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Palin's legal debts pile up
Anchorage Daily News ^ | March 20, 2009 | LISA DEMER

Posted on 03/21/2009 11:48:57 AM PDT by fkabuckeyesrule

Legal bills have mounted fighting complaints that she called partisan, false and frivolous, starting with "the politically motivated Troopergate probe," Palin said in a written response to questions.

"I must defend against these baseless ethics accusations out of my own pocket as the use of public monies to do so could itself violate state law," Palin wrote.

"On August 29, it seems the political landscape changed in Alaska. Now, it seems in order to do this job as Governor, with the political blood sport some are playing today, only the independently wealthy or those willing to spend their income on legal fees to defend their official actions in office ... can serve," Palin said

Out of the 10 complaints, Palin said six have been dismissed, one had "concluded," and three are pending.

Zane Henning, a North Slope worker, filed a complaint in November after the election, accusing Palin of partisan "post-election damage control" for talking to reporters about the campaign in her state office. He said he wanted to stop that sort of behavior, and it seems to have worked, but he couldn't talk about the complaint further while it was pending.

Palin said she didn't think it would be fair to "sacrifice public monies to defend against something that was so politically charged."

"Obviously we cannot afford to personally pay these bills -- and really no future governor should feel the sense of financial vulnerability at the hands of those with a political vendetta bent on personal destruction," Palin wrote. "Some have suggested a legal fund to pay these bills. We'll have to pursue that."

(Excerpt) Read more at adn.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: left; merchants; palin; pds; smear; waronsarah; wing
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To: Kandy Atz

I find it difficult to believe that Sarah wouldn’t even accept government funds to help her fight Troopergate, even though the charges were brought against her by the legislature.

This is a woman that I could never cross.


41 posted on 03/21/2009 12:49:30 PM PDT by techno
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To: OrangeHoof

Ann, hello? Your help is desperately needed in Alaska!


42 posted on 03/21/2009 12:52:26 PM PDT by prismsinc (A.K.A. "The Terminator"!)
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To: techno

And because the national GOP or its most prominent politicians are not helping or giving Sarah support right now against Obama’s full court press, it will be up to millions of ordinary citizens to come to Sarah’s aid and give moral support to her, defend her in public and over the internet, and donate to SarahPAC or a potential legal defense fund.


43 posted on 03/21/2009 12:56:10 PM PDT by techno
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Casey Anthony is the Poster girl for the Democrats. She is exactly what they are.


44 posted on 03/21/2009 12:57:04 PM PDT by annieokie
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To: fkabuckeyesrule
Interesting to search on Zane Henning.
45 posted on 03/21/2009 1:04:06 PM PDT by sionnsar (Iran Azadi | 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | "Tax the rich" fails if the rich won't play)
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To: Kandy Atz

Yes, Reagan was vilified. I worked at a university and the professors hated him...even talked about how the makeup dripped off of him....pure hatred.


46 posted on 03/21/2009 1:11:39 PM PDT by WHATNEXT? ((FREEDOM))
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To: fkabuckeyesrule

anyone have an address for the legal fund?

and after that... let’s start a list of liberals that need the same treatment, and start filing lawsuits against them personally.

i’m thinking the prop 8 stuff where the state released names of political contributors would be a great place to start


47 posted on 03/21/2009 1:17:52 PM PDT by sten
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To: fkabuckeyesrule
Saracuda is a Hunter.

Send her a “Buck for Sara” (or a few bucks).

Note: Better do it soon, since a dollar is only worth about 38 cents (or less) last time I heard.

48 posted on 03/21/2009 1:30:05 PM PDT by Col Freeper (FR is a smorgasbord of Conservative thoughts and ideas - dig in and enjoy it to its fullest!)
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To: Jaidyn

Yes, and she should be protected by the Republican Party, who put her forth as our candidate. Surely there are lawyers in the RNC. Surely she was not just used and tossed under the bus to deal with the consequences alone. ?


49 posted on 03/21/2009 1:30:19 PM PDT by bboop (obama, little o, not a Real God)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
...Sarah Palin, who hasn’t done a damn thing in her life except want to help people, and cares about our children, gets treated worse then a pedophile. I have never seen anything like it. For those who remember when Reagan ran for President, was it this bad with him too..cause I have read some of the names that he has been called but was it ever like this??

The press went into a heavy attack mode on Reagan during his term in office. Constant negative articles and political cartoons of him sleeping and saying the wrong thing into a mic. I remember one that Conrad of the L.A. Times drew that showed the Secret Service pulling weapons on a microphone that Reagan had just spoken into.

50 posted on 03/21/2009 1:32:23 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono (Had God not driven man from the Garden of Eden the Sierra Club surely would have.)
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To: HEY4QDEMS

To hell with the RNC. The RNC is dead to me.

If a strong, viable third party does not coalesce within the next year or two then we can expect at least a generation (possibly more) of democrat/socialist/marxist rule in this country. By now it should be painfully obvious to anyone who has been paying attention that the RNC is a lost cause.


51 posted on 03/21/2009 1:43:44 PM PDT by frankiep (Ron Paul was right)
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To: Mamzelle

Sounds like a plan. Let’s hope we can find who is funding the complainants?


52 posted on 03/21/2009 2:47:37 PM PDT by victim soul
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To: AmericanSphinx71

Palin should have private detectives and attornies steeping forward to VOLUNTEER their time and talent.


53 posted on 03/21/2009 2:51:55 PM PDT by victim soul
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To: annieokie
Casey Anthony is the Poster girl for the Democrats. She is exactly what they are.

Agreed.

As far as they're concerned, she simply self-induced a late term abortion.
54 posted on 03/21/2009 3:01:14 PM PDT by Bratch
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To: Gator113

Want to mail something to SAraH?

S. Palin, GOv
716 Calhoun Av.
Juneau, Alaska 99811

or

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
P.O. Box 110001
Juneau, AK 99811-0001 ...

Have fun


55 posted on 03/21/2009 3:15:04 PM PDT by ASOC (On strike until Congress lowers THEIR wages)
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To: fkabuckeyesrule

Solution; Both parties legal costs are paid by the loser.


57 posted on 03/21/2009 3:33:02 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy ( As for a future life, every man must judge for himself between conflicting vague probabilities. - D)
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To: AmericanSphinx71

I actually expect that is exactly where the harassment is coming from and probably with marching orders from Soros and Emanuel.


59 posted on 03/21/2009 3:51:35 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: techno

National Republicans are acting like mice against the Messiah. They give Obama’s high approval ratings as an excuse. Palin’s approval ratings in AK are sky high. Yet the AK Dems are not afraid to go after her. What is wrong with the RNC?


60 posted on 03/22/2009 3:18:13 PM PDT by yongin (The Messiah's economic policy is a Katrina waiting to happen)
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