I saw this in the Washington Post today, only to be repeated by Debbie Wasserman-Shultz (who I do admire greatly) on Larry King Live and was surprised.
After the legislature passed a spending bill in April, Palin went through the measure reducing and eliminating funds for programs she opposed. Inking her initials on the legislation — “SP” — Palin reduced funding for Covenant House Alaska by more than 20 percent, cutting funds from $5 million to $3.9 million. Covenant House is a mix of programs and shelters for troubled youths, including Passage House, which is a transitional home for teenage mothers.
This did not jive with what I had read about Palin earlier in the day. She is very supportive of social services to women so that they can work and finish school. She is a member of Feminists For Life that advocates for that very thing.
This also had the smell of a hit piece to it… a bit convenient, especially in light of her daughters situation.
And so I decided to look it up… and sure enough, Palin did reduce the amount allocated to the Covenant House from the proposed $5M to $3.9M…
BUT I also found out that she reallocated those funds to various food banks as well as other social services.all over the state that were getting nothing in the bill sent to Palin.
Then a friend, Boudicca, found this little tidbit…. turns out that the Covenant House was given $1.2M the year before… (here)
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If “slashing” indicates giving a 300% increase in funding… sign me up! “Slash” my paycheck! Please!!!
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Please, while accusations are flying around… especially those about Palin for right now… look into them, vett them, as you should vett her.
The more I look at her, the more normal she gets.
Don’t buy into the spin and the soundbites. Look it up for yourself.
Stop the Spin
UPDATE: CLICK HERE to find out more lies about how “Palin cut special education funding.”
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You are correct. The funding was increased dramatically and is likely to continue to increase.
Oh wow…thank you for putting this up. Do you mind if I put this up on my blog later today or tomorrow. There are many Obama supporters who come to my blog (and are very friendly-although I’ve lost a few in fighting for Sarah Palin’s disgusting treatment by some of them), and I know that all they read is the stuff that comes from Obama, they don’t do like we do…actually check the facts.
This is excellent, thank you…and of course I will h/t this to you if you give me permission to write it.
Thanks!
It scares me how many people support Palin. I really cannot understand what people see in her. As a woman, it disheartens me to think that other women could see her as a role model and/or a leader. She is a disgrace to women and to this country. How could you be so anti-prochoice and force women to have children they do not want, cannot care for or may potentially abuse if forced to have a child. She has so little experience and will most likely help McCain put this country in an even worse position than it is now. Unless you are wealthy and have been helped by what the Republicans have done to our country, how could you vote for McCain? There is no excuse, perhaps Obama has some things to learn and maybe he is too hopeful, but Obama is my choice, he is the only chance in this election we have to begin to turn this country around.
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