Another Mayor Palin causing Major Pain?

[Tarkus]

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_09/014669.php

Mind you I suppose true to form she'll simply suggest that the women were asking for it.

 

[babyfinsta]

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_09/014669.php

Mind you I suppose true to form she'll simply suggest that the women were asking for it.

article was dated sept 11. wonder why the the big networks havent covered this yet. u'd think they would be all over this. probably no traction to story

 

[Tarkus]

article was dated sept 11. wonder why the the big networks havent covered this yet. u'd think they would be all over this

I think most news organizations are worried about being perceived as 'picking on the new celebrity'. So far they have been hitting her with issues like lack of experience, lying about not lobbying for earmark cash, and not knowing things like the Bush Doctrine.... okay so those are true let's move on... so I suppose they want to be careful on this one.

The rule went into place during her tenure as Mayor and introduced by the Police Chief, (who she appointed or supported... not sure if he was elected or not). Essentially the Alaska legislature introduced a law mandating that this action could NOT occur simply because Palin's town was the only one doing it.

It was on the Daily Show tonight so I expect it will hit the main stream media sometime this week.

 

[babyfinsta]

wierd. i googled it and no news articles on the issue after sept 12. like it just fell off the radar.

 

[y2kmark]

Not good news ...

To be a relevant story, the facts of when the policy was implemented and by whom need to be ascertained. When did the mayor know and what did she, or could she, have done about it? Lastly, did Wasilla maintain the policy right up until the new state law foced them to back off? A complete story might very well portray "St. Sarah" in a very poor light with many of the women voters she supposedly has a lock on, but not without all the facts in place.

 

[Tarkus]

wierd. i googled it and no news articles on the issue after sept 12. like it just fell off the radar.

I expect they are investigating it. Probably want to ensure that Palin does not have any deniability associated with the issue. And let's be serious here she may have very well not known about it... I mean that as one big mega city she was running up there; over 2 million, (if you count the 1,991,000 caribou), and also the fact she was running up something like a $16 million debt. Busy girl.

 

[Tarkus]

To be a relevant story, the facts of when the policy was implemented and by whom need to be ascertained. When did the mayor know and what did she, or could she, have done about it? Lastly, did Wasilla maintain the policy right up until the new state law foced them to back off? A complete story might very well portray "St. Sarah" in a very poor light with many of the women voters she supposedly has a lock on, but not without all the facts in place.

The program was implemented under her watch by her guy.

And yes Wasilla was still implementing the policy until forced not to. Even then the only response by the Police Chief was that this is not fair to push this burden on the tax payers. I wonder what other forensic testing he believes the victim of crime should dolly up for?

... and as per female voters? Last night's polls indicated that she hasn't made a dent in the Clinton backers. She probably snagged some female Evangelicals who might 'not have voted' but only an idiot would suggest that the type of women who would support Clinton would suddenly leap towards such a diametric policy approach simply because she is a female.

 

[y2kmark]

Maybe so ....

... and as per female voters? Last night's polls indicated that she hasn't made a dent in the Clinton backers. She probably snagged some female Evangelicals who might 'not have voted' but only an idiot would suggest that the type of women who would support Clinton would suddenly leap towards such a diametric policy approach simply because she is a female.

I'm only going by personal experience of ex Clinton supporters who are now McCain supporters that I have talked to personally. Nobody would be hapier than me if a story like this could help wake them up. Do you have sources for your assertions in your first paragraph?

 

[babyfinsta]

I'm only going by personal experience of ex Clinton supporters who are now McCain supporters that I have talked to personally. Nobody would be hapier than me if a story like this could help wake them up. Do you have sources for your assertions in your first paragraph?

these are the clintonite nut jobs that are voting for mccain.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVHZHuyVeio&feature=related

someone should take these gals bowling.

 

[Tarkus]

I'm only going by personal experience of ex Clinton supporters who are now McCain supporters that I have talked to personally. Nobody would be hapier than me if a story like this could help wake them up. Do you have sources for your assertions in your first paragraph?

The first paragraph regarding Palin being mayor when it happened?

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jfTm-bOoREGlDJnQXYG9I2CDN-wQD934SK0G0

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-09-10-rape-exams_N.htm

Here is what the right wing apologists had to say:

http://townhall.com/columnists/AmandaCarpenter/2008/09/11/the_palin_rape_kit_myth

Essentially we're supposed to believe that because the 'eventual hope' was to charge the criminal for all the costs of the investigation that this somehow makes sense? Mind you being as she and her party has all but said living close to Russia gives her insight on world affairs I guess this is logical in their minds? Mind you the distance between Anchorage and Moscow is about the same as Washington and Moscow so I am not entirely sure what relevance there is in that debate.


As per Clinton fans who ran to McCain? The Sunday night poll on CNN seems to contradict that Palin has made any inroads at all. Before Palin Obama had 54% women supporting him and now he has 54%... seems not to have been much of a change or if there has a switch.

 

[Tarkus]

these are the clintonite nut jobs that are voting for mccain.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVHZHuyVeio&feature=related

someone should take these gals bowling.

There is always going to be some who are off the radar.

Personally I like John Stewart's logic on this when talking to I believe Huckabee. "So the Republican Parties position is that after nearly 16 years of controlling both houses and 8 years of controlling the Executive that the only way the US can get out of this mess is to vote in a Republican?"

It speaks volumes the idealogy that permeates through a country that brings out both the best and the worst. What I don't get is why the Elephants are off context here. This is how it works. They screw everything up, talk about how liberals spend money and then bring the country into horrible debt status and then they back off and let the Democrats fix it so they can complain about how taxes went up, (yeah to pay for the deficits you guys made), and get elected again and take their rightful place at the pig trough.

I can't figure if they want to crucify McCain once and for all or if during the last 7 years they REALLY went to town on the graft and are just terrified what a Democrat might discover and release to the public.