Posted on 09/12/2008 5:13:56 PM PDT by HAL9000
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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA -The abuse of power investigation against Sarah Palin, Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate, took a potentially ominous turn for her party on Friday when state lawmakers voted to subpoena her husband.~ snip ~
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
“The brother-in-law already admitted to tasering his 10-year old stepson and threatening her father.”
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That’s threatening Sarah Palin’s father.
The renegade trooper’s exact words were,
He’ll Eat A F****n’ Bullet !”
Go for it, Axelrod. It’s just about your only chance.
All of this has been debunked. The investigation began way before Palin was a twinkle in McCain's eyes.
A disgusted national electorate finally threw out the perfidious Dem-lite Republicans in 2006.Alaskans did not have this option as the liberal GOP runs the state so they picked Sarah to straighten the crooked louts out—and she did..
Having the MSM attack dogs and their Obama masters giving them a means for revenge is gravy on the Alaska RINO mashed potatoes.
They lack the credibility or cojones to do it by themselves.
To find a real man in Alaska,look for a real woman!
Let me see here. I found it. It’s right here in the democrat playbook, Page 15, paragraph 3. The Ronnie Earl indicts ham sandwich move.
The guy sounded very remorseful on a clip from CNN. I had visions of him being this huge A-hole, but it just didn't materialize. It appears he had some bad breaks and want to start from scratch. Hopefully, the guy will find some religion.
Total non-story, otherwise McCain wouldn't have picked Palin.
0000000H I can’t recall. Oughta wirk.
Here’s a simple question:
What Was Governor Palin supposed to do?
A. The guy tasered a 10 year old, and threatened to taser her daughter.
B. They have multiple witnesses who saw him drunk and using his badge as an “out”.
C. They have multiple witnesses who heard him threaten to “put lead into” her father-in-law.
Why would a governor allow a state employee to remain on active duty given what they knew? If she HADN’T fired Monegan and Wooten had killed someone, Palin would be CRUCIFIED for protecting a family/former family member.
She was caught in a damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don’t situation. They were erring on the side of caution, trying to get Wooten removed WITHOUT making it look like a personal vendetta.
It’s a non issue for a lot of reasons, including the fact that these department heads serve at the pleasure of the Governor. She can let them go for no reason, or just because she doesn’t like the color of their hair. They are political appointees.
This is highly analogous to the big Democrat brouhaha over Bush’s firing of several U.S. Attorneys. They are political appointees, as well. Clinton fired them all. It was a phony issue. They just hoped to catch someone lying about a non-issue in their “investigation,” when the underlying action was not a crime or misconduct in any way.
The Democrats in Alaska are trying the same thing with Palin.
TASERGATE!
Remember, the DNC circulated a memo with the objective of forcing Palin to quit immediately after the GOP convention.
I think most people would want the same thing and wonder right along with her why that didn't happen! I know I do.
Former Maryland governor Bob Erlich went through four years of this type if treatment (for replacing political appointees) to the cheerleading of the Baltimore Sun. He lost to O’Malley in ‘06. Governor Bob is enjoying life as a spectator as O’Malley’s approval crashes. The Erlichs may be back for another try in 2010.
On another note, if Alaska is an "At Will" state like my state of Michigan is then the employer has the right to discharge you "at will" for no reason whatsoever.......
Is this their idea of making government fun again?
Bah. If he told "all" he would only undress himself in public. He's not the good guy here, and at least he's smart enough to know that much.
I would substitute for # 16:
Behold I have created the Smith and Wesson that bloweth the fools into the fire,and that bringeth forth an instrument for His work; and I have created the waster to destroy.
Remember,God arms those who arm themselves.
The founders stated that the bill of rights contain those the creator has given us—the 2nd Amendment being second only to those it is intended to protect.
We’ll have to point out that “Troopergate” is already taken. It belongs to Eliot Spitzer, who used state troopers to intimidate his enemies, rather than firing ones who are child and wife abusers.
Which, not so coincidentally, is why there are Republicans in the mix here. They are friends, and cronies of the corrupt Republicans Governor Palin has already gone after. Doing the right thing can often be costly, but it *is* the right thing. Thus I support, and stand by the Governor of Alaska against the "good old boy" goons...
the infowarrior
Most folks don't understand that the real facts demonstrate that nobody at all was fired, not the State Trooper Wooten, nor Mr Moneghan, who was the overall supervisor. Mr Moneghan was removed from his position, in which he served at the governor's pleasure, form reasons which were at best, only remotely related to Trooper Wooten. He was offered, by Governor Palin, another position, with no loss of pay, in another department she felt was more suited to his abilities. He declined, and resigned.
Those are the facts, and all the partisan witch-hunting they try will not change them. Mr. Moneghan, himself, is on the public record, as refuting that Governor Palin fired him at all, let alone because of Trooper Wooten...
the infowarrior
>Her husband can not be compelled to testify against his wife<
That’s what I thought.
Seems like a subpoena would be kind of pointless, wouldn’t it?
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