Palin Slashed Funding for Teen Moms

[RamboLiberal]

Source: Washington Post

ST. PAUL -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee who revealed Monday that her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, earlier this year used her line-item veto to slash funding for a state program benefiting teen mothers in need of a place to live.

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.

According to Passage House's web site, its purpose is to provide "young mothers a place to live with their babies for up to eighteen months while they gain the necessary skills and resources to change their lives" and help teen moms "become productive, successful, independent adults who create and provide a stable environment for themselves and their families."

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Earlier today the Associated Press reported that Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, opposed funding to prevent teen pregnancies, a position that Palin also took as governor. "The explicit sex-ed programs will not find my support," she wrote in a 2006 questionnaire distributed among gubernatorial candidates.



Read more: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/09/02/p...

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Hypocrites!

[Bicoastal]

1. Ka. BOOOM!!!!

[idahoman]

100. Actually...this was not cut

The funding level was reduced from the original 5 mil.....but it was still increased over prior spending levels.

[tblue]

105. This is your first post? Source please.

[Captain Hilts]

2. THERE's an issue we can sink our teeth into...nt

[DaLittle Kitty]

67. How Empathetic of Sarah. She IS Such A Caring person!

[saigon68]

104. She only cares about herself

[tblue]

106. Now I hate her.

Well, maybe not hate. But something close.

[avaistheone1]

75. Your damn tooting.

[EFerrari]

85. You bet! K&R

[alcibiades_mystery]

3. The hits just keep on coming...

[grannie4peace]

4. this needs to meet the press!!!!!

[scarletwoman]

5. Now THIS is a worthy line of attack! Thank you! (nt)

[K8-EEE]

6. Kickety Kick!

[valerief]

7. Compassionate Conservative? NOT! Kick!

[Alexander]

8. What's going to come out next? How many scandals can there possibly be?

[DB1]

9. Also cut the Fairbanks food bank by 50%, Let them eat snow, yellow or white, she says.

After all they have a choice.

[Sequoia]

19. Heartless and evil.

How many children starved because of her shallow soul?

[DB1]

23. Alaska has lots of money, that is what makes it so sick. I know her agenda....

Make the poor dependant on faith based food banks, which builds churches which support fundies/ Republicans. I have witnessed it in my own community.

[glinda]

54. Palan's Agenda

I agree. I have a saying that the way the Religious Right will win over our Government is that people will be starved, poor and be weakened, so that they will then be automatically in the "kneeling" position. The word Reformer that is used to describe her is to me a code word for the Religious extremist version of the word Reformer. She and the whole group make me shudder and I do not mean this lightly.

[DB1]

56. Agreed. By the way welcome to DU. I hope you enjoy and enlighten us.

[glinda]

71. Palan's Plan and Welcome

Thank you for the warm welcome. I hope that I learn a lot here and perhaps can contribute. Hi everyone!

[BrklynLiberal]

107. IT is all part of the Norquist/Rovian/Dominionist agenda.

She is their perfect queen...

[Stand and Fight]

65. Noticed that too...

Yet these two frauds are going around telling Americans that they represent the change America needs! How in the world is starving and putting teenage mothers on the street the change America needs? All the while, they both support more tax cuts for the wealthy and corporate welfare.

[catgirl]

10. Kick!!

[amyrose2712]

24. delete

wrong place

[IndianaGreen]

11. Drip-drip-drip

It is becoming a torrent.

K&R

[Infomaniac]

12. Is that the same year...

she allocated $1.5 for a roof for some megachurch's hockey rink? Where are her priorities?

[BadgerKid]

16. Is it May 2007? (link)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[John Q. Citizen]

13. Man, the hits just keep on coming.

[Indenturedebtor]

14. Oooooh it just keeps getting better

She really is a republican. I'm not sure what those secessionists she used to support would like to do for Alaska beyond making it it's own country... but ONLY a Puke could be this evil and hypocritical.

[mnhtnbb]

15. What a find.

[Arctic Dave]

17. Sarah must think that everyones dad makes over 100,000

a year.

[HockeyMom]

18. She probably thinks they should get married

that way the teenage father can support all 3 people and live in happily married bliss.

[jberryhill]

20. Of course, but you see, Covenant House has a lot of Catholics

It was founded by a Catholic, and Catholics aren't "real spirit-filled Christians".

The Pope might even be the anti-christ.

You gotta understand how these people think.

[tosh]

55. Sorry, jbh...

but I don't think I can ever understand how these people think.

[jberryhill]

63. A good book is...

"The Mind of the Bible Believer" by Cohen

Or a mea culpa by one of their former leaders Franky Shaffer entitled "Crazy For God"

[Eric J in MN]

21. kick

kick

[JerseygirlCT]

22. looks like she cut food bank funding in half, too

There's some compassionate conservatism for you!

[Divine Discontent]

25. all their chickens coming home to roost in their pick of Sarah Palin....

nuff said

MORE AT www.cafepress.com/warisprofitable

[Stephist]

26. And That's Why This Is An Issue!

Funny when you try and tell some people this you "fucking disgust them". Also funny none of those people are posting on this thread.

[shellgame26]

50. That's right!

this is a very political issue.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

27. Bristol will not need funding...

I'm sure there's a good job awaiting Bristol's hubby-to-be at the Wasilla public works department.
Why should she give a damn?

[orleans]

28. "john TRIGG" is on the list. isn't that her kid's name?

the john trigg ester library in alaska
http://www.esterlibrary.org /

"The family of John Trigg has been a major donor both in books and funds. Much of the library's collection of science, science fiction, fantasy, and mystery titles were originally from Trigg's private library or donated by his family. The library has approximately 5,000 volumes in its collections, and is constructing a new library building."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Trigg_Ester_Library

did she name that baby after a library?

"The John Trigg Ester Library was named after John Trigg in part due to his love of books, and in part because of his creation of a book exchange in the Golden Eagle Saloon next door. The library itself was once (in 1999) the "Ester Republic Reading Room".
http://fairbanks-alaska.com/ester-alaska.htm

"In August 1999 a small membership library opened its doors, the John Trigg Ester Library, named after a local resident who had started a book exchange in a nearby bar.
http://www.indopedia.org/Ester,_Alaska.html

[stlsaxman]

94. i think Trigg" is short for "Trigger" which, i believe, was Roy Rogers horses name.

imagine naming your kid after a fucking horse.

[orleans]

113. my god, what a picture! is that sarah when she was 7 or 8 months pregnant? n/t

[pinto]

29. Shallow waters run shallow. It's a trademark.

[nashville_brook]

30. ah, karma.

[madrchsod]

31. so the 64,000 dollar question is----->

when are they going to throw her under the bus?

[superconnected]

32. True. Republicans eat their own. I bet she doesn't make it to Friday.

[bulloney]

90. You should have heard the Repukes on a talk show in Lima, Ohio Tuesday.

They think she's just what the country needs. They think she could step right into the office of the president if McCain became incapacitated because she was the mayor of a town (smaller than most county seats in Ohio) and the governor of a state (population less than most major cities).

And these people really think she's ready to run the most powerful nation on the planet?

If I may borrow a question from a recent political ad campaign: what kind of phone call has she ever received at 3:00 a.m.? Probably from somebody bitching that there's a friggin' moose snooping around their garbage cans!

Does anybody really think these same people would have defended a Democratic candidate on the ticket with this resume?

[BrklynLiberal]

110. I guess when it comes down to it, they really do not give a damn about qualifications.

They just want the agenda served that have been served for the past 8 years...fascism, corporatism, social darwinism, dominionism, and "screw everyone else, I have mine."

The sad part is how many of these people do not even realize that they are on the losing end of all of these policies.

[Posteritatis]

109. Sorry, that can only be a $32,000 question now. -SP (nt)

[HEyHEY]

33. That's a shitload of money for that population

[trickyguy]

34. Totally hypocritical considering Palin's pregnant daughter.

[KamaAina]

35. So maybe McCombover will ditch her for Mittens...

...oh, wait a minute: he's against stem cell research even though his own wife has MS and might well benefit from same.

It appears that the current generation of repukes has forgotten the one exception to being reflexively opposed to any and all social services: it used to be that you were allowed to be for it if it benefited you or your family directly.

Now however, it's just "I've got mine, screw you."

[scarface2004]

36. i liked the way she used a ruler to cut stuff!

as least she s neat.

[StarryNite]

37. Typical fundie crap...

No woman should be allowed to have an abortion for any reason but when young girls or poor women get pregnant the repukes don't want to do a damn thing to help them or their babies. You're on your own, baby!

[bulloney]

92. That's the thing about their position. Can't abort the baby,

but we won't offer you any assistance for that baby if you carry the pregnancy through.

[Initech]

38. Ah, the good ol' morals and values crowd strikes again!

[babsbunny]

39. Karma????????

[Skittles]

40. she is a thoroughly UGLY woman

just another repuke whore

[Binka]

57. Damn Straight Skit

Good to see you my friend. How ya doing? Peyton and I are GREAT! Living in No Cal and loving life.

[Skittles]

74. AW Binka, I'm so glad you and Peyton are doing well

that's just awesome! Ya I'm OK, still tormenting idiot conservatives in Texas.

[ekwhite]

78. That was a sexist remark

and an insult to sex workers everywhere.

[Skittles]

86. I take definition number 3

A person considered as having compromised principles for personal gain.

[saigon68]

124. ~

[BayjanDem]

41. Everyday it's something new

This is pretty scary stuff. She doesn't come off as compassionate.

[defendandprotect]

42. Disgusting . . . but I doubt that McPain will ever realize that . .. !!!

[FloridaJudy]

43. Gods, what a vile piece of work that woman is!

What rock did McCain have to turn over to find someone with so little common decency?

[superconnected]

46. It said GOP on it.

Since this woman is already a fountain of embarrassment and it's only been one working day since her nomination, I wonder what they're going to dig up when there's two working days to look. I have a feeling the flood gates are going to burst.

There hasn't even been time for people she's dissed to step forward yet but we already have names of who can get in line. She's got the complete presses attention. Not just little tiny articles.

This woman isn't going to make it to Friday.

[Tallison]

49. For my team's sake, I hope she sticks around

The liability here is so astonishing...

[ekwhite]

79. One with an 'R' on it? N/T

[carlyhippy]

44. wow....just....wow

it just keeps on coming....I don't have a problem with the kid being pregnant, good grief, it's not the end of the world, her daughter is not sick or dying, she's having a baby. But it's all this other stuff like cutting funding for young mothers that makes me sit back and really ponder madame VP candidate.

[robbibaba]

52. I've got my doubts...

I think there will be a convenient 'miscarriage' which will probably be blamed on all the stress from those mean heartless 'liberal bloggers'. I'm pretty sure Bristol already had her baby and this 'pregnancy' is fake.
I'd like to see some photos please. I'd especially like to see a photo of Gov Palin pregnant. Or bigfoot.

[TNMOM]

45. a GOP hypocrite! say it ain't so....

[Tallison]

47. Nothing short of a public apology for this

and 180 degree about face on her sex-ed platform should inoculate her against criticism at this point.

Kicking.

[Douglas Carpenter]

48. RECOMMEND!! RECOMMEND!!! RECOMMEND!!! PUSH THIS STORY!! PUSH THIS STORY!!

[sabrina 1]

51. Typical hypocrisy from the rightwing

I abhor the focus on anyone's personal life and especially on the children of politicians, but this family is a typical example of their hypocrisy. They are in a position to help their daughter deal with this, but clearly this woman has no empathy at all for other teenagers or young women who do not have the resources she has.

[FLAprogressive]

53. Hmm

Seems to be a little hypocritical to me!

[femrap]

58. These two idiots belong

back in the Dark Ages. I, now, totally understand how millions of women were burned at the stake accused of being witches.

[True_Blue]

59. That should really cut down on the number of teenage pregnancies!

They keep saying she walks the walk. . . except for the abstinence part obviously.

[lurky]

60. Now that's some juicy hypocrisy!

Show us how it's done, Sarah!

[minnesota_liberal]

61. Makes perfect sense

Teen mothers from wealthy families don't need such services.

As for the rest of them... too bad, eh?

[Captiosus]

64. Like Obama said

on Thursday in his speech - it's the typical repub platform"
"YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN!"

[glinda]

72. Teens from Wealthy Families

I agree. I am also in Minnesota. Bad energy right now.

[Dukkha]

62. her VP chances are as dead as the moose she kills

She should have stayed in Alaska. Now her disgrace is well known throughout the Continental US.

[trthnd4jstc]

66. I already Saw Heartless and Evil, I was thinking Evil and Heartless.

My G-d! I understand Budgetting, and not having enough to go around. I heard that a Public Skating Rink in Fairbanks needed a Million to repair the roof, but Oh No, Gov. Palin would not fund that, but she did fund a Mill and a Half for a Church's Skating Rink, with Public Money. Evil. She is Heartless and Evil!

[JI7]

68. she really is a disgusting piece of shit

[NeoConsSuck]

121. I couldn't have said it better

skank is another term that comes to mind.

[OhioChick]

69. Those "family values"

Really speak volumes.

[caseymoz]

70. This is disgusting no matter what.

Alaska is about the wealthiest State right now. It can plainly afford to help.

But really, I believe her family should be off-limits. Her support of her daughter says nothing about what she thinks the government should do.

I think she's a reprehensible person anyway.

[bobbiwilson201]

73. Palin Eloped - First Son Born 8 MONTHS later: Hypocrite?

Did history repeat itself?

From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin

Family

Sarah Palin eloped with her high-school boyfriend, Todd Palin, on August 29, 1988, when she was 24 years old.<6> According to her mother, "It was a shock but she did it because she knew we couldn’t afford a big white wedding."<124> Their first son, Track, was born eight months after their wedding

[BrklynLiberal]

111. I saw a biographical article about her,...and sort of wondered about the

eloping, and the closeness of the wedding date and the birth of their baby.
This takes the hypocrisy to an even greater level.

[McCamy Taylor]

76. They have a pretty good flame war going on over at the WaPo about Palin.

Ya'll join in. That woman is surprisingly unpopular. I think she looks like a lot of people's most despised college teacher or maybe the hardass at the court house who will not stay open the extra ten minutes necessary for you to get your passport so you can take that vacation you have been planning for months.

They went for a hard brunette with glasses thinking she would look smarter, but that type has been stereotyped as M-E-A-N on too many TV shows. Will be interesting to see if people warm to her in the lower 48. There is reason so many politicians go blonde.

[NM Independent]

77. Wow, just freaking WOW!

They really are the party of hypocrites aren't they. This must be one of the most glaring examples I've ever seen.

[Sunnyshine]

80. I am starting to think there might be a divine donkey somewhere.

A well qualified VP should have: a higher than average knowledge of American foreign policies, and most important is that a VP understands the broad domestic needs of ALL states in the United States, and having had success in actively legislating policies.

What a VP should NOT have: is a very questionable political background that can be easily tied to Tubes Ted who is currently charged with violating provisions of the Ethics in Government Act. Also, they really should not have strenuous personal issues pending while trying to obtain a job and attend to the duty of serving in our nations highest executive office. It doesn't matter if man or woman.

No way, no how, no McPalin.

[Solly Mack]

81. Typical right wing religious pro lifer

[depakid]

82. Not a pro-lifer. An anti-choice

She represents the portion of the Republican party who would make sure- damn sure that everyone and their family have no choices, from day one.

[Solly Mack]

83. Yes.I know some people want it worded anti-choice at all times and I do most of the time but only

because I think they are anti-choice.

When I use pro life and I will continue to do so from time to time, it's because I always (no exceptions) use the term pro life with great contempt...and while people reading it can't hear my contempt, that still won't change how I type it out at those times.

[depakid]

102. That's part of the problem- Democrats insist on reinforcing Republican frames

and it's one of the reasons why we lose.

[Solly Mack]

108. LMAO I'm not reinforcing anyone's framing but thank you for your concern

You don't like my use of sarcasm - which does indeed include using the term pro-life in a sarcastic contemptuous fashion from time to time...I don't care.

You are correct about Democratic POLITICIANS insisting on working within frameworks that republicans have established on the issues and pro-life is one of those republican framed debates (so are religion, family values ,patriotism, strong on national security, etc. )

But you're more than a little off-base on claiming that the contemptuous and sarcastic use of a term republicans label themselves by is - one of the reasons we lose elections.

Blame the candidates - they are the ones allowing the republicans to set the tone instead of challenging them on it. I guess it's just easier and safer to blame everyone else for a candidates inability to challenge republican framing though.

Now, if I thought in terms of pro-life, in other words, if I thought in terms of right wing framing, you might have a point in attempting to ah..school me....but as I don't and never have...you're just pissing on the choir, so to speak.

[Bo]

84. creationist idiot right ?

.....what more do you want

[DuaneBidoux]

87. It's these kinds of Christians that turned me into an atheist.

[bulloney]

88. Do the Republicans really believe that someone with this ideology will draw Hillary's supporters?

[Enthusiast]

89. Let them eat cake!

She behaves as if she has Bush genes in her blood.

[Preening Fop]

91. Why Not...! narcissistic Repug Alaskans could care less about their neighbors.

[PA Democrat]

93. K & R. Hypocritical, cold, heartless, and downright punitive.

Sarah Palin, like most Republicans, is severely lacking in basic human empathy.

[Political Tiger]

95. Ditto!

Make that a double ditto!

[BessieRoss]

115. I liked the story until I read the facts

Not accurate account on this one unfortunately. They asked for 5 she gave them 3.9. They had a net gain in provision. She took nothing away nor slashed anything. She gave she just didn't give the "suggested proposed amount. It could easily be debated you ask for a 10% raise but only got 7%. No one slashed you. You got a raise it just wasn't the amount you had hoped for. Think it through guys lets not shoot ourselves with this stuff.

In fact if the story is brought up it shows and increase of monetary provision from 2006 to present for a place called Covenant House.

Guys if we dig the dirt up lets make sure we do this correctly so that it isn't a fantasy and we have all the truth out there. Not just a hope it will run without an avenue or loophole for them to jump through.

Whats next? Make it something good not stuff like that has an open door to walk right through.

[Political Tiger]

117. ???????

The legislature passed a spending bill and "Palin went through the measure reducing and eliminating funds for programs she opposed." In my book, that's called "slashing."

Regardless, the whole point, in my view, is her hypocrisy on the issue of teen mothers, especially teen mother's whose own mother is not the governor.

[paparush]

96. Shocking! Cold Hearted Republican Throws Teen Moms to the Wolves.

"I only support issues that God tells me to..like oil pipelines."


McCain/Palin - Carrying on the Bush/Cheney Tradition of Failed Leadership.

[cboy4]

97. Shocking I tell ya.

[LeftishBrit]

98. This is disgusting

especially as she's messing up the next generation.

Why doesn't she just crawl back under her rock?

[ihavenobias]

99. K & R

[Joey Liberal]

101. Palin is a real bitch. nt

[stuartallenmills]

103. Why is Obama losing to McCain amoung White Woman?

From the latest Gallup poll its 48% McCain 44% Obama. This should be an embarresment for white women.

For white men its worse - 53% McCain 40% Obama, but white men tend to be stupid, so what can you do?

[tabasco]

112. Fuck off troll.

Get in your fuhrer's oil war you fucking coward.

www.goarmy.com

[BessieRoss]

116. YIKES! Not the voice of all democrats

Please don't insult all us Democrats with that type of childish verbage. There are more adult ways to disagree with someone. Senator Obama is trying desperately to bring class back to the whitehouse lets live by example. Thanks

[stlsaxman]

118. I agree about "such verbiage" but disagree because it's hardly strong enough...

He/She should have said- "Fuck off you fucking motherfucking nazi troll motherfucker!!!!"

MUCH more appropriate.

[fascisthunter]

119. Right WIngers Have No Class

but thanks for trying.... they are big hypocrites though, that much is once again apparent. Notice how they are never honest? How they have to stoop so low in order to achieve their goals? It's a sign of weakness....

[newtothegame]

114. Sad...

this is too easy

[fascisthunter]

120. The Anti-Choice Nazis do have a Way with Irony....

[SalmonChantedEvening]

122. What else need be said. n/t

[Thor_MN]

123. Abstinence Only education is ridiculous

Virgins don't need education in abstinence, they have vastly more experience with abstinence than Sarah Palin has experience in being an elected official. Education only in how NOT to have sex benefits no one. Teaching abstinence as part of a complete sexual education isn't a problem, but parents that advocate Abstinence Only are commonly known as Grandparents.

Abstinence Only makes as much sense as teaching a blind person how to put on a blindfold. What teens need is information what it means to be safely navigate in a sexually active environment. They ARE going to be sexually active, regardless of what the fundy conservatives would like to think, and as Sarah herself has now found out.