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Sarah Palin Scandal
Sarah Palin was just named as John McCain's running mate and rumors are already flying about a scandal involving her sister's ex-husband. Mike Wooten is Sarah Palin's ex-brother-in-law and the focus of an ethics investigation into Sarah...
Sarah Palin was just named as John McCain's running mate and rumors are already flying about a scandal involving her sister's ex-husband. Mike Wooten is Sarah Palin's ex-brother-in-law and the focus of an ethics investigation into Sarah Palin. Palin allegedly insisted that Mike Wooten get fired after he split with her sister.
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Sarah Palin quickly captured the media spotlight once John McCain announced her as has VP running mate. But not all of that press coverage has been positive for the McCain/Palin ticket. Reporters and bloggers are writing about the Sarah Palin scandal involving her decision to fire Walt Monegan. Some allege that Palin may have fired Monegan because her refused to fire her ex-brother-in-law Mike Wooten. Learn more about the people involved in this story bu clicking below.
Sarah Palin - Palin was selected by John McCain to be his vice presidential running mate in the 2008 election. She is currently the governor of Alaska.
Walt Monegan - Walt was Alaska's Public Safety Commissioner until he was mysteriously fired by Sarah Palin.
Mike Wooten - Mike is a police officer who used to be married to Sarah Palin's sister. The Palin family claims that Mike took on an aggressive tone and was threatening.
Todd Palin - Todd is Sarah Palin's husband. Reports indicated that Todd made several calls to Mike Wooten's boss, complaining about Wooten's behavior.
Also, check out photos of Sarah Palin on the campaign trail with John McCain:
Sarah Palin - Palin was selected by John McCain to be his vice presidential running mate in the 2008 election. She is currently the governor of Alaska.
Walt Monegan - Walt was Alaska's Public Safety Commissioner until he was mysteriously fired by Sarah Palin.
Mike Wooten - Mike is a police officer who used to be married to Sarah Palin's sister. The Palin family claims that Mike took on an aggressive tone and was threatening.
Todd Palin - Todd is Sarah Palin's husband. Reports indicated that Todd made several calls to Mike Wooten's boss, complaining about Wooten's behavior.
Also, check out photos of Sarah Palin on the campaign trail with John McCain:
Sarah Palin is involved in an ethical scandal involving her ex-brother-in-law Mike Wooten. It is alleged that she fired Walt Monegan because Walt refused to fire Wooten after Wooten broke up with Palin's sister. The whole scandal is still unsubstantiated.
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"I had the pleasure of working with Walt on the WSIN Board of Directors for the past couple of years. He is a consummate professional and we will miss him. I don't know what brought this on but Alaska is losing a great leader and member of law enforcement."
- Karl Godsey of Soldotna, AK on Topix
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"I'm a supporter of Sarah Palin but this firing doesn't pass the smell test to me. I'm not sure why the governor fired Monegan and I understand that he serves at her pleasure but a few things bother me.
1. Monegan in his position as public safety commissioner was in her "cabinet". If you're going to fire a cabinet member, you should have the fortitude to do it to their face. He served in an honorable manner and she owed him that much. To send her lackey to do it seems cowardly to me.
2. To offer him a position that was subordinate to his old position knowing all along he would never take it makes her look even more disingenuous. I am sure this was a face saving thing for her. It didn't work.
3. Not giving a person a reason when you reject them is blatantly unfair and it makes people not want to serve.
He served his state for something like 35 years. He deserved more. I feel the governor owes us citizens an answer besides, "it was time for a change"."
By "Kodiak" on Officer.com
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"I had the pleasure of working with Walt on the WSIN Board of Directors for the past couple of years. He is a consummate professional and we will miss him. I don't know what brought this on but Alaska is losing a great leader and member of law enforcement."
- Karl Godsey of Soldotna, AK on Topix
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"I'm a supporter of Sarah Palin but this firing doesn't pass the smell test to me. I'm not sure why the governor fired Monegan and I understand that he serves at her pleasure but a few things bother me.
1. Monegan in his position as public safety commissioner was in her "cabinet". If you're going to fire a cabinet member, you should have the fortitude to do it to their face. He served in an honorable manner and she owed him that much. To send her lackey to do it seems cowardly to me.
2. To offer him a position that was subordinate to his old position knowing all along he would never take it makes her look even more disingenuous. I am sure this was a face saving thing for her. It didn't work.
3. Not giving a person a reason when you reject them is blatantly unfair and it makes people not want to serve.
He served his state for something like 35 years. He deserved more. I feel the governor owes us citizens an answer besides, "it was time for a change"."
By "Kodiak" on Officer.com
Sarah Palin's top aides was supposed to be interviewed Wednesday as a key witness in the investigation into her firing of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. But the aide, Frank Bailey, abruptly backed out. Gov. Sarah Palin wants a state board to ... The center of the issues are whether Palin, her staff or family pressured Monegan to fire her ex-brother-in-law, Trooper Mike Wooten, and then whether Palin fired the states top cop when...
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Palin lied when she said the dismissal of her public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, had nothing to do with his refusal to fire state trooper Mike Wooten; in fact, the Branchflower Report concluded that she repeatedly abused her power when dealing ...
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In 2005, before Palin ran for office, the Palin family accused trooper Mike Wooten of drinking beer in his patrol car, illegally shooting a moose and firing a Taser at his 11-year-old stepson. Palin and her husband, Todd, also claimed ...
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In the aftermath of the Walt Monegan firing, one question keeps surfacing over and over again; why does the governor's husband, Todd Palin appear to hold so much power? [...] The stories started last year when Representative Ralph ...
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McCain said the bill was for legal work related to allegations that Palin made improper use of her influence as Alaska's governor to press for the dismissal of a state trooper named Mike Wooten. Wooten was embroiled in a custody dispute ...
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During the custody investigation, the Palins leveled all kinds of accusations at state trooper Mike Wooten. He was investigated on dozens of complaints, disciplined on two counts and allowed to keep his position with the troopers. ... Enter Walt Monegan, Palin's new Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety and head of the troopers. Monegan was well-respected by those who served under him; he did a bang-up job with minimal funding, but...
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- Before Rogue: Sarah Palin's Top 10 past falsehoods (blogsearch.google.com)
During the custody investigation, the Palins leveled all kinds of accusations at state trooper Mike Wooten. He was investigated on dozens of complaints, disciplined on two counts and allowed to keep his position with the troopers. ...
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