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Old 09-11-2008
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Re: Charging rape victims--Palin/Obama/Biden/McCain

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Originally Posted by O'Sullivan Bere View Post
I'd agree that Knowles is not an unbiased source as he was a Democrat governor; however, the dispute can be confirmed as accurate because of the original reporting of the event back in 2000 when he signed the law to stop what was going on in Wasilla, and Wasilla's opposition to that law, and their respective supportive and objecting positions on that law:

: Knowles signs sexual assault bill

- Frontiersman

That's the article in the local Wasilla area news at that time.

There is no way Knowles could have 'fixed' this against Palin for today because it happened in 2000, he was the AK Governor then and Palin was the Wasilla town mayor then. Neither Knowles nor Palin would have known or foreseen that she would now, in 2008, be the VP nominee. Some things just are what they are, and it's the case here.

In a hyperpartisan political environment I like to look at all the facts. It's curious that this particular web page says:

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Last Updated on Monday, May 22, 2000 - 09:00:00 pm AKDT
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Published on Monday, May 22, 2000 9:00 PM AKDT

JO C. GOODE / The Frontiersman / May 23, 2000
But...

There are 57 comments total but not a single one until:

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serena kitt wrote on Sep 8, 2008 5:26 PM
I smell a rat, but lets let this story develop further before we make judgments.

And to reiterate, these are statements from someone besides Palin. Let's see what others dig up.
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