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Originally Posted by JayJamJah
you're so far off.
Not proven. At least not that she used any of the states money which would be the only crime of consequence to any rational thinking person.
And the clothes stuff is meaningless. It wasn't tax payer money and she's not the only politician in this election to make money from their party.
Not new news. Palin has been battling accusations of current spending since before you heard of her.
Not sure where that oil check idea came from, couldn't find anything about that with a Google search but I've emailed a friend who lived there much of the 90's.
Still the highest rated and if you read this article you'll see the drop is more related to her VP candidacy then anything else.
You've consistently misrepresented the facts and our blind to impartiality, you'll never have credibility or make a point arguing that way.
You're a smart and interesting kid but your self perceived confidence and conviction comes across as arrogance and stubbornness and totally devalues your message. |
I'm going to have to disagree with you on several points, mainly that this is not new news. New news is either something that is entirely new, or something that reveals a new development in a story previously reported. The fact that she has allegedly abused her power as a governor by spending state money for personal gain is DEFINITELY newsworthy. It is not a newspaper's job to decide weather she is guilty or not. It is not a newspaper's job to hold off on reporting new developments until the entire court proceeding has finished. News agencies have only been reporting the facts as they come to light, and the facts are that she has allegedly broken the law by using state funds for her own gain.
As for her drop in approval, it could very easily be argued that that drop is related to all the new allegations that have come to light since her becoming VP. You even almost alluded to the same fact yourself, yet you failed to comment on the significance of this. It could very easily be argued that the people polled did not know enough about her until her candidacy thrust her into the limelight, and she went under a LOT more scrutiny than she had been previously. I think the relevant fact is that her approval rating has dropped significantly after all these allegations became known to the public, which may have been a result of her being chosen as the VP candidate. Having said that, I strongly believe that had these same allegations been brought forth even had she not been named McCain's VP choice, her approval rating would have plummeted all the same.