A virtually unanimous and bipartisan Alaska Senate this week found the husband of Gov. Sarah Palin, Todd Palin, and nine state employees, including top Palin aides, in contempt for ignoring subpoenas to testify in the Troopergate investigation. Only one Republican voted against the measure.
The Senate vote is a direct contradiction to Palin’s argument that her staff cooperated and acted appropriately in the matter. However, the Senate voted not to seek punishment in the matter.
The 10 people cited in the resolution are Todd Palin; Sarah Palin’s Chief of Staff Mike Nizich; Deputy Chief of Staff Randy Ruaro; special assistant Ivy Frye; Department of Administration Commissioner Annette Kreitzer; Department of Administration employees Dianne Kiesel, Nicki Neal and Brad Thompson; Kris Perry, the director of the Palin’s Anchorage office; and the governor’s scheduler, Janice Mason.
The legislative special counsel, Stephen Branchflower, previously found that Palin had abused her office in the scandal.
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Bron,
Please use the words progressive and populist in proper context. She may be populist with fundamentalists, but she’s not a populist. Not even close. You need to learn to distinguish the concept of common good as derived from collectivism and how that relates to liberalism vs. communism, socialism and authoritarianism. It’d help keep you from making these kind of definitional errors re: progressives. Sarah Palin is a retrograde authoritarian Neocon appealing to an extreme fringe group. She is truly neither populist nor progressive. She’s a cartoon, not a leader.
I’ll stipulate this may be ignorance, not malice, but I won’t let smears by false association stand either. You weren’t defending her, true, but you seek to slander others you have attacked in the past by your misuse of terms. True progressive populism, not the ego-imbued poison she and the Neocons sell, just may be the only hope this country has of restoring itself. The Constitution says We the People, not We the Palin. That means what’s best for all, not just Sarah and her buddies.
The common good. The collective state of society as judged by the quality of life of it’s weakest members. The concepts of equal application and the rule of law. True progressive populism. If you try to attach those words directly or by implication to a Neocon, you are mistaken.
At best, mistaken.
Billy Mills:
Dont you think that is a bit much? Obama was, as far as we know, legally elected and he took the oath of office. Work for relief in 2010 and 2012 but please not Sarah Palin how about finding some good conservatives maybe Steve Forbes for instance or Tommy Franks or Bobby Jindal. Sarah Palin is just another populist progressive. Let her keep Alaska warm and toasty.
mespo,
Then my mission is accomplished! One lives to be of service.
But if any of you know Will Ferrell or Adam McKay, I would consider being funny professionally for a moderate amount of cash and all the beach bunnies I could chase. And California produce . . . drool.
Seriously.
buddha:
Come on. I’m laughing so hard, I can’t to work.
The Palin PR team is in strategery sessions on how to brand their candidate. Let’s listen in . . .
“I don’t know, Billy. If Sarah likes it, we’ll go with it, but I think it’s a mixed message.”
“What! Why that message is a clear as Sarah’s milky white skin!”
“Billy, come on, you don’t see a problem with this sign? With this slogan?”
“‘Palin 2021 – Guarantee a Revolution!’ I think the slogan sells itself and you’re a bunch of lower 48 pansies if you don’t thinks so!”
“Billy, she’s wearing a swimsuit and peeing on the Constitution. She has a Bible in one hand and a rifle in the other . . . and the wolf, Billy, THE WOLF! Who the Hell decided she should have the bloody dead wolf carcass over her shoulders? Can’t you see that ‘Guarantee a Revolution’ might get you EXACTLY that : a revolution?”
“I think it’s a thing of beauty! You all must be Al Kai Duh! Ya bunch of limp wristed . . .”
“Billy, Billy, Billy . . . I know she’s your sister and you have a crush, but really, I’m going to have to ask her to hire a new PR guy if you keep brining me product of this poor quality. Seriously, Kinko’s and a spastic monkey could do better.”
“Well I’ll go get my gun and my bible and we’ll see whose right!”
Maybe it’s time for us voyeurs to move along . . .
Ok Billy Mills thanks for the post. Will see you at church or the Klan rally. Oh on Sarah, do you really think she can handle that President’s job– I hear the PTA faces a lot of challenges these days. Zeus Bless All to you, too.
Is this another Witch Hunt coming fromthew Democrats to discredit someone’s reputation ??? Is this another Joe the Plumnber ?? I know that there were about 50 Obama Henchmen in Alaska during the Presidential Campaign and about 40 in Ohio investigating Joe. Isn’t it about time to take to Task the Whole Judiccial System in the United States ????
I’ve just learned that on Jan 27th, MR. (Not President) Barrak Hussein Muhammed Obama, the ARAB AFRICAN Illegal Immigrant posing as Someone Important has signed an added “Expenditure to bring a Load of Palestinians to OUR Country and give them housing, Medical Care and anything else they want. Congressman Alree, D.FL. has introduced a bill to establish Not Less than 6 Concentration Camps in OUR Country for Civilians, in case of an uprising or a Civil War against this Imposter Government. Scared Yet ???? This Imposter Pres. is bringing Foreign Troopps into OUR Country to Patrol OUR Streets and Arrest Anyone that Revolts to this ILLEGAL Government. PRAY LONG AND HARD, WE NEED SARAH AS OUR PRESIDENT, THE LEGAL ONE. GOD Bless All……..Billy Mills
christy
1, February 7, 2009 at 9:49 pm
SARAH PALIN 2012
I know many of us on the left sincerely hope this is the GOP ticket. Rod Blagojevich could win THAT race for President.
mespo,
I think a lot about the Maya.
Of all Earth’s ancient cultures, they are the one that raises questions in my mind. It has to do with one concept with which they had intimate knowledge and it relates to their calendar. Deep time. Their calendar relies on an understanding of astronomical data and concepts that to my way of thinking are really hard to reconcile with a nearly neolithic level of technology. They barely had metal working, but they were frighteningly good astronomers. It impresses me more than the buildings and they do impress. But as far as being wrong? You might want to reconsider that wish on the part of the Maya, mespo. It’s not the end of the world in the Christian sense of Armageddon. It’s just the end of a cycle. The world will go on, but the shape will change radically. Maybe that’s the key battle – the showdown between Authoritarianism and Liberalism. Just a thought.
christy:
“SARAH PALIN 2012 help fight the smears.”
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I note with interest that the ancient Mayans predicted the end of days will occur in 2012. I must say your prediction seems to track theirs almost completely. Here’s hoping confidently you both are wrong. We surely don’t need kindly ol’ cousin Sarah anywhere near the nuclear codes, assuming somebody could ever explain to her what that means. You betcha! [insert derisive wink here]
SARAH PALIN 2012 help fight the smears
Dr. Marstupial:
“a state legislature can at will Subpeona a sitting Governor, her husband, and staff, but the Governor has zero power to do the same to the State legislature.”
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Either branch can subpoena members of the other. If the Executive does it, they show up in the hallway outside the Grand Jury Room. If the Legislature does it, they show up outside the hallway of the Committee Meeting Room. r campbell told you this once already. Must we break out the flash cards?
rcampbell, thanks ~ you wrote what I was thinking. Me thinks Dr Marsupial’s head is in the pouch.
(The trolls/righties/misguided are shrieking loudly these days. They put the country in the crapper and now we’re supposed to listen to them? As well, Obama has not been president for a month and they spew “failure” expecting more of him than they did of Bush for 8 long years or 12 of the GOP. Go figure.)
to all, I want it known, contrary to popular misconception, that I am not a Palin supporter. Even some trolls have standards. But I do not support her because I view her as another progressive(not all progressives are theocrats) with theocratic tendencies.
I submit the following article that I have recently read,
Liberal geneticist trying to clone Lenin.
MikeS: I know you cant stand me but that was funny about the articles and I believe you could get some actual fun out of it.
Dr Marsupial
I’ve read your post twice. I don’t think anyone here professes to know Alaska law intimately, but perhaps you need to reread rafflaw’s post for an accurate overview. First of all, it is quite common for a legislative body, whther state or federal, to have the power to subpoena all sorts of folks. Often the sitting executive is exempt during their term of office, but not their spouse or staff. The head of the executive branch has their opportunity to do essentially the same by virtue of their Justice Dept. or state’s Attorney General or equivalent. What’s your point?
The troll outbreak of non sequitur on this article is easily understandable. A majority of the Republican base prefers Sarah Palin as the party’s standard bearer. Much of that base are neither true conservatives, nor even true Republican’s. They are a mixture of misled fundamentalists who lack the knowledge of the Gospels enough that they don’t realize that Jesus was a revolutionary and people who as fascists follow/adore the leader goosestepping all the way. As non-thinking hero worshipers they react mindlessly and off topic. Dr. Marsupial, is the only one attempting to offer an on topic argument and his line of thinking only shows he is ignorant of our Constitution/legal system, making him I believe anti-American. As to the others: Bron, No.; LTC, quoting Krauthammer on anything is a sign of ignorance; Betty and Kent, your off post quotes are from genuinely uninformed people which I guess describes your condition.
Actually, if the trolls continue this it might give Prof. Turley and the rest of us some fun. Imagine posting faux articles such as:
“Cheney Admits a Lifelong Love for Hitler”; “Fundamentalists Admit They’re Not Much Interested in What Jesus Would Say”; “Rumsfeld Admits War Crimes Saying What’re Going to Do About It”; “Conservatives Abandon Republican Party Seeking a Saner Alternative”;.
They would respond in mass to their heart’s content and we could have real discussion on the real topics. Just a pipe dream I know, but consider the real implication of this. Professor John Turley has now risen to the position of major irritant to the anti-Constitutionalists among us. His message is getting out and the search for truth is frightening to the trolls and their sponsors. Their proliferation is a sign of their fear and weakness.
buddha,mespo, mikea,mikes
You guys are awesome.
Rafflaw, you don’t read well do you. Read what I wrote again, sit down and wait for the alcohol to wear off, then respond.
Buddha,
You are right. It looks like something has gotten under the Von Troll family’s skin. It is a shame that the facts can disturb them so much. I especially liked Dr. Marsupial’s claim that the legislature shouldn’t be allowed to subpoena the governor. I would think that a “doctor” would be able to figure out that one of the legislature’s job is to oversee the executive branch. But I realize that the troll educational authority doesn’t care much about facts.