AMERICAblog: Palin personally cut funding that gave unwed mothers a place to live
AngryOne
· 1 year ago
The struggles of Sarah Palin's family with the pregnancy of her teenage daughter are their business. But the disaster of the abstinence-only sex education programs she and John McCain fervently support is all of ours. After all, abstinence programs aren't merely a complete - and well documented - failure. As it turns out, teenage pregnancy rates are highest in precisely those reddest of states that vote Republican.
To repeat post: PalinNation: Keep the girls as ignorant as Stephen King's Carrie; let 'em get knocked up by strapping white dudez brimming over with sperm; make 'em go to term for Jesus; and bounce 'em out on the rainy, cold streets of shitty stick-built towns as punishment. All to increase the population of White Alaska for more Federal handouts and per-capita Big Oil annual refunds.
Jim Olson
· 1 year ago
But, that is funding for Inuit or black or hispanic unwed mothers, whose families cannot or will not love or support them. Not for the children of white Evangelical families who do love, care and support them.
KarenMrsLloydRichards
· 1 year ago
Well observed; there has to be a racist aspect to it.
stevetalbert
· 1 year ago
and she can't seem to even be able to run a business... which is basically what Michele Bachmann was so gung-ho on. (she has business experience).. Probably purposely didn't file because part of the fees went to the Fed Govt.
Some DK diary posting the state had to revoke their business license.
That's the thing about conservatives. They have no compassion for anyone else, until it hits them personally. Believe me I have seen this over and over again with conservative friends. And yet all this time they were the party of God. The Bible talks about helping "the least of these" and yet they think Jesus meant: Not your problem. Some family values. They value themselves.
Indigo
· 1 year ago
She's mean as a snake and that means trouble. She's about to throw a hissy fit over how mean those "liberal bloggers" are. Let's all point at her and laugh when she does. :-)
tbhull
· 1 year ago
Not necessarily, as her repsonse will surely be that famil,charities and church, not government, is the safety net. A part of me really likes the small government approach, just so long as she remains consistent.
Bush_Bites
· 1 year ago
If it's not guaranteed, it's not a "safety net."
tbhull
· 1 year ago
Nothing is guaranteed.
Bush_Bites
· 1 year ago
How do you come up with those cliches' right off the top of your head?
Bush_Bites
· 1 year ago
It was not a "government program" she cut.
It was a grant to a non-profit charitable organization, that was matched by donations from private donors and charities.
Where did the "grant" cpome from. Taxpayers, so yes it is about the size/cost of government.
Bush_Bites
· 1 year ago
You said "small government " approach.
You said nothing about cost.
If you want to change the argument and say we shouldn't use tax money for the greater good, that's fine, though I'm sure you eat up your share of tax expenditures every time you drive your car, buy an FDA approved drug, send your kids to school or one of a million other things.
tbhull
· 1 year ago
Well under that analysis I guess we would have no government if government just used its power to tax and then sent the money to private entities for government services. The point is a vaild argument exists that governmentr should not necessarily provide or pay for ("grant") these types of services. The argument has been and continues to be that others can provide/pay for this greater good other than good mother government.
dacnova
· 1 year ago
wpw
grandma
· 1 year ago
A Slip Of The Tongue: Nominating "Sarah Pawlenty"
Jo Ann Davidson, the RNC's vice-chair, proudly reports that the RNC will nominate "Sarah Pawlenty" .....
CNN really seems to be groveling to the reichwingers this evening after yesterday's Bristol coverage...A few moments ago Kyra, live from Alaska in a Palin-style plastic insulated jacket, pitifully tried to butter up the always pre-buttered Bill Bennett. Yeesch...Was Campbell a fluke? Like letting Adel al-Jubeir drink champaign from your slipper? http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:OTqgDU5mLa...
Bush_Bites
· 1 year ago
Campbell was a fluke.
tbhull
· 1 year ago
What is becoming apparent was that a fight between fundie repubs vs. moderate repubs (like Senor) for the VP slot was won by the fundie repubs and the likes of Campbell, belonging to the losin side, is pissed about the Palin choice.
lynchie
· 1 year ago
Interesting Note: The boys at the local hardware were in session today. I brought up McCain's VP choice. They started in saying how great it was. I said, funny 3 months ago you told me that no woman had a place in politics and dumped on Hillary. Now you pick someone who couldn't balance the books in a town smaller than the one we live in. Yeah but now she is Governor. Yeah i said less that 700,000 people, only 350,000 who can vote so she got something like 53% of the vote so 180,000 people voted do you want her making decisions about how to defend the country from terrorists. They all stood mouths open. I closed with, well Obama may be a little inexperienced but he was smart enough to choose a seasoned veteran not a woman.
By the way I apologize to all you females it was not a derogatory remark directed at you, I am not sexist and frankly feel woman have attributes that make them more qualified to run the country since we men have fucked it up for the last 50 years.
Bush_Bites
· 1 year ago
Where do you live?
lynchie
· 1 year ago
North western Pa.
Sage24
· 1 year ago
Palin, not only does not have an inkling about foreign policies, she does not have a clue about domestic issues nationwide either. All her experience has been limited to Alaska, and I don't think she knows much about leading a nation. She has admitted she does not know much about the Iraq war...doesn't that stop the conservatives, to think if she really is qualified? There is no comparision between Obama and this rookie...he has always been updated and knowledgeable about domestic and foreign affairs. As Obama said Palin has been in charge of 50 people, and seeing to the needs of about 7000.
Bush_Bites
· 1 year ago
True. Alaska's not exactly the most diversified economy or population.
nycguy
· 1 year ago
Why does everybody say that Levi is "going to marry bristol"? What's the hold-up. Why haven't they married yet?
Is he really going to marry her? I betcha he won't. Else he would have done it by now.
lynchie
· 1 year ago
Maybe he isn't sure he is the daddy.
nycguy
· 1 year ago
Think he's smart enough to ask for a DNA paternity test before tying the knot? Or will the thugs in St.Paul frogmarch him to the altar?
gumbygirl
· 1 year ago
His mother gave an interview and wouldn't admit the kid didn't graduate from high school like he was supposed to this year. These people are better than the Beverly Hillbillies!
JamesR
· 1 year ago
She probably cut the grant to Covenant House because of it's association / history with Catholicism. And if it's true as posted below, the amount she cut was double as it would have been matched by private donations. Heck of a job Palinie.
Covenant House is a great charity doing much needed good works, largely unsung. She probably just saw a way to stick it to the papists.
Bose
· 1 year ago
Aw, c'mon, are you suggesting that under-age teens might occasionally find themselves shut out?
Certainly, you don't mean pregnant moms-to-be.
Much less, transgender, lesbian, bi, or gay youth.
Right? Alaska is the land of raw, wholesome, purity.
Kinda like being a POW -- it's a background which cannot be questioned or examined.
montana59
· 1 year ago
Palin is being touted as the great budget slasher so why is this a surprise? Without knowing how many teen girls are cared for in this program, it seems like $3.9 million is a lot of money for this state service. If only she'd put the 20% she saved into sex education programs, then maybe less young women would need to use the service in the first place.
Vicki_Verdane
· 1 year ago
Sometimes, posting on a blog is sort of like herding cats......
The article is both incorrect and misleading. Check the facts:
Covenant House Alaska grant income received from the State of Alaska: (2006) $1.2 million (2007) $1.3 million (2008) $3.9 million
In 2008, Covenant House Alaska asked the state for $10 million to assist in the building of a new $22 million facility. The legislature appropriated $5 million, and Governor Palin used her line-item veto to limit this year's grant INCREASE to $2.6 million (a total grant this year of $3.9 million). Additional money will be allocated for this capital expenditure project over the next few years, a phased-in grant rather than all the money at once.
This was confirmed in a quote from the Executive Director of Covenant House Alaska, Deirdre Cronin:
"Despite some press reports to the contrary, our operating budget was not reduced. Our $3.9 million appropriation is directed toward a multi-year capital project and it is our understanding that the state simply opted to phase in its support for this project over several years, rather than all at once in the current budget year."
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For the details, see:
"McCain, Palin and Red State Failure on Teen Pregnancy."
Some DK diary posting the state had to revoke their business license.
It was a grant to a non-profit charitable organization, that was matched by donations from private donors and charities.
http://covenanthouseak.org/pdfs/Financials/FY07...
It has nothing to do with the size of government.
Arghh.
You said nothing about cost.
If you want to change the argument and say we shouldn't use tax money for the greater good, that's fine, though I'm sure you eat up your share of tax expenditures every time you drive your car, buy an FDA approved drug, send your kids to school or one of a million other things.
Jo Ann Davidson, the RNC's vice-chair, proudly reports that the RNC will nominate "Sarah Pawlenty" .....
http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/20...
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:OTqgDU5mLa...
By the way I apologize to all you females it was not a derogatory remark directed at you, I am not sexist and frankly feel woman have attributes that make them more qualified to run the country since we men have fucked it up for the last 50 years.
She has admitted she does not know much about the Iraq war...doesn't that stop the conservatives, to think if she really is qualified? There is no comparision between Obama and this rookie...he has always been updated and knowledgeable about domestic and foreign affairs. As Obama said Palin has been in charge of 50 people, and seeing to the needs of about 7000.
Is he really going to marry her? I betcha he won't. Else he would have done it by now.
Covenant House is a great charity doing much needed good works, largely unsung. She probably just saw a way to stick it to the papists.
Certainly, you don't mean pregnant moms-to-be.
Much less, transgender, lesbian, bi, or gay youth.
Right? Alaska is the land of raw, wholesome, purity.
Kinda like being a POW -- it's a background which cannot be questioned or examined.
The article is both incorrect and misleading. Check the facts:
Covenant House Alaska grant income received from the State of Alaska:
(2006) $1.2 million
(2007) $1.3 million
(2008) $3.9 million
In 2008, Covenant House Alaska asked the state for $10 million to assist in the building of a new $22 million facility. The legislature appropriated $5 million, and Governor Palin used her line-item veto to limit this year's grant INCREASE to $2.6 million (a total grant this year of $3.9 million). Additional money will be allocated for this capital expenditure project over the next few years, a phased-in grant rather than all the money at once.
This was confirmed in a quote from the Executive Director of Covenant House Alaska, Deirdre Cronin:
"Despite some press reports to the contrary, our operating budget was not reduced. Our $3.9 million appropriation is directed toward a multi-year capital project and it is our understanding that the state simply opted to phase in its support for this project over several years, rather than all at once in the current budget year."