Palin abused power in firing, Alaska panel finds

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Well, unsurprisingly, the final report has come through, and shows what most everyone with two working eyeballs could see. Palin abused her power trying to carry out a personal vendetta against her sister's ex husband. Big surprise there.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/palin_troopergate

My thought is first ... so what? Why did she lie about this all? She would have been smarter to have just admitted to it early on and chalk it up to ignorance. She's obviously ignorant about laws, so most people would probably understand.

But never worry... Palin released her own report that clears herself of any wrong doing. I didn't know you could do that, due to, well, an obvious conflict of interest. But nevertheless, the make-your-own-reality anti-intellectual conspiracy theorists can choose to read something more pleasant.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081010/...troopergate_24

Interesting though the overlap with the Bush doctrine ... the original one before 9/11. They believed they could "create their own reality" by saying something long enough. Feeding something to the media, then repeating it as fact. I think that only works with about 30% of the population though.

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Cool, now Obama/Biden can come after that winky, cheerleader, annoying b*tch. Just made my day.

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I just read the Palin's report and that Todd has never pressured his wife crap. Umm, yeah, he did tell her to get on a plane from Texas and go do your other speach in Seattle and then come home to give birth. She was already in labor at that time. Some pressure? Yeah, big time.

[Omni_Skittles]

wow... this is kind of pointless...

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Originally Posted by Omni_Skittles

wow... this is kind of pointless...

Pointless? Oh yeah, she abused her powers. Ok.

[BTS]

The inquiry looked into her dismissal of Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan, who said he lost his job because he resisted pressure to fire a state trooper involved in a bitter divorce and custody battle with the governor's sister. Palin says Monegan was fired as part of a legitimate budget dispute.
Monegan's firing was lawful, the report found, but Palin let the family grudge influence her decision-making — even if it was not the sole reason Monegan was dismissed.

[Accountable]

Originally Posted by Omni_Skittles

wow... this is kind of pointless...

Yes it is. Watch and learn, Skittles. You'll see it over and over again at work and in politics, but especially in politics. People who have made up their minds one way or the other go about finding any shred of evidence to prove they are right, ignoring or discounting any evidence to the contrary. They put their blinders on and away they go in opposite directions:

• See? She abused her power as governor. That PROVES that she's just like bush and will nuke Iran without provocation so her oil cronies can make billions!
• See? The firing was lawful. All this talk about pressure is total lies made up because she's pretty. She should be sainted for doing the right thing.

The real ugliness is when people start letting their emotions further fog their vision, such as when people who used to list valid disagreements with her policy and opinions start calling her names like winky, cheerleader, annoying b*tch.

Remember this when you see it again, and don't let yourself get sucked into the hype - of either side.

[along-for-the-ride]

Your post deserves a re-read, Accountable. It is a true observation.

[flopstock]

Couple of questions from the back row....

Trooper Wooten

Was he fired? By anyone? Or did this investigation spring up immediately after Monegan's dismissal and so nothing has been done on that item? Or was he fired by the next folks in?

Wasn't this investigation started before she joined the ticket? That would mean that this can not be set aside as simply a dastardly obama camp strategic campaign move. Alaska was interested when she was simply a gov, correct?

And doesn't every politician being investigated claim it is politically motivated?

I'm more interested in the financial issues and issues of war and peace. But, knock off the politics of reform already... there just is no such political animal - except paul..

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Originally Posted by BTS

The inquiry looked into her dismissal of Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan, who said he lost his job because he resisted pressure to fire a state trooper involved in a bitter divorce and custody battle with the governor's sister. Palin says Monegan was fired as part of a legitimate budget dispute.
Monegan's firing was lawful, the report found, but Palin let the family grudge influence her decision-making — even if it was not the sole reason Monegan was dismissed.

He wasn't fired ... he resigned. Because of the abuse of power.