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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin receives deluge of ethics complaints
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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s life has changed in a myriad of ways since she became the Republican vice presidential nominee last August, but one aspect of her newfound fame has been more bracing than the others: Since entering the national spotlight, Palin has been inundated by ethics complaints, most of them filed against her after she agreed to become Sen. John McCain’s running mate.
I take it you did not go past the title
This is going to backfire on the loony left
That much is clear because the complainants have a habit of notifying the media and bloggers each time they lodge a grievance. It’s evidence, say Palin’s defenders, that there is a clear political component to them.
“In the past several months, we have seen an orchestrated effort by the governor’s opponents to make differences of opinion and ideology almost criminal,” said Mike Nizich, the governor’s chief of staff, in a statement.
“Governor Palin has spent a considerable amount of time and money fighting ethics complaints – and no charge has been substantiated.
I hope that the publicity-seekers will face a backlash from Alaskans who have a sense of fair play and proportion.
I served six previous governors, and I’ve never seen anything like the attacks against Gov. Palin.”
Former Alaska governors “all did extremely similar things” that did not lead to ethics complaints, Ruedrich added, referring to the number of complaints as “unprecedented.”
Miborn wrote (quoting the Gov's spokesperson); ...
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because the complainants have a habit of notifying the media and bloggers each time they lodge a grievance. It’s evidence, say Palin’s defenders, that there is a clear political component to them.
It's not "evidence" of anything of the sort. It's evidence that people want to make sure the complaints are not swept under the rug.
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Governor Palin has spent a considerable amount of time and money fighting ethics complaints – and no charge has been substantiated.
Except for that pesky incident about trying to have her ex-BIL fired and then firing the head of the DPS. I know SHE thought she was exonerated, but then she thought that word meant something else.
And the topper;
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Former Alaska governors “all did extremely similar things” that did not lead to ethics complaints, Ruedrich added, referring to the number of complaints as “unprecedented.
Stunning! So the old R motto of "we're just as bad as the other guys were" still holds. And IIRC several former (I'm pretty sure some were Govs!) pols in AK are in jail for their ethical shortcomings.
As is often said to rookies the first time a "real" pitcher pitches them high and tight; WELCOME TO THE BIGS, ROOKIE.
I take it you did not go past the title
This is going to backfire on the loony left
That much is clear because the complainants have a habit of notifying the media and bloggers each time they lodge a grievance. It’s evidence, say Palin’s defenders, that there is a clear political component to them.
“In the past several months, we have seen an orchestrated effort by the governor’s opponents to make differences of opinion and ideology almost criminal,” said Mike Nizich, the governor’s chief of staff, in a statement.
“Governor Palin has spent a considerable amount of time and money fighting ethics complaints – and no charge has been substantiated.
I hope that the publicity-seekers will face a backlash from Alaskans who have a sense of fair play and proportion.
I served six previous governors, and I’ve never seen anything like the attacks against Gov. Palin.”
Former Alaska governors “all did extremely similar things” that did not lead to ethics complaints, Ruedrich added, referring to the number of complaints as “unprecedented.”
Actually, Liberals want to keep Palin as a national figure of the GOP, because with her ignorance and zealotry, she makes the GOP look less viable every time she opens her mouth...
Palin ran for Governor on a 'clean govenment platform'. She said she was going to clean up Alaska politics. She's fair game.
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".....Palin may be more susceptible to attacks on her ethics from opponents because she “raised the ethics issue years before she came into office and made a major point of working to change the state ethics laws and regulation.”
I take it you did not go past the title
This is going to backfire on the loony left
That much is clear because the complainants have a habit of notifying the media and bloggers each time they lodge a grievance. It’s evidence, say Palin’s defenders, that there is a clear political component to them.
“In the past several months, we have seen an orchestrated effort by the governor’s opponents to make differences of opinion and ideology almost criminal,” said Mike Nizich, the governor’s chief of staff, in a statement.
“Governor Palin has spent a considerable amount of time and money fighting ethics complaints – and no charge has been substantiated.
I hope that the publicity-seekers will face a backlash from Alaskans who have a sense of fair play and proportion.
I served six previous governors, and I’ve never seen anything like the attacks against Gov. Palin.”
Former Alaska governors “all did extremely similar things” that did not lead to ethics complaints, Ruedrich added, referring to the number of complaints as “unprecedented.”
What "looney left"? It's the citizens of Alaska who are filing the complaints. Not some massive leftist conspiracy.
The "Biker Momma" interview is one more nail in her coffin...not that anything less than a stake through the heart will prevent her from rising up for more attention. Reclining against a stuffed bear is at least more palatable than seeing turkeys getting their heads ground off in the background.
Good! We need to clean up politics...and this includes members of both parties.
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