria Comella, a McCain-Palin campaign spokeswoman, said Palin "does > not believe, nor has she ever believed, that rape victims should have > to pay for an evidence-gathering test." To suggest otherwise, she > said, is a "misrepresentation of her commitment to supporting victims > and bringing violent criminals to justice." > > The story continues: > > As governor, Palin has worked in a variety of ways to tackle the > problem of sexual assault and rape, including making domestic violence > a priority of her administration, Comella said. Alaska routinely has > the nation's highest rate of sexual assault. > > Lawmakers became involved in 2000 when reports began coming in that > police departments were charging sexual assault victims for the kits > and the forensic exams, which cost from $300 to $1,200 at the time. > The kit, a package of sample containers, swabs and other medical > supplies, is used to collect evidence from women after they are > attacked. > > Then-Gov. Tony Knowles said Thursday that Wasilla was unique in the > state in charging rape victims for the cost of doing the law > enforcement necessary for solving the crime. > > The bill passed the Legislature over the objections of Wasilla police > chief Charlie Fannon, who said it would require the city to come up > with more money to cover the costs of buying the rape kits and doing > the exams. > > Palin has made her executive experience - as mayor of Wasilla and > governor of Alaska - a central point in her qualifications to be vice > president. Last week at the Republican National Convention, she mocked > Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama -- never a mayor, but a > former community organizer -- by saying "I guess a small-town mayor is > sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual > responsibilities." > > So the question is: Is it fair to assume those responsibilities > included setting policy for the town police department, particularly > when it acted in a manner she disagreed with? > > On Sep 17, 7:40 pm, "Vox Itar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 9:31 PM, ChattyDaisy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > This link shows the very graphic results of Palin's enthusiasm for > > > kill and drill, but it needs to be passed around so people understand > > > the magnitude of McCain's decision to make Palin his running mate. So > > > sad... > > > >http://www.grizzlybay.org/SarahPalinInfoPage.htm > > > Numbers 8, 11, 12 & 13 are long-debunked Palin smears...the rest of it is > > great stuff....makes me want to vote for her and John McCain even more! > > > - Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
