And people complains about the economy.

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Under Palin, Wasilla charged rape victims for exam

Submitted by admin on September 11, 2008 - 12:01pm.

Two state leaders lashed out at the public record of Gov. Sarah Palin on Wednesday as witnesses in a new "Alaska Mythbusters" forum coordinated by supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Speaking to a teleconference audience of reporters around the nation, former Gov. Tony Knowles and current Ketchikan Mayor Bob Weinstein -- both Democrats -- accused Palin of misleading the public in her new role as the vice presidential running mate of Arizona Sen. John McCain.

While some of their complaints have already been aired, Knowles broke new ground while answering a reporter's question on whether Wasilla forced rape victims to pay for their own forensic tests when Palin was mayor.

True, Knowles said.Eight years ago, complaints about charging rape victims for medical exams in Wasilla prompted the Alaska Legislature to pass a bill -- signed into law by Knowles -- that banned the practice statewide."There was one town in Alaska that was charging victims for this, and that was Wasilla,"

Knowles saidA May 23, 2000, article in Wasilla's newspaper, The Frontiersman, noted that Alaska State Troopers and most municipal police agencies regularly pay for such exams, which cost between $300 and $1,200 apiece."(But) the Wasilla police department does charge the victims of sexual assault for the tests," the newspaper reported.It also quoted Wasilla Police Chief Charlie Fannon objecting to the law. Fannon was appointed to his position by Palin after her dismissal of the previous police chief. He said it would cost Wasilla $5,000 to $14,000 a year if the city had to foot the bill for rape exams."In the past we've charged the cost of exams to the victims' insurance company when possible," Fannon told the newspaper. "I just don't want to see any more burden put on the taxpayer."An effort to reach Fannon by phone Wednesday was not successful.Knowles and Weinstein also went after the Republican ticket on several statements now airing in campaign ads around the nation, including Palin's claim that she opposed federal money for the "bridge to nowhere."The governor has refused to acknowledge her explicit support for the $230 million Gravina Island Access Project in her effort to sound more like an anti-earmark reformer to a national audience, Weinstein said.And she still supports spending $400 million to $600 million on "the other Bridge to Nowhere," the Knik Arm Crossing, which would provide residents in Palin's hometown of Wasilla faster access to Anchorage, Knowles added."That project is moving right ahead," said Knowles, who served as governor of Alaska from 1994 to 2002. "The money for that project was not diverted anywhere else. ... So (for her) to say she said, 'Thanks, but no thanks....' I would say she said, 'Thanks!'"A phone call to Meg Stapleton, a spokeswoman for the Alaska office of the McCain-Palin campaign, was not returned Wednesday.However, the Republican side lost little time in organizing a national truth squad of its own to battle what it considers "smears" of Palin by Democrats. A list of the names of more than 50 members of a Palin truth team, posted Monday on the Atlantic Monthly magazine Web site, included three Alaskans: Stapleton (a former Palin aide); Kristan Cole, a longtime friend; and Republican Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell.As a former governor, Knowles said, he's reluctant to criticize an active governor. But he decided to make an exception with Palin."In this situation it's not just a sitting governor," he said. "Our current governor is a candidate for the vice presidency and a heartbeat away from the presidency."

Sue, 53, Mother of 6, USMC Veteran, Mother of a Veteran

Palin is a lying loon, McCain WILL NOT vote for Verterans benefits!

OBAM/BIDEN 08

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Under Palin, Wasilla charged rape victims for exam

Submitted by admin on September 11, 2008 - 12:01pm.

Two state leaders lashed out at the public record of Gov. Sarah Palin on Wednesday as witnesses in a new "Alaska Mythbusters" forum coordinated by supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Speaking to a teleconference audience of reporters around the nation, former Gov. Tony Knowles and current Ketchikan Mayor Bob Weinstein -- both Democrats -- accused Palin of misleading the public in her new role as the vice presidential running mate of Arizona Sen. John McCain.

While some of their complaints have already been aired, Knowles broke new ground while answering a reporter's question on whether Wasilla forced rape victims to pay for their own forensic tests when Palin was mayor.

True, Knowles said.Eight years ago, complaints about charging rape victims for medical exams in Wasilla prompted the Alaska Legislature to pass a bill -- signed into law by Knowles -- that banned the practice statewide."There was one town in Alaska that was charging victims for this, and that was Wasilla,"

Knowles saidA May 23, 2000, article in Wasilla's newspaper, The Frontiersman, noted that Alaska State Troopers and most municipal police agencies regularly pay for such exams, which cost between $300 and $1,200 apiece."(But) the Wasilla police department does charge the victims of sexual assault for the tests," the newspaper reported.It also quoted Wasilla Police Chief Charlie Fannon objecting to the law. Fannon was appointed to his position by Palin after her dismissal of the previous police chief. He said it would cost Wasilla $5,000 to $14,000 a year if the city had to foot the bill for rape exams."In the past we've charged the cost of exams to the victims' insurance company when possible," Fannon told the newspaper. "I just don't want to see any more burden put on the taxpayer."An effort to reach Fannon by phone Wednesday was not successful.Knowles and Weinstein also went after the Republican ticket on several statements now airing in campaign ads around the nation, including Palin's claim that she opposed federal money for the "bridge to nowhere."The governor has refused to acknowledge her explicit support for the $230 million Gravina Island Access Project in her effort to sound more like an anti-earmark reformer to a national audience, Weinstein said.And she still supports spending $400 million to $600 million on "the other Bridge to Nowhere," the Knik Arm Crossing, which would provide residents in Palin's hometown of Wasilla faster access to Anchorage, Knowles added."That project is moving right ahead," said Knowles, who served as governor of Alaska from 1994 to 2002. "The money for that project was not diverted anywhere else. ... So (for her) to say she said, 'Thanks, but no thanks....' I would say she said, 'Thanks!'"A phone call to Meg Stapleton, a spokeswoman for the Alaska office of the McCain-Palin campaign, was not returned Wednesday.However, the Republican side lost little time in organizing a national truth squad of its own to battle what it considers "smears" of Palin by Democrats. A list of the names of more than 50 members of a Palin truth team, posted Monday on the Atlantic Monthly magazine Web site, included three Alaskans: Stapleton (a former Palin aide); Kristan Cole, a longtime friend; and Republican Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell.As a former governor, Knowles said, he's reluctant to criticize an active governor. But he decided to make an exception with Palin."In this situation it's not just a sitting governor," he said. "Our current governor is a candidate for the vice presidency and a heartbeat away from the presidency."

Sue, 53, Mother of 6, USMC Veteran, Mother of a Veteran

Palin is a lying loon, McCain WILL NOT vote for Verterans benefits!

OBAMA/BIDEN 08

I regret that McCain's choice of Sarah Palin compelled me to be one of the 500,000 new contributors to the Obama

Henry

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Liar !!!

He picked Palin on Aug 31

Careful, the GOP has very deep pockets.

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And they said, his tank was running out of gas!...he wouldn't reach his disired
goal...anemic with the funds coming in.
Everything but a positive.

"Slow and steady WINS the race!"

Work it, Obama...work it!

Let's see who shall be the VICTOR! 500,000 for August. Wow! I'm loving it!

Yes. All things are POSSIBLE to those
who BELIEVE!!!!

Ain't No Shame in McCain's GAME!

namebrandx-----------Thanks for your response and there certainly is nothing wrong with respecting eachother's opinions even if they are not the same. We will have either McCain or Obama sitting in the Oval Office. The President isnt what makes America great, but it is and always has been the people living in this great nation.
We will be fine as long as we kep our elected officials in check and hold them to their word. At the same time we, as the people, need to take responsiblity for ourselves and quit blaming DC for all our problems. Americans make this country what it is.

sarah palin is a hick from hicksville

mccain will do so much more damages and we will not be no 1 in the world anymore that title will go to china

If You were The Boss... which team would you hire?

With America facing historic debt, multiple war fronts,
stumbling health care, a weakened dollar, all-time high
prison population, skyrocketing Federal spending, mortgage
crises, bank foreclosures, etc. etc., this is an unusually
critical election year.

Let's look at the educational background of the
candidates and see what they bring to the job:
Obama:
Occidental College - Two years.
Columbia University - B.A. political science with a
specialization in international relations.
Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna *** Laude

Biden:
University of Delaware - B.A. in history and B.A. in
political science.
Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.)
vs.

McCain:
United States Naval Academy - Class rank 894 out of 899
(meaning that, like George Bush, McCain was at the bottom of
his class)

Palin: Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester
North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study
University of Idaho - 2 semesters - journalism
Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester
University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A. in journalism

Now, which team are you going to hire to lead the most
influential nation in the world?

ANSWER PLS

A week ago the Dems were tripping about Palin, now they are just trippin'.

My feminist side rejects Palin-politics, but the sexisme, lies and character smears she is being attacked for brings back the underhanded and negative campaign Obama ran in the primaries against Hillary Clinton. Reminds me how much I dislike Obama.

What I don't get is how for no apparent reason the press can compare Palin to Quayle; an insider from Washington whose name became synonymous with "stupid" after misspeak and spelling error. They even said she was "worse than Quayle", which I guess reference her gender? Goodlooking Biden is the one they should compare to Quayle.

Rampant sexism in the USA is the best argument for voting on a woman anything in this country. And the Obama outrage is as I see it the chicken coming home to rooster!

i would hire the best man and that man is OBAMA

i would hire the best man and that man is OBAMA

But that isn't enough. He was supposed to raise 100 million to remain on par with the Republicans. Looks like his opting out of public financing was a very big mistake.

I hope he uses it to attack the lies. Attack McCain and ignore his little pet Palin because she's been totally assimilated into the program. Stop being so wimpy (or shoud I say polite) Obama and bring it on. Check the web, there are already scripts for attack written or else you lost it.

Please,please,please - you women that think any woman is progress in the second highest job in the world need to stop and think....what are the consequences to the US and the world if she is truly the "old boy" politician she most certainly appears to be and takes women's rights back decades? I am a professional woman and I have come across many, many like Sarah Palin in my career, who look like a woman from the outside, but over compensate and are worse than the men in the performance of their duties. They count on getting ahead on the backs of those too lazy to become informed and familiar with their (lack of) accomplishments and promote them because it appears "progressive" to so do. All the while, these unqualified women just sit back and laugh at the ignorance of the people around them.

obama will take this country back.People need to quit judging people by the color of thier skin but content of thier______ You fll in the blank....
People are realizing that the democrats are the ones who will bring back jobs to ohio that has been lost. The democrats are the ones who will help lower these gas prices. The democrats will bring us back to a surplus and take us out of this def.
God bless

Obama08
Ohio

this country is going downhill because of bush and now mccain/palin will just punch up to the ground and kill us. i hope we are looking at the man and not his skin colour because the man is great and that man is OBAMA

this country is going downhill because of bush and now mccain/palin will just punch up to the ground and kill us. i hope we are looking at the man and not his skin colour because the man is great and that man is OBAMA

McCain / Palin is mostly getting money from BIG OIL. The only change we can expect from them is the change left in our pockets after filling our gas tanks at $5-something a gallon.