Patricia, sweetie - if that's the one piece of the convention you picked up on, you're no more an Independent than my left toe is green. You're nothing but a kool-aid drinking mouthpiece for the main street media and Barry Hussein
my sources said she broke the laws by sending emails on the Yahoo instead of the state email and that she could be off the ticket over this. Now the truth is sinking in and McCain and her are down 5 points at least because of her
Sal,,,,I think you are a chauvinist....and maybe your buddy Ang is too????
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
Friday, Sep. 19, 2008 Todd Palin (Among Others) a No-Show at Troopergate Hearing By Nathan Thornburgh
In the end, the First Dude wasn't the only no-show. The five other witnesses who had been subpoenaed with Todd Palin were also, as expected, missing from the Alaska Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing into the so-called Troopergate scandal. In fact, the committee itself didn't even show up. Twenty minutes after the 10 a.m. scheduled start time, the second-floor conference room of the utilitarian Legislative Information Offices building in downtown Anchorage still had nothing but bystanders: a few legislative aides and two dozen or so journalists who sipped coffee, traded business cards and wondered exactly what there would be to see.
The action finally came in the form of Senator Hollis French, the Anchorage Democrat who is leading the investigation into whether Governor Sarah Palin abused the power of her office to get her little sister's ex-husband, state trooper Mike Wooten, fired by pressuring — and then dismissing — Commissioner of Public Safety Walt Monegan. French has been the focal point of the McCain campaign's objections to the Troopergate investigation. They say French, as a Democrat, has a partisan ax to grind. And while the mostly Republican committee had voted unanimously to start the investigation before Palin was on the McCain ticket, French, the committee chair, did make some incautious statements to the media weeks ago, suggesting the committee's findings might be an "October surprise" or even grounds for impeaching Palin.
So French was on his best behavior here. He read from a prepared statement and took no questions. His statement warned that the six people who had received subpoenas and did not show, including Todd Palin, may be held in contempt by the legislature (he didn't mention, though, that the legislature won't be in session to do that until next January). And he explained that seven other witnesses, who have said through lawyers that they too will not appear, weren't given subpoenas because the investigator had relied on the word of assistant attorney general Michael Barnhill that they would testify without a subpoena. That cooperation was "abrogated," said French, who called the investigator's reliance on an informal agreement "regrettable."
Regret was certainly the order of the day for both sides. Just as French must have regretted giving his opponents ammo by seeming to take sides, Sarah Palin may be regretting her earlier command to Alaska voters to "hold her accountable." Troopergate has quickly devolved into a farce of empty witness chairs and very conventional partisan politics, including the recent involvement of a former New York federal prosecutor (no, not Rudy Giuliani) whom the McCain campaign flew to Alaska to tidy up the mess. His name is Ed O'Callaghan, and his main tactic seems to be to stall the investigation as much as possible. He said that Todd Palin submitted "objections" to the subpoena that needed to be answered before he would take the stand. Another lawyer for the Palins has said that Todd was too busy with the campaign to testify, as if standing stage left behind Sarah Palin, holding Trig and grinning during her speeches, were a matter of national security.
There was, however, news from the morning's proceedings: French, at the end of his statement, said that the investigator Steve Branchflower will deliver his findings, as planned, on Oct. 10, regardless of who testifies or doesn't.
A Palin ally, Anchorage Republican Senator Gene Therriault, formed an impromptu spin room after French's statement, telling the cameramen and reporters who crowded around him that Oct. 10 was an "artificial deadline" and that the real question of the investigation was already solved in his mind — Palin had the right to fire Walt Monegan because he was an at-will employee. But the other question is still germane: Did Palin, her staff and her husband pressure Monegan to remove Wooten from the force? There's evidence to suggest they did, starting with Palin's own admission that there were over two dozen contacts between her allies and Public Safety officials about Wooten.
The stonewall-and-stall strategy could pose a danger for Palin, since the findings will likely be the same regardless of whether the staffers — or the First Dude — testify. And all she will have accomplished by not cooperating is to have looked evasive, in contrast to her very effective branding as a proponent of reform and transparency in government.
She and the McCain campaign will have one more chance to cooperate, when the committee issues subpoenas for the remaining seven staffers to come in and testify on Sept. 26. The question is: Will they come in as ordered? Or will that hearing look like this one — no witnesses and all politics as usual?
This is not a bash-Sarah Palin commentary, this is not a “can she do it?” not anything to do with her thoughts on NRA, or her religious beliefs, her lack of foreign affairs and diplomacy. It is simply a comment from one mother to another mother. A comment from a mom of a child who happens to have been born with Down syndrome to another mom of a Down syndrome baby. What in the world are you thinking? These important first months and years of your baby’s life are so very important to this precious child. When are you finding time to bond with him? Yes, daddy is there and siblings are there, most likely a nanny too. Sorry, Sarah, not the same. You need to be there to help this special gift of a child through some tough times that will be ahead for him. You will be gallivanting across the country, stumping for your party, but I say this: Stump at home in Alaska for your baby. He will be growing like no one’s business and will need you there to help him with things your other children did not need. I, too, was involved with my other children’s sports, driving members of the high school swim team to the local Y to practice in my old VW Bug, intensely involved with Special Olympics and any other thing parents get involved with. That was not criteria for me to be in the White House; it was criteria for me to be home with my children, especially my sweet child who needed extra help doing things our other children took for granted. Give it some more thought, Sarah, and stay home in Alaska. MAUREEN BURGER Schenectady
SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE THIS here is how the people of the nation we are in really think and I warned you all that I am my family are not alone in that view over here
Sen. John McCain referring to the economy as “fundamentally strong” on the eve of a 500-plus point loss in the stock market demonstrates that he is delusional. This crisis is a result of Bush’s policies that favor the wealthy, reward short-term thinking and betray hardworking, middle-class taxpayers. Mc-Cain’s economic policies are more of the same frightening ideology. You only need to see John McCain refuse to respond when asked how many homes he has to realize that his wealth blinds him to the economic realities that face the average American citizen. We cannot stand four more years of a politician who doesn’t know how difficult it is to make mortgage payments, fill a gas tank, buy food and pay for good education for their children. It’s time for a change. ELIZABETH MURPHY Hadley
Re Michael C. Gallagher’s Sept. 18 letter, “Don’t forget McCain’s role in banking scandal”: I would like to ask Mr. Gallagher to also be sure to read up on the Keating Five. Keep in mind that [Charles] Keating was the criminal; of the five accused of wrongdoing, four were Democrats and one was Republican. The one Republican, of course, was McCain. Also note, McCain was to be released from the investigation, but the Democrats pressured to keep him in. Eventually McCain was exonerated of any wrongdoing. McCain’s only fault was having a business and personal relationship with Keating. At least it is not a relationship with a Jeremiah White or a known terrorist. Go, McCain — a proven leader. FRANK A. EMMER Burnt Hills
The latest tactic by the Obama campaign this weekend was the "discovery" that John and Cindy McCain (owner of a multi-billion dollar international company) together own 13 cars - and OMG - one is a Honda and one is a Volkswagon. How dare he buy "foreign cars".
News flash Barry: Honda has four major automobile and engine plants in the United States employing more than 25,000 Americans, according to its Web site.
And ONE trip aboard the Obama-mobile (not his newly purchased Ford Hybrid) takes more fuel than all of McCains cars take in a year. I wonder where this was built?
Oh, and Yes, there's an email circulating about Barry Hussein removing the American Flag from his campaign jet (pictured above) ... and it's true, for what it's worth.
What would you think if you received an application like this for vice president of the United States? Applicant: Sarah Palin. Mayor for six years of a town with a population of about 5,000, in which my administrator handled most of the work of running the city. Campaigning as a “fiscal conservative,” I increased government expenditures by over 33 percent during the same time that taxes collected by the city increased 38 percent. This during a period of low inflation. I inherited a city of zero debt, and at the end of my term as mayor, left it with a debt of over $22 million. While mayor I tried to fire the librarian because she refused to consider removing some of the books in the library that I wanted removed. I censored the police chief because “he intimidated me.” As governor I fired Alaska’s top cop. I fired experienced staff that I inherited and replaced them with new and inexperienced people of my choosing. I was governor for less than two years. I gained a reputation of being “anti-pork.” I opposed the “Bridge to Nowhere” after it became unwise not to. I retained the funds and used them elsewhere. I did line-item vetoes on those items I considered pork until I became aware of their importance. The Legislature later had to restore these items. I was a member of the PTA when my first child was in elementary school. I was a hockey mom. I am a member of the NRA. I earned the nickname “Barracuda” because of the techniques I used on the high school basketball team. I know that my experience in governing has been limited, considering that the state of New York has a population of over 19 million and my state has only 678,000. I have not visited other countries, or had to deal with military or political situations abroad. I do not feel that my lack of experience in these areas should disqualify me for the position of vice president and possibly president of the United States. PATRICIA LEVIN Johnstown
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDIA MATTERS NBC jokes: Todd Palin has sex with daughters 'Saturday Night Live' skit suggests Sarah's husband guilty of incest
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: September 21, 2008 2:18 am Eastern
A week after a high-profile send-up of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live," the NBC comedy show returned to making fun of the Alaskan governor in a skit where New York Times reporters sought to probe the possibility Palin's husband, Todd, was having sex with the couple's own daughters.
"What about the husband?" asked a Times reporter during a mock assignment meeting for the paper. "You know he's doing those daughters. I mean, come on. It's Alaska."
The assignment editor for the Times, portrayed by actor James Franco, responded: "He very well could be. Admittedly, there is no evidence of that, but on the other hand, there is no convincing evidence to the contrary. And these are just some of the lingering questions about Governor Palin."
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The skit featured a photo of one reporter and an on-screen message that stated, "In 2009 [reporter] Howland Gwathmey Moss, V was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his Times series on unproven, yet un-disproven incest in the Palin family. Sadly, he was to die 3 months later, run over by a snow machine, driven by a polar bear."
The final shot showed an image of a New York Times page, with headlines that included:
"While No Direct Evidence of Incest in Palin Family Emerges, Counter Evidence Remains Agonizingly Elusive" and "In a Small Alaska Town, Doubts Still Linger."
The sketch seemed to be designed to mock how out of touch journalists from the Big Apple are when it comes to their knowledge of Alaska, with left-leaning, Manhattan-dwelling reporters mistaking a snowmobile for a "baptizing machine," a crucifix and a NordicTrack exerciser in photographs held up for them.
Some viewers expressed outrage.
"It is time the Palin family brought out the big guns. They need to sue General Electric, NBC, 'Saturday Night Live,'" said Al Barrs of Bascom, Fla. "This is clearly criminal and defamation of character of an entire family and state. All the above needs to be taken to their knees big time once and for all."
"What if somebody did one with this kind of humor on Obama and his daughters?" asked Jim Cash of Chattanooga, Tenn. "What an uproar there would be. This line of humor is tasteless and moronic and about as low as they could go. There simply must be an uproar over this. We cannot let this just pass."
But others, such as Ana Jimenez, believe the episode was all in good fun, since the program is a comedy show.
"Anyone that watched Saturday's show and believed the skit in which it was suggested that there was incest in the Palin household needs to have [his] head examined," said Jimenez. "The purpose of the joke (tacky and crude as it was, I did not care for it at all by the way) was to show how out of touch journalists are – not an attack on the Palin household. Sheesh, get a grip!"
NBC's website for "Saturday Night Live" normally contains video clips of the show's comedy routines, but, interestingly, the clip of the incest sketch was never posted online.
The show opened with a brief skit making fun of truth-enhanced TV ads John McCain was approving for his campaign. One ad claimed that since Barack Obama was in favor of universal health care, that meant coverage for everyone in the entire universe, including terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden.
The Politico reported the opening scene was crafted with the help of former castmember Al Franken, a Democrat currently running for the U.S. Senate from Minnesota.
This does not surprise me that the father is attacking the daughter look at the crazy religion they belong to and where they are from. These people are red necks over there and worse she is an ultra - feminist. But dont worry since the mothers and parents and women of the nation wont vote for someone as bad as her.
Sal as usual you got it all wrong. It was a skit on Saturday Night Live written by Al Franken, a left wing liberal Democrat, that was implying that there was incest going on because they live in Alaska. The story is not true!!!
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