Breaking News: Sarah Palin Violated State Law!

[NTSS]

A bipartisan committee of the Alaskan legislature finds Sarah Palin "Abused Executive Power" as Governor and violated the "public trust" and "state law" when firing Walter Monegan.

Stay tuned....

[aico]

I'd take a picture of my face so you could see the shock in it, but the following blank space will work just as well:















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[BiggleJones]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/...ion/index.html

[Tempest]

Let The Spin Begin!!!!!!

[bhutocracy]

Originally Posted by Tempest

Let The Spin Begin!!!!!!

is cos i is maverick?

[SuckOnThis]

Originally Posted by Tempest

Let The Spin Begin!!!!!!

'Who really is Sarah Palin'?

[selena]

I am one of the biggest Palin dislikers around, but the way I read that, she abused power, but did not violate any laws.

[xmas13]

What about George Bush's fellas, Nancy Pelosi's fellas?

No state/federal/international law violation?

Hmmmmmmm.

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.

Boycott elections.

[mynameisjim]

So when will "choosing a Palin" become slang for making a really shitty choice.

[kane]

Originally Posted by selena

I am one of the biggest Palin dislikers around, but the way I read that, she abused power, but did not violate any laws.

Same here. It seems like an abuse of power but not a violation of the law. Still it will hurt her and McCain as well.

[NaughtyVisions]

Originally Posted by mynameisjim

So when will "choosing a Palin" become slang for making a really shitty choice.

I'm going to start using that from now on.

[Kingfish]

Originally Posted by kane

Same here. It seems like an abuse of power but not a violation of the law. Still it will hurt her and McCain as well.

Wrong you can read the actual findings here.
http://media.adn.com/smedia/2008/10/...ffiliate.7.pdf
(see page 8 for a summary of the findings)
It says she violated a state ethics law, and towards the end of the report it says it is a misdemeanor, but the penalty for the violation is forfeiture off office which you can read for yourself near the end of report.

[borys]

Abuse of power, but no violation of the law? They have interesting laws there.

[xmas13]

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.

Is it the same country where veterans live under bridges and employees have 10 minutes to leave their office after they have been told they were fired?

Jeez.

[aico]

Originally Posted by mynameisjim

So when will "choosing a Palin" become slang for making a really shitty choice.

LMAO... Oh shit, I Chose a Palin.

[~Ray]

it's no surprise.

[xmas13]

What a joke. Bank nationalization, ghettos of junkies, veterans living under bridges, a comedian in DC, bodybuilder in California and soccer mom in Alaska.

What the hell.

The world is coming to a fucking end.

2012.........

[selena]

Originally Posted by Kingfish

Wrong you can read the actual findings here.
http://media.adn.com/smedia/2008/10/...ffiliate.7.pdf
(see page 8 for a summary of the findings)
It says she violated a state ethics law, and towards the end of the report it says it is a misdemeanor, but the penalty for the violation is forfeiture off office which you can read for yourself near the end of report.

I was reading the article on cnn, which I admittedly just scanned.

[NaughtyVisions]

Originally Posted by selena

I am one of the biggest Palin dislikers around, but the way I read that, she abused power, but did not violate any laws.

Yeah, the title of the article is:

Panel: Palin abused power, broke no laws in trooper case

I did find this amusing in the article, though:

Ahead of Friday's hearing, Palin supporters wearing clown costumes and carrying balloons denounced the investigation as a "kangaroo court" and a "three-ring circus" led by supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Yes, the whole thing was orchestrated by supporters of Obama, who, through their psychic abilities, began the investigation BEFORE Palin was picked to be McCain's running mate. Dipshits...

[xmas13]

I wonder who's going to be the future President of the United Nations of Earth.

Hmmm............ Borat?

[kane]

Originally Posted by Kingfish

Wrong you can read the actual findings here.
http://media.adn.com/smedia/2008/10/...ffiliate.7.pdf
(see page 8 for a summary of the findings)
It says she violated a state ethics law, and towards the end of the report it says it is a misdemeanor, but the penalty for the violation is forfeiture off office which you can read for yourself near the end of report.

Thanks for the link. I had just read what was on the cnn.com headline and at that moment it just said that she had done something unethical, but not illegal. Apparently that is not the reality of the situation. If it were just an unethical thing it would be bad for her, now that it seems she has broken a law it could turn really ugly for her.

I never liked her and this kind of reassures me that my thoughts on her seemed to be correct.

[directfiesta]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A legislative committee investigating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has found she unlawfully abused her authority in firing the state's public safety commissioner

... but she didn't receive a BJ, so there is nothing to see here ....

[SuckOnThis]

Originally Posted by mynameisjim

So when will "choosing a Palin" become slang for making a really shitty choice.

McMunson

[NTSS]

I smell a lawsuit coming from Walter Monegan. She's done...

[sperbonzo]

kind of reminds me of travelgate, doesn't it?


....that is when the spouse of someone in office does something wrong in attempting to use the spouse's influence to get people fired?



I'm guessing that no one here will remember anything about Travelgate....



*sigh*


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[RP Fade]

From what I understood, she abused power but didn't break any laws.

[V_RocKs]

It is standard for the GOP candidates to abuse power. Just look the other way. Why would she be any different than George Bush?

[Tempest]

Originally Posted by Kingfish

Wrong you can read the actual findings here.
http://media.adn.com/smedia/2008/10/...ffiliate.7.pdf
(see page 8 for a summary of the findings)
It says she violated a state ethics law, and towards the end of the report it says it is a misdemeanor, but the penalty for the violation is forfeiture off office which you can read for yourself near the end of report.

Where do you see this (page #) about it being a misdemeanor etc.? I only ran accross that in regards to some confidentiality issues.

[directfiesta]

Originally Posted by Tempest

Where do you see this (page #) about it being a misdemeanor etc.? I only ran accross that in regards to some confidentiality issues.

For the reasons explained in section IV of this report, I find that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 2952.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act. Alaska Statute 2952.110(a) provides

this will be known as a Palinski ...

[pigman]

And she actually have a chance to become VP and stand next in line to lead the country.
LOL!

[tony286]

nothing will happen, for most it means nothing.

[TampaToker]

Originally Posted by pigman

And she actually have a chance to become VP and stand next in line to lead the country.
LOL!

lol don't think its going to happen. After watching Mccain getting booed today at his own rally and to actually have to defend Obama lol that was something to see

[AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE]

What a fucking cunt...

[uno]

Originally Posted by mynameisjim

So when will "choosing a Palin" become slang for making a really shitty choice.

You can just replace "borked" with "palined".

[Big John]

Originally Posted by tony404

nothing will happen, for most it means nothing.

What he said. Let's face it, anyone who thinks voting for McCain/Palin a good idea at this stage really hasn't the intelligence or sense for that to make any difference to them.

That said...if it swings the 'undecided' vote just another 1/4% it all helps. Sadly I don't think the polls reflect the reality come voting day and it'll be much closer than many think/hope so I suppose every little helps.

[Ace_luffy]

Good for palin....

[dav3]

[KillerK]

it's a damn good thing the black folk don't vote

[Paul Markham]

Breaking news.

A person in power abused that power!!!!!!!!

I'm shocked.

<Turn off sarcasm.>

This investigation was going on while they were picking her as VP. That's the real shock. They either want to lose or don't give the electorate any common sense. The big problem is she got caught, they picked her and the ensuing legal action from the guy who lost his job.

Assuming he does not win the Alaskan State Lottery this week.

[pigman]

The investigation revealed that Todd Palin has extraordinary access to the governor's office and her closest advisers. He used that access to try to get trooper Wooten fired, the report found.

Branchflower said Sarah Palin violated a statute of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[crockett]

Originally Posted by Paul Markham

Breaking news.

A person in power abused that power!!!!!!!!

I'm shocked.

<Turn off sarcasm.>

This investigation was going on while they were picking her as VP. That's the real shock. They either want to lose or don't give the electorate any common sense. The big problem is she got caught, they picked her and the ensuing legal action from the guy who lost his job.

Assuming he does not win the Alaskan State Lottery this week.

umm it was going on well before she was picked to be VP. The whole thing was started by the Republicans yet now somehow it's all Obama's fault..

[Scootermuze]

Originally Posted by NaughtyVisions

Yeah, the title of the article is:

Panel: Palin abused power, broke no laws in trooper case


I did find this amusing in the article, though:

Ahead of Friday's hearing, Palin supporters wearing clown costumes and carrying balloons denounced the investigation as a "kangaroo court" and a "three-ring circus" led by supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

She did violate state ethic laws.. criminal laws? no..


But they forgot to mention that the kangaroo court consisted of 11 repubs and 4 dems..
Palin's supporters were appropriately dressed.. Just a bunch o' clowns..

[borys]

But the Branchflower report still makes for good reading, if only because it convincingly answers a question nobody had even thought to ask: Is the Palin administration shockingly amateurish? Yes, it is. Disturbingly so.

http://www.time.com/time/politics/ar...849399,00.html

[Fletch XXX]

[Rochard]

Originally Posted by kane

Same here. It seems like an abuse of power but not a violation of the law. Still it will hurt her and McCain as well.

I agree. They've stated "abuse of power" but nothing about breaking the law (yet).

However, in order to prove there was some kind of abuse of power, there has to be some financial or political gain - and there wasn't any in this case. I mean, I've seen the interview with this so called brother in law. He was so fucking stupid it wasn't funny. They should be blasting Palin for allowing him to become a police officer in the first place, not for firing him.

But both sides will spin it as they see fit.

[Drake]

Originally Posted by borys

http://www.time.com/time/politics/ar...849399,00.html

Judging from news reports about Palin's administration, she is clearly a lightweight with a very small town mentality who, instead of surrounding herself with people smarter than herself (which would have been the intelligent thing to do), surrounded herself with friends who are--how shall we say it delicately?--just as dumb as her. (Think of Palin's agriculture secretary who said her love of cows qualified her for the job.)"

http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/

[Drake]

Interesting statement:

I think this is going to turn out to be a real crisis moment for the conservative movement. The difference between Palin and Bush is: He was just pretending to be regular folk from the heartland, whereas she actually is. Palin . . . really tests this faux populism the party leaders have been peddling for so long.

[NaughtyVisions]

Originally Posted by crockett

umm it was going on well before she was picked to be VP. The whole thing was started by the Republicans yet now somehow it's all Obama's fault..

Yeppers...thought I said that yesterday. Oh, wait, I did, in this same thread:

Originally Posted by NaughtyVisions

I did find this amusing in the article, though:

"Ahead of Friday's hearing, Palin supporters wearing clown costumes and carrying balloons denounced the investigation as a "kangaroo court" and a "three-ring circus" led by supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama."

Yes, the whole thing was orchestrated by supporters of Obama, who, through their psychic abilities, began the investigation BEFORE Palin was picked to be McCain's running mate. Dipshits...