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  • So she got flak despite obeying the law.

    How many people are off the hook despite breaking the law?

  • It's over neocons, your regime of terror will be stopped when you are voted out of office.

  • nice vetting job mccain (LOL)...i wonder if Limbaugh still thinks she was a good VP pick?....& i wonder what excuses Limbaugh and Hannity are making for her with this ethics violation:...let me guess:...the 'liberal' media .

  • Good thing McCain is planning to stop washington leaders from abusing power.... he can start by talking with his running mate.

  • Republicans screwed it up , I'm sorry but there is no one else to blame .

  • republicans just suck, they still don't want to face the fact that they are going to lose and lose bigtime this go around. OBAMA/BIDEN

  • OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT!

  • to republicans,

    you know what kills me about republicans, the fact that they're flat out liars..and they use god as their favorite marketing tool...whera all the people who voted for george bush *crickets* ask yourself this question they praised gwb and now they abandoned him like a bad habit..at leat have the gut to say you made a mistake but instead they wanna erase the last 8 yrs and say it was always the dems fault lol how patethic but now they push mccain out as a reformer...lol

  • I wish they would actually give the complete story, at least where the State Trooper part of it is concerned.  To me, they have just given enough info to make Governor Palin look bad.

  • don't think i'd ever see the day that liberals would defend a cop. haha

  • The panel was overwhelmingly republican, in case you were getting ready to cry 'liberal conspiracy'.

    Palin is an embarrassment to our country.

  • Branchflower's inquiry found that Palin had violated public trust by using official action for "personal interest". BUT it also said that the firing was a "proper and lawful exercise of her authority." Pretty ambiguous results if you ask me. And about that "personal interest"? She wanted him fired because he used a stun gun on his 11-year-old stepson, was caught drinking alcohol in his patrol car, and threatened to kill a member of Palin's family. Forget "fired." His ass belongs in jail!

  • Go to Anchorage Daily News and under Troopergate, the PDF files are there for Trooper Wooten. Check out the one where Jim Heath (Gov Palin's dad) filed every complaint he could on the guy from illegally shooting a moose, to god knows what else. Read the moose file first.

    Then go to the Juneau News and do the same to find the document from her sister & Wooten's family court hearing in 2005.

    Palins look like they just walked off Jerry Springer-you can't believe what she says. Lies.

  • Small potatoes.

  • You know, your last explanation would make more sense if she hadn't said those things *weren't* the reason for his firing. If that's the reason then she lied to the country. And I think that's a reasonable conclusion, but I"m assuming you don't.

  • I agree; she did not handle this well.

  • man, if this woman is finally second to the most important political figure in the western world, it´s the end of this civilization as we know it. a second Bush would be a complete disaster

  • It's going to be WWIII. :(

  • Uh, yeah, because it was Branchflower's job. He was the special counsel to the Legislature investigating it. He was also supervised by former prosecutor French. The 263 page report to the public is available for download, including 180 pages of testimony. Branchflower was right, and Palin simply lying about the findings, hoping you won't read the report.

    "It was Branchflower's, and only Branchflower's, conclusion that she "abused" her power."

  • Read up before you draw partisan, knee-jerk conclusions about what really happened here. Analyze this in a non-partisan manner.

    Hollis French is Alaska's most vocal Palin opponent, and is a staunch Obama supporter. Two months ago, he had publicly promised an "October surprise." Again, the assertion that 10 Republicans and 3 Democrats "zapped" Palin by concluding that she abused power is incorrect. It was Branchflower's, and only Branchflower's conclusion.

    Also, read Branchflower's resume.

  • vote mickey mouse!

  • ...legislative report finding that the Governor had "abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110 (a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act. The ethics rule provides that "each public officer holds office as a public trust, and any effort to benefit a personal or financial interest through official action is a violation of that trust." The report concluded that "(Palin) knowingly, as the term is defined in the above cited statutes, permitted Todd Palin to

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  • use the governor's office and the resources of the governor's office, including state employees, to continue to contact subordinate state employees in an effort to find some way to get trooper (Mike) Wooten fired.

  • I suppose the far right answer would be because the decision makers are "commies" or "liberal extremists" or something.

    These are the same people who say that he is a Muslim and at the same time a pro-abortion commie!

    Rational thought has never been a particularly strong point with the far right.

  • I don't think in the Keating Scandal anyone will argue that McCain acted "honorably" or that Palin did in the Alaska Scandal -- they just skirted the law.

  • McCain's Keating 5 investigators found him to have shown "poor judgment."

    Sarah's troopergate investigators found her to have "violated the public trust."

    Meanwhile, Obama/Biden have never been under formal investigation.

    The thinking public have found them to be "REAL" leaders.

    Change is coming.

    O8iden!!!

  • He was showing the 10 year old how a taser is used. It was a "little clip", to use Wooten's own words. And he was suspended for 10 days for having beer.

    But Palin did not cite those as the reasons for firing Monegan. So whom are you defending?

  • Remorse? I should hope that a governor WOULD fire an official that doesn't fire a state trooper that tases a 10 yr old and is intoxicated on duty. I know that this would not be an issue in my state cause that trooper would be in jail and his boss would lose his job.

  • I am glad Branchflower's judgment is better than yours.

  • Palin is an unscrupulous, despicable person. She hasn't shown the slightest remorse for troopergate.

    McCain is out of touch, but not a bad person. He's trying to rein in on the vicious Obama attacks.

    Not Palin. Now that an Obama presidency is inevitable, she wants to put the blame on McCain for losing it, and position herself as a candidate in 2012.

    Palin's ambition is sky high. She wants to be more powerful than Cheney, willing to do anything to satisfy her lust.

    She is EVIL!

  • Palin is no loving mom as she wants to portray herself. No loving mother would ever exhibit her child in front of the entire world, saying:

    "Hey look, my son's a retard, my daughter's pregnant from a high-school dropout, but I am against abortion. So gimme votes".

    Palin is a horrible, loathsome character. Keep her out of the white house by any means.

  • I've been tellin' people that this backwoodz hick wasn't shit to begin with. She's never been a factor in this election. The bitch can't even check her feelings at the door. Good thing Mccain is gonna lose. OBAMA/BIDEN '08!!!!

  • This line was most recently proffered by President Robert Mugabe, a keen advocate of international law, as defence for himself and his administration in the face of criticism over the Zanu-PF election campaign. Tyrants always act legally.

  • It's funny how people in this country are stupid enough to still vote for her.

    That is the scariest part.

    This is why more educated and tolerant people need to get out and register to vote.

    I'm voting for Obama.

  • Same. Both canidates arent perfect but im voting for the best

  • Speaking of McCain, when a woman said "I can't trust Obama. He's an Arab", McCain insulted all muslims by saying "No, ma'am. He's not. He's a decent family man....".

    The inference, of course, being that Arabs are not decent "family" people.

    Palin's not out of the woods yet: The personnel board is conducting an investigation. A person who believes in the "rapture" can not be allowed to be able to determine military actions in a nuclear age. She just might want to speed things up...

  • You mean McCain insulted all Arabs. Not all Muslims are Arab, and not all Arabs are Muslims. Just thought I'd clear that up.

  • You're absolutely right. I realized that after I hit the ol' "post comment".

  • No prob.

  • She hired Monegan's successor as Commissioner of Public Safety, EVEN WITHOUT INTERVIEWING HIM.

    Two months before she fired Monegan, she was actually praising him for his service (videotaped).

    Palin is a crook. Period!

    She also wants more power for the VP THAN CHENEY!

    I shudder to think what will happen if she ever becomes VP.

  • Very true. Also another thing that sets her apart from Cheney... everything she shoots dies. Lets just hope her target gets a little less endangered-animal and a little more elderly-man (-;

  • Sarah and her husband abused their powers to get even. I must add, through her short time of an authority figure, she has racked up more controversy's in her administration than that of the Bush administration. OH I CAN'T WAIT TILL SHE'S SECONDS IN COMMAND!

  • Nothing is illegal if you have a rich campaign to clear your charges. =(

  • Palin = unChristian

    Hate, fear and bigotry are not Christian values.

    For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7

  • i am not the least bit surprised.

  • Oh wait he is not under investigation. She is and was found that she abused her power. We don't need you lies. i mean Messiah lmfao this is for JustAFocus

  • rickyross1878: Apparently you have not heard of the investigation and trial currently underway regarding Rezko. You also have not heard of the lawsuit (and resulting investigation) that is going on with regard to the validity of Obama's birth certificate. And of course, by your logic, if Obama is not under investigation then all links and evidence can be discounted.

    You also apparently are unaware that Farrakhan himself called Obama "The Messiah." Laugh it up but that is direct quote.

  • I am convinced that this election year has the worst choice of candidates in history.

  • You are an Idiot. Rezco helped Obama buy a house and Obama is not under investigation. You talk more shit than a George Bush press conference. So if Louis Farrakhan called him "The Messiah" if i called you that does that mean you are. You boring come with a good Comment

  • Wow. It is obvious that you have done absolutely no research whatsoever on these subjects.

    And just for the record, I am no fan of Palin, or Bush, or McCain, or Biden, and especially not Obama. I will say it again: Worst choice of candidates in history.

  • Another thing dicksucker Louis Farrakhan did not call him "The Messiah" he said "the Messiah" spoke and Obama's name did not come near that comment watch the whole video Ass Licker. Worst choice candidate in history yet he is probably smarter than 99 percent of those candidate's. Your lucky to have him

  • Oh, here we go -- from idiot to dicksucker to asslicker. LOL, you have no good arguments whatsoever so you resort to petty insults. You have nothing substantive whatsoever to say, and it is extremely obvious that the amount of research you have done into these subjects could fit on the head of a pin.

    Farrakhan's reference WAS to Obama as The Messiah. Farrakhan said that himself.

    My original post was not pro-Palin. It was anti-biased mainstream media. I despise bias on any side, period.

  • Aren't you a bit old to be writing on you tube. Haven't you got kids and a wife to be seeing to? Than again maybe you don't probably some old sad man got nothing to do but comment on Barack Obama that is 9 years older than you who is close to becoming the most powerful man in the world. Peace

  • Uh huh, and by the content of your posts to me, you sound like you are about 12. Nothing to say, just another extremely lame personal attack.

    But you're right. My time would be better spent on a more substantive forum than arguing with someone who has no arguments in his favor.

  • Lol sorry for the personal insult but i really believed those Fake lies that you said about Obama. So i investigated and found out that you are lying.

  • What lie? all those ppl are real associates of Obama. and Farrakhan is certifably insane, just look at his eyes and smile when he says that. Does Obama have any friends who are NOT communists? well yeah he has Rashid Khalidi he's not a communist he's a Palestinian terrorist, SO THERE! Oh and Rev. Wright he's not a communist either he's a black racist, hope that puts yer mind at ease...

  • whether you think they aren't or are the worst baby it can't worst than what we have as president now. Not unless you area total sociopath then you may feelotherwise.

  • I wonder if she was VP, she would try to CAN anybody in her way. Republicans are so power hungry

  • cnn lives--you are so correct. I agree Mccain chose palin to win, and has complete disregard for the country. He is so desperate to be President. How many times as he tried and gone nowhere with this dream of his? Isn't it scary to think Mccain never even met with this woman prior to his pick. Obviously, the man is stupid if he thinks women will vote female and bail on our hopes and wishes for our future.

  • Palin's attorney said that she did not abuse her power, since she took no monetary gain! Women like Palin are vindictive. Monneghan (not sure of spelling), who refused to fire her trooper ex-brother-in-law, was fired and he said that he now feels vindicated, since this has now come out into the open! You gotta watch that Palin--she's got a temper!

  • I knew it! This woman is seriously dangerous.

    How in the world this crook got nominated as VP hopeful?? Come on!! Are we this low?

  • This woman trolls deep!

  • McCain is World War III Man. He is an Erratic person.

    He has a horrible temper too.

    He picked The Power Abuser Palin to get Hillary's voters. He believes in ELECTION FIRST NOT THE COUNTRY FIRST. Palin was a pick for the election not for the sake of the country. It was an erratic and selfish choice.

  • 1) most obama haters i run in to think obama supporters have a god complex with the man

    2) these same individuals im willing to bet wanted bill clinton's head when he had inappropriate relations with her in office (not an abuse of power)... but it is an abuse of trust with clinton's wife.

    3) their hypocrasy on these STINKS up their argument for supporting palin who has been found, by a BI-PARTISAN investigation, to abuse her powers as governor, which actually is unlawful

  • her = monica

  • Why did Mccain have to choose her?

  • Party officials forced her on him in order to fire up the right-wing base.

  • God forbid if McCain were to bite the dust we would be screwed

  • Fucking bitch. Vote Obama 08 We need fucking change

  • I don't want someone who abused her power as a governor to become a VP!!! Very scary. On top of that, she's not educated nor qualified to be a VP.

  • She abused her power in Alaska! And, if you remember from the last debate, she talked about getting more power for the vice-president! Great, she will have even more power to abuse! She is known in Alaska for hiring unqualified friends for important jobs. And she is also known for being ruthless against her enemies. We don't need someone like that, especially someone who is as ignorant as she it, in the White House!

  • This woman is a celebrity, nothing more. And 1 of them really dumb ones too.

  • Honestly, if she was butt ugly, or was a man... ppl wouldn't care about her at all. Cuz as of now, that's all she's running on.

  • Apocalypse McPain ...

  • Barack Obama needs to give Sarah Parah a long overdue spanking.

  • ROFLMAO!

  • This creature is a shamless slag, uneducated, uncivilised, what about her low IQ, she a shame to the feminists and U.S.A in general, just tell somebody you have a Palin IQ i promise you will be in for it.

  • It was a bi-partisan committee that found this out. The investigative committee was composed of 10 Republicans and 4 Democrats.

  • She's the most popular governor primarily because Alaska's small population gives her a statistical advantage. To have an 80% approval rating, she only has to convince 547,000 people to like her. To achieve 80% in thier own states, Schwarzenegger would have to convince 29,000,000 people to like him, and Paterson (NY) would have to convince 15,000,000 people.

  • You're probably liking her only because you'd like to get in her pants. Go back to making love with a hunting rifle, stupid conservative.

  • The woman stinks .. to sack a man cause he took the ethical ground on not sacking her sisters ex husband..surely most people can see thru the glasses on this one.. whether it was within the law or not... Darn God it just aint right !!

  • She said she's going to reform the people in Washington who abuse their power. I guess it's OK if she does it.

  • Highway to the Danger Zone at the end of that clip. What a maverick!

  • Part of me hopes McCain and Palin win so that John Stewart and Stephen Colbert have another 4 years of comedy gold ;-)

  • hahaha i love the fuckin dork 1:01 into the video with the american flag shirt. Yeah you love your country, but do u have to fuck an american flag to prove it????

  • Lets see McCain stood up for Obama today. Palin was blame for a bad cop being fired may be or her husband did not sure. And Obama VP got in the face that if McCain wants to know the truth about Bill Ayers a man that hate us and the USA he should ask Obama to his faces. Now didn't Bill over at Fox ask? He said a lot but he didn't answer I think he ask another question. So am asking Obama why did you have any thing to do with Bill Ayers ever?

  • they were on an Education committee together in Illinois. You don't get to choose who you are on a comittee with. Trying to connect Obama to Bill Ayers is such a desperate smear tactic. haha and CIndy McCain says that Obama is running "the dirtiest campaign in American history"

  • Using the public office for the personal vendeta, not a good character for a VP. But what did you expect. Her husband was running the office and she was just a marionette, a redneck wife of a redneck. But what this tells me a lot about is that McCain is not fit to be the president.

  • I agree on every point that you have made. McCain is a disaster and Palin a train wreck not far behind. What a joke!

  • No.

    McCain is the train, The Straight Talk Express, remember?

    Looks like that train has been derailed. LOL.

  • If she didnt try to fire him, Dems would have screamed nepotism and "who doesnt fire a cop who used a tazer on a 10 yr old!?" But it's the other way around and they scream "abuse of power",,,, you can never win the democrat spin, they'll fuck you either way cause they hate America for love of power. Theyre not about country first, they're about themselves first: NOT their constituents but THEMSELVES first. Sad part is Democ. supporters are too stupid to realize they don't give a shit about thm

  • whiterabbit911

    who are you kidding, it was your republicans that found her guilty. it's over....take it like man and stop lying.

  • Nepotism? Monegan wasnt related to Palin. Monegan was the one she fired not Wooten.

    The taser incident was wrong, yes, but not like they made it out to be. (his son asked to be tased and it was on low power and used for "less than a second" Its in a Washington Post article)Either way that wasnt the issue. She violated her powers as governonr by pressuring Monegan to fire Wooten, and when Monegan didnt follow through, she canned him.

    and yes, all of us democrats are secretly in al-Qaeda.

  • whiterabbit, your pain makes me smile.

    :-)

  • "your pain makes me smile."

    Liberalism in a nutshell.

  • dems are too stupid to realize they don't give shit about them?...

    Well let's see, let's look at the last 16yrs and you tell me who don't give a shit about us, would that be the men who was leading us to prosperity or the guy that led us to an unjust war...or better yet the guy that was driving up our economy or the one who destroyed...

    nevermind i made my point I'M VOTING FOR THAT ONE

  • Prosperity? there's no such thing when you have radical Islam bent on killing us because of our Depravity caused mostly by your liberalism- bsides prosperity ends on the day of an attack i.e. 9/11,,, and "unjust war" ?? didnt we find like 500+ tons of yellowcake uranium that he wasnt suposed 2 have? n on destroying our economy- Why dont you ask Barney Frank,Chris Dodd n the REST of your Democrat pals who took care of that one- neways who gives a shit sooner or later youll realize how stupd u r.

  • So i got a message from whiterabbit911 telling me...well...let's just say I disagree, but anyway at the end he said "Dont reply, I dont give a shit what you say." Really? Another closed-minded conservative? I thought maybe we could discuss and argue, in a good-natured way, but I guess not. Go jerk off to "Culture Warrior" again.

  • What the hell is "Culture Warrior?!" I can't jerk off to it if I don't know what it is... dont assume everyone wastes their time playing stupid games, some of us have to actually work to help support those that don't. N I said dont reply cause I don't give a shit what you say cause... I don't- You don't know me and have no idea if I'm closed minded or not, I might just surprise you- but thats not the point, see it's really a waste of time to try and talk sense to people who cannot be swayed.

  • That's why the Republicans lost. They refused to waste their time trying to sway voters.

  • Sarah Failin strikes again! Gotta love dem cadavericks! LOLs

  • Bye Bye Palin. You just got zapped by a panel of 10 republicans and 3 democrats so you can't whine about liberal bias.

  • Well that would be true, if it were true...but the claim of abuse of power was not the finding of this bipartisan legislative council. All they did was vote to release the report which they received from Steve Branchflower. It was Branchflower's, and only Branchflower's, conclusion that she "abused" her power. Just to be accurate.

  • So THere plexisanta66 just proved you wrong. And at the end of the day your lies is not going to change anybody's mind and racist tones like Obama is a friend of a terrorist will just drive people away to Obama.

  • Saying that Obama is a friend of a terrorist (or two or three, as a matter of fact) is racist?! You guys throw out the race card at anything, don't you.

  • Cheap shot. I'm not for McCain, but this news undermined the story behind the firing. Who knows what really happened.

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