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Factcheck:

We've seen countless Internet and e-mail claims that Sarah Palin forced women to pay for their own forensic testing when reporting a rape. Unlike some claims about Palin, this one has some merit, though Palin's precise role is unclear. Here's the story:

In 2000, complaints about this practice in rural cities including Wasilla prompted the Alaska Legislature to pass a bill preventing alleged victims of sexual assault from being billed for forensic tests. It was signed into law by then-Gov. Tony Knowles. Palin had been the mayor of Wasilla for four years at the time, and a local paper reported that the Wasilla police chief, Charlie Fannon, defended the practice, saying he had billed women and their insurance companies for these tests rather than placing a "burden" on taxpayers:

Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman (May 23, 2000): "In the past we've charged the cost of exams to the victim's insurance company when possible. I just don't want to see any more burden put on the taxpayer," Fannon said.

According to Fannon, the new law will cost the Wasilla Police Department approximately $5,000 to $14,000 a year to collect evidence for sexual assault cases.

Palin wasn't quoted in any news coverage at the time. More recently, after she was picked to be Sen. John McCain's vice presidential running mate, her spokeswoman Maria Comella told USA Today that the governor "does not believe, nor has she ever believed, that rape victims should have to pay for an evidence-gathering test." Comella declined to answer questions about when Palin found out about the practice and what, if anything, she tried to do about it. Fannon, who is no longer the chief of police, has not spoken to the press either.

To win, Sarah Palin needs to get super-mavericky. If that doesn't work, she can get super duper mavericky.

Shar2008, if one wants to accuse others of being illiterate one might want to check his/her own grammar usage.

(Clue: Your error is in the same paragraph as your accusation.)

Wow! There's usually a fair amount of irrational, hateful ranting and raving on this site but some of this stuff's completely over the top. I guess it's a preview of what the country will be treated to during the next four weeks.

Lie, distract, divide and distort...the only path left to Republican victory.

In reference to "Palin for President", great vote for her because she is woman...forget all about the fact that she represents a "blonde" tone...she can't stand a light Senator Clinton...other countries viewing this election are in tears from laughter...no real substance on who we pick, but then we cry later when our pocketbooks are empty for mass "deregulated" government greed.

CLads is a LIAR and a paid McCain blogger! There ate many of them on this blog!

What a shame that Palin can LIE and get away with it!

Shame on America for letting mcCain and Palin do that!
VOTE strongly against Palin! She doesn't represent WOMEN at all! Let her go to HELL for her blatant LIES!

VOTE for Obama and Biden - they are the REAL AMERICAN heros!

I don't know what the meaning of a Christian is anymore if she claims to be one. All sexist comments should be allowed after the way she has acted.
Maybe her CORRUPTION needs to be checked out more thoroughly and the ABUSE of POWER investigation completed before the election. This was in Times-Online with a whole article of how her net worth was $ 1 MILLION and her tax return sure doesn't show it.

Estimates Show Sarah Palin's Assets Top $1MILLION


The Palins' total income last year was split almost evenly between Sarah Palin's white-collar job and her husband's blue-collar work. Sarah Palin's salary as governor was $125,000; Todd Palin took in $46,790 as a part-time oil production operator for BP Alaska in Prudhoe Bay, plus $46,265 in commercial fishing income and $10,500 in Iron Dog snowmachine race winnings. These figures do not include nearly $17,000 in per diem payments Palin received for 312 nights spent in her own home since she was elected governor; she also has received $43,490 to cover travel costs for her husband and children.

In addition, each member of the Palin family received $1,654 in state oil royalties paid to all Alaskans.

Kris, I can see why you would vote Republican now after supporting Hillary. Your sentence doesn't make sense just like McPalin. We don't need your vote. Dum McCain and Dumber Palin.

Those two wants to destroy this country and you will help them do it. Just like those that voted for Bush/Chaney after they ran all those negative ads against intelligent Politicians that would have moved the country forward.

Not this time...We have been bitten once and we will not be bitten twice...Americans are smarter this time around. The dumbest Americans I see right now is McCain and Palin. They are worst than Bush and Chaney and we cannot afford to our country to be led by these illiterates.

ENOUGH!

OMG! Enough with the name-calling, people.

Honest question here...if Ayers is considered a terrorist, why hasn't the NSA, FBI, CIA, NHS, (or any other set of initials) locked him up?!

Kris,
you have to be kidding! Nothing has proven the terrorist friends information in error. the relationship is actually solidified more with each passing day. As of late, the annenberg papers from univ of chicago, show a direct extended relationship.
he also has many seedy friends: rezko, auchi, khalidi, ayers, blagojevich, wright, ACORN, johnson, etc.
this man and his wife are NO PATRIOTS. they NEVER talked positively about the country until challenged. No patriot waould say they have never been proud of there country, no patriot wouls stand with arms down and hands together during the national anthem, no patriot would listen to wrights unamerican/racist rants and remain in the church, no patriot would associate in ANY way with ayers, no patriot would go to the 9-11 memorial and toss the rose he carried on the memorial instead of laying it down....bho is NO PATRIOT!

I am sure Diane Sawyer will have Bill Ayers as The American Hero, protesting vietnam war, and John McCain as the evil one, killing viet nam civilians while being tortured in the hanoi hilton, next week on 20/20!!! It will all be exposed.
ABC & Miss Sawyer have picked their Candidate over 1 year ago. They have put their political agenda before their country. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL NEVER BELIEVE THEM AGAIN.

I'm sorry Kerry, but you are a stranger to Honesty. You are a stranger to Jesus.

Anyone who plays on Obama's name, and tries to link him to terrorists are scum. These smears have been thoroughly debunked. Obama is more of a Patriot than these liars who seek to smear him to win this election. This is the most disgusting form of attack, and the perpetrators should be ashamed of themselves.

I am a Hillay supporter, Hussein OSAMA offended me. I will vote for McCain/Palin. Obama is a Mulim with terrorest associations. He is a threat to the Americans.

part ll:

I don't even know if the Dems are the answer, but, I do know that it is time to turn the page and try something different.

Mission Accomplished

What the McCain/Palin folks just don't seem to understand is that no matter what you say, be it 1/2 truth, smear or outright lie, it doesn't matter..... most of America knows that Bush & Cheney have run the country into the ditch...

Republicans were in charge, and they blew it.
Iraq, Bin Laden still free, Katrina, and the current financial crisis...... and so much more.

Republicans themselves can't stand the name 'republican'..... not that they even know who or what republicans are anymore. Your time is coming to and end. McCain and Palin are just further indications of the decay.

The electoral map is turning BLUE..even people who really don't care about politics understand that purging the government of republicans is the only thing to do.

Watching the panic set in with the McCain campaign is truly revealing. It will be interesting to see how low and ugly McCain & Co. will go.

The years of Republican self indulgence, fear mongering, corruption and fraud is coming to an end. We can only hope that Bush, Cheney et.al will eventually be brought to trial for their many crimes.

Mission Accomplished

Agreed. And we also have people on Jake's post "Obama About to be Hit" who raise the roof with complaints that the Repubs can't drop it, Oh, this old story again, How many times do we have to. . . etc, when the first line plainly reads "The FBI . . . " Doesn't say anything about Repubs or McCain Camp looking into the Rezko dealings. Too many conclusion jumpers.

“there’s a place in Hell reserved for women who don’t help other women.”

Some of these zealots are so hilarious, I would be laughing if the subject is not so serious.
We have a candidate, 72 years, with a bad temper and doesn't know a lot of economics.
And we have a a moron as VP candidate. Every critique at her is being handled as sexist.

No economic program except we are mavericks, we cut spending and we lower the tax.

Give me a break...

I also think we need to draw a clear distinction between the accusations of each camp's supporters and the campaigns themselves.

For example, Obama/Biden never accused Palin of charging the rape kit thing, nor did McCain/Palin say Obama was a closet Muslim. It was their supporters, and corresponding right and left wing bloggers.

Fair enough. Just saying that maybe 95% of Jake's posters would simply disappear if they actually researched for themselves before typing, myself included.

We've all fallen for this madness of perpetuating rumors. I can't imagine what kind of stories we'd see if they had internet 200 years ago. "Washington peeked in on Ms. Jones while she was in the outhouse! News at 11."