Posted on 09/20/2008 5:30:35 PM PDT by Josh Painter
Democrats pushing "Troopergate" are getting closer and closer to defending the records of two abusive men who have threatened family members and on occasion taken violent action towards them.
Alaska's former Public Safety Commisioner Walt Monegan and state trooper Mike Wooten both have a distrubing history of abuse. Monegan, of course, is the man who Democrats believe GOP vice presidential contender Sarah Palin improperly fired as Alaskan Governor and who is at the center of their controversial "Troopergate" inquiry. Wooten is Palin's former brother-in-law who Democrats think Palin unethically pressured Monegan to terminate.
Via the San Francisco Chronicle Monegan admitted dislocating his wife's shoulder "by accident" by "wrestling and tickling" her. His estranged wife, Georgene Moldovan, tells another story.
Moldovan sought a restraining order against him in 1994 after he threatened to kill her, waved a gun at her and knocked her shoulder out of socket, according to court papers. The court papers say: "he pulled out his gun and waved it at me outside my home and yelled he would kill me if I stopped him."
Moldovan told the SF Chronicle that Monegan "would show up unannounced and break into my apartment and do threatening things. I was forced to get a restraining order because I was really fearful he was going to harm me." She said he also threatened to throw her body into a cold, Alaskan river. Monegan, for his part, said his ex-wife was telling "either half-truths or pure fabrications."
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
The ‘Rats keep digging their grave deeper and deeper everyday. The mask is off for anyone to see plain as day....
For the record, Wooten served five days suspension and is still a trooper.
Monegan was removed as Public Safety Commissioner but offered another position in state government (head of the alcohol control agency, IIRC) but declined and left state government service.
I predict that “Troopergate” will die an unceremonious and swift death as the truth is known. The Obamamaniacs will act as if in never happened.
Oh man.
The Democrats would side with Satan against Sarah. That is how twisted they are.
The RNC needs to do a “Momma Bear” tv ad on this. That would fire up soccer moms....
Guys who like to beat up women should be remanded to the tender care of the staff of the Hanoi Hilton. The experience made John McCain a better man. Who knows, perhaps it would do the same for wife-beaters.
Now we know why he wouldn’t fire the trooper. It’s a wife beater, kid beater solidarity thing.
They both sound dangerous and boorish
The Comfy Chair!
Dunn!
Dunn!
DAaaaaaaaaaaa!
As long as you are fighting the ‘evil’ Republicans it’s okay to beat your wife (or have sex with an intern).
Where’s the outcry from the feminist groups to defend women from this brutality by men against them?
[sound of crickets chirping....]
This needs to be posted at DU for all you freeper sleepers
That jackass, Hollis French is still saying that he’s going to unload his “October surprise” on McCain/Palin even though all of the key players have decided not to play along with his little charade. I guess when you run unopposed you can get away with this kind of bullsh*t.
She doesn’t need a reason to transfer or fire him, but the story goes on and on, for the voter opinion/smear.
...or Rape Juanita Broderick...or drown campaign volunteers...or run a gay male prostitution ring out of your home...
Yes, those too. And probably hundreds of other instances that we aren’t aware of yet.
Imagine the shrill on the left if Palin had done nothing.
Gibson: “Governor Palin, in light of the fact that you have attended a church that condones corporal punishment, the recent revelation that your brother in law, one of your own state troopers, has been accused of tasering his son, is troubling to many Americans.All the more so since you seemingly did little or nothing to speak out against his actions, and indeed he still holds his position. Some have suggested that it is indicitive of a culture of abuse of power and the denial of basic human rights. On the heels of 8 years of such action by the current administration, how can you assure the American public that you strongly oppose such abuse?”
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