Posted on 09/21/2008 7:36:03 AM PDT by Zakeet
Queries are directed through the McCain campaign machine. Her political capital at home is eroding.
Jerry McCutcheon went to Sarah Palin's office here last week to request information about the firing of former Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan, the scandal that for weeks has threatened to overshadow the governor's role as Republican presidential candidate John McCain's running mate.
McCutcheon was given a phone number in Virginia to call: the national headquarters of the McCain-Palin campaign.
Why, he wanted to know, did he have to call a campaign office 4,300 miles away to find out what was going on in Alaska government? The longtime civic activist phoned his local state representative, Les Gara, who quickly filed a protest.
These days, many such queries about Monegan -- or anything else involving Palin's record as governor -- get diverted to McCain staffers. A former Justice Department prosecutor from New York flew in recently to advise the governor's lawyer and field reporters' calls about Monegan. Soon after, Palin's willingness to cooperate in the Legislature's probe of the affair ended.
In stubbornly independent Alaska, the sudden intrusion of a political campaign into so many corners of state government -- not to mention Wasilla, where a dozen or more campaign researchers and lawyers have also begun overseeing the release of any information about Palin's years as mayor -- has touched a raw nerve. McCain staffers have even been assigned to answer calls for Palin's family members, who have been instructed not to talk.
"Why did the McCain campaign take over the governor's office?" the Anchorage Daily News demanded in an editorial Saturday. "Is it too much to ask that Alaska's governor speak for herself, directly to Alaskans, about her actions as Alaska's governor?"
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Why are things STILL so rotten in Illinois, even after the illustrious career of Barack Hussein Obama in the Illinois state Senate? Just WHAT of any import HAS Obama done? He is presented as the best thing since sliced bread, as THE ONE. Why?! - He has spent his whole U.S. Senate “career” (less than 2 yrs.) running for President.
He is looking more sedate and Presidential in his suit and tie lately, still saying nothing, but saying it better than anyone has ever said it before.
I guess an 80% approval rating doesn’t mean much to some libtards.
Democrats... (A la Jack Sparrow: "Pirate...")
Now that is the absolute truth! It not only explains why her support is 80% in Alaska but why Democrats and independents nationally are declaring their support for her.
It took a populist to attack the corruption in Alaska and it will take the same to the tenth power to have any hope to chip away at the corruption in Washington.
Sarah Palin is not just a threat to Democrats. She is a threat to Republicans and bureaucrats who have such comfortable holes at the government pig trough. She scares the hell out of a lot of Republicans because they know she ain't loyal to the party when it comes to corruption of ANY politician.
Sarah Palin is the reason I decided to vote for McCain which I thought I would never do.
All of us lost in the wilderness were looking for someone to lead us back. Sarah is that person NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS ELECTION.
I don't think she is the reincarnation of Ronald Reagan.
I think she will eclipse him.
Considering the fact that it's a political witch hunt, having it handled through the McCain Palin campaign headquarters is perfect!
There are actually TWO stories here. The TROOPER, Wooten, is Gov. Palin's ex-brother in law, and the individual who tasered his stepson and threatened the life of Gov. Palin's father ("I'll put a bullet in him."). He is still a Trooper.
WALT MONEGAN was the head of the Troopers, and HE was asked to step down because he interfered in the Wooten case, refusing to investigate Wooten's history of abuse. Monegan was NOT fired, merely asked to transfer away from the Troopers. He ALSO has a history of domestic abuse. There were some other "good ol' boy" in-your-face Monegan did to defy the Governor and ignore her orders. He is still whining and complaining to the Democrat media.
Do you truly think that when McCain is President and Sarah Palin is Vice-President, and they bring along lots of conservative Republicans to Congress, that it will be 'business as usual'?
Turnabout is fair play.
I know how Mr. McCutcheon feels. I wander into Gov. Patterson’s office here in New York whenever I want to ask him a question.
The usual Los Angeles Times preposterous propaganda. Of all 50 states, Alaska has the most popular Governor, with an 80% approval rating, including a 75% approval rating from democrats.
Say, wasn’t the LA Times supposed to close down?
Much ado, et cetera...
Why, I want to know, did he call to find out about the firing now, all these months later, if it's not related to Palin's Vice Presidential canidate status? If it is because of her status, then he was properly being referred to her campaign.
I feeel for all the poor Alaskans that are being out&out invaded by a media bent on destroying who they will however they wish.
Stop whining. She's in the Major League now and the game is played differently there.
Get over it.
The LA Times certainly meant that Alaskan partisan Democrats are upset!
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