[Vision2020] The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin I: Firing Monegan
Sunil Ramalingam
sunilramalingam at hotmail.com
Mon Oct 20 13:15:50 PDT 2008
I'm not convinced there's a great deal of evidentiary value in old, dead, beaten horses.
Sunil
> To: sunilramalingam at hotmail.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
> From: thansen at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin I: Firing Monegan
> Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:12:33 +0000
>
> Sunil -
>
> I referenced the Shirley Ringo/National Anthem incident to reflect
> on "past crimes". I am sure that you, as an attorney, understand the
> evidentiary value of presenting a person's history of past crimes.
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
>
> >
> > Tom,
> >
> > I think it's fair to ask Roger to substantiate his claim re. Ayers. But
> si> nce he's apologized for the accusation about Shirley, I think maybe we
> co> uld leave that out from now on. Asides from inventing a time machine
> and
> c> hanging the past, I'm not sure he can do anything else about it now.
> >
> > Sunil
> >
> > > To: lfalen at turbonet.com; sslund_2007 at verizon.net;
> vision2020 at moscow.c> om
> > > From: thansen at moscow.com
> > > Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:34:19 +0000
> > > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin I: Firing Monegan
> > >
> > > I am afraid that I am going to have to call you on this one, Roger.
> > >
> > > Care to share with the Viz your indisputable proof that Barack Obama
> > > announced his candidacy for the Illinois state senate from Ayers'
> house?
> > >
> > > Or is this just another Shirley-Ringo-didn't-stand-for-the
> National-Anthe> m
> > > claim of yours?
> > >
> > > Tom Hansen
> > > Moscow, Idaho
> > >
> > > > Taking about lies. Obama said in his debate with McCain that he did
> not>
> > > launch his
> > > political career in Bill Ayees home. It is well documented that he
> > > announced his plans to
> > > run for the sate senate at a fundraiser in Bill Ayers home.
> > > > Roger
> > > > -----Original message-----
> > > > From: "Saundra Lund" sslund_2007 at verizon.net
> > > > Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:05:08 -0700
> > > > To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> > > > Subject: [Vision2020] The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin I: Firing Monegan
> > > >
> > > > > The Atlantic
> > > > > The Daily Dish
> > > > > Andrew Sullivan
> > > > > 18 Oct 2008 08:07 am
> > > > >
> > > > > The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin I: Firing Monegan
> > > > >
> > > > > This weekend, I'll be re-posting all the factual untruths that
> Sara> h
> > > Palin
> > > > > insists are still actually truths. I've updated each item to keep
> up>
> > > with
> > > > > the new information that has come out since the original posting.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm doing this because Sarah Palin's contribution is to introduce a
> n> ew
> > > > > level of detachment from reality to our politics. After
> Bush-Cheney> ,
> > > this
> > > > > would be hard for anyone. But youbetcha she can.
> > > > >
> > > > > This has been the pattern from the start of her career: a denial
> of
> > > reality
> > > > > combined with an almost unhinged and unlimited ambition. Since the
> > > press is
> > > > > barred from questioning her thoroughly, since we will never know
> ho> w
> > > she
> > > > > responds to the long list of untruths she has told - from the
> smalles> t
> > > > > biographical detail to the biggest policy - all I can do is remind
> my
> > > > > readers of the record one more time before November. There are
> ninete> en
> > > > > assertions of factual untruths that I've been able to document.
> > > > >
> > > > > We'll start at the beginning, and Troopergate.
> > > > >
> > > > > The key issue is whether she used her state office to pressure the
> > > public
> > > > > safety commissioner to fire her ex-brother-in-law. Here's what she
> > > stated on
> > > > > the record in mid-July if this year:
> > > > >
> > > > > Palin stated on July 17 that Monegan was not pressured to fire
> Wooten> ,
> > > nor
> > > > > dismissed for not doing so:[114][117] "To allege that I, or any
> mem> ber
> > > of my
> > > > > family . . . directed disciplinary action be taken against any
> > > employee of
> > > > > the Department of Public Safety, is, quite simply,
> outrageous.">
> > > > >
> > > > > Here's Wikipedia's account of the findings of the Branchflower
> Report> ,
> > > with
> > > > > links to the original sources:
> > > > >
> > > > > On October 10, 2008, the Alaska Legislative Council unanimously
> v> oted
> > > to
> > > > > release, without officially endorsing,[135] the Branchflower
> Repo> rt in
> > > which
> > > > > Stephen Branchflower found that firing Monegan "was a proper and
> lawf> ul
> > > > > exercise of her constitutional and statutory authority,"[136] and
> t> hat
> > > Palin
> > > > > abused her power as governor by violating the state's Executive
> Branc> h
> > > > > Ethics Act[137] when her office pressured Monegan to fire Wooten.
> The>
> > > report
> > > > > stated that "Governor Palin knowingly permitted a situation to
> contin> ue
> > > > > where impermissible pressure was placed on several subordinates in
> > > order to
> > > > > advance a personal agenda, to wit: to get Trooper Michael Wooten
> > > > > fired."[138] The report also said that Palin "permitted Todd Palin
> to>
> > > use
> > > > > the Governor's office [...] to continue to contact subordinate
> state
> > > > > employees in an effort to find some way to get Trooper Wooten
> > > > > fired."[138][139]
> > > > >
> > > > > The eventual report found that she was within her legal rights to
> fir> e
> > > > > Monegan, but that her unethical persecution of her ex
> brother-in-la> w
> > > was a
> > > > > contributing factor to the firing. The report found her guilty of
> > > abuse of
> > > > > power and violation of Alaska's Ethics Act.
> > > > >
> > > > > http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/the-
> odd-
> > > lies--7
> > > > > .html
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> - Marilyn Trail, sister of Representative Tom trail (September 8, 2008)
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>
> "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college
> students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."
>
> - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
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