New Troopergate report clears Palin

Anchorage Daily News ^ | Published: November 3rd, 2008 03:46 PM | By LISA DEMER | ldemer@adn.com

[Pikachu_Dad]

A new report just released -- hours before the polls open on Election Day -- exonerates Gov. Sarah Palin in the Troopergate controversy.

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Both investigations found that Palin was within her rights to fire Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan.

But the new report says the Legislature's investigator was wrong to conclude that Palin abused her power by allowing aides and her husband, Todd, to pressure Monegan and others to dismiss her ex-brother-in-law, Trooper Mike Wooten. Palin was accused of firing Monegan after Wooten stayed on the job.

[Pikachu_Dad]

Weeeee Haaaaa

[wk4bush2004]

YES!!!!!! YES!!!!! YES!!!!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! PRAISE GOD!!!!!

Now, on to election day, and on to VICTORY!!!!!

SARAH!!!! SARAH!!!! SARAH!!!!!

MCCAIN-PALIN’08!!!

[tubebender]

Bump

[justlurking]

Personnel Board Report

"Summary of Public Findings and Recommendations":

1. There is no probable cause to believe that Governor Palin violated the Alaska Executive Ethics Act by making the decision to dismiss Department of Public Safety Commissioner Monegan and offering him instead the position of Director of the Alaska Beverage Control Board.

2. There is no probable cause to believe that Governor Palin violated the Alaska Executive Ethics Act in any other respect in connection with the employment of Alaska State Trooper Michael Wooten.

3. There is no basis upon which to refer the conduct of Governor Palin to any law enforcement agency in connection with this matter because Governor Palin did not commit the offenses of Interference with Official Proceedings or Official Misconduct.

4. 4. There is no probable cause to believe that any other official of state government violated any substantive provision of the Ethics Act.

5. There is no legal basis or jurisdiction for conducting a “Due Process Hearing to Address Reputational Harm” as requested by former Commissioner Walter Monegan.

6. The Amended Complaint by the PSEA should be dismissed.

7. Independent Counsel recommends that the appropriate agency of State government address the issue of the private use of e-mails for government work and revisit the record retention policies of the Governor’s Office.

These findings differ from those of the Branchflower Report because Independent Counsel has concluded the wrong statute was used as a basis for the conclusions contained in the Branchflower Report, the Branchflower report misconstrued the available evidence and did not consider or obtain all of the material evidence that is required to properly reach findings.

[DoughtyOne]

I saw this. It must suck to be a democrat
propagandist at times like this...

[gogov]

Call Call Call your friends and get them to vote.Go to their homes. Drag them to the polls. You have more than one vote. You have as many votes as you can get people to the polls.

[sheikdetailfeather]

Time to gloat! I am sick of being humble.

[Pikachu_Dad]

Okay, this has got to be posted somewhere else already, but
WWWWWEEEEEEEEEE HHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.

I DON’T CARE.

Linky Number 1:

http://media.adn.com/smedia/2008/11/03/12/report-sept12008-complaint.source.prod_affiliate.7.pdf

Linky Number 2:

http://media.adn.com/smedia/2008/11/03/12/report-aug12008-complaint.source.prod_affiliate.7.pdf

[fullchroma]

WHY the H#{{ couldn’t they have released this ruling last week? Better now than after the big day but come on...

[saganite]

Not going to matter as far as the election is concerned. No time to get this out and the damage has been done. Typical liberal smear worked to perfection.

[Pikachu_Dad]

E-mail from the campaign:

STATEMENT BY THOMAS VAN FLEIN ATTORNEY FOR GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN

“Governor Palin is pleased that the independent investigator for the Personnel Board has concluded that she acted properly in the reassignment of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. The Governor is grateful that this investigation has provided a fair and impartial review of this matter and upholds the Governor’s ability to take measures when necessary to ensure that Alaskans have the best possible team working to serve them.

“Additionally, Mr. Petumenos determined that the Branchflower report’s findings that Governor Palin abused her power had no legal basis and that Governor Palin did not violate the Ethics Act as Mr. Branchflower incorrectly asserted.”

“The Governor’s office has already begun the process of reviewing policies regarding personal e-mail accounts and will consider Mr. Petumenos’ recommendations.”

[airedale]

Don’t look for the networks, and most cable newsbroadcasts to cover it. Also the majority of the newspapers will ignore it until after the election. It wouldn’t help their candidate unless they can totally distort it.

[idov]

When the cats away, the mice will play. They are afraid she is coming back.

[SouthTexas]

Never had any doubts. :)

[Rodney Dangerfield]

Exactly. The MSM will engage in journalistic malpractice and ignore this vindication of Palin, or use the story to repeat the findings of the first report.

[DemonDeac]

Would have been nice for them to do this a month ago. Still late is better than never and now is better than Tommorow.

[glock rocks]

Governor Palin did not violate the Ethics Act as Mr. Branchflower incorrectly asserted.

Branchflower? Boy, I bet he got his butt whupped in junior high. No wonder.

[newzjunkey]

This conclusion was foregone. The Democrats got their political points in however and no one will even hear about this.

This is not the country it ought to be and Obama will accelerate the move in the wrong direction.