tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722752567876875170.post3562810088379830290..comments2023-10-28T04:26:14.121-07:00Comments on Stop Smearing Sarah Palin: Will this go down the DKos Memory Hole, too?benergyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040401487394493859noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722752567876875170.post-24959239690642356042008-10-07T07:29:00.000-07:002008-10-07T07:29:00.000-07:00Here's the report from CNN:http://tinyurl.com/54xu...Here's the report from CNN:<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/54xuoqTheotokshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347779124860949532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722752567876875170.post-67279439337275852212008-10-07T07:22:00.000-07:002008-10-07T07:22:00.000-07:00The claim doesn't rest on the existence of a "cont...The claim doesn't rest on the existence of a "contingency account." <BR/><BR/>But nice try copying from Huffpo's comments! LOL! Too bad you didn't also read the response to that comment, which states:<BR/><BR/>"Actually, <BR/><BR/>A) The Wasilla Frontiersman article has the police chief admitting to the practice<BR/><BR/>B) Testimony to the Alaska state legislature confirms it was done by police departments in the Mat-Su Valley; in 2000, only Wasilla and Palmer HAD police departments, and Palmer confirmed that it never happened.<BR/><BR/>C) There were about 10 sexual assault reported per year, according to police departments <BR/><BR/>D) Wasilla's budget process involves the Mayor meeting with the department head to work out the budgets<BR/><BR/>I admit I was wrong on the fund, though. It was the contractual services line item that was used to pay for sexual assault exams, and I do have documentation on that (and the major cut it took in budgeting). I am in the process of writing this up. Thank you for your concern for accuracy, sir."<BR/><BR/>You are HILARIOUS! <BR/><BR/>The mayor hand-picked the sheriff and signed the budget that included the policy that rape victims will pay for their rape kits. <BR/><BR/>Either Palin was oblivious to the policy (is she really that stupid, y'think?) and signed a budget she didn't read and understand. Or she was such a wimp she could not control her own police chief.<BR/><BR/>Or, more likely, she agreed with the policy.<BR/><BR/>It's unnecessary to pursue rape victims and demand they produce evidence they were charged for their kits. The policy itself is repugnant. Were there a policy in place to lynch innocents --- even if it were not exercised --- it would still be a repugnant policy. Or do you think such a policy is okay?Theotokshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347779124860949532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722752567876875170.post-30334621959417307122008-10-02T07:37:00.000-07:002008-10-02T07:37:00.000-07:00Theotoks:You are beyond the pale "new evidence"? I...Theotoks:<BR/><BR/>You are beyond the pale "new evidence"? It's a bunch of BUNK<BR/><BR/>Mr. Alperin-Sherriff's ENTIRE case against Sarah Palin in his article where he states she had a "DIRECT ROLE" in demanding payment of rape victims for rape kits rests on the fact that the Wasilla Police Department has budgeted a "contingency fund" account and that account was $7298 in 1998, and that account was reduced to $3000 in 1999. In 1998, $3454 dollars was spent using contingency fund account dollars, and in 1999, $205 dollars in contingency funds were spend. This, in Mr. Alperin-Sheriff's mind, in and of itself is apparently enough to smear a sitting governor and possible Vice President with the insinuation that not only did she support charging rape victims for their rape kits, she had a DIRECT ROLE in it. <BR/><BR/>Forgetting for a moment that Mr. Alperin-'Sheriff has provided NO proof whatsoever that a) the city of Wasilla ever charged ANY victim for a rape kit, and b) that the contingency fund account was ever used to pay for rape kits in the first place, consider the fact that IF in fact the contingency fund account WAS used to pay for rape kits, then logically, after the Alaska bill was passed requiring each police department to foot the bill for rape kits - this budget for this account should have then INCREASED. It didn't. in 2000, the budget for the account was $1,000. In 2001, the budget for the account was $500. There was NO increase.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Alperin-Sheriff, you owe Governor Palin an apology.formosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06158542517213418322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722752567876875170.post-43239094333388256212008-09-12T13:38:00.000-07:002008-09-12T13:38:00.000-07:00New evidence shows Palin cut the funds for rape ki...New evidence shows Palin cut the funds for rape kits after firing the Wasilla police chief and replacing him with Fannon.<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/4vu7z7<BR/><BR/>The USA Today confirms rape victims came forward to complain to the state they were charged for forensic evidence.<BR/><BR/>Fannon told the Frontiersman that the tests would cost the department <B>up to $14,000 per year</B>. If no one was being charged, why would the department now need to fork over that money?<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/56rwcfTheotokshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347779124860949532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722752567876875170.post-73336995188784265992008-09-10T23:14:00.000-07:002008-09-10T23:14:00.000-07:00Not one single person has came forward and said th...Not one single person has came forward and said they were billed for their rape kit. Talk about a strawman...Munseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855874413022710463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722752567876875170.post-26395729367235733882008-09-09T23:21:00.000-07:002008-09-09T23:21:00.000-07:00How come you cannot spell "hypocrisy" or "nowhere"...How come you cannot spell "hypocrisy" or "nowhere" but you can spell "bumfuck"?<BR/><BR/>No one has claimed that Wasilla didn't comply with the state law.<BR/><BR/>In addition, the low number of rapes is borne out by the original article, which quoted the police chief as saying that the state law would cost the community $5K to <BR/>14K per year. <BR/><BR/>Your strawmen don't add up.Theotokshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347779124860949532noreply@blogger.com