The media are sons of a motherless goat.
I like Sarah. This story is not going to make me not vote for her.
However, I think we need to stop talking about this one, and let it die. The more band width and “ink” we give it, the worse it is. The MSM has done enough damage on this. We look especially stupid if it looks like we’re denying it like denying the financial meltdown had nothing to do with the deregulation that Reagan began (and since has gotten completely out of hand...) or denying the holocaust. There’s a LOT of blame to go around for what’s happening in the financial markets and to say it’s “just the liberals” is denying us the chance to also clean our own house. If we don’t we’re worse than the libs are (who are in COMPLETE DENIAL), and it’s not going to solve the problem.
Back on point: Unfortunately, it’s not just “liberal bloggers” who are reporting the rape kit story. Even Fox News has reported it, and you can find it on their website on the Hannity & Colmes archive:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,424103,00.html
The thing that makes her look bad is that it happened during her tenure as mayor. Period. If she had no idea that was going on in such a small town with her police chief leading the cause to cut the budget with this point high on his list by fighting the state bill that would force towns to pay for the rape kits - that’s even worse.
I’d like to think we don’t know the entire story. However, Alaska has the highest rape, murder of women, and violence against women per capita of any state. That is fact. And the more information we have on this point, the better we can fight it, and the less ignorant and in denial we look.
The whole reason the age of consent in Alaska is 16 is because for every 50 men, there is 1 woman. This law has been on the books since the gold rush. (I personally, think it’s a shame that the law has never been changed. At least it’s not 14 like another state....)