Trooper gate: Ethical misconduct investigation forces Sarah Palin to hire defense lawyer for herself
Palin is under investigation by a bipartisan state legislative body that was authorized last month to look into whether Palin pressured Monegan to force Wooten from the state police force and whether his failure to do so led to his dismissal.
Palin had promised to cooperate with the legislative inquiry, but this week moved to change the jurisdiction of the case to the state personnel board, which Palin appoints. Her attorney, Thomas V. Van Flein, who was hired last month, challenged the jurisdiction of Stephen Branchflower, the retired prosecutor hired to investigate and report back to the legislature by the last week of October.
When Palin entered the governor’s office in late 2006, Wooten already had been reprimanded, reassigned and suspended for five days for incidents reported by Palin’s family. They had filed complaints in April 2005 after her younger sister’s marriage fell apart and the couple battled in a bitter child-custody dispute.
Palin has said previously that she discussed Wooten with Monegan only in the context of security concerns for the family. Monegan has said that Palin never directly told him to fire Wooten but that the message was clearly conveyed through repeated messages from Palin, her husband and three members of her Cabinet.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090303210.html?hpid%3Dtopnews&sub=AR
While Sarah was Mayor of Wasilla she tried to fire our highly respected City Librarian because the Librarian refused to consider removing from the library some books that Sarah wanted removed. City residents rallied to the defense of the City Librarian and against Palin’s attempt at out-and-out censorship, so Palin backed down and withdrew her termination letter. People who fought her attempt to oust the Librarian are on her enemies list to this day. Sarah complained about the “old boy’s club” when she first ran for Mayor, so what did she bring Wasilla? A new set of “old boys”. Palin fired most of the experienced staff she inherited. At the City and as Governor she hired or elevated new, inexperienced, obscure people, creating a staff totally dependent on her for their jobs and eternally grateful and fiercely loyal–loyal to the point of abusing their power to further her personal agenda, as she has acknowledged happened in the case of pressuring the State’s top cop (see below).
As Mayor, Sarah fired Wasilla’s Police Chief because he “intimidated” her, she told the press. As Governor, her recent firing of Alaska’s top cop has the ring of familiarity about it. He served at her pleasure and she had every legal right to fire him, but it’s pretty clear that an important factor in her decision to fire him was because he wouldn’t fire her sister’s ex-husband, a State Trooper. Under investigation for abuse of power, she has had to admit that more than 2 dozen contacts were made between her staff and family to the person that she later fired, pressuring him to fire her ex-brother-in-law. She tried to replace the man she fired with a man who she knew had been reprimanded for sexual harassment; when this caused a public furor, she withdrew her support.
She has bitten the hand of every person who extended theirs to her in help. The City Council person who personally escorted her around town introducing her to voters when she first ran for Wasilla City Council became one of her first targets when she was later elected Mayor. She abruptly fired her loyal City Administrator; even people who didn’t like the guy were stunned by this ruthlessness. Fear of retribution has kept all of these people from saying anything publicly about her.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/09/an-wasillan-on.html#more
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Tags: Alaska, Barack, Congress, governor, investigation, JOHN, Mccain, misconduct, Obama, Palin, Sarah, scandal, senate, state, troopergate
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Cleared of all …
Cleared of all charges holes!
The American media(al geezera) is bouth & paid for by the Obama/Soros Gov’t. ing pathetic!
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
McCain should ask ‘ …
McCain should ask ‘Who Is Sarah Palin’? AND ‘Why in the world would you give your Husband power to run your office?
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
IF Todd Palin …
IF Todd Palin abused his wife’s connection- What will he abuse if she is VP? Talk about corruption – McCain used his influence to do the same thing. Watch the Keating Five video. SCARY!!
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.
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
If that puppy was a …
If that puppy was a wolf cub, I believe that!!!
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Palin abused her …
Palin abused her power, no doubt. She has even expressed her views of the VP and how she should have more power in that position. I would hate to work with her or have her run anything without a moderator.
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
sthenller, you …
sthenller, you forgot to mention she kicked a puppy once.
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
“crazed war loving …
“crazed war loving ways” Dude, you’re like foaming at the mouth. LMFAO X 2
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
I love the way she …
I love the way she talks. She sounds like the lovechild of Susan Lucci and Wilford Brimley!
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
the truth of the …
the truth of the matter is that you are a liar can’t back up what you say and you’d be good for my lawn cuz it’s nothing but bullshit that you speak back up your statements with facts
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
LMFAO … McCain …
LMFAO … McCain found someone who is just as smart as him!
As a former Republican and delegate, I would vote for anyone but this warmonger and the his lady vp that came in to soften his crazed war loving ways.
Basically I believe they must of had some heavy electricity pumped into McCains head in Nam to get his this insane and delusional!
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
This is sickening!
This is sickening!
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
PoLITICALFARCE,
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PoLITICALFARCE,
Palin is guilty,the RNC is will not let her cooperate with the investigation,If she had nothing to hide as she stated,then why is she now doing a 180?
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Let me guess … …
Let me guess … Does Sara Palin now get the same legal team that McCain uses?
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Of all 4 candidates …
Of all 4 candidates McCain/Obama/Palin/Biden,
only one has created REAL, positive change. And it is the candidate with a .
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Controversies …
Controversies surrounding Palin:
Spent millions of dollars in Earmarks. Now she opposes them.
Didn’t know what the Vice President did.
Left Wasilla in a 20 million dollar deficit.
Will not answer questions from the media.
Anytime anybody critizes her she accuses them of “sexism”.
Doesn’t believe in Global Warming.
Raised taxes as Mayor.
Raised taxes as Governor.
Charged (per diem) while staying in her own home.
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Controversies …
Controversies surrounding Palin:
Supported the Bridge to Nowhere before she was against it.
Affiliated with the AIP. A party that wants Alaska to seperate from the United States.
Wants to teach creationism in schools.
Wants to convert Gays.
Is in the pocket of big oil.
Wants to drill in the Alaskan Wildlife Refuge.
Believes terrorist attacks on Israelis are God’s “Judgment of Unbelief”.
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Controversies …
Controversies surrounding Palin:
Currently under investigation for Abuse of Power.
Supports Abstinence Only education. (yet, daughter is pregnant)
Opposes a Womans right to choose. Even in cases of rape and incest.
Tried to fire a librarian for not banning books she opposed.
Opposes Universal Health care.
Opposes stem cell research.
Believes the Iraq War is God’s mission.
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Yes you do and …
Yes you do and taxpayers don’t mind paying for it.
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
My God Vinny …
My God Vinny without a few book burnings how could Hitler have been elected. I am voting Bob Barr cause he is the only one with an economic plan.
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Steven King is on …
Steven King is on the list of books she tried to ban. As is .. Mark Twain, Faulkner, The Harry Potter books .. and a slew of other ones that have been with us forever! Palin is BAD NEWS .. Anyone that votes McCain/Palin ( or for the 2 party dictatorship for that matter) is responsible for everything that goes wrong with this country in the near future.. VOTE 3rd party everyone! PLEASE Don’t Give in to the 2 Party dictatorship!! ITS NOT A WASTE Of your vote .. more the other way around.
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
I agree, she abused …
I agree, she abused her power trying to protect her sister. It would not stop her from doing the same if elected VP. Vote OBAMA/BIDEN ‘08!!!!
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
This is great. …
This is great. Let’s hope they find her guilty of abuse of power!
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Well you always …
Well you always have to hire a lawyer.
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
if your going to be …
if your going to be anti-semitic get it right. its not “jewish” its just Jews. Please next time try to get it right so you just look anti-semitic and not stupid
September 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
tired of jewish run …
tired of jewish run news programs