Posted on 06/26/2010 9:37:58 AM PDT by Bob J
One of the most flogged excuses by both Palin and her supporters for her resignation as Governor of Alaska was that ethics complaints were "bankrupting" her. But the Independent Council Report issued in conjunction with the decision on her Legal Defense Fund says otherwise.
Not only does it show the State of Alaska offered to make payments for her legal costs it shows that even bfore the election the Palin campaign was making alternate plans to not only get the McCain campaign to pay for them but to hit up the Rnc AND set up a legal defense fund.
When confronted with Palin's legal bills in relation to the ethics violations charged against her, the State of Alaska offerred to pay begin paying bills to the tune of 100k. Now this was just the start and 100k was a round number they picked. Once they made the precedent of funding her legal expenses there would have been an obligation to continue...in for a penny, in for a pound.
But Palin and her legal advisors rejected the offer based IMO in a flimsy "accounting problem". It is clear the Palin's had bigger plans for much more money and the Alaskan offer was only going to get in the way of that.
Before you start reading these snippets from the report you must be aware that the first plan of attack from the Palinistas will be to portray the Independent Investigaror as partisan, compromised and corrupt. But you must also be aware that this is the very same IC that ruled in Paln's favor over the much more serious "Troopergate" allegations.
This report is full of eye opening relevations and I will be posting reports on several of them as time goes on. Here is the relevant section on this issue from the report.
"C. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.
1. Certain ethics complaints and legislative inquiries were conducted involving Governor Palin during the national presidential and vice presidential campaign when Governor Palin was a candidate for Vice President of the United States.
2. A contract for legal services was issued by the State of Alaska to the law firm of Clapp, Peterson, Van Flein, Tiemesson & Thorsness to represent Governor Palin, and others, in connection with these matters, for up to $ 100,000 at public expense.
3. No invoices were submitted to the State by Mr. Van Flein's law firm, pursuant to this state contract, due to the decision by Governor Palin and her attorneys that it would be too difficult to separate the functions of representing Governor Palin in her official capacity in the pending state-related matters, and representing her in other related campaign or partisan matters beyond the scope of the state contract. Thus, to avoid an appearance of impropriety or any allegation that legal fees were being paid for legal services beyond the scope of the state contract, Van Flein's law firm and Governor Palin agreed that funding for these services would be sought from sources other than state funding.
4. Among the sources of funding discussed were the Republican National Committee and the McCain campaign. However, after the conclusion of the presidential campaign, it became apparent that funding from the McCain campaign would not be forthcoming. Governor Palin and her advisors discussed alternative sources of funding to defray the continuing costs of defending past and future Ethics Act complaints, as well as other claims that may be brought as a consequence of serving in the Governor's Office. Among the sources discussed were the Republican Governor's Association and the creation of a trust. The trust would solicit private funding to pay for the past and future defense costs of Governor Palin, and potentially her family, her aides in the Governor's Office, and potentially, future governors and state officials.
No, Bob doesn’t make ‘different’ points. He posts the same crap over and over and can’t back it up. He’s obsessed with Sarah Palin.
But hey, let him post I say. Some of these replies are fun. And he does show the derangement of the anti-Palin crowd excellently.
Try reading the replies on the thread before projecting.
Bob is reliable about posting replies.
Reliable as in not responding after 140 replies?
He's probably away from his computer conducting real world things. Give him time.
Like what, viewing porn?
Bob makes different points. You folks offer counter arguments.
Facts are not counter-arguments.
As to whether his arguments have been debunked, who's the final arbiter who determines that?
Follow the FR rules sometimes. When you're losing the debate, and continue to post variations of the same points over and over again because of your personal dislike of someone, that's when you clearly cross the line into troll country. The posters themselves are the final arbiter.
Yawn
Explain how. She is more wealthier, popular, and influential out of office than the months as Governor after the 2008 election.
and I’m not buying the “save the taxpayers money” nonsense.
That's because honest elected officials are a rarity. No one believe that a politician actually have the nerve to resign on their own terms for the public good instead of thinking the office is their own birthright.
She’s not the first governor to face a barage of lawsuits from useful idiots.
Yes, she is. What happened to Sarah was unprecedented.
She is the first to quit because of it though.
You admit she faced a barrage of lawsuits from useful idiots but concludes that she should have still bitterly clung to power? So her family could be ruined financially and her reputation goes in the toilet, not to mention destroying any future plans she may have had?
She easily could of raised money in defense fund to thwart off frivilous lawsuits.
Idiot. The initial defense fund was itself a frivolous ethics violation and ruled illegal. Alaska law does not compensate her for legal expenses. Where would she have gotten the money?
You saying that resigning as the Alaskan Governor was a huge mistake for her... IS the “nonsense”.
If you were under attack from all sides and the attack was also against your family, if you knew that chances were these growing attacks were not going to stop and that the intent of these attacks were to see to your professional and personal destruction, as well as the destruction of your family....... AND you believed that you had a workable plan to turn it all around by taking control of the narrative from an entirely different position... you would have just let the drooling bastards beat you where you stand.
Palin left and by doing so she gave her family security, quickly made over 12 million dollars and put herself into the political system as a power player. I’d say she has won against the bastards.
Palin is far wiser than me and definatly a better person. I say this because I know that if these asses were attacking my family and trying to ruin my life, I would have ENDED theirs. Politics is one thing, but if they would have gone after my family, they would have signed their own death warrants.
So we are going to do a wee bit more than” agree to disagree”, because I think you’re a disgusting Troll.......... and an idiot.
Now get lost...
definatly a better person.=definitely
gonna buy more of her book(s) :)
This isn't DU. I could not disagree more with BobJ but to ban him for not agreeing with him is what a librat would do.
Like what, viewing porn?
My, how clever. On second thought, I wouldn't blame Bob for not replying to this thread. Life is too short.
why not? freeper responses are entertaining. ;)
oops, i guess we can expect more “eye opening reports”. (i forgot that he posted this line)
“This report is full of eye opening relevations and I will be posting reports on several of them as time goes on. “
**oh goody (editorial comment by ME)
At first I thought that pic was the coverart to King Crimson’s “The court of Crimson King”.
It’s not sad it funnier than H*ll to see bobble head shot blankes.
LOL good one.
Cheers!
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