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Hey Media! Palin Rape-Kit Story Has Not Been Debunked

Posted by Melissa McEwan, Shakesville at 3:03 PM on October 7, 2008.

Boehlert debunks the claim that the Palin rape-kit story has been debunked. It has not.

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Boehlert debunks the claim that the Palin rape-kit story has been debunked. It has not.

Writing for The Huffington Post's Off The Bus, and crossposting at Daily Kos, [20-year-old blogger and junior at George Washington University, Jacob Alperin-Sheriff] posted by far the most specific and factual analysis of the rape-kit story in terms of Palin's role as mayor and the final say she had over the budget.

Combing through Wasilla's budgetary documents, which are posted online, Alperin-Sheriff showed that Palin had clearly signed off on a fiscal-year budget that reduced by three-quarters the amount of money the town set aside annually for rape-kit costs and that the rape-kit reduction was spelled out before the fiscal-year 2000 budget was approved by Mayor Sarah Palin on April 26, 1999.

Both Boehlert's and Alperin-Sheriff's pieces are worth a read.

Melissa McEwan writes and edits the blog Shakespeare's Sister.

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No it hasn't been debunked and is actually picking up steam [Report this comment] Posted by: emopaul on Oct 8, 2008 8:32 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Both articles are really well written and authoritative. Sarah Palin should be careful about quoting random Starbucks cups. This powerful video gives perspective from people involved in the controversy and needs to be seen: Sarah Palin: The Rape Kit Controversy Hopefully enough people will understand this issue before the election! (full disclosure, I was one of the producers) [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: No it hasn't been debunked and is actually picking up steam Posted by: phatkhat The story and the facts are out there [Report this comment] Posted by: JefffromCA on Oct 8, 2008 11:04 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] and shown well in the video. I am appalled that victims would be charged for this, that the town council would even think about it is unbelievable. I suppose the next step is to force Alaskan rape victims to carry resulting pregnancies to term. Just unbelievable. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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» RE: No it hasn't been debunked and is actually picking up steam Posted by: phatkhat