what facts all i see is more propaganda and distortion of the truth to protect plain and McCain . such as " there is no record of any individual in Wasilla ever being charged, or ever paying for their rape kit, EVER! " i guess you forgot it is against the law to release the ame of a rape victim . and if they didn't spend the money as they claim on rape kits where did palin spend the money ? are you saying she was a part of the embeselment of government funds ?
On Sep 24, 9:17 pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually... > > I believe he was pointing out that none of our Liberal friiends have > cared to address any of the FACTS offered them on any of this. > > Imagine that. > > On Sep 24, 5:23 pm, "Keith In Tampa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Sep 23, 4:41 pm, frankg wrote: Geez, not a single rebuttal. How > > disappointing. Perhaps it's just a matter of waiting for the evening > > shift... > > > ===== > > > Well, I'll take a stab at it. This once again, is an example of the likes > > of our "non-partisan, unbiased, fair and balanced" mainstream media, bashing > > Governor Palin with more untruthful, prevaricate misleading information, and > > leave it up to Lil' Mikey and Political Amazon to give credence to it. > > > I have got a little more than half way into this, and will finish it > > tomorrow night, but clearly, anyone with a shred of common sense, should be > > able to see how unfair, untruthful and outright distorting our mainstream > > media has become. One has to ask themselves, "Why the lies?" > > > Here goes: > > > *1*. "*312:* the number of nights during her first 19 months in office that > > Palin charged taxpayers a "per diem" totaling $16,951 for staying in her own > > home -- an allowance intended to cover meals and incidental expenses while > > traveling on state business > > "(Source<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/08/AR200...> > > ) > > > *Response:* First, this little snippet is based on a Washington Post > > article, and if you look at the Washington Post's article, captioned, "Palin > > Billed State for Nights Spent at Home" the headline is not at all > > truthful. Here is the actual vouchers submitted by Governor Palin, and > > clearly, Governor Palin never charged the taxpayers of Alaska for staying in > > her own home. Governor Palin wrote "Lodging - own home" to indicate why she > > didn't charge a lodging per diem. The forms demonstrate that there are no > > charges listed under "lodging." : > > >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2008/09/09/GR200... > > > Of course, at the bottom of the article, the Washington Post did actually > > report that Governor Palin has spent far less on her personal travel than > > her predecessor: *e.g.;* $93,000 on airfare in 2007, compared with $463,000 > > spent the year before by Governor Frank Murkowski. That Governor Palin > > actually flies coach and encourages her cabinet to fly coach as well. That > > the previous Governor's wife charged per diem expenses three times higher > > than Governor Palin's family. > > > Just as important, this little snippet fails to mention that Governor > > Palin's per diem requests are legitimate, and by no means did Palin take a > > per diem unlawfully. The state of Alaska actually allowed Governor Palin to > > claim a much more sweeping per diem that would have claimed expenses for > > each child taken on official business, but Governor Palin refused. > > > ===== > > > 2. "*$500 to $1,200:* the fee that Wasilla charged rape victims to pay for > > post-sexual assault medical exams, after the city cut funds during Palin's > > tenure that had previously covered the exams" > > (Source<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jacob-alperinsheriff/sarah-palin-instit...> > > ) > > > *Response:* Well, this one sounds just scandalously horrific! The problem > > is, that it is not at all truthful! The truth is, that there is no record > > of any individual in Wasilla ever being charged, or ever paying for their > > rape kit, EVER! > > >http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/274003.php > > >http://americanpowerblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/leftists-smear-palin-in... > > > ===== > > > *3.* " *$150:* the cash payment offered by the Palin administration to > > hunters who turn in legs of freshly killed wolves gunned down from > > airplanes" > > (Source<http://dwb.adn.com/news/alaska/wildlife/story/8726730p-8628810c.html> > > ) > > > *Response: * True. Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) enhanced > > efforts to reduce the predatory wolf populations over five areas around the > > state. Alaska's wolf-control program, now in its fourth consecutive year, > > involves volunteer pilots and shooters who track and kill predators in the > > winter months under special department permits. Removing wolves is one part > > of ADF&G's efforts to restore and increase selected moose and caribou > > populations which provide food for Alaskan families. This year's moose count > > shows a continued drop in moose numbers - unprecedented in the years since > > wolf/moose relationships have been under study there. Moose numbers are down > > to under 400 (Which were over a 1,000 in 2002). Wolf numbers have also > > dropped from 30 to 21. > > >http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/news/2007/3-21-07_nr.php > > >http://www.isleroyalewolf.org/wolfhome/home.html > > > =========== > > > *4.: **"3* the number of times during her first few weeks as mayor that > > Palin inquired with the Wasilla librarian about banning books" > > (Source<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/13/AR200...> > > )" > > > *5: *"the number of months after the censorship discussion that Palin fired > > the librarian" > > (Source<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-palin-book_bdsep07...> > > ) > > > *Response:* I would think that at this juncture, everyone (with the > > exception of Moonbats) knows that these allegations are misleading and > > untruthful, and an outright biased attempt to besmirch Governor Palin's > > reputation. > > >http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/sliming_palin.html > > >http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/09/media_cooking_the_books_on_pal... > > > ===== > > > 6. *100:* the approximate number of Wasilla residents who rallied to > > support the librarian, prompting Palin to withdraw her termination letter ( > > Source <http://www.crosscut.com/politics-government/17341>) > > > *Response:* Again, there is no truth to this story. As a matter of fact, > > it turns out that Ann Kilkenny, the Democrat woman who first made the > > allegation, was not even present at the meeting between Librarian Mary Ellen > > Emmons and at the time, Mayor Palin. Footnote: It turns out, that Ann > > Kilkenney is married to a man named Pat Johnson, who is a local politician > > himself, sitting on that area's planning (platting) commission. Ms. Johnson, > > (who doesn't go by that name) is in the "*urban planning; don't expect to > > buy your necessities in my community"* category, and it also turns out that > > the Johnson's (Ms. Kilkenney) were supporters of the major oil leases that > > Governor Palin ceased….As in "ceased the graft. Associates of Ms. > > Kilkenney's and her husband were purportedly involved in opposing the > > Governor's tax on major oil, suggesting that Ms. Kilkenney either supported > > those that were taking payoffs from major oil, or was directly involved > > herself. I would say that this in and of itself, is enough to discredit an > > admitted partisan Democrat from besmirching Governor Palin's record, which > > speaks for itself. > > >http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/09/media_cooking_the_books_on_pal... > > > ======== > > > 7. *0: *the number of foreign heads of state Palin has met > > (Source<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/Story?id=5782924&page=1> > > ) > > > Uhm…..Actually, since Tuesday, September 23, 2008, the number of Heads of > > State that Governor Palin has met, equals the amount of Heads of State that > > Senator Obama has met, and Governor Palin is running for the office of Vice > > President: > > >http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ijGq94pVTj9FGiR-c5EdA3iSm2owD93CNPQG1 > > > ============ > > > 8. "*0:* the number of commands Palin has issued as head of the Alaska > > National Guard "(Source <http://www.adn.com/sarah-palin/story/515499.html>) > > > *Response:* Not truthful. > > >http://hotair.com/archives/2008/09/06/palin-inexperienced-not-really/ > > >http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/p/palin-national-guard.htm > > > Alaska is the first line of defense in our missile interceptor defense > > system. The 49th Missile Defense Battalion of the Alaska National Guard is > > the unit that protects the entire nation from ballistic missile attacks. > > It's on permanent active duty, unlike other Guard units. > > > As governor of Alaska, Palin is briefed on highly classified military > > issues, homeland security, and counterterrorism. > > > She's also the commander in chief of the Alaska State Defense Force (ASDF), > > a federally recognized militia incorporated into Homeland Security's > > counterterrorism plans. > > > Palin is privy to military and intelligence secrets that are vital to the > > entire country's defense. Given Alaska's proximity to Russia, she may have > > security clearances we don't even know about. > > > According to the Washington Post, she first met with McCain in February, but > > nobody ever found out. This is a woman used to keeping secrets. > > > She can be entrusted with our national security, because she already is. > > >http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/p/palin-national-guard.htm > > > ========== > > > *10. "0:* Wasilla's long-term debt when Palin took office in 1996" ( > > Source<http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/09/a-fiscal...> > > ) > > > *11. "$18.6 million:* the long-term debt Palin racked up by the time she > > left office in 2002, amounting to about $3,000 per resident" > > (Source<http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12987.html> > > ) > > > *Response:* An outright fabrication and fictitious. > > > In the early 1990s, and when Governor Palin became Mayor, Wasilla Alaska was > > little more than half as big as it is today, and much more loosely > > confederated. There was no police department, there was no fire department > > other than a volunteer fire department, there was no waste water treatment > > plant, the infrastructure was equivalent to war torn Iraq. Mayor Palin did > > in fact > > ... > > read more »- 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
