McCain's VP Is Rumored To Be ...

[BFinnsUp]

She did cover a breaking story from The Nation magazine about McCain visiting with an Italian movie star and a man convicted of being a conman (if that is an actual crime, I am guessing you get convicted of other things that then get generalized into conman).

Is it Raffaello Follieri?

That is the actor.

No it isn't. Follieri is an Italian "entrepreneur" and the former boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway. He just pleaded guilty to 14 counts of conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering. He was also a friend of billionaire businessman Ron Burkle, Bill Clinton's buddy.

Thanks for clarifying that. That was not how I understood it from the show last night, either I wasn't paying close enough attention or their weren't clear. I have not been able to find the article to post a link to.

[Martonian]

McCain appears to be at odds with his running mate on what he has made one of his biggest issues... pork barrel spending and earmarks:

http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm? ... 3CFF648F68

“We’re not going to spend $3 million of your tax dollars to study the DNA of bears in Montana,” McCain has said during this year’s campaign, referring to a study he’s mocked for years of whether grizzlies need to keep their status as an endangered species.

Palin, meanwhile, has requested $3.2 million to be spent in part researching the “genetics of harbor seals,” in one of the state’s many requests for federal funding of research into Alaska’s fauna.

[RinglingRingling]

um Garry...me thinks that's photoshop...wait...or was that the joke?
I think she's teetering on the granny look in the face but hey I like older chicks so what the heck. She's soon to be a gilf!!!
Her accent/voice is what irritates me but I can always hit mute and just check out her specs appeal

it is a photoshop, just like the one of her in the bikini

[Frank4]

Just posting something that nobody can argue with...

That is fabulous....I agree 100%

[Joetown Parrothead]

Palin's town used to bill victims for rape kits

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/e ... titialskip

WASILLA, Alaska — In 2000, Alaska lawmakers learned that rural police agencies had been billing rape victims or their insurance companies $500 to $1,200 for the costs of the forensic medical examinations used to gather evidence. They quickly passed a law prohibiting the practice.
According to the sponsor, Democrat Eric Croft, the law was aimed in part at Wasilla, where now-Gov. Sarah Palin was mayor. When it was signed, Wasilla's police chief expressed displeasure.


"In the past, we've charged the cost of exams to the victims' insurance company when possible," then-chief Charlie Fannon told the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, the local newspaper. "I just don't want to see any more burden put on the taxpayer."

Now that Palin is the Republican nominee for vice president, Democrats such as former Alaska governor Tony Knowles — who signed the rape-kit bill into law and was defeated by Palin in 2006 — are raising the issue to question Palin's commitment to women's issues and crime victims. Palin appointed Fannon after firing his predecessor shortly after she took office in 1996.





In 2000, there were 497 rapes reported in Alaska, FBI statistics show. That's a rate of 79.3 per 100,000 residents, the highest in the nation.

[buffettbride]

Not that I'm a Palin fan or a rape fan or an anti-taxpayer fan, but really, how many rapes happen in Wasilla, AK? Not that that really has much to do with anything either, but it seems more like propoganda to me.

[Frank4]

Not that I'm a Palin fan or a rape fan or an anti-taxpayer fan, but really, how many rapes happen in Wasilla, AK? Not that that really has much to do with anything either, but it seems more like propoganda to me.

I agree with you there. It's amazing how much stuff people will dig up on a person.

[East Texas Parrothead]

Not that I'm a Palin fan or a rape fan or an anti-taxpayer fan, but really, how many rapes happen in Wasilla, AK? Not that that really has much to do with anything either, but it seems more like propoganda to me.

I heard an interview on POTUS 08 with the former governor of Alaska yesterday on the way home. He said domestic violence and violence against women is a real issue up there. (Can you spell cabin fever?) He said one of the missions during his tenure was to raise awareness of the issue. No other city in Alaska made victims pay for their kits. He said it would be like asking a robbery victim to pay for fingerprinting.

[Lightning Bolt]

Not that I'm a Palin fan or a rape fan or an anti-taxpayer fan, but really, how many rapes happen in Wasilla, AK? Not that that really has much to do with anything either, but it seems more like propoganda to me.

I heard an interview on POTUS 08 with the former governor of Alaska yesterday on the way home. He said domestic violence and violence against women is a real issue up there. (Can you spell cabin fever?) He said one of the missions during his tenure was to raise awareness of the issue. No other city in Alaska made victims pay for their kits. He said it would be like asking a robbery victim to pay for fingerprinting.

..since you just did, I'll try another symptom ..... A-L-C-O-H-O-L-I-C-S

[Lightning Bolt]

Just posting something that nobody can argue with...

That is fabulous....I agree 100%

..it fits the past 8 years like a glove
It could aptly serve as the preamble to the Neo-conservative's revisionist Constitution, couldn't it?

Is that how you'd portray FDR's New Deal which helped revive the country from the Great Depression? or John F. Kennedy's New Frontier which helped shape today's social foundations?...
..ever even heard of these Presidents??

Those who feel any government sponsorship of social endeavors and solutions is a waste... also believed the World was flat.

[Tequila Revenge]

Just posting something that nobody can argue with...

That is fabulous....I agree 100%

..it fits the past 8 years like a glove
It could aptly serve as the preamble to the Neo-conservative's revisionist Constitution, couldn't it?

Is that how you'd portray FDR's New Deal which helped revive the country from the Great Depression? or John F. Kennedy's New Frontier which helped shape today's social foundations?...
..ever even heard of these Presidents??

Those who feel any government sponsorship of social endeavors and solutions is a waste... also believed the World was flat.

Along with:

Man will never achieve flight
Elvis is still alive

It's all about money, influence and what that can buy regarding votes.

[BFinnsUp]

She did cover a breaking story from The Nation magazine about McCain visiting with an Italian movie star and a man convicted of being a conman (if that is an actual crime, I am guessing you get convicted of other things that then get generalized into conman).

Is it Raffaello Follieri?

That is the actor.

No it isn't. Follieri is an Italian "entrepreneur" and the former boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway. He just pleaded guilty to 14 counts of conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering. He was also a friend of billionaire businessman Ron Burkle, Bill Clinton's buddy.

Thanks for clarifying that. That was not how I understood it from the show last night, either I wasn't paying close enough attention or their weren't clear. I have not been able to find the article to post a link to.

I want to appoligize for what I posted the first time related to this article, I obviously go this very wrong. It seems that McCain spent sometime celebrating his 70th birthday with Follieri and Davis has a relationship with Follieri through his consulting firm. As Larry clarified, Follieri was the one convicted. Below is the link to the article in The Nation.

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080929/berman_ames

Sorry if I misled anyone.

[East Texas Parrothead]

She did cover a breaking story from The Nation magazine about McCain visiting with an Italian movie star and a man convicted of being a conman (if that is an actual crime, I am guessing you get convicted of other things that then get generalized into conman).

Is it Raffaello Follieri?

That is the actor.

No it isn't. Follieri is an Italian "entrepreneur" and the former boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway. He just pleaded guilty to 14 counts of conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering. He was also a friend of billionaire businessman Ron Burkle, Bill Clinton's buddy.

Thanks for clarifying that. That was not how I understood it from the show last night, either I wasn't paying close enough attention or their weren't clear. I have not been able to find the article to post a link to.

I want to appoligize for what I posted the first time related to this article, I obviously go this very wrong. It seems that McCain spent sometime celebrating his 70th birthday with Follieri and Davis has a relationship with Follieri through his consulting firm. As Larry clarified, Follieri was the one convicted. Below is the link to the article in The Nation.

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080929/berman_ames

Sorry if I misled anyone.

Way to go, BFinnsUp. Kudos.

Now, if we could just get the two campaigns to admit when they're wrong, we'd be in great shape!

[chippewa]

...Those who feel any government sponsorship of social endeavors and solutions is a waste... also believed the World was flat.

Unfortunately, some have tried to spin "community organizer" into a less than honorable calling, as if making your neighborhood a better place is not a worthwhile endeavor. IMO, "community organizer" and "hockey mom" are probably the two most honorable occupations of any of the candidates.

[Tequila Revenge]

Palin's town used to bill victims for rape kits

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/e ... titialskip

WASILLA, Alaska — In 2000, Alaska lawmakers learned that rural police agencies had been billing rape victims or their insurance companies $500 to $1,200 for the costs of the forensic medical examinations used to gather evidence. They quickly passed a law prohibiting the practice.
According to the sponsor, Democrat Eric Croft, the law was aimed in part at Wasilla, where now-Gov. Sarah Palin was mayor. When it was signed, Wasilla's police chief expressed displeasure.


"In the past, we've charged the cost of exams to the victims' insurance company when possible," then-chief Charlie Fannon told the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, the local newspaper. "I just don't want to see any more burden put on the taxpayer."

Now that Palin is the Republican nominee for vice president, Democrats such as former Alaska governor Tony Knowles — who signed the rape-kit bill into law and was defeated by Palin in 2006 — are raising the issue to question Palin's commitment to women's issues and crime victims. Palin appointed Fannon after firing his predecessor shortly after she took office in 1996.





In 2000, there were 497 rapes reported in Alaska, FBI statistics show. That's a rate of 79.3 per 100,000 residents, the highest in the nation.

Not sure about your hometown, but here in California:

You get in an accident- you pay
You have a fire- you pay
Medical assistance- you pay
Life flight - you pay

One may ask why DO I pay taxes in the forst place

[East Texas Parrothead]

Rape is a crime, not an accident.

If your house gets robbed, do you pay the police to fingerprint the premises?

As a former volunteer at a rape crisis center, this is by far the most offensive thing I've heard.

[pbans]

[BFinnsUp]

That is hilarious.

[BFinnsUp]

I watched some of these new ads this morning. They do seem like Obama is standing up for himself, but I would not consider them attack ads in the seem vain as the ones from the McCain campaign.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26667449/

[Wino you know]

Rape is a crime, not an accident.

If your house gets robbed, do you pay the police to fingerprint the premises?

As a former volunteer at a rape crisis center, this is by far the most offensive thing I've heard.

HALLALUJAH, TERRY!!!