<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<STYLE>.hmmessage P {
PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px
}
BODY.hmmessage {
FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma
}
</STYLE>
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16735" name=GENERATOR></HEAD>
<BODY class=hmmessage bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Except to learn from it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>W.</FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=sunilramalingam@hotmail.com
href="mailto:sunilramalingam@hotmail.com">Sunil Ramalingam</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 20, 2008 12:52
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] The Odd Lies Of
Sarah Palin I: Firing Monegan</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Tom,<BR><BR>I think it's fair to ask Roger to substantiate his
claim re. Ayers. But since he's apologized for the accusation about
Shirley, I think maybe we could leave that out from now on. Asides from
inventing a time machine and changing the past, I'm not sure he can do
anything else about it now.<BR><BR>Sunil<BR><BR>> To: <A
href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com">lfalen@turbonet.com</A>; <A
href="mailto:sslund_2007@verizon.net">sslund_2007@verizon.net</A>;
vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> From: thansen@moscow.com<BR>> Date: Mon, 20
Oct 2008 19:34:19 +0000<BR>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] The Odd Lies Of
Sarah Palin I: Firing Monegan<BR>> <BR>> I am afraid that I am going to
have to call you on this one, Roger.<BR>> <BR>> Care to share with the
Viz your indisputable proof that Barack Obama <BR>> announced his candidacy
for the Illinois state senate from Ayers' house?<BR>> <BR>> Or is this
just another Shirley-Ringo-didn't-stand-for-the National-Anthem <BR>> claim
of yours?<BR>> <BR>> Tom Hansen<BR>> Moscow, Idaho<BR>> <BR>>
> Taking about lies. Obama said in his debate with McCain that he did not
<BR>> launch his<BR>> political career in Bill Ayees home. It is well
documented that he <BR>> announced his plans to<BR>> run for the sate
senate at a fundraiser in Bill Ayers home.<BR>> > Roger<BR>> >
-----Original message-----<BR>> > From: "Saundra Lund"
sslund_2007@verizon.net<BR>> > Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:05:08
-0700<BR>> > To: vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> > Subject:
[Vision2020] The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin I: Firing Monegan<BR>> >
<BR>> > > The Atlantic<BR>> > > The Daily Dish<BR>> >
> Andrew Sullivan<BR>> > > 18 Oct 2008 08:07 am<BR>> > >
<BR>> > > The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin I: Firing Monegan<BR>> >
> <BR>> > > This weekend, I'll be re-posting all the factual
untruths that Sarah <BR>> Palin<BR>> > > insists are still
actually truths. I've updated each item to keep up <BR>> with<BR>> >
> the new information that has come out since the original posting.<BR>>
> > <BR>> > > I'm doing this because Sarah Palin's contribution
is to introduce a new<BR>> > > level of detachment from reality to
our politics. After Bush-Cheney, <BR>> this<BR>> > > would be hard
for anyone. But youbetcha she can.<BR>> > > <BR>> > > This
has been the pattern from the start of her career: a denial of <BR>>
reality<BR>> > > combined with an almost unhinged and unlimited
ambition. Since the <BR>> press is<BR>> > > barred from
questioning her thoroughly, since we will never know how <BR>> she<BR>>
> > responds to the long list of untruths she has told - from the
smallest<BR>> > > biographical detail to the biggest policy - all I
can do is remind my<BR>> > > readers of the record one more time
before November. There are nineteen<BR>> > > assertions of factual
untruths that I've been able to document.<BR>> > > <BR>> > >
We'll start at the beginning, and Troopergate.<BR>> > > <BR>> >
> The key issue is whether she used her state office to pressure the
<BR>> public<BR>> > > safety commissioner to fire her
ex-brother-in-law. Here's what she <BR>> stated on<BR>> > > the
record in mid-July if this year: <BR>> > > <BR>> > > Palin
stated on July 17 that Monegan was not pressured to fire Wooten, <BR>>
nor<BR>> > > dismissed for not doing so:[114][117] "To allege that I,
or any member <BR>> of my<BR>> > > family . . . directed
disciplinary action be taken against any <BR>> employee of<BR>> >
> the Department of Public Safety, is, quite simply, outrageous." <BR>>
> > <BR>> > > Here's Wikipedia's account of the findings of the
Branchflower Report, <BR>> with<BR>> > > links to the original
sources:<BR>> > > <BR>> > > On October 10, 2008, the Alaska
Legislative Council unanimously voted <BR>> to<BR>> > > release,
without officially endorsing,[135] the Branchflower Report in <BR>>
which<BR>> > > Stephen Branchflower found that firing Monegan "was a
proper and lawful<BR>> > > exercise of her constitutional and
statutory authority,"[136] and that <BR>> Palin<BR>> > > abused
her power as governor by violating the state's Executive Branch<BR>> >
> Ethics Act[137] when her office pressured Monegan to fire Wooten. The
<BR>> report<BR>> > > stated that "Governor Palin knowingly
permitted a situation to continue<BR>> > > where impermissible
pressure was placed on several subordinates in <BR>> order to<BR>> >
> advance a personal agenda, to wit: to get Trooper Michael Wooten<BR>>
> > fired."[138] The report also said that Palin "permitted Todd Palin
to <BR>> use<BR>> > > the Governor's office [...] to continue to
contact subordinate state<BR>> > > employees in an effort to find
some way to get Trooper Wooten<BR>> > > fired."[138][139]<BR>>
> > <BR>> > > The eventual report found that she was within her
legal rights to fire<BR>> > > Monegan, but that her unethical
persecution of her ex brother-in-law <BR>> was a<BR>> > >
contributing factor to the firing. The report found her guilty of <BR>>
abuse of<BR>> > > power and violation of Alaska's Ethics Act.<BR>>
> > <BR>> > >
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/the-odd-<BR>>
lies--7<BR>> > > .html<BR>> > > <BR>> > > <BR>>
> > =======================================================<BR>> >
> List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>> > >
serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR>> > >
http://www.fsr.net <BR>> > > mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>>
> > =======================================================<BR>> >
<BR>> > =======================================================<BR>>
> List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>> >
serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR>> >
http://www.fsr.net <BR>> > mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> >
=======================================================<BR>> > <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> "Jesus was a community organizer and Poncius Pilate was a
governor."<BR>> <BR>> - Marilyn Trail, sister of Representative Tom
trail (September 8, 2008)<BR>> <BR>> ----<BR>> <BR>> "We're a town
of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college <BR>> students
are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."<BR>> <BR>> -
Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
---------------------------------------------<BR>> This message was sent by
First Step Internet.<BR>> http://www.fsr.com/<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
=======================================================<BR>> List services
made available by First Step Internet, <BR>> serving the communities of the
Palouse since 1994. <BR>> http://www.fsr.net <BR>>
mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>>
=======================================================<BR>
<P>
<HR>
<P></P>=======================================================<BR> List
services made available by First Step Internet, <BR> serving the
communities of the Palouse since 1994.
<BR>
http://www.fsr.net
<BR>
mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>=======================================================</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>