Fear and envy.MSM has tied its bowels to Barry and Michelle. On Jul 4, 4:57 pm, frankg <[email protected]> wrote: > The real question is what rock did YOU crawl out from? How do you > people justify this type of attack? Exactly what has Palin done, > either personally or politically, to warrant such ignorant comments? > > The travel expenses were investigated and it was concluded there was > no wrongdoing. Making matters worse for the Palin attack dogs is that, > despite the ruling, she still paid back those expenses that were > deemed ‘questionable’. When has a politician ever done that before? > We already know the problem is rampant in Washington. Are you prepared > to demand that all politicians, at every level, be investigated for > abuse of power for using taxpayer money for personal travel? …yeah, I > didn’t think so. > > On Jul 4, 5:27 pm, coatesmoe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > left wing socialist loons! left wing socialist loons! The Captain > > never leaves the ship until the entire crew is in safety. An officer > > never leaves the battle field until the last man has fallen. Get the > > job done, complete the mission... What is Palin´s game plan? Her > > advance to the rear is a signal to the "old white boys party" to drop > > your basic code of honor, your sense of duty, your moral > > responsibility to the voter and haul a*s. Where does America find > > these people? Someone tell me under what rock does she crawl out of? > > Are the people who cheer for her the same people who marry their > > sisters and have six fingers on their hands. > > > On Jul 4, 10:00 pm, Sage2 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > PALIN has been cleared of 16 such absurd > > > accusations and now those who suffer from PALIN " derangement syndrome > > > " such as you carry on. The Huffington Post ! Give me a break! So far > > > you left wing socialist loons are batting 0 of 16. Then again you tag > > > yourself VT ( virtual truth ) virtual : 1. existing or resulting in > > > essence or effect though not in actual fact, form or reality. 2. > > > existing in the mind especially a product of the imagination. A lot > > > of help from a psychiatrist will go a long way for those who suffer > > > from this " derangement " syndrome, and good luck . > > > > *************************************************************************** > > > > > > *************************************************************************** > > > > > > *************************************************************************** > > > ************************** > > > > On Jul 4, 3:24 pm, VT Sean Lewis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Update: GOP strategist says ‘inept’ move could seem ’suspicious’ to > > > > many; BradBlog now suggests that Palin’s resignation was due to an > > > > upcoming Federal indictment for embezzlement. Max Blumenthal at The > > > > Daily Beast adds more details. > > > > > In the wake of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s surprise resignation on > > > > Friday, rumors are beginning to circulate that she might have acted in > > > > anticipation of a previously unsuspected scandal being revealed. > > > > > Alaskan blogger Shannyn Moore suggested at Huffington Post that > > > > “rumors of an ‘iceberg scandal’ have been circulating” even before > > > > today’s announcement. > > > > > “Resignation is certainly out of character for Sarah Palin,” Moore > > > > noted. “Senator Mark Begich had a meeting with Sarah Palin two days > > > > ago with no mention of her leaving office. Palin’s press secretary, > > > > David Murrow had posted on his Facebook page Wednesday, ‘David Murrow > > > > is considering life’s ironies.’ He was hired less than a month ago. > > > > Yesterday he wrote, ‘There’s gonna be some fireworks this weekend!’” > > > > > Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo similarly suggested, “Remember > > > > that based on the public record, Palin is a wildly unethical public > > > > official, guilty at a minimum of numerous instances of abusing her > > > > authority as governor. And a lot of very damaging information has come > > > > out about her in the last few days — though mainly embarrassing > > > > information about her character rather than new evidence of bad acts. > > > > I would not be surprised if this latest round of revelations shook > > > > something else loose that we haven’t heard about yet.” > > > > > Moore later spoke by phone with BradBlog’s Brad Friedman and told him > > > > that “Palin is ‘resigning as part of damage control’ due to a scandal > > > > this is ‘not of a family nature.’” > > > > > “The governor would not be able to continue her job when it comes > > > > out,” Moore told Friedman. “Why would Mark Sanford not resign, but > > > > Sarah Palin did? Her family didn’t even know about the resignation > > > > until they were standing with her by the lake when she made her > > > > announcement.” > > > > > Update: BradBlog is now reporting additional information received from > > > > Alaskans who follow Palin: “I’ve now been able to get independent > > > > information from multiple sources that all of this precedes what are > > > > said to be possible federal indictments against Palin, concerning an > > > > embezzlement scandal related to the building of Palin’s house and the > > > > Wasilla Sports Complex built during her tenure as Mayor. Both > > > > structures, it is said, feature the ’same windows, same wood, same > > > > products.’ Federal investigators have been looking into this for some > > > > time, and indictments could be imminent, according to the Alaska > > > > sources.” > > > > > Max Blumenthal at The Daily Beast offers additional details: > > > > > One logical place to start looking is the affair that has Alaska > > > > political circles buzzing: an alleged scandal centered around a > > > > building contractor, Spenard Building Supplies, with close ties to > > > > Palin and her husband, Todd. > > > > > Many political observers in Alaska are fixated on rumors that > > > > federal investigators have been seizing paperwork from SBS in recent > > > > months, searching for evidence that Palin and her husband Todd steered > > > > lucrative contracts to the well-connected company in exchange for > > > > gifts like the construction of their home on pristine Lake Lucille in > > > > 2002. The home was built just two months before Palin began > > > > campaigning for governor, a job which would have provided her enhanced > > > > power to grant building contracts in the wide-open state. … > > > > > Though Todd Palin told Fox News he built his Lake Lucille home > > > > with the help of a few “buddies,” according to Barrett’s report, > > > > public records revealed that SBS supplied the materials for the house. > > > > While serving as mayor of Wasilla, Sarah Palin blocked an initiative > > > > that would have required the public filing of building permits—thus > > > > momentarily preventing the revelation of such suspicious information. > > > > > Just months before Palin left city hall to campaign for governor, > > > > she awarded a contract to SBS to help build the $13 million Wasilla > > > > Sports Complex. The most expensive building project in Wasilla > > > > history, the complex cost the city an additional $1.3 million in legal > > > > fees and threw it into severe long-term debt. For SBS, however, the > > > > bloated and bungled project was a cash cow. > > > > > Questions about the construction of Palin’s house are not new. An > > > > article last fall by Wayne Barrett at the Village Voice offered many > > > > of the same speculations that are now being presented by Blumenthal > > > > and others as possible explanations for Palin’s resignation. > > > > > If these allegations turn out to be accurate, Palin’s problems would > > > > be ironically similar to the scandal which torpedoed former Alaska > > > > Senator Ted Stevens’ career. That also involved improvements to his > > > > home for which he made no payment. > > > > > GOP strategist: ‘Inept’ move may seem ’suspicious’ to many > > > > > The former National Campaign Director for the Reagan-Bush 1984 > > > > campaign said Palin’s sudden, shocking resignation was not only > > > > “inept,” but that it could look “suspicious” to many. > > > > > “Everyone’s goint to assume there’s another story,” Edward John “Ed” > > > > Rollins told CNN. “You don’t just quit with a year-and-a-half to go as > > > > governor. You certainly don’t do this as a stepping stone to run for > > > > president. You finish the job that you’re in, and obviously she’s not > > > > doing that. I think people are going to be very suspicious because of > > > > the timing. You don’t quit on a Friday of a three-day holiday.” > > > > > Rollins continued, “If you’re going to do this, you think it through, > > > > you give a good speech. You basically have an audience. I think, to a > > > > certain extent, this has just made her look totatlly inept.” > > > > > However, Rollins’ words should be taken with a grain of salt since he > > > > worked as national campaign chairman and senior adviser for Mike > > > > Huckabee during the former Arkansas governor’s unsuccessful attempt to > > > > garner the 2008 GOP presidential nomination. Huckabee, along with Mitt > > > > Romney, would probably be two of Palin’s biggest rivals if she chooses > > > > to run for president in 2012.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- 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
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