Posted on 10/27/2008 10:34:13 PM PDT by DeLaine
An unintentionally hilarious assertion was made by Alaska State Senator Hollis French on Rachel Maddow's MSNBC cable show Friday night.
Maddow and French were discussing the so-called Troopergate scandal and Gov. Sarah Palin's alleged grudge in firing former Alaska public safety commissioner Walt Monegan for not reopening an investigation of a state trooper who went through a nasty divorce with Palin's sister.
Hollis, a Democrat who led the state legislature's investigation into Palin's actions in firing Monegan last July, cited "severe logical fallacies" in claims made by Palin and her husband Todd, including the Palins' request for reduced security despite their assertions that Wooten was a rogue cop.
Then came the coup de grace from French: Stop and think about, what good does it do to fire a trooper if you really think he's dangerous?
Yes -- the man actually uttered those words ... loud enough to hear ... on national television. The mind reels when confronted with such a worldview. Could be worse, however. If French were wearing a badge, for example.
The well-intentioned Alaskan legislator elaborated on his odd, troubling assertion, asking of anyone taking such a supposedly outlandish action as terminating the employment of a "dangerous" police officer: Do you think he's going to leave his job and suddenly be docile and happy about life because he's just been fired? It's likely to make him more dangerous. Heaven forbid that a dangerous state trooper is ever fired. This sort of thing might convey to those employed on the public dime that they are accountable for their actions.
In fairness to French, he did suggest what he thought Palin should have done when it came to dealing with Wooten.
Why didn't the governor do something about the policy she objected to, which is the trooper disciplinary policy? Why not come to the legislature and say, hey, I've got an idea to make the state of Alaska a better place and to do trooper disciplinary procedures in a better way? Let's change the law, let's make a policy change that protects everyone.
O-kay, say that Palin or another Alaskan politician did exactly what French is suggesting. Many moons and legislative sessions later, a shiny new "trooper disciplinary procedure" is unveiled, one that leads to ... firing of dangerous state troopers. Uh, wouldn't this just make them more dangerous?
Such are the joys of watching Maddow that she provided her own gem of an assertion almost as priceless as those from French.
"You know it's funny," Maddow said. "Every time we have somebody on from Alaska, they are like the most articulate, clear thinking, clear-speaking person we've yet spoken to. It's a very impressive group up there in Alaska."
Impressive, indeed. Aside from Democratic legislators leading allegedly non-partisan investigations of political opponents.
I firing them makes them mad & more dangerous, what are we supposed to do? Back-shoot them?
For future reference, the proper spelling is “Tasergate”.
ah yes, all dangerous incompetents in all walks of life must be left in place b/c you never know if they might be more dangerous if removed from the position in which they are causing harm, violating rules and laws, etc.
And a “rogue cop” must above all be left in place, because it’s so much better for him to have the cover of the law and the badge when pursuing his dangerous activities....
Oh, yes, raving Demagogues, that is just the right way to run the world!!
I don't know, is the Kansas BTK killer still on the payroll?
Obviously this donk loooooves the Bambi koolaide!
Maddow is Vile with a Smile.....unlike Keith Olberman who is Vile with a Scowl.
---Hollis French, Chairman of the Alaska Good-Old-Boy Payback Committee
Do you realize that one of the committee members had to phone in his vote to release the report because he was busy being indicted for fraud that day?
Why have rules or laws either. Lawbreakers just break..../s
Since it is very un-pc to criticize or even joke about the Messiah, I see their audiences dwindle to nothing as their McCain-/Palin jokes will get old very quickly.
Of course the Dims could pass a mandate, i.e. a la quota system and limit our choices to three channels a la Universal Health care so we must watch their inept shows.
And of course the TVs will be two way monitors to make sure you're watching the correct shows and not just having the TV on and leaving the room. Circa. 1984
See what you can do when one ignores the Constitution?
excellent !!!
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Is that baby in the picture a registered Democrat voter?
Now, who in his right mind (that's the key right there) would think it is better to let an angry deranged man legally carry a gun and have authority over others????
The child doesn’t stand much of a chance, Pray that the child ios a closet conservative, and breaks out at 18. One can only pray.
Yes. And he already voted, twice!
Well my husband broke out as the only conservative in his family......we couldn’t speak about politics during the clinton reign, and are already starting off badly with Nobama.....so there is always hope for a smart child.
Twice, is that all? ;^)
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