Ever since John McCain stunned the American political scene with his dark horse choice of Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin, the media has been raping Palin with innuendo, lies, and good old fashioned mud slinging.

Of course it’s not just been the media; Obama and the left-wing socialist camp of the Democratic Party along with their minions have been very active in besmirching Palin.

Factcheck.org dispels the false claims, such as;

• Palin did not cut funding for special needs education in Alaska by 62 percent. She didn’t cut it at all. In fact, she increased funding and signed a bill that will triple per-pupil funding over three years for special needs students with high-cost requirements.

• She did not demand that books be banned from the Wasilla library. Some of the books on a widely circulated list were not even in print at the time. The librarian has said Palin asked a “What if?” question, but the librarian continued in her job through most of Palin’s first term.

• She was never a member of the Alaskan Independence Party, a group that wants Alaskans to vote on whether they wish to secede from the United States. She’s been registered as a Republican since May 1982.

• Palin never endorsed or supported Pat Buchanan for president. She once wore a Buchanan button as a “courtesy” when he visited Wasilla, but shortly afterward she was appointed to co-chair of the campaign of Steve Forbes in the state.

• Palin has not pushed for teaching creationism in Alaska’s schools. She has said that students should be allowed to “debate both sides” of the evolution question, but she also said creationism “doesn’t have to be part of the curriculum.”

To be continued…

Glass manufacturer Pilkington has given notice to their employees who work in downtown Toledo’s Hylant Building orders to start packing and get ready to move out of Toledo and into offices in Rossford and Northwood, Ohio - both located in Wood County Ohio.

This is great news for Pilkington and their employees who will no longer be subject to Toledo’s oppressive taxes and even more oppressive Mayor Carty Finkbeiner.

Finkbeiner who claims to be the city’s Chief Economic Developer has lost yet another Fortune 500 company to Wood County. Last year Owens Illinois moved their world headquarters to Perrysburg in Wood County.

Wood County is also home to a new Bass Pro store, and First Solar. Carty was trying to lure (no pun intended – really) Bass Pro to Toledo despite the fact that Wood County (unbeknownst to Mayor Finkbeiner) had already signed a deal with Rossford and Wood County. Finkbeiner in his ignorance even took the Bass Pro officials on an aerial tour of Toledo and Rossford giving Bass Pro affirmation that the Rossford site was indeed better than Toledo.

Fed Ex will soon join Wood County as they are scheduled to leave their Toledo location as soon as their new facility in Rossford is completed.

Again Toledo loses economic vitality while Mayor Carty Finkbeiner wastes money on vanity projects like the Marina District, flowers and landscaping, non-essential lights, bike paths that are in disrepair as soon as they are completed, and near criminal malfeasance such as the Erie Street market, and let’s not forget Carty’s Golden Shower… Congratulations Mayor Finkbeiner!

P.S. What ever happened to Mayor Finkbeiner’s campaign pledge that he would have a revitalized Southwyck Mall within one year of his taking office? What? Southwyck is closed? Carty lied? No way!