Palin Makes Troopergate Assertions that Are Flatly False

BREAKING: BIDEN GUILTY, STEPS DOWN
An official investigation has concluded that indeed, Joe Biden did illegally abuse his power as a United States Senator to have his brother’s ex-wife fired from her position in the Justice Department.
Biden is expected to step down immediately and a new choice for Obama’s VP will commence immmediately.
The media firestorm is in its predictable full-swing. The scandal has been the top news story on every news site in America for many days, with every pundit predicting the end of Obama’s campaign, as this proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that his judgment is seriously, perhaps fatally, flawed.
….oh, wait, never mind. It’s Palin who broke the ethics law.
Let’s face, it the press is giving McCain YET ANOTHER PASS.

LOL concerned now actually cares about reall issues!
For weeks, all concerned wanted to talk about is bs like Ayers or ACORN.
Now that Palin has been nailed by a report about abusing her power and then nailed about lying about said report, concerned wants to talk about a narrow slice of foreign policy.
Could Palin even find Iran on a map?

“There was no abuse of authority at all in trying to get Officer Wooten fired,” Palin said.
So she did try to get him fired. This woman is dumb as dirt or are the press just not paying attention. Actually I think she is so dumb that it just goes over their head because there is no register for her level of stupid.
She just admitted her guilt for crying out loud. She tried to get him fired.
Someone please report this!!!

This will be as UNIMPORTANT AS BIDEN’S GAFFES BY THE DOZEN.
Americans vote 100% of the time for the top of the ticket….move on to a new story.

WEST COAST MESS
How do you feel about first dude belonging to an alaskin anti-american party for 2 or 3 years and the gov rasing money for it and saying keep up the good work the aig group HATE AMERICA and want to seperate alaska from the country!

ACORN ACORN blah blah blah dont you fools know YOU HAVE TO SHOW ID TO VOTE!

Man, what a joke she is. She’s living in her old little world.
The only reason she didn’t break a law is because there isn’t a law that says you can’t fire someone for personal reasons. I bet you they introduce a law now.
What she did is the same as a kid disobeying his parents then saying, oh I didn’t know I couldn’t do that mom, I did’t hear you tell me not to do that as an excuse.
IMPEACH SARAH PALIN!

I guess some of you support bush and agree with his abuse of power so Its ok for politicans to think their above the law?

Bidens gaffes hardliy have anything to do with being a govenor and abusing your power and being unetical lololol

“Explain to me the difference between the bombings orchestrated by William Ayers”
Happened 40 years ago and Ayers not running for office
“and the actions of the Palin family to protect a sister?”
Abusing the power on one’s office while seeking higher office and was doing so in the present time.
As far as priorities go, I am more concerned about the person seeking office who abused power vs the 60′s holdover who is not seeking any office,
Hope that clear it up for you, WestCoastMessenger.

“This will be as UNIMPORTANT AS BIDEN’S GAFFES BY THE DOZEN”
Biden’s gaffes would likely mean more in this election if McCain himself had not far outstripped Biden in that dept.

Concerned voter, the only one that got punked today was McCain since both Sec. Gates and Gen. Petraeus have both said that we need to shock, horror, gasp…talk to our enemies. Hmmm…I guess we should hear SP come out pretty soon with a rant about how that is “dangerous” and “beyond naive” position to have.

What i’d like to know is what are the ramifications for these actions? Is there a punishment of some kind?
I mean, really, if it were literally anyone else, they’d be dragged by the hair and stoned live on MSNBC!

She has a lot of freakin’ nerve to stay in this race with a fresh ethics violation and not much else on her record to speak of.
This is not red v. blue any more. This is, “vote for the criminal who violates the public trust and rubs it right in your face that she’s a liar.”

Has Ms Palin actually read the report?

oops – chace down all my spelling errors too

the calls for palin’s head are unbelievable – and hypocritical. at worst – one piddly ethics violation issued by a blatantly partisan commission. the whole report is a joke, spearheaded by two lawyers who’d never go to court on the basis of a “likely violation,” especially when the determination of “likely” is completely subjective.
but for all of you to ignore all of obama’s lies at the same time is just rich. did you know obama scrubbed his “fight the smears” website of his prior ACORN denials that turned out not to be true?

What else should we expect from the political party that believes they can “create their own reality”?
Just like George Bush, Sarah Palin believes that saying something again and again somehow makes it true.
That’s OK. Let her believe whatever she wants to believe. She can get together with President Bush and commiserate over WMD’s in Iraq.
Three weeks until we can end this sordid, sorry chapter in our great nation’s history and get back to having such things as discernible, objective truth.

One can only assume Palin has reading comprehension challenges as well as ethical challenges for her to be so completely confused/dishonest about what the report really said.

“one piddly ethics violation issued by a blatantly partisan commission.”
10 republicans, 4 Democrats.
I would say right winger play a dangerous game when you keep claiming partisanship when the 2nd report (by Palin appointed people) could conclude the same thing.
What am I saying? Right wingers don’t care about things like truth or integrity.

“There was no abuse of authority at all in trying to get Officer Wooten fired,” Palin said.
So she did try to get him fired. This woman is dumb as dirt or are the press just not paying attention. Actually I think she is so dumb that it just goes over their head because there is no register for her level of stupid.
She just admitted her guilt for crying out loud. She tried to get him fired.
Someone please report this!!!
Posted by: Fizziwig | Oct 12, 2008 7:15:50 PM
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Thank YOU! She admitted it out loud and no one noticed? I thought I was the only one who recognized this. The media, again, is refusing to expose this woman for what she is…a backwoods lying politician!
and the press was only allowed one question?? Why do the media continue to ignore this woman’s refusal to open up to the press??
and yet the blind followers question not their allegiances…if this is the majority, as a nation, we are doomed.

Palin is a pathological LIAR and HATE monger. Period.

How can she lie to our faces with a smile, knowing that we all know it’s not true!

I am looking forward to Palin’s victory speech on Nov. 5 when the numbers are in showing a landslide roundkicking of her ticket.
Comical Ali is back!

I think the Bots are spinning their wheels on this matter. No one else gives a damn. :D
ROFLMAO!
PUMA! McCain/Palin 2008 – In lieu of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
“No self respecting woman should wish or work for the success of a party which ignores her sex.” – Susan B. Anthony

I guess she thinks being found guilty a violation Alaska State Ethics provisions for abuse of her political power while in office is being “cleared”. More Palin double talk – but we are getting used to it.

This woman is just delusional.

“It did state she did nothing wrong in the actual firings.”
That is true. The AK Constitution states a Gov can fire for any reason.
It also found out that she violated ethics laws and abused the power of her office.
So she lied when she said the report cleared her.

Hey Jim B – Who do you think Jeremiah Wright will vote for?

Acorngate is not an issue, because voter registrations are traced by driver license number. It’s not Acorn’s fault if some voters check “new” instead of “address change” on the voter registration form, or re-registered “just in case.” Now, some might argue, “Someone could have more than one driver license number,” which is accurate, however, I do not believe that ACORN is promoting driver license tests. All this “Acorn issue” is showing is that most voting superintendents have records sufficient to catch any erring duplications in registrations.

Gawd this woman is a farce! What I really want to know if if she really believes the voices in her head?

Hey Jim B – I’d ask about Rezko, but he doesn’t get to vote anymore (plus he’s rqttng out Obama as we speak).
So instead – who do you think Farrakahn is voting for?

Governor Palin is utterly delusional, completely dishonest or just very, very stupid.
Take your pick.
Those are the only possible explanations for her statements that the troopergate report cleared her of any wrongdoing and any hint of unethical activity.

Hey Jim B – Who do you think William Ayers will vote for?
Hey Jim B – Who do you think Jeremiah Wright will vote for?
The next President of The United States of course. Obama!
Just like most of America will.

What a filthy contemptible human being Palin is. Like most Republicans, she is counting on the media not having the stomach to call her on her lies.
Stupid and dishonest is no way to go through life, Sarah.

Why do reporters continue to allow the McPalin campaign to dictate the terms of interviews? One question per person? No follow-ups? The press should simply stop covering her until she submits to interviews with no pre-conditions like all three of the other candidates – and like all other candidates in general.

She is a nut job and a perfect partner for Karl Rove. The two of them could be Mr and Mrs Executive Privilege. Anyone that can support this canidate and is OK with her possibly running the White House one day needs their head looked at.

Everytime Palin shrieks the words Joe Six Pack, Maverick, Ruffled Feathers, Moose, You Betcha, Hockey Mom, Lipstick, Pitbull, and Doggone it, I am forced to open my wallet and make another capitalist contribution to the capitalist Barack/Biden campaign.
Tired of her lies?
Tired of her ignorance?
Tired of her talking down to the American people?
Tired of her shtick?
Tired of her hate?
Imagine her running the country…
Now imagine yourself making a monetary contribution to the Barack/Biden ticket.
Money talks….Make Contestant 8 walk….

Jim B–There are plenty of violent, racist loons in the Obama camp. His pastor, his friends who blow up govt buildings and people’s homes, his celebrity worshipers…the list goes on and on. Ever hang out at MoveOn.org or DailyKos? That stuff is ugly. There’s plenty of loons to go around, unfortunately.

Sarah Palin even lies more then Bush or Cheney. She gives Christians a bad name. Lies and bigotry is what Sarah Palin is about.It’s bad enough she’s a incmpetent.

One of her favorite expressions is “rufflin’ feathers.”
That’s what reformers and mav’ricks do, especially ones with fresh ideas.

These Republicans need to stop gaslighting this country. We are already in very tough times and allowing untruths like this without calling them lies is a sure way to expose the country to mass mental illness.
Congrats, Jake on being one of the few to call these untruths the lies that they are.

Thank you, Jake, for reporting on Palin’s outrageous lies about her abuse of power scandal, something the rest of your colleagues in the media seem afraid to address.

Palin abused her power and is in violation of the ethics law according to the report and is now lying about it – saw that coming.
And they try to spin it as partisan when the committee voting to go forward with the report was 8 GOP and 4 Dems.
A liar and power abuser in violation of an ethics law and an old white guy who voted with Bush 90% of the time – just the sort of ticket to bring change to Washington.

Any trooper who tazers an 11 year old kid for fun needs to be fired and put in jail. That should be considered criminal assault. He even admitted it on a TV story. This guy is mean and dirty in so many ways and his boss the commissioner was lacking in his duties not to fire him.
And yes, this was a political stunt in its conclusion.

What do you want to bet that McCain’s people are freaking out over this? (In secret of course.) I mean, there is NO WAY they can spin this to make her look good.
The report was bad enough in itself, but her delusions are far worse! She is truly mentally unstable.
They need to get rid of her, and FAST.

It’s official! This year’s Republican ticket the first ticket in the history of presidential elections (from either major party) where both candidates have been cited for ethics violations.

Hey, Concerned in OH,
We know Iran is more important than Palin abuse of power, just like Ayers is, but that does seem to keep the McCain camp from talking about Ayers, does it. I think you have been punked by the McPalin distraction express.

Palin lying again? Hardly surprising.

Palin abused her power and is in violation of the ethics law according to the report and is now lying about it – saw that coming.
And they try to spin it as partisan when the committee voting to go forward with the report was 8 GOP and 4 Dems.
A liar and power abuser in violation of an ethics law and an old white guy who voted with Bush 90% of the time – just the sort of ticket to bring change to Washington.

Say NO to contestant 8!

I for one want to give my heartfelt thanks to Sarah, the first dude, etc.. Without you, it might have been difficult to have Obama elected. However, not only are the republicans the laughing stock of the election, this hilarious strategy (or should I say “tactic”) will probably be good for the next four years as well. McCain’s moth like strategies are bad enough when left to his own devices, but when partnered with trailer trash political maneuverings from Palin central, the insurance the democrats need is now in place. Now, with about three weeks to go, can you guys in the Palin/McCain camp think of anything else as creative? I can’t wait!

Mr.Tapper,
I think your points are fair. You have a job to seek the truth-and the Govenor may be parsing words here. But, I hope that the next time you run into Sen. Obama you might ask why he, a presidentiaal candidate, refuses to provide the public with material records; e.g.- birth certificate.
Thanks for the forum.

If you break one of the ten commandments, lady, you have committed somewhat what could be considered a breaking of a moral trust (an ethical-like issue)… You may not have done something illegal and prosecutable, but you have violated a trust… you are guilty of breaking a trust in your moral obligation to unhold the commandments~
So if you read your ethics code for your State, if you indeed do read, you might be able to put two and two together…
This is about you and your judgment. Humble yourself.
Get a clue~
Former Republican Supporter

She must really think we’re stupid for not knowing that simply isn’t true.

AGAIN, Palin is revealing that she is either warped in the mental processes, or fairly arrogant in ignoring whatever she pleases. Doesn’t seem presidential to me.
She gives all signs that she needs to be studied, in some sort of therapeutical way.

I’m sure in her empty little mind she really believes she is just perfect. After all, she thinks she can be President, even thought she doesn’t read.

In fact, what Gov Palin seeks to abuse her position as VP candidate to avoid the consequences of her abuse as Governor, which would have come out earlier in her term as mayor but she was constrained by other more experienced and capable town counselors. Ms, Palin this is the end of the line for you.

My! My! My! The question is, why do the media continue to try, and I mean try to build this women up to where she is quailfied to be the next V.P. Is the media all Republicians? Or to scared to say what the truth is. She lied about her abuse against her brother in-law. That clearly shows she is not to be trusted. Sarah needs to go back to where see came from and HIDE her face, SHAME,SHAME,SHAME.

Sarah Palin is a disgrace to her state, the republican party and to all americans. The fact that she’s even on the ticket suggest something is seriously wrong with our political process. She’s a pathological liar, defiantly stupid, and blindly self-assured. I will do everything in my power to see this grave threat to our cherished democracy packed off back to Alaska in shame, which she richly deserves.

Did anyone hear her bring up her 5 month old son while discussing abortion during a rally today? How disgusting to use your own child for political gain. Good for her to embrace her children but I’m tired of hearing about it. Sarah- you wanted us to stop talking about your family (pregnant teenage daughter), YOU FIRST!

Actually and technically, Gov. Palin is absolutely correct. Read the report, stupid!
The report clears Gov. Palin of any impropriety but faults her husband, Todd, of undue pressuring government officials to remove a police officer who tasered his own 10-year-old son and admitted to using alcohol on the job.
This same bad cop denies treatening Gov. Palin’s parents should they seek legal guidance in order for their other daughter to divorce the bad cop. Given the poor record of the bad cop, I’ll take Gov. Palin’s parents word over his.
This was a political gesture and hardly an “October Surprise” that Jake, the other MSMers and the loony Left had so hoped for.
Get over it, there is no “October Surprise” in this story.
Now go back to your deeply enclosed rabbit holes.

Palin is a great disgrace. She should have understood that this VP position was way over her intelligence – but she said yes to McCain thinking that she was smarter than everyone else. Talk about BLIND AMBITION- just smile and act flirty… WEll she is not smarter than the American voter. At least the intelligent segment of voters. I hope the people of Alaska can take the exposed SARAH for what she is – an unethical politician that happened to be the right sex for McCain. She needs to earn an opinion. She might think about getting back to school, but then again I bet that her scores might not be high enough to get into grad school and yet some of you can envision her as a visce president. What a joke.

“There was no abuse of authority at all in trying to get Officer Wooten fired,” Palin said.
Isn’t this an admission that she worked to get him fired? She is in way over her head! Wow!

For those of you so eagerly making assertions about Rezko, Wright, et. al. I’d like to remind you of:
1. The Palin’s association with the Alaska Independence Party.
2. McCains associations with:
Charles Keating, with whom his wife maintained business ties until this year.
G. Gordon Liddy, whom McCain called a friend and great American, in spite of his calls to murder ATF agents.
John Hagee and other tele-evangelists who are anti-semites and racist in their fundamentalism.
Phil Gramm, who called Americans a bunch of whiners who shouldn’t complain about our great economy.
John Singlaub, and the U.S. Council of World Freedom
Leonore Annenberg, who has endorsed John McCain, and who’s foundation established the board where Barack Obama and Ayers met.
The list goes on…
If you want to start throwing mud, you’d better be careful. It seems our side has an avalanche to throw your way, while your playing around in puddles.

Palin abused her authority… the report outright says that..
No amount of spin from her can change the fact that she abused her power.
McCain/Palin are the first ticket ever to have both people on the ticket been found of ethical problems… this is a first for this country.
Thanks Jake for putting the truth out there and not allowing Palin to spin her way out of this…
To bad the rest of the media wont follow your lead and report stories that matter.
Palin is a loser and should not even be governor.

Gdavid,
Obama had never been to europe before july and he mocked Hillary for visiting 80 countries saying she was only having tea.
Gdavid,
Obama is way in over his head running for president.

This woman is a liar, and not by some email smear saying she is, she has demonstrated that is untrustworthy. I hope she is never seen in politics again.

she uses her children
she lies to our face thanks but no thanks to the bridge
she stirs up anger and hate
she has destroyed mccains chances
SARA THANKS BUT NO THANKS! BACK TO ALASKA(those poor alaskins)

Palin is the worst in a long line of bad choices made by John McCain. I’m not surprised at all to hear her try to lie her way around the facts. As far as I’m concerned,she lost what little credibility she had a week after her nomination when the “Thanks but no thanks” line turned out be a lie.
Thanks for the kind of article that is seldom written about the GOP ticket, Jake.

This was a partisan investigation by democrats.Posted by: Jeff | Oct 12, 2008 8:13:05 PM
ROFLMAO!!!
Hmmm, 10 Republicans and 4 Democrats.

Republicans are just so furious that their license to simply deny reality and create their own is finally being canceled.
You can read the frustration and anguish between the lines of their halting, illogical, semi-literate posts here. They don’t know how to live in reality.

What is wrong with this woman? Does she really think we don’t understand the findings of the report? Again, what is wrong with this woman? I like John McCain but I don’t think he properly vetted her. She needs to step down. That could be the “October surprise”.

Sandy: You obviously didn’t read the report OR this article right here, up there, dang it all now doggone it, did you?? Wink wink.
The report does say that Sarah fired Monegan legally. It ALSO says that she violated ethics laws by putting pressure on state officials and using state resources.
READ the report, Sandy, before you come here acting stupid.

Julie, I totally agree and have wondered why the press does not boycott her indeed.
The whole McCain campaign has been pretty down on reporters anyway.
I wish I had the talent for cartooning,….a pitbull with a muzzle? They have pretty much muzzled her. I wonder why she lets them do this to her.
There was a very funny one on the Rollingstone web page.

Zero-bama is brilliant, indeed.
He has leveled the poor and rich by 50% in just one year, by tanking the stock market nearly 50%. Equality is half way under Zero-bama, before he is even elected.
0bama is directly responsible for the stock market crash because the leadership in the Congress, in supporting this Affirmative Action candidate’s approach of giving voters cash, ignored the correct solution proposed by Hillary Clinton and McCain to target the financial sectors.
Had the leadership of the Congress and Mr. Zero-bama put the country first, and made the correct judgment to use the $300 billion to rescue the financial sectors ONE full year ago, perhaps, JUST PERHAPS, the stock market would have not tanked 50%.
What we know for sure is that Zero-bama has made yet another bad judgment, a completely boneheaded mistake, to give money to individuals, which did nothing to “stimulate” the economy except continued down-slide, and this approach has failed evidenced by tanking the stockmarket by 50%.
Karl Marx would have been proud of His Nothingness for leveling the field of rich and poor by 50%, with the exchange of your retirement accounts 50% less.
Perhaps, after Zero-bama took over the country, it will be a perfect world of “From each according to his ability, to each according to his need”, such that you do not need your retirement accounts.

This just proves….Palin can’t read! Now we know why she couldn’t name a news paper..she had to wait until someone on McCain staff trained her like a monkey!

Ha-ha She was cleared, O.J.was innocent and Michael Jackson is white!
….O’ wait a minute! LOL

seems the Mccain supporters cant read!

Palin is a sociopath, nothing can penetrate her delusional thinking. The media now needs to broadcast information to the public regarding Palin and her husband’s involvement with the Alaskan Independence Party. She, not Obama, is a threat to the United States of America.

The fraud in ACORN is probably true, however, Obama just donated money to an organization who he thought was helping poor people vote. As far as that goes, most of the ACORN reps are probably good people, it’s probably just a handful of them frauding the registrations. A good point was made here though, registrations aren’t going to make any difference in the polls. Everyone who votes in most these states requires a state ID, the others require a utility bill. Even the absentee ballots require a DL number or SSN. So these persons guilty of fraud are wasting their time. As far as that goes, what if we find many of the frauders are actually republicans trying to mislead the public…again? Point is, we simply do not know. The fact that the GOP could be doing this is about the only reason someone would do it..the vote wont count, but it can make the dems look bad. Think about it, why on earth would someone fake a registration knowing that fake person would not be able to vote? So if the GOP want to make it an issue, it’s possible they could open a can of words that destroys their party totally. It wouldn’t be the first time something like this happened.

how stupid can one person behave in public and not be embarrassed by it?? to me that’s an indication that she thinks we are as dumb as she is…is Palin a natural blonde?????

This is so totally un-important and Jake why don’t you tell the whole truth. How about reporting on NOsamas sleezy connections that is so much more important than this crap.
Well said:
However, the fact that Obama has a who’s who of racist preachers, corrupt organizations (ACORN) and domestic terrorists as supporters doesn’t bother you liberals. This guy will have hundreds of political positions to fill with that stellar resume of his. Real nice. Keep worrying about Palin and vote for Obama. I’m sure you’ll find a way to blame her when the fruits of your labors are taken away in a socialist state that Obama, Pelosi and Harry R will run……. Obama = joke, but it will be too late when we find out unfortunately. You bots need to stop drinking the Jim Jones poisoned kool aid

To add to my last post, doesn’t anyone find it strange that the GOP lead Justice Dept hasn’t even began an investigation into this yet? Perhaps they know the result, and to investigate would be suicide for their party.

Palin is a lying, corrupt politician with ties to a domestic terrorist (Todd Palin), why should any of us be surprised that she lied about this.
You can always tell when Palin is lying, her lips are moving.

NOTE:
The report found that Palin, her husband Todd, and her subordinates used pressure and intimidation to try to force the firing of Michael Wooten, beginning before her swearing-in ceremony took place, and therefore broke the law.

Huh? Did I miss anything? Ok, it’s official, this woman IQ is approximately 30-40.

That’s it…she is officially crazy, nuts, insane, detached from reality, what ever you want to call it.
Oh yeah, and “Concerned in OH”, so what? Doesn’t that just show that Iran’s leaders are a lot like McCain? They have the same philosophy when it comes to diplomacy I guess. Why do you want to elect someone like the President of Iran here in the US? Why?

The report also raises the suggestion that the final incident that led to Monegan’s firing was perhaps the most (unintentionally) hilarious part of the whole saga. In the run-up to Alaska’s 2008 Police Memorial Day event, Monegan visited Palin in Anchorage and brought along an official portrait of a state trooper in uniform, saluting in front of the police memorial in Anchorage, for Palin to sign and present at the event. The trooper? Mike Wooten.
Palin signed the photo and didn’t say anything, according to Monegan’s testimony, but later cancelled her attendance at the event, sending Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell in her place. The head of her Anchorage office followed up with a call to Monegan berating him for his insensitivity. (Monegan swears he didn’t know it was Wooten in the picture, and that he didn’t even know what Wooten looked like.)
Shortly after that incident, Monegan’s fate was cast. But even then, Palin’s staffers were blithely adding more evidence to Troopergate. When Monegan’s potential successor, Chuck Kopp, asked Bailey, the Palin staffer, why Monegan was being fired, he was told simply: “Todd is really upset with Monegan.”

Thanks for trying, Jake. For real.

Doesn’t take much to convince you does it. Not a deep thinker are you. Maybe you will be impressed to know that Hamas, Hugo Chavez, the Castro brothers, and Kaddafi also endorse your candidate.Posted by:dropdeadgeorgeous 5:44 PMMark As Violation—————————————Well good. I would love to see trade and travel opened again with Cuba. Maybe its time to quit punishing countries just because they dont live the way we want them to live. Not talking and cutting off coutries that decide to live by their beliefs and cultures is closing the door on the world and has gotten us no where. I know you republicans want to force the world to live by your beliefs and standards but guess what, they wont and I dont blame them. Thats their choice , just like we have ours. We are seen as a bully nation and police nation that thinks everyone should bow to us. Thats not the way real life is nor should we have the right to enforce our beliefs on others. Maybe thats why the world doesnt respect us now. Live and let live. Al Qaeda and the Republicans both want to enforce through fear tactics. They both want everyone to carry a Holy book in one hand and a assault rifle in the other and both think everyone should live by their standards. There is nothing wrong with friends and foes alike endorcing a canidate. World piece is something we strive for , not world US domination.

How about the investigation of obamas buddy”Tony” Rezko spilling the beans about lord obama why dont yous talk about things that matter. oh im sorry im on the wrong blog no truth here

Nice to see the liar booed at the Flyer game, she wouldn’t know the truth if it hit her in the head!

Labman57…AGREED!

BIG SURPRISE HERE! PALIN IS A LIAR!!
Doesn’t everyone remember “Thanks but no thanks to that bridge to nowhere?”
That is where the lies started and they have NEVER STOPPED!
On top of that the woman is just a DOLT! She can hardly speak a complete English sentence without a teleprompter!
Remember the Katie Couric interviews? I can see Russia from my house?
On Friday the bi-partisan (10 Republicans and 4 Democrats) legislative counsel found her guilty of ABUSE OF POWER, now she wants to say they didn’t find her guilty of anything?
MY GOD HAVEN”T WE ALREADY HAD 8 YEARS OF THIS NONSENSE WITH BUSH AND CHENEY???
PALIN BELONGS BEHIND BARS!!!!

For the 1st time in history a Presidential/VP ticket contains two participants that have been found guilty of ethics violations -McCain/Palin

Everyone with a brain knows she wanted the trooper fired because her sister and him were going through a bitter divorce. but you know it makes you wonder if she did this what else has she done we dont know about?and I cant wait to see how fox news spins this story you know fox they try to take our intelligence for granted

Has anyone asked Palin or McCain why her husband was acting as a shadow governor? It’s amazing to hear Republicans defending this woman who has proven once again what a fraud she is.

Actually and technically, Gov. Palin is absolutely correct. Read the report, stupid
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Hahahaha
YOU obviously didn’t read it. It actually indicated that Palin WAS involved as well as her husband.
And “technically” she WAS is violation of ethics codes.
And, had you read the report, you would have realized that it concluded there was never a threat made to Plain’s family. It was “a matter of conveinient justification” used by the Palins.
But then again, I assume you can read.

Jezz- I’m sorry. *hugs* It was “Concerned in OH” that said these ridiculous things.
Thanks for the clarification! I’m new to these blogs.

And this is Obama’s fault how?
Vice President for Media Affairs Mehdi Kalhor said on Saturday that Iran has set two preconditions for holding talks with the United States of America.”
One would think this was the current admin’s issue.
Sure, it will be dumped in the lap of the next Admin, most likely.

Sarah Palin is getting an easy free ride from the press on investigation finding she abused her power as Governor of Alaska.I have followed investigation since she was selected as Vice President. Wish space was allowed so I could attach all the government/agency, police investigation documents of Wooten, letters Sarah wrote lodging complaints against Wooten to DPH, etc. I read whole report by Branchflower. And we must keep in mind Sarah Palin withheld almost all emails, government documents. Branchflower did manage to have enough information to decide she did abuse her power by violating ethics law for personal reasons.
Sarah Palin continuing to lie, lie, lie about the results is shocking!!!! Not surprising since Palin enticed crowd rage with shouts of “kill him”, “off with his head”, “treason”, “traitor”, etc smiling while comments made. She made no attempt to stop these dangerous comments. Assassination is serious and dangerous. Palin lying about this too is not surprising. She is one dangerous lady!!
This Republican has had it. I am voting for Barack Obama – Joe Biden.

Obviously reading comprehension is not one of her strong points.

Sarah Palin: a footnote in history. I cannot wait for someone to look her up in 10 years to find out what trailer park she is living in.
God Bless Iran: a great country who believes in peace.

“Tony” Rezko”Tony” Rezko”Tony” Rezk”Tony” Rezko”Tony” Rezko”Tony” Rezko real news some thing real to talk about

“How about the investigation of obamas buddy”Tony” Rezko spilling the beans about lord obama why dont yous talk about things that matter. oh im sorry im on the wrong blog no truth here”
No intelligence or literacy here. Please help yourself by finishing High School. A mind is terrible thing to waste.

Just to be clear, Todd Palin is not a member of Gov. Palin’s staff or a state employee, correct?
If true, then let’s apply what he did, what they did together, in the real business world.
If I, as an executive of a company, allowed my wife (not an employee) to call meetings with members of my staff, or even colleagues for that matter, gave her access to personnel files and allowed those meetings to take place at my place of employment, well … I’d be immediately fired and would clearly be vulnerable to civil litigation.
This is what I find most appalling about the report, and hope that either the legislature files articles of impeachment against Gov. Palin, or the electorate put together a petition requesting a recall referendum.
Her abuse of power – in the real world, the business world – would not be tolerated.

“why on earth would someone fake a registration knowing that fake person would not be able to vote?”
It would fall in line with typical Obama style propaganda. If 100,000 bogus new voter registrations came in as “Democrats”, the polls would be overinflated in favor of Obama which would have a psychological affect on the undecideds who would think “wow, it’s a landslide, guess I’ll vote for Obama too.”
Just a case of stacking the deck.

Jack Tapper- Great article! Thanks for keeping them honest. Keep up the good work!

“I find that Governor Sarah Palin Abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act”
does that sound like she was cleared of unethical actions to any of you?
and the panel was primarily republican, so the partisan or biased angle is crap.

No, Fake Democrat Who is Voting for McCain, we aren’t scared of Palin because she is a “real” person.
We’re scared of her because she is sociopathic, delusional, lying hack of a right-wing fascist. Eight years of that is enough.

Thank you to those who bring up the media underexposure of the hideous nature of the McCain/Palin campaign. Where are the 24/7 banner headlines exposing these pathological liars for what they are? Isn’t this NEWS?
She just told a bald faced lie. If Obama did that, it’d be everywhere. COME ON—get your little microphones out and start telling the truth before we end up with an even worse administration than Bush’s!!!

What does she think she is doing giving Todd Palin the facilities of her office to run anything. He’s nothing but her bedmate legally. He has no legal claim to anything. He is a stud. I shudder to think what he might be able to do if she is elected.

And this woman is commenting on the judgment and truthfulness of others? A lying, mean-spirited, mindless disgrace.

I am just waiting for the media to grab the Palin’s intertwining with the Alaska Independence Party…with real teeth. Also, if you read international news…the bottom dwellers of America (racists, dangerous Palin supporters) are the joke of the world. That, my friends, speaks volumes.

GRABING AT STRAWS comes to mind here nobody has said any thing about the brother in law being a real dirt bag i would have fired him too so move on nothing to see here teamsters for mccain
real leadership

That explanation about how Obama benefits from falsified voter registrations is about as funny a thing as I’ve read in years.
Thank you, nameless wingnut, for posting that. I got a good laugh from it.

Who would defend a blatant liar like Palin? Shes a disgrace.

Thank You Jemma! Todd Palin’s involvement in his wife’s official state business is being seriously underreported. Especially since he is a member of the AIP, founded by Joe “I’ve got no use for America or her damned institutions” Vogler.

Has Sarah Palin ever told a single piece of truth?
She either continues to tell lies or she is incapable of understanding the investigative report.

Stephanie, good point! People, do go read the international news. You will get a much clearer, more objective picture of what is going on in the USA.
Ironic, but true.

She’s not even a good liar.

dangerous
ill informed
ill equipped
laching ethics
lacking a grasp of the issues that face us
and dishonest.
McCain’s judgment seems pretty succinct.

Boone,
According to Republican logic, we should judge people by their associations.
What does it say about Sarah Palin that this “dirtbag” was a member of her family?

I truly cannot believe Palin would do this to a safety officer while our troops are in harm’s way in Iraq.
Why do Sarah Palin and Republicans hate our troops?

Man I’m glad I’m not a child of you people: In your world, I’d either be aborted, or tasered, and none of you “parents” would have said or done anything about it except to make stuff up about a person in a position of power who’s trying to defend me against further attacks!
—————–
The report clearly showed that Palin’s actions were personally motivated.
They were not some “noble” action.
The accusations of threats, according to the report, were false and fabricated to justify their own actions.
The truth about Plain is out there. You can be self delusional, but she’s a fraud.

She is a complete disaster. She must step down now!

More Crazy Connections: The Palins and AIP (the Alaska Independence Party), McCains campaign manager and Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac–until approx a month or so ago, his lobbying firm was receiving about $15k a month from them, McCain and Keating–need I say more? Again, if you don’t want to discuss issues, I am happy to engage in character attacks…

OK she LIED before the report was released. And then she LIED after the report was released.
Would you trust this woman in the White House?

I just cannot understand this vicious attack by Palin on a brave safety officer, somebody who risked his life every day to keep Americans safe.
It’s almost as though Palin hates America! We already know she hates our troops!

She needs to be tested for drug use.

To borrow a famous line by Aaron Sorkin used in “The American President”:
“We’ve got serious problems, and we need serious people…..this is a time for serious people, (Sarah), and your fifteen minutes are up.”

Bought a NEW deer rifle!!!
You can spew your filth all day long and all you will accomplish are more people voting for Obama.
People are catching on to your type of lies and bigotry. Just look at the polls.

Any intelligent person who reads the report will see that, regardless of what any partisans say, she and her husband used old school, small town bullying tactics on this guy. Her husband ran around making appointments with public officials when he had no authority to do so! Read the report, people.
I come from a small town and I know how it goes. Anyone FROM a small town could read that report and know, cause they’ve seen it done. It’s ridiculous that McCain picked her.

~~~~~~~~ Yeah you don’t want us to say anything because its apparent you don’t like those names!! You can’t deny those names anymore!!! Whats obama gonna say again i didn’t hear those kind of speeches? Or maybe i never met that person in my entire life?
Posted by: niun | Oct 12, 2008 8:55:11 PM
Those names have no meaning. They are old news and Obama has not been charged with anything so what’s you point? That is yesterday’s news and nobody with and ounce of intelligence cares.

“The real question is, why does Palin hate our brave police force?”
Why do Obama and Michelle hate America? They shook down 4.2 mil last year and have the nerve to bad mouth the US to the Germans, to the American people, to the Pennsylvanians, and to think the polls show him leading in PA. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Good luck with that big dance (around the true issue). Everything about the campaign is a little to little and a little to late! Now that they have let the genie out of the bottle… ie. all the nutbags at their rallies screaming hatred and lies, they want to put it back in (not really, just look like they are trying). Now that they can’t push around the Alaskan committee to not investigate they will just knowingly lie…like we cant read or don’t understand the findings. These two believe or hope that all Americans are as stupid as their rabid followers, sorry, we are not! Do us a favor McComplain, go back to Alaska with that stupid crack on Nov. 5th!________
To Mavericky not… thanks for the shout out I thought it would be worth a re-print.

It’s one thing to be overconfident about your lack of qualifications and your readyness to lead – without blinking, no less. It’s another thing to bald-face lie about a document that clearly states that you abused your power. Your hubris will eventually catch up with you and it will not be pretty when it does.

Wow, Palin lying about her record – is anyone surprised?

In case you didn’t hear me the first time: Todd was well within his first amendment rights. According to the AK Legislative Council report, Gov.Palin abused the power of her office because she “failed” to prevent her husband Todd, from exercising his First Amendment rights. Apparently the Legislative Council believes that Todd does not enjoy the FIRST Amendment Right to communicate political “concerns” directly to appointed members of the Governor’s administration. The sheer hypocracy of the Legislative Council’s decision “REEKS” of double standard. Apparently Hillary CLinton can sit in Cabinet meetings when Bill was elected to his first term and advise extensively on health care and other issues. But NOOOOOO, Todd Palin is supposed to keep quiet and not express any concern regarding this “FOOL” trooper Wooten, who TAZED his own stepson. Where the HELL is the ACLU when you need them?

OK she LIED before the report was released. And then she LIED after the report was released.
Would you trust this woman in the White House?
Posted by: any123
~~~~~~ You want lies lets count lies LIE # 1 ) Obama never siad he would meet ahmadinajad without precondtions lie #2 i never said i was not for coal lie # 3 barack never said we are air raiding civilians and villages LIe #4 barack never said the surge would not work.
(Obama) never heard those hate speeches in that church that i been for 20 years
lie Rev wright.
Ayers? WHo ? He was just a neighbor in my neighborhood (lie) Obama started his political career in Ayers living room
Rezko? His being tried for fraud?
Acorn oh i was just a lawyer for them. ANd i gave them 800,000 for their organization for voter fraud.
Odinga? Oh his gonna be exposed on MONDAY!!!!!!!

Oh give her a break. Even if she did read the report, she doesn’t have the mental capacity to comprehend the content. So, therefore, she wouldn’t have the actual mental state to formulate a “lie” regarding the actual findings. OK, I just gave myself my tickle for the day. It’s been a long one.

KM
Why brag about a new deer rifle???
Because I can. Because I can buy as many as I want, for no reason, because it is my God given right protected by the Second Amendment of the Untited States Constitution.
Why would you want the Secret Service to visit me????? I’ll wait for that one…..
Why do you, KM, hate the Constitution so much?

How frightening to think this woman could be electd V.P….a heartbeat away from the Presidency!! She has continuosly told untruths from the time she entered this race. Hopefully, people will ask themselves if she is truly ready to lead should something unforeseen happened to Sen. McCain. If voters consider that before voting then they could not in all conscience support McCain!!

At least she didn’t rape her interns. It makes no difference to the election. The American people are demanding Marxism. Only Obama can deliver. McCain wouldn’t stand a chance even if he was running with Soloman.

Hey, Obama doesn’t go around personally getting our brave safety officers fired!
Palin does. And our troops in Iraq are brothers- and sisters-in-arms with our brave safety officers.
Therefore, it only follows that Palin hates our troops! She hates America!
How can you support somebody who hates America, wingnuts? Answer me that?!?

Its a shame that Democrats and Obama fund a voter fraud organization like ACORN and helped create the mortgage crisis we are in now by suing banks into giving loans with my deposited money to blacks who could never repay the loans.”
And people wonder why Republicans are called racists.

If that pumped up steriod driven police officer tazed my nephew and made threats on my father’s life I would go through hell to have him fired and jailed. Alaska is so messed up that a written report from a supervisor of a law enforcement officer states that if you were an ordinary citizen you would be facing criminal charges and it doesn’t merit a mention. The Palins had every right in the world to be angry, there are two sets of laws one for civilians and one for troopers! Liberals don’t care about children at all until they reach the age of reproduction.

The report also found there was no basis to the ‘personal safety’ issue.
So Palin lied more than once, and the campaign, in the update, just lied again. (I know, we’ll see another update soon…)
And Sarah Palin was previously sanctioned by the court for trying to alienate her sister’s kids from their father. The judge told her to stop doing that.
Of course, she did what she wanted anyway. Like making the reporters ask one question and no followups.
But thanks for posting what no one else has today, JT.

A woman who has been running
around with undesirables,
and is married to one, people
who want to break away from
the Union, has been picked by
a thoroughly unpatriotic
McCain as his running mate.

Now , really, just who are those guys on the GOP ticket? Now there’s been this finding that Palin violated the Ethics law thus breaching the public trust. This would constitute a minor campaign distraction about like that old pesky financial crisis–dog gone it! With McSame’s ethical violation in the Keating 5 investigation, that makes one ethics violation a piece for these six pack mavericks. Now ain’t that some kinda reform we can believe in my fellow prisoners. We should be afraid! We should be very afraid of the GOP ticket!

Why does Palin hate America?
She should be happy that she lives in a country where a mental midget like herself can get elected to high state office.
Instead, she goes out of her way to trash our brave safety officers and troops fighting in Iraq. It wouldn’t surprise me if she and her husband belonged to, like, some sort of secessionist party up there in Alaska.

Ayers will probably vote for someone to the left of Obama. Maybe Nader or McKinney. Rezko would likely vote for McCain if he had the chance and Wright is probably mad enough at Obama that he might vote for Nader or McKinney.
I know that I and most Americans will be voting for Obama. As I said, McCain has attracted most of the racist, violent and ignorant people. I’m sure there are a few exceptions here and there but it is clear that those who are uneducated, hate blacks or favor war are voting for McCain. I wouldn’t dispute this or you my annoy some of the few remaining groups that do support McCain.

American politics on the Republican side is such a JOKE.
I’d laugh at you here in Vancouver, Canada but it is SO SAD that the old Geezer and airhead Giget gets taken seriously at all. I have to assume that their supporters are either elitist (more money than brains)or redneck trailer trash (without an education). There is no other explaination.
Praying that Obama is elected with a landslide so that my faith can be restored in the American people. Isn’t eight years enough, haven’t you learned anything?

Mrs. Palin do the right thing. we don’t want any officer like officer Peterson, who are until now lie about his missing wife.

Those crazy right wingers: As I said, The people demand Marxism, so Obama wins. Like Jimmy Carter.

First time in U.S. history that BOTH of the candidates on a major party ticket were found to have violated ethics laws BEFORE they took office.
The Republican Party: Winning the Race to the Bottom!!

West Coast Messenger-
First of all, Wooten may well be a creep but that doesn’t excuse the fact that Palin overstepped the bounds of her authority.
Second, you said “They used whatever pressure…” “They” means Sarah AND Todd Palin. She seems to give him an inordinate amount of authority, control, and access even though he’s NOT an elected official. This, to me, is something that deserves further investigation.
However, this points out weaknesses in her governing style and also brings into question her character and leadership skills.
West Coast Messenger wrote:
Yawn. Sarah Palin, or Todd Palin for that matter, went after an abusive brother-in-law. They used whatever pressure could be exerted to affect the situation, in protection of a family member.

Sorry, Sarah, and sorry, Republicans–I just don’t think your values are true American values.
You don’t represent what we Americans believe in.

Concerned in OH,
Its not the truth and blaming the financial crisis on black people is racist.
How’d you like your Tameri lie blowing up in your face?
How many times are you going to allow the right wing media to make a fool out of you?

Palin is getting a free ride on this investigation. If the shoe were on the other foot and it was Biden under investigation the MSM would be all over it.

Concerned in Ohio thinks that perhaps voting for Palin is a good idea? There are millions of people around the country worried to death about people in Ohio just like you – who would choose to vote for a party where the VP nominee is completely ignorant about national and international affairs, has been found guilty of abuse of power, cannot speak a grammatically correct sentence and just spends a lot of time winking at America…rather than voting for a competent and articulat man who happens to be half black. And apparently the half that is black is so frightening to you that you would bet the future of this entire country on your racist inclinations.
If that isn’t sick, I don’t know what is.

How about a follow up that destroys their paltry response.
The investigation was begun before Palin was named VP candidate, and the Alaskan legislature is DOMINATED BY THE GOP. So just how is this partisan? Oh like saying violating the ethics rules is not unethical.

Sarah Palin is a power hungry liar. At least GWB waited until he was in office to show his true face. This Palin person
thinks she’s above reproach while running for office. The thought of a McCain-Palin administration scares the living heck out of me. It should scare the heck out of anyone who has a functioning brain.

“Most people lose their house because they can’t pay their mortgage. Not being able to pay your mortgage is on you, no one else.”
McCain and Bush encouraging the outsourcing of your job? The right winger blames you.
Bush running the economy in the toilet that has fewer job and less money after inflation? The right winger blames you.
That lending agency that lied to you and left you with nothing to which Bush & McCain did nothing? The right winger blames you.

Please keep reporting on the lies this woman is telling. She truly scares me and is completely unqualified to be vice president or president. We have had 8 years of a lying commander in chief, we can not have another. Please vote for OBAMA/BIDEN on NOV. 4TH.

“My, how the tune changes when it’s convenient. Republicans stand for NOTHING.”
Not quite true. Republicans stand for whatever keeps them in power at the given moment.

saybah is so right.
the press knew sarah palin had problems the day after mccain announced her. we all googled the same anchorage daily news pages. yet the press seemed to sit back and ignore what everyone had found. troopergate. even the trig palin story.
why did that happen.

Jake, I will give you much credit for calling Sarah Palin out on her untruths. But I want to play this scenario for the media:
Imagine this.
Barack Obama picks a running mate, who is already under investigation for an ethical lapse. What would the media have said weeks ago? I recall just before the presidential candidates made their vice presidential picks, almost every media talking head said, it was a crucial decision for Barack Obama. Mind you, just Barack Obama. It was a judgment call, they said. They would be watching because this was Obama’s first executive decision. How he performed at that point was going to tell us a whole lot.
All the while, not a single mention about John McCain, as if he had ever made an executive decision as such. The scrutiny was on Barack Obama, only.
So, what did Barack Obama do? As he has always done, he proved that he knew what he was doing, he picked Joe Biden. We all know the rest of the story.
John McCain on the other hand, after watching Barack Obama give one hell of a convention speech, was looking for something to tamp down his poll numbers. In his haste, he chose a running mate, Sarah Palin, who was under investigation in her state for possible abuse of power. Did we hear a peep from the media about this?
No.
What we heard was that McCain was a maverick. That we had to wait and see if his pick would prove to be “mavericky,” not because she was under investigation or anything, but because she was a little known governor. Never mind that the press was fully aware that she was indeed involved in an investigation in her state.
Fast forward to Friday, Oct. 10, John McCain’s running mate was found by legislators in her state to have abused her power, in her zeal to get back at her ex-brother-in-law.
And the press?
MUM!!
Oh, the hypocrisy, and the double standard. Lord knows if Barack Obama’s running mate had been found to have abused his powers in the senate, the coverage would have been wall-to-wall across this nation.
What is wrong with the press in this country? People want to say that the press is in the tank for Barack Obama. To that I say, give me a bleeping break!!
No. Not from where I sit. Barack Obama has earned EVERY stripe in this race. The press has been anything but in the tank for Barack Obama.
Today, I challenge every media person with some decency to cover this story about Sarah Palin, as you would have done if it was Obama’s running mate, Joe Biden.
Please, I am begging you, just once for some fairness.
Posted by: saybah | Oct 12, 2008 9:14:34 PM
____________________________________
Too good to let die.

I keep hearing that Palin is a liar.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but all I remember her fudging on is
1. her role in Bridge to Nowhere (which she did in fact kill, albeit when political expenient)
2. troopergate case.
If a democrat tried to fire a copy that DID taser a 10 year old and DID drink while on duty, the ACLU would have given him a medal and liberals would cry racism, sexism or some other ism
Meanwhile, Obama has racist preacher (lied about it), bought house from a crook (lied about it), gave 800K to ACORN (being investigated in 8 states) and funneled money to Ayer’s left wing organization.
I see why Palin is so dangerous. You libs all deserve the high taxes we’re going to get screwed with, because he’s lying about that too….

Few americans trust Palins judgement ..This country has been there dont that with incompetent , greedy, corrupt politics..I just hope this deliberite bankrupting of our country by republicans and blue dogs dems are exposed..soon

If McPalin loses her job when she returns to Alaska, she has plenty of opportunity in Hollywood where she is probably better suited for her role. Sort of a turnaround. It’s usually the actors that become politicians; in this case it will be a politician becoming an actor – she already has experience in that career.
Posted by: Sandra S
*************************
Heard that Sarah is dressing up as Tina Fey
this Halloween. Hey,hey

“That lending agency that lied to you and left you with nothing to which Bush & McCain did nothing?”
Not really. I’d blame the Democrats for not heeding McCain’s warning in 2005, and Obama for supporting Acorn to use mob tactics of forcing banks to give free loans to people who could never afford them.

IndyJohn…. the ruling violates Todd’s Constitutional RIGHTS… that makes it void.

Palin is trying to put a major spin on a verdict that is at best shameful to her and credible as it was bipartisan and the findings are dishonorable of her brief service as governor of a sparsely populated state and unethical/high handed management style. The Republican base is blinded into irrational behavior by not censuring her and removing her from the McCain ticket. Republicans will have lost their public faith for ever by not acting fast. All the decent law abiding Republicans should demand that she be removed from the ticket. Otherwise they will join the McVeigh type fanatics who abound in the party and will be a party of fanatics like the Taliban.

voter -
I agree with you. The fact that this was dumped on a Friday night and trumped by economic news means that it probably won’t get substantial play.
This calls McCain’s judgment and decision-making skills into question as well. Did he know about these charges before he chose her? Didn’t anyone on his staff google her before she was chosen and find out about this? If he did know about this, why was she still chosen when he had to have known it would provide a distraction?
He didn’t think this through before he acted. And I don’t want a president who acts first and then thinks about it.

This is fun. When Moneghan was in office, he iterviewed a guy named Kopp for a job in the Dept. of public safety. During the interview, he asked Kopp if there was anything in his past that would be potentially embarrassing to the Dept. Kopp admitted that there has been a sexual harassment allegation, but that no action had been taken. Moneghan presented this info to Palin’s staff, and they recommended Kopp not be hired, at least until the sexual harassment thing died down.
A couple moths later, Palin fired Moneghan, and she hired someone to take his place. Guess who? Kopp. He was hired two days later, without ever being interviewed. And a few weeks after being hired, he was forced to step down because if that sexual harassment allegation.
The point is that Palin is utterly unprofessional in everything she does. She’s the Alaska Disasta.
Posted by: Mishkin-Fishkin
*************************
Hi Mishkin-Fishkin, do you have the sources
for this? This needs to be addressed.

Why do Obama and Michelle hate America? They shook down 4.2 mil last year and have the nerve to bad mouth the US to the Germans, to the American people, to the Pennsylvanians, and to think the to the Pennsylvanians, and to think the polls show him leading in PA. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.Posted by: Emm | Oct 12, 2008 9:01:10 PM
Yeah they told us McCain was the boogey man so we are voting for Obama.

Why would she start telling the truth now? Maybe since she is effectively refusing to talk to reporters she is planning on selling her story on eBay.

Maverickly, this lady is a joke!. You betcha one big joke, maybe her witch doctor pastor will pray those lies right out of her head. Oh did I say that, sorry well vote for MCSAME & DUMB DORA FOR PRES & VICE PRES and will join you all when they get elected under the bridge to nowhere because that is where we will all be living when these 2 get in the white house!!!!

“Correct me if I’m wrong, but all I remember her fudging on is”
She has said Obama is against clean coal when OBama has supported clean coal and has it as part of his energy plan.
She has asserted that oil exports are illegal when they are not.
She claimed being close to Russia & Canada gave her foreign policy experience because of trade mission and the like, even with that kind expansion of her comments she has spent less than 12 hours total at any trade meeting or on the phone with any foreign diplomat.
She claimed she had nothing to hide in Troopergate then did everything in her and the McCain campaigns power to squash.
That’s just off the top of my head.

Another proof positive of what an idiot Palin is and of how the campaign is falling apart:
the team of mavericks split on what to do next regarding North Korea?
While Sen. McCain was extremely critical of the Bush decision to take North Korea off of the list of state sponsors of terror in a statement issued Saturday, his running mate said she had confidence in the administration.
From the McCain statement:
“Reports indicate that the administration may soon remove North Korea from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. I have previously said that I would not support the easing of sanctions North Korea unless the United States is able to fully verify the nuclear declaration Pyongyang submitted on June 26. It is not clear that the latest verification arrangement will enable us to do so,” McCain said in a written statement. “As this process moves forward, I expect the administration to explain exactly how this new verification agreement advances American interests and those of our allies before I will be able to support any decision to remove North Korea from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.”
But when Gov. Palin was asked about the decision during a campaign stop in Altoona, PA today, she was more optimistic about the Bush move and said she had “faith” it was the correct decision.
“Having worked on this strategy for quite some time, I have faith…that they’re making this wise decision. And North Korea, of course, better live up to its end of the bargain there, in speaking with the other countries whom they’ve been working with, in promising the verification. That end of the bargain has got to be lived up to,” she told reporters, putting the onus on Pyongyang rather than Washington.

Not really. I’d blame the Democrats for not heeding McCain’s warning in 2005, and Obama for supporting Acorn to use mob tactics of forcing banks to give free loans to people who could never afford them.
Posted by: Emm | Oct 12, 2008 9:32:25 PM
Didn’t John McCain just recently say that the fundamentals of the economy were strong?

When this is all over, you will see Sarah Palin as a frequent analyst on Fox News – maybe she’ll have her own show…

One great thing about Sarah Palin: she is driving conservatives to vote for Obama, like the son of William F Buckley! David Brooks just wrote an article calling her a cancer on the Republican party. Whoever told McCain to pick her helped the Democrats more than anyone else in this election.

“I’d blame the Democrats for not heeding McCain’s warning in 2005″
You mean May of 2006 when McCain joined a bill that had died in committee a year before.
More of that McCain leadership!

Palin’s values are not American values. Not in any way, shape, or form.
I’m afraid she simply isn’t one of “us.”
No, Sarah Palin and John McCain are dangerous radicals, frighteningly out of touch with Joe-Six-Pack America.

Actually, the person who’s really palling around with a radical sympathizer is Sarah Palin. The guy she married was a member of the extremist Alaskan Independence Party. In case you don’t know, these guys don’t even want AK to be a part of America.

Hey all you die hard fox news loving repubs, even your team is turning it’s back on your lies!
Even within Republican circles it seems there is a growing sentiment that McCain’s recent strategy has had a blow-back effect. On Sunday, the Weekly Standard’s William Kristol called the negative tactics “stupid.”
“The main thing to say about these negative ads — which, I don’t think, almost none of them has been across the line — they haven’t worked,” he said on Fox News Sunday. “Obama’s favorable rating is as high as it’s been in three months. It’s actually gone up in the last month. So it’s a stupid campaign.”

How can anyone expect any more from Palin! She and McCain are very dishonest and will do anything to win this election!

Wooten was (still is because he still has his government job) a THREAT TO THE GOVERNOR OF ALASKA. Regardless of anything else that should be looked at as first priority. If anyone threatened your state governor they would be disposed of.

we can just file the troopergate investigation to no where, next to the road to no where, which Sarah palin built with the money from the bridge to no where, which Palin claims to tell congress thanks but no thanks yet she kept the money
of course the Island people do not use that road to no where which sarah built with the money she kept because the road goes no where
I feel a nursery rhyme being created with Sarah’s no where story

“Yes, the fundamentals are. They are the American worker. He’s repeated it a million times for you slow to learn types.”
The reason he has had to repeat it is because after he said the fundamentals were strong his campaign panicked about how that was received. So he made up a new definition of what the fundamentals of the economy are. So he has to continually repeat it so gullible right wingers absorb the new definition.

Palin just can’t stop lying. Her entire campaign has been one falsehood after another, from the Bridge To Nowhere to Troopergate. John certainly knows how to pick ‘em. Karnack the Magnificent predicts she will be back up in Alaska soon, cursing her minister for not keeping the witches away.

hummingbird
The report dismissed the claim that Wooten was a physical threat to the Palins. In fact, she even cut down on her security staff – something she wouldn’t have done had she truly felt threatened.

What a surprise. Palin lied again.
Too bad only the 23%ers will be voting for her and John McSame.
I make calls on behalf of the Obama campaign and we’re seeing a huge segment of republicans shifting away from McCain because of this woman.

“Attempt to take an American worker’s job away from him? To take away his ability to put bread on his table and a six-pack in his fridge?”
Geez, Louise! The cop was bad news and needed firing. We need a person willing to stand up for the good of the people and take the bull by the horns. Not a pansy who flows like the tide who only looks out for himself ie Obama.

Jake, I will give you much credit for calling Sarah Palin out on her untruths. But I want to play this scenario for the media:
Imagine this.
Barack Obama picks a running mate, who is already under investigation for an ethical lapse. What would the media have said weeks ago? I recall just before the presidential candidates made their vice presidential picks, almost every media talking head said, it was a crucial decision for Barack Obama. Mind you, just Barack Obama. It was a judgment call, they said. They would be watching because this was Obama’s first executive decision. How he performed at that point was going to tell us a whole lot.
All the while, not a single mention about John McCain, as if he had ever made an executive decision as such. The scrutiny was on Barack Obama, only.
So, what did Barack Obama do? As he has always done, he proved that he knew what he was doing, he picked Joe Biden. We all know the rest of the story.
John McCain on the other hand, after watching Barack Obama give one hell of a convention speech, was looking for something to tamp down his poll numbers. In his haste, he chose a running mate, Sarah Palin, who was under investigation in her state for possible abuse of power. Did we hear a peep from the media about this?
No.
What we heard was that McCain was a maverick. That we had to wait and see if his pick would prove to be “mavericky,” not because she was under investigation or anything, but because she was a little known governor. Never mind that the press was fully aware that she was indeed involved in an investigation in her state.
Fast forward to Friday, Oct. 10, John McCain’s running mate was found by legislators in her state to have abused her power, in her zeal to get back at her ex-brother-in-law.
And the press?
MUM!!
Oh, the hypocrisy, and the double standard. Lord knows if Barack Obama’s running mate had been found to have abused his powers in the senate, the coverage would have been wall-to-wall across this nation.
What is wrong with the press in this country? People want to say that the press is in the tank for Barack Obama. To that I say, give me a bleeping break!!
No. Not from where I sit. Barack Obama has earned EVERY stripe in this race. The press has been anything but in the tank for Barack Obama.
Today, I challenge every media person with some decency to cover this story about Sarah Palin, as you would have done if it was Obama’s running mate, Joe Biden.
Please, I am begging you, just once for some fairness.
Posted by: saybah | Oct 12, 2008 9:14:34 PM
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Too good to let die.

Conservatives got too complacent playing bait-your-way-to-victory and failed to notice that in 2008 it’s minority voters who may very well decide the outcome of this presidential election. The same minorities that conservatives have been handing a slap to the back of the head at nearly every opportunity. From not-so-subtle euphemisms to open slurring, how much is conservative race-baiting going to cost the Republicans?
Probably the presidency.

The Republicans have lied to our faces for the last 8 years and have largely gotten away with it because the facts sometimes were hard to verify in their original form. NOW we have them actually lying about reports that are public and easily verified. I thought we had enough of an Orwellian society but apparently we’re moving into a wholly new area of 1984.

Why does McCain-Palin hate American workers? Why do they abuse their power to deprive Americans a fair shot to put bread on the table and a six-pack in the fridge?

We do not need this type of riff raff going into the white house. There should be a full investigation of Todd Palin to determine his thoughts and character being that he had that much control in the governor’s office. This is a major scandal in waiting.

“I make calls on behalf of the Obama campaign and we’re seeing a huge segment of republicans shifting away from McCain because of this woman.”
Were you the same non partisan pollster who called me and asked “So even though Gov. Palin has been caught redhanded in Troopergate, you’ll still vote for her?”
That question was so slanted, I didn’t know where to begin. No wonder the polls show Obama leading.

Your right. When Obama get thru with his tax plans and drives all the compaines out of the country. His new tax funds will now have to come from small companies who now will be taxed out of buisness. America loses anyway you look at it from Obama the theif

Do you hear that? That sucking sound? That is the sound of the Republicant Party falling apart. The sound Rome made just before it collapsed. You do realize that we are laughing so hard at you right now.

Why are the media not looking into likely connections between Obama and ACORN, the radical, racist, left-wing organization which Obama’s campaign gave $800,000 to. These people are BAAAAD and should be investigated immediately by the FBI before they commit more fraud.

first of all this was not a VERDICT as some of you suggest. this was not a Court of law. this was a legislative process and the REPORT is their findings again not a VERDICT.
i know some of you are really dissappointed you had hoped they would drag sarah off in chains and stone her to death. or at least chain her to the kitchen sink so she can meet your demented perception of what a conservative woman’s role should be in this society.
the ethics issue is no different than any other licensecure board for numerous professions. again not persecuted in a court of law but rather by a board that administers any given profession. so your hopes for a future ‘stoning’ will be equally dissappointing as well.

I bet Obama is rolling on the floor laughing after hearing this. At the same time, McCain is probably kicking himself while banging his head on a concrete wall for choosing her. How many times must she torture the world with her blatantly obvious political gaffes. She is worse than Bush is with her blunders.

Posted by: Amanda Moserski | Oct 12, 2008 9:59:17 PM
Hey Amanda did they tell you the sky is falling? You better tell everyone you know. Because I said it, it must be true.

All one needs to do is to listen to the crowd booooing Sarah Palin as she drops the puck at the Flyers game. In fact, the music was turned up in an attempt to drown out the resounding BOOOOOOOOOO
Nobody believes the LIES you tell, you stupid woman.
Obama 08

This is childs play compared to the way Bill Clinton abused his power when he was Governor of Arkansas. Where were all you sanctimonious libs back then? Bottom line, Governor Palin is going to be on the national political scene for a generation to come regardless of what happens in November. Deal with it!

I don’t think abuse of power as a governor at that level is a major crime. What IS major is that she is looney tunes. And her husband.

Seems more like Sarah’s whole life is a lie.

this was a legislative process and the REPORT is their findings
Posted by: landsend | Oct 12, 2008 10:00:13 PM
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Exactly, and Palin STILL lied about the finding of the ethics violation. Maybe even she knew that an ethics violation ain’t good even when determined by a “legislative process”. BTW, Cheney and Rove hold your same opinion on the unimportance of legislative processes.

What a phony.

This is childs play compared to the way Bill Clinton abused his power when he was Governor of Arkansas. Where were all you sanctimonious libs back then? Bottom line, Governor Palin is going to be on the national political scene for a generation to come regardless of what happens in November. Deal with it!
Posted by: MinnesotaWildman | Oct 12, 2008 10:05:17 PM
Ahhh yes, I was waiting for some dolt to bring up one of the Clintons. You Republicans use the same old garbage time after time after time.

What hog wash from Palin. You can put lip stick on a pig, and while it is still a pig, thank God it is not Palin. She is disgusting, as our her lemmings.

America
You have a real tough decision to make.
No – Not about choosing McCain or Obama as President
McCain has proven on every hand that he is not capable of being President.
1. Because he has no real solutions for the problems we face today. His policies is fundamentally the same as the last eight years. PROVE OTHERWISE SYNICS!!!!
2. He picks Sarah Palin without properly vetting her. Ask yourself, if America knew she was the person we now know today, Do you think McCain would have picked her. NO …. BE HONEST WITH YOURSELVES!!!!!
3. He is the most erratic, unstable, unpredictable, person I have seen in the history of politics. He talks about a steady hand and his hand, his campaign, his supporters are the most unstable – even to the point of stable.
Like I said the choice is not between OBAMA AND MCCAIN. It is between you and your conscience.

What the Heck Probe is She talking about?? She was found GUILTY.. Somebody please tell her to read a Newspaper..
OOOO!!!!! Maybe she means that she was cleared by her Proctologist.. So that’s where they found her head. Look a little further, and see if you can find bush’s up there.

The issue(s) that should be more in the media and not just a fly by night story (ies) are those regarding how corrupt Obama is!
He is corrupt and a pathological liar.
The Obama ticket gets way too many passes in the media .
So Jake, PLEASE report the the REAL stories…
BTW neither republican candidate
has actually violated any ethics law – though some on the dark side have attempted to say they did.
Reality…Obama is the crook!

“Sarah Palin ABUSED HER POWER. Why is this not headline news right now? Why is the McCain campaign not being forced to drop her from the ticket?”
It has been front page, top online news story, where’ve you been?
But the media finally did something right and said “So what?!” and are moving on to more relevant issues like why Obama is hiding behind his lawyers and ignoring a lawsuit requiring him to submit documents (any documents at all) that would prove he’s eligible to be POTUS.

“Like paying $832,596 (reported by the Federal Election Commission)to ACORN during the primaries for “get the vote” drives?”
This is true.
“Like benefitting from fraudulent voters registrations conducted by ex-convicts hired by ACORN to conduct these drives?”
How does Obama benefit from fake voter registration involving the Dallas Cowboys? He doesn’t.
“Like not complying with the FEC”s request to provide correct names and addresses of donors, many of whom are suspected to be foreigners?”
Obama has provided all info to the FEC. They have not made all donors below $200 part of the public record.
“Like trying to slip a huge cash giveaway to ACORN in the government’s Wall Street bailout bill?
ACORN appeared nowhere in the bailout bill. This is a republican lie.

I feel sorry for the stupid people who think Todd and Sarah Palin are victims of something. They are both as crooked as they come.WAKE the HELL UP!

Come on media!! I have to go on blogs just to report about Palin under investigation. Why is it not on the networks?
Yet, we keep being bombarded with negative, reharshed Ayers and Wright crap.

I love the way a Republican commentator can say neither Republican candidate has violated ethics codes, responding to a story where Palin is explicitly cited for violating the ethics code.
You people are truly disturbed.

Now, this is what I deem relevant to a presidential campaign, and not Troopergate.
Posted by: Donoke9_10 | Oct 12, 2008 10:08:24 PM
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The Obama/Biden ticket has no abuse or ethical violations on their side. On the contrary, McSame/Falin have 2, one a piece. Congrats GOP, you’ve made corruption history, guys! That’s pretty relevant.

‘Concerned n OH’ Are you better off today than you were 8years ago?
The point of troopergate is we just had an Administrator that ABUSED ITS POWER AND LOOK AROUND… You see where its gotten us? Not safer, no more prosperity, laughing stock of the world, need I go on because I dont want to make you/anyone cry..

People say Obama is dangerous, please let us all know why we should think this?

Obama must be rolling on the floor laughing about this while McCain is kicking himself trying to figure out why he picked her. Palin’s political gaffes are almost as bad as Bush’s. OK Lets face it, her political gaffes are WORSE than President Bush. I mean come on, she has no proof she was innocent, and she contradicted an independant investigation that stated their findings only days ago. One should not contradict reports indicating yourself that are fresh in everyones memory. Has she no political insight?

Why is this article not on mainstream news headlines!? This is huge the Palin abused the power of her office. At any other time, this would be news mainly in Alaska but she is a candidate for the Vice President. It is important information for the public to know.

McCain/Palin is the FIRST presidential ticket IN HISTORY to have both members guilty of ethics violations before the election.
But Obama is scary ’cause he’s…..a different color.
Creeps

“One can make the argument, as Palin and her allies have tried to do, that this investigation — launched by a bipartisan Republican-controlled legislative body — was somehow a partisan Democratic witch hunt . . .”
Yes, in the exact same way that one can argue that chickens have lips. The operative fact here: the legislative body was composed of 8 Republicans and 4 Democrats.
Too bad you had to mar and otherwise excellent post with this moronic concession, although it does say a lot of where American journalism is at these days.

Obama does not support killing babies… Just because Fox news and some McCain advisors say so, I guess it MUST be true.

“She knowingly, as that term is defined in the above cited statutes, permitted Todd Palin to use the Governor’s office and the resources of the Governor’s office, including access to state employees, to continue to contact subordinate state employees in an effort to find some way to get Trooper Wooten fired.”
If McCain wins and Palin ends up taking over the white house then Todd Palin will be in the white house and have even more unauthorized power. This man is even more scary then his wife.
I’ve never understood why so many people vote against their own interests without thinking about what really affects then directly and indirectly

It’s ‘no skin off my nose’ if Sarah gets away with doing what she did regarding Troopergate. The Troopergate kind of ultra political outcome happens all too often, it’s not unique to Sarah. And perhaps it’s a good thing that Sarah has this intimate experience with corruption. It can be an area of expertize for Sarah…and she needs all the experience she can get.

If Palins’ sister wasn’t the one involved with Wooten nothing would ever have come of it- Palin certainly would not have spent her time defending or helping another human being and nor would she have dispatched her hubbie to do the dirty work for the state of Alaska.
TODD PALIN is the hoodlum and cronie and is the one who is breaking the law by using and abusing Alaskans money and property-Investigate that!

I am looking forward to Mccains and Palin’s winning the 4 years. We need
someone in this seat to show whos the boss. I really feel that they are way
more experienced to do the Job.

As a republican I have to say this women is nuts. WHO THE ? SHE THINKS SHE IS!!! I am sorry, this Sarah Palin has become a major blow to the McCain campaing. I was going to vote for McCain and change my bind after seeing the fool Sarah Palin has become. She thinks she is above the law. I may repubican but certanly dont want another channey!!! She should not act this way knowing that she is not a very bright person. Palin has been nothing but trouble since the start..I ask all of us republicans is that the best we can do!!!! You must be kidding if you think that just because I am a republican I am going to vote for this team that is made out a man that is really acting confused and a women who is dumer thatn the word dumb. They now call he clueless Sarah!!! Sad. I will gladly cast my vote for the best team:
Obama/Biden 2008

Obama does support the murder of 4000 children per day in the US…
From Obama’s website…
Barack Obama understands that abortion is a divisive issue, and respects those who disagree with him. However, he has been a consistent champion of reproductive choice and will make preserving women’s rights under Roe v. Wade a priority as President. He opposes any constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s decision in that case

I wonder what else she has in her closet? Worst VP choice in a hundred years. Can you imagine her as Commander in Chief? The thought sends shivers down my spine.

Where is the media, there is CLEAR evidence that Obama was not born in the USA and presented a FALSE birth certificate. So who is a phony here ?huh?
Posted by: rebecca | Oct 12, 2008 10:30:21 PM
Where’s the evidence? That myth has been debunked over and over.

Rob, are they really “kids”?
Should a woman who takes a drink the morning after unknowingly conceiving be arrested for child abuse? Should we back-date all child support payments to the date of conception? Should we start naming our offspring the moment of conception?

reply to
Where is the media, there is CLEAR evidence that Obama was not born in the USA and presented a FALSE birth certificate. So who is a phony here ?huh?
Posted by: rebecca
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Where do you get your information? Are you really stupid enough to believe that someone that cannot prove they are born in the U.S. could run for presidnet? I am sure someone thought to check that out before they let him put his name in the hat….Come up with a new lie!

If the supreme court decided on Roe v Wade, then maybe this is a little bigger than one man. Did you ever think that court case was decided by a panel of judges and not the president? No one person can overturn this, and you know if it is overturned, it will go right back to the supreme court under a different case name. There is no law that states anyone MUST get an abortion, just that you must chose for yourself.
They’ll do it in an ally if they want to get an abortion bad enough.
But hey… let’s keep shooting wolves from planes, that’s helping us unite in these tough times, huh?

Remember this. Careful of what you do because McCain could pick your name out a hat. Sarah P is scary to most of us. Others may think she is ready for VP/P but that scares me worse.

Couple of points:
1. That “Partisan” commission was 10 republicans and 4 democrats.
2. Palin still is under investigation by her personnel board whose own investigator is an aggressive democratic lawyer.
3. Questions are now being asked about who built the Palin’s house…Sports complex contractors anyone??
Here that wobble? wheels are coming off.

It’s clear, once again, that Palin–when answering questions from the press–searches her mental rolodex for answers that sound appropriate, but upon consideration, answer nothing at all.
I’m impressed that she can remember so many stock responses. Her communications staff, I’m sure, is thankful.

Seems as though the ball is squarely back in the press’ court.
Do you operate in an alternate truth-telling world than Gov. Palin? Welcome Jake and anyone else.

English is not my first language but I speak better English than this woman…

Yeap Guys, I agree Palin Rocks…because she has only Rocks in her head, No Brains at all.
She is the Laughing Stock of Americans and It is pretty much visible to whole world. Sarah ? Vice President?ha…ha..ha.. She doesn’t even know which news paper she reads… ha..ha..ha.. The truth is she is Dumb, Dumber and Dummest person in America.

Why don’t reporters tell McCain/Palin… Here’s the deal…. no access, no coverage. Why would anyone agree to an interview with those kind of conditions.

Note to McCain/Palin:
WE ARE NOT THAT STUPID! We are not going to fall for this. We have brains and just because you say it is so, doesn’t mean it is so. Once, again, McCain/Palin insulting our intelligence.

Here she goes, lying again. Who does she think she’s fooling?! I feel sorry for McCain. “That” lead weight is really dragging him down.
PALIN: THE BRIDGE TO NOWHERE

this is the first time in history that one party has 2 people on the same ticket that have been cited for ethic violations.
These two claim they will “clean up Washington”
Congratulations McCain/Palin.
You do have something in common!

The Republican Party from Nixon, Ford, Regan, Bush1, and Bush2 have torn this country apart with their studpid policies!!!
That is why this country is in the worst economic failure since the Depression!!!!!
They all created this mess!!!!
Wake up America!!!!
OBAMA/BIDEN08

Palin has been in a igloo too long, I guess, to really believe the report clears her. Can’t have a brain freeze all the time. Wait, I’m sorry, she see what she wants to see. See’s Russia? Foreign expert. Has oil in Alaska? Energy expert. Reads her ethics wrong doing? Doesn’t mean what it says.
Someone from the GOP side will have to carefully explain to me how an elected official who violated ethics law and abused her power is going to ‘reform’ Washington. Sounds like more of the same of the last 8 years.
Unethical behavior speaks to the very core of one’s character. Sarah Palin has character issues. She is willing to do or say anything to further her agenda and is driven by unbridled ambition.
She needs to stop saying that she broke no laws. The report says that she broke the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act. That is a law. She broke it. The report gives the exact subsection of the law she broke.
There were two possible laws that she could have broke. The report says that didn’t break a law in firing Monegan, but that she DID break another law in putting improper pressure on him for her own personal purposes.
She’s the one who needs to read and understand the truth in the report.

Oncerned in Ohio, did you take your meds today? EVERY government sets preconditions before going into talks. You need meds, you need school or you need jesus to take the wheel

RABID DOG LYNCH MOB PALIN is a LIAR!?!?!?
Doggone it!!
WHAT a surprise!

When the Alaska Legislature determined Gov. Sarah Palin abused her power by bringing pressure to have her ex-brother-in-law fired, her response that she did nothing wrong leaves many scratching their heads.
What’s more, her ardent followers — true believers — are strengthened in their resolve to support her, brushing aside an “abuse of power” charge as evidence of some Democratic plot, despite the fact that the decision was bipartisan.
How to explain such fantasy in the face of facts? Then it came to me how nicely this situation fits with Festinger’s famed Theory of Cognitive Dissonance.
In his study, Festinger, a psychologist, argued that it can be impossible to convince someone with real devotion to their convictions that those convictions are somehow flawed, regardless of how unimpeachable the evidence. He suggested that the devotee is so invested in his convictions that any challenge to them is perceived as a call to arms to defend them.
The theory of cognitive dissonance proposes that people have a fundamental cognitive drive to reduce dissonance created by contradictory ideas by modifying an existing belief, or rejecting one of the contradictory ideas.
Thus, when a person is presented with evidence of a bad choice (or an abuse-of-power decision), the person, namely Sarah Palin, reduces the dissonance by rationalizing away the fact.
Which is why Sarah Six-Pack Palin may be guilty as hell, yet proclaim herself innocent of all charges at the same time.

@ martha S
Your right! I looked it up and Monegan actually resigned. I am shocked, as his pay would be the same, but this is his choice.
I would be lucky to have a job like Monegan and if I was reassigned for the same pay, I would gladly accept.
Monegan teamed up with senator french and Branchflower to cause trouble for Gov. palin. Monegan is nonthing but a trouble maker!
Gov.palin is not guilty !!!!!!!!!!!

A HISTORIC TICKET…. Now that Sarah Palin has been found to have abused her powers, violated state ethics, and lied about it, I did a little digging and found an interesting historical footnote.
The McCain/Palin ticket is the first in American history in which both candidates were found to have violated ethics standards before a national election.
McCain, of course, was admonished by Senate Ethics Committee “for exercising ‘poor judgment’ for intervening” with federal regulators on behalf of Charles Keating, as part of the infamous Keating Five scandal.
And now McCain’s running mate has also been found to have violated state ethics laws and abused the powers of her office, as part of the “Troopergate” scandal.
The nation has had 102 major-party tickets covering 51 presidential elections over more than two centuries. And we’ve never had a ticket in which both candidates on the same ticket were responsible for ethics violations before a national election. McCain/Palin is the first.
It makes the whole “reform” pitch a little more difficult, doesn’t it?
—Steve Benen 8:45 AM

I am more convinced than ever that Republicans are genuinely illogical thinking idiots who lack the ability to evaluate situations and circumstances. These “Sheeple” would prefer to “double down” on leadership that is not unlike that which has led America into the state it is in today. Apparently they have forgotten that it was their wonderful judgment that elected the incompetent boob we have now. I mean their ticket contains the only 2 people who have been under federal/state investigation for wrong doing. Hey even their spouses have been investigated! Never mind the fact that they have been proven to have violated multiple ethical rules. It is so very ironic that this “party of family values” seems to woefully lack them. There is an old saying that “people who live in glass houses should not throw stones.” On November 5th I look forward to waking up in a country that represents all that it promises. Ms Palin will then be able to turn her attention to her daughters wedding (yeah…that’s going to happen) and firing her brother-in-law. As for 2012; she is to transparent to run for elected office, ever. The curtain will have fallen on this act. Admittedly I would like to see her run on a ticket with Dan Quayle so I could laugh my arse off. Their slogan could be “Dumb and Dumber.”

“Sarah Palin ABUSED HER POWER. Why is this not headline news right now?”
Anyone in their right mind that read this report would come to the conclusion that the whole investigation was a waste of time, a joke. The investigation was about the Commish not some hear say about a trooper. Even the Obama news media got it.
Is the scumbag still a trooper? How Unethical is that. You don’t even know how much you people love this woman. So sad.

As an International observer, I feel funny how come McCain chose his running partner is Sara Palin. I will ask a simple question to her, does she knows how many zero’s are in Trillion Dollars?, I betcha.. She will Fail immediately. Forget about Trillion, I can gaurantee she doesn’t even know how many zero’s in Million. So, how she going to be Vice President????? haa..haa..haa..haa.. Ask a simple question to her How many countries are in the world?..She will fail and I can gaurantee that too… ha..haa.haaaa..
Republican’s are become Comedy Central…Mind you I am not a supporter of Democrats or Rebulicans. It is mad republicans..

If Obama was checked and rechecked like Sarah Palin then they would find more dangerous things that he was and is involved in. But the media wants to keep hush hush about him and blow up things about Sarah Palin that is not true.

The Supreme Court have already decide Roe v Wade!!!!
Give a rest!!!!
OBAMA/BIDEN08

Does who vote for McCain and Palin deserve all that will happen to us if they win. Palin abuse of power, pastor witch hunter, association with Alaska Independence Party , wants to convert Jews to cristians,drill ANWR and a lier. McCain, reckless, senile, bitter,hypocrite,against equal pay for women and a lier.

Gov. Palin is actually correct, she is innocent of firing Monegan!
1 – Monegan wasn’t fired, “he quit”, as he refused a reassignment.
2 – This report is the conclusion by one person: Branchflower, an investigator suggested by senator French (democrat)
2 – state senator French, democrat, suggested Branchflower, a democrat, to be the investigator (both – Obama supporters)
3 – the 12 member Legislative Council that received the report has made no conclusions, except some congressman do not agree on Branchflower’s conclusions
4 – in the 263 page report, not once did the suggestion to “fire” Monegan appear or was it ever discussed.
5 – senator French, a democrat, has become a close phone-friend of Obama since the RNC convention
6 – Monegan is a close friend of senator French
How can Gov. Palin be guilty of “firing” someone that was not fired, but he “actually” quit!!!!!
The truth puts a different slant on the the report. Looks like Obama was in this decision!
I’m lucky, I won’t vote for McCain or Obama! We need a third party to help this country!!!
Posted by: martha S. | Oct 12, 2008 10:44:02 PM
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Unbelieveable !!!!!
I done a google and your right. I guess Obama and his terrorist friends have reached to Alaska.

For Rebecca – Are you nuts? McCain was the candidate born OUTSIDE of the USA. He was born in the Republic of Panama. Do you really think that a person can get this far in the political arena without someone checking on his place of birth? It took me several years to become a citizen of the US; believe me I know how hard it is to get anywhere on only a green card and a foreign passport.
On the subject of abortion rights; the right bring this up every 4 years – that’s it, just every 4 years when it is convenient – do they do anything about it? No and they never will!!

Hockey mom to the penalty box, for the next four years….

We have 2 running Mates.
Obama and Maccain. Whos has the
experice???People…would you sent
a child to war to be the comander
and Cheif??So why would we put
a man in the seat with little
Experice!!!!!
Frank

apparently Ms Palin is not capable of telling the truth. About anything.

Idiot investigator should have read the Ethics act he says the governor violated….The act applies to unethical actions for personal monetary gains…ie, $$…..there was no $$ gain here for Palin….this was a smear report all the way….no question.
She should sue the investigator and Sen French for defamation of character.

It sounds like Palin stepped on alot of toes in Alaska getting rid of corrupt politicans on both sides…………………….I mean come on ethic violation for the governor because her husband talked to state employees? I mean really, are they stoned or what?

Trooper-GAte isn’t over.
Remember how Sarah Palin tried to put the brakes on the Alaska Legislature investigation of her and Todd?
Gov. Sarah Palin wants a state board to review the circumstances surrounding the dismissal of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan — taking the unusual step of making an ethics complaint against herself.
Her lawyer sent an “ethics disclosure” Monday night to Attorney General Talis Colberg. The governor asked that it go to the three-person Personnel Board as a complaint. While ethics complaints are usually confidential, Palin wants the matter open. She says the Personnel Board has jurisdiction over ethics.
So, to recap, Palin files ethics complaint against herself. Wants it to be an “open” instead of the normal procedure of being confidential.
Well, as we all know, the legislative investigation continued, and now it seems Sarah is STILL stuck with phase two, which SHE initiated.
Oh, at that isn’t all. It gets much worse:
Could it be that the Personnel Board, which Palin oversees, takes its job seriously?
…the board ended up hiring an aggressive Anchorage trial lawyer, Timothy Petumenos, as an independent counsel.
So what, he’s probably an old elementary schoolmate of Sarah’s right? Oops……..
McCain aides were chagrined to discover that Petumenos was a Democrat who had contributed to Palin’s 2006 opponent for governor, Tony Knowles.
Screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetch go the Palin brakes. And another conference with McCain’s Washington D.C. lawyer advisers, huh Sarah? Got to get your response all set for when this Board finds you guilty too?
Anyway, Sarah WILL be talking to this investigation. At least that’s what she’s said. And………….
Palin is now scheduled to be questioned next week, and the counsel’s report could be released soon after. “We took a gamble when we went to the personnel board,” said a McCain aide who asked not to be identified discussing strategy. While the McCain camp still insists Palin “has nothing to hide,” it acknowledges a critical finding by Petumenos would be even harder to dismiss.

Greg H – you obviously don’t know the history of the U.S. We have Presidents who were CROOKS – does the name Richard Nixon sound familiar. We have people in Congress RIGHT NOW who were active members of the KKK. This country has a long history of illegal, racists behavior. Writers of the constitution had slaves. You have a very selective memory sir.
And BTW Barack is very proud of his middle name, as he should be. It is the idiot uneducated people in the U.S. who do not understand a name means nothing. I’m sure you wouldn’t have blinked twice if you’d met a man named Timothy McVeigh before the Oklahoma bombing. Barack Obama is a man who is married to his 1 wife and takes care of his two daughters. He didn’t cheat and leave a invalid wife, like John McCain. John McCain married into a family with a very suspect history- they may be in a legal business now, but Cindy McCain’s father has a very wishy washy history. Unfortunately, many very wealthy people in the U.S. made their fortunes by stepping on the backs of the people below him. So before you criticize, do a little reading.

According to the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-partisan organization that tracks money in elections, employees of a law firm founded by Charles Keating Jr. have bundled more than $50,000 in contributions to Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign.
In amounts ranging from $200 to $2,300, about 30 partners and employees of the legal firm Keating, Muething and Klekamp, as well as their family members, have contributed $50,200 to McCain’s 2008 campaign. All but two of the contributions came in July, and all but three of those July donations were logged on July 31 2008.

Help – ! They’ve fallen! And they can’t get up!

There is no case here, but trumped up charges bought and paid for by Democrat party thugs.
Posted by: Mark | Oct 12, 2008 11:18:47 PM
I guess those 14 Republicans on the panel were paid off by Obama too. Nice conspiracy theory…lol

To Mark:
Fact: The case against the trooper was adjudicated. He received a punishment and he paid the price they asked him to. This was all done before the Gov became the Gov. She and her husband used her position as Gov to attempt to re-open the case. This was an impossibility because the case was over.
How would you feel if you ran a red light, had a wreck, paid the fine, and still, the city came after you everytime a new police chief was brought in.
And you repubs call dems stupid… go figure….

Every Police Officer in America knows what Palin did. She betrayed the public trust and ruined the career of a good Cop. Sarah Palin hates America’s police and will destroy our freedom as soon as she can. She is a cancer to Police Officers everywhere. A vote for Palin is a vote for crime.

[Gov Palin was 100% within the law and 100% correct in her actions to fire HER cabinet member. ]
Correct but she was not within the law when SHE LIED AND CLAIMED SHE WAS NOT AT ALL INVOLVED.

Palin “unlawfully abused her power”…
So why the lies Sarah? The report was pretty clear.

THEY FOUND TODD PALIN’S BEHAVIOR HAD APPEARANCE OF “UNETHICAL” CONDUCT, NOT UNLAWFUL.
NOTHING ON THE GOVERNOR..SHE DID NOTHING –INENDOS AND SUGGESTIONS IS NOT UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOR.
SHE CAN CONTEST IT SINCE THEY FOUND NOTHING SHE DID AND SHE WOULD WIN..REFUSE THE SLAP ON THE WRIST
SHE CANT GET REPRIMANDED FOR HUSBAND’S BEHAVIOR, ESPECIALLY SINCE WOOTEN WAS INDEED DOING UNLAWFUL THINGS. THREATENING TO KILL, TASERING PEOPLE.. JUST A ROGUE COP.
PALIN DID NOTHING
HOWEVER, IT IS A DISTRACTION..

[NOTHING ON THE GOVERNOR..SHE DID NOTHING ..]
You did not read the report:
Finding Number One
For the reasons explained in section IV of this report, I find that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act. Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) provides
The legislature reaffirms that each public officer holds office as a public trust, and any effort to benefit a personal or financial interest through official action is a violation of that trust.

“So no, not having done anything wrong, and again very much appreciating being cleared of any legal wrongdoing or unethical activity at all.”
Is she speaking in iambic pentameter? Is this even a sentence? I can’t find a subject anywhere.

Once again no surprise that Palin is telling a lie I can’t believe she thinks america will buy this, unfortunately McCain supporters will. This really shows the type of person she is and I would be afraid to have her come close to being a heart beat away from the presidency.
Also, this one is for the people trying to bring up ACORN…Obama has nothing to do with the voter registration fraud turn on a TV. It is all the same hand writing done by a hired person who is supposed to go out and get people to sign up to vote. The person instead of doing the work they were hired to do, made up names and turned them in. ACORN brought them to the attention of the government and flagged them like they legally have to do. Also, no one could even vote with those registration forms because they have to be confirmed by the person with the names on those forms…which obviously wouldnt happen. Finally, the forms weren’t filled out for a particular party and ACORN registers people of all parties. There is no connection to Obama because votes couldn’t have ever been cast based off these forms. Man pick up a book, turn on a television or radio station and educate yourself before you make useless remarks. McCain/Palin both unethical and more of the same….if you want change vote Obama/Biden ’08

THE ONLY PEOPLE INTERESTED IN THIS STORY ANYMORE ARE OBAMAMNIACS..
IT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN DONE.
ID SAY, MOVE ON..
Posted by: TJ, THE CLINTONITE | Oct 12, 2008 11:25:25 PM
Ok we’ll move on when you Republicans quit calling Obama a terrorist ,when you quit going on about his birth certificate and when you quit accusing him of race baiting.

From the getgo Palin’s supporters were set to deny any wrong doings of Palin in the report regardless of how substantial the findings were (and they were substantial) in proving her violation of ethics. Palin Republicans will just keep coming up with more and more excuses. Anything to protect this lynch mob rousing moron. Palin is currently the most dangerous woman on the planet. America cannot afford to gamble with someone as vacant and angry as her being within one hundred feet of the red button.

I never cease to be amazed when Republicans choose to ignore the facts. It has happened time and time again in this campaign.
Obama is a Christian.
Obama was thoroughly vetted.
McCain’s mortgage plan will hurt taxpayers.
McCain’s healthcare plan will hurt small businesses.
Palin was found guilty of abuse of power.
Simple truths. Go look it up if you don’t believe me. Facts.

I find it astounding that anyone would complain about the media supporting Palin. After all the media is 90% liberal and far left as any communist country. The old soviet republic would be proud.

I was following a car today with a big Obama/Biden 08′ bumper sticker on the back. As I got closer I realized the car has Alaska plates. Good news, they’re not all dumb.

Posted by: CaffeineHat | Oct 12, 2008 11:36:00 PM
No she is speaking Palinese.

Most psychotic people think they are right. Sarah fits the bill!

Wow! What a piece of work this woman is. She really doesn’t get it. What an egomaniac drowning in denial and counting on Americans being too dumb to read the news (or even the full report). She is the most dangerous person I can imagine for a position in higher office. She should be forced by a court of law to publicly acknowledge the findings and read aloud from the report (which, by the way, was made by a majority of Republicans, not Democrats). Incredible!

Palin has her appointment with being a traitor with her association to the AIP, which she actually did a ‘shout out’ to them at their 2008 annual meeting. Nice to be on a first name basis with terrorists who want to overthrow the govt.
Then she can explain who paid for her house, since the 1st dude didn’t REALLY build it with a few buddies who just happened to be contractors, who, we’ll soon discover worked for the same people who built her money losing ice rink.
Palin paid $630,000 for a KITCHEN at this ice rink.. come on folks..
This woman just used her office for her own personal shopping spree..

[Seriously, how can she be quilty of an ethics violation because her husband talked to state employees?]
Palin also spoke with Monegan and even sent him e-mails from her personal Yahoo account.

My favorite part of the report: when Todd asked Monegan if Wooten could be charged for the illegal moose kill. Monegan replied that Sarah’s sister and father could be charged as co-conspirators if they followed the letter of the law and charged Wooten. She had the license and was with Wooten when he shot the moose, and her father butchered the moose.
It’s clear the divorce and aftermath were so acrimonious (even a judge warned the Palin and her family about disparaging Wooten in ’05), that Todd Palin picked “getting Wooten fired” as his cause the way other First Spouses pick literacy or drug abuse as their causes.
Second favorite piece of the report: the parade of people who wanted to talk to Monegan about Wooten (and his reminding each person that these conversations could be discoverable if Wooten sued).

Palin has had her 15 minutes of fame. By the next election she will either be out of politics, or will be an RNC cheerleader, throwing meat to “warm up” crowds for real political figures. Can we move on, and talk about relevant people?

It doesn’t matter what the original goal of this investigation was. Sure, she was within her rights as governor to appoint whomever she saw fit to her cabinet. She didn’t do anything illegal where Monegan was concerned. However, I would not call her actions at all ethical, and that is what really shines through in this report. So her violation of Alaska State ethics codes wasn’t the primary focus of the investigation, so what. The members of the panel obviously thought it was pertinant enough to their investigation to include it. And they also, this bi-partisan group, chose to make these facts known to the public. I’d say that makes a heck of a statement about Palin’s personal conduct as governor, and gives some insight as to how she may conduct herself in the following years, should Sen. McCain win.

Palin ran roughshod over a state with a population smaller than Oklahoma City for less than 2 years.
She wants to take away a womans right to choose what to do with her own body. While she decries big goverment, she seems ignornat of the fact that taking away a womans right to her body? Is nothing short of big goverment.
She supports a woman making less money than a man and supports their getting a better education yet she went to 6 different colleges to get her degree.
and last but not least? She just lies with abandon.
She gives ALL woman a bad name..THAT should be their campaign song.

Gov. Palin knowingly permitted a situation to continue where impermissible pressure was placed on several subordinates in order to advance a personal agenda,” the report states. It is not only unethical but it is the same crap we have seen time and time again in the Bush/cheney regime! She is a scumbag liar and so is her deadbeat running mate.

Move on because it was a family thing? LOL What world do you live in? Abuse of power and letting her nut job husband USE and SPEND the tax money of the people of Alaska is not just a family thing LOL Thats MORE OF THE SAME!

NO LESSON LEARNED! This woman does not understand what a serious offense breach of trust is, nor did she understand that abuse of power is an impeachable offense. In Western European systems she would have gone by now–but she is not classy enough to tender her resignation. She loves all the benefits she derives from office, some of them questionable–like the way she abused the per diem claims. Palin is not maverick or reformers; she is just a corrupt politician with a barb in her mouth, like a gutter sniper.

“My government is my worst enemy. I’m going to fight them with any means at hand.”" … “The quote is from Joe Vogler, the raging anti-American who founded the Alaska Independence Party. Inconveniently for [2008 Election Republican Vice Presidential Candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah] Palin, that’s the very same secessionist party that her husband, Todd [Palin], belonged to for seven years and that she sent a shout-out to as Alaska governor earlier this year. (“Keep up the good work,” Palin told AIP members. “And God bless you.”)” … “AIP chairwoman Lynette Clark told me recently that Sarah Palin is her kind of gal. “She’s Alaskan to the bone … she sounds just like Joe Vogler.”" … “So who are these America-haters that the Palins are pallin’ around with?”

I’ll go with an American hero (don’t tell me a man that spends 5.5 years in a prison camp, then spends the remainder of his life serving the people – agree with his politics or not – isn’t a hero) and a Gov that had the highest approval rating in the country and take my chances.
Unfortunately, they’re likely going to lose anyway. So start saving to pay for the tax hikes because if you think a liberal democrat isn’t going to raise taxes to pay for his everything for free agenda you’re just in denial………
Posted by: holdfam1 | Oct 13, 2008 12:02:26 AM
I guess you don’t care that he is a liar and hateful old man. I thank him for his service but he is not stable enough to be in charge of this country.
Look at his campaign the past few weeks. Do you really agree with that? I certainly do not!

If the Palins were SO fearful of Wooten, why did Sarah temporarily let her security detail go, and during a large part of her pregnancy, to boot? Yeah, I’m pregnant and my ex-brother-in-law has threatened my family, so I suddenly suspend my security agents and leave myself and my family totally vulnerable to my dangerous brother-in-law? Yeah, that makes sense.
NOT!!!!!!!

I am totally astounded that some of you people are actually stupid enough to put this woman a heartbeat away from the Presidency. Come on people, she has a four year degree that took her five years and six schools to get! The same degree they push flunking athletes toward because the classes are so easy!
I don’t want someone I can have a beer with in the oval office, I want someone with a reasonable amount of intellect. We already have stupid with Bush and we all know by now stupid doesn’t work.

UMMMM – let’s ask the veterans of vietnam association if they think McCain is a hero? Besides, if he’s such a hero, why are his service records permantely sealed? What EXACTLY did this hero say while a POW? How did he earn the nickname “songbird”?

What are the charges?

Chris:
Your Sarah Palin and Todd Palin associates with Alaska Independence Party (mission is to push for secession of Alaska from the United States) founder Joe Volger who said: “I’m an Alaskan, not an American. I’ve got no use for America or her damned institutions”. Yeah, Sarah and Todd Palin are patriotic folks. Read below and learn.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaskan_Independence_Party

Oops, I now realize the poster I was responding to was:
“let the truth be known”
Maybe I should have thought for a sec.
:)

Posted by: Ava B | Oct 13, 2008 12:18:36 AM
It’s written in Palinese. It’s a new language…lol

ok, this is just absurd. Can any of you republicans really justify what she’s saying (forget what she did for a minute).
At the very least acknowledge that she’s lying about the outcome of the investigation. Can you really beleive anyone will be honest when a report (however biased you feel it is) says she abused her power and when she says she cleared it with an opposite verdict?
This is not about what she ‘thinks’, it’s about a report that says she did. SShe may disagree with it all she wants, but to blatantly lie about it is just another matter.
IGuess she is relying on the fact the the rest of the supporters are just as illiterate as she is!

holdfam1: yeah, maybe we’re a little bitter since the last two elections were stolen from us from GW Bush and his cronies. I think we’re a little bitter towards Republicans that lie and try to get away with it.
I like Republicans who tell the truth!

Nope, didn’t read Mark’s statements and I’m not a liar. Will glady admit if I’m wrong, just don’t get the Obama mania.. I think he’s just an opportunist and your very angry about something.

Ok. all you republican are just proving that you all are just as illiterate as she is. Maybe you should all move to alaska. The rest of the US will be better off without you!

Alex, you want something better?
Well, when Palin was Mayor she did nothing to change the policy where rape victims had to pay for their own rape kits.
She condones an Anti-American group, and her husband was a member. the AIP.
Her record on animal rights is atrocious.
She was a horrible mayor…left her town in debt and built a sports center on land the city did not own.
At the same time they built the sports center, her husband and “friends” built thier new home. What friends? Look closely at the building contract for the sports center and their new house. Old fashion kick backs.
Oh…what about the $25,000 in gifts she accepted while governor, from lobbyists and other special interest groups.
Oh yea…she is a Maverick.

“My government is my worst enemy. I’m going to fight them with any means at hand.”" … “The quote is from Joe Vogler, the raging anti-American who founded the Alaska Independence Party. Inconveniently for [2008 Election Republican Vice Presidential Candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah] Palin, that’s the very same secessionist party that her husband, Todd [Palin], belonged to for seven years and that she sent a shout-out to as Alaska governor earlier this year. (“Keep up the good work,” Palin told AIP members. “And God bless you.”)” … “AIP chairwoman Lynette Clark told me recently that Sarah Palin is her kind of gal. “She’s Alaskan to the bone … she sounds just like Joe Vogler.”" … “So who are these America-haters that the Palins are pallin’ around with?”

McCain gets boo’d at his own rallies.
McCain created the monster and now he is trying to shove the monster back into its cage.
I may not agree with McCain’s politics, or his plans for the future, but he did get one tiny bit of respect back from me. He is finally trying to be factual on who Obama is. Good for you McCain. It is about time.

Making false assertions? Maybe McCain was right: Palin can do Cheney’s job.

Wow. Palin must really think the rest of america is as illiterate as she is!
Oh, wait a minute, she is talking to the back country republican base that thinks Barack Obama is an Arab.
Sorry. Pardon me!

“Wow. Palin must really think the rest of america is as illiterate as she is!”
Which state are you the Governor of, Einstein?

How distorted is the reality of Gov. Palin?
The reports states, in plain English, that she abused her power. Hello?

The way some Palin supporters are trying to twist the report’s wording reminds me of lawyers. Are you?

Eight Republicans deliberated about Branchflower’s report for 7 hours and decided to approve it and release it. Eight Republicans said “YES”. Eight. Republicans. Republicans.
Also, she is giving clearance for all cash register attendants to let their friends pillage the cash registers, even if they have the power to stop their friends.
Also, “tortured reading” is a lie. Griffing is ignoring the fact that the Law says specifically, spelled out, “inaction”. The letter of the law spells out the word “inaction”. This was not a “tortured reading”. It was a literal reading.
There is no good reason to break the law.

60% of the country who are voting for obama are vile left wing libs who’ve taken over the party?… this is illogical… when obama wins by a landslide it is not because of the liberals, it is because mainstream america voted for him! facts, check em out!

Hey Palin Defenders – take her advice “you gotta read the report”!
Then you will see — for yourself — on the first couple of pages — that she’s lying.
The report DID find her guilty of Abuse of Power. And it also said that this violates the Ethics section, which was not optional.
You can say you disagree with the results, but you can’t argue with the FACTS of what the report ACTUALLY SAYS.
For her to say otherwise, is a LIE.

Is there any doubt that as VP should would continue the same parsing, obfuscation, and half-truths we’ve come to expect from Bush/Cheney? It’s just so tiring and insulting to any thinking mind.
The real Palin supporters have it correctly that she was mostly cleared by this investigation in that she did not unlawfully dismiss Montegan. I wish they would just have the decency to acknowledge the ethics violation; describe the potentially mitigating circumstances, and then move on. It’s called intellectual dishonesty when you argue something you know to be false.

She is going to get eaten up by the media tomorrow, and I can hardly wait! McCain needs to get rid of her and put Romney on the ticket because he can actually help with the economy if McCain gets elected.

After reading through the report the only problem is that she happened to be Governor and related to a victim of the trooper. Then as Governor she pressed this specific case of a state agency not expeditiously purging itself of a bad apple. The report itself underscores the frustration most citizens have with a bureaucracy that drags its feet. If an everyday citizen was dogging this they would themselves be harassed by the very agency that should be trustworthy. This just goes to show that any advocate that has a personal case of interest in improving government accountability had better beware. It’s a thorny beast and has a technicality for most any circumstance.

funny how the so=called liberal media is the same media that allowed george bush to start his illegal wars without doing any invesitigating into his fake claims of weapons of mass destruction… funny how the same so-called liberal media is owned by defense contractors and by rich republican interests… funny how the same so=called liberal media prints press releases by the pentagon as if they are researched by independent journalists… the whole notion of a liberal media is only an illusion and spin by the farthest right wing governement we have had EVER… if you go any further right wing, you will have the KKK and Nazis running the show… and with Palin drawing from the farthest right wing base, you can see them showing up to support her (and calling her a class act, LMAO)… anything that is left of george bush is called liberal these days, what a joke… well, when obama wins by a landslide, i guess that means the whole country is turning into liberals LOL

The more I see these lemmings defending Palin the more respect I lose for the Republican Party as a whole. Any small amount of respect I may have had for McCain went out the window the day he allowed the Christian right to control his nomination for HIS running mate. In that one act McCain proved he is not in control of his campaign and he could never be in control of an Administration.

A few more facts.
Palin’s complaint about Wooten, her brother in law?
He drove drunk — well, so did her husband Todd, who was arrested for a DUI.
He illegally killed a moose.
Well, he was with Palin’s sister at the time, and she illegally let him use HER permit. And then Palin’s FATHER processed the moose for Wooten!
He tasered his stepson — well, his stepson asked him to do it, he did it on the test setting AND he was married to Palin’s sister at the time — who didn’t seem to care about it until years later, when she decided to divorce him.
Sarah feared for her & Todd’s life — but instead of asking for MORE security — she asked Moneghan to REDUCE her security.
This was a personal vendetta.
And she abused her power.

Yes I did and before you start spouting off, they are not similar. Hillary was more of a centrist than the far-left radical candidate that was selected. He is the most liberal Senator in the Senate, that sat in a racist church for 20 years and sought support from a domestic terrorist to help launch his political career.
Posted by: Mack | Oct 13, 2008 12:40:56 AM
Hillary would be so proud that you are backing two liars. I was a Hillary supporter but have the sense to know that what McCain and Palin are doing is beyond despicable.

I think her statements are meant for her blind followers who don’t read newspapers or magazines. Most educated McCain voters are trying to repress that she is on the ticket.

Alex Fernandez – Affirmative Action has been alive and well in this country for over 200 years. It’s called the Good ‘Ol Boys – How do you think George W got into Yale?? How do you think John Mccain who graduated 3rd from the bottom of his class is now running for President of the United States?? (no it’s not because he was a POW- ’cause unfortunately we have lot of those in this country) White people have always propped up their own, even when they didn’t have merit. AA was necessary because as anyone can see by all the venom spewed at the McCain/Palin rally’s – Black people still have a lot of hatred to put up with in this country.

Comical Ali!!! – even that guy mentioned he could see USA from his house!

She has completely lost her mind. This is like declaring that up is really down, wet is dry, and ‘yes’ really means ‘no’.
McCain supporters, do you really want an VP who is insane?

Oh well, none of this really matters anyway. If you read the bible Obama fits the exact description of the one who will take us to the end of this world as we know it, then we will have a real leader GOD! I hope he wins and then justice will come sooner than later for those who believe!
Keep up the great work Obama voters!! We are counting on you!

Geez, folks, BIG PICTURE, here.
1 – the charges the Palin family leveled are ALLEGED, not proven.
2 – the judge in the case WARNED the Palin family about their excessive behavior.
3 – Monegan was credited BY Palin for his work protecting and creating great policies for Alaskan women who were victims.
Then she FIRED him because he wouldn’t do what she wanted in firing the man she ALLEGED was a terror (yes, as the report notes, she DROPPED her security detail during this time)?
What was supposed to happen to the women who WEREN’T her family, when she fired Monegan?
How long did it take to replace him?
She ABUSED her power… just as there are questions about the taxes she RAISED on the people of Wasilla to build that hockey rink OUTSIDE of Wasilla, in a location not far from the home she had built, for which there are no official permits.
Some are asking – though not enough in the media… WHO built the Palin home, as it was being built around the same time as the rink!?!??!

Saturday I attended an anti-Palin protest on the steps of the Alaska Capitol. It was one of the largest rally’s I’ve ever seen here. People in Alaska are embarassed to the max by Sarah Palin’s behavior.
And what if these two self-proclaimed “mavericks” get elected? Will we wake up one morning to hear that the North Korea/Iran/Pakistan/Afghanistan/Iraq problem is gone because the U.S. just annihilated the offending country? That would certainly be a “maverick” solution, wouldn’t it?
For everyone who feels like we need to have a couple of mavericks running this country, please realize that if these two get elected on a platform of being mavericks, they just may feel that they have a mandate to be erratic, er.. mavericky in their actions.
DO WE REALLY WANT A COUPLE OF ETHICALLY-CHALLENGED ERRATICS RUNNING THE COUNTRY?

Don’t be too hard on the poor woman. She obviously has her limitations and cannot understand the judgment!
And when would she have had the time to read it anyway?

Lauren,
but I bet she looked great doing it!
Women stop being so damn jealous, you are not all perfect either!

“Palin has a Personality Disorder. Look up Narcissism. ”
I looked it up and I saw a picture of Barack “Barry” Obama. Talk about a Narcissist.

with the economy in shambles, foreclosures sky rocketting, outsourced jobs…at the end of the day are the candidates ‘associations’ from years past the chief concern here? mccin/palin started all the nonsense because i find it appaling the racist rhetoric that was spewed from the mccain/palin campaign this past week…palin’s statement that obama is somehow ‘palling around with terrorist’ was outrageous!!! ‘it’s not good for the country’…my question is if ayers is such a terrorist why is he instructing education at the university of illinois? why is the fbi, cia, all over governmental agencies…letting this ‘dangerous terrorist’ run free in the country…his students that he teaches every day…because they are ‘associated’ with ayers…does that make them ‘terrorists’ to? did the patriot act that was put in place after 9/11 go anywhere? has the law been removed from the books? if ayers is such a terrorist why hasn’t he been locked up yet? where are the ‘mavericks’ for change? not only should she be investigated in troopergate,,where she abused her power…she and her husband should be investigated in memberships or ‘associations’ with the alaskan international party…they wanted to secede from the united states…i would consider these goals very dangerous to the country…not only is that unpatriotic but again…it’s questionable grounds of treason.people need to remember, heaven forbid, whomever is elected to the white house…and something should happen…who would you which v.p. would you want to take the seat in the ‘big chair’…i’m not comfortable with ‘maybe she can’…

What’s endorsement got to do with anything? The investigator submitted a report in which Palin was found guilty of abusing her power in contravention of the state ethics act. Whether the legislature decide to censure (or impeach) her is irrelevant – the woman is guilty.

“We are in the here and now. Has Obama been convicted of any wrongdoing? No he has not. ”
Did he lie? Why did he lie?

Barak Obama should have taken Hillary Clinton as his running mate.
McCain should have taken anyone but Palin as his running mate. She was obviously not vetted thoroughly.
I would have a lot more respect for Palin if she would stop throwing rocks in that glass house of hers….

hey Mack – guess what? trickle down economics has failed and is in large part what got us into this mess… the rich can afford to pay their share of taxes, the rich have had socialized corporate welfare for years… if you havent noticed, the economy and job situation is ALREADY tanked under your beloved republican administration

“We are in the here and now. Has Obama been convicted of any wrongdoing? No he has not. ”
Did he lie? Why did he lie?
Posted by: Mack | Oct 13, 2008 1:05:10 AM
All politicians lie. Hillary as much as I liked her lied in the primaries. So what he lied.
You make out like McCain and Palin never told a lie. Just read her statement from today. It’s a lie, just like the lie of Obama “palling around with terrorists”. McCain repeatedly lies. Don’t cast stones until your candidate is perfect.
They are both guilty of the same thing except that McCain and Palin have taken it to the extreme with this hate filled bs .

Mack
Please check your facts. Conservatives question both McCain’s mortgage plan and his health care plan would be detrimental to tax payers.
Tax payers would suffer in the mortgage plan, not the banks.
Small businesses would not be able to afford health care under his plan.
Google it.

I honestly believe that Sarah Palin either a) has absolutely no moral compass and does not know lies from truth or b) is a congenital liar. In any case, I do not want a champion snowmobiler running my government for me. It is just creepy that Todd Palin was anywhere near the Governor’s office. Can you imagine the outrage if Jill Biden were in this position? People slammed the Clintons for the same thing – and they had a right to – although I would have to say that you sure can’t compare Hilllary to Todd Palin or his wingnut-black helicopter pals. Sarah talks about who normal Americans hang out with – I’ll tell you who normal Americans don’t tend to hang out with – wing nuts who want to form militias to secede from the union.

“with the economy in shambles, foreclosures sky rocketting, outsourced jobs…at the end of the day are the candidates ‘associations’ from years past the chief concern here? ”
Glad you brought it up. He’ll raise taxes on the evil rich( the evil rich that employ 84% of America’s workforce) that create jobs, causing them not to create jobs. Very simple. Vote Obama and vote yourself out of a job.
let me ask you then…your assuming that 84% of these businesses who employ most americans taxes are low? then explain to me why are the jobs being outsourced now? if obama will raise business taxes…if their taxes are low now…explain the financial meltdown? what are these corporations excuses of outsourced jobs now if their taxes are not yet raised?

“Lauren,
but I bet she looked great doing it!
Women stop being so damn jealous, you are not all perfect either!”
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As it happens ‘Mary Rye’ I am perfect, but I am far too busy and important to sit here all night arguing with you about someone who will have absolutely no relevance after November 5, 2008. I have to go to bed. Good night! ;)

earthisnotflat,
LOL. I actually agree with you. If I thought Paul had any shot I would think about it. Not crazy about his isolationist views, but with the world today, he might be on to something there as well… Thanks man. I don’t mind a religious conservative as long as they don’t cross the separation of church / state boundary.

Amazing, positively amazing that ABC is making such an effort to spin this investigation into something sooo important for this election. They could be cleaning up with big time scoops if they would just look into Barack Obama’s shady dealings with his shady friends. Amazing, truly amazing.

McCain should drop Palin and put Mitt Romney on the ticket, I actually like him and I think he will be better for the economy if McCain should win.

The investigation is very important and you are going to hate tomorrow because every news station will be talking about it.

I know that M.L. King said:”that people should be judged by the content of their charactor” when we form an opinion of someone, it should not only weigh the negative factors of a person; but the positive ones as well. Isn’t this the total content? snipets and sound-bites are for the easilly fooled. When you have to go and attack someone with so much negative remarks Gov Palin, you’re opening up attack for yourself. So learn how to say nice things about people and just maybe people will say nice things about you. O.J. Simpson took the law into his own hands and is sitting in jail for it. Maybe the Palin’s need to get a cell next to him and learn a lesson about the right way to do things.

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Glad you brought it up. He’ll raise taxes on the evil rich( the evil rich that employ 84% of America’s workforce) that create jobs, causing them not to create jobs. Very simple. Vote Obama and vote yourself out of a job.
Posted by: Mack | Oct 13, 2008 1:08:21 AM
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Unbelievable, not one racial slur from Mark. Still stupid but better rhetoric.

If we are going to elect McCain/Palin this November to lead America, why dont we just save ourselves millions of dollars by reappointing Bush/Cheney. Since we are hell bend on seeing America totally destroyed even more than it is now, that would be the perfect solution. Bush/Cheney, McCain/Palin haven’t a clue…

Nyla:
Don’t forget. Obama will give tax breaks to corporations that hire people here instead of overseas.

“He’ll raise taxes on the evil rich( the evil rich that employ 84% of America’s workforce) that create jobs, causing them not to create jobs. ”
That is one of the oldest and most stupid cliches ever. If you’re paying a lot of taxes that means you’re making a lot of money after taxes. That never goes out of style.

Sarah Palin believes that humans co-existed with dinosaurs witches are a threat to be taken seriously. It’s no wonder that she believes she’s been cleared of abuse. She is clearly a nutcase. How can anyone in their right mind want her one feeble heartbeat away from the nuclear trigger? That’s terror!

Kathy,
If McCain wins he’d be better to put Romney in as Sec of Treasury where I agree he could perhaps help. Although he flirted with universal health care in Mass and now that state is broke too. That is my fear with Obama’s plan.
VP doesn’t really do anything (going on the assumption here that McCain survives 1st term of course). It would just be a staging ground for Palin who will either learn from these early mistakes or will continue to struggle and therefore be dropped. I don’t care for some of her views, but I don’t hate her and can’t imagine a Gov who had an 80% approval rating isn’t doing something right.
That being said, if Obama wins (and I think he will) he’s going to have to either raise taxes or cut some of his spending programs, should be interesting. I just don’t see how he could raise taxes in this economy….

i agree johnnylee – i hate to admit it but i think that Palin is WORSE than george bush!

holdfam1– I like McCain, he is a good man and I think he would be a great president, but I’m worried that he will not finish his first term and Palin will be president. I don’t think she is knowledgeable enough in either the economy or foreign policy. I also don’t like her behavior at these rallies where hate and divison is being promoted. This is not what the country needs in these difficult times. I wish he would ask her to step down and put Romney on the ticket, he would be great help if McCain should win.

Posted by: nyla | Oct 13, 2008 1:36:48 AM
I was reading something today that historically the Democrats are better at the economy than the Republicans. I will have to look for that piece.

Really,
You don’t get it do you.
One of the big reasons we are in the financial hole is because most major corporation have everything manufactured in asia, we just do the marketing and distribution with most of the money going to the top 5-2%.
The money goes out of the country and not circulated internally.
GET IT.
That’s why it’s crucial to regain out own manufacturing base. We used to be the consumer society that purchased everything even though it was on credit.
Now we don’t matter because the asian are the ones with the money and the new consumer society. The major corporation will make all their money there now.

Alaska should be ashamed to have this thing represent them.

look up the defintion of insanity. ——- GOP expects people to believe that by doing the same thing, they will get different results….I guess if GOP ‘pray’ harder or feel more secure with an automatic machinegun, or prevent gay/lesbian couples from having similar rights, that somehow, we will win the war on terror and everything will be wonderful.
:)))
that’s what i mean…who someone chooses to live with, be with, get with…whatever…is that really going to clear the deficit…frankly, i’m surprised PETA is not after palin…after shooting all those innocent animals…but nevertheless, it’s like beating a dead horse…if you know know your going to get cancer by smoking a cigarette…why keep smoking the cigarette? honestly, i think ayers has a case against palin…and those people that yelled out… ‘kill him’ ‘off with his head’ and ‘terrorist’ i think they should be prosecuted…now that’s a terroristic threat…obama is a sitting senator…you can’t threaten an average citizen..let alone a government official.

Is there a minimum requirement for the office of the VP of the US??
At least I feel the VP should be able to speak (and read English)… That alone should disqualify this woman…. except she’s running for the VP of a PTA…

Palin should not be allowed to hold public office. She abused her power, she tried firing someone who had done nothing wrong because he wouldn’t fire her sister in laws husband. Sounds ridiculous. Who knows what she would do if she got to the white house. She isn’t qualified for the job and she is wrong for the job or any job that relates to representing the people of this great country.

Kathy, the truth is hard to swallow. i’m not saying Obama is a terrorist, just some of his associates. His ideals for this country are the same as Farrakhan, Wright, and Ayers. They are all in this supporting Obama for one reason. To push the Islamic fascist agenda. It’s as clear as day. You can’t see the forest for all of the trees. Snap out of it!!!

holdfam1– it’s nice to have a civil discussion once in a while, and I’m just disappointed in John McCain for choosing Sarah Palin when he had so many qualified people to choose from, people who could actually offer something good in these tough economic times and if McCain were to pass away (god-forbid), we wouldn’t have to worry. As for Palin and her hateful speeches, I think it’s wrong and it’s causing people to think it’s ok to call Obama a terrorist, someone who serves as a United States Senator. McCain won’t make any such comments because he is a great man.

Alaska is ashamed to have her represent us. This is not what we thought we were getting when we voted her in and every time she opens her garsh dern Fargo mouth we are more appalled. What a dark day for Alaska and for our country it would be if she were elected. She makes Dan Quayle look like Albert Einstein.

And some people believe Palin is the “Antichrist”.

Obsessive / vindictive / arbitrary / overbearing – innapropriate temperament for someone entrusted with political power. Impeach Palin.

There is little time left for “civil discussions”. It’s time for action, for America to see Obama exposed. He is a fraud!! Wake up Kathy, wake up Dems! We are upset that Obama has risen to where he has!! He is the “Manchurian candidate”. Some of you, like Farrakhan, believe he is the messiah!!
Posted by: Chris | Oct 13, 2008 2:02:10 AM
Is that anything like sky is falling or the Russians are coming? If the Russians do come, Sarah can see them from her house, so we will be ok.

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Sarah Palin should step down as vice president. She is not qualified and she abused her power. McCain should put Romney on the ticket.

Sarah Palin has POTTY MOUTH

GO—–JOHN MCCAIN!!!!
GO—–SARAH PALIN!!!!
Posted by: Blondshag | Oct 13, 2008 1:51:56 AM
My sentiments exactly. GO…GO…go away. And close the door behind you.

Sarah needs to buy a vowel. How can she think that the report exonerates her?
Spin, baby, spin.

I wouldn’t expect a rational, reasoned discussion about ACORN to take place here, but I thought I’d try.
As anyone who has ever worked on voter registration drives knows, it is illegal to avoid turning in ALL registration forms to the state elections office. The reason for this is obvious–if a group tends towards one political party or another, if they are able to legally avoid turning in or completing registrations, they then can pretend to register voters from the opposing party but never turn those registrations in. Therefore, ACORN, like ANY registration group, ensures that ALL registrations are turned in. Sometimes, like any other group, they receive incomplete or incorrect registrations-a misspelled or missing piece of information, etc. They attempt to flag these and turn them in as required.
In certain swing states, Alberto Gonzalez spent his time in the US Justice Department using his influence to get elections officials in place who will challenge non-Republican voters, by challenging ANY voters in certain demographics that tend Democratic. He has created a “voter fraud” scare that has NEVER existed. There are not scores of dead people trying to vote, or people trying to vote multiple times. But there ARE scores of low-income, minority, working class people trying to vote and ACORN has been doing a great job of helping to get them registered. Of course, they will tend to vote Democratic, since they are losing their homes and lives as a result of Republican policies.
The fraud is entirely on the Republican side, with Karl Rove behind this latest, disgusting attempt to prevent people from voting.

Spin baby Spin! *Wink*Wink*

She is an astounding liar and fraud. The worst political pick ever. In every poll she has dragged McCain down like a millstone. And she says things that are so astoundingly stupid that it makes my pre-teen grandkids giggle at the stupidity. And what is funnier? The terrorist crowds at those Republican gatherings don’t see it.

I think she will be cleared but not yet. I think she’ll be cleared when the other investigative report comes out. If I understand it right, according to investigator Branchflower, there’s not a lot they can do to her even if she’s not cleared. He said that the most that she can be fined is $5000. If she is not cleared she will probably be fined and that will be all of it. On her income $5000 will be nothing! She probably spends that much in one weekend!

? Obama wants to kill babies, maintain Dems dependence on government handouts, socialize healthcare, and deal with rogue countried without preconditions ?
Let’s see, wasn’t it Bush with McCain’s vote who launched a disastrous war resulting in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi men, women, and children. Lots of innocent civilians being killed in Afghanistan, not that anybody gives a rats ass.
Oh, and wasn’t it Bush with McCains vote who handed out TRILLIONS of dollars to the DOD and private contractors, little of which can be accounted for.
Hmm, socialized health care must be terrible, as every country in the OECD has socialized health care, and everybody knows Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, etc are all COMMUNIST.
And I just love how Bush and lapdog McCain have SOCIALIZED our banking and financial system to the tune of 700 billion.
I like how Bush with McCain’s support helped keep Pakistan’s dictator Musharraf in power for so long, after all Osama Bin Laden – remember him? – has his base in Pakistan.
What I really like about Bush/McCain is how they are BORROW AND SPEND CONSERVATIVES, loading up our children and grandchildren with debt. At least the Dems have the decency to try to cover what they spend.

“Compliance with the code of ethics is not optional” is one of the best lines that I have read, and so very true. I question how Sarah Palin can show her face to the great people of Alaska. How can she look them in the eye? How can the people of Alaska ever trust her again? How can she face her family, her friends and her supporters? How can Sarah Palin smile and pretend that she has not told so many, many, many lies to the American People but worst to the people of Alaska. Sarah Palin should consider removing her name from the GOP ticket and stepping down as the Governor of Alaska. But she will not for she adores the crowds and the lights of Hollywood on her. But the bottom line is that one is ethical or one is not and now it has been proven that not only is Sarah Palin not ethical she is attempting to entice hate among the crowds as she continues to spew her lies. Perhaps her pastor should cast her into the water to see if she floats or sinks.

She is not just lying…. She is in total denial of the reality.
No wonder her worldview and value are from 1950′.

Palin is an affirmative action candidate. So, deference, folks, deference. I know she aspires to be the POTUS in 2012, but hey… she’s a rank outsider and a maverick — alien to such notions like abuse of power, corruption, etc.

the legislative council found wooten innocent of any fraud regarding his workmans comp claim.his doctor gave prior
approval for the snowmobling trip he was on when todd conviently showed up at the same place same time taking pictures

Her unfavorable rating is going up every day. Americans are not that stupid after all.
Maccain must repent about his decision to pick her as VP.

now many right GOP folks are getting concerned about the false linking of Sen Obama to muslim terrorists:
allies like Fox News’ Neil Cavuto have embraced that story.
Peggy Noonan, a Republican official in the Reagan White House, this weekend warned:
“Some part of me fears they’re going to open up the gates of hell on this one,” she said. “I think it would be harmful. I think we are at a unique and dangerous moment in history, and it’s the last thing we need.”

Shame on you Jake! What a biased attack on Gov. Palin! Please ignore this biased piece or at least take it with a grain of salt. The real investigation should have been into Monegan and why he did not fire a trooper who tasered someone illegally, shot a moose illegally, drank alcohol on the job illegally, and made death threats on the governor’s family. And, why Monegan sent Palin an autographed Memorial day photo with Wooten in full police gear (obviously to spite her). I will tell you why he didn’t fire Wooten. He hated Palin’s guts, and was insubordinate on so many things to a woman governor who was shaking things up. The report says it was unethical of Palin’s HUSBAND to do what he did, and she was unethical in allowing it. The whole unethical thing is much ado about nothing. I for one am thankful for a person in high office who has the guts to stand up to people like Monegan, and reassign them to new jobs when they are INSUBORDINATE!!!!! She didn’t have to try to re-assign him.
Go Palin go! If as #2 we don’t make it this time, you will make it as the #1 on the ticket in 2012. I just hate to think where America will be then…

People seem to think that she fired her brother-in-law. No she fired the man who would not break the law for her and fire her brother-in-law. He did her a great favor by following the rule of law and for that he lost his job. She would be facing serious state and federal charges had he listened to her. After all her games her brother-in-law who from some reports is not a great guy couldn’t be fired if he killed someone. In Alaska we are learning that she is just one of the gang – along with Ted Stevens and Don Young. If there was justice they all could share a cell someday. What was McCain thinking?

Hate to derail your post Concerned in OH, but Iraq also said that Obama had never said anything about holding back troop withdrawl. Just another McCain/Palin lie that has backfired like so many others. And also, because Iran states they want conditions, doesn’t mean they will get any from Obama. Biden will be handling that part of the talsk anyway and we all know that Joe Biden has more experince in handling Foreigh matters than anyone, including John McCain.

To concerned in OH….I would rather have someone in Iran or people in other countries whom we cannot trust than have an elected VP who we KNOW we cannot trust. Palin is a danger to the US, to the world and should be removed as governor of Alaska. But if you want to vote for a person with a proven track record of lying and a complete lack of moral values, I know she says she has them-but she says much that is not true, then vote for Palin/McCain. Then we will see our great Nation slide move into weakness and sadness.

Let’s see if we have the McCain-Palin story on this right. The investigation the McCain-Palin folks had tried to supress… because it was being pushed forward by Obama folks bent upon slandering her good name to win an election, “affirmed” that she didn’t do anything wrong (which would seem to imply a much greater level of impartiality than what they stated this group had).
The release of said report was unanimously voted on and approved, including members of Palin’s own party. McCain-Palin said that the same report that they state had the sole objective of embarrassing her before an election… and the same report she now states vindicates her fully… sort of flies in the face of her argument that this was partisan hackery. AND… if it was partisan hackery… the republicans who voted to release it… were only voting that it should be released, not that they agreed with it’s findings (again, the findings that she violated the State ethics law, or the finding she says the report says… that is that she is innocent of all wrongdoing).
I think we’ve gone through the looking-glass. Either this report does say she violated ethics law or it does not. I’ve read the report, I say it does say she violated the ethics law.
IF, as she states, it vindicates her… then her argument that the investigative body and Alaska legislature, were not partisan politiking (they would have no reason to be a politikin’ since they, according to Palin, vindicated her).
Or, is she just asserting that they “intended” to damage her run to white house, but simply were exhibiting gross incompetence?
We’re through the looking glass now boys… quick, give her some form of pill and maybe she’ll go to some sort of tea party and get lost.

I shudder to think what Palin would be capable of lieing about..This trooper thing was not a big deal. But Palin keeps on doing herself a disservice by constantly LIEING about it. If this woman is capable of lieing about something trivial as this and make it a bigger issue, what kind of cover up is she not capable of once she reaches white house? This woman has no ethical compass. Doesn’t she know she will get called out on her lies? Doesn’t Palin know people can read and find facts for themselves? You are a cancer to all of us Palin, not just to the GOP.

any candidate for office that can stand next to and cheer on a uniformed, skinhead, jackbooted, gun toting sherriff, while he whips up a crowd into a racist frenzy, by calling into account another American’s patriotism and casting aspersions on the orgins of his name (can you say “nazi imagery?” ) should tell you all you need to know about this woman.

Did the palins ever file a police report about the death threats? I haven’t seen that they did.

How can Palin say she was cleared? Why doesn’t the media investigate her involvement with the AIP?? Her husband was a member and she has given speeches and greetings to this Hate America group including her “keep up the good work” video she made for them this year!!! She says that “other” people don’t care about America the way she does. This is probably the only true thing that has come out of her mouth. Most Americans don’t get support from or give support to groups like the hate America AIP.
I hope everyone looks up the Alaska Independence Party to see for themselves what McCain has brought to the table. He must of lost his mind to pick her!! She could be one heartbeat away from the highest office!!

Don’t worry about what anyone says! Don’t pay attention to the polls! Just get out and VOTE! Vote early! Don’t wait until the last minute! Don’t become overconfident! We must win this election! Vote! VOTE! VOTE! The world is watching!
OBAMA/BIDEN 08-12!

First of all, he wasn’t fired. He was offered a different position. He refused the new position and quit.

susan,
“Her history shows a ruthless, mean woman who uses people and then stabs them in the back in her endless climb for more power.”
I agree with most of what you said. She’s not a back-stabber, though. She was put in power in Alaska by Chryson and Stoll of the AIP, and she has been returning the favor to them ever since. She has an agenda, but it isn’t one that favors America.
Obama/Biden 08!

Third, the alleged ‘ethical violation’ wasn’t. There was no benefit to the Palin’s.
So yes, technically, even there she was cleared by this document.
If this new extremely expanded interpretation was applied to our politicians, we would have none left.

Fourth, why was the Commissioner reassigned?
The reasons for the reassignment are listed in the testimony of his replacement.
There are a number of reasons listed, but the final straw was the Commissioner asked the governor to sign a poster for distribution for the Police Memorial Day on May 15th, 2008.
He dropped it off and got a call back from the Governor’s office.
He was asked “Why did you drop of a picture of Mike Wooten (the bad trooper) for the governor to sign?”
He replied 1) He didn’t know who it was a picture of and 2) He didn’t know what the trooper looked like.
This doesn’t pass the smell test.
If the Governor had been pressuring him to fire Wooten, then the Commissioner would have taken the time to go and talk to the man.
In other words, the Commissioner knew what he was doing and who’s picture he was dropping off for the governor to sign.
Clearly he was being deliberately and maliciously antagonistic to the Governor.
The Commissioner knew that Wooten had a very spotty record. That he had been repeatedly disciplined by the Alaskan Troopers.
He certainly was not a fit choice to place on a poster to be used as a recruitment tool.
He should have been fired on the spot.

“knowingly, as that term is defined in … statutes, permitted Todd Palin to use the Governor’s office and the resources of the Governor’s office, including access to state employees, to continue to contact subordinate state employees in an effort to find some way to get Trooper Wooten fired. Her conduct violated AS 39.52.110(a) of the Ethics Act…”
DO ANY OF YOU PALIN LOVERS KNOW HOW TO READ? The ones saying Palin didn’t violate ethics code are the ones that still believe Iraq has WMD’s buried somewhere….the ignorance….the sheer will to believe whatever they want is unbelievable.

6th. The report also clearly shows that Commissioner Monegan was very upset with the Governor in March of 2008.
The commissioner in charge of renegotiating the troopers contract was only willing to give them a 5% pay raise. He cites two other contracts where 5.5% pay raises were given.
So the two commissioners are arguing over an 0.5% pay raise – which is next to nothing.
Commissioner Monegan testifies that he thinks the governor is behind the refusal to give the extra 0.5% and that the reason for this refusal is because of the WOOTEN issue.
He has no evidence to back up this false assertion.
Just as he has no evidence to back up his claim that ‘she fired me because I wouldn’t fire Wooten’.
In fact, he even states that ‘nobody ever asked me to fire him’.
Good grief.

7th. It was Commissioner Monegan, who in in retaliation for this alleged slight of 0.5% pay raise, then maliciously sent a picture of Trooper Wooten over to the Governor’s officer for her to sign and present at the May 15th Police Memorial day.
Shame on him.

Who the heck cares. This is a problem for Alaska. If they are happy with their governor then God bless them. As for the good governor helping us out down here in the lower 48 I’d just like to say … ” thanks, but no thanks “

Dear fatalcaner2GOP,
Why did she ‘lower her security detail’?
The answer is in that massive report.
See the testimony of her security man Bob Cockerell on page 163.
She was supposed to be able to get Alaska State Troopers assigned when she needed the extra coverage for an event.
Unfortunately, when Bob went to ask for the troopers he was given the run around.
First, they told him to go through the chain of command and ask directly.
Then when they asked, they denied him because it would cause ‘too much overtime’.
He only asked for one extra officer for the event and that was only for 3 hours of overtime.
Good grief.
So the real question is: Why did the Alaskan State Troopers and Commissioner Monegan not want to provide protection for their Governor?

Dear Brooklyn Democrat,
The report did not get ‘approved’ by anybody.
They just voted to release the report.
They should have fired the investigator. The man had ties to the fired Commissioner.
So much for an ‘unbiased’ investigation.

Palin supporters, you are missing the point.
It isn’t about whether or not the trooper is evil personified.
It isn’t about whether or not the Palins should have tried to have him fired.
It isn’t about whether or not the investigation was a partisan circus.
It isn’t about whether or not the findings are correct.
It is about the fact that Sarah Palin is lying.
She doesn’t say she disagrees with the findings; she says the report clears her of all wrongdoing. That is a lie. That is a blatant lie. Why are you supporters avoiding this central issue? Tell me.

This whole thing is just much ado about nothing! There is not one politician in Washington that hasn’t done things that are worse than this, much worse! Even if she is not cleared of these charges I don’t think firing Monegan is an impeachable offense! If she is found guilty maybe she should be fined but that’s all! I really hope she’s cleared of all charges though! McCain is the best choice for president and Palin will make the best vice president in spite of her mistakes!

Palin: Doggone it!
If ah jus’ keep on tellin’ sixpack joe and all of them hockey moms that there are bad people in country X and why… even weapons of mass destruction in their barns, then american folks like you and me will believe it! and we can invade and git what we want there.
Yay! (wink)
Joint chief of Staff: ma’am we need some evidence
Palin: why sir? didna you see what i did with troopergate?
I could hold up a telephone book and tell ‘em its a report and they would believe me.
JCS: But Ma’am!
Palin: just do as i say. They voted me in, not you.

Sometimes it amazes me that people accept Palin’s lies and report them in the media. Even ABC has made it very clear that she was not cleared. She ran that state like it was her high school student council. And we can’t afford to have her one heartbeat away from the presidency with a high chance of running this nation in crisis in the same way. Palin’s lies are meant to cover up McCain’s record. McCain has to somehow make folks like me forget that he and those around him were the ones who helped cause all this in the first place. He has surrounded himself with lobbyists like Rick Davis who got millions from Fannie and Freddie. McCain and his next Secretary of the Treasury Phil Gramm voted for and promoted the very deregulation which led to all this. His advisers (like Carly Fiorina) got huge golden parachutes for laying people off work. While people were losing jobs, homes, pensions, health care, retirement funds (2 Trillion in the last two weeks), and while ordinary people were paying the highest inflation in 27 years, the rich kept getting richer, all because of the “deregulate at any cost” philosophy. Bush-Cheney, McCain-Gramm forgot a basic fact. The Middle Class working people are the backbone of this country. When you encourage corporations to become more profitable (temporarily) by laying off half their workers, you are encouraging eventual economic downfall. That’s what McCain-Gramm, Bush-Cheney did. I’ll never forget Bush’s “compassionate conservatistm.” It turned out to be compassion for the rich and shaft the poor. No matter what he says or claims, I would expect more of the same from John McCain.

this woman has no sende of shame or honor….
any candidate for office that can stand next to and cheer on a uniformed, skinhead, jackbooted, gun toting sherriff, while he whips up a crowd into a racist frenzy, by calling into account another American’s patriotism and casting aspersions on the orgins of his name (can you say “nazi tactics?” ) should tell you all you need to know about this her and the McCain/Palin ticket.
GOP supportes want to make up stuff on Obama…this is real

NO OCTOBER SURPRISE!!!!!
The report concluded that Gov. Palin “unlawfully abused her authority” which reveals a vendictive, mean-spirited individual, unfit for office.
Where’s the surprise?

There is a system in place to protect our people from rogue officers. Going out of your way to have one fired is wrong. Hands down and red-handed the Alaskan Governor abused power and it is clearly shown. Way to go GOP, you really picked a winner there. I would like to learn more about the alleged similar situation spoken here about Biden, if this is true it must also be shown to us. We’ll see soon.

Palin lies repeatedly. The self described Baracuda is too incompetent. ignorant, and timid to engage in press conferences. At best she can read talking points, although not expertly enough to be ready for a prime time gig as a new reader. She is a physically attractive person who is committed to her beliefs which often are in direct opposition to the facts, including scientific facts. It is a travesty that she has been nominated by a major party to be the VP candidate, and it is scary that McCain at 72 with repeated bouts of cancer and showing signs of cognitive trauma would be the only obstacle between her and running the US government. She is not nearly as qualified as a bright HS student with good character, a seriousness purpose towards goals, tasks, and learning, and a willingness to work hard and be mentored along the way. She has apparently learned little except new techiques of manipulation, lying, cover-ups, and obstruction of fact and law.
McCain endangers this country by making it even remotely possible that Palin could become president. She is a dunce and a liar, and McCain has shown himself, yet again, to be an irresponsible, impulsive, man of poor judgment filled with disregard and hostility.

Also – if she becomes vice-president is Todd going to be in the office making decisions????? He did in the govenors office, using govenors resources, will it be repeated? So, the ticket should read McCain/Palin/Palin, right?
I think that Palin should be sticking to the issues instead of slamming Obama, if she knows what they are. Both McCain/Palin aren’t telling us what they are going to do about the economy, foreign policy and especially the ECONOMY. Health care that McCain proposes leads us to be taxing on this, this really helps.
Why aren’t they sticking to the issues? Attacking Obama when they’re own record isn’t so clean. They talk about morals – McCain was married when he met Cindy, Palin cheated with Todd’s best friend – good morals – Christian morals?? Let’s get real.
Let’s get to the basics – ISSUES>

I think it should be noted that the investigator in the Palin probe, whose name is Stephen Branchflower, is a retired prosecutor and personal friend of Walter Monegan. Mr. Branchflower’s wife is also employed by Mr. Monegan.
In my view (and in the view of many others as is now clear), this was by no means a “Bi-Partisan” investigation. The entire matter was political and rather ugly.
The investigation that was launched by Democratic State Senators who had it in for Palin(and in particular Senator Hollis French, who had stated in September that this would be his “October Surprise” on the McCain ticket).
I believe that Legislative Council Chairman Kim Elton’s recent statement saying that they were “Unable to find wrongdoing under the original investigation, Mr. Branchflower tried to stretch the Ethics Act to fit facts that are well beyond the scope of the law.”
“The lengths that were taken to stretch the scope of the investigation to find something damaging to say, when the facts bore out that the Governor acted appropriately, show that our concerns about the politicization of this investigation were entirely justified.” has completely vindicated Governor Palin!
Perhaps they should now investigate Hollis French!

I BEG TO DIFFER
Response to
OBAMA’S MILITANT RACISM REVEALED
Posted by: Tom Ballanger | Oct 13, 2008 6:00:35 AM
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Dear Tom,
Your last comment “PS: We paid for her scholarship.” Nullifies your bone of contention towards Michelle Obama as it would suggest that you agree with the findings of her thesis because you obviously think that only “White Americans” pay the taxes that she drew her scholarship from.
Your American view which is obviously “Black and White” which by your comment also suggest that you see Black American as the plebs, second class citizens of the American society who contribute or have contributed nothing to America is the very attitude that no doubt contributed to Michelle Obama’s then conclusion.
She moved on a while back, thanks in part to maturity and perhaps her encounter with other “White Americans” who have a different mindset to you and your like.
And by the way, your “thesis” has no bearings on the article you were meant to be commenting on. Find another forum. You are obviously quite dim as well…

“It is astonishing and almost scary how well she can keep a secret. She kept her most recent pregnancy a secret from her children and parents for seven months.
She is “pro-life”. She recently gave birth to a Down’s syndrome baby. There is no cover-up involved, here; Trig is her baby.”
Since Palin said questioning ones record and association is not negative campaigning.
I would question the ETHICS of keeping a pregnancy secret to not jeopardize her political career. And I would question how much of her determination to keep the baby a secret attributed to her baby being born with down syndrome.
It’s been noted Palin went back to work just few days after she gave birth. Does she care more about her political career than her new born?
I can’t trust Palin, she seems driven by personal ambition and nothing else. She could care less for America as she spews hateful rhetoric to divide this nation.
Stop the lies Palin, this isn’t like your pregnancy, you can’t keep it a secret and you can’t sweep it under the rug.

>>john Pinter | Oct 13, 2008 7:08:10 AM
>> In my view this was by no means a “Bi->> Partisan” investigation.
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Not bi-partisan? Then why did the board, dominated by republicans, vote unanimously to release it in its current form?

When has she ever told the truth? Just another excellent example of her bending the truth to suit her. She has no business being the VP, she has demonstrated over and over again her unworthiness for the office. Reform and transparency my patootie!

I don’t understand how anyone who considers themselves truly Christian can support this pathological liar, hater and fearmongerer. The Christ I know and believe in is a loving, tolerant Christ who wants us to spread His name and deeds in a kind and gentle fashion.
McCain and Palin, through their rhetoric and veiled approval for the hate demonstrated at their rallies, have set this country back 60 years. I am ashamed that they call themselves Americans…they give America a bad name.

The American people deserve better than this moose shooter from Alaska, haven’t we had enough of obfuscation, abuse of power, outright deception from the current administration. Palin is an outright liar and should be held acountable for her statements by the Main Stream Media. Let’s call it for what it is blatant, bald faced lying to the American public. Hopefully there are more like the fans at the Philly Hockey game that will let their feelings be know about this lady from Alaska, send her and the first dude back to the wilderness where they belong. Shame on McCain for bringing this to his ticket.

She’s either insane or a sociopath.

Legal or not legal doesn’ matter. It does show that Ms Palin has the morals of a turnip, not a Christian.

As a registered independent what bothers me the most about troopergate is the fact that Gov. Palin and her husband still claim they did nothing wrong. If you can’t admit your mistakes what reassurance do we have that you won’t repeat them? It is NOT okay that Sarah Palin gave confidential employee records to her husband to look through. It is NOT okay that her husband then contacted other government employees to pressure them to fire trooper Wooten. Those records most likely had medical and financial information in them which allowing anyone outside of her office to look and discuss them was against the new privacy laws. I know I worked in a surgeons office for 17 years. We had to take courses and sign privacy agreements about medical and billing records. We were told that not only would we be fired by we could be prosecuted.

abused power = broke the law, period.
I don’t care how they spin it, she should be prosecuted.

MCCAIN IS DANGEROUS, LOOK AT HIS FLIP FLOPPING, HIS NEGATIVITY, PALIN AND MCCAIN ARE REALLY SICKENING. I AM INDEPENDANT AND NOW FOR OBAMA BECAUSE OF THIS CAMPAIN HAS GONE. IT DOESN’T TAKE A MAVERICK TO RUN THIS COUNTRY!!! IT TAKES A PERSON WITH A HEART AND TRUE
COMPASSION FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. MCCAIN HAS LOST AND PALINE HAS DONE WRONG!!!!!!!! SHE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF FOR THE ETHICS PART. IS THIS WHAT WE NEED IN AMERICA NO NO NO!!!!
WAKE UP AMERICAN’S MCCAIN IS GOING TO CAUSE US ALOT OF PAIN. WE MUST HAVE SOMEONE WHO KNOWS WHAT WE ACTUALLY GO THRU. CINDY MCCAIN AS THE OTHER WOMAN, WITH PAST PROBLEMS NEEDS TO SIT AND BE QUITE. LOOK AT THE TRUE PERSON OR PERSONS!!!!!! WE GOT TO GET IT RIGHT AMERICA—-I BELEIVE THAT OBAMA CAN HELP US JUST AS BILL CLINTON DID.

Sarah Palin is arrogantly lying!! Investigation decision – Sarah Palin violated Ethic Law and abused her power by pressuring to have her former brother inlaw fired. Sarah Palin entice crowd rage at her rallies with shouts of “kill jim”, “off with his head”, “treason, “traitor”, etc. And she smiled while these statements yelled and did nothing to stop. This approach is dangerous and is encouraging assassination of Barack Obama. No Democrat or Republican should approve of assassination encouragement!! FBI detail has increased. Riots and vandalism across country are already starting. She is despicable!! Sarah Palin is dangerous!!

Incredibly uncredible.
Deny, fudge truth, outright lie.
Palins live in a very limited, small town mentality that becomes more apparent with each passing day.
Sarah Palin is not ready for prime time and should return to attempting to govern her population of less than Memphis TN.

PBS Poll – link provided.
Question is: Is Sarah Palin Qualified to be Vice President of the US.
Current tally is 49%/49%
Sound in!!!!!

that’s my gurl. quite the reformer… I’m so proud of her “maverickyness” to reject the laws of the common man. she as an elected official strives to be above that like her mentor george bush. when she’s the Veep- todd is gonna be such an asset behind the scenes w/ those strongarm pressure tactics & all. what a value the american peeple will get. 2 for the price of 1! together they will promote themselves & their agenda w/ the AIG to eliminate govrnment -which just gets in the way -and help me put country 1st by bringing out all those nasty racsists who are gonna elect me. problem w/ U dems is you still just don’t understand the kind of reform we can accomplish w/out that pesky constitution in the way. thanx to the president for showing us the way. god bless america & me & sarah/todd too.

So who is in charge Todd or Sarah? Mccain/ Palin “PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE LITTLE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN!”

To Concerned in OH: Just in case you missed it, over $1 trillion has been lost in 401K and IRA account values in the past several weeks, thanks to the deregulatory orgy the Republican Party has been having since taking over Congress and White House. Republicans know and condone Palin’s neocon race-baiting behavior (straight from the Bush/Cheney campaign playbook) because this is how they campaign. However they cannot govern, that’s why she’s their choice as their newest neoncon-darling. Her ethics violation is a clear example of that. Her denials are sincere because she’s too stupid and amateurish to realize what she’s done. She deserves every screed-laced comment that can be thrown at her, including calling her a liar and a race-baiting fascist. She put herself out there as a viable candidate for the next highest office in US government. Now that she has been revealed for the dangerous idiot that she is, she deserves to be taunted and ridiculed at every possible turn.

Let ALL of us Americans put this same level of examination for integrity towards our own words and motives, news reporting, and publishing–then we will have a better society.

The woman just has not yet met a lie she hasn’t liked. She will forever set the ceiling higher for women than the godess Iris could ever have with her rainbow. What does the world think of us? Remember Gulliver’s response after meeting the Yahoos? Well, it’s something like that.

Did anyone expect that rocket scientist to say anything other than a lie? She is by far the worst politician I’ve ever seen in my life! If this is the best they have to offer, no longer the republicans are going to lose their shirts next month! Palin is an insult to all those smart and very talented Female Republican Senators and Congresswomen…

Sarah Palin is a sociopath, just like Geo. W. Bush. She doesn’t care about what’s said about her, has no respect for the truth, and has no shame. She just keeps smilin’ and dishin’ it out.
The amount of ridicule being heaped upon her is not nearly enough punishment. She needs to be thrown in a dark, dank jail cell with Bush and Cheney.

• OPTIMISM! Drink it in and let it sink into your brain. Let it roll around and finds its equilibrium. Say it and then say it again. Say it to yourself and say it to someone else. Say it to someone you love and someone you do not love so much. I AM OPTIMISTIC ABOUT OUR FUTURE! And, I will do MY part to make it so. Right now we need some old fashioned optimism and luckily optimism is justified. We are Americans. Of all the characteristics any people could have this is the very best thing. All the “blame America first” crowd or the intellectual elites who find it too “snarky” to beat their chests and proclaim to the heavens go suck an egg. We are America and we are Americans and no set of numbers can stop us from getting out of this mess. We are the sons and daughters of those who won their freedom at the point of a bloody bayonet (hell, we are not afraid of a fight), we cured polio, we sent a man to the moon, we invented the computer/baseball/football/Hollywood and we invented the hot dog/hamburger/apple pie. We are America and we don’t run from a fight and when we fight, we win! Americans are winners! Sure the numbers are big but we are a BIG country. We have been here before. Our 1990 GDP was about $5T and the RTC/S&L mess cost about$200B to solve. Our 2007 GDP was about $14T and this mess is going to cost about $500B (remember we are going to recover some of the $700B from the assets purchased) to solve. Hey, we’ve been here before. Is electing a tax/spend kind of guy going to be good for the solution? Maybe not so much. But America can even survive an Obama Presidency. I have never seen an epitaph inscribed on a headstone which said: “Joe was a GREAT pressimist!” Lead, follow, get out of the way but be a damn optimist! Optimism is the only thing today which costs nothing to practice. I AM AN AMERICAN! I am afraid of nothing when I am in the company of my fellow Americans. I am an optimist! I am going to bite the ass off a bear on Monday morning and I am going to do my part to solve this problem! I am going to come to work just a bit earlier each morning, stay a bit later every night and skip lunch a couple of times per week. I am going to work like I never have before. The line forms right behind me, America! See you on the high ground. Jeffrey Mich.

I don’t think you guys get it. Obama is being forced to demonstrate his patriotism because he is black. Palin, whose links to the Alaskan Independence Party and whose congenital imbecility should have automatically disqualified her from consideration, is assumed to be a good American because she’s white. This is why the AIP has and will have absolutely no traction.
Obama had to have the perfect family and flawless educational background to even come close to the position he is currently in, because he is held to a higher standard and any slip-up would have been regarded as evidence of not only his inadequacy, but that of his race as a whole.
All the pent-up hate being released by Republicans under the guise of concern for the country is nothing but fury because this is a black person they can never measure up to and have no reason to pity…and how dare he be superior?
I even feel a little sorry for them.
See this for what it is.

I am certainly not a McCain/Palin supporter…thanks to Sarah Palin…but facts are facts. I would want a violent officer stripped of his duties, as well. And if I were a parent and my family was being threatened, I would certainly try to do something about it if, and only if, the proper authorities were not.
Wouldn’t we all fight for our families?
Coming from a political background, I find it hard to believe the American public truly thinks it will find a completely ethical politician to sit in the president’s seat. What we should be focusing on is what’s best for America. I sincerely doubt Senator Obama would keep a violent, threatening and abusive officer in his/her position just as Palin made sure not to do, as well.
Let’s just stick to the issues instead of dragging people through the mud. If you want to discuss the extremely dangerous lack of ethics Palin and McCain endorsed all last week when their supporters grew verbally violent (I’m assuming in the same vein as the officer Palin replaced) and they failed to do ANYTHING about, then game on. As unethical as they may all be, at least Senator Obama nips that kind of verbal abuse in the butt before mobs cry for heads. There’s a reason those comments don’t surface at his rallies.
Palin should only be so consistent about her ethics.

She didn’t read the report, she just looked at the pictures!

Heh, keep pushing abuse of power, folks. People are afraid of the mysterious Obama abusing power, not Palin. Ordinary folk, who will elect the next President, understand that if this trooper remains on the job, then not enough power was used or abused to get him out of it.
It’s kind of ironic that this meme is being pushed. Obama is a lot scarier about power than is Palin. Ask any PUMA.
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She didn’t read the report, she just looked at the pictures!
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That made me laugh! Good line!

Ava B…..
“Why is it that so many of the staunchest Palin supporters are the ones who can’t spell, can’t string together a coherent sentence, and can’t use reason or logic? Those of lesser intelligence have to stick together, I guess. And Palin is going to lie about this just like she did about the “bridge to nowhere”
I’m so glad that others have noticed that very same thing. Ava, I think that it must be a prerequisite to be a Republican….Look at George W. Bush….I mean W….all those W ’04 stickers people had on their vehicles….I guess they done whittled down to W because George and Bush were to difficult to spell. Anyone, even the Republicans should be able to spell W….
I’ve come across gorillas and monkeys in my practice that are smarter than most Republicans posting here.
I would like to take a moment and apologize to all gorillas and monkeys for demeaning you the way that I just did by using the words gorillas and monkeys in the same sentence with Republicans.

“Look, if the Palins didn’t intervene the cop still would have had his job.”
Maybe I’m misunderstanding what you’re saying, but the cop still has his job.

Look, she does not even know what daily news papers she reads, so how is she going to understand a 200 something page report, someone needs to explain to Ms. Palin she is guilty of abusing her powers as govoner,plain and simple. So how she can get up on stage at these rallys and say the things she has been saying about Obama makes her look more stupid that she already is, I loved the fact that the Ameican people are finally seeing what a hypocrite she is.

I was born in Boston, MA, of an American mother and a Mexican father. My mother’s parents are Italian and Norwegian (off the boat), we all speak at least 2 languages and although we are Catholics we have NEVER pushed our religion on anyone. I am a proud American and Mexican because I do have both passports and both citizenships. This is just the way the world is today, GLOBAL, we cannot help it, the internet and the ease of trade between countries has given us an opportunity to know other people and other cultures and at the end of the day realize we ARE really all the same and most of us want the same thing. We have more things in common than what separate us. I am no less an American than anyone in this wonderful country.
So as an American citizen, I choose not to follow hatred and bigotry, I believe the McCain/Palin ticket has managed to bring out the worst in us. I know we are better Americans than that. Even though it comes from a place of ignorance, my concern is that the campaign continues to ignite these people, and a party that is inclusive to ALL represents my values.
My question to all Christians that follow Gov. Palin, is this what is taught in church? Focus on the issues Gov. Palin, and tell us PLEASE how it is that the McCain/Palin ticket will govern, what is your vision? what is your plan? Inspire me to be the best I can be. My concern is you are leading in the wrong direction.

Nancy….
I’d have to disagree with you in regards to GWB being compared to a rocket scientist but that is your choice….I myself like to use:
“He’s dumber than dirt”
“As smart as a brick”
The list just goes on and on and on….
I thank God that he will soon be out of office!!
Have a great day and keep up the wonderful work with your son :-)))) He is being taught well.

Palin was found to have violated the ethics guidelines and to have abused her power as a governor according to the guidelines.
Palin’s statement “…didn’t do anything unethical…”
Miss, you were found to have abused your powers and violated ethics guidelines. How dumb are you? Or how dumb do you think people are?

Monegan had also instructed the Palins to keep the issue at arms length because while he couldn’t fire Wooten at the time because he was already disciplined, if Wooten did perform a subsequent firable offense, they wouldn’t have to worry about the appearance that a firing would be politically motivated. He actually gave them very solid advice. Personally, I think the fact that they did take punitive action with Monegan was very poor judgment.
Monegan also happened to be a pioneer in dealing with mentally disabled criminals with methods and techniques he honed being used all across the “lower 48″.
I bring this up because the argument that she was trying to protect her family just doesn’t wash. It wasn’t Wooten that was punished, it was someone who was reportedly very well respected and great at his job.

Palin will get her chance to speak in court. She is being sued for using Yahoo to avoid the Freedom of Information act, for making her employees use Yahoo to avoid the freedom of information act, which is both immoral and illegal, since she is making others break the law or risk her wrath and firing, for using a non-secure system and for using a system with no backup. She is crooked, and mean. “viper” is closer than pit-bull.

…and she is still a better choice than Obama…

Palin isn’t just unqualified- she’s completely ridiculous. And she’s a liar, and not even a good one.
Those of you who implausibly claim, based on nothing, that she is “better than Obama” are probably that same 20% who still think Bush is doing a good job. And you must be as stupid as Palin if you think that she is even remotely qualified to be president.
Barack Obama is, among other things, a very smart man. He was the editor of the Harvard Law Review, a very elite position at one of the two or three best law schools in the country. And this shouldn’t need to be said, but THIS IS A GOOD THING. Sarah Palin, on the other hand, can’t hardly speak in complete sentences, is afraid to talk to the media and answer OUR questions, and sneers at the majority who disagree with her.
And those of you like “Barry” who still say that she’s somehow better than Obama- uh, good luck making that argument.

If the trooper was guilty of the charges the Palin’s allege, why did they not file proper, formal complaints to the police department in the jurisdiction of the alleged actions by him?

Wow…I wonder how she will spin a sold “thumpin” on Nov. 4

I thought you’ve been saying Obama is secretly a “Muslin” radical bent on the overthrow of the US. Now you’re saying Iran is sabotaging his campaign and thus sabotaging their own secret plot?
Those crafty A-rabs are now using double-double reverse inverse psychology?
Here is a simpler concept.
Palin is a liar. Period.
McCain is a poor judge of character. Period.

Karolyn, Sarah Palin is neither straight talking (read her interview transcripts) nor honest (she is lying about this very report).
Finding number one in the reports states “…Governor Sarah Palin Abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act.”
Palin has not yet been chastised. The legislature has no authority to take action against her. It is the state personnel board that can sanction or impose fines. The personnel board is conducting a separate investigation.

Let’s see Palin a person in denial…Damn, Obama has been a person in denial all through his campaign.

Report: The sky is actually blue, not red.
Palin: Did you read the report, it said the sky was red. You need to read the report (waving and walking away winking and smiling).
This DOES matter greatly when it comes to who should be allowed into a leadership role for our country. Palin is not it. In fact, Palin won’t win re-election in her own state now. Her favorability ratings have dropped DRAMATICALLY since people started to pay attention to the abuses and lies she has been routinely doing.
Palin will be the reason the Republican GOP is in shambles for the next decade.

Where did the actual Video go???? It is now somehow removed. It you watched it, you can see she clearly was rattled, rambling & stuttering when saying she is glad she was found innocent. Wouldn’t take a body langage expert to see how uncomfortable she was. Clearly it was because she knew she was lying through her teeth. Seeing the Video is believing, Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire. Basically her tactics are tell the people whatever you want, some are bound to believe you!