The Obama camp is reportedly looking for a rape survivor who was billed for her rape kit to appear in an ad. As Mayor of Wasilla, Sarah Palin signed off on a budget that cut off city funds for rape exams, forcing many women to pay out of pocket.

Megan at Jezebel thinks it’s disturbing that the campaign would ask a survivor to come to them. It strikes her as importantly different to have a victim volunteer, as opposed to having the campaign put out a call.

Palin’s spin cycle fails Late Show host Dave Letterman is still smarting over John McCain blowing him off to spin Sarah Palin’s dross into something less tragic with Katie Couric; the GOP candidate famously lied to Letterman, saying he had to fly to Washington because of the financial crisis and was later shown getting ready [...]