"You gotta read the report Sir"
Somehow I think she is referring to the Full-Spin (Fox) version released the day before.

I hear there was a report that completely cleared her. Why won't people talk about that ?

Mordant: I hear there was a report that completely cleared her. Why won't people talk about that ?

Because it didn't. In fact it actualy makes her look like a bigger idiot than she has already been able to do for herself.

FTFA: The report notes a few instances in which Palin pressed the case against trooper Mike Wooten, but it was her husband, Todd, who led the charge. Todd Palin had extraordinary access to the governor's office and her closest advisers and he used that access to try to get Wooten fired.

If I were working for the Obama campaign, this is the angle I'd pursue in discussing the report. I'd raise questions about who really runs the governor's office - whether it's Sarah or Tod. And I'd expand it by asking who would really be the VP if McCain were to win the election.

Remember, she's a Fundie. And the first rule about being a Fundie
wife is that she obeys her husband.

Ok, so maybe McCain can produce a new report that would be even more positive. Would that help ? Why does everything have to be so unfair to the Republicans when they try so hard to be honest and truthful ?

I might be concerned about this dimwit if I thought she had a snowball's chance in hell of moving up to VP.

As it stands: meh

FredaDeStilleto: If I were working for the Obama campaign, this is the angle I'd pursue in discussing the report. I'd raise questions about who really runs the governor's office - whether it's Sarah or Tod. And I'd expand it by asking who would really be the VP if McCain were to win the election.

Nope. Obama ought to do what he's been doing all along.

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He's running against John McCain, not Sarah Palin.

Watching the McCain rally?

Wow, even John looks frightened.

GWShenlong05: He's running against John McCain, not Sarah Palin.

And, he's consistently remained a class act in doing so.

So we're not doing the talent portion?

/cue the flute

To be clear: The Follow Up would be the report released by the mostly-republican legislative inquest that declared that she DID, in fact, violate the law.

Palin's report saying she did nothing wrong came first.

NewportBarGuy: Watching the McCain rally?

Wow, even John looks frightened.

He is pretty wigged out by the rabid, illiterate, and wholly ignorant rednecks of his base. When he has to tell them to "not be scared" by an Obama presidency he's gonna lose votes. He has put himself into a position where he has to educate his hillbilly voters about his opponent - using the truth.

And then he brings up Ayers in the next breath. *sigh*

This election is truly insane.

hmmmm...this one's probably more appropriate:

GWShenlong05:
Nope. Obama ought to do what he's been doing all along.

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He's running against John McCain, not Sarah Palin.


Having Obama say something and having people in his campaign bring up the issue isn't the same thing.

A lot of questions and issues raised on message boards aren't necessarily brought-up by regular posters. During any election cycle, people come out of nowhere, bring up stuff that isn't publicly mentioned by the candidate, get a discussion going, and then, after the election, they disappear from the boards.

neglogon: "You gotta read the report Sir"
Somehow I think she is referring to the Full-Spin (Fox) version released the day before.

Actually no. She really just legitimized and held up as an example a report they've been trying to discredit for weeks.
That sort of breakdown of logical argument will get you ripped to pieces on Fark. But she's a Politician, so the standards are much lower.

Mordant: I hear there was a report that completely cleared her. Why won't people talk about that ?

There was one that completely cleared her. It basically amounted to her saying "I didn't do it so I'm not guilty".

The bipartisan report from the investigation that began long before she was a VP candidate is what this one is.

She isn't going to jail so she probably qualifies for some sort of GOP ethics award. Get that woman a medal.

keylock71: hmmmm...this one's probably more appropriate:

That's a bit flattering for the Republicans, don't you think?

FredaDeStilleto: GWShenlong05:
Nope. Obama ought to do what he's been doing all along.

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He's running against John McCain, not Sarah Palin.


Having Obama say something and having people in his campaign bring up the issue isn't the same thing.

A lot of questions and issues raised on message boards aren't necessarily brought-up by regular posters. During any election cycle, people come out of nowhere, bring up stuff that isn't publicly mentioned by the candidate, get a discussion going, and then, after the election, they disappear from the boards.

I'll just get a new alt come Nov 5. I'm thinking this one will no longer be relevant.

Todd Palin as First Husband. It's scary than you think.

Ahhhh, liberal desperation. I love the smell of liberal fear in the morning.

FredaDeStilletto
If I were working for the Obama campaign, this is the angle I'd pursue in discussing the report. I'd raise questions about who really runs the governor's office - whether it's Sarah or Tod. And I'd expand it by asking who would really be the VP if McCain were to win the election.

Remember, she's a Fundie. And the first rule about being a Fundie
wife is that she obeys her husband.

No. Spouses are out of bounds. I agree entirely with your reasoning, but I agree more with the play-the-good-game approach.

Time: Palin Administration "Shockingly Amateurish"

Yeah, because culpability aside, that's what this nation needs right now--Amateurish administration.


It is hard to hide my contempt for this sad excuse for a ticket.

"You got to read the report."

And you, Mrs. Palin, got to start using verbs.

The lawyers representing Palin and her husband, Todd Palin, issued a three-page attack on the investigative report, including the contention that Ethics Act violations can only involve financial motives and financial "potential gain, or the avoidance of a potential loss."

And you, Palin's lawyers, got to start readin':

Article 02. CODE OF ETHICS
Sec. 39.52.110. Scope of code.
(a) 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.

3_Butt_Cheeks: Ahhhh, liberal desperation. I love the smell of liberal fear in the morning.

??? Republicans saying she's guilty is liberal fear???

Skleenar: It is hard to hide my contempt for this sad excuse for a ticket.

If nothing else it will show the Republican party they're going to have to do better than Old Guy/Moron '12 to get elected by the American people.

3_Butt_Cheeks: Ahhhh, liberal desperation. I love the smell of liberal fear in the morning.

If you think McCain is more likely to win than lose, I'm taking bets. If you don't then your "liberal fear" point is completely dishonest at best and projection at worst.

She replied, "No, and if you read the report you'll see that there was nothing unlawful or unethical about replacing a cabinet member. You gotta read the report, sir."

You know what--She's right.

But that's not where the report claims the abuse occurred. The abuse was in the campaign to get the man she fired to fire her ex-brother in law.

THIS is the spin the propagandists at the RNC want you to believe.

Don't fall for it.

i wonder.. when the alaskan legislature comes back in january, will they go after her for ignoring the subpoena?

Snake Vargas: keylock71: hmmmm...this one's probably more appropriate:

That's a bit flattering for the Republicans, don't you think?

Heh... ideally I was looking for a white queen piece in check or a black checkmate on white with only 1 or 2 white pieces left on the board, but had to settle for what I could find through google... too lazy to break out the camera and the chess board...

BREAKING NEWS:
Sara Palin is a mole for the AIP! (^)

Ove corse shee diddina doo nuttin rong. E reds de rapport shee releesed tat seyd shee diddina doo nuttin rong.

/ diddina diddina diddina

Mordant: Ok, so maybe McCain can produce a new report that would be even more positive. Would that help ? Why does everything have to be so unfair to the Republicans when they try so hard to be honest and truthful ?

So far I think it's tied. Her campaign committee released one report that said she was innocent, this one claims she acted outside ethical standards. Perhaps a third report, by the Personnel Committee or whatever it is, the group appointed by the governor, will be the decider.

/Not sure if Palin, herself, appointed the personnel committee or if it was the previous governor, or a combo of the two

From Skleenar's lovely link:

The report also raises the suggestion that the final incident that led to Monegan's firing was perhaps the most (unintentionally) hilarious part of the whole saga. In the run-up to Alaska's 2008 Police Memorial Day event, Monegan visited Palin in Anchorage and brought along an official portrait of a state trooper in uniform, saluting in front of the police memorial in Anchorage, for Palin to sign and present at the event. The trooper? Mike Wooten.

Palin signed the photo and didn't say anything, according to Monegan's testimony, but later cancelled her attendance at the event, sending Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell in her place. The head of her Anchorage office followed up with a call to Monegan berating him for his insensitivity. (Monegan swears he didn't know it was Monegan in the picture, and that he didn't even know what Wooten looked like.)

Shortly after that incident, Monegan's fate was cast.

I lol'd.

Can someone tell me what penalties the law recommends for the violation of the law that she violated?

bales: i wonder.. when the alaskan legislature comes back in january, will they go after her for ignoring the subpoena?

It won't matter to the rest of the country at that point. Palin will be back in Alaska, governing a state with a population less than Charlotte, NC.

Yup, seen LOTS of republicans in this thread.

Hopefully she gets some overseas donations and support from Americans who bomb their own country and burn American soldiers in effigy. Then she can really be an agent for change.

Mordant: I hear there was a report that completely cleared her. Why won't people talk about that ?

Yes. The McCain campaign report completely cleared Palin of any wrong doing. Why isn't it online?

/I could use some laughs.

3_Butt_Cheeks: Ahhhh, liberal desperation. I love the smell of liberal fear in the morning.

If desperation is having an electoral vote total projected between 320 and 353, then I would like to be desperate every morning.

/Do you hear that sound, 3_Butt_Cheeks? That is the sound of inevitability.
//that is all.

Remember how I once said Sarah Palin was Dick Cheney in a skirt? I've since re-evaluated my assessment.


She's Spiro Agnew with tits.

3_Butt_Cheeks: Ahhhh, liberal desperation. I love the smell of liberal fear in the morning.

What are the liberals fearful or desperate about?