Posted on 09/03/2008 12:58:34 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, John McCain's surprise vice-presidential pick, is the subject of a legislative probe into claims that she abused her office by trying to get her former brother-in-law fired from his job as an Alaska state trooper.
Palin is likely to be deposed soon in the case, according to State Sen. Hollis French, who leads the state Senate's Legislative Counsel Committee.
French's committee unanimously authorized an investigation into the dismissal of the state's public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, who claims he balked at pressure to remove Trooper Mike Wooten, who had an acrimonious divorce from Palin's sister.
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Only if HE wasn’t Gay or Black....or maybe Native Indian....
Be careful. You better watch your Palin posts around here. Kitties could be watching.
This has got to be the Obama thug squad’s doing.
He could even be a pretend Indian ala Ward Churchill.
Palin Cures Cancer!!
LSM: What does she know and when did she know it?
I am running with a short fuse over the attacks on Palin....
Just trying to be explicit for lurkers visiting this thread....
If someone has a link to the investigation started by the Governor...drop it on the thread....
IMO, the least they hope to gain from this is to keep her too busy to campaign, because you know she will be dynamite on the campaign trail.
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08/31/2008 6:18:39 PM PDT · by paltz · 28 replies · 1,401+ views floppingaces.net ^ | 8/29/08 | MataHarley |
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The Governor appointed the Commissioner for any reason and fire him for any reason. She didn’t like the way her was running the department. Just like the other story where she fired a sheriff, this is about a disgruntled employee looking for payback.
The McCain campaign needs to make it clear that Palin is a reformer who goes after corruption no matter which party is involved. She is not afraid to step on some toes to get things done. When you step on some toes you are going to get disgruntled people hitting back with frivolous charges. She has made many bureaucrats unhappy, but she has the strong approval of the public she serves.
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On July 11, Monegan says he was called to the governor's office where chief of staff Mike Nizich told him he was being removed from his position because Palin wanted to take the Department of Public Safety in a different direction.
Monegan is convinced that his refusal to discipline Wooten was a major factor in his dismissal. He says he understands Palin's passion about the issue.
"I've been a cop for a long time, and I know how emotional divorces can get," Monegan says. "If, in fact, it turns out to be the case [that the investigation determines that Palin abused her office by exerting pressure], she's just being human."
The alleged meetings with Monegan may have been just the latest steps in Palin's apparent campaign to alert Wooten's superiors to his alleged misbehavior.
In 2005, less than three months before she began her campaign for governor, Palin sent an e-mail from her personal account to the head of the Alaska state troopers about Wooten. The e-mail was obtained by ABC News and other outlets.
See above updates and #54!
See #54 update....
See #54 and other updates.
Latest McCain Ad: Palin More Qualified than Obama
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And the attacks by the corrupt politician's in Alaska bears witness to her accomplishments as a reforming Governor!
Obama is a member of the same Crowd that is attacking Palin!
Desperate socialist and Marxist will reach to no end to gain power.
Thank you for the ping.
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