[Vision2020] Roger Falen Eminently Qualified {was Obama to Name Sotomayor as Supreme Court Pick}

[Gray Tree Crab aka Big Bertha]

To all those that have followed this thread so far, one thing ought be
crystal clear:  Roger Falen has all the, acumen, nobility, and
qualifications to become a village locksmith.  However, his world view may
not be narrow enough, although it appears that he is rigorously working to
correct that.

-- 
Gray Tree Crab aka "Big Bertha"

----- Original Message -----
 *From:* Saundra Lund <v2020 at ssl.fastmail.fm>
*To:* 'lfalen' <lfalen at turbonet.com> ; 'keely emerinemix'
<kjajmix1 at msn.com>; 'Tom
Hansen' <thansen at moscow.com> ; jampot at gmail.com ; vision2020 at moscow.com
*Sent:* Friday, June 05, 2009 1:54 PM
*Subject:* Re: [Vision2020] Obama to Name Sotomayor as Supreme Court Pick

Roger Falen wrote:
"I did fine one where you said Palin supported charging for rape kits. she
did not."

No, Roger -- you are wrong again:  you simply cannot accurately state that
Palin didn't support Wasilla's policy of charging rape victims for rape
kits.  By continuing to repeat that baseless assertion, you are guilty of
spreading rumors about Palin, at least according to yourself  :-)

Palin appointed a police chief who spoke out against legislation prohibiting
municipalities from charging rape victims for rape kits.  That's fact.
Right or wrong, it's also fact that Palin had no qualms about getting rid of
staff with whom she disagreed during that era.  And, it's also fact that as
mayor, Palin approved budgets *for years* that showed those charges to
victims and their insurance companies as revenue for the town.  Further,
it's also fact that ***not once*** did she ever object to the policy while
she was the town's top dog.

You can quibble back & forth until the cows come home about the
interpretation of those facts, but what you cannot do is state as fact that
she *didn't* support the policy.  Deafening silence from the town's top
official for years on end while positively approving budgets including that
revenue can reasonably be interpreted as tacit approval of or support for
the policy.  Certainly, she is responsible for the fact that rape victims
were charged -- and the town benefitted financially -- from Wasilla's
practice while she was mayor.  The buck stopped with her, Roger.

It's indisputable that what I posted was no more "rumor" than your repeated
assertions that Palin *didn't* support the policy.  You drank the Palin
Kool-Aid (a decidedly odd move for someone who claims to be a libertarian)
and want to convince yourself that Palin's tacit approval all those years
means she didn't reaaallllyyyyy support the policy.  I didn't drink the
Kool-Aid and believe the evidence reasonably tips the scale quite far in the
other direction.

I believe Palin is responsible for what happened on her watch; I suppose I
shouldn't be surprised you don't want to hold radical conservatives
responsible for what happens during their tenures.

Truce?  Quit telling damn lies, Roger, about those who disagree with you and
there will be no need for any truce.  You're the one who wrote:  "For
someone who posted every rumor about Sarah Palin yo do not have much room to
talk."  I've time & again proven your accusation to be false, yet you still
refuse to apologize.

I was going to say, "Shame on you," but actually, I just find it pathetic
that you are unable to apologize when you blow it like this.  It tells me a
lot about your character . . . or lack thereof.



Saundra Lund
Moscow, ID

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
nothing.
~ Edmund Burke

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