What a Political Crock!
By ParaTed2k
@ParaTed2k (22940)
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
October 11, 2008 10:36am CST
The "investigation" is complete and the Alaskan Railroad's "findings" are in. According to Democratic Sen. Hollis French (the conductor of the railroad) the board found that Sarah Palin overstepped her authority, but recommends no action or criminal investigation.
In other words, they can't find a single actionable bit of evidence, but why let that get in the way of a great propaganda campaign?
If the Democrats worked as hard legitimately vetting Obama as they do railroading Palin, that guy would be back to voting "present" in the Senate wondering what happened to his messiah status.
"Democratic Sen. Hollis French, who oversaw the investigation, contributed to that perception when he said the report could provide an "October surprise" for the McCain campaign." Hmmmmmm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/palin_troopergate
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@ClarusVisum (2163)
• United States
11 Oct 08
The below is quoted directly from the report itself:
"...Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act. Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) provides
"The legislature reaffirms that each public officer holds office as a public trust, and any effort to benefit a personal or financial interest through official action is a violation of that trust.""
The spin to cover this is that it's okay that she abused her power, because she (apparently) technically didn't break any laws. Greeeat, just the kind of mentality we want from a person in a position of national power--that ethics are irrelevant.
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@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
11 Oct 08
"how many times should this trooper be punished for the same thing?"
And I'll answer you again as I did before. It's NOT just about punishment. He is a DANGER TO THE PUBLIC. If ANYONE ELSE was caught drinking and driving they would lose their license and doing it in a company car would certainly cause ANYONE ELSE to lose their job. Somehow this pud got only a six day suspension. There was no personal gain for the Palins that wasn't a gain for the public as well. I still can't get over how eager you are to believe a 6 day suspension is appropriate punishment for child abuse using a taser and drinking and driving.
@ClarusVisum (2163)
• United States
11 Oct 08
I'm not going to quote the whole thing to you, but read pages 48-68 for the full explanation of Finding One, which is what I quoted earlier, and is summarized on page 8 of the report. Find the report yourself, or use the link in my blog post:
http://clarusvisum.blogspot.com/2008/10/palin-abuse-of-power-is-confirmed.html
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@spalladino (17891)
• United States
11 Oct 08
The situation with the trooper was handled long before Palin was elected, Taskr. He was disciplined by those with the authority to do so...again, long before Palin was elected governor...and allowed to return to duty with the approval of those with the authority to make that decision at the time. I've asked this before and will ask you again...how many times should this trooper be punished for the same thing? Sarah and Todd were the ones trying to railroad this man...for their own personal gain and that is a violation of the Ethics Act.
@Barb42 (4214)
• United States
11 Oct 08
Your title says it all! They were only out to get Gov. Palin because she was chosen for VP for the Republican party. They would never have gone after her had she stayed in Alaska. There were angry people that had it in for her and this was the only way they could make their statement. They are afraid to vet Obama - he is beyond proving anything against him. The media and all democrats are in the tank for him. He does 'nothing wrong'. They tiptoe around all the fuzzy things and then start going after anyone who finds out things that are true and try to inform the public. They definitely want this guy in the White House. Doesn't matter whose toes they step on or what lies they have to cover up!
@ClarusVisum (2163)
• United States
11 Oct 08
You know that the "Troopergate" investigation:
1. started long before she was chosen as VP
2. was/is run by a Republican majority of investigators
3. was completely cooperated with by Palin (she specifically said "hold me accountable") right up UNTIL the point where she was chosen as VP, at which point she immediately tried to get the investigation shut down
right?
Explain how your "They were only out to get Gov. Palin because she was chosen for VP for the Republican party." claim makes sense in light of these facts.
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@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
11 Oct 08
The thing I find laughable is that they are accusing her of ethics violations, while, much more quietly, admitting that she didn't violate ANYTHING when firing Monegan. All she did was fail to stop her husband from pushing for Wooten to be fired. Since this case was about firing Monegan, I don't even see how her husbands actions regarding Wooten can result in such a finding. They were just looking for an excuse to say she was guilty of something.
I believe it is not only the right, but the obligation of a private citizen to push for the removal of corrupt officers. He shouldn't lose that right or obligation just because his wife is the governor.
@piasabird (1737)
• United States
11 Oct 08
And they said she wasn't ready to be a heart beat away from being president! Pffft
