Palin files late disclosure for free trips
Originally published Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 1:12 p.m.
Updated Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 6:52 p.m.
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Stumble It!ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Gov. Sarah Palin has added to her financial disclosure forms two free trips that she took nearly two years ago but failed to report.
Palin, who was Republican presidential candidate John McCain's running mate, made the disclosures last month, but after Election Day when she and McCain lost to Barack Obama and Joe Biden. The trips were first revealed in a story by The Associated Press in October.
The free trips were taken in April and May of 2007 and should have been reported within 30 days under state ethics law. The Nov. 17 disclosure forms note that the reports were "not filed timely due to administrative error."
Bill McAllister, the governor's spokesman, said this week that the mistakes were made by travel support staff. He said he could not explain the timing of when and how they were caught, but that it was irrelevant because the error was corrected.
Palin, who campaigned on an ethics reform platform and pushed a new legislation after taking office, is not facing any sanctions for the late filings, according to Linda Perez, state administrative director. Perez said she was alerted to the matter by McCain's presidential campaign before the Oct. 14 AP story.
"It wasn't necessarily the governor's oversight, nor was she trying to hide anything," Perez said. "It was a staff oversight."
In one of the trips, the James B. Hunt Jr. Institute of North Carolina - a nonprofit education policy group - paid the $2,827 cost of Palin's April 2007 flight and hotel in Scottsdale, Ariz., to attend a four-day conference, according to her report. The group has said it also paid for other governors attending the annual event in recent years.
In May 2007, Palin accepted lodging for herself and her three daughters at Mt. Chilkoot Lodge in the Southeast Alaska town of Skagway. The lodging, valued at $300, was paid for by the owners, including Palin friend and former deputy campaign treasurer Kathy Hosford.
The reports were among recent disclosures released to the AP after a public records request.
Among other gifts Palin reported last month is a June 30 flight valued at $1,187.50 that was paid by the North Slope Borough for Palin and her 7-year-old daughter, Piper, to attend various functions, including a whaling festival in the town of Barrow.
Palin and husband Todd also received travel, food and lodging valued at $4,620.12 to attend a Republican Governors Association event in Texas, in April - gifts that were not reported until August, according to disclosure forms. Palin and the other governors attending the event also received $1,000 Rocky Carroll cowboy boots.
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glad she ended up reporting these eventually, though after the whole murkowski deal i'm a little suspicious
does anyone really care? enough about trying to bring down Palin, tear down people is getting old, try and find dirt on other people is reading like a National Enquirer. He who is without sin throw the first stone.
I am so in agreement with you alaskabooger!!!!
Leave Sarah alone. She is a great gal!!!
Does that child ever go to school?! How does she have time to take all these trips with Mom? Very strange!
Have you noticed with Sarah when these errors crop up, and they seem to be doing so with increasing frequency, it's always someone else's fault? She didn't go after the $150k for clothing; that was forced on her (though she is still wearing some of the outfits). The Troopergate situation wasn't her doing; it was a staffer's overeagerness. These disclosure forms were filed late but it wasn't her fault; it was a staff member to blame.
And even though she keeps violating these requirements there's never any penalty. "Aw, shucks....she didn't mean anything. We'll just let her off the hook" seems to be the thinking. For someone who is supposed to lead a government with billions of dollars at stake these continuing failures to meet requirements and then the subsequent failures of any sort of consequence sure doesn't smack of competence and ethics.
But, as we constantly see here and elsewhere, since it's Sarah Palin it's okay. Other people are held accountable for such violations but not Sarah. Why she's just so darned special and cute....
Alaskabooger: "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." Exactly.
Palin has been "casting stones" about the reporting of gifts and trips and such since she took office. Now we find out that she's been doing the same. There's a fair bit of hypocrisy at work here. Isn't this essentially the same thing that Stevens did? Failing to report a gift? Palin demanded that Ted resign!
I wonder if those boots will end up on Ebay?
Never, in our state history, has an Alaskan governor been under the microscope like Sarah Palin.
Looks like she pulled Chambliss out of the bag.
Well put Dobieman. Sarah with her above the rules attitude or doesn't apply to me notion.
dobieman is correct. The Neo Con Republicans, including our Pitbull with Lipstick, King Pinocchio(Pathological Liar and Pathological Failure) and Shotgun Cheney(Shotgunned his buddy while intoxicated) has blamed others for every negative action they've been exposed as doing.
Even though our Liar in Chief and the rest of his Neo Con Administration including the Neo Con Think Tanks put us into Vietnam, I mean Iraq, on a everchanging basis of lies, deceit and manipulated intelligence, they've managed to escape blame, although the Neo Con Think Tanks are funded by the same Neo Con owned Oil and Energy Conglomerates who now have their mitts on the Iraqi Oilfields..
Putting the blame on others who are paid to take the fall shows where the Neo Con Parasites morals are. Treason is Treason, by lying us into a war for the Neo Con profits, or by aiding and abetting the Treasonous actions of the Neo Con Parasites. Blood Money off the backs of over 4200 dead G.I.'s, Marines and Sailors who died in a country with no ties to 9/11.
Treason is Treason!!!
"and curtj, you need help, your living in the past, take a pill"
Iraq is the past already?
Hey cjg,
I'll hold you to that talking point come next summer, when we are still in Iraq, but under an Obama administration. Turn about is fair play.
dobie,
Where to start? I guess you have proof then that clothes she wears now are the same ones that were purchased for her by the Republican party? Surely, you did not miss the many stories the week she got back where she said they were all returned? In fact, many people here were critical of her doing even that! So, ... you lie, then build upon that lie to prove your points. Regarding personal responsibility over administrative/clerical errors, ... do you hold yourself personally accountable when your place of employment errs?
Yeah CurtJ, your living in the past!! BUSH and Cheney are long gone, and we are out of Iraq, come on!!
It 2008! Obama has been in office since Nov. 4th!!
NEOCON = Never question, never tell, never look back!!
Ponderous: Palin attempted to hold Stevens accountable for his failure to report gifts. Now she has failed to report gifts, and has passed the buck to her staffers.
Explain that.
Ultimately, the actions of her staff are her responsibility, and she should be held accountable, regardless of who actually goofed.
Yes, I agree with JL: does Piper actually go to school? How far behind is she after all the nonsense of her being on the road campaigning with mom? How about Willow? Is she going to be a pregnant drop out like her sister? Is Bristol finishing school after her baby's birth? Is she interested in college? What about the older boy -- did he finish high school? Does our governor care at all about the example she is setting with her children and their education, considering Alaska is number 50 of all the states in high school graduation rates?
On the first day of 2008, the News Miner wrote about the Sarah Palin family
On the second day of 2008, the News Miner wrote about the Sarah Palin family
On the third day of 2008, the News Miner wrote about the Sarah Palin family...
ENOUGH, ENOUGH, I used to really like her, and in some ways I still do...but WHY ISN'T SHE HOME WORKING, she's always running around "helping" other States and people now. And tomorrow, the News Miner will report on what color underwear she is wearing!!
Treason is Treason!! Whether lying to American Citizens, Pilfering the United States Treasury, Gutting, Usurping and defecating on the United States Constitution.. Or enabling by aiding and abetting the above.. And the Neo Con Parasites are sure guilty of all the above!!!
Akmimi~well said! It shows how highly she thinks of education, that she is willing to pull her children out of school to go traveling around the country with her. Children need stability and that doesn't mean that one goes to school in Juneau (Piper), one goes to school in Wasilla (Willow) and the other in Anchorage (Bristol, if she still does?). And to top it all off dad works a rotating schedual on the slope! Who even raises those kids?
The reason Sarah is not held responsible is the same reason Big Daddy W. and his World Class Wrecking crew get a free pass every time they break the law or some trivial little ethical standard. Conservatism is a cult and the first rule of cultism is you do not turn on your own. There is always somebody else to blame. Hitler had the Jews, little boy Bush had the Evil Doers and Sara evidently has her staff. Must be fun to work for her.
CurtJ - none of those allegations you've made are acts of treason. You should study up on the meaning of the word.
doozzer -- putting innocent european Jews and Sarah's administrative staff in the same class as fundamentalist Al Qaida and Taliban is too much of a stretch even for a cartoon. Which cartoon character are you?
I'm curious about something. For months now, I've seen many negative comments directed at DNM for Sarah Palin articles seen as derogatory by her supporters. In fact, nearly every DNM article about the Gov. is seen as negative by her supporters. So for Jroosterdude and Ponderous, et al, (not meaning to leave anyone out here), where do you get your positive Palin facts from? *Are* there any positive facts about her, other than she looks attractive and has a very nice home and a cute husband and cute kids and got elected governor? Trust me, I've read a lot of positive articles about her (Alaska Magazine's staff apparently lives in her basement, for one example). Fox News lives and dies on showing her good side.). She's all about 'bringing people from both sides together', 'she's so down-to-earth', etc.
OTOH, during the recent unpleasantries in which your side pretty well lost, I watched many video clips of her campaigning. I read many transcripts of her interviews. I saw a whole nuther side of Sarah Palin.
To me, she is stupid, mean, but pretty. I love Alaska with all my heart. She made Alaska look stupid to the world. Already Alaska didn't have such a good rep (expensive, cold-- very very cold -- very very expensive). She made it far, far worse. I live and work amongst the very people she purported to represent in the last election -- the Joe Six-Packs, the 'soccer/hockey moms', etc. And they all said the same stuff about Alaska... 'stupid people must live up there'.
Why the hell do you support her? Please stop it already.
Wow! You know, I'm not an Obama supporter and I'm sure there are things I will disagree on with him, but there will always be an underlying degree of respect for the position of President. In regard to the Palin bashers, it started off mean and cruel and has continued to this day. "to me, she is stupid, mean, but pretty." Seriously? Good God, people!
"to me, she is stupid, mean, but pretty." Seriously? Good God, people!
You're right. She really isn't all that pretty.
doesn't even merit a comment.
No No No! Dont Bash on the people who are saying you are Bashing on Palin! Susie, we need them to believe in themselves. They need to believe that somehow Sarah is not what she appears like on TV (her words, speech and other "that there"). We need this group to be strong and to convince the rest of their ilk that everyone (and I do mean everyone) is wrong and they are right and she is great!! Please dont try to pull back the curtain, Sarah needs to hear these people and she needs to believe that (despite everything) she has what it takes, she does'nt blink and she will shove her way through that minuscule crack in the door of 'MERICAN Politics!
Please I beg of you, stop the logic speak (= they equate that with "hate" or "haters") please dont point out their wrongful ways (you are just a Liberal eletist) and for gods sakes dont watch that video of Sarah and The Slaughter! (they think you are against her and Turkey consumption)
Sarah Palin 2012!!
Not filed timely, due to "administrative error"......
Excellent, Brilliant, if it was anybody but Princess Palin with that ultra-convenient "excuse" for tax-payer funded vacations-
They would have been fired at least & possibly incarcerated.
This is completely absurd. These are minor contributions, reported late. Happens every day. Completely aboveboard. Every politician that I've ever seen does this. Democrats! Republicans! It is a clerical error, nothing more. There are no illegal acts purported. There will be no "special investigation".
It is nothing but the AP trying to stir spit up. Get the looneytoons, like CurtJ and LostAlaskan and YMBC all riled up, wetting their undies, not considering that their heroes also make clerical errors.
I swear, you Palin bashers make Stalin look like a Sunday schooler. Your venomous hatred has consumed you.
Susie, you missed out on Frank Murkowski. That's how Palin got into office; the short version.
glacierles, in case you missed Palin's speeches while stumping, she's pretty venomous herself. Plenty of inciteful hate spew. I started changing the channel.
Yota---
Changing the channel is what you should do when your source of information in MSNBC. It is BS that the governor was giving hate speeches, any more than Obama or Biden were. Presidential politics is not patty cake, from either side. But to accuse Palin of some kind of racial hatred is crap, and inside your soul, you know that. To further those lies is real race hate instigation. Is that your goal?
Sarah Palin 2012
Keep up the good work G'dog!!
A couple of weeks ago, after the election was over and with Bush leaving office, I thought this hate would end. But the only thing that changed was you switching most of your hate to Palin.
If Bush had done anything illegal in the last 8 years, by now he would have been charged with it. But the only thing that has been âprovenâ is trash talk. No charges, no indictments, nothing. With Reed and Polosi (sp?) in charge of the House and Senate, if there was something (anything), you know they would have used it!
You have two years until the next election. Nothing you say or do will change things so please stop with the hate and putdowns.
Until then you need to get outside and take a walk. Enjoy the trees and the mountains. Talk to people about something other then politics. In short, learn how to live without always spilling your hate on us!
Yes, Please, I beg of you, please be sheep and go outside and eat some grass...nothing to see here people, keep on moving. Baaa, Baaaa
You big "haters" you!
Palin 2012
If Governor Palin had hired competent staff instead of friends from high school or church, this embarrassing "late disclosure" would never have been necessary. But it took the AP to discover the record keeping errors committed by Palin's staff. Doesn't the state of Alaska have an accountant, a CPA, someone who is qualified to doublecheck the books and ensure that all of the right forms were filed, the correct amounts entered in the little boxes? Competent governors hire competent staff. Our Sarah hires her pals from Wasilla.
Nope glacierles- I'm already discriminated against in life to one degree or another, thank you. AND MSNBC isn't my news source of choice, as if any of them are anymore these days. I'll stick with PBS for now.
Hmmmm....didn't see the word 'race' in my last post. Your interpretation.
Her title is Governor of Alaska. To constantly refer to her as our Sarah, or sweety, or what ever feminine pet name you think will be the most demeaning, is childish. Here's my advise, grow up, learn to communicate your ideas without using derogatory labels, and then try to look at issues from both sides.
roadtrip, you're right. Perhaps if we refer to Governor Palin using her formal term, Governor of Alaska, she will return to Alaska and resume the role of Governor. It's certainly worth a try!
OK, I'll call her Governor.
Governor Hottie!
Hubba, hubba!
She is hot. It's kind of weird to acknowledge that fact as she is married, with lots of kids.
The booze is making my man roadtrip glow with deference tonight. "She is hot"! My god, isn't is amazing how the ugly leaves the drunker you get? A zero when you are sober but a beauty when soused.
dog
What a bunch of hypocrites! If this had been an article on some other politician who had done this you'd be all over them. How do you excuse Palin or her staff for all they do? Are you morally and ethically as challenged as Palin and her staff are or are you on her payroll? And will this staff member get a nice cushy state paid vacation like Bailey did? Why is there never any accountability or responsibility for Palin or the people she CHOSE for her cabinet? It plain makes her look bad and how these people keep their jobs is beyond me. Just gives more credence to the story that if you take the fall/blame/do her bidding for Palin you keep your job. As long as dirt comes up on Palin people are going to have something to say about it. Quit whining about people picking on Palin. Maybe you should write her and tell her to quit screwing up instead.
she only looks good up here, she would not be much elsewhere.
hey UmustbeConfused, i think U are confused, last time i looked ,, we still have US troops currently in IRAQ ! & todays date is 12/4/08
U must be right dopestraight, good work! Now put the rest together and you are doing fine. Thanks for setting us straight.
Palin 2012
Check out the website: www.howobamagotelected.com As you can see from the documentary videos Sarah Palin was about the only name all the kool aid liberals knew. Why? Because MSNBC ran and the Democrats ran a smear campaign from the moment Sarah was selected as a VP candidate. The time for smearing is over! Get over yourselves and look through some clear glasses. Sarah has done many great things for this state and is a competent Governor. Maybe you should spend more time watching Obama and how all of his promises he made are slowly being swept under the carpet and that we aren't seeing the real change he spouted for 2 years. If you can't say something nice then don't say anything at all!!!!!
How can a great state like alsaka keep putting up with the likes of palins activities.... she always blames someone else for her screw ups.... she ran a dirty campaign against her governor rival... but thats history... what is current is palin is dirty.... very dirty... and she is milking her diva status to the hilt.... most in the know in the RNC believe she could hamper the near future of the republican party. most americans believe she is rock star type famous but not respectable famous.... most rock stars are not someone you would want your daughter to go out with.... or son for that matter....
with all the dirt that keeps comming out on her i don't understand how the alaskan population can keep putting up with it.... she is no better than stevens.... and he was also a major dirty politician.... or corrupt may be a better description.... and palin is not far behind.... how far does she have to go before alaska has another stevens to prosecute.... i wish she would stay in alaska for a while and work on the alaskan economy.... instead of now saying it is washingtons fault alaska is hurting.... again she will find others to fault for her inability to govern.... i wish she would work on that gas pipeline (that she bragged sooooo much about in the campaign) and try to recover some of the 500 million she wasted so far..... alaskan citizens 500 million that she squandered by making a totally bad decision on who to give the contract to.... but then again it just may be a stevens type decision.... she proclaimed she was better and more experienced in making executive decisions than the president elect during the campaign.... i think now we see just what kind of incapable person she really is.....
finally her latest blunder and total insult was after president elect Obama met with the governors and she still procalimed him as 'Senator Obama'.... that is extremely disgusting comming from a so called 'executive politician'.... she shows no respect..... and someone that needs to stay away from the rest of the USA... she will fail in alaska.... or should i say alaska will wind up in very bad economic straites because of her..... i do hope you fine people up there see her for what she really is..... i major dirty politician with a pretty lipstick painted face.... you can put lipstick on a pig but it will always be a pig.... something alaskans need to realize....
Hi BigDan, Excellent post!
Please list 5 great things the Govenor has done over the last 2 years for this great state.
Thanks,
Palin 2012
1. AGIA
2. Fired Monegan for his lack of performance.
3. Energy Rebate
4. Balanced the budget
5. Ethics reform
Really isn't that hard to do if you look closely and not follow the blind hate mongerers.
I find it bizarre that people squeal like stuck hogs about Sarah's few thousand bucks when the lame duck leaders of our nation have stolen trillions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of lives in the last eight years. Comparatively speaking, this administration steals the equivalent of Sarah's ten thousand dollars every five seconds, (which is not going to end when Obama becomes president). http://www.nationalpriorities.org/costof...
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c1...
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c1...
Dennis Kucinich introduced Articles of Impeachment for Dick Cheney and then George Bush in the House in order to hold the criminals accountable, but Congress and the corporate media either minimized it or ignored it altogether. They weren't there when Nixon was impeached either. It took the American people to goad Congress into action against Nixon's criminal actions, which were minor compared to the present administration's infractions, like Sarah's five second blip on the "steal-o-meter" of the war, and now the bail-out. (That doesn't even count the loss of our civil rights.)
http://www.prosecutionofbush.com/
According to Vincent Bugliosi, the man who prosecuted Charles Manson, there are grounds for prosecuting GW Bush for murder as well. This isn't some left-wing nut job here. He's a highly respected prosecutor who believes our president is guilty of murder and in his book, 'Prosecuting George W. Bush for Murder', has laid out the legal means for any DA in America to bring GW to justice.
Not holding our leaders accountable for their crimes, and dismissing their heinous actions as being "old news" and "in the past" as a reason not to prosecute them, is like opening the doors of all the prisons and saying, "Hey, let bygones be bygones," for all the other criminals. Nobody in any of our prisons is responsible for the theft of trillions nor the deaths of hundreds of thousands, so if we "let bygones be bygones" for the most heinous criminals in the nation, it would only be fair to let the lessor criminals off as well. (Just to be clear for the "tough on crime" folks - I'm just making a point here, I don't really believe all the criminals should be let out.)
http://projects.publicintegrity.org/WarC...
The Bush administration lied over nine hundred documented times about the Iraq invasion/occupation which resulted in the near bankruptcy of our nation and the destruction of a nation that had nothing to do with the attack on America. They lied and thousands died. It's not just a catchy little left wing phrase. Hundreds of thousands of men, women, children, and babies have literally been slaughtered in their homeland as a result of the lies Bush and his administration told. I say We the People go after the big guys and move Sarah the Blip way down on the list of prosecutorial priorities.
BigDan,
AGIA was a long time coming and credit is due there.
Or was it she fired Monegan for not firing her Sister's ex? As Monegan served at the Governers whim (and hence Palin did not have to have a reason for firing him).
3,4 - Now that oil is below $50 a barrel we will see how these stack and how "wasteful" the energy rebate becomes. Mind you, I am not complaining and used the cash.
Ethics reform. Don't make me laugh. #2 contradicts this to no end.
BD
1. AGIA = Tell us what she did here? I know she got it signed but is there any money coming into the state for this? I believe we paid a Canadian company 500 million to go through with it but do we have anything to show for this? Are we benefiting from it in any way?
2. Fired Monegan for his lack of performance. = What exactly was he doing that lacked performance?
3. Energy Rebate = I refused this check but could you tell me why this was a good idea? Isnt oil at $50.00 a barrel?
4. Balanced the budget = I know we had a special session but I never saw a balance budget? Where does it say that we balanced the budget?
5. Ethics reform = Please let all the haters know what our Govenor did to promote this?
Really isn't that hard to do if you look closely and not follow the blind hate mongerers.
Thanks
Big Dan wrote "If you can't say something nice then don't say anything at all!!!!!"
You have a history of bashing people that don't agree with your political views. Who the hell are you to make the above statement?
DORIS.... what you say about Bush, Chaney and the like is true....
BUT WOMAN HOW CAN YOU TELL THE POOR ALASKAN THAT IS STRUGGLING THAT SARA PALIN IS WORKING HARD FOR THEM..... SHE IS WORKING FEVERIOUSHLY PROMOTING HERSELF AND TO HELL WITH ALASKA.... ACTUALLY SHE HAS DONE VERY LITTLE FOR ALASKA SINCE SHE HAS BEEN IN OFFICE....
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU.... ALASKA IS IMPORTANT AND TO DISMISS THE INCOMPETANCE OF SASAH PALIN IS ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING..... TO LET HER GET AWAY WITH BEING A LOUSY GOVERNOR BECAUSE OF BUSH/CHANNEY TRAVESTIES IS PRETTY BAD.....
get ahold of yoursel woman and start thinking alaska.... or do you not care what happens to the state.....
your post is a good example of those that support her no matter how much she screws up.... pretty sick if you ask me... and no better than the people that continue to support bush and chaney....
Look, most likely she was busy and forgot.
Doris, if anyone in politics can make George W. Bush look intelligent, it's Dennis Kucinich.
Regarding that little exchange last night between myself, roadtrip, and dog: "Well the governors all get purty-er at closin' time."
Hope that clears up any confusion on SandyAK's part.
when sarah got into office this state was run by big oil - with all the wealth we should have had the state had cut out ( entirely ) revenue sharing for the villages, reduced funding for denali kid care, shut down longevity bonus for elders, and was going after our dividends. now the state has control back, and sarah has brought back all of the programs to full funding levels. so unless you are just plain stupid or maybe work for the oil companies, to say sarah has done nothing for alaska shows how little you people know about our state so i doubt you even live here or maybe you are just here in college and waiting for mom and dad to buy your ticket back home to california. or maybe you have something against children, elders, or all the good alaskans in villages that depend on revenue division to fund basic public safety needs. whatever the case - you are not alaskans by any stretchy of the word -
that is also just a small part of the good she has done that directly affects the people of this state - we also have ACES ( alaskas clear and equitable share) , and yes, the 1200. dollar bonus to help with high fuel prices, oil companies that haven,t done anythingfor years stepping over top of each other now trying to get a pipeline, and put savings aside for times like this that oil is low and our states coffers are overflowing.
wow - all in two short years and you people want to hang her for a 300 dollar trip. -get a grip
youmustbe confused - you are a joke - refused 1200 dollar check - ya, right. you see the 1200 was attached to our dividends and people like you (out of state or out of it completely) dont get those -
Aughh Os, you got it all figured out! Thanks for trying, I give you a A for effort. I understand that you believe the Govenor needs to fully fund these socialist programs. A lot of us asked Murky why he was ending the longevity bonus for elders..."what, we are not dieing fast enough for ya?" There is no quicker way to piss off the elderly than taking away their social programs...you can take away welfare but you took my beer money!
Thanks for your projection...take a good long look in the mirror and make sure you have defined yourself correctly before you try to define others, Thanks
Palin 2012
The point is not the $300 or $3,000 trips. The point is the double standard at work here. Palin criticized Stevens and others for this EXACT SAME FAILURE!!! Yet, when it happens to herself, it's only a minor administrative clerical error. Nothing to worry about.
Why is that allowed? Why is she supposed to be protected from criticism of the same failure that she has criticized others for?
THANKS HENRY... YOU SAID IT LIKE IT IS.... AND TRUE....
now all you palin lovers.... remember a lie is a lie.... and when a governor lies (and that includes not telling the truth) then that governor is not worth a flip.... palin lies.... so therefore in my definition she is not worth a flip.... too bad she is where she is... alaska will only pay a dear price....
for those of you that worship ones that can not tell the truth, don't belittle those that condemn those that can not tell the truth.... a lier is a person not to be trusted.....
youmustbestupid - nothing you said makes sense or pertains to anything - henry - i understand what you mean but so far nothing that sarah has done comes close to outright taking of bribes- i also dont remember her ever weighing in on the stevens case.
os "i also dont remember her ever weighing in on the stevens case."
"The time has come for him to step aside. Even if elected on Tuesday, Senator Stevens should step aside to allow a special election to give Alaskans a real choice of who will serve them in Congress," Palin said in a statement.
http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandida...
Do you understand those apples?
"I dont remember"...sounds like the last 8 years.
Palin 2012
It is just politics as usual. It doesn't matter
which side of the aisle they come from, truth
is something that should be used only as a
last resort. All you have to do is look at what is
going on in DC. Stevens said, when asked where
the justification for the bailout was in the
Constitution, his reply was, general welfare.
When do you expect to receive your check?
Want2ski,Henry, Dobieman and all the others who write with their brains instead of their blind allegiance because they're too lazy or closed-minded to RESEARCH:
You make intelligent sense to anyone who is realistic. Living in Alaska my almost 60 years now, I've seen the honest and genuinely caring politicians, both dems and reps, and Sarah Palin is NOT one of them. There's a pattern, with regard to dishonest, self-serving politicians, that is observable if people choose to open their eyes. I can see the pattern; it's glaringly obvious.
Sit back. Be patient. You'll see. I won't say "I told you so". I promise.
Obamasucks: She may not have taken bribes, but neither did Stevens. What she did was not disclose trips and gifts as required by law, which is exactly what Stevens did.
When Stevens did so, Palin said he should step down. Now she has done it and it's no big deal.
That's a double standard. I don't care if you're a Republican, a Democrat, a Communist, or a Martian. That's hypocrisy and thats what most people are upset with.
Palin could easily stay home, take care of her kids, run the state, and pay for things herself if they're necessary. But, apparently, Palin NEVER says "thanks, but no thanks" to freebies: she gobbles up the free trips, free luxury hotels, free room service, and free clothes like a fox in a henhouse.
youmustbconfused -- I'm curious how you refused the rebate check without also refusing the divdend. Can you explain your statement?
AHHH theres the rub, I dont like the PFD either, Socialist Program. I dont want it. I know your next question...yes I pay Borough land taxes. Confusing is'nt it. But I like to walk the walk and talk the talk...otherwise I am a hypocrit calling all you Neocons out on the floor.
BigDan,
I hope you're right about all the promises Obama is going to "sweep under the rug". I'm still afraid of what all he said he was going to do and if he does any of them, I don't think it will be good for the United States (or Alaska) but if he reneges on any of his campaign pledges, that can only be a 'good thing'.
In this case, the more he fails to deliver on his promises the better it will be for the United States (and maybe the Liberals will be right - maybe he won't be as bad as I was afraid he'd be)...
You liberals are suffering from Rosie O'Donnell syndrome.
really, trip? If that is true then you NEOCONS are suffering from Elizabeth Hasselbeck syndrome, HAHA!!
Palin 2012
You must not know who Rosie O'Donnell is, it wasn't a compliment.
Neither was mine.
Then you don't know nuthin.
Think about it, Santa is the Bill Allen of our house. It is unethical to receive a gift because of who you are or where you work. It's also unethical to accept rides from strangers so car pooling is out. Amazing that in two years, our Governor and family with a 80% approval rating was lavished with about $10,000 in travel and gifts that did not get reported. They needed the money to pay the entry fees for the Iron Dog. It was intentional and they did such a good job of covering it up, it took how many experts to audit the books and find the errors? I have an idea, lets hire an accountant to stay with each politician to assist them in determining what is reportable and what is not. That will only cost a couple hundred thousand dollars annually. Otherwise, we can deal with a few late reports and accounting errors. Makes me wonder how much they actually reported receiving. If it is 200k then they accurately reported 95% and in my book that's an A.
trip = NEOCON's Con
YouMustBeCongested and Roadflip: Really, I have nothing to say to either of you, I just wanted to try out those names.
Any drinkin' suggestions tonight, Roadie? I think HeMustBeContested needs a stiff shot of something. I suspect he argues sober, and that worries me.
Drink with friends or family. Don't drive after the forth beer, don't try to solve problems after the sixth beer, and never drink cheap beer.
I don't think that it is reasonable to expect our Governor to file her own disclosure forms. She's way too busy building our gas pipeline, standing up to Big Oil, telling Congress thanks but no thanks, campaigning for race-baiting Georgia politicians, and prioritizing state health needs to be bothered with the details of disclosure forms. She needs competent staff to handle these kinds of things. Smart Important People (SIPs) who do not have essential skills themselves know they need to hire underlings who do have the skills. Governor Palin needs to hire subordinates who have the many skills that she lacks. Governor, with all due respect, might I suggest a public speaking coach and a bookkeeper?
confused -- in your own words, you like to "...talk the talk". Exactly and fullo'crap. There is not one part of me that believes what you say.
Oh, I am all too aware of how you think...thankfully it your way of thinking that is leading the Republican party down the road it is on, Thanks,
Palin 2012
Trying to appeal to the liberals who would never vote for a Republican is what hurt us. That and the fact that Bush is a pseudo liberal and McCain is just a nutty old guy. And if you think the democrats will never loose another election you are a fool.
Yes trip your right, the majority of American will not vote for a Republican in its present form. As soon as True Conservatism can take back the Grand Old Party, then we has some real Politics going down!
A balance is the only real means to move this country forward and mark my words OBAMA will do just that.
It is going to take a lot more of you to admit exactly what TRIP has come to terms with. Sadly, for the R's, that is not going to happen in the near term.
Palin 2012
True. I see conservatism as a combination of limited government and self reliance. Liberalism is a mixture of idealism and empathy. In balance the combination works. Bush, McCain and the rest of the compromising mega spenders in the GOP are not conservatives. But there are a lot of real conservatives out their so don't worry about us to much.
Palin 2010 for reelection as governor.
Palin 2014 for Senate.
Palin's projected career: calendar model and Governor of Alaska 2009; indicted for ethics violations 2010; sports broadcaster covering high school hockey games 2011-13; footnote in political science textbooks 2014.
Wrong again fool.
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