This is very typical of what's going on. The main stream news media is picking up comments of an unknown liberal blogger, & over simple unproven comments from others--other than Sarah Palin & they are running with it.

In reality, these left wing nut cases & the media are "killing" the Obama campaign. This is not going over well with the American public. Attack after attack that are proven completely false & or without any merit.

You know the story, "if you cry wolf too many times" no one believes you when one actually appears.

So is it true? Was it policy?

The Mat-Su Frontiersman is a local Alaska paper in Wasilla. This is the article is has on its site at issue:

: Knowles signs sexual assault bill

- Frontiersman

Here's the main page of the website where the article appears:

http://www.frontiersman.com/content/current/page1.pdf

Therefore, it's not coming from a mischievous blog but the actual website of an established longtime newspaper that wrote the article itself and now carries it on its website along with others.

About Us : - Frontiersman

It's become very common for newspapers today to scan and put all their past articles online now from long before the Internet took place. Heck, I do it all the time for historical research and I love it. This site allows comments for any article by design. Nothing appears until now insofar as commentary because most likely nobody had any interest going back to old articles like that in that local paper except maybe some local AK person doing a school paper on rape in AK or whatnot.

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Uniform Crime Reports of Wasilla Police and Index from 1985 to 2005

Yes, rape occurs everywhere--small towns and big cities. And we have to take into account all the rapes that go unreported

Since I didn't say it was a blog I'm not sure what your point is.


The front page is actually here:

Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman

But to directly address your point, where is the original pdf of that article? If they scan their newspaper to pdf, then where is it? See my point?

Nothing you say invalidates my point that in a hyperpartisan election cycle you have to be careful. The article may in fact be the genuine thing from 8 years ago but since Palin herself isn't quoted in it we can't draw any conclusions one way or the other, so it being a genuine article is still not really relevent.

I did a search of their archives for all of 2000 with "Palin" as the search term. Six hits total and nothing of relevence to this issue. Also, just to totally beat a dead horse, the article you linked in your OP has a number of errors a newspaper wouldn't allow. At least not while maintaining any professional credibility.

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Andy
Cynical Optimist

With the MSM combing Alaska for dirt on Palin this past week, if this is all they can find she is in pretty good shape. Yeah it was a shitty law, but Palin did not write it or even support it. - She probably should have done something about it, but I'm sure being mayor is a busy job, and things like this are bound to slip through the cracks. It sucks, but its not the end of the world. I don't see this being a very big issue.

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Liberty is a well armed lamb willing to contest the majority decision!" ~ Benjamin Franklin
"Diplomacy is the art of saying Nice Doggie! while you're looking for a rock. ~ Wynn Catlin
"There are no innocent civilians." - Gerneral Curtis Lemay. A.K.A Bombs away Lemay

Oh, believe me, it's a huge issue. If this is true, Palin supported/allowed a law to pass that charged victims of rape for doing the investigations to find the perpetrators. Would you say the same if familes of murder victims were charged for the forensic work? Women are overwhelmingly the victims of sexual assault and I can guarantee that this will infuriate American women. Hell, it's infuriating me, and I'm not even American.

Specifically on the (bolded) errors:


And no quotes around any statements at all.

This part also (at the bottom):

Back to Top



Back to News Stories


These are obviously meant to be links, but do not have any html code.

Do I need to go on?

Edit: And one more

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Andy
Cynical Optimist

It would be very interesting to see McCain surrogates saying this on TV. That's BAD P.R. If you think women are upset about lipstick on a pig. Saying an issue around rape is "not very big" will not play.

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Yesterday, John McCain actually said that if he’s president he’ll take on, and I quote, 'the old boys’ network in Washington.' I’m not making this up. This is somebody been in Congress for 26 years, who put seven of the most powerful Washington lobbyists in charge of his campaign. And now he tells us that he’s the one who’s gonna take on the old boys' network,” he said. “In the McCain campaign that’s called a staff meeting!- Obama, 9/17/2008

No, Palin is not quoted in that article. However, the police chief, Fannon, is; and he states he is against the legislation by the state. Another town, Palmer, had the same policy and that police chief said that no victim has ever been charged and he would never allow any victim to be charged.

Oh I see, so if you're unlucky enough to be raped AND uninsured you get fit with the bill?

Think about that. This would occur AFTER a jury had decided guilty/not guilty. Frankly, in the case that there was an abortion of justice and someone guilty was able to get off I'd hate for the rape victim to then have to fit the bill after the humiliation of losing her case against her attacker. Sorry, rape kits should just be free...period.


Fox news often does this.

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Yesterday, John McCain actually said that if he’s president he’ll take on, and I quote, 'the old boys’ network in Washington.' I’m not making this up. This is somebody been in Congress for 26 years, who put seven of the most powerful Washington lobbyists in charge of his campaign. And now he tells us that he’s the one who’s gonna take on the old boys' network,” he said. “In the McCain campaign that’s called a staff meeting!- Obama, 9/17/2008

Fannon isn't running for VP. Palin is.

If people want to make a big deal of this based on a poorly written article with assumptions based on what other people say, then feel free. I'm going to wait for more info.

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Andy
Cynical Optimist

AP has picked it up.
The Associated Press: Palin's town billed rape victims to get evidence

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"Jesus said: I have cast fire upon the world, and behold I guard it until it is ablaze."
Gospel of Thomas

It's another smear campaign directed at Sarah Palin--based on "supposedly" a small town cop (someone named Fallon) who "supposedly" said something to whomever (no name of course)--whom then an unknown (no name again) left wing nut case blogger took & ran with.

NOTE: That Fannon rightfully suggests that the criminal should pay restitution to the victim. I guess in the liberal mind-set of these left wing nut case bloggers, the criminal who commits the violence on the woman really should not have to pay resititution to the victim for their crime. (They want the law abiding taxpayers of the township of Wasilla to pay for it.)

That's what this story is based upon. Of course the AP has picked it up. They are digging a hole so deep for themselves, & their annointed one, Barack Obama they will never be able to dig out. Tomorrow this will story will be blasted all over CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC & of course the MSN'S. Just watch.

Then the following day it will all be rebutted. Why? No credible source & or there were no rapes in Wasilla, Alaska during Sarah Palin being mayor of the township.

I understand that the DNC had sent 30 investigators & attorneys to Wasilla, Alaska when the news broke that Sarah Palin was McCains V.P pick. They have their pockets loaded with 20 dollar bills for anyone who will come up with a story. I imagine this is one of them.

NOTE: That no one has yet to come up with anyone that was raped in the township of Wasilla, or if so, the date of the rape. This too, like all the others is going to blow up in their faces.

Greetings and Felicitations,


You know what I wonder. I wonder at what point leaders stopped being responsible for the people who serve under them. Perhaps I was spoiled by Star Trek.

Sincerely Yours,
C. David Neely

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