ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 18, 2008

Todd Palin Ignores Troopergate Subpoena

Lawyer Says Governor's Husband Objects To Probe, Finds Call To Testify "Unduly Burdensome"

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    Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves with her husband Todd as she arrives in Fairbanks, Alaska, Sept. 10, 2008.  (AP)

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(AP)  Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's husband has refused to testify in the investigation of his wife's alleged abuse of power, and key lawmakers said Thursday that uncooperative witnesses are effectively sidetracking the probe until after Election Day.

Todd Palin, who participates in state business in person or by e-mail, was among 13 people subpoenaed by the Alaska Legislature. Palin's lawyer sent a letter to the lead investigator saying Palin objected to the probe and would not appear to testify on Friday.

"The objections boil down to the fact that the Legislative Council investigation is no longer a legitimate investigation because it has been subjected to complete partisanship and does not operate with the authority that it had at the time of its initial authorization," McCain-Palin presidential campaign spokesman Ed O'Callaghan said.

Sarah Palin initially welcomed the bipartisan investigation into accusations that she dismissed the state's public safety commissioner because he refused to fire her ex-brother-in-law, a state trooper. "Hold me accountable," she said.

But she has increasingly opposed it since Republican presidential candidate John McCain tapped her as his running mate. The McCain campaign dispatched a legal team to Alaska including O'Callaghan, a former top U.S. terrorism prosecutor from New York to bolster Palin's local lawyer.

In the letter, Palin attorney Thomas Van Flein lists nine objections to the Legislature's investigation into Gov. Palin. Van Flein also argues the subpoena is "unduly burdensome" because Palin has travel plans that require him to be out of the state.

Earlier this week, Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg said the governor, who was not subpoenaed, declined to participate in the investigation and said Palin administration employees who have been subpoenaed would not appear.

State Sen. Bill Wielechowski, a Democrat, said the McCain campaign is doing all it can to prevent the Legislature from completing a report on whether the GOP's vice presidential nominee abused her power as governor.

Wielechowski and another member of the panel that summoned the witnesses, told The Associated Press that the witnesses can avoid testifying for months without penalty and that court action to force them to appear sooner is unlikely.

Republican Sen. Gene Therriault agreed with Wielechowski's analysis.

"If we had turned the rhetoric down and turned the pressure down to do some things we might have gotten voluntary cooperation," said Therriault, who opposed the subpoenas.

The McCain-Palin campaign said Thursday that Gov. Palin is cooperating with a separate Alaska State Personnel Board investigation into Troopergate. Palin initiated that investigation after she joined McCain's ticket. The three-member board is appointed by the governor.

"I can't say it enough, the governor is an open book on this matter," McCain spokeswoman Meg Stapleton said. "She is fully cooperating with the unbiased, legally appropriate and independent investigation of the State Personnel Board."

Palin fired Walt Monegan in July. It later emerged that Palin, her husband, Todd, and several high-level staffers had contacted Monegan about state trooper Mike Wooten. Palin maintains she fired Monegan over budget disagreements, not because he wouldn't dismiss her former brother-in-law.

Wooten had gone through a nasty divorce from Palin's sister before Palin became governor. While Monegan says no one from the administration ever told him directly to fire Wooten, he says their repeated contacts made it clear they wanted Wooten gone.

Alaska Senate President Lyda Green, a Republican foe of Palin, said Wednesday that the investigation is still on track.

"The original purpose of the investigation was to bring out the truth. Nothing has changed," she said.

Without the testimony, the retired prosecutor hired to head the investigation could still release a report in October as scheduled, based on the evidence he's already gathered. As of Thursday, Steven Branchflower had interviewed or deposed 17 of the 33 people he had identified as potential witnesses in the probe.

The Legislature does not have the leverage to compel any witness to testify before Nov. 4, said Wielechowski, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Wielechowski said he did not know whether Branchflower has enough material for a complete and fair report with so few witnesses. But he said delaying the probe would only politicize the matter more.

"It would be to appease the McCain camp," Wielechowski said. "They're doing everything they can to delay."

Ignoring a legislative subpoena is punishable by a fine up to $500 and up to six months in jail under Alaska law. But courts are reluctant to intervene in legislative matters and the full Legislature must be in session to bring contempt charges, Wielechowski said. The Legislature is not scheduled to convene until January.

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by jmurrieta11 September 18, 2008 10:38 PM PDT
Throw the sucker in prison! Try Gitmo.

BTW, how many hair colors does Sarah have? That woman changes color more often than a chameleon!
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by irreverent1-2009 September 18, 2008 10:41 PM PDT
Don''t you worry oh great tan one you will be held accountable no matter what big time Washington lawyer/lobbyist they tether to your side.
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by bcdwriter September 18, 2008 10:43 PM PDT
Why aren''t the mainstream media outlets, namely the television media, broadcasting this fiasco? I''m sure that if it was you, or me, either of us will more likely be ''front page'' news! If Senators Obama, Biden, or Clinton were in the same position as Palin''s husband, and Palin herself, then these people would have been smeared all over the t.v. set! So, why in the hell is Palin, McCain, and the Republican GOP party are being given a FREE PASS ON THIS ISSUE?!? Everyone else would have been arrested, fined, or both by this time! You mean to tell me that a subpoena can be ignored whenever there is an investigation involving one of the highest State''s office - in this case, being Governor? Aw, come on - do you think we, the American people, are stupid?
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by misha128-2009 September 18, 2008 10:44 PM PDT
Nixon deja vu all over again, and Gov Palin does not even hold a federal office yet.
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by NMlost September 18, 2008 10:44 PM PDT
Interesting that a candidate for VP of the US seems to think that it is NOT necessary for her spouse and her staff to cooperate with law enforcement and the legal system of that same country.
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by jumkey September 18, 2008 10:46 PM PDT
He "rejects" call to testify? Who does he think he is?

Subpoena him. And then jail the SOB when he says he is above the law.
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by thickredhair September 18, 2008 10:47 PM PDT
so since she is now mcsame''s vp choice, she is above the law????
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by thickredhair September 18, 2008 10:48 PM PDT
"Alaska Senate President Lyda Green, a Republican foe of Palin, said Wednesday that the investigation is still on track."

*** its bad when your own party is going after you
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by misha128-2009 September 18, 2008 11:00 PM PDT
He "rejects" call to testify? Who does he think he is?

Subpoena him. And then jail the SOB when he says he is above the law.

Posted by jumkey at 10:46 PM

They have already subpoenaed him.
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by dmhphils September 18, 2008 11:07 PM PDT
This is Democratic political horse-hockey, and everybody knows it. The Dems are grabbing at straws.
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by lemonskink September 18, 2008 11:13 PM PDT
This woman stinks more than Cheney.
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by kissamaarse September 18, 2008 11:13 PM PDT
Kick over a coward and you''ll find a Republican every time. That was true in the 60''s, and it is true today.
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by goldenqn September 18, 2008 11:14 PM PDT
Why would the McCain campaign worry about the results of the investigation if Palin did nothing wrong? The cover-up if worst than the crime...

Also, Todd Palin is not a state employee, he is not a politician, he is just a ordinary CITIZEN! Would any other citizen get away with refusing a subpoena?
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by leighg1 September 18, 2008 11:14 PM PDT
Palin''s husband reminds me of Bush''s aids who refused to testify for the CIA leakage case.
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by amabobama September 18, 2008 11:16 PM PDT
PALINBUSH = Bush again ("palin" is the Greek word for "again.

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by benighse September 18, 2008 11:21 PM PDT
SOMEONE ONCE SAID....FOLLOW THE MONEY.....THE LIES WILL TAKE US THERE EVENTUALLY....IF THE EMAILS DON''T TAKE US THERE FIRST....SARAH WON''T TALK.....NOW TODD WON''T TALK....AND MCCAIN JUST GIVES THE OL'' BILLY GOAT GRUFF AWKWARD SMILE WHEN ASKED ABOUT ALASKA ISSUES....YOU CAN TRY AND SIDESTEP THE TRUTH, BUT THE TRUTH WILL OUT....THE PENTECOSTAL PALINS SEEM TO HAVE LOST THERE MORAL COMPASS TO TELL THE TRUTH WHILE WAITING FOR END OF DAYS....BUT THE SINS OF OMISSION ARE STILL SINS WHEN YOU USE THEM TO HIDE FROM THE TRUTH....(or is it just hunting season in Alaska????....well that lipstickless dog won''t hunt...SUBPENAS TELL PEOPLE WHEN THE HEARING IS AND WHEN THEY HAVE TO TESTIFY....CAMPAIGNS DON''T CONTROL THE ALASKA LEGISLATURE....SO LET''S GET GOING AND PRESENT THE TRUTH....THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE BIG ENOUGH TO SIFT THROUGH IT AND MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS....AGAIN, SOMEONE, FOLLOW THE MONEY....AND THE SEVERAL PROPERTIES THE PALINS RECENTLY ACQUIRED.
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by benighse September 18, 2008 11:26 PM PDT
....BRING BACK CHENEY, AT LEAST HE SHOOTS HIS ATTORNEY, INSTEAD OF HIDING BEHIND ONE....(....oh that''s right he''s still hiding behind the ones he didn''t shoot....in that case throw out all the republicans....) NOW WE''RE TALKING!
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by fiteit1 September 18, 2008 11:28 PM PDT
You mean to tell me that a subpoena can be ignored whenever there is an investigation involving one of the highest State''''s office - in this case, being Governor? Aw, come on - do you think we, the American people, are stupid?

Posted by BCDwriter

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Actually the Bush administration has been refusing to answer to subpoenas all the time. Other excuses they use to keep the laws they break from being exposed are State Secrets, National Security and executive privilege. If McSame becomes President we will be in for nothing less than what we have gotten for the last 8 years. It%u2019s said that proof is in the pudding and this is bowel of pudding goes in the Guinness World Records.

As for how stupid the American people are? Just under half the voting population and most of the Electoral College voted for Bush.
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by pvperson September 18, 2008 11:35 PM PDT
And the McCain campaign demonstrates again what they''ve learned from the Bush administration. Neo-cons, after all, don''t believe in laws or ethics, now do they? "Straight talk" my asss.
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by metsobitso September 18, 2008 11:41 PM PDT
Boy, Palin sure was a flash in the pan. By the end of next week she will be a big liability. Old John McCain will have to distance himself from both Bush and Palin. He is doing a pretty good job distancing himself from the economy he helped create over the last eight years.
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by kansas1946 September 18, 2008 11:48 PM PDT
Todd Palin, who participates in state business in person or by e-mail, was among 13 people subpoenaed by the Alaska Legislature. Palin''s lawyer sent a letter to the lead investigator saying Palin objected to the probe and would not appear to testify on Friday.
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So why exactly is Todd Palin "participating in state busniness?" Is this a true feminist that has to have her man help her run the state. We have a woman gov. here is Kansas and I have never heard that her husband participates in state business. So, no we have to worry about Todd running the country??
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by scallywag8 September 18, 2008 11:48 PM PDT
The Bush administration and all its followers are liars cheats and thieves living rich off of the people who elected them. It''s all about power and control to them. I have never been so discussed in our government in my life as I am now. They''re making Saddam look like a kitten.
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by smurfcrusher September 18, 2008 11:49 PM PDT
Troopergate really shows what the Palins are made of. They obstruct the investigation, but in their fear don''t realize their poor judgment is very telling to average folks.

To say "hold me accountable!" and then obstruct the investigation? To claim it''s partisan when the unanimous vote to move forward was mostly by Republicans?

They just don''t get it - and freedom loving people everywhere are grateful.

Obama / Biden ''08!
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by smurfcrusher September 18, 2008 11:52 PM PDT
" So why exactly is Todd Palin "participating in state busniness?" Is this a true feminist that has to have her man help her run the state. We have a woman gov. here is Kansas and I have never heard that her husband participates in state business. So, no we have to worry about Todd running the country??"

Posted by kansas1946

Note too, that Todd Palin, who has no official State function, was in possession of confidential employment records which should have been in custody of the state.

Perhaps Palin is afraid HE will be in custody of the state when the investigation eventually moves forward!

He''ll be the Iron BAR dog, then.

With good reason, the Palins fear the light.
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by arich33 September 18, 2008 11:54 PM PDT
If she and everyone else involved are telling the truth why hide from the the investigation. Besides it was a unanimous decison by both parties when the investigation started and now the republicans are crying fowl. Just shows she is like the rest of lying cheating elected officals.
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by cbsblogger September 18, 2008 11:55 PM PDT
I agree with Sen Chuck Hagel....the thought of this neophyte controlling the USA war machine and our economy and my 401K/IRA, etc scares the hell out of me.
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by cbsblogger September 18, 2008 11:56 PM PDT
Politicians always fear sunlight when they are guilty.
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by smurfcrusher September 18, 2008 11:57 PM PDT
"this election year will be remembered the democrats acted horribly low.

you went to hawaii and couldnt find any dirt so you try to create some? even to the extent of taking the woman''''s private emails?

Let the Revenge be God''''s."

Posted by fenner

Excuse me? Who says it wasn''t a Republican?

Maybe it was "God''s Will" that Palin should be revealed as using a Yahoo account to conduct Official business, in violation of Alaska law.

One Yahoo deserves another.
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by scallywag8 September 18, 2008 11:58 PM PDT
People are really getting sick of these kind of politicians. This is not the dark ages anymore. It''s easy to see right through their motives if you are willing to look. No-one can deny that McCain and his new sidekick are just another bunch of greedy self serving jerks. They ask not for what they can do for their country but what their country can do for them. Or what they can do their country out of.
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by boatdocster September 18, 2008 11:59 PM PDT
hey have the emails, the records that already show this firing was more than justified... MATTER OF FACT SHE GAVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A TRANSFER AND HE REFUSED IT. Excellent decision Todd!!!

Posted by fenner at 11:41 PM : Sep 18, 2008

If Palin was willing to testify 2 months ago, has all the documentation to support the firing, and the firing was legitimate, she and her husband wound DEMAND their day in court to clear their "Good Names". After all, they would have NOTHING TO HIDE!! It would be great free publicity and bolster her position as a "reform" candidate, cleaning out the bad apples. Real change (as McSame would like us to believe).

But like Bush and so many of his GOP cronies, a subpoena today usually equates to running and hiding, because they are GUILTY, not innocent.

Why do you think Bush always wants to talk but only when he is "not under oath"? Simple - he can "legally" lie like a leaky bucket and can''t be touched.

W & McSame: Worst ever and Worst that might let be
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by smurfcrusher September 19, 2008 12:01 AM PDT
I''m fairly surprised we aren''t hearing from our Republican bloggers here.

I was expecting some bonehead-******* defense of Palin refusing to cooperate with Troopergate (after she said she would), and even though 8 Republicans and 4 Democrats voted to move forward with the investigation.

You guys and gals out there? Any defense for poor Sarah? Let''s hear it... or admit what she is doing is wrong.
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by smurfcrusher September 19, 2008 12:06 AM PDT
"meanwhile try to accept that politics dont have to be dirty and john and sarah are here to prove it to you."

Posted by fenner

Yes, by all means, McCain & Co. should prove that politics don''t have to be dirty.

After all, even KARL ROVE himself has said McCain''s lying campaign has gone too far!

From him, that''s really saying something.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/14/campaign.wrap/

Before you think Rove is crazy for saying that, consider this - McCain''s lies are SO beyond the pale, that average Americans see right through him. This is more destructive to McCain than if he said nothing. So Rove is still looking out for his party by his comments.
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by johncain4 September 19, 2008 12:08 AM PDT
Those lousy democrats have hijacked this investigation for political reasons. Those evil democrats will surely fail in their dastardly evil plans.
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by reef133 September 19, 2008 12:09 AM PDT
Palin''s husband, Todd, is a private citizen and must obey the LAW!

Executive privilege (while a misnomer), certainly does not apply to him. He cannot just refuse to show up.

He should be ARRESTED if he does not comply with the court or subpoena.

Period.
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by smurfcrusher September 19, 2008 12:13 AM PDT
"Those lousy democrats have hijacked this investigation for political reasons. Those evil democrats will surely fail in their dastardly evil plans."

Posted by johncain4

Actually, Sarah Palin wants an office that SHE APPOINTS to lead the investigation.

Fortunately folks are not that stupid. Excuse me, most people. They know that it would be impossible to get a fair investigation if the personnel were in (justified) fear of losing their jobs.

Anchorage Daily News:
"The three-member Personnel Board is appointed by the governor"

http://www.adn.com/monegan/story/513137.html

"(CNN) -- Republican vice presidential pick Sarah Palin wants a quick ruling from the state Personnel Board she has asked to investigate her firing of the state''s public safety commissioner, her lawyer said Wednesday."
http://www.bahamasissues.com/showthread.php?t=18025

Republican corruption at it''s finest.

How can you defend this conduct?
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by erasmus81 September 19, 2008 12:15 AM PDT
"Sarah Palin is a curse on America."

Posted by trishab58 at 12:03 AM : Sep 19, 2008


I knew she was bad news from the very moment I saw her. I have ESP.:)
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by smurfcrusher September 19, 2008 12:17 AM PDT
reef133: please, let him continue it! Comments at the bottom:

"History will be made with a woman in the White House and not an African muslim man who is strongly antisemitic."

Posted by johncain4


He surely KNOWS this is a lie, but it''s such an obvious one that people aren''t falling for it. It shows the Republicans for what they are - desperate, and lusting for power so strongly that they''ll lie and cheat, and try whatever they think will work, to get them in office.

It''s like blood to vampires!

So let them spread their lies - Karl Rove already warned the campaign, because of all the damage it causes - and let their poll numbers melt like snow in the Spring. :)
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by smurfcrusher September 19, 2008 12:19 AM PDT
""Sarah Palin is a curse on America."

Posted by trishab58 at 12:03 AM : Sep 19, 2008

I knew she was bad news from the very moment I saw her. I have ESP.:)"

Posted by erasmus81

She''s shrill and getting shriller! She''ll break your eardrums before she''s through...! ;)
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by megacentrist September 19, 2008 12:21 AM PDT
By ignoring this request for open government, Palin has "REFORMED" a famous quote. It now reads
"GOVERNMENT OF THE PALINS, BY THE PALINS AND FOR THE PALINS." Thanks Sarah for putting your family first and the average citizen second.
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by ursodumb September 19, 2008 12:23 AM PDT
hey smurfcrusher, how stupid are you? firing people goes with her job ***. bosses do that. maybe youve never been in charge of anybody, never hired or fired anybody. but it happens every day. you yourself have probably been fired many times. for being lazy and ignorant. of no use to the organization. should we investigate the wives of all the bosses who''ve fired you? this whole bit is plain dumb, like you dude.
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by element51 September 19, 2008 12:25 AM PDT
johncain4 & fenner....You guys don''t want the truth. If your little fairy princess was innocent she would be the first one to want to get this over with to clear the air. She is hiding something and you know it. So you come on here and make ridiculous comments to try to justify your lying party. You are wasting your time with your lies that have already been exposed. "lousy democrats, evil democrats" come on man, get a grip. Remember, truth is a strange thing. It has a way of rising to the top and as the days go by there will be more truth about pitbull Palin that will surface and the republicans will rue the day that they decided to use her to prop up McCain.
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by achangenow September 19, 2008 12:27 AM PDT
McCain''s campaign is basically calling this a democrat witch hunt. What a lie! What do you expect from former Bush campaign people? The truth? The Palins'' refusal to cooperate indicates they have something to hide. I agree that the news media should give this much more attention so voters can see what lying losers this Republican ticket is!
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by smurfcrusher September 19, 2008 12:30 AM PDT
"hey smurfcrusher, how stupid are you? firing people goes with her job ***. bosses do that. maybe youve never been in charge of anybody, never hired or fired anybody. but it happens every day. you yourself have probably been fired many times. for being lazy and ignorant. of no use to the organization. should we investigate the wives of all the bosses who''''ve fired you? this whole bit is plain dumb, like you dude."

Posted by URSODUMB

Your intellect is incredible.

Sadly, not in the way you might prefer.

Troopergate is about an abuse of power. About inappropriately firing people. Inappropriately is the key word. It''s a long word, but I think you can read it slowly and let it sink in.

Of course people get fired. But if you pressured an administrator to fire someone because they were in a bitter divorce with your sister, would that be right?

Then again, I''ve been fired lots of times so anything I say is false. (by your ''reasoning'' anyway)

You really should cut down on those inhalants. It can cause some serious long-term damage. What did your brain cells do to deserve this?
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by zcotter September 19, 2008 12:33 AM PDT
If I was the kid who impregnated her daughter, I''d be real worried about my future if I don''t tow the mark as Sarah sees fit.
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by ursodumb September 19, 2008 12:38 AM PDT
see smurf dummy, there is no such thing as "inappropriately firing" somebody. well, maybe in france, or in your socialist dreamland, or your union. but out here in the real world, people get fired for all reasons, or no reason. just like an employee is free to leave his job at anytime, the employer is free to remove the person from the position, yeah yeah, i know, in jersey and other dumpy second rate gang ridden states people cant be fired without a court order. so you cant see how this junk like this kills business? dumb dumb dumb
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by ursodumb September 19, 2008 12:41 AM PDT
and dude, you didnt read the story, "While Monegan says no one from the administration ever told him directly to fire Wooten, he says their repeated contacts made it clear they wanted Wooten gone. "
how exactly does this even make sense??
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by smurfcrusher September 19, 2008 12:43 AM PDT
"see smurf dummy, there is no such thing as "inappropriately firing" somebody. well, maybe in france, or in your socialist dreamland, or your union. but out here in the real world, people get fired for all reasons, or no reason. just like an employee is free to leave his job at anytime, the employer is free to remove the person from the position, yeah yeah, i know, in jersey and other dumpy second rate gang ridden states people cant be fired without a court order. so you cant see how this junk like this kills business? dumb dumb dumb"

Posted by URSODUMB

Perhaps Alaska does not have "employment at will".

Eight Republicans and four Democrats voted to move forward with the investigation.

Again, this investigation is about abuse of power. The firing is incidental. These are serious allegations, Todd Palin can do six months of jail time if he continues to refuse the subpoena. He can be held in contempt when the full legislature convenes again in January.

Plus, the Republicans are looking like real slimeballs for saying "hold me accountable!" and when the bipartisan panel does just that, Palin clams up and gets a lawyer.

Get a clue, you.
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by megacentrist September 19, 2008 12:46 AM PDT
Sarah Palin
Honarary PHD from the *** Cheney School Of Abuse of Power for "PUTTING A PALIN FIRST". Obviously shes guilty any investigation would NOT clear her name.
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by smurfcrusher September 19, 2008 12:48 AM PDT
"and dude, you didnt read the story, "While Monegan says no one from the administration ever told him directly to fire Wooten, he says their repeated contacts made it clear they wanted Wooten gone. "
how exactly does this even make sense??"

Posted by URSODUMB

Allow me to explain. If Palin said, "fire this jerk, he''s causing my sister major grief in their divorce" a major scandal would have erupted and Palin would be finished, politically.

Instead, she is alleged to have lots of people pressure the administrator to fire the trooper in question. It was much more subtle. She is careful about such things.
For example - in Wasilla Alaska, before firing the librarian, she asked "what would you say if I wanted certain books removed?" She didn''t say, Ban these books! because, again, there would have been a scandal.

Her staff investigated how it might be possible to subvert a subpoena, such as by using personal Blackberries and public email (like Yahoo mail) instead of the official Alaska email system she was required to use (and which is archived and examined for wrongdoing).

Do you get it?
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by babooph September 19, 2008 12:54 AM PDT
The more they hide ,the guiltier they look !!
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