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Palin Says She Did 'Nothing Unlawful or Unethical'
October 11, 2008 9:55 AM
ABC News' Imtiyaz Delawala reports from Pittsburgh: Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin said she did "nothing unlawful or unethical" in removing her public safety commissioner from his position, the morning after a bipartisan state investigation concluded that the Alaska governor abused her power in the case.
The Alaska legislature last night released a 263-page report on the "Troopergate" scandal, centered around Palin's firing of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan in July. Monegan charged that he was removed from his position because he refused to pressure subordinates to fire Palin's former brother-in-law, state trooper Mike Wooten, who was involved in a messy divorce with Palin's sister. Read more about it HERE.
As Palin left the Pittsburgh Westin Hotel this morning to board her campaign bus, a pool reporter yelled out, "Governor, did you abuse your power?"
Palin paused as she boarded the bus and responded, "No, and if you read the report you'll see that there was nothing unlawful or unethical about replacing a cabinet member. You gotta read the report, sir."
The legislature's inquiry concluded that Palin abused her power in the case, and that Monegan's refusal to fire Wooten "was not the sole reason" but was "likely a contributing factor" to his firing.
The report, however, also concluded that Palin was within her right to remove Monegan from his position.
In an interview with reporters from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review last night following an evening fundraiser, Palin defended her handling of the case.
"It is important for a governor to take on the responsibility of making sure that everybody in her cabinet is in the right place at the right time to best serve the public," Palin said. "I dismissed a cabinet member because he wasn't the right person at the right time in his position -- dismissed him having nothing to do with telling him to hire or fire anybody else."
Palin refused to be interviewed for the legislature's investigation, saying it had become a partisan inquiry. She has maintained that she will cooperate with a separate investigation by the state's personnel board, which is conducting its own inquiry at Palin's prompting.
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Re: Panel says Palin Abused Power
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Who the heck cares? If it were me, I would have taken my moose gun after the dang hat rack. Palin dismissed a person whom she appointed? Her political enemies are trying to stir up a tempest in order to distract from:
1) world wide economic melt down
2) continued evil, satanic cult's inroads into world domination.
3) possibility of US electing a known communist agitator as POUS.
4) culpability on the part of 90% of Congress in all of the above.
5) ACORN - could write a book about this but will reduce it to "osamabama's (controlled by Soros) attempt to win the election by any means possible).
6) possibility of total control by socialist (pc term for communist) of the supreme court
if 3) becomes true.
AND, as a minor note, our only other choice for POUS is a butt-kissing "bipartisan" career politician who will give lip service to WE THE PEOPLE but go along with 99% of what the socialists (pc term for communists) want. The sole and only bright spot on the whole scene is Palin, who I am cynically sorry to say, will probably catch the same disease that permeates DC if she is elected.
Generations after generations of sacrifice, blood, sweat and tears are being pissed away by the destroyers of the true American Dream (no, Virginia, the American Dream is not a sub-prime house mortgage). How many more days will our Republic survive? Old as I am, I grow fearful that I will live long enough to see its death.
Posted by: Rose | Oct 11, 2008 10:26:20 AM
Troopergate is the tip of the Alaskan Iceberg. The AIP and Todd Palin's seven year membership is next.
Posted by: Libratine | Oct 11, 2008 10:26:54 AM
OFF WITH HIS HEA... What? The report came out?
IMPEACH HER! IMPEACH HER! IMPEACH HER!
Posted by: Frenzied Republican Crowd Member | Oct 11, 2008 10:27:03 AM
tennisguypitt - same standard for the Ayers and Rezko association? or more bs from a small minded republican?
Posted by: mudge007 | Oct 11, 2008 10:27:56 AM
Another power hungry politician in a skirt. Her good looks hide her rotten core.
Posted by: jr64 | Oct 11, 2008 10:30:03 AM
Sarah Palin is only a reflection of the real powers behind her and her appalling statements. The hands of Rove, Cheney and their kind are st work here; beyond dangerous and inciting hatreds that should chill the hearts of decent people everywhere. I am horrified. Palin is a puppet. The puppetmasters are at large ... again.
Posted by: Jane Singer | Oct 11, 2008 10:31:10 AM
Eratic and Unethical
What a team!
This is the best of the GOP eh?
Posted by: Wow | Oct 11, 2008 10:31:16 AM
This woman is a delusional idiot. She needs to step down from the McCain campaign.
Posted by: Restore Sanity Now! | Oct 11, 2008 10:31:49 AM
She absolutely needs immediate electro-shock therapy or a lobotomy if she truly believes what she is saying. The investigative panel consisted of TEN republicans and FOUR democrats and absolutely found that she violated the ethics laws in the Alaska Statutes. Anybody that truly believes that is okay for an elected official (let alone a vp or p) should seek immediate mental health care themselves! What a joke they and the rest of their campaign staff are!
Posted by: Sharon | Oct 11, 2008 10:32:20 AM
Seems that Sarah Palin is about as much of an INSIDER as they come.
Didin't you just know this was going to happen?
Those who live in glass houses should not throw lipstick!
Posted by: Rachel | Oct 11, 2008 10:33:25 AM
Hey ABC, where's the equal spin on Obama's illegal activities with Rezko? Seems the palin feast is a bit one sided, don't you think?
Posted by: Elwood P. Dowd | Oct 11, 2008 10:33:49 AM
She will be brought up on Ethics charges. You can defend her all you want but the facts remain--10 republicans and ONLY 4 demacrats found her guilty of this Dangerous abuse of power. So unless your a Pro-Bono attorney thats in contact with Mrs. Palin then your slanted,wish this would go away, OMG what a continuing nightmare,opinions are simply worthless. Now, say Goodnight Gracie.
Posted by: Roger Howard | Oct 11, 2008 10:35:29 AM
Frieda - Don't forget to come to attention and raise your right arm straight above your head and say sig sarah
Posted by: mike | Oct 11, 2008 10:36:05 AM
She abuses power, lies, and has Karl Rove. Executive Privilege!! Oh-- Sorry Karl, she cant say that. George Bush in a dress or better know has "Joe Six Pack" is needing a case of beer about now. McCain/Palin/Rove-- Slip Sliding Away. I will give McCain credit for taking the mic from a lady that called Obama an Arab at his Town Mob Meeting.
Posted by: CW | Oct 11, 2008 10:36:24 AM
Presumptive President Obama should stand up for Sarah Palin's civil rights and demand due process for any alleged violations to be followed.
Posted by: INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY | Oct 11, 2008 10:36:48 AM
Enjoy your last few weeks riding on the Straight Talk and Country First Express. May they be the beginning of the end of your political career, SP. Go back into journalism — where you can wink all you like on the evening news and stick to what you know — praising your kids for getting pregnant, moose hunting…and watching Putin circling your [h]air space. Meanwhile the big kids will get back to work on the real issues affecting our country — you won’t even need to keep your passport.
Posted by: michael in ohio | Oct 11, 2008 10:36:57 AM
Who are you, Sarah?
This is more legitimate question that Republicans have to ask at the rally.
Posted by: zen | Oct 11, 2008 10:37:25 AM
I wonder what the next move for the McCain camp will be? What do they say and do now? I'm sure they will find a way to blame this on Obama as well. You all better get use to saying President Obama, because of McCain's poor judgement on his VP pick (nice). We are all smarting than we were four years ago, and won't fall for the same BS coming from the republicans. Your time has come to an end my friends...
Posted by: jeff | Oct 11, 2008 10:37:47 AM
Her political enemies are trying to stir up a tempest in order to distract from:.......
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Hahahaha
No, it's been Palin herself who has been trying to distract people from the issues.
Palin is the one attacking and questioning obama's honesty. Now we learn the Palinis liar.
Well, we knew that since she lied to the American public about her record, but this investigation just confirms it.
On the issues that face our nation - Pubs lose. Look at the polls. (Or ask McCain's campaign staff.)
Posted by: Phi J | Oct 11, 2008 10:38:18 AM
The GOP will find away to defend Todd Palins Associations with the AIP.
To be truthful the GOP would like to separate themselves from America anyway.
I can't wait till they leave.
Since they hate liberals and living in the most liberal country in the world.
There racist views don't fit here.
They need to move to Eastern Europe.
Posted by: Langx | Oct 11, 2008 10:38:24 AM
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