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 change that, under *voter supported bonds*, so once again, the > writer has greatly exaggerated the facts and what actually took place during > the 1990s under Mayor Palin in Wasilla Alaska. > > http://www.codepublishing.com/ak/wasilla.html > > http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1837918,00.html > > ============== > > *11. "$50,000:* the amount of city funds Palin used without authorization > to redecorate the Wasilla mayor's office, including adding flocked, red > wallpaper that made it look "like a bordello," according to a former Wasilla > City Council member" ... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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. 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