Any thoughts on the lastest with Palin?

[Anonymous]

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5804581&page=1

Critics Question Palin's Record on "Epidemic" Rape, Domestic Violence in Alaska
Effort to Tackle Sex Violence Stalled by Palin's Office, Sources Say


Evangelicals and social conservatives have embraced McCain's vice presidential pick for what they call her "pro-family," "pro-woman" values. But in Alaska, critics say Gov. Sarah Palin has not addressed the rampant sexual abuse, rape, domestic violence and murder that make her state one of the most dangerous places in the country for women and children.

Critics say Gov. Sarah Palin, pictured here in her home state of Alaska last week, has not addressed the rampant sexual abuse, rape, domestic violence and murder that make her state one of the most dangerous places in the country for women and children.
Alaska leads the nation in reported forcible rapes per capita, according to the FBI, with a rate two and a half times the national average – a ranking it has held for many years. Children are no safer: Public safety experts believe that the prevalence of rape and sexual assault of minors in Alaska makes the state's record one of the worst in the U.S. And while solid statistics on domestic violence are hard to come by, most – including Gov. Palin – agree it is an "epidemic."

Some members of Palin's administration were focused on the issue of sexual violence. Officials in the Department of Public Safety were devising an ambitious, multi-million-dollar initiative to seriously tackle sex crimes in the state, but Palin's office put the plan on hold in July.

Days later, Palin fired its chief proponent, Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan, after he declined to dismiss a state trooper Palin accused of threatening her own family members. Palin has said she fired Monegan because she wanted to move his department in a "new direction," and he was not being "a team player on budgeting issues." The dismissal is now at the center of a hotly-contested investigation by the state legislature.

[Anonymous]

I don't believe Cindy McCain has released her tax returns, nor does she plan to. She and her husband file separate returns.


From the LA Times, May 2008:

Sen. John McCain unexpectedly released part of his wife’s 2006 tax return on Friday, showing that she reported income of $6.1 million through a combination of salary, dividends, capital gains and payments from trusts.

Cindy McCain, who controls one of the nation’s largest beer wholesalers, has steadfastly refused to discuss her finances, saying she wants to protect her children’s privacy. But late Friday, McCain’s campaign office posted her two-page IRS Form 1040 on the Internet.

The campaign didn’t release any of the supporting schedules, meaning that only the amounts and not the sources of her income are made public.

It shows that she took a salary of $299,418, apparently paid out by Hensley & Co., which she inherited from her father and which is said to be the third-largest Budweiser wholesaler in the nation.

She also earned $283,240 in ordinary dividends, $743,476 in capital gains and $4,551,901 in rentals, royalties, partnerships or trusts, which are most likely part of her vast network of investments. She paid federal income taxes of about $2 million and filed for a refund of $296,110.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't believe Cindy McCain has released her tax returns, nor does she plan to. She and her husband file separate returns.

From the LA Times, May 2008:

Sen. John McCain unexpectedly released part of his wife’s 2006 tax return on Friday, showing that she reported income of $6.1 million through a combination of salary, dividends, capital gains and payments from trusts.

Cindy McCain, who controls one of the nation’s largest beer wholesalers, has steadfastly refused to discuss her finances, saying she wants to protect her children’s privacy. But late Friday, McCain’s campaign office posted her two-page IRS Form 1040 on the Internet.

The campaign didn’t release any of the supporting schedules, meaning that only the amounts and not the sources of her income are made public.

It shows that she took a salary of $299,418, apparently paid out by Hensley & Co., which she inherited from her father and which is said to be the third-largest Budweiser wholesaler in the nation.

She also earned $283,240 in ordinary dividends, $743,476 in capital gains and $4,551,901 in rentals, royalties, partnerships or trusts, which are most likely part of her vast network of investments. She paid federal income taxes of about $2 million and filed for a refund of $296,110.


Thanks; I'm the PP who mentioned this. I had read that Cindy didn't plan to release her returns. Looks like they've released part of one, however, and I missed it.

[Anonymous]

What latest would that be? There's so much to choose from.

Would it make you like her more or less to know that she slashed the operating budget of the Alaska Special Olympics in half?

[Anonymous]

Never mind Palin..which increasingly appear to be a disaster..The fact is in the latest turn of events it appears McCain hasn't got a clue about what happenning with the Wall Street and its impact on the whole economy..He just cant come with a single specific of the scope of the problem and how to fix it even with such much coaching..How on the earth can we trust this man to take care of livelihhod of regular Americans?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never mind Palin..which increasingly appear to be a disaster..The fact is in the latest turn of events it appears McCain hasn't got a clue about what happenning with the Wall Street and its impact on the whole economy..He just cant come with a single specific of the scope of the problem and how to fix it even with such much coaching..How on the earth can we trust this man to take care of livelihhod of regular Americans?

Um no. He knows what's happening on Wall Street. He just doesn't think it should be up to the federal government (i.e., taxpayers) to bail out greedy people who didn't do their homework. It may not be the popular thing to say, but I agree with him. He would likely support the loan to AIG because if AIG were to fall, it would have a devastating effect on the economy. I have not seen whether he supports this particular decision, but his words at a speech (from an article posted on another thread) he said: "“Government assistance to the banking system should be based solely on preventing systemic risk that would endanger the entire financial system and the economy." From everything I've read about AIG (not that it is technically the banking industry), that would qualify.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What latest would that be? There's so much to choose from.

Would it make you like her more or less to know that she slashed the operating budget of the Alaska Special Olympics in half?

Oh, that's such a minor little detail, isn't it? Almost icing on the cake at this point.

It makes me like her less, but then, I have to cut her some some slack. Do realize that when she cut the funding she had no idea that she was going to make "support for disabled children" one of her three key priorities as Vice President.)

No, this is the latest about Sarah Palin I would choose to discuss right now:


http://news.yahoo.com/s//ap/20080917/ap_on_go_pr_wh/palin_mccain_operatives

McCain campaign clamps down on questions in Alaska

By ANNE SUTTON, Associated Press Writer Wed Sep 17, 3:11 AM ET

JUNEAU, Alaska - GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is effectively turning over questions about her record as Alaska's governor to John McCain's political campaign, part of an ambitious Republican strategy to limit any embarrassing disclosures and carefully shape her image for voters in the rest of the country.

Republican efforts include dispatching a former top U.S. terrorism prosecutor from New York, Ed O'Callaghan, to assist Palin's personal lawyer working to derail or delay a pending ethics investigation in Alaska. The probe, known as "Troopergate," is examining whether the governor abused her power by trying to remove her former brother-in-law as a state trooper.

O'Callaghan is just part of a cadre of high-powered operatives patrolling Alaska as reporters and Democrats scrutinize every detail of Palin's tenure in government, plus her family and friends. One strategy: Carefully coordinate any information that's released. The McCain campaign is demanding that it becomes the de facto source for answers about the operations of Alaska's government during the past 20 months.

Palin's normal press secretary, for example, now turns away inquiries from any reporter who isn't permanently based in Alaska, referring questions to the presidential campaign. Trouble is, some of McCain operatives only recently have arrived in Alaska and struggle to explain Palin's positions on arcane state issues.

Hmmmmm....... if McCain is elected President, do you think he will vet his cabinet members as well as he apparently has vetted his VP candidate?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never mind Palin..which increasingly appear to be a disaster..The fact is in the latest turn of events it appears McCain hasn't got a clue about what happenning with the Wall Street and its impact on the whole economy..He just cant come with a single specific of the scope of the problem and how to fix it even with such much coaching..How on the earth can we trust this man to take care of livelihhod of regular Americans?

Um no. He knows what's happening on Wall Street. He just doesn't think it should be up to the federal government (i.e., taxpayers) to bail out greedy people who didn't do their homework. It may not be the popular thing to say, but I agree with him. He would likely support the loan to AIG because if AIG were to fall, it would have a devastating effect on the economy. I have not seen whether he supports this particular decision, but his words at a speech (from an article posted on another thread) he said: "“Government assistance to the banking system should be based solely on preventing systemic risk that would endanger the entire financial system and the economy." From everything I've read about AIG (not that it is technically the banking industry), that would qualify.

Um-no he doesn't. Quote as of yesterday am "The fundamentals of America's economy are strong" and then spent the entire day back pedalling is stupid and bogus remark.

Yes-he is one smart dude when it comes to the economy.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/17/mccain-flip-flops-on-aig_n_127139.html

Unlike Barack, who cited the problems and had answers. My husband, still undecided, but WAS leaning towards McSame, listened to McSame on the economy and said "Oh boy....he doesn't have a clue.". My husband knows more about the economy than McSame-he predicted this entire disaster a week ago but McSame got up yesterday morning and said our economy is ok. What a joke.