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Another story from Alaska

Soapweed

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Here's another note from Alaska. Boy! If he's right ... she's a smart cookie. I don't agree with her on all issues, but would like one honest person in Washington. We need a bunch of these in Washington, tho' it is so corrupt right now they'd probably drown in B.S.

Charli

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Who is Sarah Palin........ by an Alaskan Brush Pilot and Guide
One of our good friends, Eddie Spalten from San Antonio , fishes at the Wildman Lodge on the Alaskan
Peninsula . The lodge is owned by Butch and Kathy Wildman. The Wildmans spend their winters in Texas and their summers in Alaska . Kathy's father and former husband served in the Alaskan legislature for around 30 years so Butch and
Kathy know Alaska politics.
Eddie emailed Butch and asks Butch what the Wildmans think of Gov. Sarah Palin. Butch's unedited
email is attached below. This is what the citizens of Alaska think of Sarah Palin!
Thanks, Gene Powell
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Hi Eddie:

Fishing is good here at Wildman and I rarely have
time for politics, but many of our friends are asking us
'Who is Sarah Palin?' Of course, as Alaskans,
Kathy and I are extremely proud of her. We just want to let
you know that Sarah 'Barracuda' Palin is a
straight shooting, hard charging, get it done gal. She
knows when to listen, how to analyze the facts an d how to
make a decision, then implement the plan.

She doesn't do a poll before jumping in with both feet like too many of
the Washington types. She has little legislative experience
because she has always held the EXECUTIVE position; in
private life, as mayor of Anchorage 's largest bedroom
community or more recently as Governor of our State. She is
a smart, attractive home grown Alaska girl with excellent
moral and family values. She can see what needs to be done
and does not hesitate to get it done.

One of our State's major problems is that its
Capital is in Juneau, 500 miles from the nearest road and
800 air miles from the population base which is Anchorage,
Wasilla and Fairbanks. Our legislature and most of the
State government is in Ju neau and they ALL behave like a
bunch of freshmen in a college town. It has been this way
since Statehood in 1959. When Sarah moved to Juneau , so
did accountability and responsibility

When the oil revenue started flown and a barrel of North Slope Crude hit $23.00,
these people began spending money like drunken sailors. You
can only imagine what was happenings when oil hit $100.00 a
barrel, about the time Sarah took command. My wife Kathy
has first-hand experience with this fiasco, as her father
and also her ex-husband were Alaska Legislators who served
in Juneau as Senators, Senate President, or members of the
State House for a combined period spanning nearly three
decades.

About the time Sarah took the HELM as Governor of
Alaska, about half of the State legislature was in the
pocket of big oil companies or contractors doing big
projects for Native Corporations around Alaska, all funded
by State oil revenue. Alaska government was nothing but a
good old boys club riding the perpetual wave of prosperity.
This filtered down from the legislature, through the
Department of Natural Resources, Department of Labor and
even spilled in to the Public Safety who are supposed to
'preserve and protect.'

When Sarah walked into the Governor's Mansion,
she promptly dismissed the State Trooper detachment assigned
to Governor and had her and her husband's gun case
brought in from Wasilla. Then, she got rid of the former
Governor's STATE Jet and told legislators that there
were no more free rides, they would h ave to fly Alaska
Airlines, just like her and her family if they wanted to
travel. Next came the nut cutting (the Barracuda part) the
heads that rolled were too numerous to name, but when Sarah
finished cleaning house, a number of our legislators ended
up in jail for on corruption charges, or tendered their
resignations along with numerous department heads and those
who have been riding the gravy train for way too long, AND
THEN SHE HAD LUNCH. By the end of the day, Sarah Palin had
saved the people of Alaska millions and has not yet slowed
down.

She has truly brought CHANGE to Juneau . I
personally know several persons in the private sector in
Alaska , that hold her in high esteem. She surrounds
herself with smart people, many from my hometown of
Anchorage , she listens to them but makes her own decisions.
Sarah Palin is a no B.S. politician. It is refreshing that
there is such a thing anymore.

You want to talk about CHANGE? You should see a before and after picture of the
State government in Alaska . That's CHANGE! Sarah will
bring a number of things to the election. I am sure she
will appeal to many voters who may otherwise have gone the
other direction on election day. The conservative block
will not be for Barack. We have their vote. We need what
Sarah will bring, first to the election and second, what she
will bring to Washington D.C. McCain has been advised
well, Let's just hope the American people can get the
straight scoop on her in the weeks ahead.

This is just the opinion of one Alaska Bush Pilot and Guide, who pays
attention to national politics, watches the news and is
deathly afraid of the direction our nation is headed. I
guarantee that if Sarah gets a chance to dig her spurs into
the flanks of the liberal Washington types, they will know
that she is in the saddle.

Butch King
Pilot/Guide
 

Cal

Well-known member
Very impressive! Exactly what this country needs. Those that are making up lies to take her down, well, really makes you wonder what they stand to lose.
 

aplusmnt

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I hope it is all true, but it has that ring of being one of them fake letters.

Sorry to sound so negative, and I did not find any thing on Google to prove it was fake.
 

Yanuck

Well-known member
aplusmnt said:
I hope it is all true, but it has that ring of being one of them fake letters.

Sorry to sound so negative, and I did not find any thing on Google to prove it was fake.

I don't think it is Aplus, this letter to the editor was in our local newpaper this morning and it is I believe, a condensed version of the same letter Soapweed posted. this should rock everyones's world here as it is a big time Democrat county, here is the link to the letter as I couldn't copy it

http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005122567
 
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Anonymous

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Speaking of Palin- Looks like Sister Sarah is trying to fit right into the Bush/Cheney/Rove/Libby footsteps of do anything you want- then you don't have to answer to anyone- Just tell the country you're above the law-and to go to Hell... :( :mad:

Palin snubs 'tainted' power-abuse inquiry
Robert Lusetich, Los Angeles correspondent
September 17, 2008


SARAH Palin is refusing to co-operate with a formal investigation into her alleged abuse of powers as Alaskan Governor because she believes the inquiry has become "tainted" and politicised.

The Republican vice-presidential candidate is accused of firing Alaska's public safety commissioner because he would not take hardline disciplinary action against her estranged brother-in-law, a state police trooper.

The so-called Troopergate scandal has cast a shadow over the Republican presidential ticket. The Republican campaign said yesterday that Ms Palin was "unlikely" to be co-operative with an inquiry "run by partisan individuals who have a predetermined conclusion".

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24357245-5013948,00.html
 

VanC

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Oldtimer said:
Speaking of Palin- Looks like Sister Sarah is trying to fit right into the Bush/Cheney/Rove/Libby footsteps of do anything you want- then you don't have to answer to anyone- Just tell the country you're above the law-and to go to Hell... :( :mad:

Palin snubs 'tainted' power-abuse inquiry
Robert Lusetich, Los Angeles correspondent
September 17, 2008


SARAH Palin is refusing to co-operate with a formal investigation into her alleged abuse of powers as Alaskan Governor because she believes the inquiry has become "tainted" and politicised.

The Republican vice-presidential candidate is accused of firing Alaska's public safety commissioner because he would not take hardline disciplinary action against her estranged brother-in-law, a state police trooper.

The so-called Troopergate scandal has cast a shadow over the Republican presidential ticket. The Republican campaign said yesterday that Ms Palin was "unlikely" to be co-operative with an inquiry "run by partisan individuals who have a predetermined conclusion".

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24357245-5013948,00.html

This whole "investigation" is nothing but partisan, political crap, and it looks like it's being egged on by the Obama campaign.


Obama Partisan Tampers with Palin Subpoena List
Amanda Carpenter
Saturday, September 13, 2008

A Friday hearing revealed that an Obama partisan has manipulated an independent investigator’s subpoena list for a controversial inquiry against GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

The investigation is intended to determine whether Palin abused her office by firing Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. Palin says she fired him over budget issues. Her foes believe the firing was due to Monegan’s unwillingness to fire Palin’s former brother-in-law State Trooper Mike Wooten, a man who has admitted to “tasering” his stepson, illegally shooting a moose and has been accused of threatening his former father-in-law with violence and drinking in his police car.

Investigator Steven Branchflower admitted he had ceded control of his subpoena list to Sen. Hollis French (D.) during Alaska’s Joint Judiciary Committee September 12 hearing that was scheduled to approve subpoena requests. French is a partisan who has endorsed Palin’s Democratic presidential ticket rival Barack Obama for president and is actively supporting his candidacy.

Lawmakers approved 13 of Branchflower’s subpoena requests that day, which included one for Palin’s husband, Todd. Four other subpoenas were approved for aides Branchflower believes participated in a meeting called by Palin’s former chief of staff Mike Tibbles where Wooten’s firing was allegedly discussed.

Rep. David Guttenberg (D.) asked Branchflower why he was requesting subpoenas for only those people attending the meeting and not Tibbles himself.

Branchflower said he would “have to defer that question to Mr. French.”

“I put the list together with, talking to Mr. French,” Branchflower added.

Sen. Gene Therriault (R.) told Branchflower, “I don’t understand why you would have to defer that question to Sen. French. If it’s your list you’re in complete control of the list, then why can’t you answer the question?”

Branchflower had no explanation. He only offered, “I’m not sure why his name was removed. My initial request was to have him on the list.” At that point, French interjected. “It appeared to me there wasn’t the political will to subpoena Tibbles.”

“Something’s fishy here,” Therriault replied. “I mean either Mr. Branchflower conducts his investigation without direction, and now we know he’s been directed on the date and changing what he’s doing and how he’s doing it because of the time pressure he is feeling. And now we’re hearing that people that he’s trying to get information from, there’s direction going on on that, too.”

Indeed. Although the investigation is far from concluding, French has suggested it may culminate in an “October surprise,” perhaps even Palin's impeachment as Governor-- a game-changing outcome that would certainly increase the Democrats chances of winning the White House in November.

The final report, which French has already described as “damaging,” is set to be released on October 31, four days shy of the presidential election. Since the investigation began last August, there have been disputes over the timing over the report’s release, as Therriault mentioned. Although there’s been general agreement that Branchflower should conduct his investigation in a “timely” fashion, some Democratic politicos, like French, have been pushing for an October deadline.


French, who is “project director” of the inquiry against Palin, and investigator Branchflower are two of three main players in this investigation Republicans say have been tainted by partisan politics. The other is Democratic Sen. Kim Elton, chairman of Alaska’s Legislature’s Legislative Council that’s overseeing the investigation. Both French and Elton are strong Obama backers.

Branchflower, who currently resides in South Carolina, was appointed by French to conduct the actual investigation. He worked with French several years ago when both were members of Alaskan law enforcement.

Palin’s lawyer Thomas Van Flein said the entire investigation is “unlawful and unconstitutional.” He recently wrote a terse letter to Branchflower, blasting the investigator’s “seemingly biased conduct of the investigation in recent weeks.”

Alaskan Republicans have asked Chairman Elton to replace French with someone less partisan, but Elton denied their request.

According to campaign finance data available on opensecrets.com Elton has donated at least $2,000 to Obama’s campaign. Three other Democrats on the Elton’s 14-member council are also supporting Obama for president, as identified on Obama’s presidential website.

Further fueling the GOP’s fire is the fact that former Commissioner Monegan and state trooper Wooten are surprisingly mild-mannered about this “scandal” that’s blown into a national news story after Palin’s vice presidential appointment.

Monegan told the Anchorage Daily News on August 30 that he was never pressured to dismiss Palin’s former brother-in-law. “For the record,” he said, “no one has ever said fire Wooten. Not the governor. Not Todd. Not any of the other staff.”

Wooten, for his part, has reportedly turned down at least $30,000 from tabloids hungry for his side of the story.
His union, however, the Public Safety Employees Association, filed a complaint with the Attorney General’s office, to find out if Wooten’s personnel file had ever been illegally disclosed.

The same week PSEA filed their complaint, CNN reported that Obama campaign officials had been contacting Wooten’s union, although Obama spokesmen have vehemently refuted CNN’s report as well as one from the Wall Street Journal’s John Fund that said more than 30 lawyers, investigators and opposition researches had been deployed to Alaska to dig up dirt on Palin.




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Anonymous

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This whole "investigation" is nothing but partisan, political crap, and it looks like it's being egged on by the Obama campaign.

But it was called and inititated by the Republican controlled Alaskan Legislature- who must have felt it needed to be done...
 

Sandhusker

Well-known member
Oldtimer said:
This whole "investigation" is nothing but partisan, political crap, and it looks like it's being egged on by the Obama campaign.

But it was called and inititated by the Republican controlled Alaskan Legislature- who must have felt it needed to be done...

OT, if you were going to trial and the judge made a comment akin to "I hope his wife visits him in prison", wouldn't you balk a little at having that guy preside? That's exactly the situation that Palin is in. It's an ambush and she's not going to walk into it.
 

Larrry

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Why bother with OT he has proven he has a personal vendetta against McCain and Palin, just like those bottom feeding scumsucking politicians in Wash. He isn't interested in fairness it is nail the opposition. Just look at his posts. Remember he is the one who attacked a seventeen year old and has attacked veterans.
 
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Anonymous

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Sandhusker said:
Oldtimer said:
This whole "investigation" is nothing but partisan, political crap, and it looks like it's being egged on by the Obama campaign.

But it was called and inititated by the Republican controlled Alaskan Legislature- who must have felt it needed to be done...

OT, if you were going to trial and the judge made a comment akin to "I hope his wife visits him in prison", wouldn't you balk a little at having that guy preside? That's exactly the situation that Palin is in. It's an ambush and she's not going to walk into it.

Seemed like those same people were all considered capable, fair and impartial prior to her being annointed by McSame...She had no problem with them then- and offered full transparency and cooperation....

Nope this stinks of Bush Lie, Cheat, and Stall Tactics 101....
 

aplusmnt

Well-known member
Obama is going to pull all the punches he can, just like he did to get elected to the senate in the first place. Once a Lawyer always a lawyer!

Obama brings Chicago politics to the Presidential race!
 

Sandhusker

Well-known member
Oldtimer said:
Sandhusker said:
Oldtimer said:
But it was called and inititated by the Republican controlled Alaskan Legislature- who must have felt it needed to be done...

OT, if you were going to trial and the judge made a comment akin to "I hope his wife visits him in prison", wouldn't you balk a little at having that guy preside? That's exactly the situation that Palin is in. It's an ambush and she's not going to walk into it.

Seemed like those same people were all considered capable, fair and impartial prior to her being annointed by McSame...She had no problem with them then- and offered full transparency and cooperation....

Nope this stinks of Bush Lie, Cheat, and Stall Tactics 101....

If the fact finders are impartial, what the hell was that "October surprise" comment about?

They probably had very little against her until she became the running mate of the person that they've written personal checks to defeat! How can you be impartial if you're donating to the other guy? They can do more damage to McCain than giving the other guy money, it won't cost them a dime, and they've got the opportunity! There is no way in hell that she could get a fair hearing with those guys in decision making positions! No way!
 

VanC

Well-known member
Oldtimer said:
This whole "investigation" is nothing but partisan, political crap, and it looks like it's being egged on by the Obama campaign.

But it was called and inititated by the Republican controlled Alaskan Legislature- who must have felt it needed to be done...

Fine and dandy. It may have started out as a non- partisan investigation that the legislature felt was necessary. How many people outside the state of Alaska do you think even knew about it 3 weeks ago? Now look what's happened. Palin is announced as McCain's VP and, voila!, the "investigation" is suddenly being run by Obama operatives with the promise of an "October surprise". The only people that can't smell a rat on this one are Obama backers and McCain haters. :roll:
 

aplusmnt

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Oldtimer said:
Seemed like those same people were all considered capable, fair and impartial prior to her being annointed by McSame...She had no problem with them then- and offered full transparency and cooperation....

Nope this stinks of Bush Lie, Cheat, and Stall Tactics 101....

come on OT, surely you are smart enough to know things have changed, she did not have a Witch hunt going on as she does now. I wonder if the Judge will ask her about the Bush Doctrine when on the stand? Come on you appear smart enough to know she has now got to step back and play a little defense because they will rail road her as fast as they can, as they said by October.
 
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aplusmnt said:
Oldtimer said:
Seemed like those same people were all considered capable, fair and impartial prior to her being annointed by McSame...She had no problem with them then- and offered full transparency and cooperation....

Nope this stinks of Bush Lie, Cheat, and Stall Tactics 101....

come on OT, surely you are smart enough to know things have changed, she did not have a Witch hunt going on as she does now. I wonder if the Judge will ask her about the Bush Doctrine when on the stand? Come on you appear smart enough to know she has now got to step back and play a little defense because they will rail road her as fast as they can, as they said by October.

Her answers to the questions should be no different now- than they would have been 3 months ago...Unless she's lying :???: .....
 

Steve

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Oldtimer said:
aplusmnt said:
Oldtimer said:
Seemed like those same people were all considered capable, fair and impartial prior to her being annointed by McSame...She had no problem with them then- and offered full transparency and cooperation....

Nope this stinks of Bush Lie, Cheat, and Stall Tactics 101....

come on OT, surely you are smart enough to know things have changed, she did not have a Witch hunt going on as she does now. I wonder if the Judge will ask her about the Bush Doctrine when on the stand? Come on you appear smart enough to know she has now got to step back and play a little defense because they will rail road her as fast as they can, as they said by October.

Her answers to the questions should be no different now- than they would have been 3 months ago...Unless she's lying :???: .....

OT as a judge, if a person decides not to testify, does that make them guilty?
 

Steve

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hopalong said:
only in ot's court, but that is nothing but court tv, and a joke if he is presiding

sadly he is using McCarthyist tactics to imply guilt on Palins part..


In 1951 the Supreme Court ruled that a witness who answered any questions relating to a possible crime waived the right to refuse to answer any subsequent question. Thus, many witnesses, even those who knew they were innocent, immediately invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to answer any questions before the committees. Knowing they could not answer without relinquishing their constitutional protection against self-incrimination, Senator McCarthy deliberately asked questions that implied guilt and suggested that those questioned had something to hide. The McCarthy hearings were televised. To many who watched the hearings, the sight of people refusing even to give their names lest they waive their Fifth Amendment rights made pleading the Fifth look incriminating.

Guilt by Association with the Fifth?
McCarthy called witnesses who chose silence "Fifth Amendment Communists," and from the 1950s on, taking the Fifth has carried implications of guilt. In a 1956 decision, however, the Supreme Court condemned "the practices of imputing a sinister meaning to the exercise of a person's constitutional right under the Fifth Amendment." The Court said that "the privilege against self-incrimination under the Fifth Amendment was designed to protect the innocent who might find themselves ensnared in the web of ambiguous circumstances

yet our stalwart defender of the constitution OldTimer has no problem dragging the fifth amendment through the mud to imply Palin's guilt

Lately, some pundits refer to "Fifth Amendment capitalists"--Enron and WorldCom executives who choose to remain silent under questioning by government committees. While it may look to some as though they have something to hide, the court reminds us that, before charges are brought, what might appear to be an innocent statement could ensnare a witness.


but maybe then OT doesn't understand the constitution..
 

Sandhusker

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Oldtimer said:
aplusmnt said:
Oldtimer said:
Seemed like those same people were all considered capable, fair and impartial prior to her being annointed by McSame...She had no problem with them then- and offered full transparency and cooperation....

Nope this stinks of Bush Lie, Cheat, and Stall Tactics 101....

come on OT, surely you are smart enough to know things have changed, she did not have a Witch hunt going on as she does now. I wonder if the Judge will ask her about the Bush Doctrine when on the stand? Come on you appear smart enough to know she has now got to step back and play a little defense because they will rail road her as fast as they can, as they said by October.

Her answers to the questions should be no different now- than they would have been 3 months ago...Unless she's lying :???: .....

Surely you can see the conflict of interest?
 
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