Caribou Barbie violated public trust

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/palin_troopergate


President Barak Hussein Obama Jr. Get used to saying it.

yes but EP will come along and say this story is from the AP and the Ap is in Obama's pocket

Honestly... is anybody surprised by this? Anybody?

But I expect Republicans to seize on the description of Monegan's firing as "proper and lawful"... and spin furiously.

Liberals are funny........

Bighead wrote:

Honestly... is anybody surprised by this? Anybody?

But I expect Republicans to seize on the description of Monegan's firing as "proper and lawful"... and spin furiously.

Not anymore than I would expect liberals to spin it to the left. Once again, it is another nugget that has no meaning to the actual viable concerns of Americans who may be wondering where their next paycheck may come from.

What is really funny is the makeup of the Legislative Panel that looked into this little affair was made up of 10 Republicans and only 4 Democrats.

Let McCain's Campaign Guru's try and spin that little fact. Kind of hard to claim in was the Democrat's Political motives when there was only 4 of them damn Democrat's and the Alaska State Legislature is also Republican controlled.

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Let McCain's Campaign Guru's try and spin that little fact.

I don't know about McCain's campaign. But I've no doubt whatsoever that Limbaugh and Hannity will manage just fine.

Liberals are funny.....

And numerous. But not in Hays.

none the less, still funny.

So do you admit being liberal?

Like I said earlier... I'm really not sure if I qualify.

Liberal/Conservative is a false dichotomy anyway. I'd describe myself as a hair to the left of Libertarian. Maybe.

Bighead wrote:

Like I said earlier... I'm really not sure if I qualify.

Liberal/Conservative is a false dichotomy anyway. I'd describe myself as a hair to the left of Libertarian. Maybe.

Ok, fair enough.

Why nothing on BHO, then?

Just how much reaction do you reckon that'd get me around here?

Bighead wrote:

Just how much reaction do you reckon that'd get me around here?

Not a matter of reaction, matter of conviction.

For the purposes of my own amusement... it's the same thing.

But, obviously, I mean to vote for Obama. It took me WEEKS to come to terms with this... but I truely believe that a McCain presidency would be detrimental and even dangerous. So I've long since put aside my concerns about Obama (the biggest among them being his clearly Socialist and anti-gun politiks).

I've picked my team. And I'm rooting for them.

Bighead wrote:

For the purposes of my own amusement... it's the same thing.

But, obviously, I mean to vote for Obama. It took me WEEKS to come to terms with this... but I truely believe that a McCain presidency would be detrimental and even dangerous. So I've long since put aside my concerns about Obama (the biggest among them being his clearly Socialist and anti-gun politiks).

I've picked my team. And I'm rooting for them.

Well stated Bighead

So you follow like sheep?

Well chosen....

baaaa.

Bighead wrote:

baaaa.

For someone who seemed to march to the beat of his own drum, that is surprising.

Epic Fail.

Not sure what you want, Nitro. I've explained who I'm voting for and why. I've explained my reservations and why I'm willing to overlook them.

Sorry if I don't meet your specifications.

There are no specs. I've made up my mind also. How I vote is up to me. how you vote is up to you. However, your talking points seem to follow those of the liberal media.

a.k.a. sheep

I'm actually gonna vote for Ben Stein.

I'm a fan of the guy. But I wouldn't vote for him nowadays since he came out with his creationism movie. He ought to know better.

I can understand wasting a vote- I've done it myself. I voted for Badnerik in 2004.

This time, though, I actually want one of the major candidates to win. But I'm under no illusions that my vote actually matters.

Bighead wrote:

I'm a fan of the guy. But I wouldn't vote for him nowadays since he came out with his creationism movie. He ought to know better.

I can understand wasting a vote- I've done it myself. I voted for Badnerik in 2004.

This time, though, I actually want one of the major candidates to win. But I'm under no illusions that my vote actually matters.

And this is why the Electoral College must be abolished.

slider wrote:

What is really funny is the makeup of the Legislative Panel that looked into this little affair was made up of 10 Republicans and only 4 Democrats.

Let McCain's Campaign Guru's try and spin that little fact. Kind of hard to claim in was the Democrat's Political motives when there was only 4 of them damn Democrat's and the Alaska State Legislature is also Republican controlled.

No, what's really funny is that you fail to mention that Palin is not well liked by the Alaska Republican machine. She ran against an incumbent governor, exposed the massive corruption going on in her own party, and was elected by the people against the will of that party. She has an 80%+ approval rating in her state. Even though Alaska is majority Republican, I highly doubt that it's 80%, which means plenty of Democrats liek her, too.

If you look at the report, they found no wrong done by the governor. They did find that she knew that her husband was working to get the guy in question fired. I guess being the spouse of the governor means you forfeit your own right to free speech. Maybe that's why we never hear anything from Mr. Kathleen Sebelius.

However, the fact remains that the whole incident revolved around a state trooper who tazed a ten-year-old. I don't understand how the cop-haters among this group (you know who you are) aren't cheering her on in trying to get the bastard fired.

After cleaning up some of the corruption in Alaska, it is no surprise they were gunning for her. They wanted to go back to the business as usual. The bipartisan business of corruption.
Corruption in politics knows few enemies.

If McCain/Palin ticket gets elected we will have someone heading up the senate that may well clean up some of the corruption there. Republicans included. Fighting corruption is also bipartisan.

If Obama/Biden gets the nod it will be corrupt business as usual. Biden would be unaware that he is the head of the Senate. Unless we can get him into an eighth-grade remedial civics class.

Does all this spinning make you dizzy, EP?

Justoo- you forgot to mention "maverick".

Bighead wrote:

Does all this spinning make you dizzy, EP?

I wrote:

If you look at the report, they found no wrong done by the governor.

FACT

I wrote:

They did find that she knew that her husband was working to get the guy in question fired.

FACT

I wrote:

However, the FACT remains that the whole incident revolved around a state trooper who tazed a ten-year-old.

I guess if pointing out your omission of the facts is spinning, then I plead guilty. But in the traditional sense of the word, leaving out facts to serve your own purpose would be considered spinning.

I wrote:

I don't understand how the cop-haters among this group (you know who you are) aren't cheering her on in trying to get the bastard fired.

You gonna explain?

I'm the mayor, I can do whatever I want until the courts tell me I can't.'" --Sarah Palin, as quoted by former City Council Member Nick Carney, after he raised objections about the $50,000 she spent renovating the mayor's office without approval of the city council

"I'll try to find you some and I'll bring them to you." --Sarah Palin, asked by Katie Couric to cite specific examples of how John McCain has pushed for more regulation in his 26 years in the Senate, CBS interview, Sept. 24, 2008

"All of 'em, any of 'em that have been in front of me over all these years." --Sarah Palin, unable to name a single newspaper or magazine she reads, interview with Katie Couric, CBS News, Oct. 1, 2008

plowboy wrote:

I'm the mayor, I can do whatever I want until the courts tell me I can't.'" --Sarah Palin, as quoted by former City Council Member Nick Carney, after he raised objections about the $50,000 she spent renovating the mayor's office without approval of the city council

Hearsay coming from a political opponent.

"When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the princes of greed. He said, 'Look, here's what happened.' "

—Joe Biden to Katie Couric on CBS Evening News

The report found that Palin let the family grudge influence her decision-making even if it was not the sole reason Monegan was dismissed. "I feel vindicated," Monegan said. "It sounds like they've validated my belief and opinions. And that tells me I'm not totally out in left field."

Branchflower said Palin violated a statute of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act.

Palin and McCain's supporters had hoped the inquiry's finding would be delayed until after the presidential election to spare her any embarrassment and to put aside an enduring distraction as she campaigns as McCain's running mate in an uphill contest against Democrat Barack Obama.

But the panel of lawmakers voted to release the report, although not without dissension. There was no immediate vote on whether to endorse its findings.

"I think there are some problems in this report," said Republican state Sen. Gary Stevens, a member of the panel. "I would encourage people to be very cautious, to look at this with a jaundiced eye."

The nearly 300-page report does not recommend sanctions or a criminal investigation.

The investigation revealed that Palin's husband, Todd, has extraordinary access to the governor's office and her closest advisers. He used that access to try to get trooper Mike Wooten fired, the report found.

Branchflower faulted Sarah Palin for taking no action to stop that. He also noted there is evidence the governor herself participated in the effort.
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"As Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where– where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border." --Sarah Palin, explaining why Alaska's proximity to Russia gives her foreign policy experience, interview with CBS's Katie Couric, Sept. 24, 2008

“America is ..., uh, is no longer, uh ... what it could be, what it once was. And I say to myself, I don’t want that future for my children.”

--- Barack Obama, explaining why he wants to be President to a seven year old girl. (August 7, 2008)

"Well, let's see. There's -- of course -- in the great history of America rulings there have been rulings." --Sarah Palin, unable to name a Supreme Court decision other than Roe vs. Wade, interview with Katie Couric, CBS News, Oct. 1, 2008

And don't forget Biden's invitation to Palin to go with him to a diner that has been closed for 20 years.

That's Uncle Joe, he's a movin' kinda slow...

You know we could go on for hours but whats real sad is that out of all the intelligent people in this country this is what we have to choose from.

[b]At the junction, Petticoat Junction

The Other One wrote:

“America is ..., uh, is no longer, uh ... what it could be, what it once was.”

Hey now, Obama was telling the truth big time here. But I got a feeling that his vision of the past America goes back before white settlement. Or maybe it just goes back to when it was easier to get welfare checks in two states.

plowboy wrote:

whats real sad is that out of all the intelligent people in this country this is what we have to choose from.

And THAT is the single most factual statement in this entire thread people.

luv2cook wrote:

plowboy wrote:

whats real sad is that out of all the intelligent people in this country this is what we have to choose from.

And THAT is the single most factual statement in this entire thread people.

Yes it is, but the guys who are really in charge don't want their puppets to show much intelligence.

Good point

The Other One wrote:

You gonna explain?

Sure.

It's because I'm a decietful misanthrope whose sole ambition is to defile all that is good and true.