It has been confirmed that the State of Alaska has hired a private lawyer to represent Sarah Palin in an investigation that she abused her powers as Alaska’s governor. Attorney Thomas Van Flein is representing Palin and other members of the her office involved in the probe.
Palin is being investigated by Alaska’s legislature over allegations arising from the sacking of the state’s public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, who was fired earlier this year. It’s alleged that Monegan was removed...Read Full Story
But, alas, there IS substance… and is it ever extreme!
The TV report below on Palin’s ethics problems in Alaska was aired on August 14th. Was McCain’s so-called vetting operation so lame that they missed this? I mean it was on the biggest TV station in the state. And as for Palin’s earth-shattering approval ratings… well 87.8% of people who took this poll think she’s lying about Trooper-gate. And McCain is trying to sell her to the American public– despite her thin resume and lack of...Read Full Story
The political career of Sarah Palin, Sen. John McCain’s vice presidential pick, has been marked by conflicts, score-settling and her own claim that she faces “enemies – powerful enemies.” But the 44-year-old first-term Alaska governor is a favorite of right-wing Christian groups and was hailed Friday by one organization as “a true Christian” who is “pro-life and pro-marriage.” She also has favored the teaching of creationism in Alaska’s schools. After the surprise announcement Friday, the...Read Full Story
I may be one of the few people in the continental United States who could tell you who Walt Monegan is without having to read a news story or a Wikipedia entry on Sarah Palin. All you probably know is that Palin, the Alaska governor whom John McCain picked as his vice presidential running mate, is being investigated because of claims that she or others in her administration abused their power or improperly pressured Monegan to fire a state trooper who is Palin's ex-brother-in-law.Palin...Read Full Story
Her shit does stink
After telling Charlie Gibson she “welcomes” the investigation into her firing of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan, Palin now has second thoughts. Figures; where at first it seemed fun to be the VP candidate (and a great reason to buy some new lipstick!) she is now slowly realizing being in the public eye isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. For instance, people suddenly hold you, like, accountable. Who expected that?! It must be the Democrats’ fault! After Alaska...Read Full Story
"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"."
In case, the study concluded that "impermissible force was placed on several subsidiary in bidding to progress a personal schedule, to witticism: to return Trooper Michael Wooten fired." Palin's reaction is the sort of political "big prevarication" that ... Palin and her bivouac trumpeted the study's sec finding: that she was within her legal authorization to backfire Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. But the study also said it's likely...
Monegan said that his dismissal may have been knotted to his reluctance to flame Mike Wooten, an Alaska State Trooper who namely also Palin's ex-brother-in-law. At the phase Palin dismissed Monegan Kanye West Shoes, ...
I read this and thought it was an interesting take on Sara Palin.By Dewie Whetsell, Alaskan Fisherman. As posted in comments on Greta's article referencing the MOVEON ad about Sarah Palin.The last 45 of my 66 years I've spent in a commercial fishing town in Alaska . I understand Alaska politics but never understood national politics well until this last year. Here's the breaking point: Neither side of the Palin controversy...
Washington, Apr 21 (ANI): Sarah Palin fired the Secret Service bodyguard after he revealed on his Facebook page that he was "really checking her out." The 48-year-old said that the agent got what he deserved this week. "Well, check this out bodyguard - you're fired!"
and Sarah "Sally" (née Sheeran), a school secretary. Palin's siblings are Chuck Jr., Heather, and Molly. Palin is of English, Irish, and German ancestry. Palin was elected to the Wasilla City Council in 1992 winning 530 votes to 310.
The scandal and what it's revealed about the culture inside the ... Chaney joked on the account about his work with former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin while he was protecting her in 2008. The AP published a photograph it took of ...
The Obama administration takes its lumps for challenging farm families In the post, which has garnered some 8,500 "likes," 1,200 comments and nearly 2,000 "shares," Sarah commiserated with farmers and ranchers who have been waging war against the Obama ...
Walt Monegan was fired by Sarah Palin. The big question is "WHY?". Some allege that Sarah Palin fired Alaska's Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan because he refused to fire Palin's ex-brother-in-law Mike Wooten. Now that Sarah Palin is in the national limelight as John McCain's running mate, the scandal is making national headlines...more
Walt Monegan was fired by Sarah Palin. The big question is "WHY?". Some allege that Sarah Palin fired Alaska's Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan because he refused to fire Palin's ex-brother-in-law Mike Wooten. Now that Sarah Palin is in the national limelight as John McCain's running mate, the scandal is making national headlines.
Walt Monegan has a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Administration from Alaska Pacific University. He has four children and resides in Chugiak with his wife Terry.