Palin Aides To Testify On Troopergate

Seven Employees Of The Alaska Governor Will Respond To Subpoenas In Legislative Investigation

(AP)  Seven aides to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin have reversed course and agreed to testify in an investigation into whether the Republican vice presidential nominee abused her powers by firing a commissioner who refused to dismiss her former brother-in-law.

There is no indication, however, that Palin or her husband will now agree to testify in the legislative inquiry, which has dogged her for the past several months and could hurt John McCain in the final weeks of the presidential race.

Palin, a first-term governor, is the focus of a legislative investigation into her firing of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan a year after she, her husband and key advisers began questioning him about getting rid of a state trooper who had gone through a nasty divorce with her sister.

Monegan says he was dismissed because he wouldn't fire the governor's former brother-in-law, but Palin contends he was dismissed for insubordination. McCain operatives called Monegan a "rogue" who repeatedly tried to work outside normal channels for requesting money.

Lawmakers subpoenaed seven state employees to testify in the inquiry but they challenged those subpoenas. After a judge rejected that challenge last week, the employees decided to testify, Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg said.

Democratic state Sen. Hollis French, who is managing the investigation, said that, following the court ruling, he again asked Palin and her husband, Todd, whether they planned to testify.

"We've had no response," French said Sunday.

Palin says the legislative inquiry has become too political and she believes that only the state's personnel board should investigate the firing. Todd Palin has agreed to speak with investigators for that panel but not for the legislative inquiry.

The governor has the authority to fire the members of the personnel board.

Alaska's Supreme Court, meanwhile, is considering whether to block the findings of the legislative inquiry. The high court scheduled arguments for Wednesday over whether the case is being manipulated to hurt Palin before Election Day on Nov. 4.

The decision by the state employees to testify will not affect that appeal, said Kevin Clarkson, a lawyer for five Republican lawmakers who brought that challenge.

The independent investigator conducting the probe plans to turn over his conclusions on the case by next Friday to the Legislative Council, the body that authorized it.

[jerr11]

It''s not a smart move.

It''ll expose all the corruption in the Palin Administration in Alaska.

It''s better not to cooperate with the subpoena!

That''s the Republican way.

Hey Karl A Rove.

Tell Palin not to cooperate!!

[hovanti]

Sarah Palin hasn''t even made it to the White House house and she is already involved in a "gate" scandal. Intersting. If you need more information about her political past and what kind of politician she is, I recommend this unbiased site--

http://dailysource.org/palin

It has in-depth links to hundreds of articles about Palin including many from newspapers and TV stations in Alaska. It has lots of rare footage, including her telling the %u201808 convention of the Alaskan Independence Party, whose aim is to give Alaska a vote on seceding from the U.S., to %u201Ckeep up the good work%u201D - and her complaining four months ago that Hillary Clinton was whining about %u201Csexist%u201D media coverage.

The site is non-partisan and its%u2019 editors and volunteers include an Emmy-award winning CNN reporter, the former operating editor of the Christian Science Monitor%u2019s web site, the former head of NPRs News Blog and the Executive Director of the Online News Association -

http://dailysource.org/about/team

They have compiled an amazing amount of info on Palin. I recommend reading it.

[rrauch1]

Palin''s approval before McSAme 82% - now 68%. The trend doesn''t look good. Especially since she''s become America''s laughing-stock (THanks Tina Fey)

[hovanti]

Sarah Palin hasn''t even made it to the White House house and she is already involved in a "gate" scandal. Intersting. If you need more information about her political past and what kind of politician she is, I recommend this unbiased site--

http://dailysource.org/palin

It has in-depth links to hundreds of articles about Palin including many from newspapers and TV stations in Alaska. It has lots of rare footage, including her telling the %u201808 convention of the Alaskan Independence Party, whose aim is to give Alaska a vote on seceding from the U.S., to %u201Ckeep up the good work%u201D - and her complaining four months ago that Hillary Clinton was whining about %u201Csexist%u201D media coverage.

The site is non-partisan and its%u2019 editors and volunteers include an Emmy-award winning CNN reporter, the former operating editor of the Christian Science Monitor%u2019s web site, the former head of NPRs News Blog and the Executive Director of the Online News Association -

http://dailysource.org/about/team

They have compiled an amazing amount of info on Palin. I recommend reading it.

[erasmus81]

"Seven aides to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin have reversed course and agreed to testify in an investigation into whether the Republican vice presidential nominee abused her powers by firing a commissioner who refused to dismiss her former brother-in-law."

They have probably changed their minds about "protecting" her.

"Alaska''s Supreme Court, meanwhile, is considering whether to block the findings of the legislative inquiry."

WHY would they do that? People have a right to know BEFORE the election.

[ccgz]

I think we found the October Surprise. She had a lot of nerve attacking Obama when she was under investigation for abuse of power. Not smart, but then again, what do you expect from Caribou Barbie?

[elz523]

McCain operatives called Monegan a "rogue" who repeatedly tried to work outside normal channels for requesting money.

Hmmm, they would fire Monegan for being a "rogue". Last I checked a rogue was synonymous with "maverick". Why would Palin fire someone for being a maverick?

[elz523]

Has it occurred to anyone that McCain''s plan to put Palin in charge of energy if elected is the same plan that Bush had for Cheney when they were, well, "elected"?

Palin has an interest in seeing the price of oil increase. All of her friends and relatives from Alaska (as well as Palin herself) receive money from the Alaska fund that disperses excess oil royalty revenue. If oil goes up so does Palin''s friends payout. Sounds similar to the self-interest (some would say conflict of interest) Cheney had when he took over the energy portfolio for the federal government. We all can see what that got us.

[pastdue1]

Posted by mjoseph1958 at 10:33 PM : Oct 05, 2008

Add to your list, Harold Simmons, the billionaire who financed the swiftboating($4mil.) of John Kerry. He also is a terrorist who intends to control the government. He has already donated the limit to the McCain campaign and put $2.5 million in the character assassination campaign against Obama. He is the sole donor to the American Issues Project designed to swiftboat Obamo.

[elz523]

"Seven aides to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin have reversed course and agreed to testify in an investigation into whether the Republican vice presidential nominee abused her powers by firing a commissioner who refused to dismiss her former brother-in-law."

They have probably changed their minds about "protecting" her.

"Alaska''''s Supreme Court, meanwhile, is considering whether to block the findings of the legislative inquiry."

WHY would they do that? People have a right to know BEFORE the election.


Posted by erasmus81 at 10:02 PM : Oct 05, 2008

They won''t do that. The legislature has the right to investigate anything that it wants.

[lmartink]

Ah the plot thickens......

Whether it was Nixon, Ollie North, Bush, Cheney, Rice or Rumsfeld -- they all lied through their teeth. And Palin is just like Nixon, if only they would come clean, tell the truth, the electorate would likely forgive and forget --- moving on. But as long as Palin conceals Troopergate, and tries to cover it up there will be suspicion that we are getting another 4 years of lies, treachery, illegal firings, and other shenanagins.

We cannot afford it. She''s digging herself in deeper and deeper. And she''s dragging down a lot of evangelicals who support her.

[mccainisevil]

MY HOLIDAY WITH JOHN McCAIN

http://myblogthebword.blogspot
.com/2008/09/my-holiday-with-john-mccain
-it-was-just.html

A MUST READ - THIS GUY IS AS SICK AND CREEPY AS IT GETS!!!!

"McCain''s appreciation of the beauty of Asian women was so great that David the American economist had to move his Thai wife to the other side of the table from McCain as McCain kept aggressively flirting with and touching her. Needless to say I was irritated at his large ego and his rude behavior towards his wife and other women, but decided he must have some redeeming qualities as he had adopted a handicapped child from Bangladesh. I asked him about this one day, and his response was shocking: "Oh, that was Cindy''s idea - I didn''t have anything to do with it. She just went and adopted this thing without even asking me. You can''t imagine how people stare when I wheel this ugly, black thing around in a shopping cart in Arizona .

[wogerwabbit]

CBS practices censorship of criticism of Obama



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Posted by negro_voter at 10:52 PM : Oct 05, 2008

we hear the complaint from both sides... but in your case, it''s probably because of your blatently offensive racist remarks.

[kellyanne5]

Is Palin a female anti-christ? vote in our poll to find out. www.theseriouspolice.com Also, add comments about the election!

[mccainisevil]

MY HOLIDAY WITH JOHN McCAIN

http://myblogthebword.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-holiday-with-john-mccain-it-was-just.html

A MUST READ - THIS GUY IS AS SICK AND CREEPY AS IT GETS!!!!

"McCain''s appreciation of the beauty of Asian women was so great that David the American economist had to move his Thai wife to the other side of the table from McCain as McCain kept aggressively flirting with and touching her. Needless to say I was irritated at his large ego and his rude behavior towards his wife and other women, but decided he must have some redeeming qualities as he had adopted a handicapped child from Bangladesh. I asked him about this one day, and his response was shocking: "Oh, that was Cindy''s idea - I didn''t have anything to do with it. She just went and adopted this thing without even asking me. You can''t imagine how people stare when I wheel this ugly, black thing around in a shopping cart in Arizona .

[tallyman2008]

The AP writes:

''... the legislative inquiry ... has dogged her for the past several months and could hurt John McCain in the final weeks of the presidential race.''


You Betcha%u2122

[missingamerica]

lollll...the better strap those seven aides to lie detector equipment then, because they are all "true believers".

If they actually - especially after all of the rehearsals with the top dawgs of the Republicans'' lawyers - get beyond the *Gonzo response, their words should be suspect in the ears of any rational listener.

(*Gonzo response: "I do not recall.")

[harbinger09]

There is a new Poll on PBS about Palin being qualified for VP. The RNC got word of it and has had supporters inundate the site with yes votes for Palin. This poll is to be broadcast on the major networks later. it is not a scientific poll but an electronic poll--if you have an opinion about whether Palin is fit to be President or not--go to this link, also email this link to anyone who you think has an opinion on Palin.

1) Click on link and vote yourself. Here''''''''s the link:
http://www.pbs.org/now/polls/poll

-435.html

and cast your vote

[sparks224]

TAAAHHD!!!

[sparks224]

TAAAHHD!!!

[sparks224]

TAAAHHD!!!

[olivia300]

Palin''s comments about Obama are divisive lies. Obama was 8 years old when Ayers was in the Weather Underground! WHY does the MSM not talk about Palin''s close association with a bonafide witch hunter/pastor? About her (and her husband''s) association with a party that on record hates the US government, the AK Independence Party? About her abuse of power and funds in AK? About McCain''s close association with the criminal Keating 5? Why are they so silent on this? Palin is like a used car salesman, all about opinion, never facts, cheats in the debate by refusing to answer questions posed, trying her slick act of winking/folksy talk, patronizing the American public? She is a divisive, racist operative who, to gain power, will do whatever her masters tell her to do, and she has no reputable political future. She knows nothing about U.S. foreign policy, the economy, the U.S. Constitution, the Supreme Court. She is a fake and a racist who cares only about her political future, not this country.

[jean243]

http://keatingeconomics.com/

...John McCain''s ...central role in the savings and loan scandal of the late ''80s and early ''90s.

John McCain was accused of improperly aiding his political patron, Charles Keating, chairman of the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association. At the heart of the scandal was Keating''s Lincoln Savings and Loan Association, which took advantage of deregulation in the 1980s to make risky investments with its depositors'' money. McCain intervened on behalf of Charles Keating with federal regulators tasked with preventing banking fraud, and championed legislation to delay regulation of the savings and loan industry -- actions that allowed Keating to continue his fraud at an incredible cost to taxpayers.

When the savings and loan industry collapsed, Keating''s failed company put taxpayers on the hook for $3.4 billion and more than 20,000 Americans lost their savings. John McCain was reprimanded by the bipartisan Senate Ethics Committee, but the ultimate cost of the crisis to American taxpayers reached more than $120 billion.

The Keating scandal is eerily similar to today''s credit crisis, where a lack of regulation and cozy relationships between the financial industry and Congress has allowed banks to make risky loans and profit by bending the rules. And in both cases, John McCain''s judgment and values have placed him on the wrong side of history.

[dixxson-2009]

Republicans have always campaigned on the
premise, that there are more Dumb" Americans
than Smart" Americans.
America and the World knows, we have more money, Technology, Books, Schools and Institutes of Higher learning and the
Dumbest Human Beings on the Planet.
How Dumb are you when you support peoples who will not discuss an issue but
Becomes an Arguing Head, that won''t let the opposition Talk! And Palin who Babbles on and on about any and everything but the subject matter, Ducks, Dodges, Evades, Ignores! Perfect routines for "Comedy"
and HollYwood''s "ULTIMATE CRIMINALS

[downtowner97]

I find it unlikely that the judge is demanding the Palins testify in order to hurt Palin or McCain. Palin needs to show us all how responsible she is by testifying. There''s time.

[rudy654-2009]

FOX ( News ?? ) should be a PAID ADVERTISEMENT Channel for The GOP SECT !!!
I Feel Very Serious About This !
NOTHING about this Network is " Fair & Unbiased "


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Posted by laborsvoice at 01:56 AM

AMEN! And that goes for Hate Radio which goes 24/7 out on the public spectrum. The public spectrum should never have been abused as free advertisement for the neocon KKK membership. Let them go to satellite radio or pay for the advertisement like everyone else.

[rudy654-2009]

Maybe Obama can share a cell with his pal Anthony Rezko.


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Posted by mr22582 at 01:07 AM

Maybe you can share a cell with your lover Palin. If hubby gets jailed, it will really be kinky for you three.

Funny how Obama isn''t even being investigated and the wicked witch Palin and her hen-pecked husband are.

[rudy654-2009]

Obamas mother was white and his father was Arab.For some reason the black folks things Obama is black.Very strange.


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Posted by mr22582 at 01:19 AM : Oct 06, 2008

-mrs2258, Another Racist poster. Maybe Palin''''s sister here!


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Posted by trishab58 at 01:35 AM

This is just the way this creep gets around using the N-word. He is a little nazi and has mega time to be on these sites because he extorts money to keep his azz up.

[rudy654-2009]

If I were Obama, tomorrow I would tell Palin Lipstick that people who are being investigated for abuse of power and hindering an investigation really shouldn''t be adding slander to their list of evil deeds.

[david1737]

Typical of the Repubs. Palin was being investigated the day that McCain chose her.

Corruption, corruption, corruption.

McCain isn''t Able!

[longtree-2009]

Palin, and her First Dud husband, along with her entourage, her hired staff, have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that they believe to be above the law. They have not been forthcoming, read liars, and have been stonewalling the investigation, read corruption, from the start. Palin herself stated she would cooperate with the investigation and said to hold her accountable. But Palin went against her own word and it immediately began to hurt the McCain campaign. McCain did nothing. Perhaps, they now feel a need to cooperate and not be contemptuous of a legal investigation with subpoenas. If Palin''s actions since troopergate started isn''t cause to consider Palin, and company, some kind of criminal political corruption, wondering what would be just cause for that belief. If it walks like a duck and, well everyone knows the drill.

[alaskavoter]

ALASKA GOVERNOR - RECALL!!!
I am a Alaskan life voting Republican. This 2008 Election, I will [with pleasure] vote Democrat! This Alaska Governor has destroyed "MANY GOOD ALASKAN PEOPLE(s) professionally and politically during her short term position as Mayor in a small community Wasilla, Ak (Approx 7,500 residents ) and current Alaska State Governor.(of approx. twenty months). Whenever Palin is confronted with a question that she does not know, does not have a clue or simply does not want to answer, her indignation which turns to...ANGER...is familiar. McCains'''' V.P. selection Sarah Palin has no business being the Alaska Governor, let alone, a USA candidate for Vice President.... Maverick??.....****AMERICA SHOULD BE FEARFULLY CONCERNED****. I voted for Sarah Palin in Alaska''''s 2006 Governor Election. MISTAKE! NEVER, I repeat-NEVER AGAIN!!...Alaska Governor Palin is an absolute Embarrassment to the Alaska People and "IS" proven to be an insatiable Liar!! How can she possibly ASSUME the ability to clean up America, when she cannot clean the ''MESS" she has created in Alaska. Yes, A Mess FOR Alaskans to clean up. McCain, you should be ASHAMED of yourself!!!! This victim (palin)has no business in this Presidential Arena.

[read Alaska News-Politics adn.com]
Posted by AlaskaVoter

[maramara2]

Todd Palin Was Registered Member of Alaska Independence Party Until 2002
By Kate Klonick - September 2, 2008, 3:25PM
The McCain camp today disputed rumors that presumptive vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was ever registered with the secessionist Alaska Independence Party by releasing years of voter registration history . . . but it looks like that doesn''t apply to her husband.
This afternoon, the director of Division of Elections in Alaska, Gail Fenumiai, told TPMmuckraker that Todd Palin registered in October 1995 to the Alaska Independence Party, a radical group that advocates for Alaskan secession from the United States.
Besides a short period of a few months in 2000 when he changed his registration to undeclared, Todd Palin remained a registered member of AIP until July 2002 when he registered again as an undeclared voter.
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/09/todd_palin_was_registered_memb.php

[neoconrcrazy]

McBush & palin are true republican fraudsters!

McCain has had his office supported by the criminal KEATING & palin goes on personal vendettas against those who thwart her, using her office for her personal problems.

mavericks??????????????? hahahaha, that is a bigger lie than bushit''s WMD in Iraq!!!!!!!!!!!!

[airboatboy1]

McCain just has the "little man syndrome." Or maybe it''s the "little old man syndrome." Don''t worry, the elections are close. He''ll go away again.

[targaray-2009]

Make-Believe Maverick
" A closer look at the life and career of John McCain reveals a disturbing record of recklessness and dishonesty " --- Rolling Stone Magazine

www.rollingstone.com

[interobserv]

As I have stated previously, Palin is a reincarnation of Walter Hickel, the disgraced former Secretary of the Interior under Nixon.
She is dangerous and we all should be afraid of her getting elected. We should be very afraid. It is a distinct possibility!
Rally the American people against this travesty!!

[mavsreader]

Seven state employee have responded to subpeonas. What makes it noteworthy?

[hhroams]

McCain has made a fool of himself so many times any additional piling on by Obama is just an afterthought.

Keating/McCain was the word in Arizona.
Now McCain''s protege Con. Renzi is under indictment, he was McCain''s Arizona campaign manager until the day he was indicted!!

[mccain08nc]

If Obama Graduated top of his class at Harvard why is he so secretive with his school records from Columbia and Harvard. If Obama has nothing to hide release your transcripts, It is amazing the only one who says he graduated top of his class is himself there is no documentation to bcak it up.

[formrusmcsgt]

It is amazing the only one who says he graduated top of his class is himself there is no documentation to bcak it up.

Posted by Mccain08NC at 08:49 AM : Oct 06, 2008

And the fact that Harvard Law does not dispute the fact that he graduated at the top of his class means nothing to you?

Sheesh..

[homespunlady]

Just a question..
I heard the reason a certain "Hockey Mom" became a Hockey mom was because her son did a bit of "domestic terrorism" by jumping a fence and cutting the BRAKE LINES of numerous School buses. If the SABOTAGE had NOT been found out there could have been dozens of dead or injured kids.

Apparently the "hockey" thing was the result of a "camp the boy was sent to to AVOID GOING TO Juvenile Hall and the RECORDS were SEALED.

Anyone know any more about that?

[misha128-2009]

Gov Palin the modern day Spiro Agnew.

[sleepyric]

you can bet your life that all 7 aides have been coached on what to say...they will all play dumb now after McCain''s goons coach them....no truth will ever come out it...

[nvorr]

McCain has almost single-handedly pushed through legislation to make it impossible for the public to get information on POW/MIA in Vietnam, yet he freely uses his own situation for personal gain. What exactly is he trying to hide? What is Palin trying to hide with her refusal to talk to investigators in Alaska?

[misha128-2009]

Obama, your campsign has smeared McCain to the point of such blantant disrespect whereas McCain is giving you, Obama, a taste of your own evil medicine, telling it like it is, and yet, you really have nothing to say to the truth but project your own inadequecy and inexperiance. ...

Posted by john43218 at 07:51 AM

2000 quote from Senator McCain: %u201CSooner or later, people are going to figure out if all you run is negative attack ads you don''t have much of a vision for the future or you''re not ready to articulate it."

Senator McCain should be judged by his own "2000 maverick" standards as he has now renounced those standards and become a truly partisan Washington insider with Republican Senator McCain''s campaigning completely limited to mudslinging.

[bigbowler5]

Can somebody arrest this nutty chic and throw her in the jail...Enough is Enough!

[ioweign]

Palin Aides To Testify On Troopergate
Seven Employees Of The Alaska Governor Will Respond To Subpoenas In Legislative Investigation


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They will declare they are "Mavericks" and may not answer the questions...

[satch1942]

I wonder how many of her aides will plead the 5th?

[bracemic]

"He who winks with his eye, signals with his feet, and motions with his fingers, who plots evil with deceit in his heart--ALWAYS STIRS UP DISSENSION. Proverbs 6:13 ...you should be more careful not misuse Scriptures. You have highlighted the negativity of the latter part of the sentence without the subject meeting any of the conditions of the former. Maybe this Scripture is about you?