if as you claim or imply palin is inocent why is she blocking the investigation ?
On Sep 20, 8:52 am, voxitar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > yeah, right....they have Hollis French saying "It's likely to be damaging to > the Governor's administration," BEFORE any investigation has been completed > or a report issued...apparently French gets his investigation skills from > John Murtha, democrat from Pennsylvania, who SMEARED the 8 Haditha marines > before seeing ANY evidence....since then, 7 of the 8 Marines have been > either acquitted or had the charges dropped. Hey Frenchie, how about seeing > some actual EVIDENCE before convicting the governor in the press? > > On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 11:48 AM, PoliticalAmazon <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > wrote: > > > I guess cowardice runs in the Palin family. > > > ---- > > > On Sep 19, 3:26 am, "mike532 [ Republicans for Obama ]" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Palin's husband refuses to testifyhttp:// > >www.capitolhillblue.com/cont/node/11309 > > > Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's husband has refused to testify in the > > > investigation of his wife's alleged abuse of power, and key lawmakers > > > said Thursday that uncooperative witnesses are effectively > > > sidetracking the probe until after Election Day. > > > > Todd Palin, who participates in state business in person or by e-mail, > > > was among 13 people subpoenaed by the Alaska Legislature. Palin's > > > lawyer sent a letter to the lead investigator saying Palin objected to > > > the probe and would not appear to testify on Friday. > > > > "The objections boil down to the fact that the Legislative Council > > > investigation is no longer a legitimate investigation because it has > > > been subjected to complete partisanship and does not operate with the > > > authority that it had at the time of its initial authorization," > > > McCain-Palin presidential campaign spokesman Ed O'Callaghan said. > > > > Sarah Palin initially welcomed the bipartisan investigation into > > > accusations that she dismissed the state's public safety commissioner > > > because he refused to fire her ex-brother-in-law, a state trooper. > > > "Hold me accountable," she said. > > > > But she has increasingly opposed it since Republican presidential > > > candidate John McCain tapped her as his running mate. The McCain > > > campaign dispatched a legal team to Alaska including O'Callaghan, a > > > former top U.S. terrorism prosecutor from New York to bolster Palin's > > > local lawyer. > > > > In the letter, Palin attorney Thomas Van Flein lists nine objections > > > to the Legislature's investigation into Gov. Palin. Van Flein also > > > argues the subpoena is "unduly burdensome" because Palin has travel > > > plans that require him to be out of the state. > > > > Earlier this week, Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg said the > > > governor, who was not subpoenaed, declined to participate in the > > > investigation and said Palin administration employees who have been > > > subpoenaed would not appear. > > > > State Sen. Bill Wielechowski, a Democrat, said the McCain campaign is > > > doing all it can to prevent the Legislature from completing a report > > > on whether the GOP's vice presidential nominee abused her power as > > > governor. > > > > Wielechowski and another member of the panel that summoned the > > > witnesses, told The Associated Press that the witnesses can avoid > > > testifying for months without penalty and that court action to force > > > them to appear sooner is unlikely. > > > > Republican Sen. Gene Therriault agreed with Wielechowski's analysis. > > > > "If we had turned the rhetoric down and turned the pressure down to do > > > some things we might have gotten voluntary cooperation," said > > > Therriault, who opposed the subpoenas. > > > > The McCain-Palin campaign said Thursday that Gov. Palin is cooperating > > > with a separate Alaska State Personnel Board investigation into > > > Troopergate. Palin initiated that investigation after she joined > > > McCain's ticket. The three-member board is appointed by the governor. > > > > "I can't say it enough, the governor is an open book on this matter," > > > McCain spokeswoman Meg Stapleton said. "She is fully cooperating with > > > the unbiased, legally appropriate and independent investigation of the > > > State Personnel Board." > > > > Palin fired Walt Monegan in July. It later emerged that Palin, her > > > husband, Todd, and several high-level staffers had contacted Monegan > > > about state trooper Mike Wooten. Palin maintains she fired Monegan > > > over budget disagreements, not because he wouldn't dismiss her former > > > brother-in-law. > > > > Wooten had gone through a nasty divorce from Palin's sister before > > > Palin became governor. While Monegan says no one from the > > > administration ever told him directly to fire Wooten, he says their > > > repeated contacts made it clear they wanted Wooten gone. > > > > Alaska Senate President Lyda Green, a Republican foe of Palin, said > > > Wednesday that the investigation is still on track. > > > > "The original purpose of the investigation was to bring out the truth. > > > Nothing has changed," she said. > > > > Without the testimony, the retired prosecutor hired to head the > > > investigation could still release a report in October as scheduled, > > > based on the evidence he's already gathered. As of Thursday, Steven > > > Branchflower had interviewed or deposed 17 of the 33 people he had > > > identified as potential witnesses in the probe. > > > > The Legislature does not have the leverage to compel any witness to > > > testify before Nov. 4, said Wielechowski, a member of the Senate > > > Judiciary Committee. > > > > Wielechowski said he did not know whether Branchflower has enough > > > material for a complete and fair report with so few witnesses. But he > > > said delaying the probe would only politicize the matter more. > > > > "It would be to appease the McCain camp," Wielechowski said. "They're > > > doing everything they can to delay." > > > > Ignoring a legislative subpoena is punishable by a fine up to $500 and > > > up to six months in jail under Alaska law. But courts are reluctant to > > > intervene in legislative matters and the full Legislature must be in > > > session to bring contempt charges, Wielechowski said. The Legislature > > > is not scheduled to convene until January. > > > > Palin's husband refuses to testifyhttp:// > >www.capitolhillblue.com/cont/node/11309 > > > Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's husband has refused to testify in the > > > investigation of his wife's alleged abuse of power, and key lawmakers > > > said Thursday that uncooperative witnesses are effectively > > > sidetracking the probe until after Election Day. > > > > Todd Palin, who participates in state business in person or by e-mail, > > > was among 13 people subpoenaed by the Alaska Legislature. Palin's > > > lawyer sent a letter to the lead investigator saying Palin objected to > > > the probe and would not appear to testify on Friday. > > > > "The objections boil down to the fact that the Legislative Council > > > investigation is no longer a legitimate investigation because it has > > > been subjected to complete partisanship and does not operate with the > > > authority that it had at the time of its initial authorization," > > > McCain-Palin presidential campaign spokesman Ed O'Callaghan said. > > > > Sarah Palin initially welcomed the bipartisan investigation into > > > accusations that she dismissed the state's public safety commissioner > > > because he refused to fire her ex-brother-in-law, a state trooper. > > > "Hold me accountable," she said. > > > > But she has increasingly opposed it since Republican presidential > > > candidate John McCain tapped her as his running mate. The McCain > > > campaign dispatched a legal team to Alaska including O'Callaghan, a > > > former top U.S. terrorism prosecutor from New York to bolster Palin's > > > local lawyer. > > > > In the letter, Palin attorney Thomas Van Flein lists nine objections > > > to the Legislature's investigation into Gov. Palin. Van Flein also > > > argues the subpoena is "unduly burdensome" because Palin has travel > > > plans that require him to be out of the state. > > > > Earlier this week, Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg said the > > > governor, who was not subpoenaed, declined to participate in the > > > investigation and said Palin administration employees who have been > > > subpoenaed would not appear. > > > > State Sen. Bill Wielechowski, a Democrat, said the McCain campaign is > > > doing all it can to prevent the Legislature from completing a report > > > on whether the GOP's vice presidential nominee abused her power as > > > governor. > > > > Wielechowski and another member of the panel that summoned the > > > witnesses, told The Associated Press that the witnesses can avoid > > > testifying for months without penalty and that court action to force > > > them to appear sooner is unlikely. > > > > Republican Sen. Gene Therriault agreed with Wielechowski's analysis. > > > > "If we had turned the rhetoric down and turned the pressure down to do > > > some things we might have gotten voluntary cooperation," said > > > Therriault, who opposed the subpoenas. > > > > The McCain-Palin campaign said Thursday that Gov. Palin is cooperating > > > with a separate Alaska State Personnel Board investigation into > > > Troopergate. Palin initiated that investigation after she joined > > > McCain's ticket. The three-member board is appointed by the governor. > > > > "I can't say it enough, the governor is an open book on this matter," > > > McCain spokeswoman Meg Stapleton said. "She is fully cooperating with > > > the unbiased, legally appropriate and independent investigation of the > > > State Personnel Board." > > > > Palin fired Walt Monegan in July. It later emerged that Palin, her > > > husband, Todd, and several high-level staffers had contacted Monegan > > > about state trooper Mike Wooten. Palin maintains she fired Monegan > > > over budget disagreements, not because he wouldn't dismiss her > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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