Hey Rove, Wasilla AK is not Richmond VA

[underpants]

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/29/rove-plain-ready/

Earlier this month, Karl Rove repeatedly argued that Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (D) would not be “capable” of being Vice President. He complained that “he’s been a governor for three years” and said Kaine was mayor of only the “the 105th largest city in America,” referring to Kaine’s tenure as mayor of Richmond, VA. “It’s not a big town,” he quipped.

Yesterday, however, Rove argued just the opposite with regard to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R). He explained on Fox News that Palin was a good choice as McCain’s vice presidential nominee because she was “mayor of the second largest city in Alaska”:

ROVE: She’s a populist, she’s an economic and a social conservative, she’s a reformer, she took on the incumbent governor of the state Frank Murkowski — Republican — beat him in the primary, won an upset in the general election. She’s a former mayor. She’s the mayor of, I think, the second largest city in Alaska before she ran for governor.

Watch it:

Kaine was indeed mayor of the ‘the 105th largest city in America.’ While there, he governed nearly 200,000 people and managed a bureaucracy of over 8,000 employees. By contrast, Palin was mayor of Wasilla, AK, a town of just over 8,000 people that currently employs just over 100 individuals and — contrary to Rove’s claim — didn’t even make it into the 10 largest cities in AK while she was mayor.
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/29/rove-plain-ready/





Anchorage, AK
Population: 260,283 (US Census 2000)

Juneau, AK
Population: 30,711 (US Census 2000)

Fairbanks, AK
Population: 30,224 (US Census 2000)

College, AK
Population: 11,402 (US Census 2000)

Sitka, AK
Population: 8,835 (US Census 2000)

Ketchikan, AK
Population: 7,922 (US Census 2000)

Knik, AK
Population: 7,049 (US Census 2000)

Kenai, AK
Population: 6,942 (US Census 2000)

Lakes, AK
Population: 6,706 (US Census 2000)

Kodiak, AK
Population: 6,334 (US Census 2000)
http://www.theus50.com/alaska/cities.php

[swimboy]

1. Bless you.

A Richmonder doffs his fez to underpants.

:patriot:

[underpants]

2. Yes!

:hi:

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

3. Another Richmonder gives kudos to underpants.

[quidam56]

4. McSame and Plain Jane

Rove never knew the truth, he always made it up to scare the Faux audience. Think this time "The Architect" will finally be washed out. Why isn't this scoundrel in jail yet ???????????

www.wisecountyissues.com

[beac]

5. I really hope they will take some of the video and make a commercial.

"The man he is discussing has 33% more experience as a governor and was the mayor of a town 25 times larger than the one she headed. Even Karl Rove knows Sarah Palin isn't qualified to be 'a heartbeat away'."