Comments on: Sarah Palin did not slash funds for teen mothers

By: youth ranch

youth ranch — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:12:19 +0000

yeah, that is quite a jump in funding from the previous 2 years.

I also wonder if that is because her daughter got pregnant, and Gov. Palin saw the light.

By: Wilderness Program

Wilderness Program — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:47:56 +0000

Salin Palin has always caught fire since the day she was chosen by John McCann as her running mate in the 2008 elections, so the press producing another misleading and bad press on her account is nothing new. Such is the world of politics, where smear campaigning and media manipulation are just some of the few back-handed things fellow politicians do to each other.

By: cheeriogirl

cheeriogirl — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:00:45 +0000

That is quite a jump in funding from the previous 2 years.

I wonder if that is because her daughter got pregnant, and Gov. Palin saw the light?

I am glad that the girls are getting the help that they need.

By: Dear Jong : Jenn Q. Public

Dear Jong : Jenn Q. Public — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:47:43 +0000

[...] The myth that Sarah Palin slashed funding to teen mothers arose from a Washington Post report about government money allocated to Covenant House Alaska, an organization that happens to run a home for teenage moms. As I’m sure you already know, that smear has been thoroughly debunked. [...]

By: Mormon Mentality - Thoughts and Asides by Peculiar People » Democrats and Media Attack Palin and Hurt Obama

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:06:42 +0000

[...] Kane also fails to indicate that Covenant House Alaska does much more than work with pregnant teens, and none of the state money was exclusively earmarked for that. The details of this story are here. [...]

By: Newsweek says Palin cut funds to teen moms, Juneau paper says not true. — Warren Throckmorton

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:11:49 +0000

[...] addressed the facts on this matter via a blog post, a statement from Covenant House Director, Deirdre Cronin, and an op-ed published on Townhall.com. [...]

By: Tennesseefree.com » Lies About Sarah Palin Debunked

Tennesseefree.com » Lies About Sarah Palin Debunked — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:19:02 +0000

[...] Truth. Palin increased funding for the program in question, to the tune of $3.9 million dollars over several years. Source. She did cut the size of the increase in funding. In 2006, the Covenant house received government grants of 1.2 million. In 2007, they got 1.3 million. In 2008, they get 3.9 million with the rest of the 5 million coming in the next fiscal year. Source. [...]

By: DET

DET — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:40:52 +0000

I cannot figure out why this context was not provided. It is clear that Governor Palin did not cut funding. It cannot be a cut in funding when you get a raise, even if the raise was not as great as originally contemplated.

It’s called liberal media bias. The headline on the article was misleading, saying that Alaska liberalized its abortion laws on “Governor Palin’s watch,” while it was the state Supreme Court that liberalized the laws over the Governor’s objections. If the headline was misleading (in fact, out-and-out false), is it any wonder that there would be misrepresentations of fact within the article itself?

The news media’s treatment of Governor Palin makes me ill. I wonder if Senator Obama’s “slip of the tongue,” referring to his Muslim religion on “This Week,” will get any coverage from the MSM.

By: Myths and realities of Palin’s record on social issues | Pundit Review

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:08:48 +0000

[...] Sarah Palin did not slash funds for teen mothers The Washington Post’s Paul Kane reported late that “Palin Slashed Funding for Teen Moms.” To support this contention Kane pointed out that “Palin reduced funding for Covenant House Alaska by more than 20 percent, cutting funds from $5 million to $3.9 million.” [...]

By: [UPDATED] Palin’s vetoes negatively affect…kids and teen moms | Writes Like She Talks

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:51:00 +0000

[...] story below which reports that Alaska Gov. and GOP VP nominee Sarah Palin cut funding to teen moms. Here is the link with the full story and here is the pertinent part, directly from the faith-based [...]